By Marjorie Herman
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Singer Songwriter Sharon Silverstein to Perform at Unitarian Church
Contact: Marjorie Herman, 609-586-8810; [email protected]
On Sunday afternoon, March 25, the Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Princeton will present May the Long Time Sun, inspirational singer-songwriter Sharon Silverstein in a concert of songs from Ireland, India, China, Africa, and the United States. Her band, The Peace Project will join Ms. Silverstein in presenting her original songs that convey messages of oneness and peace.
With a deep, smoky voice and songs drawn from diverse styles — folk, blues and jazz
— Ms. Silverstein and friends touch the very soul, conveying ideas about unconditional
love, grace and the great potential all humans have for true wisdom. An enthusiastic "yogini," as well as student of transpersonal psychology and self-awareness, Ms. Silverstein writes her songs around the ideas she finds in her studies. "I integrate what I’ve learned into the lyrics, for example the song ‘As a Woman Thinketh,’" she says. "I was exploring the idea that we attract what we are.”
The Hillsborough resident has been inspired by singers of all stripes, but has been particularly influenced by Joan Baez. “I’ve been listening to her since my early childhood,” she says. “I love that she’s been at the forefront of peace activism for so long. My hope is that people will hear something different in my lyrics that will awake something in them, uplift and motivate them to do whatever they desire in their lives.”
The program will take place at 3:00pm on Sunday, March 25 at the UU Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road in Princeton. Tickets are $15, $12 for students and can be ordered online at www.ticketriver.com , or by reserving tickets by phone at 609-924-1604, ext. 16. Tickets will also be available at the door.

