Princeton NJ Events

Annual Book Sale, Princeton Public Library

Friday September 20, 2024
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Preview Sale - Admission Fee

We will have thousands of gently used hardbacks, softcovers, trade books, academic books and more, all carefully sorted and priced, in a broad range of categories for readers of all ages and interests. Most books will be priced $3 and below, with some categories, such as art books and rare and collectible items, priced higher. This event is open to everyone and will be held in the Community Room.

PREVIEW SALE (admission fee): Friday, Sept. 20, 9 a.m. to noon Numbered admission tickets will be on sale at the door starting at 8 a.m. The first 40 tickets will be $25 per person, and the remainder will be $5 per person. Customers enter the sale in numerical order and the number of customers in the room will be limited to 40 at a time.

REGULAR SALE (no admission fee): Friday, Sept. 20, noon-5:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

HALF PRICE DAY (no admission fee): Sunday, Sept. 22: noon – 5:30 p.m.

Cooking Class - Mexican Cooking ~ Chiles En Nogada, Shelley's Table

Friday September 20, 2024
6:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Chiles de Nogada, meat stuffed poblano chiles in a walnut sauce with pomegranate seeds, is a classic dish for Mexican independence Day in September. Learn that and other festive Mexican specialties. Hosted at Shelley's Table in Lambertville, NJ, 6-9:30pm.

Classes can be booked here: https://www.shelleystable.com/upcoming-classes or you can reach Shelley at (646)-236-0605 and shelleystable@gmail.com.

Exhibit Opening, Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum

Friday September 20, 2024
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

On September 20, the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum (SSAAM) will open The Head that Wears the Crown, a special exhibition on Black women's headwear from slavery to freedom.

For centuries, Black women have expressed their creativity and resistance through the crowns of their heads. From head wraps to "church hats," headwear symbolized freedom, commitment to spiritual life, and a love for fashion that enslaved and free women shared. The Head that Wears the Crown explores the past, present, and future of African American women's headwear. This special exhibit will feature portrait photography of community members of all ages modeling SSAAM's collection of church hats, which date from the 1930s to the 2000s.

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Beauty and the Beast, Music Mountain Theater

Friday September 20, 2024
8:00 PM

The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a vain young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress who left him with only one way to reverse the curse - fall in love with another and earn her love in return. $32.

1483 State Route 179, Lambertville. www.musicmountaintheatre.org