Princeton, West Windsor, Montgomery, Plainsboro, Rocky Hill, and surrounding areas
Friday, April 3
Singles Social: Crystal Garden Restaurant at Hyatt Regency Princeton, West Windsor. 6 to 10 p.m. $25 registration fee. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. Open to single men and women, ages 46 to 59. To register, call 609-734-4200. For more information, write to [email protected].
West Windsor Township Council Budget Work Session, 7 p.m., Municipal Building.
Board of Recreation Commissioners, 7:30 p.m., West Windsor Township Municipal Building.
Zoning Board of Adjustment, 7:30 p.m., West Windsor Township Municipal Building.
Stellar views: The Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton opens its observatory to the public from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Located in Washington Crossing State Park, the observatory houses a beautifully refurbished 6.25” Hastings-Byrne refractor and research-grade 14” Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector. Guests can mingle with amateur astronomers to view a myriad of celestial objects. For directions, visit www.princetonastronomy.org or write to [email protected].
‘Once Upon a Mattress’: Westminster Music Theater will present the Broadway hit “Once Upon a Mattress” on Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Playhouse on the Westminster Choir College campus in Princeton. The cast is composed of students at Westminster Choir College. The director is Adam Immerwahr and music director is Braden Toan. Tickets are $20, 609-921-2663 weekdays between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Affordable Housing Committee, 8 p.m., West Windsor Township Municipal Building.
Saturday, April 4
Easter egg hunt: West Windsor Lions Club’s annual Easter Egg Hunt in Community Park, located on (Princeton/Hightstown Road. Free to pre-kindergarten through third grade from the West Windsor-Plainsboro School District. Prizes will be awarded. Children should arrive at 9:45 a.m. and bring a small basket or container for the eggs they collect. For more information, call 609-799-1728.
The dirty linen of history: The Thomas Clarke House in Princeton Battlefield State Park demonstrates how laundry was done in the 18th century from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Ladies in period dress will be on hand demonstrating the way laundry was cleaned and the washing of wool fleece. These historians will talk about making period soap, demonstrate wool carding and spinning, and speak on some of the other chores facing women in the spring on an 18th century farm. Free. Princeton Battlefield is located at 500 Mercer Road (Princeton Pike), Princeton Township. For more information, call 609-921-0074.
Small Business Fair: Princeton Public Library hosts a Small Business Fair designed to help existing and would-be business owners meet representatives from banks, area businesses, government agencies, law firms, and others in their fields. Pesented in partnership with the Princeton chapter of SCORE (America’s Counselors to Small Business). PPL staff will advise attendees about business services available at the library. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. On the Web: www.princetonlibrary.org.
Easter Egg Hunt: Montgomery Park. 2- to 7-year olds. 1 p.m. For more information, call 908-466-3023.
Alpine sounds: The Westminster Choir, will present a concert titled “Across the Alps: To Pray – To Dance” at 8 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Princeton campus of Westminster Choir College. The program will feature two major choral works: Frank Martin’s Mass for Double Choir and Johannes Brahms’ “Neue Liebeslieder Waltzer,” Op. 65. Joe Miller will conduct the Martin Mass and guest conductor Elmer Thomas will lead the ensemble’s performance of the Brahms. Tickets are $20, 609-921-2663.
Sunday, April 5
UUCP Brunch: Brunch to benefit LOVE 146, which fights to abolish child sex slavery and exploitation. 10:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, in the Founders’ Room. On the Web: www.love146newsroom.org for more information. UUCP phone: 609-924-1604.
Palm Sunday tea: the Presbyterian Women of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church host their annual Palm Sunday Tea at 2 p.m., celebrating Elizabeth “Betsey” Stockton, teacher and missionary, with an exhibit honoring her work and mission. 2 p.m. $10. A spring musicale featuring a variety of groups and individuals will follow in the sanctuary at 4 p.m. Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, 124 Witherspoon St., Princeton. For tickets, write to [email protected] or call 609-924-1666.
Astrological Society of Princeton: Kathleen Hanna, noted New York astrologer who is recognized as one of the leading experts on the Uranian system, will speak on “ Eclipses Here and Now.” 2 p.m. Plainsboro Public Library. A social hour will follow the lecture. The public is welcome. A Donation is accepted at the door. On the Web: http:// aspnj.org.
Hail, Caledonia!: The Princeton Branch of the English Speaking Union presents Giles Crane, Princeton bagpiper, in a free talk about the history and lore of the bagpipes, with musical selections. 3 p.m. The Kirby Arts Center of the Lawrenceville School. For more information, call 609-443-3138.
‘Emergency’: Dr. Chiara Megighian Zenati, a representative of Italy’s Emergency humanitarian organization, will talk about the organization and how it operates at Dorothea’s House, 120 John St., Princeton. Between 1994 and December 2008, Emergency teams provided assistance to more than 3 million people in 14 countries. 6 p.m. Free. Please bring an offering of food or drink for the reception following the program. Donations to the nonprofit organization Emergency will be gratefully accepted. On the Web: www.dorotheashouse.org.
