Princeton NJ Events

Summer Scholar Spotlight Series, Princeton Senior Resource Center

Wednesday July 15, 2020
10:00 AM

Eight-part series featuring academics from across the country via Zoom. Don Dyson of the Center for Human Sexuality Studies at Widener University presents “But… isn’t ‘queer’ a bad word?” to build an understanding of sexual orientation and gender identity. Register. $75 for the whole series or $10 per lecture.

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Virtual Author Talk, New Jersey State Library - Is a White Shark the Right Shark

Wednesday July 15, 2020
12:00 PM

Dave Grant, conservation director of the Shark Research Institute in Princeton, gives a webinar on famous shark attacks along the Jersey coast as well as the institute’s research and protection efforts on whale sharks and other marine life around the world. Register.

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Webinar: Recent Wage-Hour Developments: COVID-19 & Beyond

Wednesday July 15, 2020
2:00 PM

Join Mark E. Tabakman, a partner in Fox's Labor & Employment Department, for a free webinar, hosted in conjunction with Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs, highlighting wage-hour and Fair Labor Standards Act issues related to and stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Topics include: • Rigorous new statutory developments/trends • Recent relevant laws in New Jersey and New York • Independent contractor: the landscape shrinks further • USDOL taking a more business-friendly approach: new opinion letters

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Art & Nature Happy Hour, D&R Greenway Land Trust

Wednesday July 15, 2020
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Settle in with your beverage of choice and enjoy an interactive talk with four artists, all featured in D&R Greenway’s current exhibition and virtual gallery. Moderating this vibrant conversation will be Marie L. Matthews Gallery Curator, Diana Moore. Exhibited to honor Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary, “Trail of Breadcrumbs: Nature in Fairy Tales” features fine artists and children’s book illustrators starring Silvère Boureau, Barbara DiLorenzo, Jada Fabrizio and Joe Kazimierczyk.

 Register for Zoom link to dkilmer@drgreenway.org.

Free

Virtual Happy Hour in French, Alliance Francaise de Princeton

Wednesday July 15, 2020
6:30 PM

Everyone is welcome. Contact Gail at gailbruno7@gmail.com to reserve your place and get more info about the event.

Library Drawing Party, Mercer County Library

Wednesday July 15, 2020
7:00 PM

Join us for a Library Drawing Party! Have your friends and family 'meet' you on MCL's Facebook page every Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm, to follow along and try out your artistic talents as Julia teaches you how to draw new images each week. Then, we invite you to share your finished artwork with everyone in the comments section! This event is recommended for all ages.

Mercer County Library System's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mclsnj/

Lady Bird - Summer Film Series, Princeton University Art Museum & Princeton Garden Theater

Wednesday July 15, 2020
7:30 PM

Featuring much-lauded performances from Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalfe, this coming-of-age story follows an intrepid high schooler in Sacramento as she undergoes the trials of love, family, and self-discovery and dreams of escaping to college on the East Coast. The Discord conversation will be led by Caroline Harris, associate director for education at the Art Museum, and Brendan Joyce, programming assistant at Renew Theaters.

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Argus Quartet, Princeton University Summer Chamber Concerts

Wednesday July 15, 2020
7:30 PM

Performance via video of Fanny Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in E flat with commentary by Dr. Scott Burnham. Free.

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