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April 25, 2009

Stella and Celily

RUFFS FOR REVELS

The Finished Product. Stella models a ruff for The Princeton Festival’s April 25 gala,. An Elizabethan Revel. Stella made a hit as a supporting actress in The Princeton Festival’s “La Bohème” last year. With her is her owner, Cecily Laidman of New Hope, Pa. A group of volunteers gathered on April 9 for a ruff making session for The Princeton Festival’s April 25 gala. Under the tutelage of Marie Miller, costumer, participants assembled Elizabethan ruffs or costumes for guests at An Elizabethan Revel, The Princeton Festival’s gala honoring poet Paul Muldoon for his many contributions to the arts

IT’S NOT TOO LATE

The gala at the Bedens Brook Country Club, Skillman, will take place on April 25 at 6 p.m. It will feature cocktails and dinner, music by the BREVE Renaissance Band, entertainment by magician Bryan Neuber, and music for dance, from waltzes to hip hop, by the Courtney Colletti Band. A highlight of the evening will be an auction of items ranging from a week in Vieques, Puerto Rico, to brunch at Rat’s and a tour of the Grounds for Sculpture. Elizabethan costumes are welcome. All proceeds support the 2009 Princeton Festival.

SOMETHING NEW

A special feature of this year’s gala is greatly reduced prices for dessert and dancing. For $75 per person, guests can arrive at 9.00 p.m. for light refreshments and dancing to live music, the presentation to Paul Muldoon, and the auction. Regular prices for the entire evening, including cocktails and dinner, are available at various levels: $1000, $500, $250. For information and reservations, contact Jean Brown at 215 493 6846 or jeantbrown@msn.com, or visit www.princetonfestival.org.

Stella is also an unofficial mascot for residents of Stonebridge at Skillman, N.J., where Ms. Laidman is Director of Marketing.

The 2009 Princeton Festival

Midsummer Magic, Dreams and Deception: two exciting weeks in June of opera, musical theater, chamber music, jazz, a choral workshop and concert, a piano competition, lectures, and film. The highlight of the Festival is the Benjamin Britten opera Midsummer Night's Dream, described by New York Times chief music critic Anthony Tomassini as "an astonishing masterpiece". Look for our season brochure in the mail now, or check it our online.

Click here for all the details on our 2009 Season