 
6/3 - Meet the Artists Reception, Pop-Up Gallery, Wondrous on Witherspoon, 14 1/2 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Exhibition features local artists including Leon Rainbow, Ilene Dube, Suzanne Dominguez, Florence Moonan, Elizabeth Aubrey, and Trudy Glucksberg. Create your own art with materials avilable at gallery. Created by Princeton artist Priscilla Snow Algava; Curated by her former student Shannon Rose Moriarty. On view through June 26.
6/3 - Dance Improv, Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, Orchard Hill Center, 88 Orchard Road, Skillman, 609-924-7294, 8 p.m., Lightly guided dance improvisation with live music. No experience necessary. $18.
www.princetonyoga.com
6/4 - Room to Read Book Fair, Barnes & Noble, Marketfair, West Windsor
Noon. to 3 p.m., Music by Princeton High School's Cloud Nine a cappella group, children's activities, and shopping to benefit Room to Read, a nonprofit that supports girls' scholarships and elementary school libraries across the country.
www.roomtoread.org
6/4 - Bike Ride for National Trails Day, East Coast Greenway, Turning Basin Park, the canal towpath at Alexander Road, Princeton, 1:45 p.m., Begin at 2 p.m. at the D&R Canal towpath and ride 4 miles to the Brearley House in Lawrenceville. Bring water and a snack. Free. Registration required. Search 'East Coast Greenway' on eventbright.com to register.
www.everbright.com
6/4 - Junie B's Essential Survival Guide to School, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333.2 p.m. and 4 p.m., Tips, tricks, and fun for youngsters and their families. $10 to $12.
www.kelseytheatre.net
6/5 - Yoga and Meditation Hike, Somerset County Sourland Mountain Preserve, 415 East Mountain Road, Hillsborough, 609-309-5155.9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Yoga and meditation guided by Carrie Schick of Ray of Light Yoga. Hike led by Caroline Katmann, Sourland Conservancy executive director. Registration required.
www.sourland.org
6/5 - "Songs of Love and Joy," a Benefit Concert, 3:30 p.m. at Princeton United Methodist Church (PUMC), will feature Alexandra Farkas and Hyosang Park in works by Donaudy, Puccini, Fauré, Schwartz, and Hayes. An offering will be taken for PUMC's Appalachia Service Project (ASP), and the youth mission team will host a reception afterward. The church is located at the corner of Nassau Street and Vandeventer Avenue; parking is free on Sundays.
6/5 - Benefit Concert, American Boychoir, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University, 609-258-9220, 4 p.m., American Boychoir singers joined by guest musicians. Alumni are invited to paricipate in 'Brothers, Sing On' at the end of the concert. $30.
www.americanboychoir.org
6/7 - "How Boys Learn Best in Kindergarten through Grade 4," 6:30pm. Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, 1128 Great Road, Princeton. The focus of the presentations and ensuing discussion will center on how boys learn best when they are encouraged to actively inquire, problem solve, innovate and collaborate. Headmaster Rik Dugan, Head of Lower School Paris McLean, and expert educators Suzanne Kazi and Caroline Walradt will share the latest research - and what schools can do to lay the foundation for boys' success in middle school, high school, college and life. To register for this free event, please visit princetonacademy.org.
6/7 - History of D&R Canal, Kingston Historical Society Meeting, Kingston Firehouse, 6 Heathcote Road, Kingston, 609-223-3877, 7:30 p.m., President Robert von Zumbush will host a dicussion on two videos, 'D&R' and 'The Canals of New Jersey,' which explore the canal's history. Free.
6/8 - Information Sessions, CASA for Children of Mercer County, 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing, 609-434-0050, 5:30 p.m., Seeking potential volunteer advocates to learn about the 30-hour training program. Court Appointed Special Advocates is a non-profit organization committed to speaking up in court for the best interests of children who have been removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect. Also 6/9@10am. Call to register for training session.
www.casamercer.org
6/8 - Public Talk with Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Executive Director of the NY Public Library’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 7pm., Friend Center 101 of Princeton University, located at the intersection of William and Olden Streets in Princeton. The talk moderator will be Rhinhold Lamar Ponder, lawyer, artist, cultural rights activist and will followed by Q and A. Those planning to attend are asked but are not required to RSVP on Eventbrite at bit.ly/KGMuhammad to ensure their seat(s), as interest is expected to be high.
