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prime time!
January 24 & 25, 2002
Theater
Feb. 3. Admission $18.
For Kids
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CHARLOTTE'S WEB
GEORGE STREET
11 a.m. Jan. 26, Feb. 2,
PLAYHOUSE
3,9,16,23; Forum Theatre
9 Livingston Ave.
314 Main St., Metuchen
New Brunswick
(732)548-0582
(732) 246-7717;
• Musical adaptation of the
www.georgestplayhouse.org
E.B. White book. Admission $10;
• "Waiting for Tadashi," world group rates available.
premiere of drama by Velina Hasu
GOODNIGHT OPUS
Houston. To Feb. 3. Admission
1 and 4 p.m. Jan. 27
$45-$26; discounts available. Call
State Theatre, 15 Livingston
for showtimes.
Ave., New Brunswick
(877) STATE 11;
PAPER MILL
www.statetheatrenj .org
PLAYHOUSE
• Opus the penguin (from the
Brookside Dr., Millburn
comic strip "Bloom County") goes
(973)376-4343;
off into the night. Admission $14,
www.papermill.org
• "The Dinner Party," New $12
MEET THE PERCUSSION
Jersey premiere of Neil Simon
2 and 3:15 p.m. Jan. 27
comedy. To Feb. 10. Admission
Burgdorff Hall, 570 Central
$59-$20; discounts available. Call
Ave., New Providence
for showtimes;
(908) 790-0700
STATE THEATRE
• With the musicians of the
15 Livingston Ave.
New Jersey Youth Symphony.
New Brunswick
Admission $5.
(877) STATE 11;
PARROT PAPER PUPPETS
www.statetheatrenj.org
2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27
• "Titanic," musical that hit
Trailside Nature and Science
Broadway around the same time
as the record-breaking movie. 8 Center, 452 New Providence Rd.,
p.m. Jan. 25:3 and 8 p.m. Jan. 26. Mountainside
(908) 789-3670
Admission $50-$22. Related lecture 2 p.m. Jan. 26; admission $6.
• Turn a junk mail envelope
into a rainforest resident. Cost $2
VILLAGERS THEATRE
per craft.
475 DeMott Lane, Somerset
(732) 873-2710;
www.villagerstheatre.com
ANTIOCH
• "The Importance of Being
5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 3
Earnest," comedy by Oscar Wilde.
St. Bernard's Church
8 p.m. Jan. 25,26, Feb. 1,2; 2 p.m.
Route 202, Bernardsville
Jan. 27. Admission $14; seniors,
(908) 766-0602, Ext. 7
students $12 (no discount
• Chamber choir based at
Saturday).
Trinity
Church
in lower
Manhattan. Admission $10.
COMING UP
BBC ORCHESTRA
CHESTER
8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29
THEATRE GROUP
State Theatre, 15 Livingston
Grove St., CHester
Ave., New Brunswick
(908) 879-5935
(877) STATE U;
• "A Perfect Ganesh," lesserwww.statetheatrenj.org •
known drama by Terrence
• Performing works of Sir
McNally. 8 p.m. Feb. 2,8,9,15,16, Edward Elgar, Ralph Vaughan
22, 23. Admission $15; seniors, Williams, Robert Schumann and
students $12 (discount Friday Antonin Dvorak. Admission $50only).
$25. Related lecture 7 p.m.;
STATE THEATRE
admission $6.
15 Livingston Ave.
JOSECARRERAS
New Brunswick
8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2
. (877) STATE 11;
State Theatre, 15 Livingston
www.statetheatrenj.org
Ave., New Brunswick
• "The Tempest," Shakespeare
(800)766-6048;
play as done by the Aquila
www.tickets.com
Theatre Company of London. 3
• Tenor sings works of Spanish
p.m. Feb. 3. Admission $16. and European composers with
Related lecture 2 p.m.; admission Lorenzo Bavaj, piano. Admission
$6.
$125-$45.
UNION COUNTY
DOO-WOP NIGHTS 1
ARTS CENTER
8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1
1601 Irving St., Rahway
Union County Arts Center
, (732)499-8226
1601 Irving St., Rahway
' • "Mahalia," gospel musical
(732) 499-8226;
about Mahalia Jackson. 3 p.m.
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• Shirley Alston Reeves (of The
Shirelles), Walt Maddox's Marcels
(of "Blue Moon" fame), Diamond
Dave Somerville (of The
Diamonds). Admission $28-$20.
HOTSOUP
3 and 8 p.m. Jan. 26
Watchung Arts Center
Watchung Circle, Watchung
(908) 753-0190
• All-woman folk music trio.
Matinee $15 family, $8 adults, $4
children 10-under; evening show
$12 all seats.
THE IMPROVABLES
8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25
Watchung Arts Center
Watchung Circle, Watchung
(908) 753-0190
• Seven-member improvisation
group. Admission $6.
MASTERS: PAST
AND PRESENT
8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2
Union County Arts Center
1601 Irving St., Rahway
(732) 499-8226;
www.ucac.org
• Works of George Walker, Felix
Mendelssohn and Ludwig von
Beethoven, performed by the
Westfield Symphony Orchestra.
Admission $40-$15; discounts
available.
MUSIC FROM
ANOTHER TIME
7:36 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27
Van Wickle House, 1289
Easton Ave., Somerset
(732) 828-1812, (732) 828-7418;
www.themeadowsfoundation.o
rg
• Played by Electric Diamond
(Stuart Diamond, synthesizer, and
Don
Slepian,
keyboard).
Admission $8.
