Trenton Downtown Association

FREE EVENT. Marc Mappen, recently retired director of the New Jersey Historical Commission, will discuss his new book and New Jersey history in general.
Classics Used and Rare Books. 117 S. Warren, Trenton. Book_cellar@mindspring.com. 609-394-8400.

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Trenton's for the Foodies
Friday, September 10

Trenton Sampler
6-9 PM. Trenton Marriott Parking Garage Plaza, Warren & Lafayette.
Sample the best of downtown restaurants and vote for your favorite. Tickets are $5. Tickets include food sampling and a shot at a $50 gift certificate to the winning restaurant. Proceeds will be distributed among participating restaurants. The sampler will also serve as a kick-off for the city's first Restaurant Week from Sept. 19-25.

Made In Metal Opening Reception
6-9 PM. Artworks, 19 Everett Alley
Music by Wilbo. Light refreshments will be served.
Juried exhibit will showcase art made in metal, and highlight metal’s unique role in the fine arts by showcasing artistic, decorative, and utilitarian objects.

Bittersweet Duo at the Trenton Marriott.
6-9 PM. Trenton Marriott, 1 W. Lafayette St.

Messy Klosets' End of Summer Sale
Join us 2nd Friday for our BIGGEST summer sale! 30% off any reg price item and handbags. 60% off sale items. 101 S. Warren St.

Classics Foodie Scrabble & Sale
40% off cookbooks in celebration of Restaurant Week. Also, win prizes for playing the following culinary terms in Scrabble: chef, saute, taste, kitchen, restaurant, deli, cafe, dining, waiter and dessert. Scrabble's from 7 PM to midnight.

Ghandi's Poetry Spot
7:30 PM. Cafe International, 241 E. Front St. $8 at the door. $5 to perform. $15 for the show and dinner. BYOB.

Enjoy Free admission to the New Jersey State Museum, Free Planetarium shows all afternoon, and free performances in the Auditorium!

One World, One Sky: 1 PM; 40 minutes; Ages: 3-6 with adult; FREE! Big Bird's adventure begins on Sesame Street when Elmo's friend, Hu Hu Zhu, visits from China. Big Bird, Elmo and Hu Hu Zhu take viewers on an exciting discovery of the sun, moon and stars.

Enjoy Free admission to the New Jersey State Museum, Free Planetarium shows all afternoon, and free performances in the Auditorium!

STARS: 2 & 4 PM; 40 minutes; General Audiences; FREE! Journey through the furthest reaches of the galaxy and experience the awesome beauty and destructive power of Stars!

Mark Lohr: Hooked on Books
Presented with Young Audiences New Jersey

1:00 & 2:30 PM; 60 minutes; Auditorium; FREE!

Mild-mannered Mr. Jones sits down one day to enjoy an afternoon television program. He is interrupted by a public service announcement that makes him aware of the epic battle between TV and reading. He learns how reading is an exciting way to gain new skills, see new places, meet new people and experience more channels than any TV can! Join the fun with master comic Mark Lohr.

September 18,and 25 also on Oct. 2. Ruth Tiejen Councell, an artist and illustrator specializing in botanical art, will be leading a series of watercolor classes in the Trent-era garden at the 1719 William Trent House Museum. The class will be held on four Saturdays in May of 2010. Each session will offer an indoor lesson and then students will be able to explore the garden and choose their own corner to apply techniques learned. Lesson topics will include drawing, washes and glazes, color theory, composition, and more. The class is open to all levels of experience. The class is limited to the first ten registrants. There is a forty dollar registration fee and a list of supplies will be provided upon receipt of registration.

Children of all ages will be able to try their hand at a variety of colonial toys and games, including nine pin bowling, Jacob's ladders, hoops and sticks and much more!

FREE EVENT. Join motivational speaker, Yolanda Robinson
The Classics Event Series is funded by The Princeton Area Community Foundation and The Friends of Classics Booster Club.

Book_cellar@mindspring.com. 609-394-8400.

If your birthday is in September join us for a free appetizer.

Paint your own delftware ware tile to take home, just like in the Trent House!
This program is FREE. Please bring a non perishable food item to share with the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen

FREE EVENT. Join award-winning San Francisco poet Eileen Malone will read from her new book of poetry, I Should Have Given Them Water, and will give a Q&A session after her reading which will focus on honing and presenting your work for award submission.

Book_cellar@mindspring.com. 609-394-8400.