Wednesday, October 21 11 a.m.: Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children of Mercer and Burlington Counties hosts information session for potential advocates. RSVP by email to jduffy@casamercer.org. 4:30 p.m.: “When Women Lost the Vote,” virtual discussion sponsored by the Historical Society of Princeton, with Marcela Micucci, curatorial fellow at the Museum of the American Revolution. Tickets are “pay what you can.” princetonhistory. org. 6-7 p.m.: “Paths to Success” online series sponsored by Princeton Family YMCA, for students grade six and up. Ron Car ter, Deput y A ssistant Director, U.S. Marshall Service, is speaker. surveymonkey. com/r/B77YKFF. Thursday, October 22 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market, Franklin Avenue parking lot, 46-80 Franklin Avenue. Music by Kingston Ridge. All customers must wear masks. princetonfarmersmarket.com. 10 a.m.: Princeton Merchants Association holds a Virtual Princeton Business Forum. princetonmerchants.org. 4-5 p.m.: Dr. Aly Cohen, founder of TheSmar tHuman.com, provides tips on how to make safer, smarter lifestyle choices in this webinar sponsored by The Suppers Program. https:// suppers.wildapricot.org/ event-3891918.
Saturday, October 24 9 a.m.-1 p.m.: West Windsor Communit y Far mers Market, Vaughn Drive Lot, West Windsor. 10 a.m.-12 p.m.: Flu shot clinic at Stone Hill Church, 1025 Bunn Drive. Free for uninsured Princeton residents. (609) 497-7608. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Fall Fun Family Weekend at Terhune Orchards, Cold Soil Road. Timed tickets must be purchased in advance at terhuneorchards.com. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Shakespeare Theatre of NJ’s annual Costume, Prop, and Ever y thing Else Sale, at Thomas H. Kean Theatre Factory, 3 Vreeland Road, Florham Park. Bargains on props, costumes, furniture, wigs, shoes, and much more. shakespearenj.org. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Dispose of unneeded and expired prescription drugs at the parking lot across from Mercer County Administration Building, 640 South Broad Street, Trenton. Also drop off e-cigarette devices after batteries have been removed. Call (609) 278-7159 for more information. 10 :30 a.m.: Pr inceton Academy Virtual Halloween Music Class, for prospective families. Register elementary-aged child for 30-minute class, Halloween costumes encouraged. Limited to 20. Register at princetonacademy.org. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: Pumpkin Painting Party at Princeton Shopping Center. Choose a Halloween-themed or other piece, and paint outdoors under the covered walkway. $5 studio fees all day when painting a Fall/Halloween
item. Kids in costume get free studio fees. Reservations are required at princeton.colormemine.com. 11-12:30 p.m. and 2-3:30 p.m.: Lambertville House Tour, v ir tual event w ith 90-minute webinar showing examples of historic restoration in residential and commercial properties. $10, benefits Lambertville Historical Society. lambertvillehistoricalsociety.org. 12-2 p.m.: Duo Kindred Spirit perform on the green at Palmer Square as part of Fall Music on the Square. Sunday, October 25 9-11 a.m.: Mindfulness in Nature: A Guided Sensor y Walk in the Forest, a workshop presented by Sustainable Princeton with Alex Crowley, nurse practitioner. To register, visit sustainableprinceton.org. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.: Fall Fun Family Weekend at Terhune Orchards, Cold Soil Road. Timed tickets must be purchased in advance at terhuneorchards.com. 11-12:30 p.m. and 2-3:30 p.m.: Lambertville House Tour, v ir tual event w ith 90-minute webinar showing examples of historic restoration in residential and commercial properties. $10, benefits Lambertville Historical Society. lambertvillehistoricalsociety.org. 1-3 p.m.: Virtual Open House at The Pennington School’s middle school. To register visit pennington.org. 2 p.m.: In a Zoom event, Benjamin Balint, co-author of Jerusalem: City of the Book, will discuss unusual caretakers of Jewish library collections; Father Columba Stewart, executive director
