September
2002
DOWNTOWN
NEWS BITS
Cadwalader
Heights joins house tour circuit
Eight of Trenton's most stately homes will be open to the public,
rain or shine, Saturday, September 14, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
for a self-guided walking tour of the city's historic Cadwalader
Heights neighborhood. This year's tour is the 12th annual tour
and is sponsored by the Cadwalader Heights Civic Association.
Participants can view homes of various architectural styles including
Georgian and Colonial Revivial, Tudor and Victorian in a neighborhood
that overlooks historic Cadwalader Park.
The park and the surrounding Cadwalader Heights neighborhood were
designed and laid out at the turn of the last century by famed
designer/planner Frederick Law Olmstead, who was responsible for
many of America's grand parks and gardens. Located in the heart
of Cadwalader Park is Ellarslie, the Museum of the City of Trenton.
Ellarslie will be open to the public during the house tour.
In addition to featuring the interiors of neighborhood homes,
the tour will also highlight gardens, backyards and outdoor living
spaces.
Tour-goers will have the opportunity to see a backyard that has
been transformed into an oasis that includes a grapevine covered
dining area, a spectacular koi pond and various rock gardens as
well as other beautifully landscaped yards and outdoor living
spaces.
Featured homes on this year's tour include two colonial homes
on the bluff overlooking Cadwalader Park; a tudor-style home which
is currently undergoing a massive restoration; a stone"castle";
a 7,500 square foot stone manor house and a federal style colonial
with an extensive collection of period antiques. As with past
tours, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to a local charity.
This year's choice is the West Ward Advisory Board, with the funds
to be designated for their summer camp fund. Additional proceeds
from the tour will be used to fund neighborhood restoration projects.
Recently, with the help of the City of Trenton, and proceeds from
previous hour tours, the Cadwalder Heights Civic Association was
able to purchase and install replica antique period street signs.
Tickets are priced at $15 per person and can be purchased the
day of the tour, beginning at 11:45 a.m. at the Cadwalader Asbury
Methodist Church, located at 900 Stuyvesant Avenue. Further information
can be obtained by calling 609-393-4501.
Old rock doesn't sound as good, so classic rock comes to Arena
Foreigner, a band that is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary,
will headline a night of classic rock at Sovereign Bank Arena
on Thursday, September 26. Joining them for the concert will be
.38 Special and Molly Hatchet.
Foreigner's hits include "I Want to Know What Love Is"
and "Waiting for a Girl Like You." Founding members
Mick Jones, Lou Gramm, Bruce Turgon, Jeff Jacobs and Tom Gimbel
remain with the band, which has sold more than 60 million albums
worldwide.
.38 Special's legacy is as a band that broke the Southern Rock
mold and became a bona fide classic rock band. Songs like "Caught
Up in You" and "Hold On Loosely" earned the band
gold and platinum albums, Top 10 Hits and numerous sold-out stadium
tours.
Molly Hatchet released their platinum-selling, self-titled debut
album in 1978. They are best known for their hits "Gator
Country," "Flirtin With Disaster," and "Beatin
the Odds."
Tickets are $25, $30 and $35; limited VIP tickets are $50. Tickets
are available at the Sovereign Bank Arena box office, all Ticketmaster
locations, by phone at 609-520-8383, or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
For more information call 609-656-3399.
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