6 p.m.: “Film for Foodies” series screening of Like Water for Chocolate; Princeton Public Library. Free.
7 p.m.: Historical Society of Princeton Annual Meeting and lecture, “Quakers and the Origins of Religious Toleration in the Middle Colonies,” by Columbia University professor Evan P. Haefeli; Nassau Club, 6 Mercer Street. Free.
7:30 p.m.: Fetch Clay, Make Man; 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.
12:15 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory at Nassau recital, Brahms’ Trio in A Minor; Niles Chapel, Nassau Presbyterian Church. Free.
7 p.m.: Lecture, “A World at Every Plunge: A Natural History of Anxiety,” by Muhlenberg College professor Jeremy Alden Teissere; Princeton Public Library.
1 p.m.: Talk by Jasha Levi, author of The Last Exile, The Tapestry of a Life; Plainsboro Municipal Center, Plainsboro Road.
7 p.m.: Shockheaded Peter; Paul Robeson Center for the Arts.
7 p.m.: Dancing With the Stars; Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Princeton Shopping Center.
7:30 p.m.: Classical and flamenco guitarist David Cohen; Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie Mansion, Cadwalader Park, Trenton.
8 p.m.: Nelson Illusions; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
8 p.m.: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Richardson Auditorium.
8 p.m.: Bedside Manners; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
8 p.m.: On Borrowed Time; Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, Pa. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
8 p.m.: Stand-Up Comic Frank Santorelli; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Princeton Hyatt Regency, Route 1. Also Saturday at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
10 a.m. to noon: Open House; Waldorf School of Princeton, 1062 Cherry Hill Road.
1 p.m.: Bridal Showcase; Albemarle Mansion, American Boychoir School, 19 Lambert Lane. For information, call (609) 730-1010.
3 p.m.: Book discussion/signing with John F. Crowley, author of Chasing Miracles: The Crowley Family Journey of Strength, Hope and Joy; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall, Route 1.
6:30 p.m.: Princeton Girlchoir annual winter concert; Performing Arts Center, Hopewell Valley Central High School, 259 Pennington-Titusville Road, Pennington.
7 to 10 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton’s Cafe Improv cabaret; Paul Robeson Center, 102 Witherspoon Street.
8 p.m.: Band of the Irish Guards with Pipes and Drums of the Royal Regiment of Scotland; State Theatre, New Brunswick.
8 p.m.: Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra Winter Concert; Richardson Auditorium.
8 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory Community Orchestra and Westminster Conservatory Community Chorus; Princeton University Chapel.
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund fundraising brunch; Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road.
2 p.m.: Benefit concert for Princeton Public Library with folksinger-songwriter Peter Yarrow; Princeton High School Performing Arts Center.
2 p.m.: New School for Music Study faculty recital of Barber piano music, with Dr. Rebecca Mergen Pennington and Dr. Scott Donald; Kingston United Methodist Church, 9 Church Street, Kingston.
3 p.m.: Steinway Society Musicale with pianist Stefan Young; Jacobs Music, 2540 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville.
4 p.m. Hopewell Valley Youth Chorale Benefit Concert for Children of Haiti; Pennington Presbyterian Church.
4 p.m.: Nassau at Four dance program featuring Meagan Woods and Company; Nassau Presbyterian Church. Free.
4 p.m.: Etty, one-woman show about Auschwitz victim Etty Hillesum, with Susan Stein; Jewish Center, 435 Nassau Street.
4 p.m.: Princeton Symphony Orchestra; Richardson Auditorium.
8 p.m.: Da Capo Chamber Players; Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University. Free.
7 p.m.: “Old Housekeeping” workshop; Community Room, Princeton Public Library.
8 p.m.: Westminster Choir Homecoming Concert; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College.
7:30 p.m.: Fetch Clay, Make Man; McCarter Theatre. Also Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
7:30 p.m.: SmartTalk Connected Conversations with actress Valerie Bertinelli; State Theatre, New Brunswick.
7 p.m.: Disney On Ice presentation, 100 Years of Magic; Sun National Bank Center (formerly Sovereign Bank Arena), 81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton. Also Thursday at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.; Friday at 7 p.m.; Saturday at 11 a.m., 3 p.m., and 7 p.m.; and Sunday at noon and 4 p.m.
7:30 p.m.: Readings by U.S. 1 Poets Marsha Kroll and Linda Arntzenius; Princeton Public Library.
8 p.m.: Shen Wei Dance Arts; McCarter Theatre.
4 p.m.: Talk by Panthea Reid, author of Tillie Olsen: One Woman, Many Riddles; Princeton Public Library.
6:45 p.m.: SCORE seminar on human resources with Jerry Masin; Princeton Public Library. Free.
7:30 p.m.: Pianist Radu Lupu; McCarter Theatre.
8 p.m.: Bedside Manners; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
8 p.m.: On Borrowed Time; Heritage Center, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, Pa. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
7 p.m.: Café Improv; Arts Council.
7 p.m.: “Jazz in January” concert with bassist Dave Kaczorowski, drummer Adrian Valosin, pianist Jim Desalvo; Kingston United Methodist Church, 9 Church Street, Kingston. Free.
8 p.m.: Princeton Symphony Orchestra “PSO Pops!” concert; Richardson Auditorium.
8 p.m.: The Parental Advisory Comedy Show 2010: The Final Year; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College.
1 to 4 p.m.: Annual Wassailing Party; Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrence Township.
3 p.m.: Princeton Pro Musica “Music of the Spheres” concert; Trinity Cathedral, 801 West State Street, Trenton.
3 p.m.: Staged reading of “We” with actor Fred Tumas; Princeton Public Library.
4 p.m.: Princeton Girlchoir’s Concert Choir and Cantores; Richardson Auditorium.
7:30 p.m.: Discussion with interfaith group Not in Our Town, “Continuing Conversations on Race and White Privilege”; Princeton Public Library.
8 p.m.: An Evening with Ben Vereen; McCarter Theatre.