Calendar
Wednesday, October 9
11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Princeton University Farmers Market, Firestone Library/Chapel Plaza. Fresh, locally grown produce and other goods from area businesses using sustainable practices. Pumarket@princeton.edu.
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Leighton Listens. Councilman Leighton Newlin is available to discuss current events with members of the public at Pastiamo in Princeton Shopping Center.
12 p.m.: Virtual talk, “One Year after October 7: A Conversation with Miriam Hershlag,” opinion and blogs editor of The Times of Israel. BildnerCenter.Rutgers.edu.
6-7:30 p.m.: “Ancestry and Identity” and “First and Second Homes,” discussion hosted by poets Enriqueta Carrington and Carlos Hernandez Pena at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.
7-9 p.m.: The Amazing Pumpkin Carve, Woolsey Park, Hopewell Township. Pumpkins carved by local artists, inside a tent, rain or shine. Hvartscouncil.org/amazingpumpkincarve.
7:30 p.m.: Jazz vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant and Ensemble, at Richardson Auditorium. Premiere of “Book of Ayres: A Fusion of Early Music & Jazz.” $35-$60 (students $15). Puc.princeton.edu.
Thursday, October 10
10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market is at Hinds Plaza. More than 30 vendors with local organic produce, pasture-raised meat and eggs, cheeses, fresh flowers, knife-sharpening, jewelry, and more. Live music. SNAP/EBT cards and matches accepted up to $10 a day. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.
10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Fall Seed Walk at Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve, 30 Mountain Avenue. Presented by Friends of Princeton Open Space. Fopos.org.
5-9 p.m.: The Amazing Pumpkin Carve, Woolsey Park, Hopewell Township. Pumpkins carved by local artists, inside a tent, rain or shine. Hvartscouncil.org/amazingpumpkincarve.
6 p.m.: Lecture by Michael C. Harris about his book Germantown, at the Old Barracks Museum, 101 Barrack Street, Trenton. Followed by a Q&A and book-signing. Free. Barracks.org.
7 p.m.: Princeton Symphony Orchestra presents “Music for Piano Trio” at Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street. Violinist Emma Richman, cellist Wangshu Xiang, and pianist Yoon Lee perform. $45 (children 5-17 accompanied by an adult get a 50 percent discount. Princetonsymphony.org.
7 p.m.: Artist and activist Diana Weymar discusses her book Crafting a Better World: Inspiration and DIY Projects for Craftivists, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street.
Princetonlibrary.org.
7 p.m.: Jonathan Kingdon discusses his book Origin Africa at The Manor House, Princeton Academy, 1128 Great Road. Sponsored by Princeton Academy and The Ridgeview Conservancy. Ridgeviewconservancy.org.
7:15 p.m.: Black Voices Book Group meets via Google Meet. The group discusses The Trayvon Generation by Elizabeth Alexander. Princetonlibrary.org.
7:30 p.m.: “Collaborative Histories,” a conversation on contemporary photography, is presented by Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts at Richardson Auditorium. Free. Arts.princeton.edu.
Friday, October 11
5-9 p.m.: The Amazing Pumpkin Carve, Woolsey Park, Hopewell Township. Pumpkins carved by local artists, inside a tent, rain or shine. Hvartscouncil.org/amazingpumpkincarve.
8 p.m.: The play Steel Magnolias is at Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. $20-$22.
Kelseytheatre.org.
Saturday, October 12
9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Farmers Market at Vaughn lot, Princeton Junction train station. Fresh produce and much more. Wwcfm.org.
10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Fall Family Fun Weekend at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Pick your own apples and pumpkins, go on pony rides, play with tractors, games, mazes, barnyard, and much more. Food and live music by Stone Hearth. $18 in advance; $22 day of the event. Terhuneorchards.com.
10 a.m.: Join a three-mile walk along the D&R Canal. Meet at Turning Basin Park on Alexander Street. To be notified of cancellations due to weather, visit canalwalkers@googlegroups.com.
10 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.: Friends of Princeton Open Space presents Land Stewardship volunteer events at Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Preserve, Mountain Avenue. Sign up at fopos.org.
12-4 p.m.: A recreation of an 1899 Camp Meeting at Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, 183 Hollow Road, Skillman. Live music, costumed reenactors, horse and buggy rides, and more. Free. Ssaamuseum.org/campmeeting.
