Community Calendar

Celebrate America's 250th anniversary with the Adelphi Orchestra as Northern New Jersey’s longest continuously performing chamber orchestra opens its 73rd season under the direction of Principal Conductor Kyunghun Kim!

The celebratory program, "American Voice at 250," features two masterworks by iconic American composer Samuel Barber: the poignant Adagio for Strings and his virtuosic Violin Concerto, featuring guest soloist Sophia Werner (Juilliard Kovner Fellow and 2022 Adelphi Young Artist Competition winner). The program concludes with Ludwig van Beethoven’s joyful and energetic Symphony No. 8.

PROGRAM:

Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto — Sophia Werner, violin

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8

TOMS RIVER – Several branches of the Ocean County Library will host “Musiquita: A Bilingual Music Experience” to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

The program will take place at the following dates and locations:
• Tuesday, September 15 @ 11 a.m. – Tuckerton Branch – 380 Bay Avenue, 609-296-1470. Registration opens September 1.
• Tuesday, September 15 @ 2 p.m. – Beachwood Branch – 126 Beachwood Avenue, 732-244-4573. Registration opens August 15.
• Monday, October 12 @ 11 a.m. – Plumsted Branch – 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt, 609-758-7888. Registration opens September 12.
• Monday, October 12 @ 3 p.m. – Manchester Branch – 21 Colonial Drive, 732-657-7600. Registration opens September 21.

Musiquita is a bilingual musical experience for all ages. The husband-and-wife duo features Blanca Cecelia González (violin/vocals/ukelele/percussion) and Jesse Elder (piano/vocals/percussion/melodica).

Musiquita’s play-based approach to performing encourages the audience to sing, dance, and move along with them in joyful celebration. They perform originals, Latin folk music, classical, jazz, pop, children’s classics, and more.

Registration is required for this free program. To register, visit tinyurl.com/MusiquitaOCL, or call or visit the branch of your choice.

TOMS RIVER – Several branches of the Ocean County Library will host “Musiquita: A Bilingual Music Experience” to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

The program will take place at the following dates and locations:
• Tuesday, September 15 @ 11 a.m. – Tuckerton Branch – 380 Bay Avenue, 609-296-1470. Registration opens September 1.
• Tuesday, September 15 @ 2 p.m. – Beachwood Branch – 126 Beachwood Avenue, 732-244-4573. Registration opens August 15.
• Monday, October 12 @ 11 a.m. – Plumsted Branch – 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt, 609-758-7888. Registration opens September 12.
• Monday, October 12 @ 3 p.m. – Manchester Branch – 21 Colonial Drive, 732-657-7600. Registration opens September 21.

Musiquita is a bilingual musical experience for all ages. The husband-and-wife duo features Blanca Cecelia González (violin/vocals/ukelele/percussion) and Jesse Elder (piano/vocals/percussion/melodica).

Musiquita’s play-based approach to performing encourages the audience to sing, dance, and move along with them in joyful celebration. They perform originals, Latin folk music, classical, jazz, pop, children’s classics, and more.

Registration is required for this free program. To register, visit tinyurl.com/MusiquitaOCL, or call or visit the branch of your choice.

Join Voices Chorale now by scheduling a brief, stress-free audition on September 14th, 21st or 28th. All voice parts are welcome, especially tenors and basses! We rehearse Mondays 7:30pm-9:30pm at Music Together, 225 Pennington-Hopewell Road in Hopewell, NJ. Visit our website for more information.
https://www.voiceschoralenj.org/

Mercer County Community College is hosting a Farmers Market on campus beginning June 10, open to both the Mercer community and the public. This market reflects the college's ongoing commitment to supporting local agriculture across the region and provides a wonderful opportunity to engage community members and invite them to grow with us through our Horticulture and other degree programs.

The market will be held every other week through September 16, rain or shine, in the parking lot next to the University Center.

Local vendors will be selling a variety of products, including fresh produce, jams, cold-pressed juices, breads, pastries, teas, honey, books, pickles, artisan soaps and more. The market will also be selling ice cream, donated by The Bent Spoon in Princeton, with all proceeds supporting the MCCC Food Pantry.

Vendor inquires may be sent to FarmersMarket@mccc.edu.

PSO Soundtracks: Meet the Bassoon - PSO’s own Brad Balliett introduces the multi-faceted world of the bassoon, sharing his musical journey, favorite repertoire, and his reed making process. Q&A immediately following. Presented by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) in partnership with Princeton Public Library; sponsored by AffinIT. Princeton Public Library Community Room, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton NJ. Free and open to the public. Assistive listening devices available, as well as the ability to connect to the library’s hearing loop; Additional accommodations or services (i.e. ASL, Audio Description etc.) can be arranged with two weeks’ notice; (609) 497-0020; princetonsymphony.org.

Dates, times, artists, and programs subject to change.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents piano virtuoso Dmitry Shishkin in performances of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s delightful Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Joan Tower’s Suite from Concerto for Orchestra and Béla Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra showcase the orchestral prowess of the PSO with Rossen Milanov conducting. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University Campus, Princeton, NJ. Tickets start at $42 (children 5-17 who are accompanied by an adult receive a 50% discount); Accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice, contact Mika Godbole at mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org or (609) 905-0931; For tickets: princetonsymphony.org or 609-497-0020.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents piano virtuoso Dmitry Shishkin in performances of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s delightful Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Joan Tower’s Suite from Concerto for Orchestra and Béla Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra showcase the orchestral prowess of the PSO with Rossen Milanov conducting. Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University Campus, Princeton, NJ. Tickets start at $42 (children 5-17 who are accompanied by an adult receive a 50% discount); Accommodations or services can be arranged with two weeks’ notice, contact Mika Godbole at mgodbole@princetonsymphony.org or (609) 905-0931; For tickets: princetonsymphony.org or 609-497-0020.

Mercer County Community College is hosting a Farmers Market on campus beginning June 10, open to both the Mercer community and the public. This market reflects the college's ongoing commitment to supporting local agriculture across the region and provides a wonderful opportunity to engage community members and invite them to grow with us through our Horticulture and other degree programs.

The market will be held every other week through September 16, rain or shine, in the parking lot next to the University Center.

Local vendors will be selling a variety of products, including fresh produce, jams, cold-pressed juices, breads, pastries, teas, honey, books, pickles, artisan soaps and more. The market will also be selling ice cream, donated by The Bent Spoon in Princeton, with all proceeds supporting the MCCC Food Pantry.

Vendor inquires may be sent to FarmersMarket@mccc.edu.

Join Voices Chorale now by scheduling a brief, stress-free audition on September 14th, 21st or 28th. All voice parts are welcome, especially tenors and basses! We rehearse Mondays 7:30pm-9:30pm at Music Together, 225 Pennington-Hopewell Road in Hopewell, NJ. Visit our website for more information.
https://www.voiceschoralenj.org/