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6/9 - Pure Barre Free Pop-up Class, Palmer Square Green, 5:30pm., Pure Barre Princeton is having a free pop up class on the palmer square green on June 9th at 5:30pm to start grand opening weekend. Classes June 11th and June 12th will be $5 donation classes with proceeds going to Special Olympics.
https://purebarre.com/nj-princeton/
6/9 - Voices of Light: The Passion of Joan of Arc, Princeton Festival, Chapel, Princeton University, 609-258-2787, 8:30 p.m., Oratorio with silent film. $35 to $45.
www.princetonfestival.org
6/10 - Free Dance, Central Jersey Dance Society at the Albert Hinds Plaza, outside the Princeton Public Library, Princeton, NJ. 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. The music covers ALL dance disciplines and we take requests. Everyone welcome, no partner needed. Music by CJDS DJ Lou Becerra. Wear danceable shoes, comfortable clothing, and bring plenty of water. In case of rain, the dance will be held inside Princeton Public Library from 7:00 pm to 8:45 pm, so please be there on time. For more information call 609-945-1883, email VolunteersCJDS@gmail.com, or visit www.centraljerseydance.org.
6/11 - Free Car Seat Check-Up Event, 10:00 am-2:00pm, St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center, 2381 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ. A certified technician will give your child’s car seat and booster seat a free inspection and examine for correct use and installation, and free activity books will be given to the children. Appointments are recommended and can be made by email at jmillner@slrc.org (preferred) or by calling Jane Millner at (609) 896-9500, ext. 2215.
6/12 - Open House, Princeton Pong, 12 - 3pm., 745 Alexander Road, Princeton. Anyone is welcome to come and enjoy FREE open play and instruction from our coaches. As an added bonus, anyone who sign's up for a monthly or yearly membership that day will have the initiation fee of $45 waived from the contract. Any questions call 609-987-8500 or email ben@princetonpong.com.
6/15 - Painting It Forward with Pinot's Palette Princeton & the Princeton Farmers' Market, 7 -9pm., Pinot's Palette Princeton- 127 Village Blvd., Princeton, NJ 08540
Join the Princeton Farmers' Market and bloom your own "Kitchen Radishes" with this two hour painting class. Reserve your canvas for $45, and proceeds go directly to the Princeton School Garden Cooperative, which fosters garden- and food-based education in the classroom, cafeteria and community. Princeton Farmers' Market will supply some snacks and wine courtesy of our vendors, but feel free to BYOB it up!
Please use this link to sign up for the class:
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6/16 - Princeton ACS Science Café, 6 - 8:30pm. Join us for an informal café-style discussion of the role of science with an engaging panel. The event kicks off with your participation in science myth busting, with prizes. It includes light refreshments. Fee is $10 per attendee, collected at the door. Reserve your place by June 10 by sending email to louise.lawter@gmail.com. Frick Laboratory is located at the east end of the pedestrian bridge on Washington Rd, adjacent to the Weaver Track and Field Stadium. Parking is available in Lot 21, corner of Faculty Road and Fitzrandolph Road or other lots along Ivy Lane (https://m.princeton.edu/map/)
6/17 - Jazam’s Summer Block Party & Concert, 6-9pm., Block Party on Palmer Square West and Dan Zanes concert on the Green!
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6/18 - Paddle for Pink Community Dragon Boat Festival, Mercer County Park Lake, West Windsor, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hosted by the Machestic Dragons, New Jersey's first breast cancer survivor dragon boat team. Boat races, live music, vendors, and more. Free admission to festival. $900 per team for three races. Proceeds benefit breast cancer patients and survivors.
www.paddleforpink.org
6/18 - Community Day Music Festival at St. Michaels Farm Preserve, D&R Greenway Land Trust and Hopewell Borough, 4-11pm., includes free family events, including children's music and crafts, Amazon bounce house, self-guided tours and nature events, 4-7 p.m. Music schedule: 4 p.m. Hopewell Valley Children's Chorale, 4:15 p.m. Vox Central Jazz, 5 p.m. Gwynne Alden Band, 6 p.m. Castle Lane Band, 7 p.m. Thomas Wesley Stern, 8 p.m. Michael Falzarano Band, 9 p.m. Danielia Cotton, 10 to 11 p.m. Strange Rovers. Food from local purveyors, including pizza, ice cream and desserts, is available for purchase. A beer garden for adults ages 21 and up will take place 7-11 p.m. $20/person. Funds raised will go toward Hopewell Borough 125th anniversary events and repainting the Hopewell Train Station. Information about the festival and to register for the Beer Garden: www.hopewellblockparty.org; information about St. Michaels Farm Preserve: www.drgreenway.org. Phone 609-924-4646
6/18 - PSRC's 2nd Annual BBQ and Line Dance Party! 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., Suzanne Patterson Building 45 Stockton Street, Princeton, New Jersey. BBQ by Business Bistro/ Line Dancing with the Silver Spurrs. Ticket prices: $38 per adult $17 per person for children age 5 ~ 12; no charge for children under the age of 5. All proceeds benefit PSRC. For details and to register, go to princetonsenior.org and click on the cowboy icon.
6/20 -6/24 - The Dalcroze Society of America’s National Conference and Symposium, 9am., Westminster Choir College of Rider University, 101 Walnut Ln, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. The Dalcroze Society of America welcomes you to its National Conference and Symposium, where we will spend a week exploring flow from a variety of perspectives and expanding the range of theoretical models and practical applications now available to us.