2 and 8 p.m.: The play Steel Magnolias is at Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. $20-$22. Kelseytheatre.org.
3-9 p.m.: The Amazing Pumpkin Carve, Woolsey Park, Hopewell Township. Pumpkins carved by local artists, inside a tent, rain or shine. Hvartscouncil.org/amazingpumpkincarve.
4 p.m.: “Lenape Relationship with the Natural World” is a video presented at the Trent House, 15 Market Street, Trenton. Free.
7 p.m.: Westminster Choir: “Evensong,” a concert following the ancient liturgy, anchored by Herbert Howells’ Westminster Service, with sung “lessons” focused on themes of exile and refugeeism. At Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 801 West State Street, Trenton. Free.
7:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers presents a dance at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive featuring Sue Dupre with Dominique, Cynthia, and Lisa. Princetoncountrydancers.org.
8 p.m.: Trumpeter Chris Botti performs at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. $29-$69. Stnj.org.
Sunday, October 13
8 a.m.-1 p.m.: The annual Wheels for Meals bike ride is held by the Jewish Family and Children’s Service, to raise funds to fight hunger, at Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Jfcswheels4meals.org.
10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Fall Family Fun Weekend at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Pick your own apples and pumpkins, go on pony rides, play with tractors, games, mazes, barnyard, and much more. Food and live music by Eco del Sol. $18 in advance; $22 day of the event. Terhuneorchards.com.
1-4 p.m.: Lambertville Historical Roll & Stroll, starting at Holcombe-Jimison Farmstead Museum, 1605 Daniel Bray Highway, Lambertville. Casual, four-mile bike ride with docents, stopping at historic sites along streets and towpath. Lambertvillehistoricalsociety.org.
1 p.m.: “All Aboard Bordentown Railroad,” a free talk and tour exploring the Camden & Amboy Railroad, New Jersey’s first train line. Old City Hall, 13 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown. Facebook.com/OldCityHallRestoration.
2 p.m.: The play Steel Magnolias is at Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. $20-$22. Kelseytheatre.org.
2-4 p.m.: Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society’s grand opening of a new exhibit, “The Ryan Family Farm and Dairy in Ewing,” at the Benjamin Temple House, 27 Federal City Road. Includes a public tour of the first floor of the house. Ethps.org.
3-6 p.m.: The Amazing Pumpkin Carve, Woolsey Park, Hopewell Township. Pumpkins carved by local artists, inside a tent, rain or shine. Hvartscouncil.org/amazingpumpkincarve.
3-5 p.m.: All-Ages Folk Dance at Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Presented by Princeton Country Dancers. Princetoncountrydancers.org.
3 p.m.: Poets Hanna Fox and Michael Comiskey read from their latest collections at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Refreshments will be served. Princetonlibrary.org.
4 p.m.: The Westminster Faculty Recital Series presents “Ritmos y Raices: Celebrating Latin American Music,” at Gill Chapel, Rider University, Lawrence Township. Free. Rider.edu.
Monday, October 14
3 p.m.: Sara Bronin, author, professor, and founder of the National Zoning Atlas, discusses her book Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.
Tuesday, October 15
7 p.m.: Authors John Grisham and Jim McCloskey discuss their book Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions, with David A. Davis, senior pastor of Nassau Presbyterian Church, at the church, 61 Nassau Street. Free, limited to two tickets per person. Princetonlibrary.org.
Wednesday, October 16
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Leighton Listens. Councilman Leighton Newlin is available to discuss current events with members of the public at The Bread Boutique, 41 Witherspoon Street.
6 p.m.: Princeton Public Library’s Board of Trustees meets at the library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.
7 p.m.: Elizabeth C. Hamblet, author of Seven Steps to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities discusses preparing students for a successful transition to college, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.
7:30 p.m.: Board of Education Candidates Election Forum, a webinar sponsored by Princeton Parents for Black Children, Not in Our Town Princeton, and Civil Rights Princeton. Visit princetonparentsforblackchildren.org to get the link.
7:30 p.m.: Film critic Carrie Rickey discusses her book La Pointe Courte, a biography of Agnes Varda, at The Princeton Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau Street. Rickey will sign copies of the book for sale. Princetongardentheatre.org.
7:30 p.m.: Author R. Scott Bomboy presents a lecture, “The Lost Covered Bridges of the Delaware River,” via Zoom. Presented by the Delaware River Greenway Partnership. Free. Register at rb.gy/yr.ni1.
