A recap of this weeks adventures:
Tuesday I headed over to open mic night at It's a Grind Coffee House in Plainsboro. I'd be interested to see how long this has been going on, because it doesn't seem to have caught on very much yet. When I got there, an older gentleman was up at the mic reciting poetry and scatting to canned elevator music. As unpleasant as I just made that sound, he was actually quite talented and fun to listen to. When his fifteen minutes were up, that was it for the open mic night section of the evening. The host ended up doing an hour long set to pass the rest of the time and entertain the crowd of 5 of 6 of us. It actually is a cute little space, just not advertised well enough, or could be brand new. As far as the coffee shop, well...I got tea, and there were no vegan desserts, which significantly decreases the chances of me returning. There are plenty more open mic nights around though, I just hope the Scat-Master makes the rounds to the other spots.
The other event I made it out to this week was Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton. It was free to the public on Saturday in remembrance of Sept. 11, 2001, and it was a GORGEOUS day to be outside. This place is amazing! If you live anywhere in the Central New Jersey area and have not been there yet, you are definitely missing out. It is a 35-acre, beautifully landscaped park full of over 240 sculptures, from the abstract to contemporary, to sculptures of animals to, my personal favorite, a man relaxing on the hillside while naked women dance around him.
Okay, it wasn't my favorite, but it is pretty funny!
I spent over two hours walking the grounds, and didn't have nearly enough time to see everything. I never even got to the museum, or the two onsite cafes, or Rat's Restaurant, whose executive chef is featured on this season's "Top Chef" (although that one may have to wait until I'm playing piano on Broadway). I will definitely be going back here, and I don't even mind spending the $8.00 this time to get in. It is well worth it to support such an amazing park filled with phenomenal art.
That wraps it up for the past week. Now, this next week is my first full week back in school, but I won't let that stop me from getting out and seeing what all New Jersey has to offer.
It starts tonight, when I head out to BT Bistro at 7:00 for Trivia Night. Don't worry, I'm not expecting to win.
Tuesday, Sept. 14 is another open mic night, this time at Grover's Mill Coffee House at 7:00pm (FREE).
Friday, Sept. 17 is a Westminster Graduate Accompanying Recital at Bristol Hall Chapel on Rider University's Princeton Campus at 8:30pm (FREE).
Sunday, Sept. 19 is Mixed Signals Improv, a FREE improv comedy show by local TCNJ (The College of NJ) students, in the TCNJ Library at 8:00pm.
Sounds like a good start for the week, I'll be back to let you know how it all goes. Happy Sunday!
Here's a few more pictures from Grounds for Sculpture to leave you with...because it's just that amazing.
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