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Princeton Area Events for December 29-31

December 28, 2017 By Hilary Morris

Arts & Entertainment

Sunday, 12/31, 8:00 PM: New Years Eve Gala with 30 Rock's DOT-COM Kevin Brown and Mike Marino, Catch a Rising Star. This year will be our biggest NYE celebration ever at the Hyatt in Princeton, NJ with Kevin Brown (DOT-COM from 30 Rock). Call 609.987.8018 to reserve your tickets early and SAVE! Click here for more info.

Sunday, 12/31, 8:00 PM: Capital Philharmonic's New Year's Eve Concert, Patriots Week, Patriots Theater, 1 Memorial Drive, Trenton. $30 to $75., www.patriotsweek.com

Kids & Family

Friday, 12/29, 4:00 PM: Winter Break Family Movies, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-924-9529. "Inside Out" screening., www.princetonlibrary.org

Saturday, 12/30, 11:30 AM: Noon Year's Eve, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Too young to stay up until midnight? Join us at the library for a celebration the day BEFORE New Year’s Eve. As we countdown to NOON, we will have music, dancing and crafts. For children ages 3 and up. Story Room

Community

Friday, 12/29 - Sunday, 12/31: Patriot's Week Events. Patriots Week is held annually during the week between Christmas and New Year's, and attracts thousands of visitors to the city to enjoy art music, literature, battlefield re-enactments, and living history events. Visit https://www.destinationtrenton.com/events/patriots-week/ for a complete list of events.

Out of the Box

Saturday, 12/30, 7:00 PM: Catching Snowflakes, Pinot's Palette Princeton, 127 Village Blvd., Princeton. Illuminated painting that comes with fairy lights! Paint. Drink. Have Fun! BYOB. Purchase tickets at https://www.pinotspalette.com/princeton/event/210659.

Sunday, 12/31, 6:45 AM: Real Time Tour of the Battle of Princeton, Princeton Battlefield Society, 500 Mercer Road, Princeton, NJ. Join us for a real time historical tour of the Battle of Princeton, led by military historian William P. Tatum III, PhD. Dr. Tatum will be joined by other re-enactors of various Congressional regiments to show us exactly where, when, and why events unfolded that chilly morning in 1777. We will experience the battle, minute by minute, at the same time of day, and in similar weather conditions. Learn how the Battle of Princeton, as it occurred, was not at all what Washington was expecting. Learn from where the Continental Line approached the battle. Learn how these momentous events transpired and were the culmination of the Ten Crucial Days Campaign that changed history. Click here for more information.

Sunday, 12/31, 8:45 PM - 12:45 AM: Sound Journey into the New Year: 2018!, Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 88 Orchard Road, Ste. 6, Skillman, NJ. Come join us this New Years Eve at PCYH to journey into your heart through immersion in sacred sound. We begin with guided meditation to let go of the old, then lay down for a journey into the vibrations of the gongs, Native American flutes, Himalayan singing bowls, percussion and other world instruments. We end with a guided meditation to enter 2018 filled with unconditional love and living from our heart space. Afterwards there will be a sharing of conversation, food and joy! Please bring a pot luck vegetarian appetizer or dessert to share. REGISTER NOW