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6/21 - The 12th Annual ETS Firecracker 5K Run/Walk, 7pm., ETS Campus on Rosedale Road, Princeton. Proceeds from the race will benefit the YWCA Princeton’s Bilingual Nursery School Program. Register online or support the Nursery school at www.ywcaprinceton.org/5k. Several race-day volunteer positions are available at www.ywcaprinceton.org/5k.
6/22 - 10th Annual Lawrence High Athletic Hall of Fame Golf Outing will take place at Mercer Oaks West Golf Course starting at 1pm. The tournament helps to fund the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet as well as two $500 scholarships that will be given out to both a male and female athlete at the LHS Athletic Banquet on June 2. Cost is $100 per golfer, or $400 for a foursome. Please contact Acting Athletic Director, Gregg Zenerovitz at 609-671-5516 for more information, to contribute as a sponsor, or to register for the outing.
6/23 - Taste of the Market, Princeton Farmer’s Market, 11:30-12:30pm. Chef Mary Beth Madill and others from Mrs. G in Lawrence use Princeton Farmers Market ingredients to demonstrate the Big Green Egg ceramic cooking system and how to get creative with your summer grilling. There will be a raffle to enter to win a Big Green Egg. Hinds Plaza.
6/23 - Princeton University’s FREE Summer Chamber Concert, 7:30pm., Richardson Auditorium. Featuring the Aizuri Quartet. Beethoven, Shaw, and Schumann. Free tickets at www.princetonsummerchamberconcerts.org
6/24 - Hopewell Food Truck Friday, 5-9pm., Nine food trucks will gather at Hopewell's Train station offering everything from gourmet lobster rolls to bacon covered tater tots. Big Soul Chicken will bring their old school R&B and soul music to the event. This event is rain or shine. Bring your picnic blankets, lawn chairs, and your friends. (But please leave your beer and wine at home, as there is no alcohol permitted on the grounds of the train station.)
6/25 - Summer Solstice Open House/Butterfly House Opening, The Watershed, 10-1pm. Celebrate the start of summer on the Watershed Reserve in Pennington with the opening of the Butterfly House for the season, hikes and informal tours of the Watershed Center. The Nature Shop is also offering 20% off your purchases this day! Registration not required. The Watershed Center is located at 31 Titus Mill Road in Pennington. Free.
www.thewatershed.org
6/26 - Terhune Orchard’s Firefly Festival, 3-9pm., Miss Amy and the Big Kids Band, always a favorite, will get the crowd up dancing, playing instruments and having fun while we wait for the bugs to start their blinking. Circus Place, New Jersey's premier circus training facility, will showcase their Youth Circus Performance Troupe. Visit Pam's Food Tent for an old-fashioned farm supper or snack, grilled chicken, hotdogs, salads, pies, donuts and other freshly homemade treats. The winery tasting room will be pouring flights of wine tastings from 12 - 6 p.m. Admission and parking is free. Craft activities are $5. For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com
6/28 - Two Marys, Five Jacks, & One Very Big Shoe: a clever retelling of the rhymes of Mother Goose, Youth Stages for 3-9 year olds at Princeton Public Library at 11:00 AM.
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6/30 - Fireworks Spectacular, Montgomery Township, Montgomery High School, 1014 Route 601, Skillman, 6 p.m., Games and vendors beginning at 6 p.m. Music by the Just Duet at 7 p.m. Fireworks at 9:15 p.m. Rain date is July 7.
www.montgomeryfireworks.org
7/1 - Native Plant Sale, D&R Greenway Land Trust, Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton, 609-924-4646, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Plants are available in quart and gallon-sized pots.
www.drgreenway.org
7/1 - Block Party Series, African American Cultural Collabortive of Mercer County, Corner of Warren and West Front streets, Trenton, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., First Friday of every month through August. Music, games, food, and vendors.
www.taacf.com
7/3 - Independence Day Celebration and Fireworks, South Brunswick Recreation, South Crossroads School fields, 732-329-4000
5 p.m., Music, activities, food vendors, and entertainment from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Fireworks at dusk. Bring lawn chairs and blankets.
www.sbtnj.net
7/4 - Independence Day Celebration, Princeton Battlefield State Park, Princeton Battlefield Park, 500 Mercer Road, Princeton, 609-921-0074. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Revolutionary War period soldiers demonstrate drill, artillery, and flintlock muskets. Clarke House volunteers demonstrate domestic skills found on a farm. Period games will be available for children of all ages to try. Thomas Clarke House and the 'Arms of the Revolution' exhibit open to tour. Presentation about the Battle of Princeton. Reading of the Declaration of Independence at 1 p.m. Bring a picnic lunch (no barbecues or alcohol). Hike on the trails of the adjacent Institute Woods.
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