Princeton NJ Events

Princeton Photo Workshop: Vision Beyond Seeing with Don Komarechka

Saturday October 22, 2022
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Saturdays, October 22 - November 12, 2022, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm ET

Princeton Photo Workshop: Vision Beyond Seeing with Don Komarechka -  Live, fully interactive virtual learning

Join acclaimed Macro Photographer, Author and Podcaster Don Komarechka for a new 4 week photography seminar that weaves science and art together to help photographers of every skill level understand the limitations of both our cameras and our own vision and then step beyond those limits.

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Fall Clean Up Day at the Princeton Battlefield

Saturday October 22, 2022
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

The Princeton Battlefield Society (PBS) annual Clean Up Day will be held on Saturday, October 22. Garden tools and gloves are available for clean up tasks, but we encourage you to bring your own. Water and snacks will be provided and all participants are welcome to stay for a pizza party after we finish. This is a great way to welcome the fall season, to enjoy the great outdoors, and to support the Princeton Battlefield.

Please register today online at www.pbs1777.org. YOU MUST REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE!

Open House, Princeton Skating Club

Saturday October 22, 2022
11:15 AM - 1:15 PM

The Princeton Skating Club invites you and your family to attend an Open House at the Princeton Day School rink located at 650 Great Road, Princeton, NJ. The Club hosts Open House events to provide information about membership, group lessons and an opportunity to skate with us. Skate rentals will be available for a small fee on these dates.

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The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Family Program - Richardson Auditorium

Saturday October 22, 2022
1:00 PM

Princeton University Concerts ("PUC") welcomes back The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for the first family program on the series since the start of the pandemic — "Meet the Music: Can Music Tell a Story?", an interactive program curated for kids ages 6-12. This first of two "All in the Family" events in PUC's 2022-23 season will take place at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall.

Composer Bruce Adolphe will host the event as Inspector Pulse, the world's greatest and only private ear, investigating a musical mystery with music performed by professional musicians from The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Tickets for Princeton University Concerts' family programs go quickly and are only $5 for children and $10 for adults. Tickets are available at puc.princeton.edu, or by phone at 609-258-2800 (Mon-Fri, 11AM-4PM).

Family Saturdays in the Gallery, Arts Council of Princeton

Saturday October 22, 2022
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Family Saturdays invite children and caregivers to learn, connect, and grow together through hands-on experiences with art. Explore the current Taplin Gallery exhibition through free drop-in art-making workshops. In viewing, discussing, and creating artwork together, families invest in the arts in personal and meaningful ways. The October 22 workshop will focus on printmaking! 

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Guyot Walk Fall Cleanup and Planting

Saturday October 22, 2022
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Bring your family and your garden tools! It's time for the Guyot Walk Fall Cleanup and Planting. Join us on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., to identify and remove weeds between the green flags that mark renewal areas at Jefferson, Carnahan, Harris, and along the path. Then replace weeds with native plants generously provided by Princeton's new Open Space Manager. Email maryclurman2@qmail.com with questions. The rain date is Sunday, Oct. 23.

Author Event, Barnes & Noble Princeton, MarketFair

Saturday October 22, 2022
2:00 PM

Storytime and book signing by Laura Numeroff of the "If You Give a Mouse" series. A percentage of sales of Numeroff's books on the day benefits Village Book Builders, a non-profit organization that builds and operates libraries around the world.

MarketFair, 3535 Route 1, West Windsor. www.bn.com.

Science Circle (Elementary School Students), Princeton Public Library

Saturday October 22, 2022
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Budding scientists in third through fifth grades are invited to engage in hands-on science activities in a fun and collaborative environment. Registration is not necessary. Co-presented by the library and Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science (PRISMS).