Trenton2Nite
Friday, Oct. 9
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Trenton Review Kick-Off Party. 6 PM. Gallery 125, 125 S. Warren St. Light refreshments will be served. Trenton has always been a leader in arts and letters in New Jersey: Pulitzer-prize winning poets, nationally-recognized photographers, the leaders in graffiti, one of the great clubs in the history of music. The Trenton Review, a new journal from Trenton, turns the spotlight on arts and letters in the city. This journal features Dean Ween talking about City Gardens, poetry by Yusef Komunyakaa, photography by Jon Naar, an interview with Leon Rainbow and an essay on the artistic vision of Passage Theatre.

1st Foreign Film Festival at the Mill Hill Playhouse. 205 E. Front Street. Oct. 9-11. Six films from countries around the world will be screened at the first foreign film festival in Trenton. Presented by the Trenton Film Society. Friday Oct. 9 Features: Three Monkeys - Turkey/France/Italy. Nuri Bilge Ceylan. 2008. 108 min. Turkish w/ English subtitles. After his critically acclaimed mood pieces Distant and Climates, Turkey's leading filmmaker moves in a more plot-driven direction while retaining his mastery of ambiance, nuance and astonishing cinematography. Winner of the Best Director prize at Cannes, Three Monkeys tells a twisty, noirish tale that opens with an ambitious politcian fleeing a hit-and-run accident. Afraid of hurting his election chances, he pays off his chauffer Eyuo to take the rap. The film concerns the effects of this devil's bargain on Eyup's family as simmering tentions and sexual intrigue wreak havoc in a household already haunted by hidden ghosts. In the spirit of Bunuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie and Haneke's Cache, Three Monkeys mounts a caustic crtitiques of the bourgeois family, riddled with hypocrisy yet stubbornly resilient in its seemingly bondless capacity to sidestep guilt and accountability. Cannes Film Fest-Best Director.

A Reception Celebrating the Exhibitions: 71 Fragments of a Dream: Photographs by Maria Lau; Statesmen, Indians, Soldiers, Missionaries and Travelers: The Development of an Ethnographic Collection; If Pots Could Speak: A History of Prehistoric Ceramics in New Jersey; In Someone Else's Shoes: A Collection of Native American Footwear from the State Museum;and Transcendent: Toshiko Takaezu in the State Museum Collection. 5-7:30 PM. New Jersey State Museum, 205 W. State Street Light Refreshments will be served. In addition, a special Planetarium presentation of Extreme Planets, featuring new cutting-edge digital technology in full dome video will be offered to guests at 6:45 PM (space is limited for this show; seating is on a first come, first served basis). Please RSVP (acceptances only) by Tuesday, Oct. 6 to Mary Ann Argust at 609.292.5420, or via email to MaryAnn.Argust@sos.state.nj.us

Outdoor Performance by the DTHS Band. 7-9 PM. Plaza next to the Trenton Marriott Parking Garage, corner of Warren and Lafayette streets. Come listen to this talented group of performers from the Daylight Twilight High School. They've had people dancing at the Capital City Market, Wednesdays on Warren and will now make their debut at Trenton2Nite. Limited seating will be available.

The 6th Annual Downtown Trenton Antique Car Show. 5- dusk. South Warren & Lafayette streets. The car show, co-sponsored by the TDA and the Central Jersey Antique Car Club, will feature fully restored, antique and/or custom cars. Trophies will be awarded for 1st, 2nd 3rd place and Best in Show. To register your car, call Eva at(609)393-8998 x 13, or email eva@trenton-downtown.com. Registration is FREE.

Free yoga classes w/ Christine Donahue. 7-8 PM. Trenton Friends Meeting House, 143 E. Hanover St. Parking available in the rear of the building. For more information, call Christine at (609) 278-8484.

Art Exhibit @ Cafe Ole. 6-9 PM. 126 S. Warren St.

Scrabble @ Classics Bookstore. 6:30 - midnight. 117 S. Warren St.

Ghandi's Poetry Spot. 8 PM. Cafe International, 241 Front St. $8 Cover. B.Y.O.B.

For more information, email eva@trenton-downtown.com or call (609) 393-8998 x 13.