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Through June 25, Natural Celebrations Art Exhibit, M—F, 8:30—4:30pm and evenings when meetings are held; The Gallery, South Brunswick Municipal Building, 540 Route 522, Monmouth Junction, www.sbarts.org/the-gallery, 732.329.4000 x7635.
May 1, 6:30pm, Feature Film: Hitchcock, June 26, 6:30pm, To Rome With Love; May 5, 2pm, Poetry Series, poets Kathleen Graber and Susan Wheeler, open reading follows each program; May 7, 6:30pm, Classic Film Festival: James Bond, Live and Let Die, May 21, 6:30pm, The Man with the Golden Gun, (no Bond film June 4), June 11, 6:30pm, The Spy Who Loved Me, June 18, 6:30pm, Moonraker; May 15, 2pm, International Film Series film, Chicken With Plums, repeated May 19, 6:30pm, June 12, 6:30pm, The Guard, repeated June 16, 2pm; May 25, 1pm—4:45pm, Indian Independent Film Series, film Aakhir Kyon, June 29, 1pm, film TBA, discussion follows films; May 15, 12:30pm, Around the World in 80 Treasures: Peru to Brazil, June 19, 12:30pm, Mexico to America; June 2, 2—4pm, Live Concert Performances: Violetta Norrie, harpist; June 28, 4—5pm, Children’s Theater: From the Page; South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, 732.329.4000 x 7286, www.sbpl.info.
May 3—June 2, Into the Woods; May 3, 8pm, Traces; May 4, 8pm, Potted Potter; May 11, 8pm, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago; May 14, 7:30pm, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo; May 17, 8pm, Classic Albums Live; May 18, 8pm, The Midtown Men; May 31, 8pm, Princeton Triangle Club Show; McCarter Theater, Princeton, 609.258.2787, www.mccarter.org.
May 1 • 5:30—9pm, Art After Hours, Russian Art, Rock, and Film, Leningrad’s Perestroika: Crosscurrents in Photography, Video and Music; June 5, 5:30—9pm, Henri-Gabriel Ibels; $6 /free to members, Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu.
May 1, 7:30pm, Tokyo String Quartet, May 9, 8pm, Richard Goode, piano and C.K.Williams, poet; Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University Concerts, 609.258.2800, princetonuniversityconcerts.org.
May 2, 5—8pm, Princeton Artwalk and opening reception of Mimesis ceramics exhibition, exhibition continues through June 15; May 8, 7:30pm, You Win Some, You Lose Some, $12/$10 members; May 11, 8pm, Sound Bites featuring Luke Elliot and His Band, $10/$5 members; May 17, 8pm, Paul Robeson Legacy Series, Lines of Reason, $15/$10 members; June 1, 8:30—10:30pm, The Allegra School of Music and Arts presents A TiMEliNE OF SONdHEiM, $25 advance/$30 at the door. For tickets and more information, visit allegrasma.com; June 27, 6pm, Paul Robeson Legacy Series The Soul Gospel Extravaganza featuring Minister William Carter, at the Princeton Shopping Center, free; Arts Council of Princeton, Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609.924.8777, www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.
May 3—12, The Sound of Music; May 7, 7:30pm, MCCC Free Choral Concert; May 8, 8pm, MCCC Free Jazz Concert; May 18—19, Shades of Pink, Mercer Dance Ensemble; May 31—June 9, Lovers and Other Strangers; June 1, 2pm & 4pm, Cinderella; June 14—23, On Golden Pond; Kelsey Theater at Mercer County Community College, 609.570.3333, www.kelseytheatre.net.’
Through May 4, EdE Sinkovis: The rest of…, Artworks Open Studio Exhibit runs in parallel with this exhibit; May 4, 11am—3pm, Art Making Day, at Artworks, Gallery 219, 219 Hanover St. and Ellarslie Museum in Cadwalader Park; May 11, 6—9pm, Reception, Unchained—The Art of the Bicycle, exhibit runs through June 13; May 11, 5—7pm, Reception for Beneath the Surface, Paintings by Susan Hoenig, exhibit continues through June 14, Artworks ArtLab; May 18, 11-4pm, Reception, There’s an Exhibit for That show of smartphone photos at Artworks and Classics Books, exhibit runs through May 25; Artworks, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton, 609.394.9436, www.artworkstrenton.org. New gallery hours: Wednesdays—Fridays 11am—6pm, Saturdays 11am—4pm.
May 3 • 7:30pm, Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre’s Cinco de Mayo, Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St., Middletown, $15, 732.706.4100; May 5, 3pm, Alborada’s CommonGround Festival, Crossroads Theatre, 7 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, $20, order through Brown Paper Tickets at 1.800.838.3006 or online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/357939, for info call 838.203.3420, www.alboradadance.org.
May 4 • 11am—3pm, Spring Fling—Princeton Shopping Center, free; The Arts Council of Princeton presents Riverside Bluegrass and Montgomery Jazz Ensemble Two-Five-One as part of the entertainment. Princeton Shopping Center, Princeton.
Through May 5, Thoroughly Modern Millie; May 29—June 30, Disney’s The Little Mermaid; Paper Mill Playhouse, 22 Brookside Drive, Millburn, 973.376.4343, www.papermill.org.
