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West Windsor, NJ: Rutgers University Art Professor Judith Brodsky will discuss the contemporary art world at Mercer County Community College on Tuesday, April 17, at noon in the Communications Building, Room 110. The talk, entitled, “My Life in Art,” is the fourth in the college's Spring 2012 Distinguished Lecture Series, and will be held at the college’s West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.

Professor Brodsky is an artist, printmaker and arts advocate. In her talk, she will draw from her own experience as an artist as well as from her projects as a curator and activist.

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. 
 

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.

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.

Princeton historian Sean Wilentz will speak on "The Long and Tragical History of Post-Partisanship" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, in the Friend Center, Room 101. The talk is the second installment of the 2011-12 President's Lecture Series. From George Washington's presidency and the eras of the Federalist and Whig parties, to the Confederacy and the present day, Wilentz will examine the longstanding "illusion of post-partisanship" that has marked the American political scene. The lecture will be webcast.

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.

There is nothing like a film festival on the Princeton University campus! Join the faculty, students, and the local community for this campus favorite featuring the best high-adrenaline films from the Banff Mountain Film Festival RADICAL REELS WORLD TOUR. Hold onto your seats for action-packed extreme sport films including climbing, paddling, mountain biking, BASE jumping, skiing, and snowboarding. Intermission mingling is encouraged and Princeton students will run prizes for the free gear raffle to lucky winners. Sponsored by Princeton’s Outdoor Action Program.

The Frist Campus Center will present its Summer Program Series, featuring concerts and other activities, on the following Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. on its South Patio:

Daniel Kurtzer, former U.S. ambassador to Egypt and Israel and Princeton's S. Daniel Abraham Visiting Professor in Middle East Policy Studies, will provide a firsthand account of Egypt's ongoing unrest based on a recent trip to the region at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.

"Kids for Kids - through Music" holds its Third Annual benefit performance for victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami.  Musicians range in age from 6-13 years, accompanied by Princeton University students.  The performance will be held at Forbes College on the campus of Princeton University, and is open to the public.

This annual festival features spectacular action-packed films on a range of mountain and adventure sports, including rock climbing, mountaineering, kayaking, mountain biking, extreme skiing and explorations of the natural world. Free gear giveaways! There will be shows Friday, 4/22 & Saturday, 4/23 with different films shown each night. For details, visit: www.princeton.edu/~oa/special. Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP_Lipjc1Gc.

Part of the Princeton University Lunch 'n' Learn Series

Speaker: Donna Liu, Founder of AllPrinceton.com

A transformer exploded in front of the Nassau Inn this morning, prompting the temporary evacuation of some guests.  Nassau Inn operations are back to normal as of 11:20 am, but Palmer Square East Street is blocked by repair trucks.

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Below is the listing of ice-related delays and closures, earlier today:

Princeton University has just published this time-lapse photography of the new Frick Chemistry Lab being built off Washington Road.  (Click on the video below to view it.)

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