Princeton NJ Events

Meeting, 55-Plus Club of Princeton

Thursday February 5, 2026
10:00 AM

Pria Anand, Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Boston University School of Medicine and attending physician at the Boston Medical Center, will speak on "Fables and Confabulations: The Stories We Tell About Our Bodies, and The Stories Our Bodies Tell Us" (BY ZOOM ONLY)

55-Plus Club of Princeton meets twice a month on Thursdays at 10 a.m., usually in person (unless indicated otherwise) at 435 Nassau St, Princeton, AND online via ZOOM at its website at princeton55plus.org by clicking on "Upcoming Meetings" and then the word "HERE" for the scheduled meeting. Meetings are open to all and free of charge with a $5 donation suggested which can be made via the website or in person. 55-Plus is a non-profit non-sectarian volunteer organization that presents speakers on topics on history, politics, science, humanities and the arts.

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Ripped from the Headlines, Adath Adath Israel Congregation

Thursday February 5, 2026
10:30 AM

Schmooze and Learn! Join Rabbi Adler for an informal discussion of current events and what Judaism has to say about the issues of the day. Enjoy your cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate and find out what's happening in the world through a Jewish lens. Discussions are typically held on Zoom on the first Thursday of every month. Please call the office at 609-896-4977 for the Zoom link.

Join us at 10:30am on Zoom on the following dates: Jan 8, Feb 5, Mar 5, Apr 16, May 7 and Jun 4 

Open the community!

Adath Israel Congregation, 1958 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville NJ 609-896-4977

Author Conversation & Concert | Barbara Strozzi, Princeton Art Museum

Thursday February 5, 2026
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Join us for a tribute to renowned seventeenth-century Italian composer and singer Barbara Strozzi, featuring a book conversation and musical performances. Two new publications explore Strozzi’s legacy: the historical verse novel The Siren and the Star (2025) by critically acclaimed author Colby Cedar Smith and the forthcoming volume Barbara Strozzi in Context, edited by Wendy Heller, Scheide Professor of Music History, with Beth Glixon.

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Author: D. Vance Smith, Princeton Public Library

Thursday February 5, 2026
6:00 PM

The author, joined in conversation by Simon Gikandi, presents his new book “Atlas’s Bones: The African Foundations of Europe.” Reception to follow. Registration requested. Livestreamed to YouTube.

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Annual Youth Art Show, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer

Thursday February 5, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County will host its annual Youth Art Show on February 5th at the Spruce Street Club, celebrating the creativity, voice, and collective power of young people. This year's exhibition, themed "The Power of Us," features immersive, site-based installations created by Club members that explore unity, identity, imagination, and shared impact.

Community members, partners, donors, and supporters are invited to attend from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and experience the creativity and talent of local youth firsthand at the Spruce Street Club, located at 1040 Spruce Street, Lawrence Township, NJ.

Princeton Photo Workshop: Black & White Landscape/Cityscape Photography Course

Thursday February 5, 2026
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Thursdays, February 5, 12, 19, 2026, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm

In our live, fully interactive virtual classroom Princeton Photo Workshop: Black & White Landscape/Cityscape Photography Course Learning the skills to make a Black & White image allows photographers to create some of the most stunning and imaginative images in their portfolios.

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Jazz Concert: Rick Fiori Jazz Band, Lawrence Branch

Thursday February 5, 2026
7:00 PM

Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike,  Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 609-883-8292

Celebrate Black History Month with the dynamic sounds of the Rick Fiori Jazz Band! Led by acclaimed drummer Rick Fiori, this powerhouse ensemble features recording artist Elliot Bernard on piano, Evan Wohlrabe on bass, and tenor saxophonist Rico Jones. Together, they pay tribute to legendary Black jazz masters—Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk. Experience an unforgettable evening of first?class jazz with a playlist that includes but not limited to "Owl" "Four" "Saint Thomas" "Sentimental" "My Suede Shoes" "Lulu's Back In Town". Sponsored by Friends of the Lawrence Library. Registration is requested.

Ecopoetry in Depth: Major Poets with Winifred Hughes Spar, The Watershed Institute

Thursday February 5, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

This new course will offer an in-depth look at the work of major American figures in ecopoetry, from the seminal forerunners of the late twentieth century to experimental and cutting-edge voices of the twenty-first. This format will allow us to spend time reading and discussing multiple poems by individual poets, including Gary Snyder, A.R. Ammons, Brenda Hillman, Forrest Gander, Evelyn Reilly, Jorie Graham, and more. We will follow along as they attempt to establish a new paradigm for our human relationship to the natural world while responding to an ever-heightening sense of crisis. We will be reading now-classic ecopoems as well as up-to-the-minute work.

For information, contact Education Manager Anna Hill ahill@thewatershed.org or email winifred.spar@gmail.com

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Philly Bites And Flights, Crossing Vineyards & Winery

Thursday February 5, 2026
7:00 PM

Celebrate the best of the region as we pair the classic flavors of the City of Brotherly Love with Crossing’s award-winning wines. Snack on signature Philly foods such as soft pretzels, tomato pie, and of course, cheesesteaks, all while sipping your way through a flight of wine. It’s the best match-up since Rocky and Adrian.

Cost: $60pp

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Tenor Benjamin Bernheim, Princeton University Concerts

Thursday February 5, 2026
7:30 PM

Hailed as “the most beautiful tenor voice since Luciano Pavarotti” (Süddeutsche Zeitung), tenor Benjamin Bernheim has ignited an opera-world frenzy unlike any in recent years. His electrifying rise has taken him from the world’s greatest stages—the Met, La Scala, the Royal Opera House, Palais Garnier—to historic moments like performing at the closing ceremonies of the Paris Olympics and the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, earning him the title of “France’s new favorite tenor.” (The New York Times). Now, in a rare recital appearance for his Princeton University Concerts debut, Bernheim trades the grand opera house for an intimate chamber setting, bringing his signature artistry to a handpicked program of romance, longing, and nostalgia.

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