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Bits & Pieces Edward T. Cone Concert Series Friday, December 2, and Saturday, December 3, 8:00 p.m., Wolfensohn Hall Renowned jazz pianists Uri Caine and Mario Laginha will reinterpret baroque forms, including canon and fugue, at the border of composition and improvisation. A concert talk will take place in the hall following the Friday performance and at 6:30 p.m. prior to Saturday’s performance. Please visit www.ias.edu/special/air/music to register for tickets. Crossroads Craft Fair Sunday, December 4, 2:00 p.m., Crossroads Nursery School Crossroads Nursery School will hold its annual craft fair, which will include children’s games, face- painting, and a variety of crafts and edibles for sale, as well as an Eng- lish afternoon tea. Money raised will be used for scholarships so that children from all backgrounds can attend the school. Public Lecture Wednesday, December 7, 4:30 p.m., Wolfensohn Hall Stanislas Leibler, Professor in the School of Natural Sciences, will give a public lecture, “Survival in the Face of the Unknown: Les- sons from Bacteria.” A Night at Harry’s Saturday, December 10, 8:00 p.m.–midnight, Harry’s Bar Enjoy a night of jazz. Bar snacks pro- vided; all drinks require purchase with an Institute ID card. No reservation is re- quired. Jewelry/Beading Classes Jewelry designer Sonia Hofer is offering three beading classes from 9:30 a.m.–noon on Wednesday, December 7, 14, and 21 in the Activities Center. The first class will be crafting lariats (beaded rope necklaces). There is no fee for the classes but partici- pants are required to purchase their own supplies. For further information, please contact Linda Cooper at [email protected] or 734-8259. Midwinter Party An annual tradition, the Institute’s Midwin- ter Party will be Saturday, February 26, from 8:00 p.m.–midnight in Simons Hall. Invitations for the evening of dinner and dancing will be sent in January. There will be no fee for this event, but reservations will be required. Founded in 1974, the Association of Members of the Institute for Advanced Study (AMIAS) is the organization of scholars and researchers who are current or former Members of or Visitors to the Institute. Its central purpose is to support the mission of the Institute and to continue for future generations the opportunities for independent, undistracted scholarship that AMIAS members have experienced. TIMES at THE INSTITUTE December 2011 Volume 8, Issue 4 Times at the Institute is published by the Association of Members of the Institute for Advanced Study (AMIAS) Editorial Board: Linda Cooper, Brig Gebert, Helen Goddard, Kelly Devine Thomas Layout and design: Brig Gebert Photos: Kate Ablutz, Linda Cooper, Helen Goddard, Vladimir Voevodsky Einstein Drive, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540 Please contact Linda Cooper with questions about AMIAS Activities at (609) 734-8259 or [email protected] . See also the AMIAS website at www.ias.edu/about/amias for information about AMIAS activities and to read past issues of Times at the Institute. Please send comments or contributions for this publication to [email protected] . INSTITUTE for ADVANCED STUDY Children from Crossroads Nursery School will deco- rate the tree in the Fuld Hall Common Room with their handmade decorations at 10 :00 a.m. on Thursday, December 8. Please drop by to admire their decora- tions and listen to them sing songs that they have learned for the season. WeCar, a car-sharing program, is now being offered to the Insti- tute community. The nearest car pickup location is the Princeton University Graduate College. Currently, there is a one-time $10 application fee with rates for a Prius of $6 per hour or $48 per day with up to 200 miles included in the fee. Rates are subject to change. To apply, link to www.ias.edu/campus/as/transportation/car-rental and click on enrollment. TIMES at THE INSTITUTE I N S T I T U T E for A D V A N C E D S T U D Y Volume 8, Issue 4 December 2011 Helen Goddard writes: The annual mince pie party held for Members and Faculty in the Fuld Hall Common Room in December started six years ago, in 2005. Eating these little pies filled with raisins, apples, and spices, and now accompa- nied by a glass of mulled wine, is