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INSIDE THIS ISSUEPreservation

Art, land preservation gohand-in-hand. PAGE 2

VITA DUVA/The Sun

Wendy Kerrigan, pictured with her granddaughter, Gianna Kerrigan, 2, will attend an Irish buffetfundraiser in Pennsylvania on St. Patrick's Day to help feed the homeless. To see what othersaround Princeton are planning for St. Patrick’s Day, see page 15.

St. Patrick’s Day plans

By ERICA CHAYESThe Sun

Festival de Cannes, or CannesFilm Festival, has grown to beknown as one of the most illustri-ous destinations for reputable in-ternational film. Since 1939, theaward ceremony has broughtsome of the industry’s finest tothe South of France to walk thered carpet. In May, one of Prince-ton’s own – Rachel Asir, a sopho-more at Stuart Country DaySchool – will also attend the festi-val, work with various companiesaffiliated with it and have the op-portunity to make connectionswith the Cannes attendees.

Asir was selected among sixstudents internationally to jointhe Cannes High School Film Pro-gram of the American Pavilion.Usually, high school seniors are

selected. However, through a rig-orous application process, the 15-year-old Asir will be jetting to-ward her dream job on a flight toFrance.

The program, which Festivalde Cannes Executive DirectorJérôme Paillard describes on itswebsite as a “unique experience”

that gives participants “unparal-leled access to both the festivaland the market,” focuses onlearning, working and connect-ing. Asir will go to France fromMay 15 to 26 where she will par-take in a three-day pre-festivalorientation of workshops andseminars, the Roundtable Series,festival and market screenings,and receive guidance from indus-try professionals. She will alsocomplete an internship as part of the Pavilion – from servingdrinks to helping set up – and,perhaps most rewardingly, Asirwill be offered time to networkwith industry insiders and meetlike-minded students fromaround the world.

After submitting essays Asirsaid were similar to college appli-cations and conducting an inten-sive phone interview, she feels the

program was most impressed byher dedication to a grassrootscampaign she began in 2010. Ac-cording to Asir, “The Hope Move-ment” demonstrated to the ac-ceptance committee her passionfor the arts, humanities and phi-lanthropy. Over the last five years,

A Princetonian atCannes: Rachel Asir

Local 15-year-old Stuart art student,philanthropist selected for film program

please see ASIR, page 14


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Art, land preservation go hand-in-hand at D&RBy VITA DUVA

The Sun

Art’s essential role in landpreservation in Princeton is whatmakes D&R Greenway LandTrust’s world go ‘round.

Formerly named Delaware &Raritan Greenway, D&R is Cen-tral Jersey’s nonprofit landpreservation organization, locat-ed at One Preservation Place inPrinceton.

Founded in 1989 by chief col-laborators Jim Amon, RosemaryBlair, Dennis Davidson, Sam

Hamill and Bob Johnston, thissmall, grassroots organization setout with a mission to preserveand care for land and to inspire aconservation ethic, for the pres-ent and for the future. Now, formore than a quarter century,progress has not only been made,but continues in that same re-spect.

“We are here for the long run,”said Linda J. Mead, president andCEO, who joined D&R more than18 years ago back in 1997.

D&R has permanently pre-served close to 19,000 acres of land throughout the state. D&Rprotects farms for food, parks forpeople and places for people andwildlife to thrive.

“Land preservation only hap-pens because of personal action.It is imperative that we encour-age all people – landowners, care-takers, gardeners, artists, chil-dren, local officials and hikers –

to care about and save the earth,”Mead said. “As a land lover, I havealways appreciated the beauty of nature and the value it adds to myown life. Seeing people interact-ing on D&R preserves remindsme that the work we do is valu-able and timeless.”

Setting up home in the 1900Barn – originally American in-dustrialist Robert Wood John-son’s working barn – in 2006, D&Rwas given funding by avid naturephotographer Marie Matthewsand her husband Ed Matthews touse the historical, yet weatheredbarn walls as gallery space.

In addition to the Marie L.

Matthews Galleries, which show-cased fine and exploratory art,D&R also boasts the Olivia Rain-bow Gallery, which exhibits artby children and the youth. Thisgallery was named and funded inmemory of 4-year-old OliviaKuenne, who was a lover of bothnature and art.

Both galleries are open to thepublic on a daily basis.

