Events for Saturday November 15, 2025
Family Matinee Series: Alice in Wonderland, Princeton Garden Theatre
Alice in Wonderland19511 hr 15 minGFree for Members Follow Alice down the rabbit hole to Wonderland when we show this ‘50s Disney classic on the big screen! Based on the iconic Lewis Caroll story, this colorful animated adventure follows a young girl on her surreal journey through a magical land featuring a mysterious Cheshire cat, larger than life creatures, and the ruthless Queen of Hearts. Princeton Garden Theatre
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The Origins of Bastille Day, Alliance Francaise
All Saints Church, 16 All Saints Road, Princeton. allianceprinceton.com. Jean-Baptiste Berthelin offers a French history workshop in English. Analyze the main characters, developments and outcome of the events taking place on July 14th, 1789. Additionally, the class provides a historical perspective and explains how it became the symbol of France's "fete nationale." Last of three workshops. Register. $60.
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The Snow Queen's Frozen Adventure, Music Mountain Theatre
11 and 1pm When a troll drops the Mirror of Disenchantment, it shatters into pieces which get blown around the world. A piece ends up in the eye of a young boy and the Snow Queen comes to take him back to her winter palace;where she erases his memories of his family. Click here for more information
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Inami Woodcarving Talk + Demo with Master Carver Nambu Hakuun @ACP
102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. Afternoon celebrating one of Japan's most intricate and enduring craft traditions: Inami woodcarving. Nambu Hakuun, one of Inami's foremost master carvers, introduces audiences to this 250-year-old art form through a lecture, a live demonstration of the carving process, and an interactive Q&A.
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Winery Weekend Music Series, Terhune's
Spend November weekends at Terhune Orchards Vineyard & Winery, Saturdays and Sundays from 12–5 p.m. Enjoy award-winning Terhune wines by the glass or in a tasting flight, paired with light fare and café favorites. Starting November 21st, we’ll have the fire pits out and hot mulled wine available. Kids can join the fun too with s’mores and hot cocoa kits. From 1–4 p.m., relax to live music by local artists, with styles ranging from jazz and blues to folk and rock. A perfect way to savor autumn afternoons.
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Meet the Marquis de Lafayette, D&R Greenway Land Trust
Discovery Center at Point Breeze, 101 East Park Street, Bordentown. www.drgreenway.org. Walk back in time and experience the French character of the Marquis de Lafayette, as reenacted by Richard Moody, and learn about his hero's tour of the United States from 1824-1825. During that tour he visited his friend Joseph Bonaparte at Point Breeze twice. On September 26, 1824, Lafayette visited Joseph Bonaparte at his estate in Bordentown. The next day he was welcomed into Philadelphia with a massive parade. He visited Point Breeze a second time on July 18, 1825. Register. $10 donation.
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Drop Dead!, Kelsey Theatre
2 and 8pm The Yardley Players When a cast of has-been actors attempt to revive their careers in this full-length comedic murder mystery, "Drop Dead!" directed by "Wonder Child of the Broadway Stage" Victor Le Pewe, side-splitting antics ensue. The set falls apart, props break, and the producer and an actor meet an untimely demise ... but the show must go on. And so it does. Even as the curtain opens for the cast's debut performance, the murders continue and the play goes incredibly wrong. It's up to the remaining thespians to save the show, their careers, solve the mystery and stay alive for curtain calls.
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Jersey Harmony Chorus Presents: JHS MIXTAPE FRIENDS 4 EVER
All Saints Church - 16 All Saints Road, Princeton NJ 08540 Tickets: $26 online, $30 at the door https://jerseyharmony.ticketspice/mixtape Love a good harmony? Join us for an afternoon with Jersey Harmony Chorus as we celebrate friendship with music from across the decades. Come for the harmonies, and the songs, and the refreshments after the show. Tickets online (the best deal) or at the door. Jersey Harmony Chorus is a competitive, four-part harmony, a capella all women’s chorus. We perform in barbershop and other styles, and sing a range of popular music from all eras.
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Annie, Music Mountain Theater
3 and 8pm Leapin' Lizards! The irrepressible comic strip heroine comes to the Music Mountain Theatre stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals. With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations... and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.