Monday, April 6
Princeton Borough Free Wheelers, 7 p.m., Borough Hall.
Princeton Township Committee, 7 p.m., Township Municipal Complex.
Rocky Hill Borough Council, 7:30 p.m., Borough Hall.
Site Plan/Subdivision Committee, 7:30 p.m., Montgomery Township Municipal Building.
Tuesday, April 7
Famous Families of Princeton: Historical Society of Princeton invites children ages 6-9 to learn more about Princeton through the histories of its most illustrious families: the Stocktons, Einsteins and Robesons and make their our own family trees to share at spring holiday gatherings. Children are asked to bring copies of family photographs that can be cut and pasted. 11 a.m. $6 per child. Pre-registration required, 609- 921-6748, ext. 100. Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau St., Princeton.
Assorted Poems: Susan Wheeler reads from her new “Assorted Poems,” a selection from the first four books of poetry, at 5:30 p.m. in Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau St., Princeton. “‘Assorted Poems’ is a vibrantly thoughtful and entertaining book, a must- read from a poet whom Harold Bloom has called ‘an exuberant, subtle, endlessly inventive original.’” Free.
Theology lecture: Dr. Michael Trowitzsch, professor of systematic theology at Friedrich- Schiller-Universitaet in Jena, Germany, will deliver a public lecture at Princeton Theological Seminary at 7 p.m. in the Main Lounge of the Mackay Campus Center on the PTS campus. His lecture is titled “Yes and No: The ‘Strange Battle’ of Jesus Christ according to Karl Barth.” Dr. Trowitzsch is one of the foremost European scholars of Karl Barth. This will be his first lecture in the United States. Free. A reception will follow in the Private Dining Room of the Mackay Campus Center. For more information, write to [email protected].
Plainsboro Township Committee, 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building.
Princeton Borough Council, 7:30 p.m., Borough Hall.
Board of Health, 7:30 p.m., Montgomery Township Municipal Building.
Human Relations Council, 8 p.m., West Windsor Township Municipal Building.
Wednesday, April 8
PVC Spring Coaches Luncheon: Princeton Varsity Club Spring Coaches Luncheon with Bill Tierney, Head Coach – Men’s Lacrosse; Kathy Sell, Head Coach – Women’s Tennis; Scott Bradley, Head Coach – Baseball, and Chris Sailer, Head Coach – Women’s Lacrosse. Spring sport coaches and student-athletes share experiences from the season to this point. Noon to 1:30 p.m. Q&A welcome after each speaker. Sandwiches will be served. $15. Senate Chambers, Princeton University’s Whig Hall, Second Floor.
Open Space Committee, followed by Pathways Committee, 6 p.m., Montgomery Township Municipal Building.
Global Passport to Music: Atlas Brass Quintet will perform Broadway selections at 7 p.m. The concert will include music from the classic shows “West Side Story,” “The Sound of Music” and “Rent,” among several others. Free. Princeton Public Library. On the Web: www.princetonlibrary.org.
Planning Board, 7 p.m., West Windsor Township Municipal Building.
Parking Authority, 8 p.m., West Windsor Township Municipal Building.
* The Jewish Passover of the Year 5769 begins at sundown and is observed through Wednesday, April 15 *
Thursday, April 9
Princeton Sewer Operating Committee, 8:30 a.m., Princeton Borough Hall.
Poe-biz: Celebrating National Poetry Month: Historical Society of Princeton invites children ages 6-9 to celebrate New Jersey poets Walt Whitman and William Carlos Williams and children’s poets including Jack Prelutzky, Doug Florian, and Francisco X. Alarcon. Children are encouraged to bring a favorite poem to share. 11 a.m. $6 per child. Pre-registration required, 609-921-6748, ext. 100. Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau St., Princeton.
‘Race in the Era of Obama’: Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Professor of Religion and African American Studies, Department of Religion, at Princeton University, will give Princeton Theological Seminary’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture at 7 p.m. in Miller Chapel. The lecture is titled “Imagination and Race in the Age of Obama.” Free. For more information, call 609-497-7760 or visit www.ptsem.edu.
Recreation Committee, 7:30 p.m., Montgomery Township Community Center.
Environmental Commission, 8 p.m., West Windsor Township Municipal Building.
Friday, April 10
Easter Egg Hunt: Princeton Alliance Church, corner of Scudders Mill Road and Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro. 10 a.m. Any child age 18 months through fourth grade and their parents are welcome. Admission is free. Activities include a short play entitled “Bunny Tales 3,” door prizes from Chuck E Cheese and Cold Stone Creamery, and a search for Easter eggs and candy. For more information, call 609-799-9000, ext. 21.
Divorce Recovery Program: “Dealing with Depression” seminar. 7:30 p.m. Free. Princeton Church of Christ, 33 River Road, Princeton. Write to [email protected] or visit http:// princetonchurchofchrist.com/ divorcerecovery.html.