“All of our art is on nature, toencourage people to pay attentionto it and save it,” said CarolynFoote Edelmann, community re-lations associate.

All art exhibited at D&R is forsale, a percentage of which goes

to supporting the organization’smission of preservation andstewardship.

“Art draws media attention,which draws new visitors, whothen not only purchase art, butalso become donors and landown-ers and volunteers for events andfor trail building and mainte-nance and the cultivation andsale of our native plants. It’s allone, like nature herself, a cycle,each part of which nourishes theother,” Edelmann said.

Curator Diana Moore added,“The arts program at D&R em-

ploys the rich talent of regionalartists to serve the mission bycombining artistic celebrationwith education.

“The exhibits are thematic – art is selected based on a centraltheme that is relevant to the workof D&R. Themes encourage en-gagement with nature as visitorsexplore a beautiful space hungwith unique art.”

From an artist’s standpoint,Tasha O’Neill, Princeton fine na-ture photographer, not only hasthe artistic chops to exhibit atD&R, but also knows the compa-ny inside-out.

As an event volunteer, or a“willing hand,” as Edelmanncalls it, O’Neill has become a partof the D&R family. When she isnot exhibiting her own work – which specializes in the extraor-dinary beauty of dew, water, sea-weed, mosses and lichens – O’Neill has taken pictures of the

staff and board members, decoys,the annual Christmas tree at Mor-ven, local poetry readings andmore for publication.

“Artists enter into a partner-ship with D&R. There is a three-way synergy. Nothing is more sat-isfying than knowing that the artyou sell is helping to save landthat otherwise might have be-come a development. Or to knowthat you are adding a piece of artthat is going to be cherished insomeone’s home,” she said. “Theenergy at D&R art openings ispalpable. The rooms are spacious,

it’s a gathering place for artistsand art lovers alike and every-body has a good time.”

But, O’Neill also recognizesthere are numerous artists inPrinceton who are often left be-hind, as she explained there arenot enough venues within thecommunity for all to show theirwork.

“D&R is one of the most covet-ed spaces,” said the Princeton res-ident of more than 42 years. “Ex-hibits bring in new visitors whoare being exposed to the missionof preservation and steward-ship.”

For more information onO’Neill and her photography, visitwww.tashaphotography.com orwww.tasha-oneill.artistwebsites.com.

For further details on D&R, itsmission in land preservation andits upcoming art exhibits, visitwww.drgreenway.org/.

Special to The Sun

Ray Yeager's “Snowy Owl” is from D&R Greenway Land Trust's 2014People of Preservation exhibition.

By ERICA CHAYESThe Sun

For nearly 40 years, PrincetonUnited Methodist Church has of-fered local teens an opportunityto, literally, build better lives forothers. The Appalachia Service

project has become a vital part of the church’s summer activitiesand prepares teens and adults tohelp needy families in the moun-tainous Central Appalachia. OnSaturday, March 14 at 6 p.m.,

youth in grades nine to 12 willhost a dinner and silent auctionto help them prepare for their an-nual service trip.

Project Appalachia began inKentucky in 1969 and grew into anational program to alleviatepoverty in the area where Ken-

tucky, Tennessee, Virginia andWest Virginia meet. According tostatistics provided by PrincetonUnited Methodist Church, thissector of four states has povertyrates three times the national av-

erage, and one in four homes areconsidered impoverished.

“We can talk to our kids aboutpoverty and need, we can showgraphs and charts about differenteconomic classes, but none of that will impact a young personlike meeting families in need and

working together with them tohelp meet their needs,” Disciple-ship Pastor Anna Gillette said.“On these trips, our youth learnthat they take many things forgranted, things like running

water, electricity and a warm, dryhome. Trips like this are lifechanging. Our youth returnhome more compassionate andglobally aware. This will makethem better citizens and leadersin the future.”

The project is part of a Chris-

tian ministry but welcomes allwho want to participate – combin-ing the efforts of more than 15,000individuals during the eight-weekHome Repair Ministries SummerProgram.

“The Princeton UnitedMethodist Church youth pro-gram welcomes teens of all back-grounds, church members andnon-church members alike, toparticipate in the life-changingexperience of the ASP,” Gillettesaid.