an English tradition dating back to the Middle Ages. Liv- ing in the U.S. we found that we missed this custom, so we set about making the pies here. If you want to see the recipe, it is printed in the December 2006 edition of TatI, and if you want a little more history look at the December 2005 issue, available both on the website and also in the Activities Center. We now have a merry band of four regular helpers who come up to Olden Farm the day before and roll up their sleeves for a day of making pastry, rolling it out, cut- ting it into shapes, filling it with mincemeat (which contains no meat!), sealing the lids, and then baking it in the oven, pro- ducing some 500 small pies. There is a great feeling of satis- faction at the end of the day when the job is done, to be fol- lowed the next day by meeting old friends and new in the deco- rated Common Room, a fire blazing and a glass of warm wine in hand. Oh! I forgot to mention the brandy butter, an optional but well-advised extra that is added to the little pie as you eat it. Happy Holidays! From Olden Farm...with love! Mulled Wine and Mince Pies Peddler’s Village Helen Goddard writes: What is Peddler’s Village? The website www.peddlersvillage.com will give you all the information you need: a forty-two-acre site with some seventy shops arranged in an attractive open-air purpose-built “village” located on Route 202, about ten minutes west of New Hope. Whether you take Interstate 95 and then the River Road along the Delaware River or wind through the New Jersey countryside and vil- lages, it is a pretty drive. From Route 202, take a right turn onto Street Road to get to Peddler’s Village and then park very soon in the large free car park on your right. I was most surprised to find that I, a hesitant and reluctant shopper, made four purchases when I was there and have not yet regretted any of them. The shops are mostly small and rather quirky, but they have unusual items and several are pretty good value. There are a number of places to eat, both sitting down inside and also from stalls. Giggleberry Fair has a huge appeal for young children, and includes an obstacle course on three levels, accessible to adults, plus a restored carousel from 1922 and a game room. There are frequent festivals and events, the current one being an array of gingerbread houses on display until January 7. Be warned, events that take place on just one or two days are very crowded so either avoid them or try to go early. The site was once a country estate where the late Earl Jamison lived with his family. He con- ceived the idea of creating a mecca for shoppers and day-trippers and, as the grandfather of fif- teen children, he included the good wholesome fun of Giggleberry Fair. Children’s Holiday Party Linda Geraci writes: The Give and Take Jugglers will be the entertain- ment at the Children’s Holiday Party on Tuesday, December 13, at 5:00 p.m. in Simons Hall. Children of all ages will enjoy the juggling, comedy, and especially the audience involvement. Snacks will be provided. Reservations are requested by emailing [email protected] . A gingerbread house on display at Peddler’s Village
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Bits & Pieces Edward T. Cone Concert Series Friday, December 2, and Saturday, December 3, 8:00 p.m., Wolfensohn Hall Renowned jazz pianists Uri Caine and Mario Laginha will reinterpret baroque forms, including canon and fugue, at the border of composition and improvisation. A concert talk will take place in the hall following the Friday performance and at 6:30 p.m. prior to Saturday’s performance. Please visit www.ias.edu/special/air/music to register for tickets. Crossroads Craft Fair Sunday, December 4, 2:00 p.m., Crossroads Nursery School
Crossroads Nursery School will hold its annual craft fair, which will include children’s games, face-painting, and a variety of crafts and edibles for sale, as well as an Eng-
lish afternoon tea. Money raised will be used for scholarships so that children from all backgrounds can attend the school. Public Lecture Wednesday, December 7, 4:30 p.m., Wolfensohn Hall Stanislas Leibler, Professor in the School of Natural Sciences, will give a public lecture, “Survival in the Face of the Unknown: Les-sons from Bacteria.”
