Princeton NJ Events

Fridays at Mercer Cemetery at Trenton

Friday September 8, 2023
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Gather with a spirited group of friends each Friday during September to learn more about the historic Mercer Cemetery at Trenton! Break away from your office or home to enjoy live music (Yes, live!) as well as food trucks! Weather will dictate whether the event will take place.

Participating food trucks include The Latest Dish, Shabazz Fish & Chips, Chic Gourmet Empanadas, Ice Dreamz Water Ice, and H&S Ice Cream.

Fridays at Mercer Cemetery at Trenton will begin Friday, September 1 and will repeat itself on September 8th, 15th, 22nd, and 29th. The event will run from 11am to 2pm. The Mercer Cemetery at Trenton is located at 42 South Clinton Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08625.

Foraging & Feasting, Cherry Grove Farm

Friday September 8, 2023
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

We'll begin by taking a walk around Cherry Grove Farm to identify some fresh edible weeds and, if we're lucky, some mushrooms. These vary according to the season. Herbalist Tish will also discuss some of the medicinal virtues of each plant and show you how to make some delicious vinegars with freshly gathered plants. We will finish by tasting some wild food cuisine, which will be complemented with Cherry Grove's cheeses, and maybe even some herbal cordials.

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Sunset Sips & Sounds, Terhune Orchards

Friday September 8, 2023
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Grab a glass of one of our award-winning wines, tasting flight or wine slush, sit back, relax, and enjoy live music from local artists each week. Styles range from Jazz and Blues to Folk and Rock. Music from 5pm-8pm. Winery is open 12pm-8pm. Barn Door Cafe is open for homemade dinner fare and light bites fresh from the farm. Sips & Sounds is the perfect way to kick off your weekend!

Live music by Laundry Men

330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, 609-924-2310. www.terhuneorchards.com.

Art Reception, Straube Center

Friday September 8, 2023
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Straube Center is currently hosting - "Journey of Self" - a four artist show featuring Luna Sconty, Gary Fourneir, Adriana Groza, and Franne Demetrician, themed around identity and self expression. Please join us for a reception  September 8th from 5-7 pm at 108 West Franklin Avenue, Pennington NJ. Light refreshments will be provided. The show will be running from August 1st to October 1st.

Author Event, Arts Council of Princeton

Friday September 8, 2023
5:30 PM

Young collectors exist! A point made beautifully clear in The New Antiquarians, the stunning new release by Michael Diaz-Griffith. 

Meet the author, receive your signed copy of The New Antiquarians, and enjoy refreshments during a post-talk reception. This ART OF event will inspire you to collect, or at least begin dreaming about it! After all: three of anything makes a collection, but a collecting practice can be ignited, quietly, by a single bewitching object.

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Oppenheimer Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton

Friday September 8, 2023
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Princeton Garden Theatre, 160 Nassau Street, Princeton

Want to learn more about Princeton’s role in J. Robert Oppenheimer’s life and the development of the atomic bomb? Inspired by the release of Christopher Nolan’s movie, this tour will traverse the University campus (including locations where Oppenheimer was filmed) while sharing stories about the local academics recruited to work on the Manhattan Project.

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Dancing Under the Stars, Hinds Plaza @ Princeton Public Library

Friday September 8, 2023
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Members of Central Jersey Dance demonstrate basic steps and lead others in an evening of dancing to recorded music of all kinds on Hinds Plaza, weather permitting; or Community Room.

Ode to New Jersey Art Show Opening, West Windsor Arts Council

Friday September 8, 2023
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Opening reception for show celebrating the unique connections that artists have to the dynamic and ever changing state of New Jersey. On view through October 28.

West Windsor Arts Council, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, 609-716-1931. www.westwindsorarts.org.

Tavern Night, Old Barracks Museum

Friday September 8, 2023
7:00 PM

On Friday, September 8th, the Old Barracks will be hosting Tavern Night. Enjoy savory hors-d'oeuvres as well as an open beer and wine bar all while immersing yourself in an 18th century tavern. Share drinks, play games, and learn dance steps to the most popular songs with ladies and gentlemen from the period as well as modern guests.

Tickets are available on our website for $70 each, $60 for Old Barracks Association members. Tickets will not be sold at the door. No one under 21 is permitted at Tavern Night.

This fundraiser supports educational initiatives for thousands of New Jersey students through innovative programs such as our 'Meet the Past' field trips, virtual tours, Saturday living history programming, and more. For more information about Tavern Night and to purchase tickets, please visit https://www.barracks.org/tavern-night.html

South Brunswick Jazz Café Concert – James Stewart Quintet

Friday September 8, 2023
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

James Stewart was born in Trenton NJ on February 24th, 1957. He started playing the violin in elementary school and eventually switched to clarinet and saxophone in middle school and flute in high school. His high school music teachers were Thomas Passerella and Thomas Gryce (brother of Gi Gi Gryce, a world-famous composer and saxophonist). James has a Bachelor of Arts degree in music education from New Jersey City University and has taught music in the NJ Department of Corrections from 1984 to 2018. James has performed and recorded with The Lionel Hampton Big Band, Sun Ra Arkestra, Danny Mixon, Frank Foster Big Band and Craig Harris. He has also performed with The Dells, The Temptations, Macy Gray, Valery Simpson, Angela Bofill, Vinnie Knight and Sarah Dash.

South Brunswick Municipal Complex 540 Route 522 (Ridge Rd.), Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 Admission $6 at the door - Light refreshments included + BYOB Doors open 7:30pm – No reservations, no advance ticket sales For more info, www.sbarts.org