Author: Anthony Stoeckert
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Free jazz concerts to be presented at Princeton Abbey
The chapel at Princeton Abbey is about to be filled with the sounds of jazz. Princeton Abbey and Cemetery, 75 Mapleton Road, Plainsboro, is hosting a series of free jazz concerts which will be curated by Candice Hoyes, a jazz and classical vocalist who will perform. “The series will be heavily inspired by jazz, but…
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Palmyra Delran set for rocking show at Randy Now’s Man Cave
Palmyra Delran’s love of rock and roll began when she was a kid. She was born in Princeton, but her family moved to Spain when she was very young, before moving back to New Jersey, in Collingswood, where she went to high school. “We couldn’t do without the Jersey thing,” Delran said. She had a…
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History Meets Theater: McCarter Theatre will present readings of short plays as part of the Princeton and Slavery Project
By Anthony Stoeckert In 2013, Martha Sandweiss, history professor at Princeton University, taught a class about Princeton’s history with slavery, which she thought would be one-time thing. “I had recently moved to Princeton, I was curious, I was ignorant [as to] what might the story be about Princeton and its engagement with the historical institution…
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Just in time for Halloween, the Princeton Garden Theatre will screen a classic horror film, accompanied by a live score
By Anthony Stoeckert Regulars at the Princeton Garden Theatre have likely noticed Adam Sterr playing his viola outside the theater on occasion. As Halloween approaches, Sterr will be playing inside the theater, as his music will be accompanying a horror film classic. On Oct. 30, the Garden will present a screening of “Carnival of Souls,”…
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Author John Grisham: On writing, rare books and the law
By Anthony Stoeckert, Staff Writer John Grisham didn’t come to Princeton while writing a novel about a theft at the Firestone Library, but four months after the book’s publication, the best-selling author finally made his way to town. During a talk Wednesday at Richardson Auditorium, at Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus, Grisham talked…
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“Appearing at the Scene of the Crime, John Grisham Visits Princeton”
By Anthony Stoeckert Four days before the release of John Grisham’s newest legal thriller, “The Rooster Bar,” The Washington Post ran a review by Carrie Dunsmore, a lawyer and book blogger, praising Grisham for what he gets right about the law in his books. She wrote that becoming a lawyer ruined a lot of legal…
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“Appearing at the Scene of the Crime, John Grisham Visits Princeton”
By Anthony Stoeckert Four days before the release of John Grisham’s newest legal thriller, “The Rooster Bar,” The Washington Post ran a review by Carrie Dunsmore, a lawyer and book blogger, praising Grisham for what he gets right about the law in his books. She wrote that becoming a lawyer ruined a lot of legal…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Opening night at the Hopewell Theater
Anthony Stoeckert The stage is set for music and movies at the Hopewell Theater. The dine-in entertainment venue opened its doors for a debut under new management, Sept. 7. On that night, VIP guests and members of the general public saw a concert by the country group Bovine Social Club. The theater formerly was the…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Opening night at the Hopewell Theater
Anthony Stoeckert The stage is set for music and movies at the Hopewell Theater. The dine-in entertainment venue opened its doors for a debut under new management, Sept. 7. On that night, VIP guests and members of the general public saw a concert by the country group Bovine Social Club. The theater formerly was the…