A Night at Harry’s Saturday, December 10, 8:00 p.m.–midnight, Harry’s Bar Enjoy a night of jazz. Bar snacks pro-vided; all drinks require purchase with
an Institute ID card. No reservation is re-quired. Jewelry/Beading Classes Jewelry designer Sonia Hofer is offering three beading classes from 9:30 a.m.–noon on Wednesday, December 7, 14, and 21 in the Activities Center. The first class will be crafting lariats (beaded rope necklaces). There is no fee for the classes but partici-pants are required to purchase their own supplies. For further information, please contact Linda Cooper at [email protected] or 734-8259. Midwinter Party An annual tradition, the Institute’s Midwin-ter Party will be Saturday, February 26, from 8:00 p.m.–midnight in Simons Hall. Invitations for the evening of dinner and dancing will be sent in January. There will be no fee for this event, but reservations will be required.
Founded in 1974, the Association of Members of the Institute for Advanced Study (AMIAS) is the organization of scholars and researchers who are current or former Members of or Visitors to the Institute. Its central purpose is to support the mission of the Institute and to continue for future generations the opportunities for independent, undistracted scholarship that AMIAS members have experienced.
TIMES at THE INSTITUTE December 2011 Volume 8, Issue 4
Times at the Institute is published by the Association of Members of the Institute for Advanced Study (AMIAS)
Editorial Board:
Linda Cooper, Brig Gebert, Helen Goddard, Kelly Devine Thomas
Layout and design: Brig Gebert
Photos:
Kate Ablutz, Linda Cooper, Helen Goddard, Vladimir Voevodsky
Einstein Drive, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540
Please contact Linda Cooper with questions about AMIAS Activities at (609) 734-8259 or [email protected].
See also the AMIAS website at www.ias.edu/about/amias for information about AMIAS activities and to read past issues of Times at the Institute.
Please send comments or contributions for this publication to [email protected].
INSTITUTE for ADVANCED STUDY
Children from Crossroads Nursery School will deco-rate the tree in the Fuld Hall Common Room with their handmade decorations at 10 :00 a.m. on Thursday, December 8. Please drop by to admire their decora-tions and listen to them sing songs that they have learned for the season.
WeCar, a car-sharing program, is now being offered to the Insti-tute community. The nearest car pickup location is the Princeton University Graduate College. Currently, there is a one-time $10
application fee with rates for a Prius of $6 per hour or $48 per day with up to 200 miles included in the fee. Rates are subject to change. To apply, link to www.ias.edu/campus/as/transportation/car-rental and click on enrollment.
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December 2011 Helen Goddard writes:
The annual mince pie party held for Members and Faculty in the Fuld Hall Common Room in December started six years ago, in 2005. Eating these little pies filled with raisins, apples, and spices, and now accompa-nied by a glass of mulled wine, is an English tradition dating back to the Middle Ages. Liv-ing in the U.S. we found that we missed this custom, so we set about making the pies here. If you want to see the recipe, it is printed in the December 2006 edition of TatI, and if you want a little more history look at the December 2005 issue, available both on the website and also in the Activities Center. We now
have a merry band of four regular helpers who come up to Olden Farm the day before and roll up their sleeves for a day of making pastry, rolling it out, cut-ting it into shapes, filling it with mincemeat (which contains no meat!), sealing the lids, and then baking it in the oven, pro-ducing some 500 small pies. There is a great feeling of satis-faction at the end of the day when the job is done, to be fol-lowed the next day by meeting old friends and new in the deco-
rated Common Room, a fire blazing and a glass of warm wine in hand. Oh! I forgot to mention the brandy butter, an optional but well-advised extra that is added to the little pie as you eat it. Happy Holidays!
From Olden Farm...with love!
Mulled Wine and Mince Pies
Peddler’s Village Helen Goddard writes:
What is Peddler’s Village? The website www.peddlersvillage.com will give you all the information you need: a forty-two-acre site with some seventy shops arranged in an attractive open-air purpose-built “village” located on Route 202, about ten minutes west of New Hope. Whether you take Interstate 95 and then the River Road along the Delaware River or wind through the New Jersey countryside and vil-lages, it is a pretty drive. From Route 202, take
a right turn onto Street Road to get to Peddler’s Village and then park very soon in the large free car park on your right.