8-10:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers presents a dance featuring Isaac Banner with Mind the Gap, at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Princetoncountrydancers.org.
Thursday, October 17
10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market is at Hinds Plaza. More than 30 vendors with local organic produce, pasture-raised meat and eggs, cheeses, fresh flowers, knife-sharpening, jewelry, and more. Live music. SNAP/EBT cards and matches accepted up to $10 a day. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.
12:15 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory at Nassau series continues with a concert by oboist Melissa Bohl and pianist Phyllis Alpert Lehrer at Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street. Free. Works by Gordon Jacob, Franz Reizenstein, and Frederic Chopin. Rider.edu.
6 p.m.: Lecture by Catherine Kerrison about her book Jefferson’s Daughters, at the Old Barracks Museum, 101 Barrack Street, Trenton. Followed by Q&A and book signing. Free. Barracks.org.
6 p.m.: Authors Helene van Rossum and Daniel J. Linke discuss their book The Princeton University Trivia Book and share their favorite Princeton University trivia, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.
Friday, October 18
10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Fall French Market fundraiser, Mercer Island at the corner of Nassau Street and University Place. Potted mums, fresh floral arrangements, and cut flowers for sale. Proceeds benefit the Garden Club of Princeton to fund ongoing maintenance of the All Wars Memorial Park and Mercer Island.
7 p.m.: American Repertory Ballet performs works by Lar Lubovitch, Ethan Stiefel, Antony Tudor, and an excerpt from Swan Lake, at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. Nbpac.org.
7:30 p.m.: Rosanne Cash performs with John Leventhal at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place. Mccarter.org.
7:30 p.m.: Westminster Faculty Recital Series: Behind the Music… Stories and Songs, at Gill Chapel, Rider University, Lawrence Township. Compositions by f aculty members are performed by Rider University Chorale, Princeton Girlchoir Semi-Tones Ensemble, and faculty. Music is set to poetry. Rider.edu.
Saturday, October 19
9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Farmers Market at Vaughn lot, Princeton Junction train station. Fresh produce and much more. Wwcfm.org.
10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Fall Family Fun Weekend at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Pick your own apples and pumpkins, go on pony rides, play with tractors, games, mazes, barnyard, and much more. Food and live music by Cold Soil Drifters. $18 in advance; $22 day of the event. Terhuneorchards.com.
10 a.m.: 2024 Green House Tour Video Screening and Panel Discussion, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Three videos featuring sustainable homes that were on the 2024 Green House tour will be screened, followed by a panel discussion with the homeowners and experts in green building. Princetonlibrary.org.
10 a.m.: Join a three-mile walk along the D&R Canal. Meet at Turning Basin Park on Alexander Street. To be notified of cancellations due to weather, visit canalwalkers@googlegroups.com.
10 a.m.-12 p.m.: OAKtober Celebration at Marquand Park Children’s Arboretum (rain date October 20). Free oak saplings, cookies and cider, oak scavenger hunt. Marquandpark.org.
1 p.m.: Meals on Wheels of Mercer County holds “Paws for Our Cause Walk and Family Wellness Fair” at Rosedale Park, Pennington. Mealsonwheels.org.
2 and 7 p.m.: American Repertory Ballet performs works by Lar Lubovitch, Ethan Stiefel, Antony Tudor, and an excerpt from Swan Lake, at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. Nbpac.org.
3 p.m.: Chemistry for Kids, in the STEAM Studio at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Erin Stache of the Princeton University Department of Chemistry holds an interactive workshop and discussion about plastics and recycling. Register at princetonlibrary.org.
7:30 p.m.: WXPN Welcomes Makaya McCraven and SHABAKA to McCarter’s Matthews Theatre, 91 University Place. Contemporary jazz artists. Mccarter.org.
7:30 p.m.: Capital Philharmonic of New Jersey presents “American Stories: Opening Night,” featuring the Westminster Symphonic Choir, soprano Heather Hill, and baritone Keith Spencer. Conducted by Vinroy D. Brown Jr. and Ruth Ochs. Works by Gershwin, Joan Tower, and Florence Price. At Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Lafayette Street, Trenton. Capitalphilharmonic.org.
