Princeton NJ Events

Author: Laurie Woolever in Conversation with Daria Lavelle - A Book Brunch Event, Princeton Public Library

Sunday April 12, 2026
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

The author, a noted food writer and podcaster, discusses her culinary memoir "Care and Feeding." Doors open at 10:45 a.m. for coffee and pastries. The event begins at 11 a.m. Book signing to follow. Registration requested, but not required.

About the Books (from the publisher): A candid, funny, and occasionally devastating culinary memoir of a woman making her way through the food world, navigating addiction, a cultural reckoning, and an unexpected tragedy

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A Son's Mission: Tell Their Story with Raymond Polak, Adath Israel Congregation

Sunday April 12, 2026
1:30 PM

In-Person or on Zoom, followed by a dessert reception. Holocaust survivor, Raymond Polak, will share the extraordinary story of his family's experience and challenges rebuilding life after the Shoah. For more information and/or to register, please call Adath Israel (609) 896-4977. Free and open to the community.

Adath Israel Congregation  1958 Lawrenceville Road  Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

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Let's Just Sing! Choral Reading of Mozart's Coronation Mass & Haydn's Lord Nelson Mass, Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs

Sunday April 12, 2026
4:00 PM

Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs (http://musicalamateurs.org)

Conductor: Matthew LaPine

Location: Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, Rt 206 at Cherry Hill Road, Princeton NJ

The Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs welcomes singers of all levels to participate. Vocal scores provided. $10 admission for singers (or annual membership for our monthly sings). Free for students and non-singing guests. Members of the community gather together for the common and joyful enterprise of making music for their own pleasure, singing through the great works in choral literature with chorus, orchestra, and soloists as the works require. There are no separate rehearsals and no auditions. Walk-in singers and listen-only guests are welcome at all sessions. Conductors may do some light preparation with the chorus before the sing-through. Orchestra members participate by invitation, based on the instrumental needs of the work. Light refreshments are available during the break and participants are encouraged to mingle and socialize. For further information email musical.amateurs@gmail.com

Open House: Intro to Ballroom Dance, WWAC

Sunday April 12, 2026
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Whether you are a complete beginner or have some social dancing experience, you are invited to join us for an evening of rhythm and movement. ‍ This fun evening is sure to get you swinging, featuring popular styles like the waltz, cha-cha, hustle, and salsa! NO EXPERIENCE IS NECESSARY.

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Speaker, Dorthea's House

Sunday April 12, 2026
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Historian Tom Frascella will speak about the earliest Italian cohorts who came to the U.S., highlighting those who helped establish the early success of the Jamestown colony in the 1600s and contributions in the 1700s from figures such as Filippo Mazzei, who inspired language for the Declaration of Independence. Participants are encouraged to bring refreshments to share at a post-program reception. Doors open at 4:45 p.m. Free.

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