This Weekend's Princeton Area Events

Princeton NJ

30 September, 2021

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PRINCETON, NJ — Looking for things to do in the Princeton area? Your Princeton Patch community calendar is a great way to see what's happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. Check out what's happening and what might interest you before you make plans. Want to add your own event? Whether you're planning a speaker series, a board game night, or resume workshop, there's no better place to share it than Patch's event calendar. As always, it's free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and share it nearby for $1 per day per community. Here are a few events happening this weekend throughout Princeton: Featured Event: Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications When: Thursday, September 30th at 5:45 p.m. Where: Webinar What: Obtain a Free Training Grant for High-Demand Business Certifications Please click the following link to register: WIOA Training Grants Webinar Please add [email protected] to your contacts list to receive registration information and reminders. Earn high-demand high-pay ... Learn More Featured Event: Unemployed? Obtain a Free Training Grant for Top Certifications (Sharon Bussey) Featured Event: The Yoga of Meditation Bhagavad Gita 4 days Lecture When: Thursday, September 30th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Virtual Event What: Learn how ancient wisdom can make your life stress-free, productive and purposeful. From Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, the Yoga of Meditation.About this event What To Expect Sunandaji is the daughter-disciple of Swami Parthasarathy, and the 94 year-old celebrated author and Guru from ... Learn More Featured Event: The Yoga of Meditation Bhagavad Gita 4 days Lecture (Agamani Ghosh) Featured Event: Solving the Medicare Puzzle/Medicare Myths Exposed When: Thursday, September 30th at 7:30 p.m. Where: ZOOM-Solving the Medicare Puzzle What: Tonight September 30th, 7:30 PM. Free ZOOM Class. The A, B, and C's and D about Medicare not found in the Government Handbook nor in presentations you have previously attended. Class taught by expert Medicare plan adviser Robert Remin-(see below for contact information to receive li... Learn More Featured Event: Solving the Medicare Puzzle/Medicare Myths Exposed (robert remin) English Conversation Group When: Thursday, September 30th at 1:30 p.m. Where: Princeton Public Library What: Practice your English speaking skills with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer on Google Meet. Please register in advance. Learn More Authors: Steven Nadler and Lawrence Shapiro in Discussion When: Thursday, September 30th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Princeton Public Library What: The authors discuss their new book, "When Bad Thinking Happens to Good People: How Philosophy Can Save Us from Ourselves." Please sign up to join the event by visiting the library's Crowdcast channel. From the publisher: "There is an epidemic of bad thinking in the world toda... Learn More Featured Event: Northeast Green Industry Showcase When: Friday, October 1st at 11:00 a.m. Where: Hunterdon County Fairgrounds What: The New Jersey Landscape Contractors Association and the NJLCA Education Fund are excited to announce that we are back! On October 1st and 2nd of this year, we will be holding a two-day trade show/demo days/in-person event for all to attend! This event will be like no other in... Learn More Featured Event: Northeast Green Industry Showcase (NJLCA, Gail Woolcott) Job Seekers: Professional Branding When: Friday, October 1st at 9:45 a.m. Where: Princeton Public Library What: Debra Wheatman, president of Careers Done Write, discusses developing a brand by understanding your value, showcasing your talents, and taking action to successfully promote yourself in a job search. This presentation can be accessed remotely at 9:45 a.m. and will begin at 10... Learn More English Conversation Group When: Friday, October 1st at 10:30 a.m. Where: Princeton Public Library What: Practice speaking English in this conversation group, facilitated by a volunteer, in person at the library. Registration opens Sept. 22 and is required. Masks are required inside the library. Learn More An Electric EVening with the Princeton Shopping Center When: Friday, October 1st at 4:00 p.m. Where: Princeton Shopping Center What: Please join us for our Electric EVening at the Princeton Shopping Center this Friday, October 1, from 4-7 pm. Come out to test drive the latest models of electric vehicles and bicycles and learn all you need to know about charging and owning an EV. Developed in partnership wit... Learn More Oktoberfest with