Lectures & Discussions
Scholar Suggests Backstory for da Vinci’s Mother
Dorothea's House 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesCarlo Vecce, a professor at Orientale University in Naples and renowned scholar in the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci, will talk about his novel, “Il Sorriso di Caterina” (Caterina’s Smile), which recounts, through a combination of fact and imaginative fiction, the story of how Leonardo’s mother was kidnapped from the Caucasus area of...
A Way with Words: An Afternoon of Multicultural Storytelling
The Pennington School in the Wesley Forum at the Yen Humanities Building 112 West Delaware Avenue, Pennington, NJ, United StatesRegistration: WayWithWords.Eventbrite.com Join us for an afternoon to embark on a journey through the rich tapestry of human experiences, traditions, and cultures through storytelling. We will delve into the transformative power of narrative, drawing inspiration from how Madeline Miller transforms the one-dimensional sorceress of The Odyssey into a complex and relatable protagonist in her novel...
‘Passages’ Screening with Richard Brody
Princeton Garden Theatre 160 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesThe Garden Theatre will host The New Yorker’s Richard Brody on April 17th. He will introduce a screening of the film Passages and engage with the audience in a post-film Q&A. The screening is part of the International Cinema Series, and is co-presented by the Princeton Public Library and the Princeton French Film Festival. This...
Science Under the Stars: Ice Dunes or Molten Hellscape?
New Jersey State Museum Planetarium 205 West State Street (25 min from downtown Princeton), TrentonJoin us in the Planetarium for this free talk! Guest speaker Dr. Mariah MacDonald, The College of New Jersey, covers what it means for a planet to be habitable and how we can use the dynamics of planets to study their composition, formation and evolution. Astrobiology seeks to understand how planets can support life and...
Talk Illuminates How Fashion and Film Energized Italy Post WWII
Dorothea's House 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesEugenia Paulicelli, professor of Italian, comparative literature, film and women’s studies with the City University of New York, Queens College and the Graduate Center, will present an illustrated lecture on film and fashion’s contribution to Italy’s economic reconstruction and moral rehabilitation in the years following the end of WWII and during the economic boom. In...
Princeton Research Day
Frist Campus Center at Princeton University Frist Campus Center, Frist Ln, Princeton, NJ, United StatesPrinceton Research Day (PRD) is your opportunity to celebrate and explore the research and creative work taking place at Princeton University. In an informative and relatable way, our early-career researchers and creators share their projects through online videos and in-person presentations. During the program on May 9 at Frist Campus Center, you can interact with...
“100 Years of the Kingston Volunteer Fire Company”–A Talk by George Luck Jr.
Kingston Firehouse 8 Heathcote Road, Kingston, NJ, United StatesThe Kingston Historical Society’s Spring 2024 Talk will be available as a “Hybrid”-- you may attend in person, or pre-register to attend via Zoom. For directions, parking information, and how to register visit https://www.khsnj.org/talk/ Community fire protection for Kingston, New Jersey began with an organizational meeting on February 29, 1924. The Kingston Volunteer Fire Company...
Film: Ran
Princeton Garden Theatre 160 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesPrinceton University’s Junko Yamazaki will introduce this screening and lead a Q&A after the film. RAN reimagines Shakespeare’s King Lear set in 16th century Japan, telling the story of an aging ruler who decides to divide his land equally among his three sons, causing a power struggle. The use of color, costuming, staging, and direction...
Film: Common Ground
Princeton Garden Theatre 160 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesOur screening of COMMON GROUND is in collaboration with the West Windsor Community Farmers Market and will include a panel discussion following the film, moderated by Scott Morgan of Morganics Family Farm. This down to earth and inspiring documentary balances journalistic insight with personal stories about regenerative farmers who are fighting a broken and unjust...
Accelerating Innovation: Funding Your Biomedical Technology Through the NIH SBIR/STTR Program
Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs 303 College Road East, Suite A, Princeton, NJ, United StatesAre you aware of the federal funding program that supports the commercialization efforts of biotech innovators? The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) provides up to $6.4 million in funding to life science startups, with no strings attached. As part of the NCI’s engine of innovation for advancing novel...