REQUIEM
7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26
St. Peter's Church, 94 Somerset
St., New Brunswick
(732) 545-8434;
www.philomusic.org
• Written by Gabriel Faure and
sung by Philomusica. Donation.
Ice Ballet, set to music by
Tchaikovsky. Admission $32-$20.
HOUSE MUSEUM
614 Mountain Ave., Westfield
(908) 232-1776
Open 2-4 p.m. every other
Sunday in January and February.
COMPUTER SHOW
Adults $2; students 50 cents; chilWestfield Armory
dren under 6 free.
500 Rahway Ave., Westfield
• "Loo" and colonial children's
(800) 53-COMPUTER;
games, Jan. 27.
www.marketpro.com
NEW JERSEY MUSEUM
• Hardware, software, firmware
OF AGRICULTURE
and such, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 26.
Adults $7; children under 12 free.
Cook College
COUNTRY FOLK ART
Route 1, New Brunswick
AND CRAFT SHOW
(732) 249-2077;
New Jersey Convention Center
www.agriculturemuseum.org
Raritan Center, Edison
Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday(732)417-1400;
Saturday. Free admission for
www.countryfolkart.com
members. Non-member admis• Winter edition of touring craft sion: adults $4, seniors $3, chilshow, 3-9 p.m. Jan. 25, 10 a.m.-5 dren 4-12 $2, children under 4
p.m. Jan. 26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. free. Registration required for
27. Admission $7.
groups.
Events
Museums
CRANE-PHILLIPS
HOUSE MUSEUM
124 N. Union Ave., Cranford
(908) 276-0082
Open 2-4 p.m. Sunday or by
appointment. Free admission.
• "Restoring a 19th Century
Kitchen," to June.
• "Cranford's Prehistoric Past,"
to June.
• Exhibit marking "100 Years of
Cranford High School," to June.
EAST
JERSEY
OLDE
TOWNE
Johnson Park
1050 River Rd., Piscataway
(732)745-3030
Re-creation of village from the
Colonial-era port of Raritan
Landing. Open to the public 8:30
a.m.-4:15 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 14 p.m. Sunday. Guided tours 11:30
a.m. and 1:30 p.m. TuesdayFriday, 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Free
admission. Group tours by
appointment.
• Traditions of the Season," to
Feb. 2.
METLAR-BODINE
HOUSE MUSEUM
1281 River Rd., Piscataway
(732) 463-8363
Artifacts of Lenni-Lenape
Indians and other peoples from
ROMEO & JULIET
the land now known as
ON ICE
Piscataway. Open noon-5 p.m.
8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31
State Theatre, 15 Livingston Thursday-Saturday, 1-4 p.m.
Sunday. Adults $2; children $1.
Ave., New Brunswick
Registration required for pro(877) STATE 11;
grams.
www.statetheatrenj.org
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George Washington's headquarters when he was stationed
in Somerville in 1778. Open 10
a.m.-noon
and
1-5 p.m.
Wednesday-Saturday; 1-5 p.m.
Sunday. Free admission.
JANEVOORHEES
ZIMMERLI ART MUSEUM
Rutgers University, 71
Hamilton St., New Brunswick
(732) 932-7237;
www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu
Open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday. Tours of the collection 2 and 3 p.m. Sunday. Free
admission for members. Nonmember admission: adults $3;
senior citizens, Rutgers students
and children under 12 free.
Admission free for all first Sunday
of month.
• "St. Petersburg in 1921," to
March 10.
• "Art of the Baltics," to March
17.
• "Family, Friends and
Neighbors:
Picturing
Relationships in Children's
Books," to March 17.
• "In Context: Pattern in
Contemporary Printmaking," to
March 24.
• "Ben Shahn: In Dispute About
Images," to March 24.
• "The Victor Weeps," photographs by Fazal Sheikh of
Afghan refugees 1996-98, to
Keep the vase in a cooi spot, away from direct sunlight, vents and appliances that give off heat.
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Big Band Dinner Dance
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WALLACE HOUSE AND
OLD DUTCH PARSONAGE
March 31.
• Works of Efim Ladyzhensky,
Feb. 2-July 31.
Galleries
ATRIUM GALLERY
Chubb Group of
Insurance Companies
Mountain View Rd., Warren
(908) 903-2000
Open to the public 9 a.m.-4
p.m. Monday-Friday or by
appointment.
• Fashion photographs by
Larry Fink, to March 1.
MABEL SMITH
DOUGLASS LIBRARY
Douglass College,
Rutgers University
Chapel Dr., New Brunswick
(732) 932-9407
Open to the public 8 a.m.-l
p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8 a.m.-9
p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Saturday; noon-1 a.m. Sunday.
Free admission.
• "Two Views Bridged" by Lilan, to March 22.
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
Education & Conference
Center, 410 George St.
New Brunswick
(732) 524-6957
Open by appointment only.
• "The Fabric of Jazz: A Tribute
to the Genius of American Music,"
to April 20.
PRESIDENTIAL
ART GALLERY
Middlesex County College
Route 514, Edison
(732) 906-4189
Open to the public 9 a.m.-5
p.m. Monday-Friday.
• Works by Maria Marshall, to
Feb. 15.
PRINTMAKING COUNCIL
OF NEW JERSEY
440 River Rd., Branchburg
(908) 725-2110;
www.printnj.org
Open
11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wednesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m.
Saturday.
• "diSTILLation" in prints, to
Feb. 2.
WATCHUNG ARTS CENTER
Watchung Circle, Watchung
(908) 753-0190;
www.watchungarts.org
Open 1-4 p.m. MondaySaturday.
• "Concepts" from Vadim Stain,
to Jan. 29.
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