Town Topics — Princeton's Weekly Community Newspaper Since 1946.
Vol. LXV, No. 34
Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Calendar

Wednesday, August 17

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Guided Tour, Drumthwacket Foundation; 354 Stockton Street.

Thursday, August 18

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Princeton Farmers’ Market; Hinds Plaza, Witherspoon Street.

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce “Power” Luncheon networking event; The Conference Center at MCCC, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor.

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.: The Arts Council of Princeton’s Summer Courtyard Concert Series with Lisa Bottalico Flamenca with Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre; Princeton Shopping Center.

8 p.m.: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; New Hope Arts Center, 2 Stockton Avenue. Through Sunday.

Friday, August 19

10 a.m.: Summer Music and Sidewalk Sale; Palmer Square.

5:30 to 7:30 p.m.: D&R Greenway Land Trust’s 42nd Annual Garden State Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition “In Step with Nature”; D&R Greenway’s Marie L. Matthews Gallery, One Preservation Place, Princeton.

7 p.m.: Summer Wine and Music Series; Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa.

7:30 p.m.: The Shore Repertory Company presents Forever Plaid; Kelsey Theatre at MCCC, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Also Saturday at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m.

8:30 to 11:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society Jersey Jumpers Swing Dance; Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton.

Saturday, August 20

9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: The Lawrenceville Farmers’ Market, 16 Gordon Avenue.

11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Princeton Healthcare System presents Prenatal Partner Yoga Workshop; Princeton Fitness & Wellness Center, Princeton North Shopping Center.

1:30 to 4:30 p.m.: Hot Yoga Posture Clinic; Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive, Suite 506, Skillman.

2 p.m.: Princeton University Art Museum’s Highlights Tour; Princeton University campus.

7 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton presents a Benefit Concert for Larry Frazer; Paul Robeson Center, 102 Witherspoon Street.

Sunday, August 21

10 a.m.: The Delaware & Raritan Canal Watch holds the fourth free walking tour of the D&R Canal; meet at the Griggstown Causeway parking lot via Canal Road or River Road.

1 to 3 p.m.: Palmer Square Summer Music Series; Palmer Square green.

4 p.m.: Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Kids; Washington Crossing Open Air Theater, 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road.

Monday, August 22

8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.: City Arts Summer Arts Camp for ages 6-12; Covenant Presbyterian Church, 471 Parkway Avenue, Trenton. Through Friday, August 26.

Tuesday, August 23

9:30 a.m.: Read and Pick Program; Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road.

7 to 9 p.m.: Opening Reception and Meet the Artists: “Think Green” by the Princeton Photography Club; Verde Art Gallery, 4492 Route 27, Kingston. Exhibition runs through September 18.

Wednesday, August 24

9 a.m.: Springpoint Foundation and Starr Tours brings you an encore tour of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; departs from Stonebridge at Montgomery and Princeton Community Park North. Reservations required ahead of time.

5 to 9 p.m.: McCarter Theatre kicks off the new season with a community-wide block party; McCarter Theatre’s front lawn, 91 University Place, Princeton.

7 p.m.: “Locavesting: The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit From It” by Amy Cortese; BookTowne, 177 Main Street, Manasquan.

7 to 8:30 p.m.: Princeton HealthCare System presents “What You Need to Know About Heart Disease”; Princeton Fitness & Wellness Center, Princeton North Shopping Center.

Thursday, August 25

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Princeton Farmers’ Market; Hinds Plaza, 55 Witherspoon Street.

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.: The Arts Council of Princeton’s Summer Courtyard Concert Series with The Klez Dispensers; Princeton Shopping Center.

Friday, August 26

7:30 p.m.: The Shore Repertory Company presents Forever Plaid; Kelsey Theatre at MCCC, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Also Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Saturday, August 27

9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: The Lawrenceville Farmers’ Market; 16 Gordon Avenue.

7 p.m.: Café Improv; Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, Princeton.

8:30 to 11:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society’s No Name Dance; Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 50 Cherry Hill Road.

Sunday, August 28

Noon to 8 p.m.: Princeton Elks Lodge presents Elkapalooza 2011 Music Festival and Fundraiser; Elks Lodge, 354 Rt. 518, Blawenburg.

4 to 6 p.m.: The Valley Road School-Adaptive Reuse Committee and Valley Road Community Center, Inc. present the Bushwackers and Bugle Corps; Community Park South Athletic Field, corner of Witherspoon Street and John Street, Princeton.

Monday, August 29

Recycling

Wednesday, August 31

8 p.m.: coLAB Arts’ New Brunswick Theater Festival presents A Midsummer Night’s Dream; First Reformed Church, 9 Bayard Street, New Brunswick.

Thursday, September 1

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: The Princeton Farmers’ Market; Hinds Plaza, 55 Witherspoon Street.

Saturday, September 3

9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: The Lawrenceville Farmers’ Market; 16 Gordon Avenue.

7 to 9 p.m.: Opening reception of Global Rhythms Exhibit; West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, Princeton Junction. Exhibit runs through October 14.

8:30 to 11:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society presents Salsa Sensation Dance; Suzanne Patterson Center, Monument Drive, Princeton.

Monday, September 5

Labor Day

Labor Day Yoga Explosion; Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive

Friday, September 9

8 to 10 p.m.: Dance Improv hosts A Dance Jam with Live Music; All Saints Church, 16 All Saints Road, Princeton.

Saturday, September 10

9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Lawrenceville Main Street Farmers’ Market; 16 Gordon Avenue.

Noon to 3 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton’s Fall Open House; Paul Robeson Center for the Arts.

Noon to 6 p.m.: 20th Annual JazzFeast; Palmer Square.

Noon to 8 p.m.: Mercer Irish Fest; Mercer County Park, 1638 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor.

1 p.m.: Holistic Healthcare For Your Child; Lawrence Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike.

1:30 to 4 p.m.: “Stop Back Pain Now — How to Relieve Pirformis Syndrome and Sciatic Nerve Pain” with Kathi Casey; Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive, Suite 506, Skillman.

6 to 10 p.m.: North Brunswick Humane Association Bowling Fundraiser; Brunswick Zone, 790 US Route 1 North.

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