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Princeton United Methodist is holding a spring flea market and bake sale on the lawn Saturday, June 9, from 9-3, rain or shine. (Vendor spaces still available - contact Lori Panteleo, loripantaleo@yahoo.com or 609-452-9725.)

The 2011/2012 season finale for Princeton University Concerts (PUC) marks a first in its 118-year history —an interdisciplinary presentation uniting music and dance.  The greatest choreographer of his generation – Mark Morris – and perhaps the greatest countertenor of any generation – David Daniels – continue a partnership that began with Gluck’s Orfeo at the Metropolitan Op

Dave Maiullo of Rutgers University brings his ever popular — and very loud — demonstrations of the basic laws of physics back to the library. Part of the Spring Break Discovery Week series. For children 5 and older with an adult.

Between 5 and 8 PM on March 1st, art organizations on campus and around town present the first Princeton ArtWalk, a self-guided evening of drop-in art related activities in downtown Princeton.
Scheduled to take place on a quarterly basis, the Princeton ArtWalk will include programming at the Princeton University Art Museum, the Arts Council of Princeton, the Bernstein Gallery, Woodrow Wilson School, Firestone Library, the Lewis Center for the Arts, Historic Morven, the Princeton Historical Society, the Princeton Public Library, Small World Coffee, and Labyrinth Books.

Erica Lehrer, poet, and Dr. Sam Wang, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Neuroscience at Princeton University, will be on hand to introduce and read from Lehrer’s collection of poems, Dancing with Ataxia. Profits from the sale of Dancing with Ataxia will be donated to Princeton’s Neuroscience Institute and towards medical research via the National Ataxia Foundation.

Drawing inspiration from one of the Museum's most beloved works of art--Sir Edward Burne-Jones' beautiful stained-glass panel, Saint Cecilia--and celebrating the upcoming exhibition Princeton and the Gothic Revival: 1870-1930, the Art Museum invites you to join us for an evening of dinner and dancing in support of the Museum's education and outreach programming.

Princeton Senior Resource Center will host a lecture on Medieval Alabaster Sculpture on Wednesday February 1, at 10:30am, in the Suzanne Patterson Building, 45 Stockton Street.

Helen Schwartz has prepared a lecture on the current exhibit at Princeton University Art Museum.  The exhibit, “Object of Devotion: Medieval English Alabaster Sculpture”, will be on display through February 12th.  Come hear about these wonderful pieces while there is still time to visit the exhibit.
 

The Princeton Senior Resource Center, in conjunction with Princeton Human Services, will present a video and discussion program “Welcome to Shelbyville” on Wednesday, January 18th at 1:00 pm at the Suzanne Patterson Building, located behind Princeton Borough Hall. 
 

by Prof. Gyan Bhanot, Department of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Physics, Rutgers University, Piscataway, N.J.
Science on Saturday lecture series.

Edward Tenner, a historian of technology and culture who has been a TED speaker and visiting scholar at Rutgers and Princeton University, talks about the importance of learning handwriting and why it’s important that children not be overexposed to technology at an early age.

Emerge! A Global Bazaar is a market fair that unites cultural and development initiatives at Princeton University to showcase their work and sell artisan crafts from over 20 countries on Dec. 11 from 1-4 pm in Chancellor Green, East Pyne on the Princeton University campus.

Adam Galinsky, a 1999 Princeton graduate alumnus and a professor of ethics and decision in management at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, will present, "Achieving the Entrepreneurial Dream: The Six Steps of Effective Negotiations," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec.

Actor, comedian and author Steve Martin will deliver a talk about his early career as a comedian, titled "Stand Up: My Rise and Collapse," at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, in McCosh Hall, Room 50. Free tickets are required for admission. Tickets will be available for Princeton students, faculty and staff beginning at noon Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the University Ticketing Office in the Frist Campus Center. Members of the general public may obtain tickets from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Richardson Auditorium box office in Alexander Hall.

The McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning is set to host a discussion about the disconnect between faculty and students’ expectations of a college education with Marcia Cantarella, the author of the recently published book, “I CAN Finish College: The Overcome Any Obstacle and Get Your Degree Guide.”

This compelling documentary tells the story of Abdul Rahman, an African prince who was sold into slavery in the American South in 1788. The Best Documentary winner at the 2007 Black Film Festival is based on the biography written by Terry Alford and explores the global nature of slavery and the role and identity of Muslims in early America.

Alford will be present for the screening and will introduce the film. Keynote speaker Kwame Anthony Appiah of Princeton University will give commentary and lead a question and answer session. Refreshments will be served.

Adjudicated by William Hobbs, Director of Opera, Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton voice students will be competing on Friday, December 9, to perform with members of the Princeton University Orchestra on January 14, 2012. The competition is in Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall and will will start at 4:00PM and run until approximately 7:00PM. It is free and open to the public.

Princeton alumnus Hobart Earle '83 will conduct the Princeton University Orchestra on Friday, December 9 and Saturday, December 10 in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall.

NOTE: This is a ticketed event.
Tom Brokaw, broadcast journalist, author and special correspondent for NBC News, will present a public lecture titled, “The Time of Our Lives.” A book sale and signing of Brokaw’s new book, “The Time of Our Lives: A Conversation About America; Who We Are, Where We've Been, and Where We Need to Go Now, to Recapture the American Dream” (2011, Random House) will take place immediately after the discussion.

PHS Annual Winter Concert with the PHS Chorale, Women's Choir, PHS Choir, Chamber Choir and the PHS Orchestra
At Princeton University Chapel (Free and open to the public)

Princeton Symphony Orchestra’s Holiday POPS! Concert with the PHS Choir at Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University (Tickets available at http://www.princetonsymphony.org)

Monthly meeting of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO)
Free and open to the public.

The Westminster Chapel Choir of Westminster Choir College, conducted by Amanda Quist, will present a concert entitled "Spiritual Journey" on Saturday, November 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium, which is located in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus.  Admission is free.

The Glee Clubs of Princeton and Yale universities will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall.

Muscle Memory Fall Lecture Series with Nancy Spector on Nov. 9 at 12:15 pm will be in the Dance Studio, Lewis Center for the Arts at 185 Nassau Street, Princeton. The chief curator of the Guggenheim Museum Nancy Spector will discuss her work and process. For more information, please call (609) 258-1500 or visit princeton.edu/arts.

Author Nicole Krauss talks about writing this year’s Princeton Reads selection. Sponsored by the library, Princeton University Art Museum and NEH.

This event will take place at Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University.

Funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Princeton Reads, a community-wide book discussion of “The History of Love,” is part of Memory and the Work of Art, a Princeton Community Collaboration.