Friday, April 17
Science Café: The Princeton Senior Resource Center will host a Science Café at 2 p.m. at the Suzanne Patterson Building. The topic will be “Protein Folding as It Relates to Alzheimer’s Disease.” Discussion will be facilitated by Michael Hecht, Ph.D., professor of chemistry at Princeton University. For the full café experience, coffee and tea will be available. To register, call the Princeton Senior Resource Center at 609-924-7108.
Saturday, April 18
Post Prom Clothing Drive: The West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South Post Prom Committee is sponsoring a clothing drive from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to benefit Post Prom 2009. The committee is collecting usable/ wearable clothes, coats, shoes, sneakers, boots, hats, belts, handbags, stuffed toys, linens, towels and curtains. Bring donations in tightly tied plastic bags to the high school’s front parking lot at 346 Clarksville Road, West Windsor. All donations are tax deductible. For more information, call 609-548-2744.
Book Drive: Donate books to a good cause, get rid of (shred!) unwanted documents and watch some great break-dancing and listen to some great music when the Princeton Public Library teams up with Better World Books and the Princeton University chapter of the organization Engineers Without Borders for “The Great American Book Drive” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Books collected will go to Better World Books and to the Ghana Project, to be part of a collection in the new library being built in Ghana by Engineers Without Borders. The Ghana Project, coordinated by the Princeton University chapter of Engineers Without Borders will benefit directly from the drive. They are building an environmentally and ecologically sustainable library in Ghana to promote English language skills and education. On the Web: http:/ /ghanainitiative.wordpress.com.
Gala Historical Tea: “Jane Austen’s Time: The Regency Period” will be the theme of a gala historical tea to be hosted by the Montgomery Woman’s Club from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Harlingen Church in Montgomery. Alisa Dupuy, professional storyteller, will present tea traditions, life and customs of England’s Regency Period. $15. For more information and reservations, call Ellen Parravano at 609- 466-4903.
Princeton Rug Society: Samy Rabinovic, president of the Philadelphia Rug and Textile Society, will speak about “Dyes and Origins of Anatolian Rugs.” 2:30 p.m. Mary Jacobs Memorial Library, 64 Washington St., Rocky Hill. For more information, call John Lowrance at 732-274-0774.
Spring dance: Preview of Princeton University Ballet’s spring program. Classical repertory; world choreography premiere by American Repertory Ballet’s Mary Barton; original student choreography. Artistic direction by Alexis Branagan, alumna of New Jersey Ballet’s Junior Company. 2:30 p.m. Gree. Hagen Dance Studio, 185 Nassau St., Princeton. On the Web: www.princeton.edu/â/puballet.
‘Handel … with Care’: Students from Princeton University and from the community will perform together in the newly founded ensemble, Melismas of Fury, at the Nassau Presbyterian Church at 3 p.m. This free concert, generously funded by Mathey College, one of six residential colleges in Princeton University, will feature lesser known works of George Frideric Handel (1685-1759). A reception following the program will be held in the Rockefeller Common Room on the Princeton University campus. For more information, write to [email protected].
Charlie Chaplin’s Birthday! The Arts Council of Princeton invites the community to come and celebrate the 120th birthday of the legendary pioneering superstar of the cinema, Charlie Chaplin, with a screening of a selection of some of his greatest comedy shorts from his “Mutual” period (1916-1917). 3 p.m. Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. Admission $6; children under 5, free. On the Web: www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.
Sunday, April 19
Law enforcement expo: The 13th annual Law Enforcement Expo hosted by the Plainsboro and Lawrence police departments from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Quaker Bridge Mall, Lawrence. Activities include drunken driving simulation goggles, police vehicles on display, literature and displays from AAA and MADD and a police dog demonstration. Safety checks for child passenger seats will be held from 1 to 4 p.m.
Woodrow Wilson Lecture: Dr. W. Barksdale Maynard will discuss and sign his newest book, “Woodrow Wilson: Princeton to the Presidency,” at 2 p.m. at Drumthwacket, 354 Stockton Street, Princeton. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Historical Society of Princeton and Drumthwacket Foundation. Admission is $10. Registration is required. RSVP to the foundation at 609-683-0057, ext. 4. On the Web: www.princetonhistory.org.
Green Burial: Mark Harris, author of “Grave Matters: A Journey Through the Modern Funeral Industry to a Natural Way of Burial,” will be the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Princeton (FCAP) at 2 p.m. in Erdman Hall at Princeton Theological Seminary, 20 Library Place, Princeton. “Green burial” looks to return one’s remains to the elements, thus avoiding chemical embalming, fancy and expensive caskets, and elaborate and costly funerals. Free. On the Web: www.princetonol.com/groups/ fcap/
Westminster Concert Bell Choir: The Westminster Concert Bell Choir, conducted by Kathleen Ebling-Thorne, will perform at 4 p.m. in Bristol Chapel on the Princeton campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors, 609-921-2663.
