West Windsor Arts Council has a busy summer ahead. Town meetings are scheduled on Wednesday, June 18, and Monday, June 30, and attendees will be asked to help in the design of arts and cultural programs in the new arts center in the Princeton Junction Fire House. Artworks, highlighting work from the West Windsor and Plainsboro schools, is on exhibit at the West Windsor Farmer’s Market on Saturday, June 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Concerts will be held at the Nassau Park Pavilion on Saturdays, June 21, July 29, and September 6.##M:[more]##
The organization continues with arts programming at the Farmers’ Market on Saturdays, June 21, July 12 and 19, August 9, and September 6. Gloria Nilson GMAC real estate sponsors artists Keiko Ishida to develop programming and Onessa Freasier as the market coordinator. West Windsor resident Kali McMillan, a fine arts major at Colgate University, and Natosha McVeigh, an art student at Mercer College, are assisting.
The seventh annual Summer Solstice Poetry event takes place at Nassau Park Pavilion on Sunday, June 22, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. New Jersey based poets BJ Ward and Catherine Magia read and perform their verse under the tent. Readings will also be done by students from WW-P high schools and an open mic session follows. Registration to read is recommended.
The scheduled events include:
Town Meeting, West Windsor Arts Council, West Windsor Municipal Building, 609-919-1982. www.westwindsorarts.org Discussion of the opening of the arts council at the Princeton Junction Firehouse. “We want feedback from all components of the community, not just the artists,” says Eduardo Garcia, executive director. “We expect to see representatives from local businesses, students, and residents who share an interest in the arts meeting together to design vibrant, exciting programs that will best serve the community.” Wednesday, June 18, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Listen to the Voices Music Series, West Windsor Arts Council, Nassau Park Pavilion, West Windsor, 609-919-1982. www.westwindsorarts.org Concert featuring vocal music from the classics to contemporary. Opera New Jersey presents a sampling from “La Traviata,” “Cinderella,” and “The Merry Widow;” Craig Rubano and Beth Ertz with Broadway, cabaret, and showtune selections; and Princeton GirlChoir in a choral performance. Under the tent behind Panera Bread rain or shine. Free. Saturday, June 21, 7 p.m.
Color Theory, West Windsor Community Farmers’ Market, Vaughn Drive Parking Lot, Princeton Junction Train Station, 609-577-5113. Saturday, June 21, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Summer Solstice Poetry, West Windsor Arts Council, Nassau Park Pavilion Gazebo, West Windsor, 609-919-1982. www.westwindsorarts.org Seventh annual literary arts event features New Jersey based poets BJ Ward and Catherine Magia, who will read and perform their verse under the tent behind Panera Bread. Also readings by select students from West Windsor-Plainsboro high schools. Rain or shine. Free. Sunday, June 22, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Town Meeting, West Windsor Arts Council, West Windsor Senior Center, 609-919-1982. www.westwindsorarts.org Monday, June 30, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
