1 to 4:30 pm Saturday, April 14 1:30 to 4:30 pm Sunday, April 15 for ...

4:00 pm – 4:20 pm : Millstone River Morris Team
Millstone River performs a boisterous form of English traditional folk dance with sticks, handkerchiefs
and bells to live music called Cotswold Morris Dancing. Dancing in the greater Princeton area since
1983, Millstone can be seen at a variety of seasonal events, but
especially May Day dawn at the (site of the) Mercer Oak on Princeton
Battlefield, where all are welcomed to celebrate the coming of Spring. We
are there starting at 5:45 am on May 1, every year! We welcome new
dancers, male and female. Please contact Louise Senior, Team Squire, if
you would like to join our Thursday evening practices
(Louise.senior@verizon.net or call: 609 240 6543).
Possible performance by Gary Edison
Student Performers:
April 14:
Lin Lan – Vocals with guitar
Parth Shah & Julie Koft – Viola duet
Skyler Gonzalez — Vocals
Naina Kamath – Vocals with Piano
Megha Bansal – Dance
Anoushka Parthasarathi, Alisha Gurnani
– Dance
MaryAnn Gaikwad--vocals
Cyndi Davidson – Vocals
April 15:
Aurora Mattern-Arellano with Monika Nandi
– Vocals with piano
Natasha Pande – Piano
Preethi Kamath, Jigar Bavishi, Atul Divakarla,
Kanika Jain, Disha Aya, Monica Sinha,
Shankhir Balaji, Kirtan Patel, Kartik Nair,
Sudarsan Pranatharthikaran, Mitul Patel –
Dance
George Janovsky, Curtis Hasehoff, Brian
Mayer – Vocal and Guitars
Ashley Kramer – Dance
Jordan Isaac – Vocals
Tasneem Maner – Vocals
Aishwarya Limaye, Lakshay Gosain and
Sanjana Matta : vocals with guitar
Special Thanks: DJSargam for providing sound and technical help. Contact him at
732-640-3098 or djsargam@yahoo.com or www.djsargam.com
Friends of the Library for funds to make this program possible. Please consider
joining the Friends. Information to be found at www.sbpl.info
1 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, April 14
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, April 15
for all ages!
DJ services provided by DJSargam: Music for Every Occasion
Bake Sale in the lobby - Proceeds to benefit Friends of Library
Cultural Display in the Children’s Department, Program Room 2 with fun
things for the little ones to see and do.
These will be happening in conjunction with the performances.
This program is organized by the YAC (Youth Advisory Council) and
TSF (Teen Special Forces) groups at the library and
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

Saturday, April 14
Program
1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Jersey Jam Scottish Musicians The Jersey Jam Scottish Musicians, comprised of
local area musicians, playing fiddles, accordion, keyboard & mandolin, will play two sets of traditional
Scottish tunes, including romantic aires, lively marches, dancing strathspeys, and quick-paced reels. These
tunes represent the historical, traditional melodies of Scotland, and are still played today throughout the
country www.njscottishdanceandmusic.org; Email: lsanojackson@gmail.com
1:30 pm —2 pm: Various Student Performers
1:40 pm—1:50 pm: Swaradhika Music School
swaradhika.org Radhika Devrajan . Ph: 732 297 3232
2 pm – 2:30 pm Sowparnika Dance Academy. A unique and premier dance institution
located in central NJ dedicated for the promotion, education and encouragement of Indian
Dance Forms. Classes open for beginners through advanced levels as well as performing
artists for adults and children. Styles taught at the Academy include: Bharathanatyam,
Mohiniyattom, Bollywood Dance, Semi-classical, Folk, and Fusion. For more details, visit:
www.sowparnikadance.com. For new enrollments,
call: 732-501-8647 or E-mail: malini_krishna@yahoo.com.
