Princeton NJ Events
Events for Thursday February 5, 2026
Author Conversation & Concert | Barbara Strozzi, Princeton Art Museum
Thursday February 5, 2026
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Join us for a tribute to renowned seventeenth-century Italian composer and singer Barbara Strozzi, featuring a book conversation and musical performances. Two new publications explore Strozzi’s legacy: the historical verse novel The Siren and the Star (2025) by critically acclaimed author Colby Cedar Smith and the forthcoming volume Barbara Strozzi in Context, edited by Wendy Heller, Scheide Professor of Music History, with Beth Glixon.
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Philly Bites And Flights, Crossing Vineyards & Winery
Thursday February 5, 2026
7:00 PM
Celebrate the best of the region as we pair the classic flavors of the City of Brotherly Love with Crossing’s award-winning wines. Snack on signature Philly foods such as soft pretzels, tomato pie, and of course, cheesesteaks, all while sipping your way through a flight of wine. It’s the best match-up since Rocky and Adrian.
Cost: $60pp
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Jazz Concert: Rick Fiori Jazz Band, Lawrence Branch
Thursday February 5, 2026
7:00 PM
Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 609-883-8292
Celebrate Black History Month with the dynamic sounds of the Rick Fiori Jazz Band! Led by acclaimed drummer Rick Fiori, this powerhouse ensemble features recording artist Elliot Bernard on piano, Evan Wohlrabe on bass, and tenor saxophonist Rico Jones. Together, they pay tribute to legendary Black jazz masters—Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk. Experience an unforgettable evening of first?class jazz with a playlist that includes but not limited to "Owl" "Four" "Saint Thomas" "Sentimental" "My Suede Shoes" "Lulu's Back In Town". Sponsored by Friends of the Lawrence Library. Registration is requested.
Ecopoetry in Depth: Major Poets with Winifred Hughes Spar, The Watershed Institute
Thursday February 5, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
This new course will offer an in-depth look at the work of major American figures in ecopoetry, from the seminal forerunners of the late twentieth century to experimental and cutting-edge voices of the twenty-first. This format will allow us to spend time reading and discussing multiple poems by individual poets, including Gary Snyder, A.R. Ammons, Brenda Hillman, Forrest Gander, Evelyn Reilly, Jorie Graham, and more. We will follow along as they attempt to establish a new paradigm for our human relationship to the natural world while responding to an ever-heightening sense of crisis. We will be reading now-classic ecopoems as well as up-to-the-minute work.
For information, contact Education Manager Anna Hill ahill@thewatershed.org or email winifred.spar@gmail.com
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Tenor Benjamin Bernheim, Princeton University Concerts
Thursday February 5, 2026
7:30 PM
Hailed as “the most beautiful tenor voice since Luciano Pavarotti” (Süddeutsche Zeitung), tenor Benjamin Bernheim has ignited an opera-world frenzy unlike any in recent years. His electrifying rise has taken him from the world’s greatest stages—the Met, La Scala, the Royal Opera House, Palais Garnier—to historic moments like performing at the closing ceremonies of the Paris Olympics and the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, earning him the title of “France’s new favorite tenor.” (The New York Times). Now, in a rare recital appearance for his Princeton University Concerts debut, Bernheim trades the grand opera house for an intimate chamber setting, bringing his signature artistry to a handpicked program of romance, longing, and nostalgia.
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Kim's Convenience @McCarter
Thursday February 5, 2026
7:30 PM
Before it became an award-winning, hit comedy series on Netflix, the laugh-out-loud, heartwarming Kim’s Convenience was a smash on stage. At Mr. Kim’s corner variety store, the only thing that isn’t for sale is his family legacy—but with big-dollar projects moving in, does everyone have their price?
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