Princeton NJ Events

Triva in the Winery, Terhune's

Friday March 7, 2025
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gather your team, friends, family, neighbors for friendly rounds of trivia in the winery. Test your knowledge, have fun, and win prizes with DJ Iron Mike in the Terhune Orchards Winery. Rounds will include categories such as General Knowledge, Entertainment, History & Geography, Sports, and Name That Tune. Grab your team and come out for a fun evening! No cover charge. Trivia kicks off at 6pm.

Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road (crossroad Carter Road), Princeton, NJ 08540   Mercer County  www.terhuneorchards.com

American Repertory Ballet's Ethan Stiefel's SPIRIT OF THE HIGHLANDS

Friday March 7, 2025
7:00 PM

American Repertory Ballet (ARB) continues its dynamic 2024-2025 season with the breathtaking world premiere of Ethan Stiefel's SPIRIT OF THE HIGHLANDS on Friday, March 7 through Sunday, March 9, 2025 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center. An adaptation of August Bournonville's romantic classic La Sylphide, SPIRIT OF THE HIGHLANDS re-imagines the tale of a Scotsman's pursuit of a mystical forest spirit. Building off of the classic story, a young Scotsman named James Munro is betrothed to a woman named Effie, when he catches sight of a mystical fairy, known as The Sylph. Entranced by her magical beauty, he abandons Effie to follow The Sylph into the forest to proclaim his devotion. However, through his pursuits, he is tricked by evil witch Madge and eventually loses everything he holds dear.

Tickets for SPIRIT OF THE HIGHLANDS range from $30 to $60. ADA seating is available. Running time is approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes with one intermission.

Split Decision Band, Cooper's Riverview

Friday March 7, 2025
7:00 PM

Dinner and dance party. Register via EventBrite. $15 to $45.

Cooper's Riverview, 50 Riverview Plaza, Trenton, 609-393-7300. www.coopersnj.com.

Gr8 Works Opening Reception, West Windsor Arts

Friday March 7, 2025
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Reception for exhibition and sale of original 8 x 8 inch artworks to benefits the art center's Artist in Residence programs. Show on view through April 5 features artwork from across a variety of styles and mediums — including landscapes, abstracts and florals — each available for $88.

952 Alexander Road, West Windsor. westwindsorarts.org.

Topdog/Underdog, Passage Theater

Friday March 7, 2025
7:30 PM

Darkly comic fable of brotherly love and family identity won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2002 and the Tony Award for Best Revival in 2023. $33.

Mill Hill Playhouse, 205 East Front Street, Trenton. www.passagetheatre.org. 

Princeton University Glee Club presents: The Thomanerchor, St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig

Friday March 7, 2025
7:30 PM

A not-to-be-missed performance by the celebrated Thomanerchor of Leipzig, Germany. The choir of boys boasts a nearly 800-year history of outstanding choral singing, including 27 years under the direction of Johann Sebastian Bach himself. This program is sponsored by Princeton University’s Office of Religious Life and the Department of Music.

Princeton University Chapel

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Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, Kelsey Theatre

Friday March 7, 2025
8:00 PM

At its heart, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! is a love story between confident cowboy Curly and feisty farmer Laurey. As the road to romance and the road to statehood converge, Curly and Laurey are poised to carve out a life together in a brand-new state. But the road to love is as bumpy and fraught with all the dangers and excitement of the time. The unforgettable score includes: “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’,” “People Will Say We’re in Love,” “I Cain’t Say No!” and the exhilarating title song, “Oklahoma!” 

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Caleb Eckstein-Jeremy Leon Quintet, South Brunswick Jazz Café

Friday March 7, 2025
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Caleb Eckstein is a jazz trombonist, composer, and arranger based in New Jersey. He is a 2020 graduate of Northwestern University, double majoring in Neuroscience and Jazz Performance. He has performed or recorded with Randy Brecker, Bob Minzter, Warren Wolf, Rufus Reid, Brianna Thomas, and Benny Benack III. In addition to being a freelance musician, Caleb leads many of his own ensembles, most notably the Congregation Jazz Orchestra, a full piece big band he co-leads with NYC drummer Jared Decker. Jeremy Leon is a saxophonist, composer and educator from Montreal, Canada. His reputation is growing as a torchbearer for impassioned artistic practice among East Coast jazz's up-and-comers, with his creative energy and tireless drive serving him both as a bandleader and as a sideman. Jeremy completed his bachelor's degree in jazz performance at McGill University and is currently completing his master's degree at Rutgers.

South Brunswick Municipal Complex 540 Route 522 (Ridge Rd.), Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 Admission $6 at the door - Light refreshments included + BYOB Doors open 7:15PM – No reservations, no advance ticket sales For more info, www.sbarts.org

Fiddler on the Roof, Music Mountain Theater

Friday March 7, 2025
8:00 PM

Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. $35.

1483 State Route 179, Lambertville. www.musicmountaintheatre.org.

Over the River and Through the Woods, Somerset Valley Players

Friday March 7, 2025
8:00 PM

March 7 - 23

Nick is a single, Italian-American guy from New Jersey. His parents retired and moved to Florida. That doesn’t mean his family isn’t still in Jersey. In fact, he sees both sets of his grandparents every Sunday for dinner. This is routine until he has to tell them that he’s been offered a dream job. The job he’s been waiting for—marketing executive—would take him away from his beloved, but annoying, grandparents. He tells them. The news doesn’t sit so well. Thus begins a series of schemes to keep Nick around. $24.

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