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In the Company of Good Books: Shakespeare to Morrison
Milberg Gallery, Princeton University Library One Washington Road, Princeton, NJ, United StatesCelebrating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s First Folio of 1623, Princeton University Library presents an exhibition featuring wide-ranging selection of rarely-seen materials—from a first edition of Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” to Morrison’s handwritten manuscript drafts of “Desdemona”—that offer glimpses into the relationship between author, book, and reader and invite the visitor to discover not just Shakespeare but all good books. Open to the public weekdays 10 AM-6 PM; weekends 11 AM-6 PM.
The Pudding Butcher, an Exhibition by Sidony O’Neal
Hurley Gallery, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesAn exhibition of new works by 2022-23 Princeton Hodder Fellow sidony o’neal, whose practice considers histories of interface in cultural and computational environments. Gallery hours: daily 10 AM – 8 PM.
Pet Adoptions at MarketFair Princeton
MarketFair Mall 3535 US-1, West Windsor, NJ, United StatesHelp give a furry friend a forever home in time for the holidays! Pet adoptions provided by Easel Animal Rescue League and are located by Sunglass Hut. Pet Adoption Days...
Fund for Irish Studies: Lecture and Reading by Louise Kennedy
James Stewart Film Theater, 185 Nassau St. 185 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesAward-winning writer Louise Kennedy presents “Trespasses: Fact, Fiction and Memory,” a lecture and reading from her bestselling novel Trespasses (2022). Open to the public; no tickets required.
Exploration of Art- A 3D Mixed Media Show
Straube Center 108·112 Straube Center Blvd. 2nd Floor, PenningtonExploration of Art is a 3D, mixed media, and collage-work show featuring the works of Ilene Dube, Barry Hantman, Judy Tyndall, and Linda Barton. The show will begin in October...
Free Movie Screening: Perfect Days by Wim Wenders
Princeton University campus Princeton University, PrincetonThe critically-acclaimed Perfect Days will be screened for free to the University community, well prior to widespread North American release. Hosted by the Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and Public Policy. Free; registration required.
Grief Work, an Original Choreopoem by Kenza Benazzouz ’24
Donald G. Drapkin Studio, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesGrief Work is an original choreopoem conceived, written, and directed by Princeton senior Kenza Benazzouz, that asks: What is grief? Through poetic monologues, scenes, and movements, Grief Work examines how we experience loss throughout our lives. Free tickets encouraged in advance through University Ticketing.
Bodywork, a New Play by Juliette Carbonnier
Wallace Theater, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, NJ, United StatesBodywork is a new dark comedy, written and performed by Juliette Carbonnier ’24 and directed by Sabina Jafri ’24, about chronic pain, women’s bodies, and the connection between physical and emotional health. Bodywork follows the story of Maia, a young woman who suffers from inexplicable chronic pain, who becomes a test patient for a radical new surgery that would switch out her current body for a healthy, “pain-free” body. Open to public; free tickets required.
The Winter’s Tale — A Public Works Musical
Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ, United StatesThis original Public Works adaptation of The Winter’s Tale, with music and new lyrics by Todd Almond, was originally conceived and directed by Lear deBessonet based on the play by William Shakespeare. Directed at Princeton by faculty member Shariffa Ali, our musical, set in dystopian Sicilia and utopian Bohemia and inspired by Afrofuturism, centers community participation through a story of love, betrayal and redemption. Featuring Princeton student actors alongside a local community ensemble cast. Tickets required.
The Princeton Triangle Club Presents: Ship Happens, A Cruisical!
Matthews Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center 91 University Place, Princeotn, NJ, United StatesClimb aboard the SS Giznee Fairytale, a cruise with all of the amenities - buffets, shuffleboard, and even magic? While other passengers enjoy their luxurious journey, twins Isla and Lindsay venture...
The Pudding Butcher, an Exhibition by Sidony O’Neal
Hurley Gallery, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesAn exhibition of new works by 2022-23 Princeton Hodder Fellow sidony o’neal, whose practice considers histories of interface in cultural and computational environments. Gallery hours: daily 10 AM – 8 PM.
