Community Calendar

The Trenton Film Society is excited to announce the upcoming Trenton Film Festival this June 9, 10, and 11, showcasing films from around the world and from our local area as well.
The festival will be held in person at the Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton. Fifty-two films in eleven separate programs range from local to international settings, features to shorts, and fiction films to documentaries. On the first night of the festival, we will have two programs with feature-length movies, Everybody Wants to Be Loved from Germany and Nargesi from Iran, paired with complementary shorts. Saturday starts out with a documentary group featuring Bay St. Healer about an unorthodox psychiatrist, followed by four more programs mixing live-action, animated, and experimental shorts from the US and Brazil, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Sweden, Turkey, and Ukraine. On Sunday, the last day of the festival, we will be featuring three programs of shorts and features from the tristate area, including Seven Square Miles on the Trenton Violence Strategy. Several filmmakers are expected to attend screenings to talk about their work and answer questions

A Citywide Celebration of the Nation’s Composers

June 1 – Ecstatic Music: Curtis Stewart and Aaron Diehl, Hosted by John Schaefer
June 1-2 – ACO’s 31st Annual EarShot Readings led by Tito Muñoz
June 3 – Communal Sing-In with Kamala Sankaram
June 3 – The Next Festival of Emerging Artists
June 4 – Afternoon of Music Curated by Miguel Zenón and Angelica Negrón
June 5 – Latin Jazz & Classical Music: Clarice Assad and Yosvany Terry
June 6 – Bergamot Quartet with Dan Trueman
June 7 – SONiC Explorations with inti figgis vizueta and Paula Matthusen
June 8 – EarShot: NextFest Public Choreography Workshop
June 9 – Puentes Caribeños at the Americas Society
June 10 – Luna Lab Composer Showcase with International Contemporary Ensemble,
Hosted by Curators Missy Mazzoli and Ellen Reid
June 11 – EarShot CoLABoratory Showcase Concert by American Composers Orchestra
June 12 – Music From Copland House - CULTIVATE 2023

Time For Three 
Friday June 9 at 7pm
Kick off the 2023 Princeton Festival with Time For Three: a Grammy Award-winning trio with an uncommon blend of instruments and vocals. This fan-favorite combination of dual violins and double bass presents a diverse set list with everything from Bach to the Beatles! Festival Performance Pavilion at Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ. Digital programs, wheelchair accessible. Additional accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice—contact Kitanya at kkhateri@princetonsymphony.org. Tickets: $30-$90, via princetonsymphony.org/festival or (609) 497-0020.

Xian Zhang conductor
Joshua Bell violin
New Jersey Symphony

An all-new commission from the genre-bending Resident Artistic Catalyst Daniel Bernard Roumain kicks off an epic season finale. Superstar Joshua Bell brings to life Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1. Stravinsky’s energetic and dark tale based on pagan rituals in Russia, was a truly groundbreaking masterpiece became among the important and exhilarating musical works of the 20th century.

Daniel Bernard Roumain New Work (World Premiere, New Jersey Symphony Commission)
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1
Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, a new mesmerizing production of the iconic musical phenomenon returns to the stage. Originally staged by London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and helmed by the acclaimed director Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You, Into the Woods) and cutting-edge choreographer Drew McOnie (King Kong, Strictly Ballroom), this production won the 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival garnering unprecedented reviews and accolades. Appealing to both theater audiences and concert music fans, this production pays tribute to the historic 1971 Billboard Album of the Year while creating a modern, theatrical world that is uniquely fresh and inspiring.

With lyrics and music by Emmy®, Grammy®, Oscar®, and Tony®-winners Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined a generation, the legendary score includes "I Don’t Know How to Love Him," "Gethsemane," and "Superstar."

World Cafe Live and Opera Philadelphia are teaming up to present STRUT! A Harlem Renaissance Cabaret. Philadelphia-based artist Cookie Diorio takes the audience on a musical journey that celebrates creatives from the Harlem Renaissance and their impact on the cultural landscape today. Music highlighted as part of the event includes works performed by Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, and Billie Holiday, as well as several unpublished works by Margaret Bonds and Florence Price newly arranged for voice and band.