of the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library at Saint John’s University, will talk about rare early Christian and Islamic manuscripts; and Bedross Der Matossian, associate professor of history at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and president of the Society for Armenian Studies, will explore literary treasures of Armenian Jerusalem. Register at BildnerCenter.Rutgers.edu. 3:30 p.m.: “A Taste of K abba la h,” Z o om eve nt sponsored by The Jewish Center Princeton. With Daniel Matt. Exploring essential teachings of Kabbalah. This is the second of two sessions. 25. Free. adulteducation@thejewishcenter.org. Monday, October 26 Recycling 12:15 p.m.: C-PREE Bradford Seminar: “Make Clean Energy More Equitable by Investing in Frontline Climate Communities.” Free and open to the public. Speaker is Steph Speirs, co-founder and CEO of Solstice. princeton.edu. 4:30 p.m.: TIME magazine correspondent Charlotte Alter and Princeton University Professor Julian Zelizer speak at virtual Book Talk: “The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For: How a New Generation of Leaders Will Transform America.” Free and open to the public. Sponsored by University’s School of Public and International Affairs, and Labyrinth Books. princeton.edu. Tuesday, October 27 4-5 p.m.: Dr. Julie Pantelick speaks on “Nutritional Strategies for Gastrointestinal Health” at this webinar sponsored by The Suppers Program. https:// suppers.wildapricot.org/
event-3910941. 7 p.m.: “The Natural Web: Who Needs Plants?” Mary Ann Borge heads this virtual session sponsored by Sourland Conservancy on how plants support the animal species with which they coexist, and what benefit animals provide to plants in return. sourland.org. Wednesday, October 28 4-6 p.m.: Flu shot clinic at Witherspoon Hall, 400 Witherspoon Street. Free for uninsured Princeton residents. (609) 497-7608. 6-7 p.m.: “Paths to Success” online series sponsored by Princeton Family YMCA, for students grade six and up. Abi Shitta-Bey, high school math teacher a n d ST E M e d u c ator, is sp e a ker. s u r vey mon key. com/r/B77YKFF. Thursday, October 29 10 a.m.: NJ Conference for Women, a networking and educational event being held virtually. princetonmercerchamber.org. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Princeton Farmers Market, Franklin Avenue parking lot, 46-80 Franklin Avenue. Music by Jim Matlack. All customers must wear masks. princetonfarmersmarket.com. 7 p.m.: “Reparations for Descendants of Enslaved People,” a talk by local attorney Caroline Clarke, is a Zoom event presented by the Racial Justice Task Force of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Princeton. Register in advance. uuprinceton.org. 7 p.m.: Thomas Edison State University Foundation’s 29th Annual Grande Ball, free virtual celebration honoring healthcare heroes. Visit tesu.edu.
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6 p.m.: “Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women’s Fight for the Vote,” virtual screening and discussion with Justice Bell Foundation Executive Director Amanda Owen. Stephanie Schwartz, the Historical Society of Princeton’s curator of collections and research, will lecture on the history of women’s suffrage in Princeton. Tickets are “pay what you can.” princetonhistory.org. 8 p.m.: Great Minds Salon, “Environmental Advocacy in the Age of COVID-19: Challenges and Opportunities,” w ith Tirza S. Wahrman. Sponsored by The Jewish Center Princeton. Register to receive Zoom link by emailing adulteducation @ thejewishcenter.org. Friday, October 23 11:45 a.m.: “Medical Marijuana,” presented by Princeton Senior Resource Center on Zoom. Registered nurse Ken Wolski is the speaker. Free, but registration required. princetonsenior.org. 12 p.m.: “Healthcare Innovat ion in t he Capitol City,” part of the Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber’s Trenton Economic Development Series. Greg Paulson, executive director of the Trenton Health Team, speaks. Opening remarks by Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora. princetonmercerchamber.org. 12:30 -2 p.m.: Gotham City Network holds Zoom webinar about HomeWorks Trenton, an af ter-school residential program for marginalized girls. Natalie Tung is speaker. Reservations are required by emailing princetongotham@joshuazinder. com.