In the Company of Good Books: Shakespeare to Morrison
Milberg Gallery, Princeton University Library One Washington Road, Princeton, NJ, United StatesCelebrating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s First Folio of 1623, Princeton University Library presents an exhibition featuring wide-ranging selection of rarely-seen materials—from a first edition of Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” to Morrison’s handwritten manuscript drafts of “Desdemona”—that offer glimpses into the relationship between author, book, and reader and invite the visitor to discover not just Shakespeare but all good books. Open to the public weekdays 10 AM-6 PM; weekends 11 AM-6 PM.
Grief Work, an Original Choreopoem by Kenza Benazzouz ’24
Donald G. Drapkin Studio, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesGrief Work is an original choreopoem conceived, written, and directed by Princeton senior Kenza Benazzouz, that asks: What is grief? Through poetic monologues, scenes, and movements, Grief Work examines how we experience loss throughout our lives. Free tickets encouraged in advance through University Ticketing.
Fall Music Series: Some Assembly Required
On the Green at Palmer Square 40 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJEnjoy music out on the Green every Saturday from 12pm – 2pm! (*2pm-4pm on 11/11!) While you spend a lovely, autumnal weekend out on the Square shopping, and dining al fresco with friends...
Grief Work, an Original Choreopoem by Kenza Benazzouz ’24
Donald G. Drapkin Studio, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesGrief Work is an original choreopoem conceived, written, and directed by Princeton senior Kenza Benazzouz, that asks: What is grief? Through poetic monologues, scenes, and movements, Grief Work examines how we experience loss throughout our lives. Free tickets encouraged in advance through University Ticketing.
Bodywork, a New Play by Juliette Carbonnier
Wallace Theater, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, NJ, United StatesBodywork is a new dark comedy, written and performed by Juliette Carbonnier ’24 and directed by Sabina Jafri ’24, about chronic pain, women’s bodies, and the connection between physical and emotional health. Bodywork follows the story of Maia, a young woman who suffers from inexplicable chronic pain, who becomes a test patient for a radical new surgery that would switch out her current body for a healthy, “pain-free” body. Open to public; free tickets required.
Princeton Triangle Show: Ship Happens, A Cruisical!
Matthews Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center 91 University Place, Princeotn, NJ, United StatesJoin us as Triangle sets sail for its 133rd year of original musical comedy with a tale as old as tide. Climb aboard the SS Giznee Fairytale, a cruise with all of the amenities—buffets, shuffleboard, and even magic? While other passengers enjoy their luxurious journey, twins Isla and Lindsay venture below decks, only to be swept away in a current of schemes and whimsy. Not since Ted has a cruise gone so wrong! Come find out more at the swashbuckling, high-kicking, shipshow that is Ship Happens: A Cruisical. Purchased tickets required. Students can use Passport to the Arts for free/discounted tickets.
The Winter’s Tale — A Public Works Musical
Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ, United StatesThis original Public Works adaptation of The Winter’s Tale, with music and new lyrics by Todd Almond, was originally conceived and directed by Lear deBessonet based on the play by William Shakespeare. Directed at Princeton by faculty member Shariffa Ali, our musical, set in dystopian Sicilia and utopian Bohemia and inspired by Afrofuturism, centers community participation through a story of love, betrayal and redemption. Featuring Princeton student actors alongside a local community ensemble cast. Tickets required.
Mozart’s Requiem
Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United StatesSaturday, November 11 at 8pm and Sunday, November 12 at 4:00pm – The Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) performs Mozart’s Requiem with a 21st-century completion by Gregory Spears. Featuring Westminster Symphonic...
The Pudding Butcher, an Exhibition by Sidony O’Neal
Hurley Gallery, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesAn exhibition of new works by 2022-23 Princeton Hodder Fellow sidony o’neal, whose practice considers histories of interface in cultural and computational environments. Gallery hours: daily 10 AM – 8 PM.
