Events for Saturday May 21, 2022
7th Annual Nassau Film Festival
The 7th Annual Nassau Film Festival will be held on May 21 – 22 at the Princeton Garden Theater and online from May 23 – June 8. The Nassau Film Festival is currently ranked in the top 40 comprehensive film festivals in the world. Throughout the festival, attendees will be screening over 60 short films in the categories of fiction, documentary, animation, horror, music video, trailers, episodic and student films from local, national and international filmmakers. For tickets and more information please contact: nassaufilmfestival.org
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Trenton Punk Rock Flea @Cure Arena
TPRFM returns with our first event of 2022 at our new home INDOORS at the Cure Insurance Arena on South Broad Street in Trenton, NJ! We're excited to share that we'll be returning indoors for the first time since 2019 with a brand new indoor / outdoor format that features more than 300+ unique small businesses, artists & makers each day both indoors and outdoors! We're also stoked to share that we're back with a full roster of a dozen food trucks per day, a revamped and beefier live music schedule as well as the RETURN OF THE BLACK SWAG BAGS which are given out to the first 100 people in line each day and are jam packed with goodies from our vendors and more!
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Weekend Music Series, Terhune Orchards
Live music by Bud Belviso. Light fare, cheese plates, chips & salsa baskets, and wine by the glass available. 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton, 609-924-2310. www.terhuneorchards.com.
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Princeton Ballet School's 2022 Spring Performance - Two Performances
1 and 4pm The curtain rises on excerpts from The Sleeping Beauty, a classical fairy tale with music by Tchaikovsky. The second half of the performance features the romantic Act II of Giselle, with a large corps de ballet, emotional depth, and technical brilliance. For tickets, visit https://www.arballet.org/spring/ 1pm & 4pm | Patriots Theater at the War Memorial | Trenton, NJ.
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Campus Collections Outdoor Walking Tour, Princeton University Art Museum
Princeton University is home to one of the country's most significant collections of twentieth- and twenty-first-century public sculpture. Join a guided walking tour of the campus collections with an Art Museum docent and discover a variety of artworks by modern and contemporary sculptors, from Henry Moore to Louise Nevelson. Learn about materials and techniques and explore elements of design and balance. Tours meet at 2 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday through June 26, except May 21–22. These one-hour tours are held outdoors, rain or shine, and are stair-free.
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The First Fifty Years of U.S. Soviet Relations, Acme Screening Room
Screening of the PBS documentary followed by discussion including Grace Kennan Warnecke, associate producer and daughter of former Ambassador George Kennan; Pam Moskow, associate director; and Lambertville local Bill Jersey, director. $16. Acme Screening Room, 25 South Union Street, Lambertville, 609-483-5237. www.acmescreeningroom.org.
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No Name Dance, Central Jersey Dance Society
Central Jersey Dance Society presents our No Name Dance: 7:00pm-8:00pm: Night Club 2-Step (beginner/intermediate) taught by our talented instructor Alan Saperstein. 8:00pm-11:00pm: Open dancing to a great playlist of California Mix, Swing, Hustle and Latin dance music with Alan Saperstein as DJ, also. Location: Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street (for GPS, use: 1 Monument Drive), Princeton, NJ 08540. No partner needed; newbies, singles, and couples are welcome. PROOF OF FULL COVID-19 VACCINATION IS REQUIRED. Mask wearing is optional. SANITATION STATIONS WILL BE PROVIDED. A COVID waiver and a COVID questionnaire are required for entrance and both can be found at www.centraljerseydance.org. Bottled water will be provided. Admission: $15/adult, $10/full time student with ID. For more information: call 609-945-1883, email VolunteersCJDS@gmail.com, or visit www.centraljerseydance.org.
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Shrek the Musical - Theatre Intime & Princeton University Players Reunions Show
A retelling of the beloved Dreamworks classic through catchy songs and fun dances, centered around the message of being defiantly yourself when the world attempts to marginalize you. See fairy tale tropes turned on their head as Shrek, Fiona, Donkey, and the rest of the characters learn to accept themselves for who they are and let their Freak Flag fly! Performances are May 20th at 2 and 7:30 PM, May 21st at 7:30 PM, and May 22nd at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $8 for students, $10 for faculty & seniors, and $12 for general audiences. Buy tickets online at tickets.princeton.edu (preferred), the Frist ticketing office at 609-258-9220, or at the Theatre Intime box office 45 minutes before each show time.
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Bel Canto & Belle Epoque, 1867 Sanctuary
World renowned soprano Dominika Zamara presents a program of Bel Canto arias and the passionate piano sonata of French composer Cécile Chaminade performed by Clipper Erickson. $25.
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Princeton University Reunions Fireworks
The community is invited to Princeton University’s Reunions Fireworks that will be held on Saturday, May 21. Due to ongoing construction, this year attendees will be directed to sit in the stands of Princeton Stadium to enjoy the concert and the fireworks. There will be no access to the field. The concert by the University Orchestra begins at 8:00 p.m., and the fireworks display will begin at approximately 9:15 p.m. No food or drink will be allowed in the stadium.
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