Community Corner
This Week: Five-Course Turkish Dinner, Ladies Night Out, WikiLeaks Movie & Move
There's so much going on in town this week! Here's a small sampling to get you started.
Monday
Monday Morning Flower and Balloon Company hosts Ladies Night Out featuring hair consultations, make-up application, skin care, jewelry, art, floral arranging, shopping raffles, wine, refreshments & more. $65. 111 Main Street, Princeton Forrestal Village, 5-9 p.m. Register by calling 609-520-2005 today or at www.sendingsmiles.com.
Wherever The Olive Grows. Enjoy a traditional five-course Mesopotamian Turkish Dinner and wine at Mediterra Restaurant and Taverna. Welcome Ardic Gursel, owner of Vinkara Winery Ankara, Turkey along with guest Chef Tolga Özkaya. $65. Call for reservations (609) 252-9680, 6 p.m.
Tuesday
iPad Tips and Tricks with Caitlin Trought. Learn tips and tricks including gestures, settings, basic functions, as well as some fun apps. You will learn how to download and manage apps, as well as how to create and edit content on the iPad. Princeton Theological Seminary, Stuart Hall, Room 6 7:30 a.m.
Mercer County Community College presents a panel discussion on the
150th anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation. The panel will examine the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation, from its historical significance to social and racial impact. Panelists include the Rev. Darrell Armstrong, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton; Dr. Diane Campbell, executive dean of student affairs; History Professor Dr. Craig Coenen; Sociology Professor Dr. Joan Goldstein; and Bursar Lucia Brown Joseph. 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 2nd floor of the Library Building. Free. 1-3 p.m.
Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton presents a talk, 'The Quest to Understand the Sun and the Space Weather it Produces' presented by Clayton E. Myers., Peyton Hall, 4 Ivy Lane, Princeton University. Free. 8 p.m.
Wednesday
Mercer County Community College presents a Sept. 11 Commemoration today, with a tribute to the 30 county residents who died in the attacks. The guest speaker will be Sam Plumeri Jr, vice chair of the New Jersey State Parole Board and former superintendent of police and director of public safety of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, Memorial Garden, 11 a.m.
Thursday
The Princeton Farmers' Market is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Hinds Plaza, located next to the Princeton Public Library on Witherspoon Street.
Stop by the Princeton University Art Museum to kick off a new year during the Nassau Street Sampler. Visit the galleries and enjoy musical performances by some of Princeton's beloved student groups as we kick off the fall season of the Museum's popular Late Thursdays events. Free, 5-8 p.m.
BYOB Cooking Class at Mrs. G. TV & Appliances. Chef Mary Beth Madill will demonstrate "Fall, Fresh, and Local." Make kale and butternut squash soup, chicken with madiera sauce and roasted fall vegetables, pecan beet salad, and apple cake tartin. Must be 21 or over. Registration required. 2960 Route 1, $30, 6 p.m.
Monday Morning Flower and Balloon Company hosts Ladies Night Out featuring hair consultations, make-up application, skin care, jewelry, art, floral arranging, shopping raffles, wine, refreshments & more. $65. 111 Main Street, Princeton Forrestal Village, 5-9 p.m. Register by calling 609-520-2005 today or at www.sendingsmiles.com.
Wherever The Olive Grows. Enjoy a traditional five-course Mesopotamian Turkish Dinner and wine at Mediterra Restaurant and Taverna. Welcome Ardic Gursel, owner of Vinkara Winery Ankara, Turkey along with guest Chef Tolga Özkaya. $65. Call for reservations (609) 252-9680, 6 p.m.
Tuesday
iPad Tips and Tricks with Caitlin Trought. Learn tips and tricks including gestures, settings, basic functions, as well as some fun apps. You will learn how to download and manage apps, as well as how to create and edit content on the iPad. Princeton Theological Seminary, Stuart Hall, Room 6 7:30 a.m.
Mercer County Community College presents a panel discussion on the
150th anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation. The panel will examine the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation, from its historical significance to social and racial impact. Panelists include the Rev. Darrell Armstrong, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church in Trenton; Dr. Diane Campbell, executive dean of student affairs; History Professor Dr. Craig Coenen; Sociology Professor Dr. Joan Goldstein; and Bursar Lucia Brown Joseph. 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 2nd floor of the Library Building. Free. 1-3 p.m.
Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton presents a talk, 'The Quest to Understand the Sun and the Space Weather it Produces' presented by Clayton E. Myers., Peyton Hall, 4 Ivy Lane, Princeton University. Free. 8 p.m.
Wednesday
Mercer County Community College presents a Sept. 11 Commemoration today, with a tribute to the 30 county residents who died in the attacks. The guest speaker will be Sam Plumeri Jr, vice chair of the New Jersey State Parole Board and former superintendent of police and director of public safety of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, Memorial Garden, 11 a.m.
Thursday
The Princeton Farmers' Market is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Hinds Plaza, located next to the Princeton Public Library on Witherspoon Street.
Stop by the Princeton University Art Museum to kick off a new year during the Nassau Street Sampler. Visit the galleries and enjoy musical performances by some of Princeton's beloved student groups as we kick off the fall season of the Museum's popular Late Thursdays events. Free, 5-8 p.m.
BYOB Cooking Class at Mrs. G. TV & Appliances. Chef Mary Beth Madill will demonstrate "Fall, Fresh, and Local." Make kale and butternut squash soup, chicken with madiera sauce and roasted fall vegetables, pecan beet salad, and apple cake tartin. Must be 21 or over. Registration required. 2960 Route 1, $30, 6 p.m.
Author Event at Princeton Public Library, 7 p.m., Deborah Yaffe, author of 'Among the Janeites,' will discuss her book "Among the Janeites" a glimpse into the subculture of Jane Austen fandom. Community Room, 7 p.m.
Friday
Join the YWCA Princeton for its Annual Friends' Luncheon at the Springdale Golf Club in Princeton to hear thoughts on women and leadership with guest speaker Cheryl Rowe-Rendleman. Tickets may be purchased by calling 609-497-2100, ext. 316 in advance of the event. 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
American Repertory Ballet invites the community meet the company's dancers, directors and choreographers. 301 N. Harrison Street. Free, Noon.
Princeton Public Library presents a screening of the documentary 'We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks,' the story of the website launched by Australian Internet activist Julian Assange that regularly publishes top-secret documents and covert information often regarding governments and their military operations. he story of the website launched by Julian Assange, Community Room, 6:30 p.m.
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