I was most surprised to find that I, a hesitant and reluctant shopper, made four purchases when I was there and have not yet regretted any of them. The shops are mostly small and rather quirky, but they have unusual items and several are pretty good value. There are a number of places to eat, both sitting down inside and also from stalls. Giggleberry Fair has a huge appeal for young children, and includes an obstacle course on three levels, accessible to adults, plus a restored carousel from 1922 and a game room.
There are frequent festivals and events, the current one being an array of gingerbread houses on display until January 7. Be warned, events that take place on just one or two days are very crowded so either avoid them or try to go early.
The site was once a country estate where the late Earl Jamison lived with his family. He con-ceived the idea of creating a mecca for shoppers and day-trippers and, as the grandfather of fif-teen children, he included the good wholesome fun of Giggleberry Fair.
Children’s Holiday Party Linda Geraci writes: The Give and Take Jugglers will be the entertain-ment at the Children’s Holiday Party on Tuesday, December 13, at 5:00 p.m. in Simons Hall. Children of all ages will enjoy the juggling, comedy, and especially the audience involvement. Snacks will be provided. Reservations are requested by emailing [email protected].
A gingerbread house on display at Peddler’s Village
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Brig Gebert writes: This is just a small selection of all the
activities offered in this festive season in our area. Please make sure to visit the web-sites listed below for more dates and com-plete details. A Longwood Gardens Christmas Beginning Thursday, November 24 https://tickets.longwoodgardens.org/
This year, a favorite holiday tradition is even sweeter as Longwood is trans-formed into a ginger-bread fantasy featur-ing fanciful and imaginative displays throughout the Gar-dens. Reserve tickets online ahead of time—tickets are
available by advance sale only.
Holiday Open House, Drumthwacket Beginning Wednesday, November 30, 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. www.drumthwacket.org
The official residence of the Governor of New Jersey, decorated for the holidays by garden clubs throughout the state, hosts open houses Wednesdays and Sundays through December 14. Prior registration is required—and a $5 donation is encouraged.
Festival of Trees, Morven Museum Beginning Wednesday, November 30 www.historicmorven.org
The Morven galleries are adorned for the holidays by area businesses and garden clubs. Through January 8.
Grounds For Sculpture, Extended Hours Beginning Friday, December 2 www.groundsforsculpture.org
Park hours will be extended on Fridays and Saturdays to 9:00 p.m. so that you can experience the wonderland of lights. Each weekend there are loads of events at the park. Sauce for the Goose Holiday Sale Opening Party Friday, December 2, 4:00 p.m. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org
Do some holiday shopping at the open-ing party for the Arts Council of Princeton’s annual “Sauce for the Goose” holiday sale.
The sale will run through December 22 and will showcase regional artists, artisans, and crafters. The sale features a mix of fine art and functional crafts, including paintings, drawings, functional and decorative ceram-ics, and more.
Christmas on the Farm, Howell Living History Farm Saturday, December 3, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. www.howellfarm.org
Christmas on the Farm is a nice outdoor activity and history lesson for the whole family. St. Nick’s sleigh arrives at noon. Gift baskets, sleigh bells, wreaths, and hand-made gifts and ornaments will be available. The farm is closed for the rest of December. Holiday Concerts, Westminster Choir College, Rider University Friday, December 2, and Saturday, December 3, 8:00 p.m. www.rider.edu/wcc/events/westminster-opera-theater-die-zauberfl-te-magic-flute
Enjoy Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) in German with English surti-tles in a performance by Westminster Opera Theater at the PRS Performing Arts Center at Princeton High School. Saturday, December 3, 7:30 p.m. www.rider.edu/wcc/events/university-chorale-and-choir-holiday-concert
Enjoy an evening of new works and seasonal favorites, includ-ing selections from Georg Frie-drich Händel’s beloved ora-torio Messiah, at the Gill Me-
morial Chapel of Rider University in Law-renceville. A Christmas Carol, McCarter Theatre Beginning Sunday, December 4, 5:30 p.m. www.mccarter.org
Celebrate the season with Charles Dickens’s classic holiday tale, A Christmas Carol. Join Ebenezer Scrooge on a magical journey and experience the peace and goodwill of the season. Through December 24.
