Princeton NJ Events

The Ingenious Mr. Hopkinson: A Life in Words & Musick, Morven Museum & Garden

Wednesday April 29, 2026
6:30 PM

Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street Francis Hopkinson, a member of the Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was also an inventor, designer, accomplished poet, and multi-talented musician, credited as the first native composer of the United States. This lecture/performance, led by The Practitioners of Musick’s John Burkhalter, will include a rich and diverse selection of music, the same repertory owned and enjoyed by Hopkinson in printed and manuscript copies that survive to this day.

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Secondary School Fair @Chapin School

Wednesday April 29, 2026
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Join The Chapin School for our annual Seconday School Fair.

Families will have the opportunity to meet representatives from and learn more about the top day and boarding schools in the area and the country.

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Jersey Art Meetup, Arts Council of Princeton

Wednesday April 29, 2026
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Princeton Comic Makers presents: JERSEY ART MEETUPS (JAM), a weekly social event connecting creatives within the greater Central Jersey area through a shared passion for sequential art and new media. Attendees may use this open workshop space to draw, write, and develop their own artwork, with an opportunity to receive peer review and feedback from other members if desired. Illustrators, animators, writers, and generalists are all welcome to join and discuss their art and career goals, share learning resources, promote current projects, or find friends and collaborators. Together, we aspire to cultivate a local community that keeps artists motivated towards achieving their dreams!

102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org

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Historic Champagne Dinner @The Perch at Peacock Inn

Wednesday April 29, 2026
7:00 PM

Historic Champagne Dinner at The Peacock Inn

Date: Wednesday, April 29th • 7:00 PM

Pricing: $170 per guest (plus tax & gratuity)

Step into an evening of timeless elegance at The Peacock Inn. We invite you to our Historic Champagne Dinner, a curated journey through the vineyards of Champagne, France. Hosted by Michelle Zuckerman, this intimate event features a four-course menu designed to complement world-class selections like the iconic Louis Roederer Cristal 2016 and the refined Lanson 1760 Brut NV. From the first pour to the final toast with Henriot Brut Souverain, it’s an evening dedicated to the art of the bubble.

We kindly ask for RSVPs by April 22nd

Call to reserve 609-924-1707 or click here to reserve online

Viola Superstar, Lisa Batiashvili @Richardson Auditorium

Wednesday April 29, 2026
7:30 PM

In 2014, in response to Russia’s invasion of Crimea, violin superstar Lisa Batiashvili commissioned composer Igor Loboda to create a “Requiem for Ukraine”—a deeply personal act rooted in the echoes of Russian aggression that had previously shaken her native Georgia. Since then, she has remained a staunch advocate for both nations, using music as a powerful tool of resistance to defend their cultural identities, which are persistently under attempted eradication. Join us for an intimate conversation—moderated by Ara Guzelimian, Artistic and Executive Director of the Ojai Music Festival and former Dean and Provost of The Juilliard School—in which Lisa Batiashvili will explore how the ongoing struggles of Georgian and Ukrainian identity have influenced her understanding of art, resilience, and cultural perseverance. The discussion will be complemented by live performance, featuring the violinist alongside her fellow Georgian, pianist Girogi Gigashvili. As Lisa Batiashvili poignantly reminds us, “first of all, we are human beings, and then we are musicians; not the other way around.”

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