Category: archives
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‘Le Nozze di Figaro’
New Jersey Opera Theater takes on the Mozart opera, based on Beaumarchais’ original story. By: Stuart Duncan Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) is based on Beaumarchais’ original story, which was titled The Crazy Day. But Mozart takes the story many steps farther than the original. In its basic terms, it is a…
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THINGS TO DO
Aug. 21 Open house: Middlesex County office of Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension, Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, South Brunswick, begins at noon. Includes tour of the gardens, tips on composting, 4-H dance demonstration, arts, crafts, refreshments and balloons. For more information, call (732) 398-5262. Aug. 26 Atlantic City trip: Sponsored by the South Brunswick Senior…
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SENIOR HAPPENINGS
The Senior Center, located in the municipal complex on Ridge Road/Route 522, is open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., two Saturdays a month from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Senior Center can be reached at (732) 329-4000, ext. 7670. The center’s Web…
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Hoagie sale set for woman battling cancer second time
Amanda Rosso of West Amwell, who succesfully fought bone cancer, now is getting treatment for leukemia. By: Linda Seida WEST AMWELL This should have been a summer of triumph for Amanda Rosso. After overcoming bone cancer, she had earned the right to call herself a survivor. This should have been a summer of ease…
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Pet Talk-Aug. 18, 2005
Here are the basics of pet grooming By: Dr. Daniel Eubanks We frequently get questions from dog and cat owners regarding at home pet hygiene grooming, bathing, toenail trimming, ear cleaning, etc. Let’s review the basics. You always have the option of taking the pet to a grooming parlor where they get the spa/salon…
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‘The Sound of Music’
Bucks County Playhouse revisits Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical classic. By: Stuart Duncan When The Sound of Music opened on Broadway (Nov. 16, 1959), theater-goers were startled to discover that late arrivals were not being seated during the overture. In fact, there was no overture at all Rodgers and Hammerstein opened the show with nuns…
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City, chamber make plea for Shad Fest leader
No one has stepped up to the plate to take over the enormous job of organizing the annual event, which would mark its 25th anniversary next year. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE Lambertville needs a hero. Someone sure and steady who can go the long haul. Someone who can tackle a huge task without breaking…
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‘Nunsense A-Men!’
Men climb into habits and play the original show "in convent drag" at the Academy Theatre. By: Stuart Duncan The most popular question that critics get is: "How can you stand seeing the same show over and over again?" Most of the time, one smiles profoundly and says something about every production being a little…
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LIFESTYLE: And the winner is…
The South Brunswick YMCA is on the lookout for the next American Idol. By: Melissa Hayes The room fell quiet as 6-year-olds Lauren Sappok, Shelley Wang and Kali Mayfield took the stage Friday afternoon. Kali and Lauren sang "Cheetah Girls" from the Disney Channel movie "Cheetah Girls," while Shelley danced alongside them, shaking her hips…
