You Are Invited: Celebrate TMS at 50 October 19

When you enter the Trenton City Museum in 2023 — whether to see a contemporary art exhibition, lose yourself in our wealth of historic Trenton artifacts, volunteer with a children’s art workshop, or step up to our Freedom Friday open mic — you share in a cultural and community resource that was established 50 years ago by the TRENTON MUSEUM SOCIETY’s determined and dedicated first members and that grows and thrives today.

Join us October 19 to celebrate the Trenton Museum Society at 50 and honor the timeless contributions of Rosalie Deitz*

David Goldberg*

Carol Hill

Betty Holland

Molly Merlino*

James Seibert*

Brenda Springsted

Carolyn Stetson

Mary Yess

* In Memoriam

Learn more about our honorees, our history, and our celebration at www.tms50th.org

Trenton Museum Society

Celebrating the First 50 Years and Ensuring a Bright Future

6:30 – 10:00 pm

Delectable Small Plates, Hors d’Oeuvres, and Dessert

Open Bar with a Signature Cocktail

Silent Auction, featuring works by iconic Trenton artists and more

Enjoy Music and Dancing with the Alex Otey Trio

Joe Gyurcsak, nationally known artist, will capture the scene in a painting on site, to be available for bid.

Unveiling of the Trent Tiles re-issued from our molds, available for bid.

8 pm

Welcome — Deniece Johnson, 50th Anniversary Chair

Special Guest MC — Brian Hill

“The Spirit of Ben Whitmire”— David Orban

Appreciation of Honorees — Joan Perkes, President, TMS

Cocktail Attire

$175 per person

RSVP by October 9, 2023

Reserve your tickets or make a donation: ellarslie.org/50th-anniversary/ Have a question? Email us: tms@ellarslie.org

The Trenton Museum Society

Founded in 1973, the Trenton Museum Society oversees the only museum devoted to New Jersey’s Capital City. The Museum Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation that holds in trust, maintains, and seeks to display and increase public access to its large and important collection of historical objects, works of art, books, and other documents pertaining to the industrial, cultural, political, and civic history of Trenton, from its founding to the present. Under an agreement with the City of Trenton, the Museum Society collection is housed in the grand Ellarslie Mansion, built in 1848 and located on the grounds of Trenton’s historic Cadwalader Park, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Ellarslie Mansion, home of the Trenton City Museum, is open to the public to view selections from the museum society’s peerless collection, including ceramics created by Trenton’s famous 19th and 20th century pottery industry, historical and cultural artifacts, work by artists of the region, and for programs such as music and spoken word performances, talks and lectures, classes, and special events.

2022-2023 Board of Trustees

President

Joan Perkes

First Vice President

Diane Ciccone

Second Vice President

Patricia Allen

Treasurer

Chuck Lorimer

Recording Secretary

Jean Shaddow

Corresponding Secretary

Karl Flesch

David Bosted

Kaye Collins

Deborah Gorczycki

Carol Hill

Deniece Johnson

Beverly Keese-Kelley

Linda McRae

Jane Malloy

Michael Newman

Deborah Oliver

Janis Purcell

Sarah Unger

Learn more about our honorees, our history, and our celebration at www.tms50th.org