‘Kasztner Train’ talk: The Jewish Center of Princeton will present an eyewitness account of the daring rescue of almost 1,700 Hungarian Jews during the final stages of the Holocaust at 7 p.m. at the synagogue. Speaking will be Emanuel (Manny) Mandel, Holocaust survivor, who was on the train. Free. Open to the public. The event will also feature a musical presentation by LaShir, the Jewish Community Choir of Princeton. Light refreshments will be served.
Elizabethan airs: Westminster Kantorei, conducted by Andrew Megill, will present “Counterpoint and Counterplots: Music and Espionage in Elizabethan England” at 7:30 p.m. at the Bristol Chapel on the Princeton campus of Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Choral works by Protestant and Catholic composers of the time. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students and seniors, 609-921-2663.
Octave of Easter: Princeton Theological Seminary celebrates the Easter season with a service of readings, choral anthems, and congregational hymns, led by the Princeton Seminary Choir, at 7:30 p.m. in Miller Chapel. Free and open to the public. This concert is presented in memory of David A. Weadon, the late director of music and organist at Princeton Seminary. On the Web: www.ptsem.edu.
Monday, April 20
Princeton Township Committee, 7 p.m., Princeton Township Municipal Complex.
West Windsor Township Council Budget Introduction, 7 p.m., Municipal Building. Follows a closed session to discuss potential litigation.
Rocky Hill Borough Council, 7:30 p.m., Borough Hall.
Tuesday, April 21
Shade Tree Commission, 5:30 p.m., Princeton Borough Hall.
License Appeals Board, 7 p.m., Montgomery Township Municipal Building.
Soroptimist International: Soroptimist International of Princeton will hold a dinner meeting at 7 p.m. at the Nassau Club, 6 Mercer St., Princeton. Plans will be finalized for the annual Luncheon Fashion Show to be held on May 9, 2009, at the Princeton Elks in Montgomery. For more information or to reserve for dinner, call Helen Evatt at 732-355-2914. Prospective members are welcomed.
Art talk: Mixed media artist Nina Belfor and versatile photographer Edward Greenblat will discuss their distinct styles at 7 p.m. at Princeton Public Library in conjunction with the exhibit in the library’s Reference Gallery of the two artists’ works. Free. On the Web: www.princetonlibrary.org.
‘Getting a Grip’: Monica Seles, former No. 1 world professional tennis player who became the youngest-ever champion at the French Open in 1990, will sign her memoir, “Getting a Grip,” at 7:30 p.m. in the Princeton Barnes & Noble at the MarketFair Mall, 3535 US Route 1 South, West Windsor. Free. For more information, write to [email protected].
‘The Delaware & Raritan Canal: 175 Years’: Central Jersey Sierra Club presents Linda J. Barth, canal author and historian, in an introduction to the people, the bridges, the locks, and the aqueducts that made the canal work. 7:30 p.m. Free. Pre-meeting social at 7 p.m. Whole Foods Market, Whisk and Spoon meeting room, Windsor Green Shopping Center, Route 1South, West Windsor. On the Web: http:// newjersey.sierraclub.org/Central/
Zoning Board of Adjustment, 7:30 p.m., Montgomery Township Municipal Building.
Environmental Commission, 7:30 p.m., Montgomery Township Municipal Building.
Wednesday, April 22
RFB&D open house: The New Jersey Unit of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) invites the public to a Community Open House at 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at its facility on the campus of St. Joseph’s Seminary in Plainsboro. Visitors will be able to see how RFB&D’s volunteers record accessible text books for its members who cannot effectively read standard print because of visual impairment, dyslexia or other disability. The seminary is located at 69 Mapleton Road in Plainsboro. For more information and directions, visit www.rfbdnj.org.
Shade Tree Commission, 6 p.m., West Windsor Township Municipal Building.
‘Refusnik’ screening: Princeton Day School screens “Refusnik,” aretrospective documentary chronicling the 30-year struggle for freedom by Soviet Jews, at 6:30 p.m. in the McAneny Theater. Members of the local Russian community, including several whose lives were affected by the events depicted in the film, will join a discussionfollowing the film. Free. For more information, call Alex Lasevich at 732-306-4349 or visit www.refusnikmovie.com.
Hot and hungry planet: D&R Greenway Land Trust, in partnership with the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI), Princeton University, presents Timothy D. Searchinger, Ph.D, Associate Research Scholar at PEI, in a lecture exploring the scientific policy and ethical questions presented by the need to boost food production while reducing agriculture’s disproportionate contribution to greenhouse gases.7 p.m. Free. D&R Greenway’s Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, off Rosedale Road, Princeton. To register, call 609-924-4646. On the Web: www.drgreenway.org.
