Friday, March 20
AARP: Princeton Chapter No. 456 meets at Kingston Presbyterian Church at 1:30 p.m. Donato D. Fornuto will present “George Gershwin: His Life and Music.” Open to the public. 732-297-1656.
Science Café: The Princeton Senior Resource Center will host a Science Café at 2 p.m. at the Suzanne Patterson Building, behind Borough Hall. The topic will be “Conservation Energy.” Discussion will be facilitated by Alyce Hreha, Ph.D. Coffee and tea will be available. Free. To register, call 609-924-7108.
Saturday, March 21
Hyperactivity/Attention Deficit Disorder: CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) of Mercer County presents a Special Saturday Symposium for students, parents, guidance counselors and teachers. Topic: “College success with AD/HD, what high school students and their parents need to know now about how to apply for accommodations at college and how to choose a college that meets students’ needs”. Speaker: Elizabeth C, Hamblet LDT-C, Ed.M, M.A.T. 1 to 3 p.m., Princeton High School, 151 Moore St. For more information: Jane Milrod, coordinator, CHADD Mercer County, at [email protected] or 609-683-8787.
‘A Musical Bouquet’: Westminster Conservatory of Music presents “Celebrating Spring with Music Bouquet,” a benefit concert, at 5 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Princeton campus of Westminster Choir College at Rider University. Reception to follow in Thayer Lounge. Donations invited. The concert will benefit “Dr. H. Korkina Scholarship Fund” for dedicated Westminster students. Program will be performed by the young award-winning piano students of Larissa Korkina: Julian Edgren (Princeton High School), Brandon Lee (Princeton High School), Taylor Lee (Lawrenceville School), Rodger Liu (Princeton High School), Farshad Tahvildar Zadeh (Princeton High School), and Molly Zhu (Community Middle School, Plainsboro), with guest artist Tiffaney Hsia (Village Elementary School, West Windsor).
Faculty Concert: New School for Music Study, Kingston, presents pianists Scott Donald, Lauren Thompson and Amy Glennon with Elise Carter, Daniel Thompson, and Ruotao Mao. Music by Debussy, Muczynski, Laura Pettigrew, Beethoven. 7 p.m. Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon St., Princeton. Free. Donations accepted. On the Web: www.nsmspiano.org.
Sunday, March 22
Young artists in concert: Albert Lee ofd West Windsor, pianist, Aditya Raguram of Hillsborough, pianist, and Farshad Tahvildar-Zadeh of Princeton, pianist, winners of Westminster Conservatory’s annual Concerto Competition, each perform a movement from a concerto with the Westminster Community Orchestra. 3 p.m. Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium. $15; $10 for students and seniors, 609-258-9220.
Monday, March 23
Book Sale at PTS: Princeton Theological Seminary will hold its annual used book sale on Monday through Wednesday, March 23–25, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday in the Seminary’s Whiteley Gymnasium. An entrance fee of $20 will be charged on Monday only from 9 a.m. to noon. The gymnasium is located at the corner of Hibben Road and Route 206 in Princeton. All proceeds from the sale will benefit theological seminaries around the world, many in nations to which Princeton Seminary’s international students will return to teach. The sale is sponsored by the Stewardship and Mission Committee. For more information, call Cindy Schwartz at 731-433-9403 or write to [email protected].
‘The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America’: Labyrinth Books and HomeFront present Princeton University sociologist Katherine Newman in a discussion of her book about “the 54 million Americans, including 21 percent of the nation’s children, who are sandwiched between poor and middle class.” 6 p.m. Free. Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau St., Princeton.
West Windsor Township Council Special Business Session to conduct a public hearing on the Redevelopment Plan ordinance, 7 p.m., Municipal Building.
Princeton Township Committee, 7 p.m., Princeton Township Municipal Complex.
Planning Board, 7:30 p.m., Montgomery Township Municipal Building.
Post-racial society? Author and media executive Roland Laird will examine “Alternative Views on a Post-Racial Society” at 7:30 p.m. at Princeton Public Library. Mr. Laird will also focus on his recent comic-strip-style novel “Still I Rise,” based on African- American history from Colonial times through the present. Free. On the Web: www.princetonlibrary.org.
West Windsor Township Council Budget Work Session, 8 p.m. (following close of business session), Municipal Building.
Tuesday, March 24
Princeton Borough Council, 7:30 p.m., Princeton Borough Hall.
Economic Development Committee, 7:30 p.m., Montgomery Township Municipal Building.
Emergency Services, 7:30 p.m., Montgomery Township Municipal Building.
Montgomery Township Board of Education Business Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Upper Middle School Media Center.