In the Company of Good Books: Shakespeare to Morrison
Milberg Gallery, Princeton University Library One Washington Road, Princeton, NJ, United StatesCelebrating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s First Folio of 1623, Princeton University Library presents an exhibition featuring wide-ranging selection of rarely-seen materials—from a first edition of Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” to Morrison’s handwritten manuscript drafts of “Desdemona”—that offer glimpses into the relationship between author, book, and reader and invite the visitor to discover not just Shakespeare but all good books. Open to the public weekdays 10 AM-6 PM; weekends 11 AM-6 PM.
Princeton Triangle Show: Ship Happens, A Cruisical!
Matthews Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center 91 University Place, Princeotn, NJ, United StatesJoin us as Triangle sets sail for its 133rd year of original musical comedy with a tale as old as tide. Climb aboard the SS Giznee Fairytale, a cruise with all of the amenities—buffets, shuffleboard, and even magic? While other passengers enjoy their luxurious journey, twins Isla and Lindsay venture below decks, only to be swept away in a current of schemes and whimsy. Not since Ted has a cruise gone so wrong! Come find out more at the swashbuckling, high-kicking, shipshow that is Ship Happens: A Cruisical. Purchased tickets required. Students can use Passport to the Arts for free/discounted tickets.
Food Glorious Food
Princeton Public Library 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesStoryteller Maria LoBiondo presents folk and fairy tales that highlight the joys of growing, cooking and eating food. Nourish your imagination and stir up some memories with savory stories to...
The Winter’s Tale — A Public Works Musical
Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center 91 University Place, Princeton, NJ, United StatesThis original Public Works adaptation of The Winter’s Tale, with music and new lyrics by Todd Almond, was originally conceived and directed by Lear deBessonet based on the play by William Shakespeare. Directed at Princeton by faculty member Shariffa Ali, our musical, set in dystopian Sicilia and utopian Bohemia and inspired by Afrofuturism, centers community participation through a story of love, betrayal and redemption. Featuring Princeton student actors alongside a local community ensemble cast. Tickets required.
Thriller Rigoletto Comes to Ewing
1867 Sanctuary at Ewing 101 Scotch Road, EwingNew Jersey Lyric Opera presents Verdi’s Rigoletto, Sunday, November 12 at 3 pm. A thrilling and shocking cautionary tale featuring Verdi’s famous La donna è mobile. The opera is sung...
Singers Welcome: Choral Reading of Mozart Requiem
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, United StatesChoral singers welcome. No auditions. Vocal scores provided. Members of the community gathered together for the common and joyful enterprise of making music, to sing through for their own pleasure...
The Movement-Image
Hagan Studio, 185 Nassau St. 185 Nassau Street, first floor, Princeton, NJ, United StatesAn exhibition and performance series curated by Lecturer in Visual Arts Colleen Asper that unspools the motion picture to situate performance in a continuum with film, featuring work by Will Rawls, Amy Beecher, Xavier Cha, Leila Weefur, Sahra Motalebi, and Maho Ogawa. Exhibition open 10/16-11/21 weekdays 9 AM – 6 PM.
In the Company of Good Books: Shakespeare to Morrison
Milberg Gallery, Princeton University Library One Washington Road, Princeton, NJ, United StatesCelebrating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s First Folio of 1623, Princeton University Library presents an exhibition featuring wide-ranging selection of rarely-seen materials—from a first edition of Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” to Morrison’s handwritten manuscript drafts of “Desdemona”—that offer glimpses into the relationship between author, book, and reader and invite the visitor to discover not just Shakespeare but all good books. Open to the public weekdays 10 AM-6 PM; weekends 11 AM-6 PM.
The Pudding Butcher, an Exhibition by Sidony O’Neal
Hurley Gallery, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesAn exhibition of new works by 2022-23 Princeton Hodder Fellow sidony o’neal, whose practice considers histories of interface in cultural and computational environments. Gallery hours: daily 10 AM – 8 PM.
Preschool Storytime
Hopewell Borough Gazebo Park Greenwood and Seminary, Hopewell, NJ, United StatesCome to the Hopewell Train Station for some assorted stories and songs with storytime reader Sara.