Princeton NJ Events

"Men Without Shoes" Exhibit @Morven

Thursday February 19, 2026
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Foundation Academies (FA) Charter School in Trenton, NJ is proud to partner with Princeton Battlefield Society and Morven Museum to unveil Men W/O Shoes—a powerful event shining a long overdue spotlight on Black soldiers in America's fight for freedom in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. Men W/O Shoes will be open to the public 5-7 pm Thursday Feb. 19 and 10 am - 4 pm Saturday Feb. 21, 2026 at Morven Museum, 55 Stockton St. Princeton, NJ.

Story & Versary: Celebrating 6 years of Story & Verse at the Arts Council of Princeton

Thursday February 19, 2026
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Join us for Story & Versary, a special event celebrating 6 years of Story & Verse at the Arts Council of Princeton! DURING THIS FESTIVE OPEN MIC, WE WILL BE HOSTING A NO WHERE TO WEAR PARTY, WHERE YOU’RE INVITED TO SHOW OFF SOMETHING THAT’S BEEN NEGLECTED IN YOUR CLOSET. JOIN IN ON THE FUN WITH LIGHT REFRESHMENTS, POTLUCK, AND A CELEBRATION OF THE COMMUNITY WE’VE BUILT TOGETHER.

Story & Verse provides a warm and welcoming spotlight for both emerging and established artists in our Solley Theater, an intimate space in the heart of Downtown Princeton. Share your story, your poetry, or your prose, based on the monthly theme!

Join us as a performer: Prepare a story, poem, or spoken word piece up to 5 minutes in length and (at least loosely) related to the theme. This month’s theme is “Ta Da!” Arrive by 6:45pm to add your name to the hat. No previous experience or pre-registration necessary.

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Ecopoetry in Depth: Major Poets with Winifred Hughes Spar, The Watershed Institute

Thursday February 19, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

This new course will offer an in-depth look at the work of major American figures in ecopoetry, from the seminal forerunners of the late twentieth century to experimental and cutting-edge voices of the twenty-first. This format will allow us to spend time reading and discussing multiple poems by individual poets, including Gary Snyder, A.R. Ammons, Brenda Hillman, Forrest Gander, Evelyn Reilly, Jorie Graham, and more. We will follow along as they attempt to establish a new paradigm for our human relationship to the natural world while responding to an ever-heightening sense of crisis. We will be reading now-classic ecopoems as well as up-to-the-minute work.

For information, contact Education Manager Anna Hill ahill@thewatershed.org or email winifred.spar@gmail.com

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Fake It Till You Make It - Frauds and Fakes in Jewish History, Adath Israel

Thursday February 19, 2026
7:30 PM

Explore some of the most intriguing literary controversies in Jewish history, from the Shapira Scrolls and the authorship of the Zohar to the invention of the Golem of Prague and a mysterious, modern addition to the Haggadah. This class asks why Jews created sacred fakes and what these stories reveal about authority, faith, and imagination. Three Thursdays in 2026: February 19, 26, and March 5 at 7:30pm. Free and open to the community. Register here: https://aicnj.shulcloud.com/form/Fake-It-Till-You-Make-It.html