Passage Theater, Trenton’s only nonprofit professional theater, held its annual fundraising gala on Saturday, February 29, at the Trenton Country Club.
Passage Theater, Trenton’s only nonprofit professional theater, held its annual fundraising gala on Saturday, February 29, at the Trenton Country Club.
The D&R Greenway’s 2019 Masquerade Ball raised funds and spirits at the Johnson Education Center in Princeton.
October 11 marked the fifth annual Soiree Under the Stars fundraiser for the Princeton-Blairstown Center (PBC).
On Saturday, September 28, Centurion, a national non-profit (501c3) organization dedicated to the vindication of the innocent in prison gathered with supporters and special guests for an exciting fundraising event, One Night One Life, at the Cherry Valley Country Club in Princeton.
Guests adorned with masks and casino chips filled the Mercer Oaks Clubhouse to celebrate Enable at its 30th anniversary gala.
Princeton Symphony Orchestra celebrated its annual gala on April 13 at Jasna Polana.
The Princeton YMCA celebrated its Centennial Awards with an evening of food and good conversation in the Y’s gymnasium on October 25.
Arm In Arm, the Trenton-based nonprofit organization, raised more than $90,000 at its annual fall benefit in Princeton.
There’s still a month to go before this year’s Princeton Festival gets underway with its eclectic combination of opera, musical theater, and chamber music, and jazz.
Mid-century Cuban style was on full display as McCarter Theater Center hosted its 40th gala benefit, supporting its ongoing artistic and educational missions in Princeton and around the region. This year’s gala, A Night in Old Havana, featured a special performance by the Jazz at Lincoln Cen…
When Taneshia Nash Laird was hired to replace outgoing executive director Jeff Nathanson, the Arts Council board noted that she brought “a unique blend of arts, economic development, and marketing expertise” that would “deepen our outreach to the greater Princeton community.” The welcoming r…
There were no Clinton or Trump signs at the Princeton YMCA’s Centennial Awards. Just ubiquitous buttons reading “Zoe for President.” Mind you, Zoe isn’t on any ballot; she’s not even a real person: she is the Y’s every-toddler, the future leaders in every community who need support to reach …
McCarter Theater’s May 7 gala was marked with style, music, and tribute. The theme, Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball, marked the 50th anniversary of the celebrity novelist’s famous 1966 ball – an event that defined 1960s elegance, and edginess. Some of the 380 McCarter dinner guests enli…
If the 200-plus guests at the April 9 Princeton Symphony Orchestra gala didn’t arrive with rhythm, they got some soon enough at the sold out event at Jasna Polana. The theme was Gershwin in Paris, and the revelers were treated to the sights and sounds of jazz-age Paris. Patrons sipped cockt…
‘Sublime and beautiful” described both the setting and the theme for the Princeton University Art Museum’s annual gala, which this year coincided with the winter exhibition “Pastures Green and Dark Satanic Mills: The British Passion for Landscape.” The exhibit, on view through April 24, feat…
Editor’s Note: For the full photo spread of the December 2 gala, see page 39 of the U.S. 1 December 9 print edition. Photos by Mark Czajkowski. The Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Leadership Awards Gala is as old as the chamber itself, dating back to 1960. But in rec…
Artists and arts lovers were out in style at a most artful setting for the annual “Dining by Design” gala for the Arts Council of Princeton. The venue was Grounds For Sculpture and the program included wearable paper fashion created by students in the ArtsExchange/Homefront program, inspired…
Editor’s Note: See full picture spread on p. 31 of the May 13, 2015, issue of U.S. 1 Newspaper. Morven Museum & Garden in Princeton stepped out in style with its annual Morven in May preview party on Friday, May 1. The $125 a head Max Hansen-catered event was the official opening of a we…
Fine art, fine wine, and fine food took center stage for the Arts Council of Princeton’s Pinot to Picasso ~ Vintage 2015 fundraiser on Saturday, April 18. The event supports the Arts Council’s Anne Reeves Fund, which benefits community arts initiatives and the artist-in-residence program. Th…
Editor’s Note: Full picture spread on page 32 of U.S. 1 Newspaper. It was billed as “A Night in Old Vienna” but it was also an elegant success. The Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s sold-out gala attracted more than 200 gracefully attired guests to the grand mansion at Jasna Polana. The reveler…
Editor’s note: See p. 32 of the April 1, 2015, print issue of U.S. 1 for the full picture spread. March 21 was a big night for two area nonprofits that underwrite performances in very different venues. The American Repertory Ballet marked its 30th year with a gala performance and reception a…
Editor’s Note: To see all 23 party crash pictures, check out pages 22 and 23 on the online PDF version. Better yet grab a print copy. Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler! Yes, the good times did roll for about 200 guests on Saturday, February 28, at Greenacres Country Club in Lawrenceville, with en…
Celebrating its 40th anniversary, Eden Autism Services embraced a ruby theme for its annual gala, “A Ruby in Winter — Reflections of a Rich Life.” The luxuries were more than reflections. Guests passed by several exotic cars as they entered the recently renovated Hyatt Regency, and then spen…
McCarter Theater Center’s Saturday, May 17, Gala Benefit brought together more than 500 area supporters to help the two-time Tony Award-winning regional theater company and performing arts venue reach its end-of-year financial goals and ensure the ongoing vitality of this important cultural,…
Marking what orchestra president David Tierno rightfully called one of its most creative years, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra — under the music direction of Rossen Milanov — turned its annual gala at the Bedens Brook Club into a well-deserved jazz celebration. “A Jazz Night Cap” mixed Pri…
Princeton Senior Resource Center Benefit Gala Saturday, November 23 | Stuart Country Day School Photos: Mark Czajkowski Reporting: Cara McCollum Given all the news out of Washington, a little humor goes a long way, especially when it comes direct from D.C., in the form of the Capitol Steps s…
