4:30 p.m.: Readings by Russell Banks and Chase Twichell from their works; Stewart Theatre, Lewis Center for the Arts, 185 Nassau Street.
7:30 p.m.: David Mamet’s American Buffalo; 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.: Princeton Country Dancers; Suzanne Patterson Center.
12:30 p.m.: Organ concert by David Enlow; Princeton University Chapel.
7 p.m.: “Hearts to Haiti” benefit concert with Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience Band, and singer-songwriter Laura Cheadle; Performing Arts Center, Princeton High School.
8 p.m.: One-man show (lecture and vaudeville), This Filthy World, by filmmaker and actor John Waters; McCosh Hall 50, Princeton University.
8 p.m.: Porgy and Bess; State Theatre, New Brunswick.
8 p.m.: Solo Flights Festival performance of Hurricane Season; Passage Theatre, Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton. Also Friday at 8 p.m.
8 p.m.: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
8:30 p.m.: Salsa-Bachata Social; YWCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place.
7:30 p.m.: Wister String Quartet; Bucks County Performing Arts Center, Yardley Community Centre, 64 South Main Street, Yardley, Pa.
7:30 p.m.: Carrie Underwood; Sun National Bank Center, 81 Hamilton Avenue, Trenton.
7:30 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton’s “Up Close and Classical” concert with pianist Chiu-Tze Lin and guzheng master Yang Yi; Paul Robeson Center for the Arts.
8 p.m.: The Great American Backstage Musical; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
8 to 10 p.m.: Don’t Mean A Thing Jazz Quartet; Crossing Vineyards and Winery, 1853 Wrightstown Road, Washington Crossing, Pa.
1 to 5 p.m.: Citizenship Workshop; Princeton Public Library.
2 and 4 p.m.: The Boy Who Cried Wolf; Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College.
2 to 5 p.m.: Latin American Legal Defense and Education Fund citizenship workshop; Princeton Public Library. To register, call (877) 452-5333.
3 p.m.: Solo recital by pianist Charlie Liu; Channing Hall, Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road.
7 p.m.: American Repertory Ballet and Princeton Ballet School 25th Annual Gala and Performance; Patriots Theatre at the War Memorial, Trenton.
8 p.m.: Opera Project Spring Concert; St. Andrew’s Church, 50 York Street, Lambertville.
8 p.m.: Solo Flights Festival performance of Jeffrey Solomon’s MotherSON; Passage Theatre, Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton. Also Sunday at 3 p.m.
8 p.m.: Westminster Schola Cantorum Spring Concert; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College.
8 p.m.: TAO, The Martial Art of Drumming; State Theatre, New Brunswick. Also Sunday at 3 p.m.
8:30 to 11:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society Salsa Sensation dance; Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road.
10 a.m.: Registration for SmileTrain charity 5K walk/run; Community Park, West Windsor.
2 p.m.: Poetry readings from 55th volume of U.S.1 Worksheets; Princeton Public Library.
3 p.m.: Westminster Conservatory faculty recital, “Shakespeare in Song”; Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College. Free.
3 to 5 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers Family Dance with contra dancing, square dancing, and play party games; Suzanne Patterson Building.
8 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society Argentine Tangazo social dance; Suzanne Patterson Center.
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4:30 p.m.: Panel discussion, “Afghanistan: Beginning of the Endgame?”; Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall, Princeton University. Free.
7:30 p.m.: Planet Café; Camillo’s Cafe, Princeton Shopping Center.
7:30 p.m.: Concert of traditional bamboo flute music with Glenn Swann; Princeton Public Library.
Noon: Lecture by Dr. Sindy M. Paul, New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services Medical Director, “Innovation in HIV Testing”; Communications Building, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road. Free.
7 p.m.: Princeton University Faith & Work Initiative talk by 9/11 survivor Jimmy Dunne, Senior Managing Principal of Wall Street’s Sandler O’Neill & Partners; McCormick Hall, Princeton University. Free.
8 p.m.: Composers Ensemble; Taplin Auditorium, Fine Hall, Princeton University.
7:30 p.m.: An Evening of Hip Hop Theatre with Will Power and DJ Reborn; Matthews Acting Studio, Lewis Center for the Arts, 185 Nassau Street.
8 p.m.: Paul Taylor Dance Company; McCarter Theatre.
8 p.m.: Princeton Country Dancers; Suzanne Patterson Center.
7:30 p.m.: Talk by novelist Alan L. Moss, author of Island of Betrayal; Princeton Public Library.
7 p.m.: Discussion/book signing with Chang Rae Lee, author of The Surrendered; Barnes & Noble, MarketFair Mall, Route 1.
8 p.m.: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. Also Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m.
8 p.m.: The Great American Backstage Musical; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, Hopewell. Also Saturday at 8 p.m.
8 p.m.: Stand-Up Comic Coleman Green; Catch A Rising Star Comedy Club, Princeton Hyatt Regency, Route 1. Also Saturday at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.
10 a.m.: Annual D&R Canal Watch 5K Fun Run; Washington Crossing State Park, Route 29, Titusville. To register, call (609) 989-1931 or visit www.canalwatch.org.
8 p.m.: Annual “Singing for Our Souls” Sing Along with David Brahinsky; Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, Skillman.
8:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society California Mix dance; Unitarian Church, 50 Cherry Hill Road.