Bruce Springsteen Will Guest on New John Mellencamp LP
Billboard reported. I finished the record a week ago today.
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In April, buzz circulated online after a tweet claimed that Springsteen and Mellencamp, a Bloomington, Ind., resident, were spotted at a restaurant together in the city.
Mellencamp didn t elaborate on the LP, which follows 2017 s
Sad Clowns & Hillbillies, during the event. But in mid-February, he teased his 25th record with a minute-long sample of I Always Lie to Strangers, a folky new song featuring acoustic guitar, piano and violin.
At the time, a statement on his website clarified that Mellencamp had already cut 10 tracks and planned to record 17 more. A press release noted that the album is due out later this year, though a release date has yet to be announced.
Sharifa Yasmin sharifayasmin.com
Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation has named Sharifa Yasmin the inaugural recipient of the Barbara Whitman Award.
Established by producer Whitman, the award recognizes a female, trans, or non-binary early-career director who has demonstrated a unique vision in their work with a $10,000 cash prize.
Finalists were directors Ty Defoe, Miranda Haymon, Tara Moses, Aya Ogawa, Tatiana Pandiani, and Mei Ann Teo.
Yasmin said, Being a part of trans and Arab American communities, we are so often told that we donât matterâthat our voices are insignificant. I became a director to change what stories are being told, to uplift voices that are so often silenced, to tell myself and my communities that we are here and we deserve to be heard. This award is life-changing for me in that endeavor, both in the recognition of my labor and in the support that enables me to continue this work. I am profoundly grate
A Passage in Relief ×
Princeton University’s Program in Theater partners with Fordham University, Purchase College, and University of Massachusetts-Amherst to create a virtual theatrical response to Naomi Wallace’ play One Flea Spare. This play, about strangers quarantining together during London’s 17th-Century Great Plague, provoked this wild artistic departure about our own communities’ social iniquities, abuses of power, classism, racism, fake science, and questions about who can afford to survive a plague and the boundaries of gender and the body. The production, devised by the students and led by Princeton faculty member Elena Araoz, will be performed live. FREE; presented livestream.
What’s happening in the Central Jersey area this weekend and beyond (April 23-29)
Updated 11:53 AM;
WHAT’S GOING ON?
Here is a small sample of area happenings some in-person, others online you may want to check out in the coming days.
The Street Beat Brass Band will perform a free outdoor concert in partnership with McCarter Theatre, 6 p.m. April 25, on the Palmer Square Green, Palmer Square off Nassau Street in Princeton.palmersquare.com
Art/Museums
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TRENTON “Greyscale Economics,” in-person and virtual exhibit reception for show of imagery and data about the nontraditional economy with artist Brass Rabbit and the Greyscale Economics Project,, 4-8 p.m., The Gallery at the James Kerney Campus, Mercer County Community College, Trenton Hall Annex, 137 N. Broad St. Registration required for in-person attendance. jkcgallery.online, 609-610-3425.
Common calendar, Packet papers, April 16
Common calendar, Packet papers, April 16
Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick has launched the Substance Abuse and Addiction Loss Support Group for families who are coping with loss due to addiction.
The free and confidential support group meets virtually on the second Thursday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m.
Inspired by Saint Peter’s Opioid Task Force, the Substance Abuse and Addiction Loss Support Group is for families and close loved ones of people who have passed away from addiction.
The support group is open to everyone in New Jersey and serves as a safe space for families to discuss their grief.