The group from Princeton pre-pares for eight months prior tothe trip. During this time, PUMCeducates participants about Ap-

Methodist Church builds better lives in the Appalachia

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‘A Sherlock Holmes Mystery’comes to McCarter TheatreSherlock Holmes battles one of

his greatest mysteries to date in“Baskerville: A Sherlock HolmesMystery,” a world-premiere adap-tion from Tony Award-nominatedplaywright Ken Ludwig (Broad-way’s “Lend Me a Tenor”).

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Maybe he popped the question on a pic-turesque summer day at the beach, a ban-ner plane proclaiming his love flying over-

head. Perhaps she organized your familyand friends into a flash mob, asking foryour hand in marriage at the end of anelaborate song and dance. Or maybe it wassimple, both curled up on the couch athome, sharing a pizza and laughing over

the latest episode of a favorite sitcom.March 20 is National Proposal Day, and

no matter how you went from single to be-

trothed, The Sun wants to celebrate withyour stories.Was it the most romantic proposal in

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Send in your perfect (or not-so-perfect)proposal story, and a photo of you and yourspecial someone, to our news email, whichis listed to the right.

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March 20. Nine more days. It

can’t come soon enough. Of-

ficially, that’s the start of

spring. Whether Mother Nature

agrees, though, is anyone’s guess at

this point. Early forecasts show she

will be good to us, but how much can

we actually rely on forecasts?Spring is what we all need. We need

a nice stroll downtown, in the park or

on the boardwalk to reinvigorate us, to

get us out of the doldrum into which

winter plunged us. Winter started off

just fine, but it put a damper on every-

thing, and everyone, in February and

so far this month. Just last week, snow

was dumped across the state.

Winter has not just affected all of

our moods, it has affected our bottom

lines, too.

We’ll most likely be paying more in

taxes, in some way, at some level, for

pothole repairs and salt purchases.

Snow has affected local businesses

as well, especially retail shops. Bad

weather kept patrons inside for the

last few months. The arrival of spring

will hopefully turn that around, and

quickly.

Snow and biting cold have kept peo-

ple in the mindset of “no end in sight,”

and have prevented many from taking

day trips to our state’s wonderful good-

weather spots, or from planning future

trips, as well.In a little more than 60 days, the offi-

cial start of the summer beach season

will be here. Does that even sound

right?

The good news is that it started to

warm up this week. Spring really does

look like it’s right around the corner.

Let’s hope Mother Nature cooperates

and doesn’t reverse the tide back to

winter. Please spare us!

Hello, spring, are you here yet?Our moods, our businesses, our livelihoods depend on your arrival

Your thoughts

What are you most looking forward to thisspring? While you are out and aboutenjoying what hopefully will be beautifulweather, send us the photos you takealong the way, and we’ll be happy to sharethem with the rest of the town.

Mayor Liz Lempert strivesto make Princeton safer

Editor’s note: The following letter recom-mending changes to state construction and

fire code was sent by Mayor Liz Lempert to DCA Commissioner Richard Constable:

Dear Commissioner Constable:We understand your office is undertak-

ing a review of the state’s construction and

fire codes and has asked for municipalinput. The Princeton Council, after consul-tation with our code officials and otherprofessional staff, recommends changes tothe current code for multi-family housingwith the goal of improving fire safety.

Many concerns have been raised in re-cent weeks about the use of “lightweightwood construction” in large, multi-family

developments. The department may find ituseful to review the limits placed on thistype of construction by other jurisdictions,such as New York City. If lightweight wood

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WE NES Y MARCH 11Social Media Breakfast featuring

Glen Gilmore: Princeton PublicLibrary, Community Room, 8:30-

10 a.m. Limited to 80 partici-pants. $25 includes continentalbreakfast and a copy of Gilmore’sbook, “Social Media Law for Busi-ness.”

Baby Storytime: Princeton PublicLibrary, Story Room, 11-11:30 a.m.Stories, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children0-15 months. An adult mustaccompany all children.

Origami Club: Princeton PublicLibrary, Activity Room, 6:30-8p.m. For all ages; adults must

accompany all children youngerthan 7 years old.

Author Jacqueline Bhabha: Prince-ton Public Library, CommunityRoom, 7-9 p.m. The author andHarvard School of Public Healthprofessor discusses her book,“Child Migration and HumanRights in the Global Age.”

THURS Y MARCH 12Meeting 55-Plus: “Up South: The

Fight for Civil Rights BeyondDixie”: The Jewish Center ofPrinceton, 10 a.m. Presentationby Joshua B. Guild, associate pro-fessor of History and AmericanStudies at Princeton University.Admission is free, with a $3 dona-tion suggested.

