Tag: Arts Council of Princeton
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LOOSE ENDS 2/5: Princeton Councilwoman Michelle Pirone Lambros
By Pam Hersh The week of Jan. 18 was jam-packed with two emotionally intense celebrations: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 18 and the inauguration of the nation’s president and vice president on Jan. 20. There was a third celebration, however, that may have lacked the goosebump drama of the inauguration and MLK…
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Arts Council of Princeton names acclaimed photographer as Artist-In-Residence
The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) will welcome acclaimed fine art photographer Robin Resch as its Winter 2021 Anne Reeves Artist-in-Residence. During her residency, Resch will continue work locally on her series, “Taking Pause,” in response to the challenges of this year and the COVID-19 pandemic. “Taking Pause” is a documentary, collaborative portrait project that asks…
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Exhibition in Princeton celebrates El Día de los Muertos
El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) comes alive through color and celebration with an exhibition at the Arts Council of Princeton through Nov. 14. El Día de los Muertos is observed in Mexico and throughout the world this time of year, where family and friends gather to remember and honor those who…
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Bryn Mawr Trust to hold contactless food drive at Arts Council of Princeton branch on Saturday
Community bank Bryn Mawr Trust has been hosting food drives to collect and direct food to local organizations in the fight to end hunger, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Bryn Mawr Trust will hold a contactless food drive at its Arts Council of Princeton branch, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton, from 1-3 p.m. Oct. 17. For more information,…
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PHS student recreates high school through watercolor art
Princeton High School (PHS) senior Elaina Phillips was able to showcase her love of art when the school administration displayed her latest artwork recently on the walls of the main office. The Cranbury resident and senior had finished a watercolor painting depicting the front entrance tower of PHS at the end of the 2019-20 school…
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LOOSE ENDS 8/21: The Arts Council of Princeton’s ‘Paper Crane Project’ exhibit
By Pam Hersh On Saturday afternoon, feeling a bit down under the COVID cloud, I closed my bag of Cheetos and decided to go to the Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts to see some cranes: 17,857 cranes, to be exact. Several weeks ago, when Princeton residents Heidi Moon and her…
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LOOSE ENDS 7/24: John Weingart: Plagues and Pandemics: A Musical Tradition
By Pam Hersh My longtime friend John Weingart, associate director at the Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of Politics, has a knack for delving into topics that scare people. According to a New York Times article in 1996 that featured him when he served as executive director of the NJ Low Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility…
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Witherspoon Street transformation seeks to aid reopened businesses
Princeton officials and local organizations have adapted Witherspoon Street for local outdoor dining, as New Jersey moves ahead in phase two of the state’s reopening plan. The street transformation is not only for outdoor dining but for curbside pickup locations. Witherspoon Street now features repurposed parking spaces as outdoor dining locations and designated areas of…
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Princeton Juneteenth Block Party: A day of celebration, remembrance, activism
Six young organizers produced the first-ever public observance and celebration of Juneteenth in Princeton. Billed as a celebration of the cultural achievements of Black Americans and a commendation of the Black Lives Matter movement, it was a day of solidarity, celebration and action on June 18 at the Princeton Family YMCA field. The program began…