Town Topics — Princeton's Weekly Community Newspaper Since 1946.
Vol. LXV, No. 25
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Calendar

Wednesday, June 22

7:30 p.m.: Princeton Summer Theater presents Into the Woods; Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University Campus. Also Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.

8 to 10:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance with live music and no partner needed; Suzanne Patterson Center. Every Wednesday.

Thursday, June 23

Noon to 6 p.m.: American Red Cross open blood drive; Rider University Bart Luedeke Student Center, 2083 Lawrenceville Road.

6 p.m.: Presentation and book signing with Graham Farmelo, The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom; Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street.

6 to 8 p.m.: Young Professionals in Healthcare June Happy Hour; Yankee Doodle Tap Room, Nassau Inn.

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

7 p.m.: Lawrenceville Main Street’s Music in the Park Concert Series with “Lawrence Community Concert Band”; Weeden Park, Route 206, Lawrenceville. Dinner at 6:30 p.m.

8 p.m.: Princeton Festival presents “The Boy Friend”; Matthews Acting Studio, 185 Nassau Street. Also Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.

Friday, June 24

3 to 7 p.m.: The Mercer County Soil Conservation District Pollinator Picnic: A family-friendly event; Mercer County Soil Conservation District, 508 Hughes Drive, Hamilton Square. Free.

7 to 9 p.m.: Opera NJ’s “Music Under the Stars” concert; Palmer Square green.

Saturday, June 25

10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed hosts “Introduction to Fly Fishing”; Pond House, 261 Wargo Road, Pennington.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Lawrenceville Main Street Farmers’ Market; Lawrenceville Fuel’s parking lot, 16 Gordon Avenue.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Plein Air Watercolor Workshop; Ellarslie Trenton City Museum, Cadwalader Park, Trenton.

1 to 3 p.m.: Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association hosts “Whatever Floats your Boat Geocache Event”; Buttinger Nature Center, 31 Titus Mill Road, Hopewell.

2 p.m.: Highlights Tour; Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Campus.

3 to 11 p.m.: 7th Annual Mercer County Freedom Festival; Mercer County Park, West Windsor.

7 p.m.: Café Improv; Solley Theatre.

7 p.m.: The Hispanic Theological Initiative at Princeton Theological Seminary presents the 15th Annual Summer Workshop with Dr. Sammy Alfaro who will discuss his book, Divino Companero: Toward a Hispanic Pentecostal Christology; Stuart Hall, Room 6. Free.

8 p.m.: The Comedy All-Stars; Patriot’s Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

Sunday, June 26

2 p.m.: The Jewish Community Choir of Princeton, Lashir, in Concert; Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University.

3 p.m.: Princeton Festival presents “The Rake’s Progress” opera; McCarter Theatre.

Monday, June 27

10 to 11 a.m.: Butterfly House Tours; Buttinger Nature Center, 31 Titus Mill Road, Hopewell.

7 p.m.: Sarah Ferguson, The Duchess of York, will launch her memoir, Finding Sarah; Princeton Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall, Route 1. Line passes will be distributed at 9 a.m.

7:30 p.m.: Engaged Retirement & Encore Careers program, “Job Search Strategies for Older Workers”; Princeton Public Library.

Tuesday, June 28

9 a.m. to Noon: Accepting donations for the 93rd Annual White Elephant Rummage Sale; Community Connection’s warehouse, 905 Herrontown Road. Every Tuesday and Saturday.

Wednesday, June 29

5 to 7 p.m.: Forrestal Village Summer Concert; Princeton Forrestal Village, 206 Rockingham Row. Free.

8 to 10 p.m.: Secret Life of Fireflies; Buttinger Nature Center, 31 Titus Mill Road, Hopewell.

8 to 10:30 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers’ Contra Dance with live music and no partner needed; Suzanne Patterson Center.

Thursday, June 30

7 a.m. to 5 p.m.: American Red Cross open blood drive; Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton, 1 Hamilton Health Place.

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.: Summer Courtyard Concert Series with The Blawenburg Band; Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N. Harrison Street.

7 p.m.: Lawrenceville Main Street’s Music in the Park Concert Series with “Rave On!”; Weeden Park, Route 206, Lawrenceville. Dinner at 6:30 p.m.

Friday, July 1

7:30 p.m.: Indonesian Youth Cordana Choir Performance; Princeton Presbyterian Church, 545 Meadow Road, Princeton.

7:30 to 9:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society’s Outdoor Dance, Salsa/Latin; Hinds Plaza. Free.

Saturday, July 2

10 a.m. to Noon: Boomers & Seniors Saturday Morning Wii Bowling League; Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville.

Monday, July 4

Independence Day

9 a.m. to Noon: 4th of July Yoga Explosion; Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive, Suite 506, Skillman.

11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Independence Day at Princeton Battlefield; 500 Mercer Road.

Noon to 3 p.m.: Independence Day Celebration; Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton.

Tuesday, July 5

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Summer Explorers program; NJ State Museum, 205 West State Street, Trenton. Through July 29.

Thursday, July 7

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton’s Summer Courtyard Concert Series with Alex Mitnick and the Kaleidoscope Band; Princeton Shopping Center.

7 p.m.: Lawrenceville Main Street’s Music in the Park Concert Series with “The Cherry Pickers”; Weeden Park, Route 206, Lawrenceville. Dinner at 6:30.

8 p.m.: Princeton Summer Theater presents Barefoot in the Park; Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University Campus. Also Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Friday, July 8

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

Saturday, July 9

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Blueberry Bash; Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton. Also Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free.

Noon to 6 p.m.: Manifestation Acceleration Technique with Rev. Meryl James; Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive, Suite 506, Skillman.

6 to 8 p.m.: Kingston Presbyterian Church hosts the annual Community Blueberry Festival; 4565 Route 27, Kingston.

8:30 to 11:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society presents Ballroom Blitz dance; Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road.

Sunday, July 10

Recycling

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Blueberry Bash at Terhune Orchards; 330 Cold Soil Road.

Noon to 1 p.m.: JourneyDance; Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 50 Vreeland Drive, Suite 506, Skillman.

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society’s Outdoor Tango Dance; Hinds Plaza. Free.

Monday, July 11

10 to 11 a.m.: Butterfly House Tour; Buttinger Nature Center, 31 Titus Mill Road, Hopewell.

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