Fiction Book Group: Princeton Pub-lic Library, Conference Room,10:30-11:30 a.m. Librarian KristinFrigberg leads a discussion of

“The Book of Unknown Ameri-cans” by Christina Henriquez.

Indoor Farmers Market: PrincetonPublic Library, Community Room,11-4 p.m.

Retired? What’s Next?: PrincetonSenior Resource Center, RobertWood Johnson Health and Well-ness Center, 2 p.m. This support-ive group will discuss the joys,concerns and challenges of hav-ing extra time and making deci-sions about how to use it to cre-ate fulfillment. Call (609) 584-5900 to register.

Homework Help: Princeton PublicLibrary, Youth Services Depart-ment, 4-6 p.m.

Black Voices Book Group: Prince-ton Public Library, PrincetonRoom, 7-9 p.m.

Voluntourism: Princeton SeniorResource Center, RWJ Health andWellness Center, 7 p.m. Volun-tourism combines voluntary serv-ice to a destination and its peoplewith the traditional elements of

travel and tourism. Call (609)58405900 to register.

FRI Y MARCH 13Job Seeker Sessions: A 360

Approach to Personal Effective-ness, Community Room, 9:45-12p.m. Janet Cargill will explorehow the benefits of having a pro-fessional, polished appearancecan’t be overestimated.

Film and Panel Discussion: “Pur-gatorio: A Journey into theHeart of the Border”: PrincetonPublic Library, Community Room,

1-3:30 p.m.Climate Change Cabaret: Princeton

Public Library, Community Room,7-9 p.m. Princeton’s Steve HilterMC’s this performance that com-bines angst with humor, drama,romance and music.

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By VITA DUVAThe Sun

Albert Einstein, the most influ-ential physicist of the 20th centu-ry, once cleverly said, “Learnfrom yesterday, live for today, andhope for tomorrow. The impor-tant thing is to not stop question-ing.”

In light of Einstein’s legacy, the

Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce will welcome NobelPrize Winner Dr. Adam G. Riessfor the 21st Annual Albert Ein-stein Memorial Lecture. Theevent will take place on Monday,March 16 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. atPrinceton University’s WoodrowWilson School of Public and In-ternational Affairs, RobertsonHall and is free and open to thepublic.

“I feel incredibly honored togive a talk related to Einstein on

the 100th anniversary of his for-mulation of general relativity,”Riess said. “It carries additionalmeaning to me to do so in thestate I grew up in.”

“There are many things thatmake Princeton and the Prince-ton Regional Chamber of Com-merce unique, and being thehome – albeit temporary – of Ein-stein is one of them,” said Mari-on Reinson, chairperson of the

Albert Einstein Memorial Lec-ture Committee. “This lecture se-ries is a suitable way in which tohonor the presence of this greatscholar and amazing humanbeing in Princeton.”

In 1929, American astronomerEdwin Hubble – also recognizedas chief observational cosmolo-gist of the 20th century – discov-ered that our universe is indeed

expanding.Now, 80 years later, the spacetelescope that bears Hubble’sname is being used to study aneven more surprising phenome-non – that the said expansion isactually speeding up. To this date,the origin of such an effect is un-known, but is broadly attributedto a form of “dark energy” firstposited to exist by Einstein – nowdominating the mass-energybudge of the universe.

“I will be telling the story of

the surprise discovery my teamand I made in 1998 of the acceler-ated expansion of the universeand how it relates to Einstein’swork and the quest to understandthe mysterious ‘dark energy’causing the acceleration,” Riessshared of his upcoming abstractlecture.

Riess is a professor of astrono-my and physics at Johns HopkinsUniversity and a senior member

of the science staff at the SpaceTelescope Science Institute. Riesswas awarded the 2011 Nobel Prizefor the discovery of the accelerat-ing expansion of the universethrough observations of distantsupernovae.

“Each year, it seems, that wecan’t top the prior year’s speaker.However, having Riess speakabout his discovery is a ‘not to

miss’ opportunity for anyone cu-rious about the nature of the uni-verse,” Reinson said. “His lectureis truly going to be out of thisworld. The audience should beprepared to learn about mind-ex-panding research in physics.”

For more information, pleasecontact Kara Grimes, director of events, at (609) 924-1776, ext. 100,[email protected] orvisit www.princetonchamber.org.

