Events for Thursday May 11, 2023
Screening, "5000 Blankets", Princeton Public Library
When her husband has a breakdown and goes missing, a woman and her young son set out to find him on the streets, sparking a movement of compassion toward those in need and inspiring a city. This film is being shown in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month an annual initiative to raise awareness of the importance of mental health and to end the stigma associated with it. PG-13, 1 hour, 45 minutes.
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Ukulele and Polynesian Dancers, Mercer County Library Lawrence
2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, 609-883-8292. www.mcl.org. Celebrate Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. Listen to Ukulads and Ukuladies Band of New Jersey play traditional songs and enjoy the performance of the Tehani Mid-East and Polynesian Dance troupe. Register.
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Blues for an Alabama Sky, McCarter Theater
May 6 - May 28 In a Depression-era Harlem apartment building, a close-knit group of friends has become a chosen family. New roommates Angel and Guy — a recently fired blues singer and a promising costume designer with Paris in his sights — live across the hall from Delia, a social worker who sparks a relationship with the hardworking doctor Sam. Their lives are upturned when a Southern newcomer Leland arrives and falls hard for Angel, who is torn between a stable life in New York City and an exhilarating overseas adventure with Guy. Angel chooses her path, but the decision leads to devastating consequences that shift the trajectory of everyone’s futures and long-held dreams.
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