10:30 a.m.: Readings Over Coffee, "Memories and Monologues," featuring June and Jim Connerton; Princeton Public Library.
11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m.: Estate Park and Nature Tour, Duke Farms, Hillsborough. Also Thursday through Sunday.
4:30 p.m.: Readings by poet Luci Tapahonso and novelist David Treuer from their work; Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau Street. Free.
7:30 p.m.: The Birthday Party; McCarter Theatre. Also Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
8 p.m.: The Things You Least Expect; George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick. Also Thursday at 2 and 8 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m.
10:30 a.m.: Contemporary Fiction Discussion, "The Hungry Tide"; Princeton Public Library.
Noon: Princeton Varsity Club Fall Luncheon with the Coaches; Class of 1956 Lounge, Section 9, Princeton Stadium.
5:30 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton concert with Five Man Riot rock band; Quark Park, Paul Robeson Place. Free.
8 p.m.: Second Line; Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton. Also Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m.
8 p.m.: Princeton University Concert, Chopin: Then and Now, with pianist Edmund Battersby; Richardson Auditorium.
7 p.m.: Kirtan concert with Sundardas Ruben Giron and Karttikeya; Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, Skillman.
7 to 10 p.m.: Ping Pong Night for Adults; Plainsboro Municipal Building.
8 p.m.: Translations; McCarter Theatre. Also Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
8 p.m.: Frankenstein; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.
8 p.m.: Arsenic & Old Lace; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
8 p.m.: Westminster Music Theater's The Baker's Wife; Stuart Country Day School. Also Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m.
8 p.m.: The Spencers' Theatre of Illusion; State Theatre, New Brunswick. 8 p.m.: The Princeton University Tigressions 25th anniversary concert in Richardson Auditorium.
8 and 10:30 p.m.: Comedians Chris Coccia and Steve Trevelise; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Hyatt Regency Hotel. Also Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.
2 and 4 p.m.: Emperor's New Clothes; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College.
2 and 8 p.m.: Lindbergh and Hauptmann, The Trial Of The Century; Hunterdon County Courthouse, Flemington. Also Sunday at 2 p.m.
8 p.m.: Pilobolus Dance Theatre; State Theatre, New Brunswick.
7 p.m.: Tony Mennella and Dick Braytenbah Trio; Hopewell Valley Bistro, Hopewell.
8 p.m.: Princeton University Concert Jazz Ensemble; Richardson Auditorium.
3 p.m.: Talk, "Milestones: John Street," with Penny Edwards-Carter and librarian Terri Nelson; Princeton Public Library.
3 p.m.: Princeton University Concert with The Richardson Chamber Players, If You Knew Suzy; Richardson Auditorium.
3 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory Faculty Recital; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College.
6 p.m.: Nassau at Six concert with keyboard artist Trevor Stephenson; Nassau Presbyterian Church.
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11:30 a.m.: Family & Children's Services of Central New Jersey Fifth Annual Jim Hughes Memorial Golf Classic; Bedens Brook Club, Skillman. To register, call (609) 924-2098.
8 p.m.: Literary Fiction Discussion Group, discussion of Beloved by Toni Morisson; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair, Route 1.
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon with Trenton Mayor Doug Palmer, who will discuss "Economic Impact of the Arts"; Trenton Marriott Hotel.
5:30 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton concert of Celtic music with Na Bodach; Quark Park, Paul Robeson Place. Free.
6:30 to 8 p.m.: "God and Politics" Seminar Series, God and War, with Gallup Poll editor-in-chief Dr. Frank Newport; Erdman Hall, 20 Library Place.
7:30 p.m.: Singer-songwriter John Hiatt; McCarter Theatre.
8 p.m.: The Things You Least Expect; George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick. Also Wednesday at 8 p.m., Thursday at 8 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7 p.m.
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce Business Expo; Trenton Marriott Hotel. For information, call Joe Zoratti at (609) 689-9960, ext. 19.
7:30 p.m.: Netherlands' Teatro delle Stelle production of The Princess Who Went to the Heart of the Earth; Waldorf School of Princeton, 1062 Cherry Hill Road.
8 p.m.: Translations; McCarter Theatre. Also Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 and 7:30 p.m.
8 p.m.: Japan's NHK Symphony Orchestra with Pianist Hélène Grimaud; State Theatre, New Brunswick.
11:30 a.m.: Annual YWCA Princeton Friends' Luncheon, with Ellyn Spragins, author of What I know Now: Letters to My Younger Self; Cherry Valley Country Club, Skillman. For reservations, call (609) 497-2100, ext. 333.
12:15 p.m.: Soprano Nancy Froysland Hoerl and guitarist James Day; Nassau Presbyterian Church. Free.
4 p.m.: Talk, with Pamela Porter, author of Sky and The Crazy Man; Princeton Public Library.
5:30 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton acoustic jazz concert with Luke Elliot; Quark Park, Paul Robeson Place. Free.
6 p.m.: Fourth Annual Crawford House Humanitarian of the Year Gala; Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton.
7:30 p.m.: Regional Planning Board of Princeton; Township Municipal Complex.
8 p.m.: Second Line; Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton. Also Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m.
8 p.m.: Princeton University Players' The Last Five Years; Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau Street. Also Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.
8 p.m.: Pridonoff Duo; Mildred & Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall, The College of New Jersey, Ewing.
7:30 p.m.: Vijay Iyer Jazz Quartet; Berlind Theatre.
8 p.m.: Dracula: The Musical; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
8 p.m.: Dance Improv movement workshop; All Saints' Church.
8 p.m.: Princeton-Harvard Glee Clubs; Richardson Auditorium.
8 p.m.: Westminster Symphonic Choir; St. Paul's Church, 214 Nassau Street.
8 p.m.: Dave Brubeck Quartet; State Theatre, New Brunswick.
8 and 10:30 p.m.: Comedians Artie Fletcher and Eric Tartaglione; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Hyatt Regency Hotel. Also Saturday at 8 and 10:30 p.m.
8:15 p.m.: Princeton Folk Music Society concert with singer-songwriter Bob Zentz; Christ Congregation Church.
2 and 8 p.m.: Lindbergh and Hauptmann, The Trial Of The Century; Hunterdon County Courthouse, Flemington. Also Sunday at 2 p.m.
7 p.m.: The Darla Rich Quintet; Hopewell Valley Bistro, Hopewell.
8 p.m.: Concert, Ian Anderson Plays Orchestral Jethro Tull; State Theatre, New Brunswick.