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"Forty Years After Mt. Laurel: New Findings About the Effects of Affordable Housing in NJ" will introduce new research, based on the experience of Ethel R. Lawrence Homes, a 140-unit, 100% affordable family rental project developed in Mount Laurel, NJ, on Thursday, April 26, 2012, in the Frist Campus Center, on the Princeton Unviersity campus. Registration is required.*

This ensemble, featuring some of the top players in the nationally renowned and award-winning Princeton High School Studio Band, will kick off a new series titled Crescendo : Musicians on the Rise, which will showcase New Jersey musicians under 25.  The Studio Band recently returned from Hawaii, where it was the only high school ensemble to perform at  ceremonies marking the 70th anniversary of the invation of Pearl Harbor.

Three of a group of senior citizens who have greeted more than 900,000 American troops returning from service Iraq and Afghanistan over the past five years are profiled in this Emmy-nominated film. Through service, the greeters at a small airport in Bangor, Maine, overcome their personal battles and transform their lives. Sponsored by Co-sponsored by the library and POV/American Documentary.

The library extends its regular Friday hours for this annual event featuring vocal groups from high schools in Princeton. The event is open only to students attending Princeton high schools, and it will be chaperoned by library and Corner House staff. Sponsored by the library and Corner House.

The Rider University Art Gallery will present the first in its series of Gallery Concerts featuring faculty members from Westminster Conservatory, the community music school of Rider University’s Westminster College of the Arts.  Danielle Sinclair, soprano; Denise Mihalik, mezzo-soprano and Kathy Shanklin, piano, will perform a wide variety of traditional and contemporary Christmas songs arranged for two voices, including Gloria Laudamus te, There is no Rose, In Dulci Jubilo and Deck the Halls.

Exciting photographic images by local photographers Deborah Land and Jeff Currie will be exhibited at ART WAY GALLERY in Plainsboro, New Jersey. “SEEN & UNSEEN” expresses the artists’ spiritual journeys and explores innovative techniques of fine art photography. Art Way Gallery is located at Princeton Alliance Church, Schalks Crossing Road at Wyndhurst Rd, Plainsboro, NJ 08536. The show runs from December 18 – January 21. Reception for the artists will be held Friday, January 6, 2012 from 5pm – 8pm with a snow date of Friday, January 13. Gallery Hours: M-F 9-9, Sat 3-8, Sun 8:30-1.

“It didn’t come across as ‘neighborhood,’ ” said one resident. “It came across as ‘Courtyard Marriott hotel.’ ”

This was the sentiment Saturday morning among some of those attending Princeton Future’s meeting on plans to build a mid-rise residential community at the site of the old University Medical Center at Princeton on Witherspoon Street.

Olen Kalkus, founding headmaster of Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, will present the lecture, "Gender and Learning," on November 17th at 7pm at the Lawrence branch of the Mercer County Library System. Mr. Kalkus will share research on gender differences in brain development in children and how it relates to education.

After a long and arduous process – after three unsuccessful attempts – Princeton residents on Tuesday voted to reshape the future of their towns, put aside Borough and Township differences, and become a single municipality.
 
Sixty percent of the Borough voted for consolidation, along with more than 85% of the Township.
 
The decision now sets into motion a process that could take years to complete, of merging two governments, two police forces, and two tax bases. 
 

The Rider University Chorale, conducted by Sun Min Lee, will open its 2011-2012 season with a concert entitled “Make Our Garden Grow” as part of Rider’s Family Weekend.  The concert will take place on Saturday, November 5 at 2 p.m. in Gill Memorial Chapel, which is located on the Rider University campus in Lawrenceville, N.J.

This workshop is offered by OASIS (Organizing Action on Sustainability In Schools) in partnership with the Princeton Public Library.
 
The panelists are:
Gary Gibberson,  Founder, Sustainable Fare.
Dorothy Mullen, Founder, the Suppers Program Brian Mochnal, Head Chef, Princeton Day School, FLIK Dining.
 
Teachers can professional development credit hours.

Refreshments will be served courtesy of The Brothers Moon restaurant in Hopewell, NJ. 

The Battle of Princeton, Bringing the Battle Alive, Lecture by Wade Catts, MA, RPA, Friday, November 4, 2010, 7:00-9:00pm, Princeton Public Library, Community Room, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ 08540.  Mr.

Join a conversation about the new Princeton Medical Center and the development plans for the hospital’s Witherspoon Street site.
Community Room
Sponsored by the library and Princeton Future.

The Rider University Art Gallery will present an exhibit by painter George Nick, entitled “The Upside Down Wind” Thursday, November 3 through Sunday, December 11, 2011.

An opening reception is scheduled for Thursday, November 3 from 5 to 7 p.m.  Gallery Director Harry I. Naar will lead an artist’s talk on Thursday, November 17 at 7 p.m.  Admission is free.

County Executive Brian M. Hughes and the Board of Chosen Freeholders invite everyone to celebrate the diverse cultures of Mercer County through traditional food, live cultural music and dance performances, visual arts and crafts. Experience the culture and heritage of Mercer County on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 11 am to 6 pm in Mercer County Park in West Windsor. Rain date Oct. 16. The family-friendly festival is free. Park is wheelchair accessible with designated parking.

Terhune Orchards will host an Alpaca Festival on Oct 1-2 from 10-5, rain or shine at 330 Cold Soil Road in Lawrence. Photo contest winners will be on display. Admission is $5. Live music by Eco Del Sur on Saturday and Riverside on Sunday.

This documentary tells the story of four Filipino women who reluctantly leave their families and schools to teach in Baltimore in the hope of lifting their families out of poverty. But the women also bring idealistic visions of the teacher’s craft and of life in America, which soon collide with Baltimore’s tough realities.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Ramona Diaz via Skype.
Community Room
Sponsored by the library and POV/American Documentary.

Brian M. Hughes, County Executive and the Board of Chosen Freeholders present the first Mercer County Cultural Festival on Oct. 15 from 11 am to 6 pm in Mercer County Park in West Windsor.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Princeton and the Township Committee of the Township of Princeton will hold a joint meeting on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers in Princeton Borough Hall, 1 Monument Drive, Princeton, NJ.    The purpose of the joint meeting is public discussion of Consolidation of the Borough and Township of Princeton and any other business that may come before the governing bodies

Princeton voters face some unique choices on the ballot this November.  Most notably, whether to consolidate the Borough and Township.  Other big decisions Princetonians must make this year include: choosing a new Borough mayor to replace Mildred Trotman, who retires after more than 25 years in public service;  and voting for the first time in the 16th New Jersey Legislative District, to which Princeton has been moved after last April’s statewide redistricting.

Do you enjoy reading to young children? Would you like to be a partner in sharing your love of books, encouraging questions, delighting in the everyday life of kindergartners?

Princeton Senior Resource Center will host a Brown Bag discussion, on “How Not to Get Sick” on Friday September 16, 2011 at 12:00 noon, in the Suzanne Patterson Building, 45 Stockton Street.
 
Join Suzanne Rose of the Princeton Regional Health Department for a discussion of things you can do to minimize the risk of illness latching on to you.  
 
Bring your own lunch.  Beverages and dessert will be provided.  Program is free.  Please pre-register by calling PSRC (609) 924-7108.

Join one of the Naturalists of Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed for a guided hike to some of the most photogenic locations on the Watershed Reserve in Pennington. We will take time to stop and appreciate the natural beauty and finish the afternoon with some wonderful fall-inspired photos. Bring your own camera - adults and children 12yo+. Not appropriate for young children. Registration required. $5 per person