The Princeton Festival Guild Presents Annual Artists’ Roundtable
Princeton Public Library - Community RoomThe Princeton Festival Guild invites the curious minded to this roundtable discussion centered on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s brilliant opera buffa Così fan tutte. Moderated by Guild member and Princeton Symphony Orchestra Trustee Marcia Bossart, panelists will discuss the upcoming Festival production of Mozart's opera, preparing for a role, and the joys and challenges of being...
Proteomics-driven Drug Discovery
Princeton Innovation Center BioLabs 303 College Road East, Suite A, Princeton, NJ, United StatesJoin us for a discussion on how proteomics is revolutionizing drug discovery! The topic will be presented by Evotec’s Andreas Tebbe, Vice President Global Mass Spectrometry, and Carla Tameling, Vice President PanHunter. They will discuss how Evotec leverages efficient multi-omics data generation and purpose-built AI/ML-based BioInformatics to foster better clinical outcomes. A complimentary lunch will...
National Treasure 20th Anniversary: Movie Screening, Q&A, and Book Signing
Princeton Garden Theatre 160 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesNicolas Cage is going to steal the Declaration of Independence and you and your whole family are invited to come along for the ride! Don’t miss Princeton Garden Theatre's big screen celebration of the 20th anniversary of this modern classic. Princeton Garden Theatre hosts NATIONAL TREASURE franchise experts Aubrey Paris & Emily Black, co-creators of...
Tours of the Princeton Battlefield
Princeton Battlefield State Park 500 Mercer St., PrincetonDon’t delay!! Sign up today!!! This Sunday at 1 PM, have the chance to see the battlefield that became one of the crucial sites for the patriot win against the British!! Tour last approximately 60 minutes with special entry access afterward to the Clarke house! Click on the link to buy yours today! Only $5!...
Buddhist Monks of Gaden Shartse Public Viewing of Sand Mandala Construction
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton 50 Cherry Hill Rd., PrincetonThe Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton will host a group of Buddhist monks of Shartse Gaden from Aug. 21 to 25 for public events that include the construction of a sand Mandala and Dharma talks on Buddhist teachings. All events will be held at UU Princeton and are open to the public as space allows....
Public Dharma Talk Offered by Buddhist Monks of Gaden Shartse
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton 50 Cherry Hill Rd., PrincetonBuddhist Monks Visit Princeton: Dharma Talk A talk titled "Meditations on Peace and Compassion" will be given by one of the touring geshes, followed by a short Q&A session in UU Princeton’s Channing Hall at 50 Cherry Hill Rd, Princeton. $10 suggested donation at the door. All donations collected support the Gaden Monastery, founded in...
Buddhist Monks of Gaden Shartse Offer Public Dharma Talk
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton 50 Cherry Hill Rd., PrincetonA talk titled "World Peace and the Unity of All Religions" will be given by one of the touring geshes, followed by a short Q&A session in UU Princeton’s Channing Hall at 50 Cherry Hill Rd, Princeton. Find more information about this event on the UU Princeton homepage. $10 suggested donation at the door. All...
“The Reflection of Political Intrigue and Treachery in Hamlet”
Center for Modern Aging 101 Poor Farm Road, PrincetonProfessor Rhodri Lewis of Princeton University will explore how Hamlet reflects the times in which Shakespeare wrote, an era of political intrigue and treachery. After spending 23 years at the University of Oxford as a student, faculty member, and ultimately full professor, Dr. Lewis joined the English Department of Princeton University in 2018.
Say Cheese! Dorothea’s House Hosts Tasting Program
Dorothea's House 120 John Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesJoin Andy and Tina Marcelli, the brother and sister team of Marcelli Formaggi in Clifton, New Jersey, to sample and learn all about the raw milk cheeses they import from their cousin’s organic farm in Anversa degli Abruzzi. Their guided discussion will explain why the cheeses are so highly prized, not just in Italy, but...
The Herencia Lectures: Christian Nationalism: A Dangerous Threat to Democracy
64 mercer street 64 Mercer street, PrincetonPrinceton Theological Seminary invites you to attend The Herencia Lectures - Christian Nationalism: A Dangerous Threat to Democracy. Guest Preacher: Edwin David Aponte, PhD – Dean of Drew Theological School Speakers: Miranda Cruz Zapor, PhD – Professor of Historical Theology at Indiana Wesleyan University Matthew D. Taylor, PhD – Senior Protestant Scholar at The Institute...