This hour-long cabaret will take place at The Lounge at World Cafe Live, with two shows at 8:30pm and 10:30pm. Cookie Diorio and dancers Danielle Currica & Mel Cotton will appear at both, with poets Jaylene Clark Owens (8:30pm) and Dain Saint (10:30pm) rounding out the lineup. The 8:30pm show is a relaxed performance that includes ASL and audio description. World Cafe Live is fully wheelchair accessible.

West Windsor Arts hosts the ArtWalk, a 1-mile fun walk around our neighborhood with family-friendly art activities, games, picnics, music, and more!

Start your day by checking in at our registration table to pick up your goodie bag with map, scavenger hunt, and activity tickets. The walking route will be clearly marked throughout our neighborhood with signage featuring inspirational quotes by famous artists and writers. Keep a lookout for the scavenger hunt clues along the way! Plus, new this year, we are working on a very special artistic addition with the help of our creative neighbors. Stay tuned for more on that!

June 10th from 11:00 am – 2:00 pm at West Windsor Arts

Tickets cost $25 per family or $10 per individual

For more information, visit the West Windsor Arts website at: https://westwindsorarts.org/event/artwalk-june-10-2023/

Celebrating its 50th Anniversary, a new mesmerizing production of the iconic musical phenomenon returns to the stage. Originally staged by London’s Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and helmed by the acclaimed director Timothy Sheader (Crazy for You, Into the Woods) and cutting-edge choreographer Drew McOnie (King Kong, Strictly Ballroom), this production won the 2017 Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival garnering unprecedented reviews and accolades. Appealing to both theater audiences and concert music fans, this production pays tribute to the historic 1971 Billboard Album of the Year while creating a modern, theatrical world that is uniquely fresh and inspiring.

With lyrics and music by Emmy®, Grammy®, Oscar®, and Tony®-winners Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jesus Christ Superstar is set against the backdrop of an extraordinary series of events during the final weeks in the life of Jesus Christ as seen through the eyes of Judas. Reflecting the rock roots that defined a generation, the legendary score includes "I Don’t Know How to Love Him," "Gethsemane," and "Superstar."

The Trenton Film Society is excited to announce the upcoming Trenton Film Festival this June 9, 10, and 11, showcasing films from around the world and from our local area as well.
The festival will be held in person at the Mill Hill Playhouse in Trenton. Fifty-two films in eleven separate programs range from local to international settings, features to shorts, and fiction films to documentaries. On the first night of the festival, we will have two programs with feature-length movies, Everybody Wants to Be Loved from Germany and Nargesi from Iran, paired with complementary shorts. Saturday starts out with a documentary group featuring Bay St. Healer about an unorthodox psychiatrist, followed by four more programs mixing live-action, animated, and experimental shorts from the US and Brazil, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Sweden, Turkey, and Ukraine. On Sunday, the last day of the festival, we will be featuring three programs of shorts and features from the tristate area, including Seven Square Miles on the Trenton Violence Strategy. Several filmmakers are expected to attend screenings to talk about their work and answer questions

A Citywide Celebration of the Nation’s Composers

June 1 – Ecstatic Music: Curtis Stewart and Aaron Diehl, Hosted by John Schaefer
June 1-2 – ACO’s 31st Annual EarShot Readings led by Tito Muñoz
June 3 – Communal Sing-In with Kamala Sankaram
June 3 – The Next Festival of Emerging Artists
June 4 – Afternoon of Music Curated by Miguel Zenón and Angelica Negrón
June 5 – Latin Jazz & Classical Music: Clarice Assad and Yosvany Terry
June 6 – Bergamot Quartet with Dan Trueman
June 7 – SONiC Explorations with inti figgis vizueta and Paula Matthusen
June 8 – EarShot: NextFest Public Choreography Workshop
June 9 – Puentes Caribeños at the Americas Society
June 10 – Luna Lab Composer Showcase with International Contemporary Ensemble,
Hosted by Curators Missy Mazzoli and Ellen Reid
June 11 – EarShot CoLABoratory Showcase Concert by American Composers Orchestra
June 12 – Music From Copland House - CULTIVATE 2023