Through May 5, Sunday in the Park with George; June 7—23, The Grapes of Wrath; box office 732.254.3939, tickets $22/$20 Seniors or Students, online or at the door, Playhouse 22, The East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, info@playhouse22.org, www.Playhouse22.org, 732.254.3939.
May 5 • 2-3:30pm, Cinco de Mayo, free artmaking project by Princeton Public Library and Arts Council of Princeton at Albert Hinds Plaza, Princeton.
May 5, 5—7pm, Opening Reception WW 33 Full Circle, exhibit runs through June 15; May 11, 7:30pm, Saturday film series, The Grocer’s Son (Le Fils de l’epicier), $7/$6 members; June 22, 8pm, Tangerine Dance Collective, $20/$18 members; West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction. Gallery Hours: Tues-Fri, 12-6pm & Sat, 10am-4pm. www.westwindsorarts.org, 609.716.1931.
May 5 • 2pm, South Brunswick Arts Commission Poetry Series, poets Kathleen Graber and Susan Wheeler, open reading follows program; South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, 732.329.4000 x7286, www.sbpl.info.
May 9—11 • 7:30pm, Pirandello Players present Anything Goes, tickets at the door; May 16, 21 & 22, 7:30pm, Spring concerts, free, South Brunswick High School , 750 Ridge Rd, Monmouth Junction, www.sbvikingband.com
May 11—May 25 • Garden State Watercolor Society associates & signature members’ exhibit at The Sawmill, Stockton, www.gswcs.com.
May 17 • 7:30pm, The Divas of Jersey Jazz: Vanessa Perca, free, reservations required, call 732.634.0413, Barron Arts Center, 582 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge, www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us
Through May 18, Venus in Fur; George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, www.georgestreetplayhouse.org.
May 18 • 8pm & May 19, 4pm, Philomusica C oncerts, Our Lady of Peace Roman Catholic Church, 1740 Route 130 North, North Brunswick; reception after each concert. Advance tickets: $17 /$15 seniors,students/$8 under 13, $2 more at the door. For information or to order tickets, 888.744.5668, email info@philomusica.org, or visit www.philomusica.org. PHILOMUSICA P.O. Box 6032 East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Through May 24 • A special exhibition of historical maps, sketches, postcards, paintings and artifacts in the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Gallery, 20 Grove St. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays; June 2, 2pm, Whitehouse Wind Symphony, free, on the Somerville courthouse lawn.
May 25 • 7pm, Café Improv; June 29, 7pm, Café Improv JAM Award Recipient; $2/$1 members, students, seniors; Arts Council of Princeton, Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, www.cafeimprov.com.
May 30 • 7:30pm, Crossroads South Middle School band/instrumental spring concert, free; June 3, 7:30pm, Crossroads North Middle School band/instrumental spring concert, free; June 5, 7:30pm, Crossroads South Middle School choir/orchestra spring concert, free; June 6, 7:30pm, Crossroads North Middle School choir/orchestra spring concert, free; South Brunswick High School, 750 Ridge Rd, Monmouth Junction.
May 31 • 3:30pm, Reunions Organ Concert, Eric Plutz, free, Princeton University Chapel, www.princeton.edu/religiouslife/chapel/.
June 5 • 7pm, The Opening of Der Fliegende Hollander and its Scandalous Cast, James Camner, Mary Jacobs Library at Rocky Hill; June 11, 7pm, Over and Under the Stormy Seas, Marianne Grey, Princeton Public Library, also June 27, 7pm at the Lawrenceville Public Library; June 15, 3pm, Music for Stormy Seas and Souls, Timothy Urban, West Windsor Library, also June 17, 7pm, Princeton Public Library; Princeton Festival Lecture Series, all free, www.princetonfestival.org.
June 7—23, The Fox on the Fairway; Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Rd./Route 514, Hillsborough. $15, Seniors/Students $13. 908.369.7469, www.svptheatre.org.
June 8 • 8pm, lustigdancetheatre, Matthews Theatre, McCarter Center; June 8, 8pm, Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra, Senior Division Concert, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University; June 14, 8pm, Steelpan, Clark Music Center, The Lawrenceville School; June 9, 4pm, The Bruce Barth Trio, Clark Music Center, The Lawrenceville School; June 15, 8pm, A Cappella Vocal Jazz, Clark Music Center, The Lawrenceville School; June 16, 7:30pm, Bernardus Medieval Music Ensemble, Miller Chapel, Princeton Theological Seminary; June 21, 8pm, Piano recital with Gulsin Onay, Clark Music Center, The Lawrenceville School; June 22, 8pm and June 30, 3pm, The Flying Dutchman, Matthews Theatre, McCarter Center; June 23, 7:30pm, Matthew Middleton Organ Recital, Princeton University Chapel, Princeton University; June 29, 8pm, Concordia Chamber Players, Miller Chapel, Princeton Theological Seminary; www.princetonfestival.org.
June 15—16, 3pm—3pm, Art All Night; The Historic Roebling Wireworks, Trenton. www.artworkstrenton.org.