8 p.m.: “The Princess Bride: An Inconceivable Evening with Cary Elwes,” at State Theatre New Jersey, 15 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. Screening of the film is followed by a discussion with the actor. Stnj.org.
8 p.m.: The Princeton Symphony Orchestra performs at Richardson Auditorium. Rossen Milanov conducts Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, Michael Abels’ More Seasons, and Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Classical. Princetonsymphony.org or (609) 497-0020.
Sunday, October 20
10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Fall Family Fun Weekend at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Pick your own apples and pumpkins, go on pony rides, play with tractors, games, mazes, barnyard, and much more. Food and live music by Church Raw Magic Band. $18 in advance; $22 day of the event. Terhuneorchards.com.
2 p.m.: Supreme Injustice Rally for Supreme Court ethics reform at Hinds Plaza, with speakers including the Rev. Bob Moore, Sen. Andrew Zwicker, and representatives of Empower NJ, Planned Parenthood, and The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice. To register, visit mobilize.us/indivisiblecranbury/event/706395.
2 p.m.: American Repertory Ballet performs works by Lar Lubovitch, Ethan Stiefel, Antony Tudor, and an excerpt from Swan Lake, at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, 11 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick. Nbpac.org.
3 p.m.: “Make a Joyful Noise,” concert by the Westminster Jubilee Singers at the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, 2688 Lawrenceville Road. Exploring themes of praise, renewal, and gratitude. Rider.edu.
3-5 p.m.: Trail & Treat, presented by the Lawrence Hopewell Trail, in Village Park, Lawrence Township. Children 12 and under and families can wear Halloween costumes, ride their bikes on the trail to collect candy and treats, have their faces painted, all to music by School of Rock. $10 (children under 2 free). Near the Yeger Drive entrance. Lhtrail.org.
4 p.m.: The Princeton Symphony Orchestra performs at Richardson Auditorium. Rossen Milanov conducts Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, Michael Abels’ More Seasons, and Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Classical. Princetonsymphony.org or (609) 497-0020.
4 p.m.: The Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs celebrates its 90th birthday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road. For singers and listeners; no auditions or rehearsals. Walk-ins welcome. Accompanied by orchestra. Musicalamateurs.org.
7 p.m.: An evening with indie folk band The Mountain Goats at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place. Mccarter.org.
7 p.m.: The Princeton Singers perform “Horizons,” exploring the influence of indigenous music on classically trained composers. At Art on Hulfish, 11 Hulfish Street. Princetonsingers.org.
Monday, October 21
Recycling
1-3 p.m.: The Women’s College Club of Princeton meets at Morven Museum’s Stockton Education Center, 55 Stockton Street. Sam Daley-Harris speaks on “Transformational Advocacy: Reclaiming Our Democracy.” Free. WCCPNJ.org.
6 p.m.: Feminist Book Discussion Group at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Discussion of Elana Ferrante’s In the Margins, as well as two short articles about the radical history of book clubs. Princetonlibrary.org.
7 p.m.: The Ernest Schwiebert Chapter of Trout Unlimited holds a lecture by fisherman and author Dave Rothrock at D&R Greenway Land Trust, 1 Preservation Place. Rothrock discusses drop-shop nymphing. Esctu.org.
8-10 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers presents Scandi-Dance NJ at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Princetoncountrydancers.org.
Tuesday, October 22
10 a.m.: Meeting of the 55-Plus Club of Princeton via Zoom. Political correspondent Steve Kornacki will speak on the upcoming election. Princetonol.com/groups/55plus.
6 p.m.: Reading by poet Sam Sax and Creative Writing seniors from Princeton University at Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street. Arts.princeton.edu.
6:30 p.m.: Local researchers Daniel Druckenbrod and Elizabeth Hyde talk about the legacy of oaks at Morven’s Stockton Education Center, 55 Stockton Street. $10 (students $5). Part of the OAKtober celebrations by the Marquand Park Foundation. Morven.org/upcoming/oaktobertalks.
7 p.m.: Panel: House Genealogy, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Representatives from the library, the Historical Society of Princeton and the Historic Preservation Commission talk about finding clues to the history of your home. Princetonlibrary.org.
Wednesday, October 23
11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Princeton University Farmers Market, Firestone Library/Chapel Plaza. Fresh, locally grown produce and other goods from area businesses using sustainable practices. Pumarket@princeton.edu.