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construction continues to be al-lowed in New Jersey, PrincetonCouncil recommends that the fol-lowing provisions be added to thestate’s fire and building codes toenhance safety:

1. All new multiple familyhousing buildings must meetNFPA 13 requirements.

2. Require masonry stairwellsand masonry elevator shafts.

3. All new multiple housing

buildings shall be required to beconstructed with masonry firewalls from foundation to roof linewith rated roof assembly eightfeet horizontally off the firewall.

4. Require tighter intervals of draft stopping and fire stoppingand add to inspection require-ments.

5. If a loft or mezzanine meetsthe criteria for habitability, itshould meet the code definitionand criteria for a floor level.

6. Any penetration through a

firewall must be permitted andinspected.

7. The state of New Jerseyshould create immediately thesame type of two-year permittingand certification process thatwould enable each municipalityto inspect existing firewalls as ithas for backflow preventers.Many contractors either are notrequired to take out permits forwork being done in attics or theyare illegally performing the workin an unseen space. Firewalls arecompromised and residents areunaware of the severity of the po-tential hazard.

Thank you for your considera-tion of this important safety mat-ter.

Liz Lempert

Director thanks ADApanelists, attendees

On behalf of the board and

staff of McCarter Theatre Center,I would like to thank the panelistsand our local non-profit col-leagues who participated in thesuccessful Americans with Dis-abilities Act sensitivity trainingled by New Jersey Theatre Al-liance’s Cultural Access Networkon Monday, Feb. 23.

An astonishing 75 attendeesshowed up on a particularly coldlate-February evening and hadgreat questions and astute in-

sights about accessibility to thearts in our region.Cultural consumers in Prince-

ton should know that the arts pro-fessionals in this town caredeeply about thoughtful and well-designed accessibility to arts re-sources.

McCarter was proud to hostthis event and pleased to welcomerepresentatives from the ArtsCouncil of Princeton, PrincetonSymphony Orchestra, PrincetonFestival, Princeton Folk Music

Society and Princeton UniversityArt Museum.

We particularly wish to thankthe panelists: Eve Woodman fromPrinceton University’s Accessi-bility Office; Ben and Susan Con-stantini, arts patrons with visiondeficiency and loss; Jason Wei-land, field representative fromthe state Division of the Deaf andHard of Hearing; Linda Scharf-man, an Eden Autism Servicesboard member and autism ac-tivist; and McCarter’s ADA Coor-dinator Janet Dickson.

Congratulations to them all forproviding leadership on this im-portant aspect of our communi-ty’s life.

Timothy J. ShieldsManaging Director

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day, March 13 at 5:30 p.m. at thePrinceton Symphony Orchestra’s“Behind the Music” discussionforum. Princeton Symphony Or-chestra Music Director RossenMilanov hosts and offers his owninsights into preparing Currier’swork for live performance. Thereis an opportunity for audiencemembers to participate during aquestion and answer period.

The event will be held at the In-stitute for Advanced Study’s

Wolfensohn Hall, located at 1 Ein-stein Drive. PSO Behind theMusic is free and open to the pub-lic. Reservations requested. Visit

princetonsymphony.org to orderyour free ticket or call (609) 497-0020.

Morven presents ‘SacredHarmony’ March 15

Join Morven at the Arts Coun-cil of Princeton on March 15 for amusical exploration of the 18thand 19th centuries and how it isrelated to various elements of New Jersey schoolgirl education.

This afternoon program willprovide an overview of the cul-tural and historical landscape of the period framed with music and

will include both live performanc-es as well as a lecture. All guestsare invited back to Morven fol-lowing the performance to view

the exhibit. Admission is $20 perperson, $18 for Friends of Morvenand advanced reservations are re-quired. To register, please email

[email protected], call(609) 92408144, ext. 106 or visit,www.morven.org/shop.

‘Brief Euologies’ eventto be held March 19

On March 19 at 6 p.m.,Labyrinth Books and Wild RiverBooks invite the public to cele-brate “Brief Eulogies at RoadsideShrines,” a collection of storiespublished by Wild River Books.

“Brief Eulogies” has alreadybeen called an “important land-mark in the literature of multi-

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Terhune acceptingcamp applicationsTerhune Orchards is now of-

fering two popular day camps forchildren ages 7-12 interested inexperiencing life on the farm.

