Princeton NJ Events

Performance: "Macbeth" A Staged Reading, Princeton Public Library

Saturday August 9, 2025
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

From the mists of the Scottish moors to the bloodstained throne of Dunsinane, the tale of Macbeth will unfold as local actors stage an unabridged reading of William Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy. The production will run for just under three hours and include a brief introduction by director Christopher Osander and an intermission. Audience members are invited to read along by bringing their own unabridged version or by accessing the online version from the Folger Shakespeare Library at this link.

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Kelsey Theatre's Summer Opera Festival - La Boheme

Saturday August 9, 2025
2:00 PM

Opera's great love story set in sparkling Paris- come experience the beauty, passion, and enchantment of love for an afternoon remember! Sung in Italian with English subtitles

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Man of La Mancha, Music Mountain Theater

Saturday August 9, 2025
3:00 PM

3 and 8pm

Cervantes is in prison awaiting trial during the Spanish Inquisition. He and his fellow prisoners perform a play-within-a-play, telling the story of the elderly Alonso Quijana, who renames himself "Don Quixote" and goes on a quest to right all wrongs in the world. $35.

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History/Nature Hike at Institute Woods, Historical Society of Princeton

Saturday August 9, 2025
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Join us on a hike through the treasured Institute Woods to explore bits of history, as well as the sites and sounds that form this unique and serene setting.

Hear stories about the Woods’ origin and the ways IAS mathematicians, physicists, and other members have engaged with it. Stops along the way will highlight the history of early Stony Brook, the Battle of Princeton, the Old Trolley trail, the establishment of the Institute for Advanced Study, and Founders Rock. We will make a special stop at the infamous Swinging Bridge, then hike over to the observation decks at the adjacent Rogers Wildlife Refuge. Along the way, there will be moments to observe, engage, and identify the different varieties of birds, plants, trees, and everything in between!

Please note: This is a moderate to advanced hike. Trails may be muddy/slippery. Comfortable hiking boots/shoes, water, and insect repellent are recommended.

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FREE Summer Concert Series, Nassau Park Pavilion

Saturday August 9, 2025
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Swara

Opening band: Dan Kassel and Friends, featuring Johnny Zarfati 

Swara is a multi-genre Indian American band that plays Indian film music and fuses Indian classical structures with other contemporary genres, including jazz, rock, R and B, and more.

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Quiz Show Plus Discussion, ACME Screening Room

Saturday August 9, 2025
5:00 PM

25 South Union Street, Lambertville. www.acmescreeningroom.org.

Queens-born Herbie Stempel (John Turturro) becomes an unlikely hero after winning on America's beloved game show, "Twenty One." When the network decides to bring in a more telegenic contestant, the WASP-ish Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), Stempel takes aim at the show, announcing that the game is rigged. Congressional investigator Dick Goodwin (Rob Morrow) is brought in to examine the claim that winners were given the answers. Goodwin wrote the book on which this true story is based. Q&A after the film with casting director Karen Etcoff, who worked on the film with Robert Redford for 6 months. $17.

Steal Your Face in the pasture, Snipes Farm and Education Center

Saturday August 9, 2025
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Steal Your Face, one of the region's top Grateful Dead cover bands will play two long sets on the big stage in the pasture at Snipes Farm in Morrisville, PA. State of the art sound and lights. Food and craft vendors. Family friendly. BYOB

Snipes Farm and Education Center, 890 West Bridge Street, Morrisville, PA 19067

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