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Saturday, February 27

5 P.M.: Morven’s Night at the Museum is a family event with hands on activities, strolling dinosaurs, discussions on fossils, archeological digs, Dinosaur movie, and refreshments.

7 P.M.: Princeton Singers; Princeton University Art Museum. Also Sunday at 5:30 P.M.

8 P.M.: Princeton University Concert Jazz Ensemble will perform Stolen Moments: The Music of Oliver Nelson; Richardson Auditorium.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28

8 A.M.: Philadelphia International Flower Show, Pennsylvania Convention Center, through March 7. For additional information visit www.theflowershow.com.

2 P.M.: Volanti Flute Quartet; Trenton City Museum, Ellarslie Mansion, Cadwalader Park, Trenton.

3 P.M.: Peking Acrobats including 25 elite gymnasts, cyclists, jugglers, acrobats, and tumblers; McCarter Theatre.

3 P.M.: Gallery talk: The Art of Love in the Middle Ages, Princeton University Art Museum.

3 P.M.: Princeton University Glee Club; Richardson Auditorium.

4 P.M.: Eastern Winds Symphony; Mayo Concert Hall, The College of New Jersey, Ewing.

MONDAY, MARCH 1

7:30 P.M.; Second Chance Cinema presents Wendy and Lucy; Kresge Auditorium, Princeton University.

TUESDAY, MARCH 2

5:30 P.M.: Women and Science debate with Julie des Jardins, Liza Feathersone, and Joan Girgus; Labyrinth Books.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3

6 P.M.: Dr. Cornel West will speak via telephone with Mumia Abu-Jamal about his new book, Jailhouse Lawyers; Labyrinth Books.

THURSDAY, MARCH 4

4:30 P.M.: Thomas Farr, visiting Associate Professor of Religion and International Affairs at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, will present a public talk, The Widow’s Torment: International Religious Freedom and American Foreign Policy, Room 016, Robertson Hall, Princeton University.

5:30 P.M.: Poetry reading by Rachel Galvin from her debut collection Pulleys & Locomotion; Labyrinth Books.

FRIDAY, MARCH 5

8 P.M.: Bust with comedienne Lauren Weedman; Passage Theatre at the Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton. Also on Saturday and Sunday.

SATURDAY, MARCH 6

5 P.M.: Lecture and opening reception: Beholding the Sumbol: The Transcendental Role of Architecture in Byzantine Art; McCosh 10, Princeton University.

6 P.M.: Princeton University Men’s Basketball team vs. Harvard; Jadwin Gym.

8 P.M.: Sarah Donner’s Indie Music Night; The Arts Council of Princeton.

MONDAY, MARCH 8

5:30 P.M.: David Shields and Peter Brooks in conversation about Reality Hunger: A Manifesto, a book that argues our culture is obsessed with reality because we experience so little of it due to TV, Facebook, and YouTube; Labyrinth Books.

7:30 P.M.: Second Chance Cinema presents Gomorrah, a mafia film set in Naples; Kresge Auditorium, Princeton University.

TUESDAY, MARCH 9

5 P.M.: Double header Princeton University Basketball: Women’s team vs. Penn followed by Men’s team vs. Penn at 7 P.M., both games at Jadwin Gym.

5:30 P.M.: Dexter Palmer will read from his book, The Dream of Perpetual Motion: A Novel. at Labyrinth Books.

THURSDAY, MARCH 11

8 P.M.: The Alash Ensemble, Tuvan throat singing; The Arts Council of Princeton.

FRIDAY, MARCH 12

7:30 P.M.: The Arts Council of Princeton presents The Heretics, a film that tells the story of the creation of the 1979’s Heresies Collective and their publication of the art magazine Heresies. Su Friedrich, filmmaker and Princeton University Professor who is featured in the film, will speak after the screening

8 P.M.: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra; Richardson Auditorium.

8 P.M.: American Buffalo, Matthews, McCarter Theatre Center. Additional performances through March 28.

8 P.M.: Moscow Festival Ballet in Swan Lake; State Theatre.

FRIDAY, MARCH 19

8 P.M.: Jazz pianists Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn; Wolfensohn Hall, Institute for Advanced Study. Also on Saturday at 8 P.M.

Ready to Run, Campaign Training for Women. Hosted by Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers. Preconference programs for women of color with keynote speaker Donna Brazile, political strategist and television political commentator. Additional speakers on Friday and Saturday. For complete schedule and registration visit www.cawp.rutgers.edu.

SATURDAY, MARCH 20

8 P.M.: Blues pianist Terry Waldo; Passage Theatre at the Mill Hill Playhouse. Also on Sunday at 3 P.M.

SUNDAY, MARCH 21

4 P.M.: Princeton Symphony Orchestra with guest conductor Andrew Grams; Richardson Auditorium.

7 P.M.: Jazz instrumentalist Chris Botti; Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24

1 P.M.: Mercer County Economic Summit presented by Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes and the Mercer County Office of Economic Development & Sustainability, in partnership with the Princeton Chamber of Commerce. At the Conference Center at Mercer County Community College.

THURSDAY, MARCH 25

8 P.M.: Hurrican Season-Climbing PoeTree is a tapestry of poetry, theatre, dance, multi-media, woven into a musical score; Passage Theatre at the Mill Hill Playhouse.

8 P.M.: Porgy and Bess; State Theatre.

8 P.M.: Film director John Waters will present a talk, This Filthy World, McCosh 50, Princeton University.

FRIDAY, MARCH 26

3 P.M.: Gallery talk: Portable Art of the Early Middle Ages; Princeton University Art Museum.

MONDAY, MARCH 29

7:30 P.M.: Second Chance Cinema presents Waltz With Bashir; Kresge Auditorium, Princeton University.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31

8 P.M.: Paul Taylor Dance Company; Matthews, McCarter Theatre Center.

THURSDAY, APRIL 1

8 P.M.: Time Capsule: A Century of Dance, Utah’s Repertory Dance Theater; Berlind Theatre, McCarter Theatre Center. Free.

FRIDAY, APRIL 2

5 P.M.: Princeton University will host the Sam Howell Invitational for Track and Field. Also on Saturday at 11 A.M.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7

4:30 P.M.: Authors Jeffrey Eugenides and Mona Simpson will speak; James M. Stewart Theater, Princeton University.

7:30 P.M.: John Lithgow: Stories By Heart; Matthews, McCarter Theatre Center.

MONDAY, APRIL 19

7:30 P.M.: Second Chance Cinema presents Trouble The Water, a film about hurricane Katrina; Kresge Auditorium, Princeton University.

TUESDAY, APRIL 20

1 P.M.: Creative Spirit Symposium, panel presentation on The Autistic Visual Artist; James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown.

FRIDAY, APRIL 23

6:30 P.M.: The Arts Council of Princeton’s Pinot to Picasso art and wine event to benefit the Anne Reeves Artist in Residence Program; Technology Center of Princeton.

SATURDAY, APRIL 24

12:00 P.M.: Communiversity hosted by The Arts Council of Princeton and the students of Princeton University featuring over 150 artists, merchants, performers, and local organizations; downtown Princeton

12:30 P.M.: Shadfest, arts, crafts, and food; Lambertville.

SUNDAY, APRIL 25

NOON: Bucks Fever Artists Studio Tour. Self driving tour to artists studios throughout Bucks County. For ticket information call the Central Buck s Chamber of Commerce at (215) 348-3913.

MONDAY, APRIL 26

6 P.M.: 18th Annual Taste of the Nation Princeton, food and wine samplings; Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village.

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