Big Brothers Big Sisters held the kick-off event for its 40th Anniversary Gala on Thursday, June 20, at the Salt Creek Grille. The gala will take place on Friday, October 25, at the Hyatt Regency Princeton. Gala co-chairs Hal English and Scott Kent announced October’s honorees at the event. …
The MIDJersey Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner on Wednesday, April 17, at the Hyatt Regency Princeton. More than 450 attended the event, which celebrated the chamber’s hall of fame honorees and as well as the chamber’s rebranding from the Mercer County Chamber to the MIDJersey Cham…
CASA for Children of Mercer and Burlington Counties held what was obviously a swinging fundraising event on Saturday, March 16, to benefit abused and neglected children in the foster care system in Mercer County. The event, held at Greenacres Country Club in Lawrenceville, featured the 17-pi…
After years on and off the court, Dave Haggerty’s love for tennis grew into more than a passion, but also a career and a new lifestyle. On Saturday, March 2, Haggerty was honored at the New Jersey Tennis and Learning of Trenton’s (NJTLT) 20th anniversary gala for his upcoming presidency of t…
Sunday, January 6 A Benefit for Housing Initiatives of Princeton, At the Edgehill Street Home of William & Joanna Storrar Is that a look of displeasure from our host for the Downton Abbey Season III premier party? Is there a problem with our tie? Or is there a problem in the kitchen and …
As everyone oohed and ahhed over the ornaments, each tree in the Festival of Trees seemed more beautiful than the last. Morven Museum and Garden hosted the Princeton Regional Chamber’s “business after business” party on Thursday, December 6. The 250-year-old building, home to one of the sign…
Ominous weather forecasts notwithstanding, supporters of Boheme Opera NJ turned out in force for a gala fundraiser that kicked off the company’s 24th season. After strolling by the cannon marking the entry to Princeton University’s Cannon Dial Elm eating club, gala celebrants were treated to…
Habitat for Humanity of Trenton celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Nassau Club on Saturday, September 29, by honoring its retiring founder, David H. McAlpin, and staying true to night’s theme of “Continuing the Dream” by inaugurating three McAlpin awards. The recipients were HFH Trenton …
Getting people to eat good — as in healthy — food is usually a good deed in itself. On Thursday evening, August 9, at Terhune Orchards it was also for a good cause — raising awareness for the sustainable, farm-to-table movement and funds for Sustainable Jersey, the certification program that…
The D&R Greenway had reason to celebrate at its May 18 fundraiser. The Rosedale Road-based open space preservation group has earned accredited status — the highest level of distinction — from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance. Acco…
On the same stage where she made her acting debut 40-some years ago as a mouse in “The Nutcracker,” Bebe Neuwirth made another entrance last Saturday, this time taking the stage as the headliner of McCarter’s annual gala. With Scott Cady on grand piano, Neuwirth captured the crowd with her s…
We didn’t find anyone decked out in black tie or little black party dress at Communiversity, but we still felt it was a pretty good party. With cars banned from Nassau and Witherspoon streets, and hundreds of food vendors, businesses, university groups, arts organizations, and community grou…
Community colleges are supposed to open doors to higher education for all sorts of people, and the annual student scholarship fundraiser for Mercer County Community College underscored that fact. With the tones of a jazz combo (consisting of Mercer students, naturally) drifting through the W…
They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend. Well, if you were among the 376 guests attending the Diamond Jubilee of the Jewish Family and Children’s Service, you would have had a chance to feast your eyes on plenty of bling at the table of Judith Ripka jewelry, part of the event’s silent auc…
The party crashers are pooped. We hit two parties on Saturday night: Young Audiences of New Jersey and the Diamond Jubilee of Jewish Family & Children’s Service at the Westin (see this space next week).
I love the Princeton University Art Museum gala, not only because the guest list represents a veritable Who’s Who of Princeton’s social register — people who actually know how to dress when the invitation says “black tie,” but because I always come away with interesting little didja-knows ab…
"In 2011, NAMI Mercer impacted the lives of 4,000 people and continued to address the issue of stigma surrounding mental illness. Our outreach programs to schools, colleges, companies, and the community spread the word that mental illness is treatable like any illness,” said NAMI Mercer exec…
Morven’s Festival of Trees Preview Party welcomed 175 guests to what has become a must-see Princeton holiday tradition.
They say that behind every great man is a great woman. Bob Hillier doubled that. When Hillier took the podium at the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Leadership Awards Gala on Wednesday, November 30, at Jasna Polana, he announced that it would be his last public appearance as …
Everybody knows we’re all about crashing parties, but truth be told, we rarely technically crash them — the host usually knows we’re coming in advance. But in the case of the Arts Council of Princeton’s 10th anniversary of Dining by Design, a hugely popular annual fundraiser, just for fun we…
Virtually everyone who is anyone in land preservation and who supports land preservation was on hand at the 50th anniversary celebration of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Green Acres program, the oldest program of its kind in the nation.
It’s a big one. 25, that is. Especially for a theater. About 125 guests attended the 25th anniversary gala of Passage Theater, known for producing new works and works that celebrate and dig beneath the layers of diversity of Trenton and beyond.
The apple-shaped pool and poolhouse at Morven were built in 1941, during the period when Robert Wood Johnson lived there (1928 to 1944) and were designed by Alexander P. Morgan, a descendant of the JP Morgan family.
It was an illustrious venue for an illustrious occasion. More than 150 guests gathered at Jasna Polana to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Caliper Corporation, the Princeton-based human resources and talent management firm at 506 Carnegie Center. Many of the guests were illustrious too, man…