Triumph Brewery When: Friday, October 1st at 7:00 p.m. Where: Princeton Adult School Oktoberfest Class What: OktoberfestWe are thrilled to offer you this very special beer brewing class. This class is all about beer and taught by Brendan Anderson of Triumph Brewing Company, Princeton's gem. He will cover topics including brewing ingredients, the brewing process, and the history o... Learn More Featured Event: HoBART Fall 2021 When: Saturday, October 2nd at 11:00 a.m. Where: 718 County Road 519 What: HoBART 2021 Art In The Native Landscape set among rolling hills filled with native plantings and an antique barn as the backdrop for sculpture, paintings, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, and glass art by 28 NJ and PA artists. October 2, 3, 9, 10, 11-5, Rain/Shine/Free. Learn More Featured Event: HoBART Fall 2021 (Pinky Snyder) Featured Event: Red Cross Blood Drive When: Sunday, October 3rd at 9:00 a.m. Where: Adath Israel Congregation, 1958 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrenceville NJ, 08648 What: Help Save a Life - Red Cross Blood Drive - 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Appointments are Preferred  Contact Cara @ 917 414 6762 or                             Visit redcrossblood.org and enter Keyword: AdathIsrael Learn More Featured Event: Red Cross Blood Drive (Bernice Abramovich) Featured Event: WIBN Inaugural Cornhole Tournament When: Sunday, October 3rd at 1:00 p.m. Where: Princeton Country Club What: Wrestlers in Business Network is hosting its 1st Annual Cornhole Tournament! All are welcome to attend!  Music, Food and Drinks will be available Learn More Featured Event: Fall Festival When: Sunday, October 3rd at 1:00 p.m. Where: Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart What: Join us at Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart for a FREE OUTDOOR family fall event and bring a friend! This event will include hayrides, inflatables, games, a Mister Softee ice cream truck and a balloon artist. It is sure to be fun for the whole family. Go HAWKS! Questions ... Learn More Featured Event: Zak Williams: From Pain to Purpose When: Sunday, October 3rd at 7:00 p.m. Where: NAMI Mercer Harvest of Hope at Home 2.0 What: Virtual Conference. Join us for NAMI Mercer's 13th annual Harvest of Hope Wellness Conference, featuring Zak Williams as the keynote speaker. In his presentation, My Story: From Pain to Purpose, Zak will honor his father, beloved actor Robin Williams, and will share his own jo... Learn More Featured Event: Zak Williams: From Pain to Purpose (Janet Haag) 1st Annual JFCS Wheels for Meals Fundraiser to Fight Hunger When: Sunday, October 3rd at 8:00 a.m. Where: Mercer County Community College What: jfcsWheels4Meals.org JFCS of Greater Mercer County invites you join us at the 1st Annual Wheels for Meals Bike Ride Fundraiser to Fight Hunger, taking place on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ.  *Route Options: 32-mile (8AM Start... Learn More Concert: Viva Vallenato! Cumbia Band When: Sunday, October 3rd at 1:00 p.m. Where: Hinds Plaza What: This ensemble, veterans of the regional club and festival circuit, performs traditional music of Colombia on Hinds Plaza to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. Hugo Lascarro Sr., Hugo Lascarro Jr., José Lozano, Felipe Passantino and Salvatore Carollo founded Viva Vallenato to ... Learn More Author: Claudia Goldin in Conversation with Anne C. Case When: Sunday, October 3rd at 3:00 p.m. Where: Princeton Public Library What: The renowned economic historian discusses her newly released book "Career and Family: Women's Century-Long Journey toward Equity" with Anne C. Case of Princeton University. In "Career and Family: Women's Century-Long Journey toward Equity," Goldin traces women's journey to cl... Learn More Mendelssohn & Beethoven When: Sunday, October 3rd at 4:00 p.m. Where: McCarter Theatre Center What: Live Concert – The Princeton Symphony Orchestra's first classical concert of the season features Simone Porter performing Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor. Also on the program are Jessie Montgomery's Banner and Beethoven's Symphony No. 4. Rossen Milanov conducts. Matth... Learn More Affordable Housing in New Jersey: Lessons from Mt. Laurel When: Sunday, October 3rd at 5:00 p.m. What: A panel of experts will discuss the background of the NJ Supreme Court Mt. Laurel decisions, how they affect almost every town in New Jersey, and the reason why all our communities should be providing affordable housing for lower-income people. Email [email protected] ... Learn More HSS Pain & Stress Management Phone Programs When: Monday, October 4th at 12:45 p.m. What: The Hospital for Special Surgery hosts a variety of free