Events for Saturday November 1, 2025
PUC Live Music Meditation, Princeton University Art Museum
On Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 9AM in the Grand Hall at the new Princeton University Art Museum, the ensemble will participate in a PUC Live Music Meditation as part of the Art Museum's "Art Around the Clock" reopening celebration. Matthew Weiner, Associate Dean in the Princeton University Office of Religious Life, will guide the meditation. Breathe in sound and silence through guided meditation as you listen to music more viscerally than ever before. This is a free, unticketed opportunity to indulge in attentive, focused, and mindful listening.
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Fall Family Fun Weekends, Terhune's
Celebrate the season at Terhune Orchards with a day full of family fun on the farm! Each weekend offers more than 30 festive activities and attractions for all ages. Come early for free Wagon Rides (10am-1pm) and stay for toe-tapping Live Music (12-4pm). Apple Fresh: Pam’s Food Pavilion is filled with country fare, famous cider donuts, fresh apple cider, pie and so much more. Wine Orchard: In our 100 year historic apple orchard, enjoy a tasting flight or a glass of red, white, or fruit-based estate wines made from our own grapes and fruit.. Winery: For weekend entry, admission tickets must be purchased. Tickets are required for adults and children ages 3 years and up. Entry is free for children under 3.
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El Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Celebration, ACP
Location: Princeton Shopping Center Observed in Mexico and throughout the world in early November, the holiday is a time for family and friends to remember loved ones who have passed. Traditions include parades and the construction of private altars using sugar skulls, marigolds, and favorite foods in memory of those we’ve lost. In Partnership with Triumph, we invite you to learn about this culturally rich holiday by joining us for a free, family-friendly festival. We’ll create crafts inspired by traditional Mexican folk art, decorate sugar skulls, enjoy live music by a mariachi band, create a community altar, and more!
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HEIST NIGHT – in the Afternoon, Historical Society of Princeton
Team up with friends to crack clues, solve ciphers, and hack history as you race against foes to find the missing piece in a nearly 20-year-old treasure hunt! At National Treasure Hunt’s HEIST NIGHT, presented by the Historical Society of Princeton, you’ll test your skills in history, science, logic, trivia, and more as you work together to solve escape room-style puzzles in a character-driven quest. Learn surprising new skills in an exciting night out with your Heist Masters, Aubrey Paris and Emily Black, creators of the National Treasure Hunt podcast, book, and tour. Secrets will be revealed during this one-of-a-kind adventure. Will you join the hunt? Recommended for ages 18+, but younger participants (especially the history-savvy) are also welcome! Participants are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch to enjoy on the grounds before the hunt begins at 2:00. Tickets are $50. Click here to purchase.
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The Mel Brooks Musical - YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, Kelsey Theatre
2 and 8pm Maurer Productions OnStage It’s Alive! From the creators of Broadway‘s record-breaking musical comedy sensation, The Producers, comes a monster of a hit musical based on Mel Brooks’ classic comedy film masterpiece. This wickedly inspired re-imagining of the legend of Frankenstein is the story of the bright young doctor Frankenstein (that's Fronkensteen) who travels to Transylvania to complete the masterwork of his grandfather by bringing a corpse to life. This electrifying musical stage adaptation of Mel Brooks' brilliantly funny film is a scientifically proven, monstrously good time at the theatre which will leave you in stitches!
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300 Paintings, McCarter Theatre
2 and 7:30 Direct from a critically acclaimed off-Broadway run – LIMITED ENGAGEMENT, one week only! In 2021, Sydney comedian Sam Kissajukian quit standup, rented an abandoned cake factory, and spent six months in a manic whirlwind, creating 300 large-scale paintings, unknowingly documenting his mental state through the process. In this hilarious, fascinating, and wildly original show, Kissajukian brings audiences on a rollercoaster ride that explores the ties between art, mental health, and creativity. Stay after the show to meet Sam and view his incredible paintings in a curated lobby exhibition.
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Mrs. Doubtfire: The New Musical Comedy, State Theater New Jersey
2 and 8pm Everyone’s favorite Scottish nanny is headed to New Brunswick in this internationally acclaimed hit musical critics call “wonderful, heart-warming, and laugh-out-loud funny” (Manchester Evening News). Based on the beloved film, Mrs. Doubtfire tells the hysterical and heartfelt story of an out-of-work actor who will do anything for his kids. It’s “the lovable, big-hearted musical comedy we need right now,” raves the Chicago Tribune—one that proves we’re better together.
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Dutchman and the Slave, Passage Theater
Mill Hill Playhouse, 205 East Front Street, Trenton. www.passagetheatre.org. "Dutchman" is an emotionally charged and highly symbolic version of the Adam and Eve story, set on a subway car, which was the first critical success for playwright/activist Amiri Baraka. "The Slave" is the story of Walker Vessles, a Black man who visits the home of his ex-wife, a white woman now married to a white professor. $35.
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Mikhail Voskresensky's 90th Birthday, Dalet Concert Series
Seminary Chapel, Princeton Theological Seminary. tinyurl.com/voskresenskyconcert. Pianist performs an all-Chopin program followed by a light reception. $50
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Sweeney Todd, Music Mountain Theater
Attend the dark, witty and Tony Award-winning tale of love, murder and revenge set against the backdrop of 19th century London. An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett's luck sharply shifts when Todd's thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up... and the carnage has only just begun! This production contains depictions of gore and dark themes that may be unsettling for younger or sensitive audiences. Please contact the box office for more details. Click here for more information
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