Princeton NJ Events

Diaper Drive for Afghan Families, Jewish Center Princeton

Sunday January 23, 2022
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

The Jewish Center of Princeton, in partnership with I-RISE (Interfaith Refugee and Immigrant Services and Empowerment) is holding a “Drive-Through Diaper Drive” on Sunday, January 23 from 9am to 1 pm. This is to fill the need of newly arrived Afghan evacuees in our greater Princeton area, whose families are growing. This drive will answer immediate needs, as well as establish a “diaper bank” housed at the Jewish Center, as a resource for Afghan and other newly resettled families.

The drive will be held in the circular driveway of the parking lot in back of the synagogue, 435 Nassau Street in Princeton from 9 am to 1 pm on Sunday, January 23. To ensure health and safety, volunteers will greet cars to accept donations.

Other ways to donate: Visa gift cards in $10 or $20 denominations Contribute directly to the TJC Refugee Fund by clicking this link and choosing TJC Refugee Fund -  https://thejewishcenterofprinceton.shulcloud.com/payment.php

Virtual Talk - Ties That Bind: Nanticoke and Lenape Language and Revitalization

Sunday January 23, 2022
2:00 PM

The Trent House Association presents a virtual talk on the Nanticoke and Lenape tribes of New Jersey and Delaware on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at 2:00 p.m via Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/THJan23. This program is free and pre-registration is not required. A pay-as-you-wish donation of $10 is suggested and can be made by PayPal at https://www.williamtrenthouse.org/donation.html.

Local Watermills, The Watershed Institute

Sunday January 23, 2022
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Explore the history of the Watermills of the Stonybrook-Millstone Watershed with Richard Hunter, founder and President of Hunter Research, Inc., a Trenton-based historic preservation and cultural resources consulting business. ?The dozen-plus watermills, dating from the 18th to early 20th centuries, were mostly grist and sawmills. Learn how these mills shaped and supported communities along the watershed. This is a hybrid class with both in-person and virtual options available for participants.

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Princeton History Walking Tour, Historical Society of Princeton

Sunday January 23, 2022
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Enjoy a 90-minute walk around downtown Princeton and the University campus as you learn about historic sites in the area, including Bainbridge House, Nassau Hall, the University Chapel and Palmer Square. The early history of Princeton, the founding of the University, and the American Revolution are just some of the stories from Princeton’s history that you will learn on your tour.

Tickets are $10. Advance purchase is required. Tour starts in the courtyard of the Princeton Battle Monument (GPS address: 1 Monument Drive).

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Winter Large Ensemble Concert, Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey

Sunday January 23, 2022
3:00 PM

YOCJ will hold the Winter Large Ensemble Concerts on Sunday January 23, 2022 at the Yvonne Theater, Rider University

The timings are as follows:

3 pm Concert Wind Symphony String Preparatory Orchestra Pro Arte Orchestra

7 pm Concert Saxophone Choir Symphonic Orchestra, featuring David Kim.

CONCERT COVID PROTOCOL: *Everyone must wear masks inside the venue. *Thank you YOCJ families, for filling out the COVID forms in September – you are all set. *All non-YOCJ audience members MUST fill a short, special COVID form, in order to attend the concert. *Additionally, Rider University is asking that all non-vaccinated audience members bring a negative COVID test result that is within 72 hours of concert day.

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Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership, Friends of Princeton University Library

Sunday January 23, 2022
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, professor in the Department of African American Studies, discusses her new book. Program moderated by Stanley Katz, director of the Princeton University Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies. Via Zoom. Register. Free.

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Choral Reading of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Sorcerer, Princeton Society of Musical Amateurs

Sunday January 23, 2022
4:00 PM

Sunday, January 23, 2021, 3:00 pm mini-rehearsal; 4:00 pm reading

Conductor: Lee Milhous (Bucks County Gilbert & Sullivan Society)

Choral singers welcome. No auditions. Vocal scores provided. $10 admission for singers (or annual membership). Free for students and non-singing guests. At the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, Rt 206 at Cherry Hill Road, Princeton NJ

Members of the community gathered together for the common and joyful enterprise of making music, to sing through for their own pleasure the great works in choral literature, with chorus, orchestra, and soloists as the works require. The meetings are informal readings in which any musically interested person may join the chorus. There are no separate rehearsals and no auditions. Conductors usually do some preparation with the chorus before the sing-through. This varies from minimal snatches for well-known pieces to a complete review for unfamiliar works. For further information email musical.amateurs@gmail.com