Princeton NJ Events

Celebrating National Poetry Month with People & Stories/ Gente y Cuentos, Morven Museum & Garden

Thursday April 13, 2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

As the home of one of America’s first published female poets, Morven Museum & Garden offers a unique space to make connections and explore different meanings in literature and poetry. Join Morven and People & Stories/ Gente y Cuentos (P&S/GyC) for a special program celebrating National Poetry Month this April. Community members will gather in person for a 90-minute oral reading of a literary short story and structured group discussion in Morven's garden.

The reading and discussion will be led by a coordinator trained in the People & Stories/Gente y Cuentos’ method, which invites participants to draw upon their own life experiences to analyze the poetics, tensions, shadows, and themes found within the text.

Click here for more information

Creative Aging: Genealogy, Session 1 - The Hopewell Library

Thursday April 13, 2023
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Who do you think you are?! Back by popular demand, the HPL's Creative Aging program will run another two-part course on genealogy. Who doesn't want to know more about their own family history? Join us as we investigate ways (other than Ancestry) to discover those who came before us. Casey Wilkes will guide us through databases - with tips and tricks to save hours when looking for the people from our past.

This exciting event has limited capacity, so be sure to register here!

The Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 80 West Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ 08525

Artist Conversation: Ali Banisadr @Princeton University Art Museum

Thursday April 13, 2023
5:30 PM

Ali Banisadr, the Iranian American artist, draws inspiration from seventeenth-century Persian manuscript illustrations, mosaics, and European history paintings in his luscious and mesmerizingly complex canvases. On the occasion of the installation of his artwork Return to Mother at Mathey College, Banisadr will join Mitra Abbaspour, Haskell Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, in conversation. 

Click here for more information

Free Concert, MCCC Jazz Band, Quakerbridge Mall

Thursday April 13, 2023
6:00 PM

Ensemble directed by Scott Hornick's repertoire includes various jazz favorites and standards including songs by Grant Green, Albert King, Irving Berlin, Sergio Mendes, Gershwin brothers, Otis Redding, Freddie King and others.

3320 Route 1, Lawrenceville.

kelsey.mccc.edu/events

Spring Lecture Series, Old Barracks Museum

Thursday April 13, 2023
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Old Barracks invites you to attend our newly revived Spring Lecture Series. Come and spend an evening with highly respected, local historians and authors who will share some of the exciting history that helped shape our state and our nation.

Thursday, April 13th 6-8pm Arthur S. Lefkowitz "George Washington's Revenge"

Arthur Lefkowitz will join us to discuss his book concerning George Washington's epic 1777 New Jersey campaign and how it was crucial to turning the tide of the Revolution, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat.

Lectures begin at 6pm and will be followed by a Q&A and book signing. Admission is free. Light refreshments will be available. Copies of these titles are available for purchase in-store or at www.barracks.org. All proceeds go towards supporting the Old Barracks Museum and its mission.

Wills, Probate, and Estate Planning, Mercer County Library

Thursday April 13, 2023
7:00 PM

Wills & estate administration can be very complex. It is important to know how changes in estate and probate laws can affect you and your family. Attorney Ken Vercammen and financial advisor Dan Fabrizio explain the laws, as well as provide insight as to how to ensure your legal documents are in order, making estate planning easy while also protecting your family. Register by email to hopeprogs@mcl.org

Tarot Card Reading & Wine Tasting, Crossing Vineyards & Winery

Thursday April 13, 2023
7:00 PM

Get together with your friends for a fun ladie's night out. Enjoy wine tasting, dessert and a private Tarot Card reading. Reservations are a must.

Cost: $40pp.

Click here for more information

Black Voices Book Group, PPL - Virtual

Thursday April 13, 2023
7:15 PM

The group discusses "You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame, Resilience, and the Black Experience" by Tarana Burke and Brene Brown. All are welcome, no registration required. This group meets via Google Meet (click on the link here to join) Google Meet works best using the Chrome internet browser