6-7:30 p.m.: “Voice and Resistance” and “Language/Lenguage,” discussion hosted by poets Enriqueta Carrington and Carlos Hernandez Pena at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.
8-10:30 p.m.: Princeton County Dancers presents a dance featuring Christie Reihl with Rum & Onions at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Princetoncountrydancers.org.
Wednesday, October 23
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Leighton Listens. Councilman Leighton Newlin is available to discuss current events with members of the public at Mi Espana in Princeton Shopping Center.
6 p.m.: Husband-and-wife authors and Princeton University professors Peter R. Grand and Rosemary Grant, renowned for their work with Darwin’s finches in the Galapagos archipelago, discuss their recently released memoirs, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.
6:30 p.m.: Antique appraiser and auctioneer Gene Pascucci appears at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of Princeton Public Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, to discuss the subtleties of the appraisal business and provide an appraisal of one item per patron at no charge. Mcl.org.
Thursday, October 24
10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market is at Hinds Plaza. More than 30 vendors with local organic produce, pasture-raised meat and eggs, cheeses, fresh flowers, knife-sharpening, jewelry, and more. Live music. SNAP/EBT cards and matches accepted up to $10 a day. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.
7 p.m.: “Beyond the Concert Keynote: Deborah Amos and Dalia Sofar.” A discussion of Sofer’s novel The Septembers of Shiraz in advance of the February 12 “Healing with Music” performance featuring Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor. On Zoom, visit princetonlibrary.org for the link.
7-10 p.m.: Bingo at Congregation Beth Chaim, 329 Village Road East, West Windsor. Open to those 18 and over. Bethchaim.org.
Friday, October 25
5 p.m.: All Barracks Eve is celebrated at the Old Barracks Museum, 101 Barracks Street, Trenton. Living history demonstrations, stories around a bonfire, and more. $10 (children 5 and under free). Barracks.org.
6-8 p.m.: James “Murr” Murray of the TV show “Impractical Jokers” appears at Barnes & Noble in Princeton MarketFair, 535 U.S. 1, to sign his new book You Better Watch Out. Visit Murr.live.com for tickets.
7 p.m.: Roxey Ballet presents “C-Word: Stories of Triumph Over Breast Cancer,” in person at Mill Ballet School, 46 North Sugan Road, New Hope, Pa. Music, dance, and spoken word, choreographed by Mark Roxey. Also presented virtually. Roxeyballet.org.
7 p.m.: Old City Hall Bordentown presents the second “Jersey Devil Homecoming,” 13 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown. Halloween event celebrates the mythical creature’s connection to Bordentown. Presentations complement the Bordentown Walking Tours Haunted History tours. Facebook.com/OldCityHallRestoration.
Saturday, October 26
9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Farmers Market at Vaughn lot, Princeton Junction train station. Fresh produce and much more. Wwcfm.org.
9 a.m.-12 p.m.: Princeton Future holds a workshop and listening session, “How Can We Encourage Housing That’s Affordable for Schoolteachers and Other Middle-Income Families?” at the Theron Room of Princeton Theological Seminary, 25 Library Place. Open to all Princeton residents. Princetonfuture.net.
10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Fall Family Fun Weekend at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Pick your own apples and pumpkins, go on pony rides, play with tractors, games, mazes, barnyard, and much more. Food and live music by Bakersfield. $18 in advance; $22 day of the event. Terhuneorchards.com.
10 a.m.: Join a three-mile walk along the D&R Canal. Meet at Turning Basin Park on Alexander Street. To be notified of cancellations due to weather, visit canalwalkers@googlegroups.com.
1-4 p.m.: Heart to Hearth Cookery presents “Preserve or Perish: 18th Century Food Preservation” at Rockingham, 84 Laurel Avenue/Kingston-Rocky Hill Road, Kingston. Rockingham.net.
3-11 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers presents Rum & Onions XLIII at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Princetoncountrydancers.org.
7 p.m.: Roxey Ballet presents “C-Word: Stories of Triumph Over Breast Cancer,” in person at Mill Ballet School, 46 North Sugan Road, New Hope, Pa. Music, dance, and spoken word, choreographed by Mark Roxey. Also presented virtually. Roxeyballet.org.
7:30 p.m.: Westminster Chapel Choir performs “Sanctuary,” at Gill Chapel, Rider University, Lawrence Township. Led by Tyrone Clinton Jr. With pianist Akiko Hosaki. Spanning 500 years of choral singing. Rider.edu.
