Revitalize All Your Senses at Greenwood’s Music and Dance in the Garden Series!

Join us this season at our Music and Dance in the Garden Series! With performances in May, July, September, and October, the series includes a creative dance program and three outdoor concerts featuring the songs of Irving Berlin and Tin Pan Alley, an evening of string trios, and a curated program of arias from selected operas — all set in an enchanted garden setting.

Showtime for all performances begins at 6:30 p.m. Beforehand, take a leisurely stroll in the garden starting at 5:30 p.m., and enjoy complimentary wine and cheese at 6:00 p.m. Don’t miss these unique opportunities to enjoy connecting music and dance with nature and the arts!

Stone Mountain Properties of Short Hills is sponsoring the Series for the fifth year in a row.

Details and Registration

NIMBUS DANCE

Friday, May 22
5:30 p.m. – 7:30  p.m.
Rain date, Saturday, May 23

Be wowed by the high-energy, evocative dance moves of award-winning Nimbus Dance, our area’s newest resident cultural institution. The program features Dawn Marie Bazemore’s infectiously jazzy work, The After Party, set to the music of Nina Simone and Nancy Wilson, along with Artistic Director Samuel Pott’s deeply ruminative reflection on humanity’s primal connection to the planet in Patch of Turf. The program also features a new work by Houston Thomas, in collaboration with choral composer Saunder Choi, that was recently awarded the prestigious Princess Grace Award in Choreography, and which responds to Emma Lazarus’ poem, The New Colossus, engraved at the base of the Statue of Liberty. Performances by Nimbus Dance crackle with unexpected creativity and rousing athleticism. Don’t miss this one!

$50 members; $55 non-members

Open to 90 attendees

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MARI GREEN, VOCALIST
A FINE ROMANCE: THE SONGS OF IRVING BERLIN AND BEYOND

Friday, July 24
Rain date Saturday, July 25

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

In the humble rooms of Tin Pan Alley in New York City, the musical imaginations of Irving Berlin and other soon-to-be Broadway legends first took shape. As journalist Walter Cronkite once wrote, “Irving Berlin helped write the story of this country, capturing the best of who we are and the dreams that shape our lives.” His songs became the signature pieces of countless artists who made them their own. From Sinatra to Streisand, Fitzgerald to Clooney, their voices carried Berlin’s melodies into the hearts of generations. Join vocalist Mari Green for an enchanting summer evening as she brings the golden era of American art song to life. Mari’s warm songbird tone will fill Greenwood with melody, nostalgia, and joy in the unparalleled style of Ella Fitzgerald.

$50 members; $55 non-members

Open to 90 attendees

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Friday, September 18
Rain date, Saturday, September 19

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Since 1987, Lyrica has been bringing world-class musicians to perform in community settings and Greenwood is proud to be the presenter for this special evening of string trios, featuring cellist Ani Kalayjian, Lyrica’s Co-Artistic Director.

$50 members; $55 non-members

Open to 90 attendees

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PRINCETON OPERA COMPANY
AN EVENING OF ARIAS 

Friday, October 2
Rain Date Saturday, October 3

5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

An Evening of Arias gives listeners the chance to experience the beauty of opera and watch the next generation of classical singers in action. Princeton University students in the Princeton Opera Company, Princeton’s student-run opera organization, will perform a curated program from selected operas and art songs, presenting an exciting variety of classical music. Throughout the night, audience members will learn firsthand what makes each piece unique and how the performers personally connect to the music. Revel in the music of opera and join the Princeton Opera Company for a memorable evening!

$50 members; $55 non-members

Open to 90 attendees

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Our Sponsor

ABOUT STONE MOUNTAIN PROPERTIES

Stone Mountain Properties, based in Short Hills, NJ, owns Short Hills Terrace apartments and the Short Hills Executive Center offices on Morris Turnpike near Kings Supermarkets. The family business owns and operates commercial and multi-family residential properties in New Jersey and Houston, Texas. Founded in 1981 by Leeshan Birney, the company is led today by her husband, James, and her son, Ceyan. Leeshan Birney founded the company under the brand promise that “We care… and that makes the difference.” According to Ceyan, “We are proud to be a 2017-2024 SatisFacts Resident Satisfaction Award winner because it means that our residents are happy to call our apartments their home. In 2024 and 2020, we were twice honored to be named as one of the Best Places to Work in Multifamily; because it means that we are an employee’s choice to build a rewarding home and career. Our culture and team are certainly continuing to make a difference nearly 45 years later.” For more information, visit www.shorthillsterrace.com.