Planning Board, 7 p.m., West Windsor Township Municipal Building.
Princeton Joint Environmental Commission, 7:30 p.m., Princeton Borough Hall.
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.
Thursday, April 23
55PLUS: David Stern, associate professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator at Princeton University, will speak on “How do Genomes Evolve to Generate Biological Diversity?” at 10 a.m. during the meeting of 55PLUS at the Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau St., Princeton. Free. Open to the public.
‘Grand Re-Opening’: The Kingston Farm Market at 4428 Route 27 celebrates its grand-reopening. The market provides an array of fresh produce and homemade goods, including flowers a full line of Italian specialty products and other specialty items. Store hours are Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 609-688-9118.
McCaffrey’s Nutrition Tour: Dietitian Jill Kwasny and master chef Jean Pierre Tardy lead “a fun, nutritional tour” at McCaffrey’s Princeton at 1:30 p.m. Recipes, demos, tips. Free, but space is limited. RSVP by April 20 to 215-752-9440, ext. 139.
Affordable Housing Board, 6 p.m., Princeton Borough Hall.
Fire Prevention Bureau, 6 p.m., Montgomery Township Municipal Building.
‘Farmers on Farming’: Ed Lidzbarski of ER & Son Organic Farm in Colts Neck will explain the fundamental principles and practices upon which organic farming was founded and the ways in which small-scale organic farming differs from industrial- scale organics.7 p.m. Free. The Whole Earth Center, 360 Nassau St., Princeton. Pre-register, 609-924-7429. On the Web: www.wholeearthcenter.com.
Film screening: Independent filmmaker Antonio Ferrera, director of “The Gates,” will attend a screening of the film at Princeton Public Library at 7 p.m. Mr. Ferrera will answer questions about his experience making the documentary, which chronicles artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude and their 26-year journey to create one of the largest public art installations in history. “The Gates” was a 7,503-foot, fabric-paneled installation that was finally completed in Central Park, New York City, in 2005. Free. On the Web: www.princetonlibrary.org.
Warm Up for Arbor Day: Montgomery Township Shade Tree Committee members will be on hand at the Mary Jacobs Library, Rocky Hill, at 7:30 p.m. for a Q&A about gardening, landscaping, mulching, etc. Free. Pre- register by calling 609-924-7073, ext. 4, or e-mailing [email protected] . Drop by the library anytime during the month of April to see the Shade Tree Committee’s display in the library lobby.
Board of Adjustment, 8 p.m., Princeton Borough Hall.
Friday, April 24
PINOT TO PICASSO- Vintage 2009: The Arts Council of Princeton presents fourth annual art and wine tasting fundraising event at University Square at the intersection of Alexander Road and Route 1. “Best Tastes of Princeton” food and wines; Art Tombola, an Italian-style prize draw, where each participant takes home one of 87 original works of art donated by select artists. Limited tickets are available through www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.
Saturday, April 25
Fifth annual Footprints Walk-a-Thon: The Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton will host its fifth annual Footprints Walk-a-Thon along a scenic stretch of the Delaware & Raritan Canal towpath. New to the event this year are the Footprints Run and a canned foods collection. The event is located in Kingston at the Route 27 entrance to the Delaware & Raritan towpath. Sign-in for both runners and walkers will begin at 7 a.m. The Footprints Run is at 8 a.m. The keynote is at 9 a.m, followed immediately by the Footprints Walk-a-thon. Register for $10 per person age 7 and older at www.thecrisisministry.org, or call 609-396-9355, ext. 27.
Arbor Day celebration: A free Arbor Day celebration welcomes guests to Mapleton Preserve, the former home of Princeton Nurseries, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. for a leisurely walk along the nursery roads in Kingston with Stephanie Fox, naturalist at the Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park, followed by a concert and refreshments. Meet at at the D&R Canal Park Office, 145 Mapleton Road. Call 609-924-5705 to pre- register.
Global Passport: The Al- Bustan Percussion Ensemble of young drummers will perform at Princeton Public Library at 2 p.m. as part of the Global Passport to Music series. Guest percussionist Hafez El Ali Kotain will join the five young musicians, who range in age from 13 to 17. Free. The nonprofit Arab arts education program Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture created this ensemble led by master percussionist Joseph Tayoun in 2004.On the Web: visit www.princetonlibrary.org.
Immigration: Yan Bennett, a Princeton attorney specializing in immigration law, will give a free “Family-Based Immigration Seminar” at the Plainsboro Public Library, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro, at 3 p.m. Participants can learn about the ways their family members can come live and work in the United States legally, also aspects of financial sponsorship, and more.