pain & stress management classes over the phone. Did you know that breathing practices and other mind-body techniques can help you to manage chronic pain and stress? Join our certified yoga instructors for guided me... Learn More Continuing Conversations on Race: "The Rich Man and Lazarus" When: Monday, October 4th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Princeton Public Library What: The Reverend Dr. Charles F. Boyer, pastor of Greater Mt. Zion A.M.E, Church in Trenton and the founder of Salvation and Social Justice, gives a presentation followed by a question and answer session. Boyer is a third-generation African Methodist Episcopal preacher. He is the ... Learn More Discussion: Mystery Book Group When: Monday, October 4th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Princeton Public Library What: The group discusses "The Other Woman" by Daniel Silva, via Google Meet. This title is available as an ebook and a downloadable audiobook in hoopla and Overdrive/Libby. Print copies may also be available in the Book Group Collection or Suspense. Meet link will be sent the morn... Learn More Kids: Outdoor Storytime at Princeton Shopping Center When: Tuesday, October 5th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Princeton Shopping Center What: This interactive event features books, songs, rhymes and movement for kids 18 months and older, accompanied by an adult family member or guardian. Please bring a blanket. Registration not required. Children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the storytime. Bring your ... Learn More Advanced Beginner ESL Class (Principiantes Avanzados) When: Tuesday, October 5th at 10:00 a.m. Where: Princeton Public Library What: This class is for people who already know a little bit of English. Language basics for everyday use will be covered including: family, directions, shopping, time and date, and more. Limited to 12 students. Registration is required. You will receive the Zoom link after you reg... Learn More LifeTies Virtual Information Session When: Tuesday, October 5th at 12:30 p.m. What: LifeTies has a 40 year legacy of working with vulnerable youth and young adults, empowering them to become responsible and self-sufficient as they transition to young adulthood. We have 2 group homes serving youth with behavioral health challenges, supportive housing for homel... Learn More Tech: Ask the Mac Pros When: Tuesday, October 5th at 4:00 p.m. Where: Princeton Public Library What: Members of the Princeton Macintosh Users Group help resolve questions about Apple devices. Drop in at any time during this session. Learn More Mercer County Community ID When: Tuesday, October 5th at 5:00 p.m. Where: Princeton Public Library What: All Mercer County residents are eligible for this photo ID card, which provides the cardholder's personal identifying information, medical risk factors and emergency contact information. Cards are issued by appointment only. Please make appointments directly with the Latin Am... Learn More Black & White Landscape/Cityscape Photography When: Tuesday, October 5th at 6:30 p.m. Where: online What: Live, fully interactive virtual learning Learning the fundamental skills to make a Black and White image allows photographers to create some of the most stunning and imaginative images in their portfolios. Join acclaimed Argentinian nature photographer, teacher and documentary... Learn More Research Your Roots: Historical Newspapers and Genealogy When: Tuesday, October 5th at 7:00 p.m. Where: Princeton Public Library What: Learn how to use historical newspapers in genealogical research this Family History Month. Discover the range of details available and learn some search techniques and tips. Before Facebook and Twitter, the local paper was the place to get the scoop on your neighbors. Histori... Learn More Workshop: The Writers Room When: Tuesday, October 5th at 7:30 p.m. Where: Princeton Public Library What: Writers receive constructive feedback at these group Zoom sessions during which participants read passages from a work in progress and members offer suggestions. Participants range from published authors to those looking to improve their skills. Works read are less than 10 mi... Learn More See all the local events posted by your neighbors, or add your own, on the Princeton Patch community calendar. Editor's note: This article was automatically generated based on event information mainly provided by community members. Patch has not independently verified most of this information, always check with organizers to confirm posted events are proceeding as planned. Click on any event in the list for more details. You can also reach out to [email protected] with any questions or other feedback about this article.