2:30 pm—3 pm: Various Student Performers
2:30 pm – 2:35: IchiPi! Dance Performance (Laura Kovalcin, Venus Carey, Erica Perez)
2:45 pm – 2:50 pm: CHS Music Club
The Chinese Heritage School of NJ’s student-organized music club meets every week to learn Chinese songs
as well as basic vocal skills. We aim to enhance the Chinese School students’ Chinese education by offering
opportunities to practice Cantonese outside of the normal classroom setting. Taught by experienced high
school students, this club works together to help promote interest in Chinese pop music and spark curiosity
in foreign culture. Email: pheebs789@yahoo.com
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Manjula Mani
Classical Indian Vocal Music. Phone: 732-331-8244
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Hidden Gems.
The slogan of the Hidden Gems is “Sing with Passion, Support a Cause!”
The track-singing group is a member-supported, nonprofit organization that
provides a forum for the personal development of the singing talents of its
25 members. Hidden Gems also provides monetary support to other nonprofit organizations that serve
social causes and strive to make a positive difference in the lives of those who are under-privileged, or
facing hardships due to circumstances beyond their control. Hidden Gems music includes mesmerizing foottapping
melodies from old and new Hindi cinema, a.k.a. Bollywood. The group performs for fundraisers and
parties for all occasions. For more details, visit: www.hidden-gems.com.
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Various Student Performers and
Possible performance by Gary Edison 4:15 . Gary Edison—actor/narrative/voiceover/Arts in
Education. Gary has worked extensively throughout NJ and NY areas in the last 20 years, performing
in various capacities. His schedule wasn’t set, but we are hopeful that he will be performing “Three
Views”; a performance piece based on the poems of Langston Hughes to close the show on Sat or Sun.
Mr. Edison also has programs for children based on Br’er Rabbit among his repertoire. He may be
reached at 908-220-1578.
Sunday, April 15
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: The Central Jersey Scottish Dancers will present a short program of
traditional Scottish country dances. These dances have been enjoyed throughout the country since the
13th century. Unlike the familiar Highland dances, which are usually performed solo, these dances are
enjoyed by couples, typically in sets of 8. Ranging from stately strathspeys to lively reels and whirling
hornpipes, the dancers maintain steady styles of footwork keeping time to the tunes of these melodies.
www.njscottishdanceandmusic.org. Email: lsanojackson@gmail.com
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Various Student Performers
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm: Rhythm-Spec has started its journey to promote the rich heritage and
diversity of Indian music under the stewardship of Dr. Arindam Chakraborty. In our
presentation we showcase different forms of classical, contemporary and fusion music with a
special emphasis on using multiple rhythm-instruments. We offer the audience to experience the
sublime level of creativity through the variety of Indian rhythmic pattern.
Contact: Dr. Arindam Chakraborty. Email: arindam22@gmail.com, Phone; 609-721-1247
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Gayatree Sarma
Gayatree is a singer with a mellifluous voice, who got her training under the guidance of Smt Mandira
Lahiri, an outstanding Indian classical vocalist of Calcutta. She has completed M.Muse (Master of
music) from Bhatkhande Sangit Vidyapith in 2001,under the guidance of Shri Damodar bora. In USA,
she has been performing regularly since 2002 for many Indian organizations and charitable
organizations like ASHA, Helping Hand for Handicapped(HHH) etc. and also in numerous private
functions. Email: gayatree_sarma@hotmail.com
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Rutgers University Liberated Gospel Choir
Rutgers University Liberated Gospel Choir is an entirely student run, non-profit performing arts
organization founded in 1969 on the Livingston College Campus. Today, having grown to
approximately 85 members, the choir has the honor of being one of the oldest and largest non-fraternal
organizations at Rutgers University. Liberated Gospel Choir performs at singing engagements
throughout New Jersey, and also hosts annual concerts and events, with the aim of inspiring and
educating different audiences with gospel music. Our Annual Spring Concert will be held on Sunday
April 22nd at the Busch Campus Center at 7pm.