Sunday, October 27
9 a.m.: HomeFront Halloween 5K Run and one-mile walk, at Carnegie Center. Halloween-themed course, live music, trunk-or-treat, costume contest, trophies, tee shirts, and more. Homefrontnj.org.
10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Fall Family Fun Weekend at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Pick your own apples and pumpkins, go on pony rides, play with tractors, games, mazes, barnyard, and much more. Food and live music by Ed Hynes. $18 in advance; $22 day of the event. Terhuneorchards.com.
12-5 p.m.: The Delaware Valley Radio Association gathers so set up a special radio station to commemorate the 86th anniversary of the famous “War of the Worlds” broadcast. At Van Nest Park picnic pavilion, 218 Cranbury Road, West Windsor. W2zq.com.
2 p.m.: Roxey Ballet presents “C-Word: Stories of Triumph Over Breast Cancer,” in person at Mill Ballet School, 46 North Sugan Road, New Hope, Pa. Music, dance, and spoken word, choreographed by Mark Roxey. Also presented virtually. Roxeyballet.org.
3 p.m.: Author Ben Yagoda discusses and signs copies of his new book Gobsmacked: The British Invasion of American English, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.
3 p.m.: A talk by Liz Cheney, moderated by George Conway, at NJPAC’s Prudential Hall, 1 Center Street, Newark. $49-$109. Njpac.org.
Monday, October 28
6 p.m.: Author Glenn Frankel discusses the updated edition of Rivonia’s Children: Nelson Mandela’s White Comrades and Their Legacy, with Andrew Russell, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.
8 p.m.: “What’s the Issue with Charlie Roth,” a comedic, political news report presented by Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts at the Drapkin Studio in the Lewis Arts complex. Free. Arts.princeton.edu.
Tuesday, October 29
6 p.m.: Reading by Don Mee Choi and Samantha Schweblin at Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street, presented by Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts and Labyrinth Books. Free. Arts.princeton.edu.
7 p.m.: Author and economist Varun Gauri discusses his novel For the Blessings of Jupiter and Venus with Laura Spence-Ash, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.
Wednesday, October 30
11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Princeton University Farmers’ Market, Firestone Library/Chapel Plaza. Fresh, locally grown produce and other goods from area businesses using sustainable practices. Last of the season. Pumarket@princeton.edu.
11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Leighton Listens. Councilman Leighton Newlin is available to discuss current events with members of the public at Princeton Soup and Sandwich, 30 Palmer Square East.
6:30 p.m.: Walnut Lane Film Festival in the Community Room of Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Short films created by Princeton students in grades 6-8, curated by students from Princeton High School. Princetonlibrary.org.
6:30 p.m.: Open Archive: Princeton Votes, in the Discovery Center of Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Drop-in program where the Historical Society of Princeton shares items from its collection including original ballots, challenger permits, and more. Princetonlibrary.org.
8-10:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers presents a dance featuring Dave Winston with Lagomorph at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 1 Monument Drive. Princetoncountrydancers.org.
Thursday, October 31
8-10 a.m.: Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber presents Election Preview 2024, at Cooper’s Riverview, 50 Riverview Plaza, Trenton. Speakers are Micah Rasmussen, Brigid Harrison, and Patrick Murray. $45. Princetonmercer.org.
10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market is at Hinds Plaza. More than 30 vendors with local organic produce, pasture-raised meat and eggs, cheeses, fresh flowers, knife-sharpening, jewelry, and more. Live music. SNAP/EBT cards and matches accepted up to $10 a day. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.
4 p.m.: “Treaty Agreements and Responsibilities,” fourth annual Munsee Language and History Symposium, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Panelists discuss how treaty agreements established through wampum belts were upheld, or neglected, both on Lunaapahkiing (present-day New Jersey and surrounding region) and in the Lunaape diaspora. Princetonlibrary.org.
Saturday, November 2
9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Farmers Market at Vaughn lot, Princeton Junction train station. Fresh produce and much more. Wwcfm.org.
10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Fall Family Fun Weekend at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Pick your own apples and pumpkins, go on pony rides, play with tractors, games, mazes, barnyard, and much more. Food and live music by Joah Blume Band. $18 in advance; $22 day of the event. Terhuneorchards.com.
