Princeton NJ Events

David Genther Architectural Rendering 2-Day Workshop, Morven

Saturday February 12, 2022
9:00 AM

Spend an exciting and informational two days at Morven with acclaimed architectural illustrator David Genther. This workshop introduces the techniques of Beaux-Arts wash rendering. Participants will begin by learning the basic skills needed to produce a traditional ink wash rendering of a Doric column capital.

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Love Your Park Day, Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS)

Saturday February 12, 2022
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Join Friends of Princeton Open Space (FOPOS), a nonprofit dedicated to land preservation, for a special volunteer event on Saturday, February 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve. Registration is required.

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PPPL's Science on Saturday Lecture Series

Saturday February 12, 2022
9:30 AM

Janet Iawasa, Biochemistry Department, University of Utah School of Medicine,”Animating Molecular Machines"

Other talks will focus on a variety of topics, including plasma physics, ocean robotics, and auroras. The lectures will be offered live online for the third year and will be held at 9:30 a.m. weekly through March 12. (There is no lecture on Feb. 19 due to the Department of Energy's Science Bowl.) You must register online one time to get a link to attend all the lectures.

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Old-Fashioned Valentine's Day, Howell Farm

Saturday February 12, 2022
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The air may be chilly, but the farm's wintery landscape is the perfect setting for a heartwarming Valentine's Day ride. Couples can take a romantic spin in a two-seater sleigh or carriage pulled by a team of light workhorses. Families can ride in a bobsled or hay wagon pulled by a handsome team of drafts. No matter the hitch, the horses will be wearing their finest bells. At the farmhouse there will be soup on the stove, and a children's craft program from 11 to 3 p.m. for a small materials fee.

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Bird Migration Game on Hinds Plaza

Saturday February 12, 2022
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Watershed Institute educators encourage 4- to 12-year-olds to stretch their wings and imagine what obstacles birds might face during migration. Families can drop in any time between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. The activity takes approximately 20 minutes.

Registration is not required. This event is in person and part of our ongoing events related to The Great Backyard Bird Count. Presented in partnership with The Watershed Institute.

Wine & Chocolate Wine Trail Weekend @Terhune's

Saturday February 12, 2022
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Visit us in the Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery tasting room as we join other wineries across the State for a weekend of wine and chocolate. Bring your loved one, friends and family to enjoy sweet treats on this festive Wine Trail Weekend.

We are offering a special wine and chocolate pairing of locally made chocolates and Terhune wines. Chocolate pairing includes wine flight, chocolates and a souvenir glass. We have partnered with Pierre's Chocolates of New Hope, PA known for their old world recipes and single origin artisan chocolates. Catch up with friends by the fire pit outside the winery and heaters. No reservations needed. No pets please. Please visit www.terhuneorchards.com/winery-events for update information.

Book Swap, Yardley Historical Association

Saturday February 12, 2022
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Yardley Historical Association will hold its quarterly Book Swap on Saturday, February 12 from 1- 4 p.m. at the Old Library by Lake Afton, 46 West Afton Avenue. Bring a bag of books of interest to adults and/or children, and take a bag of “new to you” books home with you. In addition to books, jigsaw puzzles are welcome. Please bring no more than one grocery bag of books or puzzles.

For more information about the Association’s activities, please visit www.yardleyhistory.org, e-mail info@yardleyhistory.org or call 215-208-1154.

Christian Science Lecture, "Why Everyone is Needed"

Saturday February 12, 2022
2:00 PM

"Why everyone is needed" to be given by James Shepherd, CS, on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 2 PM. Join in person at 16 Bayard Lane, Princeton, NJ, 08540, or by audio livestream. For more info and a parking map, visit www.csprinceton.org.

(Sponsored by First Church of Christ Scientist, Princeton, and the Princeton University CSO)

Noises Off, Music Mountain Theater

Saturday February 12, 2022
3:00 PM

3 and 8pm

Called "the funniest farce ever written," Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of initerant actors rehearsing a flop called, Nothing's On. Doors Slamming, on and offstage intrigue, and an errant herring all figure in the plot of this hilarious and classically comic play. ? ?

Playwright Michael Frayn got the idea to write Noises Off after seeing one of his own plays from backstage and and deciding it was “funnier from behind than it was in front!” We see the company perform their show three times: once in rehearsal, once from backstage and once from the front as the audience

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Opening Reception, Arts Council of Princeton

Saturday February 12, 2022
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Join us for the Opening Reception of 9 Decades and Counting… by Jane Adriance and Bob Jenkins, on view in the ACP's Taplin Gallery from February 12 through March 12, 2022. Free and open to the public!

This exhibition is not a retrospective in the least, but a show that features the work of Jane Adriance and Bob Jenkins, both artists in their 90s, and what they made in 2020 and 2021 alone! This Arts Council of Princeton's Taplin Gallery show is dedicated to Jane and Bob's ability to come together with fresh, contemporary visions: Bob with his sculptures of papier-mâché on wire, and Jane with oil and watercolor paint on canvas and paper.

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