By: centraljersey.com
Words & Music
Singer, songwriter and poet Bill Collins will bring his latest program to Princeton Public Library at 3 p.m. This is a solo event, with original poetry backed by recorded instrumental music with vocal improvisations.
Mr. Collins’ Poetry Music Project is a performance-driven combination of poetry and prose, in conjunction with musical jazz arioso, which is a style of solo singing between recitative and aria. Mr. Collins’ albums include "Collins & Collins" and "Footprints of Your Life." He has performed around the world and has "an encyclopedic knowledge" of the music industry.
All Princeton Public Library programs are free.
On the Web: www.princetonlibrary.org.
‘A Capital Concert’
The Practitioners of Musick – John Burkhalter, recorder, and Donovan Klotzbeacher, hrapsichord – will present "A Capital Concert of Music as Heard in 18th-Century Dublin" at 3 p.m. in the Kirby Arts Center on the campus of the Lawrenceville School.
The concert will feature music that was played in Dublin between 1720 and 1780, when the city attracted performances by many internationally renowned musicians – including George Frederic Handel.
Sponsored by the Princeton Chapter of the English Speaking Union, the concert is free, but reservations are requested, 609-896-1738.
Communiversity: Call for artists, crafters, vendors
Applications are now available for Communiversity, Festival of the Arts, the Arts Council of Princeton’s spirited town-gown event that attracts more than 35,000 people to the heart of Princeton every spring.
This year’s festivities are scheduled for Saturday, April 30, rain or shine, from noon to 5 p.m. in downtown Princeton along Nassau and Witherspoon Streets, on the Green in Palmer Square, and throughout the Princeton University campus.
All interested participants – including artists, crafters, food and merchandise vendors, nonprofit organizations, and performers – should visit www.artscouncilofprinceton.org on the Web to download and print an application. For additional information, or to receive an application by post, write to [email protected] or call 609-924-8777.
Potential food vendors must submit their applications by Friday, March 4. All other potential participants must complete and return their applications to the Arts Council of Princeton by Friday, March 11.
Communiversity is a juried event.
– Michael Redmond

