People of Earth! Hear the difference!

October 30th marks the 80th anniversary of the notorious “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast that brought the Martians to Grover’s Mill, outside Princeton, NJ, and set off a national panic. 2018 also happens to be the 120th anniversary of the publication of the novel.

This week on “Picture Perfect,” we’ll wrap up our “Hear the Difference” fundraiser with a special live double-celebration, featuring music from films inspired by Wells’ classic and other cinematic extraterrestrial-Earthling exchanges.

Strike a blow for humanity! Please support us on the last day of our membership campaign at 1-888-232-1212 or wwfm.org.

Mars attacks, except when it doesn’t. Watch out for that heat ray, this Friday at 6 p.m. EDT, on WWFM – The Classical Network and wwfm.org!

The locals are all stirred up!

West Windsor Arts Center has big plans for the near future, beginning tomorrow with The mARTian Project Kick-off, which will include a screening of the 1953 George Pal classic. Learn more about the Arts Council’s vision for the next few years:

https://communitynews.org/2018/05/16/west-windsor-arts-council-arts-council-war-of-the-worlds/

Grover’s Mill Coffee House has commemorative events planned for tonight, tomorrow, and Sunday, including a recreation of the 1938 Mercury Theatre radio broadcast:

http://www.groversmillcoffee.com/

Keep watching the skies!

PHOTOS: Orson Welles stirs panic; and the “War of the Worlds” monument, installed in Van Nest Park 30 years ago, to mark the 50th anniversary of the broadcast