“Future Farmers GardeningCamp” – During the one-week ses-sions, children engage in hands-on activities that provide an un-derstanding of how a farm works

and its environmental context.Children will also take part inplenty of hands-on farming andold-fashioned games. The activi-

ties blend learning, doing and of course, fun. Campers keep busyin our Children’s Garden plant-ing, tending, watering and har-vesting and eating.

Future Farmers Gardeningcamp sessions are scheduled forJuly 6-10, July 27-31 and Aug. 3-7.

“Summer Camp on theFarm” – Children learn how thefarmer and nature work togetherto grow healthy crops. During theweek, campers will get a closer

look at our resident insects, birds,wild and domestic animals andthey will harvest crops in season.The children will learn by explor-ing through crafts, activities andgames. Summer Camp on theFarm sessions are scheduled forJuly 13-17 and July 20-24. Thesetwo camp sessions run from 9-3:30p.m. each weekday. For more in-formation, call (609) 924-2310 orvisit, terhuneorchards.com.

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palachian culture and the roots of its poverty, the meaning of serv-ice, and teaches basic construc-tion skills. Fundraising is also anecessary part of the project sothat teens will have the resourcesto make homes warmer, safer anddrier throughout the region.Youth are also invited to partici-pate in the church’s Sundaymorning classes, choirs and Sun-

day evening fellowship.At the benefit on March 14, 100percent of the proceeds will go tothe Project Appalachia trip. Tick-ets can be purchased for $5 for anevening of food and exciting auc-tioned prizes.

One of the items offered in theauction will be a weeklong vaca-tion to a condo in Florida. Therewill also be a king-size quilt thatwas designed by Ruth Woodward,a late member of PUMC who wascommitted to missions at the

church.Woodward was unable to finish

the quilt before her passing, soPatricia Hatton completed the

piece and donated it to PUMC forthe cause.

For more information or topurchase tickets for the ASP Din-ner and Auction, call (609) 924-

2613 or visitwww.princetonumc.org. To “raiseroofs, fix floors and build a wholenew you,” visit Appalachia Serv-

ice Project’s website at www.as-phome.org.


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Part of the 2014 ASP team from Princeton UMC, Stacy Chick,Alexandra Southerst, Rebecca Koblin, Elizabeth Southerst, SydneyDistase, Bill Chick, Abby Meola, Debbie Meola, Allison Koblin, andCindy Bennett, get ready for their trip to Central Appalachia.


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Asir and her brother Matthewhave raised $50,000 for diversecauses with an annual musical-dance concert. Asir practicesBharatanatyam, a classic Indiandance, piano and cello for themovement and desires to energizeother youth in the community toparticipate in philanthropic en-deavors.

Although dance, cello andpiano are hobbies Asir will con-tinue throughout her life, her ca-reer interest and aspirations haveshifted toward film – specifically,screen writing and directing.

“I have always liked film, andthe more movies I watch, themore interested I become,” Asirsaid.

“I love the thought that there isso much happening behind thescenes that you don’t actuallysee.”

The movie that really got Asir

thinking seriously about pursu-ing her path in the industry was“The Dark Night.”

“The writing, it had so manyquotable moments that made me

realize the importance of craftingdialogue,” Asir said.

Stuart Country Day School of-fers a film class where studentscreate their own films, andthough Asir has not yet been ableto sign up, she often assistsfriends with their assignments.Asir has also made a few shortfilms for fun, from music videosto comedic shorts, but says theyare not yet YouTube-ready.

“As I work on them more, I maypost them in the future. Just notnow,” Asir said.

When Asir got word of being

accepted into the Program of theAmerican Pavilion, she was prac-ticing piano. Her phone alertedher of a new email, and she dis-covered in that moment she hadbeen chosen to be a part of thisextremely selective opportunity.

“I am most excited for... well,the entire thing, really,” Asir said.“The program will give me thechance to understand first-handwhat it is like to be in the film in-dustry. It will facilitate a betterperspective and enable me to de-termine if this is something I re-ally want to do with my life.”


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Rachel Asir, selected to participate in the Cannes High School FilmProgram of the American Pavilion, performs an Indian Dance,Bharatanatyam, for her grassroots event, “The Hope Movement.”

Send us your Princeton newsHave a news tip? Want to send us a press release or photos? Shootan interesting video? Drop us an email [email protected] . Fax us at 856-427-0934. Call the edi-tor at 609-751-0245.