McCarter Theatre offers other exciting pro-grams during the month of December as well.
Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Holiday POPS! Saturday, December 17, 4:00 p.m. www.princetonsymphony.org
Listen to works by Mendelssohn, Blake, and Tyzik and join the annual carol sing-along at Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday POPS! concert in Richardson Audi-torium. Tickets are $38 for adults and $22 for students. Palmer Square Chanukah Celebration Tuesday, December 20, 5:00 p.m. www.palmersquare.com
The annual lighting of the Menorah in front of Mediterra Restaurant will be accompanied by live musical entertainment. Rain or shine. PHS Choir & Orchestra Winter Concert Thursday, December 22, 7:30 p.m. http://phs.prs.k12.nj.us/calendar.html
Join Princeton High School students, their families, and alumni for this free con-cert in the Princeton University Chapel. Christmas Crossing Reenactment Sunday, December 25, 1:00 p.m. www.ushistory.org/WashingtonCrossing/reenactment/index.htm
The annual memorial recreation of George Washington’s crossing of the Dela-ware River is a great outing for the entire family. Come and reflect on the historic activities of 1776 and witness this com-memorative event.
Holiday Activities
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Reservations are
required for dinners, concerts, and trips.
Thank you!
Dates and times are current as of publication date.
1 2 Hatha Yoga, 12:00 p.m., DR Dinner, SH AiR Concert, 8:00 p.m., WH
3 AiR Concert, 8:00 p.m., WH
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Crossroads Craft Fair, 2:00 p.m., CNS
5 English Conversa-tion, 10:00 a.m., OL Movie Mondays, 7:00 p.m., DR
6 Pottery Class, 9:30 a.m., AC
7 Jewelry Class, 9:30 a.m., AC Public Lecture, 4:30 p.m., WH Dinner, SH
8 Crossroads Tree Decorating, 10:00 a.m., CR
9 Hatha Yoga, 12:00 p.m., DR Fun Fridays, 4:00 p.m., AC Dinner, SH Film Series, 8:00 p.m., WH
10 A Night at Harry’s, 8:00 p.m., HB
11 12 English Conversa-tion, 10:00 a.m., OL
13 Pottery Class, 9:30 a.m., AC Children’s Holiday Party, 5:00 p.m., SH
14 Jewelry Class, 9:30 a.m., AC Buffet Dinner, SH
15 Mulled Wine and Mince Pie Recep-tion, 5:30 p.m., CR
16 Holiday Buffet, SH
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No Lunch; Simons Hall Closed
20 Pottery Class, 9:30 a.m., AC
21 Jewelry Class, 9:30 a.m., AC No Dinner
22 No Lunch; Simons Hall Closed
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AC: Activities Center; BH: Bloomberg Hall; CNS: Crossroads Nursery School; CR: Common Room; DR: Dilworth Room; HB: Harry’s Bar –upper level of Simons Hall; HC: Housing Complex; MH: Marquand House; OL: 97 Olden Lane; SH: Simons Hall; TC: Tennis Courts; WH: Wolfensohn Hall; WLH: West Building Lecture Hall; WLR: White-Levy Room.
D e c e m b e r 2 0 11 More information about the AMIAS activities listed in this calendar may be found at www.ias.edu/about/amias/activities.
Winter Holiday
Institute Offices and Simons Hall Closed
Winter Holiday
Institute Offices and Simons Hall Closed (reopen January 2)