10 a.m.: Join a three-mile walk along the D&R Canal. Meet at Turning Basin Park on Alexander Street. To be notified of cancellations due to weather, visit canalwalkers@googlegroups.com.
Sunday, November 3
10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Fall Family Fun Weekend at Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road. Pick your own apples and pumpkins, go on pony rides, play with tractors, games, mazes, barnyard, and much more. Food and live music by Meghan Carey. $18 in advance; $22 day of the event. Terhuneorchards.com.
3 p.m. The Westminster Community Orchestra performs “Celebrate America” at the Marion Buckelew Center on the Westminster campus, 101 Walnut Lane. Ruth Ochs conducts. Free but $10 donation suggested. Music by American composers.
Monday, November 4
Recycling
Wednesday, November 6
6-7:30 p.m.: “Family and Community” and “Music and Performance,” discussion hosted by poets Enriqueta Carrington and Carlos Hernandez Pena at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.
Thursday, November 7
10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market is at Hinds Plaza. More than 30 vendors with local organic produce, pasture-raised meat and eggs, cheeses, fresh flowers, knife-sharpening, jewelry, and more. Live music. SNAP/EBT cards and matches accepted up to $10 a day. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.
7-10 p.m.: Bingo at Congregation Beth Chaim, 329 Village Road East, West Windsor. Open to those 18 and over. Bethchaim.org.
Friday, November 8
7:30 p.m.: The Hot Sardines perform at McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place. McCarter.org.
Saturday, November 9
9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Farmers Market at Vaughn lot, Princeton Junction train station. Fresh produce and much more. Wwcfm.org.
10 a.m.: Join a three-mile walk along the D&R Canal. Meet at Turning Basin Park on Alexander Street. To be notified of cancellations due to weather, visit canalwalkers@googlegroups.com.
Thursday, November 14
10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market is at Hinds Plaza. More than 30 vendors with local organic produce, pasture-raised meat and eggs, cheeses, fresh flowers, knife-sharpening, jewelry, and more. Live music. SNAP/EBT cards and matches accepted up to $10 a day. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.
Saturday, November 16
9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Farmers Market at Vaughn lot, Princeton Junction train station. Fresh produce and much more. Wwcfm.org.
10 a.m.: Join a three-mile walk along the D&R Canal. Meet at Turning Basin Park on Alexander Street. To be notified of cancellations due to weather, visit canalwalkers@googlegroups.com.
Sunday, November 17
11 a.m.-4:30 p.m.: The Coalition for Peace Action’s 45th Annual Conference and Multifaith Service for Peace. The service is at Princeton University Chapel; the afternoon conference is at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton. Both events are hybrid. Peacecoalition.org.
Monday, November 18
Recycling
Wednesday, November 20
6 p.m.: Princeton Public Library’s Board of Trustees meets at the library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.
6-7:30 p.m.: “Labor” and “Earth, Landscape, and Myth,” discussion hosted by poets Enriqueta Carrington and Carlos Hernandez Pena at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.
Thursday, November 21
10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market is at Hinds Plaza. More than 30 vendors with local organic produce, pasture-raised meat and eggs, cheeses, fresh flowers, knife-sharpening, jewelry, and more. Live music. SNAP/EBT cards and matches accepted up to $10 a day. Princetonfarmersmarket.com.
7-10 p.m.: Bingo at Congregation Beth Chaim, 329 Village Road East, West Windsor. Open to those 18 and over. Bethchaim.org.
Saturday, November 23
9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Farmers Market at Vaughn lot, Princeton Junction train station. Fresh produce and much more. Wwcfm.org.
7:30 p.m.: “The Moth” returns to McCarter Theatre, 91 University Place, featuring true stories told live. Mccarter.org.
10 a.m.: Join a three-mile walk along the D&R Canal. Meet at Turning Basin Park on Alexander Street. To be notified of cancellations due to weather, visit canalwalkers@googlegroups.com.
Monday, December 2
Recycling
Thursday, December 12
7-10 p.m.: Bingo at Congregation Beth Chaim, 329 Village Road East, West Windsor. Open to those 18 and over. Bethchaim.org.
Monday, December 16
Recycling
Wednesday, December 18
5:30 p.m.: Princeton Public Library’s Board of Trustees meets at the library, 65 Witherspoon Street. Princetonlibrary.org.
Monday, December 30
Recycling