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The Tempest, Princeton Day School
3 and 7pm. Princeton Day School Theater presents The Tempest, November 13-15, in the McAneny Theater. The Tempest marks Shakespeare's final masterpiece, blending magic, betrayal and redemption. When the rightful Duke of Milan, Prospero, is betrayed and cast out to sea, he finds refuge on a mysterious island with his daughter Miranda, the spirit Ariel and the monstrous Caliban. Years later, a storm conjured by Prospero shipwrecks his enemies on the island's shores. As magic swirls and secrets surface, young lovers meet, old scores rise to the surface and nothing is quite what it seems. Tickets available via the Box Office. The show runs 60 minutes and is open to all ages. Please note that there are loud sounds and visual effects.
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Concert, The Dryden Ensemble
The Dryden Ensemble returns with its artistic director, Daniel Swenberg, in a program entitled "Daydreams (and Dictators)" on Saturday, November 15 at 4:00 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, located on 50 Cherry Hill Road off Hwy. 206, Princeton, NJ. Admission is free, though donations will be gratefully accepted. "Daydreams (and Dictators)" explores the flourishing musical scenes at Versailles (Louis XIV), Dresden (August the Strong), and Berlin (Fredrick the Great) in the 17th and 18th centuries. In the renaissance and baroque eras, rulers were highly educated and they cultivated the arts, in particular, by hiring the greatest performers, composers, poets, and painters. Art was used as an expression of power.
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Tellabration: 'With Grateful Hearts Two', Princeton Public Library
“With Grateful Hearts Two” is part of Tellabration! a worldwide event of the National Storytelling Network. Every November, in 200 locations around the world, practitioners of the oral tradition of storytelling share their craft with tales to celebrate our connection with each other. In the spirit of community, the program will highlight local organizations that work to end food insecurity, and listeners are encouraged to bring nonperishable food that will be collected and donated to the Princeton Mobile Pantry.
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Knife Skills, Shelley's Table
We will learn how to hone and sharpen a chef's knife and paring knife (feel free to bring your own) and slice and dice our way to a full menu! Hosted at Shelley's Table in Lambertville, NJ, 6-9:30pm. Classes can be booked here: https://www.shelleystable.com/upcoming-classes or you can reach Shelley at (646)-236-0605 and shelleystable@gmail.com.
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Wicked - Movie & Sing-Along, Kelsey Theatre
Theater to Go Wicked (Part I) - the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Tony-winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart. But, Theater to Go adds an additional cast member – you! In a tornado of audience participation activities, you will be guided by our hosts to Play Along and sing along with the movie. Come in costume (of course!) and demonstrate your magic on the Trivia Contest.
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Museum for All Ball, Princeton University Art Museum
Announcing the fourth annual Museum for All Ball, a dance party for local arts and culture lovers! Join us for this celebration in the newly opened Princeton University Art Museum!
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No Name Dance, Central Jersey Dance Society
Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-945-1883. www.centraljerseydance.org. West Coast Swing lesson (beginner/intermediate) taught by Alan Saperstein followed by open dancing to a playlist of California Mix, East Coast Swing, West Coast Swing, Hustle, Night Club 2-Step, Country 2-Step, and Latin dance music with Saperstein as DJ. No partner needed. Register. $15.
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Aisle Be Damned!, Princeton Triangle Club
Back for its 135th year, the Princeton Triangle Show brings you Aisle Be Damned! Welcome to the wedding of the year! No expense will be spared when a wealthy prodigal daughter walks her nobody-fiancé down the aisle -- or will she? A-list guests, royal ex-boyfriends, and boy bands all have something to say about the match -- or mismatch? -- of the century. Clutch your pearls because this new musical comedy about love, trust funds, and family dysfunction will make you say “I do!” Please visit http://www.triangleshow.com/tickets for more information. Tickets for adults start at $35 and at $10 for students and groups of 10+ tickets. Patron/Sponsor/Producer tickets are also available that include premium placement in the program and access to pre-show benefits. To order, visit the McCarter website at https://www.mccarter.org/aislebedamned or contact the McCarter box office at 609-258-2787.
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Graveyard Shift, Lewis Center for the Arts
Graveyard Shift is a gothic horror tragicomedy set in a haunted graveyard-turned-luxury-apartment complex. Fugitive librarians, a puritanical gravedigger, and a steampunk orphan grapple with the fear of death as the cost of one’s “calling” threatens to claim the ultimate price. Blending high-stakes physicality, lyrical dialogue, and kick-ass heavy metal, Graveyard Shift is a darkly absurdist exploration of faith, grief, and narratives of survival. Conceived and created by Princeton senior Ash Baudelaire and directed by senior Matthew Cooperberg.
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