Princeton NJ Events

Princeton Farmers Market, Princeton Public Library

Thursday April 17, 2025
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Fresh, locally sourced food and handmade artisan items.

Hinds Plaza, 55 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-924-9529. www.princetonfarmersmarket.com. 

Downtown Princeton Gallery Crawl, PPL and Arts Council of Princeton

Thursday April 17, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Stroll around town and drop in to open houses at the Arts Council of Princeton, Art@Bainbridge, Small World Coffee and the library to enjoy music, food and drink, art making and gallery activities. Join us for a night of art in downtown Princeton.

The library will have three exhibits on display plus art activities for kids and refreshments on the third floor.

This event is cosponsored by the Princeton University Art Museum, the Student Advisory Board of the Princeton University Art Museum, the Arts Council of Princeton, the Princeton Public Library, and Small World Coffee.

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Aging with Dignity - Advance Care Planning, Lawrence Branch

Thursday April 17, 2025
6:00 PM

2751 Brunswick Pike Lawrenceville, NJ 08648  609-883-8292

Seventy percent of Americans nearing the end of their lives are unable to make decisions about their own healthcare. Join certified specialist Paul Knight for a one-hour session on the importance of Advance Care Planning. Learn how to discuss and document your end-of-life healthcare preferences. Attendees will receive a complimentary copy of "Five Wishes," a helpful guide for aging with dignity. Registration is appreciated.

Ecosystems at Risk: Threatened & Endangered in New Jersey, New Jersey State Museum

Thursday April 17, 2025
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

As part of the New Jersey State Museum's 130th Anniversary Celebration, guests will enjoy an exclusive preview of the new exhibition "Ecosystems at Risk: Threatened and Endangered in New Jersey," hosted by Dr. Dana Ehret & Julia Vastano, the Museum's Curator and Assistant Curator of Natural History. Don't miss this unique opportunity to meet the curators, hear about the exhibition and celebrate the Museum.

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Pysanka Ukrainian Egg Workshop, Ellarslie Museum

Thursday April 17, 2025
6:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Cadwalader Park, Trenton, 609-989-1191. ellarslie.org/friends.

Explore the art, symbolism, and joy in creating pysanky with Basia Andrusko. Students learn the age-old method of applying hot beeswax to an emptied chicken egg using a stylus, over a succession of dye baths. When the pattern is completed, the wax is removed over a candle flame, revealing the colors and pattern. This pysanka, or Ukrainian Easter egg, can then be displayed on a stand or hung as an ornament. Register. $65 includes materials to complete 1-2 eggs.