Wednesday, March 25
Double Feature: ‘Worlds Made by Words’ and ‘Obelisk’: Anthony Grafton discusses his study on “the microdynamics of the scholarly life” and Benjamin Weiss discusses the history of obelisks. 5:30 p.m. Free. Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau St., Princeton.
Shade Tree Commission, 6 p.m., West Windsor Municipal Building.
‘Meet the Author’ at PTS: Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Center of Continuing Education and Hispanic Leadership Program will present Dr. Robert P. Jones, author of “Progressive and Religious: How Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and Buddhist Leaders Are Moving Beyond the Culture Wars and Transforming Public Life.” 6:30 p.m. Books will be available to purchase. Cooper Conference Room of the Erdman Center, 20 Library Place, Princeton. Free. Space is limited, so register early by writing to [email protected] or calling 609-497-7990.
Planning Board, 7 p.m., West Windsor Township Municipal Building.
Joint Princeton Environmental Commission, 7:30 p.m., Princeton Township Municipal Complex.
Zoning Board of Adjustment, 7:30 p.m., Princeton Township Municipal Complex.
Landmarks Commission, 7:30 p.m., Montgomery Township Municipal Building.
Plainsboro Township Committee, 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building.
Poetry: Reading by Gretna Wilkinson and Lois Marie Harrod, with introduction by Betty Lies. 7:30 p.m. Free. Princeton Public Library. For more information, visit www.loismarieharrod.com.
Poesia: Laura Sanguineti White, professor of Italian at Rutgers University, will read passages and present background material from classical Italian poets. Contemporary poetry by participants is also encouraged and welcomed, whether already published or not. 8:30 p.m. Free. Register by writing to [email protected] or by calling (908) 369-3897. Dorothea’s House, 120 John St., Princeton. For more information, www.dorotheashouse.org.
Thursday, March 26
‘The Hand of Nature’: Opening reception for “The Hand of Nature,” new art exhibition at D&R Greenway. Mixed media by Marie Sturken, Joan Needham, Eve Ingalls and Joy Kreves. Johnson Education Center, off Rosedale Road, Princeton. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Free. To register: 609-924-4646. Show up through May 8.
‘Lark and Termite’: Labyrinth and Princeton University’s Lewis Center for the Arts present Jayne Anne Phillips in a discussion of her new novel, “Lark and Termite.” 5:30 p.m. Free. Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau St., Princeton.
Affordable Housing Board, 6 p.m., Princeton Borough Hall.
Fire Prevention Bureau, 6 p.m., Montgomery Township Municipal Building.
Adult learning: Harvard professor Robert Kegan will discuss his research on the need for adults to continue learning at 7 p.m. at Princeton Public Library. “In Over Our Heads: The Hidden Curriculum of Everyday Life” will be augmented by film and video to demonstrate Professor Kegan’s lifetime of research on the topic. Free. www.princetonlibrary.org.
Zoning Board of Adjustment, 8 p.m., Princeton Borough Hall.
Fire Prevention Bureau, 6 p.m., Montgomery Township Municipal Building.
‘Woman Soul’: Darlene Prestbo and Hazel Staats-Westover of the Daughters of Gaia discussing their writings in the recently published book “Woman Soul” at Mary Jacobs Library, Rocky Hill, at 7:30 p.m. Free. Pre-register by calling 609-924-7073, ext. 4. For more information, visit www.somerset.lib.nj.us/.
Friday, March 27
‘Cinema at the Whole Earth Center’: “WWOOF ‘n Wander: Opportunities on Organic Farms from Hawaii to the Himalayas” with Princeton’s Joshua Halpern, film director. Hour-long documentary on the work of WWOOF – Willing Workers on Organic Farms (wwoof.org). 7:30, repeated Saturday, 7:30 p.m. The Whole Earth Center Café, 360 Nassau St., Princeton. Space is limited. To reserve, call 609-924-7429. Complementary local organic popcorn will be served, and a Q&A with the director will follow the screening. On the Web: outsidejosh.blogspot.com and wholeearthcenter.com.
Vocal brilliance: Singers and players of New York’s ARTEK ensemble perform “La Musica dei Palazzi: Cantatas from 17th-Century Rome,” virtuoso vocal chamber music from the palaces of princes and cardinals, under Gwendolyn Toth’s direction, at 8 p.m. at All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 16 All Saints’ Drive, Princeton. Tickets $40 regular; $20 side/rear seating; students & seniors $30 regular, 10 side/rear. Order online at www.gemsny.org/ upcomingevents/ticketsartek.html or call 212-866-0468.
