Princeton NJ Events

Social Coffee (Zoom) YWCA Princeton Area Newcomers & Friends

Thursday September 17, 2020
9:30 AM

Social Coffee is a great way to learn about our organization and meet our members and find opportunities to explore your interests and community. It is held on every THIRD THURSDAY of each month unless there is a holiday conflict.

The YWCA Princeton Area Newcomers & Friends has been welcoming the people to our community from around the world, nation, state, and cities since 1959. Please contact our Membership VP at newcomersmembership@ywcaprinceton.org or visit www.ywcaprinceton.org/newcomers for more information.

WID Monthly Roundtable - Burnout! Strategies for Handling Our New Normal

Thursday September 17, 2020
12:00 PM

How are we handling burnout? When your towering to-do list, limited resources, lean staff, and – oh, don't forget, there's a global pandemic – make you feel like there's no way you can stay focused on your tasks, you likely feel you just can't do it all. Join this support session to learn some tricks on mitigating damage when burnout happens and avoiding it in the future. You'll have the opportunity to share your own challenges and suggested methods of maintaining a positive work environment.

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Medicare Presentation, Trenton Public Library

Thursday September 17, 2020
2:00 PM

www.trentonlib.org.

Mercer County State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) offers a virtual program for seniors and those with disabilities to review their Medicare costs and learn how to avoid overpaying for services. Email jdevone@trentonlib.org for Zoom link.

LEGO Challenge, Mercer County Library

Thursday September 17, 2020
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Every week we will create a new LEGO challenge for you to create! Then we invite you to share a photo of your creation with us on social media. https://www.facebook.com/mclsnj/

Webinar: Bitters – The Antidote to Sugar, Suppers Program

Thursday September 17, 2020
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

What are bitters and how do they work within your body? Join herbalist Tish Streeten for a webinar focused on how you can support your digestive health with bitters. Learn how bitters can increase digestive secretions, leading to better absorption of nutrients and natural detoxification of the liver, and act as a digestive aid to ease indigestion, heartburn, nausea, cramping, bloating, and gas.

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D&R Greenway’s Virtual Happy Hour

Thursday September 17, 2020
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

D&R Greenway’s Virtual Happy Hour Series has become a new tradition, bringing together like-minded conservationists from near and far for topical talks. These popular Zoom events provide convivial, healthy engagement with experts and participants on nature topics of current high interest. Pour your favorite beverage and join others who care intensely about nature, on Thursday, September 17, from 5 until 6 p.m. Free: rsvp@drgreenway.org.

David Wheeler, Executive Director of Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey (CWF) and Allison Sonya Injaian, M.S., Ph.D., Lecturer at Odom School, University of Georgia, will share recent observations on positive and negative effects of the COVID’s pandemic’s changes upon wild creatures, with a focus on wildlife of New Jersey.

The Augur: A Global Portrait of Hope, Princeton University Art Museum

Thursday September 17, 2020
5:30 PM

Artist Maria Berrio joins Mitra Abbaspour, curator of modern and contemporary art, and Holly Hatheway, head librarian of Marquand Library of Art and Archaeology, to celebrate the installation of “The Augur,” the eight-foot-tall multi-technique work that Berrio created specifically for the third-floor reading room of Firestone Library.

Berrio will discuss her influences, her process, and the inspiration she drew from cultural heritage, literary traditions, and the site itself in developing this contemplative scene of a gathering of youth beneath a sky filled with birds in flight. Register for Zoom presentation. Free

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Shaken and Stirred - Making Wine Cocktails, Crossing Vineyards & Winery

Thursday September 17, 2020
7:00 PM

Learn the basics of cocktail making while you blend local craft spirits with Crossing’s own award-winning wines. Discover new recipes and get ready to impress your friends. Includes instruction, cocktail tasting and light snacks. $55/pp

Crossing Vineyards & Winery, Washington Crossing, PA 18977 215-493-6500

Thursday Night Nature, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve

Thursday September 17, 2020
7:00 PM

www.bhwp.org.

Series of guest lectures via Zoom continues with “The Sourlands” with Jim Amon. Register. $15.

Election Security and Transparency in 2020, Center for Information Technology Policy

Thursday September 17, 2020
7:00 PM

Princeton University. spia.princeton.edu.

Andrew Appel, a computer science professor who specializes in software verification, computer security, programming languages and compilers, and technology policy, addresses the question: “What can we as voters do to protect our elections and our representative government?” Register for Zoom link. Free.