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By VITA DUVAThe Sun

Get ready to bleed green, whiteand orange, Princeton – St.Patrick’s Day is on its way.

And while this cultural and re-ligious celebration, also known asthe Feast of Saint Patrick, is cele-brated annually, it commemo-rates the death of Ireland’s mostcelebrated patron saint, SaintPatrick, and the arrival of Chris-tianity in Ireland.

While Tuesday, March 17 right-fully marks this important date,the lively town of Princeton is al-ready prepared to keep the cele-bration rolling all week and week-end long.

Here are what a few Princeto-nians were buzzing about on thestreets last week:

Princeton visitor Ellen Ro-driguez and her 4-month-olddaughter Sara were attending

Princeton Public Library’s “BabyPlaygroup” last week when sheexplained the two had no plansfor the holiday. “My husband is avisiting Ph.D. student at Prince-ton University, so we will proba-bly just be spending time togetheras a family,” Rodriguez said.

Like Rodriquez, Princeton resi-dent Alison Hankinson also hasno plans for the Irish event.

“I am English, so I won’t be cel-ebrating the holiday,” Hankinsonsaid with a giggle as she made herway up Spring Street on anotherpolar afternoon in Princeton.

On the contrary, Wendy Kerrig-an, who is proudly half-Irish, saidshe already has plans for the spe-cial celebration.

“A girlfriend of mine is holdinga fundraiser out in Pennsylvaniato help feed the homeless. It is afull Irish buffet dinner, so I will beattending,” Kerrigan said with asmile while strolling with herbundled-up 2-year-old grand-

daughter, Gianna Kerrigan, downWitherspoon Street.For those still looking to make

plans, there are plenty of upcom-ing St. Patrick’s Day events righthere in Princeton:

• Voices presents “Irish Harp

and Song” on Saturday, March 14at 8 p.m. at the Nassau Presbyteri-an Church, located at 61 NassauSt. Featured guests are The Jame-son Sisters – Ellen and TerryKane – with Mary Malone on thefiddle and tenor James Walsh.

General admissions tickets are$20 advance sale, $25 at the door;Family Pass: $50 advance sale, $55at the door, children and studentswith ID: $10. Additional informa-tion is available at (609) 658-2636or www.VOICESchorale.org.

• From March 14-17, the NassauInn will be featuring traditionalIrish fare and drink specials. Cel-ebrate St. Patrick’s Day all week-end long.

• The Princeton Public Librarywill be hosting an evening of Celtic music on Monday, March16 from 7-9 p.m. Multi-instrumen-talists Corey Purcell and Kevinblend accordion, guitar, cittern,tenor banjo, vocals and Irishdance in performance of tradi-

tional Celtic music.Do you have a St. Patrick’s Daystory worthy of the news? TellThe Sun via Twitter @princeton-sun or email at [email protected].


Holiday Inn Princetonis delighted to host you while visiting the Princeton, NJ area.

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Princeton resident Alison Hankinson strolls Spring Street on a briskday in early March.


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“Assunpink Wildlife ManagementArea”: Washington CrossingAudubon Society, AssunpinkWildlife Management Area, 8:30-11:30 a.m. A free, public birdingtrip. Contact Brad Merritt at(609) 921-8964 for more.

Witherspoon-Jackson Neighbor-hood Meeting: First BaptistChurch, 9:30 a.m. The public isinvited. Please come and bringyour neighbor. Topics of discus-

sion include Witherspoon StreetCorridor – future designation andzoning, affordable housing – pres-ent and future, and has consoli-dation worked for Princeton’s cit-izens?

Pi Day Events: KenKen Lecture andDemonstration: Princeton PublicLibrary, Community Room, 10-11a.m. Japanese Math Teacher, Tet-suya Miyamoto, inventor of the

popular KenKen arithmetic puz-zles, shares their history andsome insider tips.

KenKen Tournament for Teens:

Princeton Public Library, Commu-nity Room 11-12 p.m.

Pi Day Events: Theremin Perform-ance and Demonstration: Prince-ton Public Library, CommunityRoom, 2-3 p.m. Theremin virtu-oso, Kip Rosser demonstrates thefirst fully musical instrumentinvented nearly 100 years ago byRussian scientist Leon Theremin.