The Lost Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Presented by R. Scott Bomboy
Virtual - ZoomJoin us on October 16th at 7:30 PM as Scott Bomboy takes us on a virtual tour of the lost covered bridges of the Delaware River. The Delaware River in Bucks County was one of the birthplaces of covered bridge building in America. But the last wooden structure spanning the river was demolished in 1945....
Talk of the Sourlands: Fly Fishing 101
The Watershed Institute 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington, NJ, United StatesFly fishing -- what is it? how do you do it? where do you do it? Bruce Turner will discuss how to get involved in the wonderful sport of fly fishing. He will talk about equipment, fly selection for different species of fish, local as well as other destinations to fly fish and what to...
The People’s Joker
Princeton Garden Theatre 160 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesThis revolutionary DIY superhero parody film stars writer and director Vera Drew as "Joker the Harlequin" an unconfident, closeted trans girl who moves to Gotham City to make it big as a comedian in a world where comedy has been outlawed. Turning into a confident (and psychotic) joker, our heroine is set on a collision...
OAKtober Talks at Morven
Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United StatesCelebrate OAKtober with the Marquand Park Foundation and Morven Museum & Garden! You’re invited to a special evening of talks with local researchers exploring the legacy of oaks. Daniel Druckenbrod, Professor in the Department of Earth and Chemical Sciences at Rider University, will discuss his work dating trees using dendrochronology including an oak from Marquand...
Go Tell Somebody: Gospel Music, Black Liberation, and the Politics of Freedom in the Soul and Hip-Hop Eras
Princeton Theological Seminary Library 25 Library Place, NJ, United StatesDr. Claudrena N. Harold will trace the evolution of gospel music while considering how it has responded to pressing social issues, including poverty, racial inequality, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, and political corruption. The event will also feature: A short interview and Q&A moderated by Dr. Wallace Best, Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University...
A Night of Edgar Allen Poe
Lambertville Station Restaurant and Inn 11 Bridge St, LambertvilleIndulge in a chilling evening of Edgar Allan Poe tales at The Wine Cellar at Lambertville Station Restaurant. Join us for a night of spine-tingling stories narrated by Helen McKenna, paired with a delectable three-course meal and expertly selected wines. This exclusive event is on Thursday, October 24th from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM. Limited...
All Souls Requiem
Trinity Church, Princeton 33 Mercer Street, Princeton, United States, United StatesThe combined choirs of Trinity Church, directed by Dr. Margaret Harper, present Fauré’s luminous Requiem in memory of those we love and have lost. Join us for an evening of exquisite music experienced within the timeless beauty of the Anglican liturgical tradition.
Beyond Balance: Living the Priorities of God, Family, Work
Princeton Theological Seminary, Mackay Hall 64 Mercer Street, PrincetonJohn Bailie, Ph.D., will present Beyond Balance: Living the Priorities of God, Family, Work at Princeton Theological Seminary’s Mackay Hall on November 14th at 7pm. Beyond Balance is part of the Cornerstone Speaker Series, sponsored by The Nassau Foundation. In this talk, Bailie will debunk the myth of work-life balance and discuss the role of...
All-Ages Folk Dance
Suzanne Patterson Building 1 Monument Drive, PrincetonOur family-friendly dance features square dances, contra dances, play party games, other traditional American dances, and sometimes folk dances from around the world. it’s great fun for the whole family, from young children (ages 4 and up) to parents and grandparents and other adult friends. The dances will be led by a friendly caller; live...
Stuart Country Day School Presents Fitness Expert and Motivational Speaker Courtney Roselle
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart 1200 Stuart Rd, Princeton, United StatesStuart Country Day School, an all-girls independent Catholic school in Princeton, ia pleased to announce Courtney Roselle -- fitness trainer, motivational speaker, and "Titan of the East" from NBC's "The Titan Games" with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson -- as the next guest in the Cor Cordis Speaker Series. The event will take place on Thursday,...