May 17-18
Boychoir concert
and homecoming
The American Boychoir will hold its annual spring concert on Sunday, May 18, at 3 p.m. in conjunction with its Alumni Homecoming Weekend. Other homecoming festivities include a fun run on campus and a mini-concert and reception to honor James H. Litton, music director emeritus. Each event is open to the public and takes place on the Boychoir campus at 75 Mapleton Road, Princeton.
The Boychoir’s first Music in Motion fun run around campus will take place Saturday, May 17, at 9:30 a.m. If you don’t want to run you can walk and talk, dance and prance, slide and glide your way around the campus loop for 1 mile, 2 miles or 3 miles. There are free kazoos for all who register, and there also will be a DJ. This event is family friendly, age friendly, stroller friendly, pet friendly, instrument friendly. All proceeds provide scholarships for boys who love to sing! Register online at http://www.americanboychoir.org/alumni/funrun.php.
The concert honoring Mr. Litton will take place on May 17, From 5 to 7 p.m. in the chapel on the American Boychoir’s campus. Mr. Litton will conduct his last concert with the Alumni Chorus during the Boychoir’s annual spring concert.
For more information, including costs for tickets and fun run registration, go to www.americanboychoir.org.
Sat., May 17
Free rides for kids
at Robbinsville Airport
Young people ages 8-17 will have a chance to take to the skies, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at at Cutting Edge Aviation, located at Trenton Robbinsville Airport, 106 Sharon Road, Robbinsville.
The rides, given by trained volunteer pilots, and other activities at the rally are part of the EAA Young Eagles Program, created to interest young people in aviation. When flight conditions permit, Young Eagles Participants will be offered the opportunity to spend few minutes as a "student pilot," handling the controls of the airplane under close supervision of the pilot.
Prior to their flights, Young Eagles participants will have the opportunity to participate in a short, lively "mini-ground school" where they can learn how airplanes work and how pilots ensure safety is the prime concern before every flight.
Registration is from 9:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information, contact Lee Goldberg at 609-575-7669 or [email protected].
Student fashion show
at county college
Fashion design students at Mercer County Community College will showcase their designs on the runway at the college’s Trenton Campus, from 3 to 6 p.m.
Four fashion design students will present mini-collections and nine Fashion Club members will present clothing they have styled. Special guest for the event is Hamilton-based designer Tammy Duffy.
The event is open to the public. The runway show takes place in Kerney Hall, 102 N. Broad St. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. Tickets cost $10 and can be purchased by calling 609-570-3333. For more information, call 609-570-3160.
Tues., May 20
Concert to spotlight
Princeton composers
The Princeton Sound Kitchen, directed by Dan Trueman, will present a program of works by Princeton composers titled "Physical Geography," beginning at 8 p.m. at Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall.
The program features music from Wally Gunn, Gabriella Smith, Noah Kaplan, Elliot Cole, Gilad Cohen, Quinn Collins, and Emma O’Halloran. Performers include Mobius Percussion, clarinetist Joshua Rubin, guitarist Jordan Dodson, cellist Gabriel Cabezes, and singer Julie Benko among many others. This concert is free and open to the public.
For more information, go to www.princetonsoundkitchen.org.
