Noon: Drumthwacket Tour. Every Wednesday. For reservations, call (609) 683-0057.
7 p.m.: Screening and panel discussion of Rachida; Princeton Public Library.
8 p.m.: The Pillowman; George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick. Also Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m.
5:15 p.m.: Tribute to Women 2006, hosted by YWCA Princeton; Hyatt Regency Princeton.
7 p.m.: Smuckers Stars On Ice; Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton.
7 to 8:30 p.m.: African-American Literature Discussion Group; YWCA Princeton.
7:30 p.m.: West Windsor Bicycle & Pedestrian Alliance; West Windsor Township Municipal Complex, Clarksville Road.
8 p.m.: Princeton University Orchestra, Wagner's The Valkyrie; Richardson Auditorium. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.
8 p.m.: Love To All, Lorraine; Passage Theatre, Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 5 p.m.
8 p.m.: The Chieftains and The Cottars; State Theatre, New Brunswick.
8 p.m.: Blues/gospel singers Taj Mahal and Mavis Staples; McCarter Theatre.
8 p.m.: Princeton University Players' Parade; Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau Street. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m.
10 a.m.: Gretchen Wilson's Redneck Revolution Tour; Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton.
5 p.m.: Trenton2Nite program with Gill Lewis Jazz Band; Trenton Marriott.
5:30 p.m.: Trenton2Nite Jazz and Blues Series with Mike DiRubbo and John Swana; South Warren and West Lafayette Streets, Trenton.
6 p.m.: Trenton2Nite program with Lady D and The Palmer Jenkins Trio; Maxine's 2, South Warren Street, Trenton.
7 p.m.: Charlotte's Web; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday and Sunday at 2 and 4 p.m.
7:30 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton's regional poetry slam; conTEMPORARY Arts Center, Princeton Shopping Center.
8 p.m.: The Chieftains and The Cottars; McCarter Theatre. Sold Out.
8 p.m.: The Unicorn, The Gorgon, and The Manticore; The Playhouse, Westminster Choir College. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.
8 to 10 p.m.: Dance Improv, Live, Movement Workshop; All Saints' Church.
8 p.m.: Rose's Dilemma; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
3 p.m.: Student Documentary Series presentation of Approach of Dawn: Forging Peace in Guatemala; Princeton Public Library.
7 p.m.: The Darla Rich Quintet; Hopewell Valley Bistro, Hopewell.
7:30 p.m.: Harlem Globetrotters; Sovereign Bank Arena, Trenton.
7:30 p.m.: Vance Gilbert and Diane Zeigler; Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton.
8 p.m.: Irish folk songs, Japanese music, American jazz; 1860 House Music Café, Skillman.
8 p.m.: The Flying Karamazov Brothers; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.
8 p.m.: Princeton Symphony Orchestra; Richardson Auditorium.
8 p.m.: Le Triomphe de l'amour; Unitarian Church of Princeton, Cherry Hill Road.
8 p.m.: I'll Have What She's Having dance by Women's Choreographers' Showcase; Yvonne Theater, Rider University. Also Sunday at 2 p.m.
8 p.m.: Mozart Festival Opera, The Magic Flute; State Theatre, New Brunswick.
8:30 to 10:30 p.m.: Soul Cycle soul/jazz band; Small World Coffee.
2 p.m.: Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures with Jungle Jack Hanna; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.
2 p.m.: Peter Rabbit Tales; Orchard Hill School, Skillman.
3 p.m.: The Irish Tenors; State Theatre, New Brunswick.
4 p.m.: Swan Lake, with Tchaikovsky Perm Ballet; McCarter Theatre.
4 p.m.: Steinway Society Musicale with pianist Jae-Hyuck Cho; Recital Hall of Jacobs Music, Lawrenceville.
7:30 p.m.: Lecture and discussion of James McBride's The Color of Water; Princeton Public Library.
8 p.m.: The Pillowman; George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick. Also Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m.
12:15 p.m.: Serenata Trio; Niles Chapel, Nassau Presbyterian Church. Free.
6 p.m.: Murder Mystery Dinner sponsored by The Rotary Club of Princeton; Nassau Inn, Palmer Square. For tickets, call (609) 497-3615.
7:30 p.m.: Regional Planning Board of Princeton; Township Municipal Complex.
7:30 p.m.: Princeton Reads program with James McBride, author of The Color of Water; Princeton Public Library.
8 p.m.: Love To All, Lorraine; Passage Theatre, Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 5 p.m.
4:30 p.m.: Talk, Joyce, Ulysses, and the Poetry of Things, with Terence Brown; Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau Street. Free.
7:30 p.m.: Organ Concert with Dutch organist Pieter van Dijk; Miller Chapel, Princeton Theological Seminary. Free.
8 p.m.: Pianist Joel Fan; James A. Michener Art Museum, New Hope, Pa.
8 p.m.: Rose's Dilemma; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: 36th Annual Rummage Sale; Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street. Also Sunday from 12:30 to 3 p.m.
2 p.m.: Historical Society of Princeton talk with David Beardsley, author of Living Family History: Creating a Multimedia Biography; Princeton Windrows, 2112 Windrow Drive. Free.
2 and 4 p.m.: Strike Up the Band interactive concert with MCCC Symphonic Band; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College.
4 p.m.: Mercer County Festival of Children's Voices; First Presbyterian Church of Trenton, 120 East State Street.
7 p.m.: Tony Mennella and The Dick Braytenbah Trio; Hopewell Valley Bistro, Hopewell.
7:30 p.m.: Christine Andreas; McCarter Theatre.
8 p.m.: Original Vienna Mozart Orchestra; State Theatre, New Brunswick.
8 p.m.: Rhythm & Drumming Circle with Mark Wood; Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, Skillman.
8:30 to 10:30 p.m.: Dan Johnson and Prassana Kumar tabla and sitar duo; Small World Coffee.