Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

  • PRINCETON: Qiang Tu, cellist: From Beijing to Manhattan to Richardson Auditorium

    PRINCETON: Qiang Tu, cellist: From Beijing to Manhattan to Richardson Auditorium

    A Byzantine icon depicting the vision of the Protecting Veil of the Mother of God, the church feast evoked by Sir John Tavener’s “The Protecting Veil” for cello and orchestra.

  • PRINCETON: Quang Tu, cellist: From Beijing to Manhattan to Richardson Auditorium

    PRINCETON: Quang Tu, cellist: From Beijing to Manhattan to Richardson Auditorium

    Chris Lee New York Philharmonic cellist Qiang Tu returns to Princeton as soloist with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra on Sunday in Richardson Auditorium. Photo by Chris Lee

  • PRINCETON: Quang Tu, cellist: From Beijing to Manhattan to Richardson Auditorium

    PRINCETON: Quang Tu, cellist: From Beijing to Manhattan to Richardson Auditorium

    A Byzantine icon depicting the vision of the Protecting Veil of the Mother of God, the church feast evoked by Sir John Tavener’s “The Protecting Veil” for cello and orchestra.

  • Christie budget would damage higher education

    NJ Assoc. of State Colleges & Universities     Gov. Christie’s FY 2011 budget proposal would reduce direct operating support to the state colleges by about $50 million, or 15 percent compared to the FY 2010 budget (which included federal stimulus funds). We also find it incomprehensible that this proposal zeroes out support for Thomas Edison…

  • PRINCETON: In the schools: A growth experience

    PRINCETON: In the schools: A growth experience

    Muscling through: John Miranda, athletic director at Princeton Regional Schools, kneads fresh pasta while Melanie Miller, modern living teacher at John Witherspoon Middle School, questions his technique. Nino Galastro, right, of Terra Momo Restaurant Group, makes fresh spinach pasta.

  • PRINCETON: Spotlight: At Jewish Center, confronting a taboo

    By Michele Alperin Special Writer     On first glance, Leviticus 18:22 — “Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; it is an abomination” — seems to offer little room for compromise. And certainly many theologians of all stripes and religions have interpreted it as condemning male homosexuality entirely.     But…

  • PRINCETON: Around Town: Irish fare and flair at The A&B

    PRINCETON: Around Town: Irish fare and flair at The A&B

    30th annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration     The Alchemist & Barrister Restaurant & Pub will mark 30 years of Celtic celebrations with its annual St. Patrick’s Day party and Longbeard Contest on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. Bagpipers will usher in the festivities, which feature traditional dancing, Irish music by Langaroo, and fine Irish fare.    …

  • PRINCETON: In the schools: A growth experience

    PRINCETON: In the schools: A growth experience

    Photos courtesy of Princeton School Gardens Cooperative     More than 56 participants — educators, administrators and community gardeners — gathered in Princeton from across the Garden State last week to learn about establishing and expanding edible schoolyard gardens.     The day-long workshop, sponsored by the nonprofit Princeton School Gardens Cooperative, began with a discussion of…

  • Montgomery Cinema is alive and well

    Editor’s Note     EDITOR’S NOTE: A letter published in The Princeton Packet on Friday erroneously stated that the Montgomery Cinema was closing. The management of the Cinema assures us that the popular movie complex has no plans to close and that the letter writer, while an obvious fan of Montgomery Cinema, was apparently reacting to a false…