SUN Y MARCH 15“Washington Crossing State

Park”: Washington CrossingAudubon Society, WashingtonCrossing State Park, 1:30-3:30p.m. A free, public birding trip.

Sunday Stories: Princeton PublicLibrary, Story Room, 2-2:30 p.m.Stories, song and rhymes for chil-dren 2-8 years of age and theirfamilies. Adults must accompanytheir children.

ESL Class: Princeton Public Library,Conference Room, 4-6 p.m.

MON Y MARCH 16Homework Help: Princeton Public

Library, Youth Services Depart-ment, 4-6 p.m.

An Evening of Celtic Music: Prince-ton Public Library, CommunityRoom, 7-9 p.m.

“The Warbler Guide: Using OftenOverlooked ID Points to IdentifyConfusing Warblers”: Washing-ton Crossing Audubon Society,Pennington School, Stainton Hall,8 p.m. A free, public presentationby expert birders, photographers

and educators. The public is invit-ed. Visit www.washingtoncrossin-gaudubon.org for more.

TUES Y MARCH 17Pinterest for Beginners: Princeton

Public Library, Technology Cen-ter, 10-11:30 a.m. Skill level: Basic.

Delights and Dilemmas of Being aGrandparent: Princeton SeniorResource Center, Suzanne Patter-son Building, 1 p.m.

Chess: Princeton Public Library,Story Room, 3-4 p.m.

SCORE Seminar: Steps to Establisha Nonprofit Organization: Prince-ton Public Library, CommunityRoom, 6:30-8 p.m. Speaker,Jamillah A. Mantilla, CEO of Glob-al Business Imagineers, Inc., givesan overview of steps required tosuccessfully set up a not-for-prof-it organization.


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The following reports are pro-vided by the Princeton Police De-partment:

Subsequent to amotor vehicle stop onPrinceton Avenue onFeb. 22, a 36-year-oldresident of Dayton wasarrested for drivingwhile intoxicated. She wasprocessed at police headquartersand later released with summons-es.

Subsequent to a motor vehiclestop on Alexander Road on Feb.24, a 22-year-old Jersey City resi-dent was arrested for being inpossession of a stolen credit card.He was processed at police head-quarters and released with sum-monses.

On Feb. 25, subsequent to amotor vehicle stop on State Road,

a 39-year-old Trenton male was onwarrants out of Trenton Munici-pal Court, Princeton MunicipalCourt and West Windsor Munici-pal Court totaling $5,600. He wasreleased after posting bail.

Subsequent to a motor vehiclestop on State Road on Feb. 25, a 52-year-old male was arrested onTrenton Municipal Court war-rants totaling $2,704. He wasprocessed at police headquartersand released on his own recogni-

zance.

A resident of Fisher Avenue re-ported on Feb. 26 that sometimeduring the overnight hours, un-known actor(s) entered a rearkitchen door and stole electronicdevices totaling more than $500.

Subsequent to a motor vehiclestop on Nassau Street on Feb. 26, a24-year-old Matawan female wasarrested for driving while intoxi-

cated. She was processed at policeheadquarters and later releasedwith summonses.

Subsequent to a motor vehiclestop on Hamilton Avenue on Feb.

26, a 27-year-old Lawrenceville fe-male was arrested on a ParamusMunicipal Court warrant for $89.

Subsequent to amotor vehicle stop onPrinceton-KingstonRoad on Feb. 28, a 51-year-old Skillmanmale was arrested for

driving while intoxicated. He wasprocessed and later released withsummonses.

On Feb. 27 subsequent to amotor vehicle stop on EwingStreet, a 24-year-old Bordentownfemale was arrested on a Borden-town Township warrant for $175.She posted bail and was released.

Subsequent to a motorist checkon Ivy Lane on Feb. 27, a 32-year-old Hamilton female was arrested

for driving while intoxicated. Shewas processed at police headquar-ters and later released with sum-monses.

Subsequent to a pedestriancheck on Witherspoon Street onFeb. 28, a 20-year-old Hamiltonmale, 19-year-old Trenton male,and 18-year-old Trenton malewere arrested for distributing al-cohol to minors and minors pos-sessing alcohol. All wereprocessed at police headquartersand released with summonses.

Subsequent to a Feb. 28 pedes-trian check on Alexander Street,a 23-year-old Princeton male wasarrested on a West Windsor Mu-nicipal Court warrant for $500.He was processed and turnedover to West Windsor Police De-partment.


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