Princeton NJ Events

iPhonography at Ellarslie - 4 Part Series

Saturday February 25, 2023
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

4-Part Series with Award-Winning Photographer Cheryl Bomba - Take your iPhone photo skills to the next level with award-winning photographer and instructor Cheryl Bomba.

Saturday mornings from 9:30 to Noon; February 25; March 4, 11, 18 - $75 for members of Trenton Museum Society; $100 for non-members

Register in advance at ellarslie.org/iphone-photography/ or 609-989-1191

Maple Sugaring, The Watershed

Saturday February 25, 2023
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

It's maple sugaring season! Join Pat Heaney, Assistant Director of Education, on February 25th for our annual maple sugaring event. Discover the history, folklore, and science of maple sugaring. Visit some of our maple trees and learn how we tap them using drills and spiles. You'll learn about the evaporation process and how sticky sap transforms into sweet maple syrup and even sample some sweet maple sugar. Dress for indoor and outdoor activities and wear your boots!

There will be three sessions on February 25th. Register now. Please note that the sap may not be running during all of the program sessions.

10am - 11:30 - register     12:30 - 2pm - register       2:30-4pm - register

Black History Month Celebration, Philadelphia Art Museum

Saturday February 25, 2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Celebrate with programs and activities highlighting Black artists and the work of local community organizations. 

Save the date for a free culminating celebration on February 25 featuring:

• Art Kids Studio and gallery tours focused on Black painter Aaron Douglas
• Guided and self-guided tours highlighting work by Black artists
• Interactive performance by storyteller Thembi Palmer
• Community partner organizations 

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Princeton Photo Workshop: Macro Photography with Don Komarechka

Saturday February 25, 2023
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Saturdays, February 25 - March 11, 2023, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm ET

Fully interactive virtual learning  - Join acclaimed Macro Photographer, Author and Podcaster Don Komarechka for an intensive 4 week Macro Photography course.

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Saturday Storytime with Local Author Barbara Valenza, Hopewell Train Station

Saturday February 25, 2023
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Please join Hopewell Public Library for a special storytime with Hopewell children's author and illustrator, Barbara Valenza. Barbara will read her book Little Lovedog's Long Walk Home--a story about an unusually long dachshund who thinks he has no friends. Or does he? Book signing and a dog-themed craft will follow. Books will be available for purchase. "Be a little Lovedog" stickers and pins giveaways! No registration is required. Please call the library at (609) 466-1625 with any questions.

Read & Pick Kids Program, Terhune Orchards

Saturday February 25, 2023
10:00 AM

Fur, Feathers & Fluff: Keeping Warm in Winter

Learn about how animals keep themselves warm in winter. We will read two stories about animals and explore the sense of touch with wool, feathers, etc. Each child will make a paper bag animal to take home with lots of “fluff.”

Registration required online terhuneorchards.ticketspice.com/read-explore  - $12.00 per child includes activity.

Story Time with Jeff , ACP

Saturday February 25, 2023
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Every Saturday at 10am, enjoy a morning of story and song with Jeff Trainor of JaZams! Storytime with Jeff is a half-hour event that welcomes families to sing, dance, read, and enjoy some free fun. Jeff is an accomplished musician and actor with a growing fanbase among the Princeton toddler community (and their parents as well!) This interactive event features books, songs, rhymes and movement for kids ages 0-8, accompanied by an adult family member or guardian. No registration required. Free and open to all. Learn more.

Meet Author Nicole Caruso LaBrocca, Classics Books & Gifts

Saturday February 25, 2023
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

The author signs copies of her children's picture books "Eat Your Vegetables!," "Vita-Men: The Heroes Inside Us in Attack of the Sugar Goblins," "The Messy Pirates," "The Messy Pirates and A Whale of a Tale," "The Messy Pirates and The Flora Flub" and "The Messy Pirates and The Bully Brouhaha."

4 West Lafayette Street, Trenton, 609-394-8400. www.classicsusedbooks.com.

Winery Weekend Music Series, Terhune's

Saturday February 25, 2023
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Join family and friends for our winery music series this winter. Grab a glass of one of our award-winning wines, sit back, relax, and enjoy live music from local artists each week. Styles range from Jazz and Blues to Folk and Rock. Music is from 1pm-4pm. Enjoy the fresh farm fresh air in our historic apple orchard or get cozy on inclement weather days in our heated wine barn.

Live music on Saturday and Sunday from 1pm-4pm. 

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Chinese Flower Festival, Princeton Public Library

Saturday February 25, 2023
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

This festival for the whole family will showcase performances, such as a dragon dance followed by hands-on activities including Chinese calligraphy and other Chinese arts.