Weekend Guide: Celebrating Marilyn Monroe and More

Friday

Wizard of Oz Sing-Along includes costume, trvia contests and audience participation, Kelsey Theater, Mercer County Community College, 7 p.m. 

Film: "My Week with Marilyn" at the Princeton Public Library's Community Room. The 2011 film starring Michelle Williams depicts the making of  “The Prince and the Showgirl.” 7 p.m. 

Open Mic Night at Infini-T Cafe, 9 p.m.

Saturday

Princeton Free Wheelers will lead seven bicycle tours through a choice of central New Jersey routes ranging from 16 to 100 miles, from easy, flat terrain to rugged hill climbs. 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Register online.

, Naturalist Jeff Hoagland will lead a guided paddle of Lake Carnegie for adults and families with children ages 8 and older. Rent canoes at Griggstown Canoe & Kayak Rental at Turning Basin Park.  Registration is required and space is very limited. 9:30 a.m. 

. Turn back the clock to the days of sock-hops, malt shops, and cruisin’. I learn to cut a rug, create a Pop Art print, enjoy the music of the 50’s, see vintage 50’s and 60’s cruising cars and make your own sundae. Come dressed for the occasion. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Burger Mania Cook Off, Mercer County Park, near the ice skating rink, West Windsor, Mercer County restaurants and caterers compete for the title of Mercer County's Ultimate Burger Award. 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Sunday

Princeton Summer Theater presents "The American Plan,", Richard Greenberg's romantic drama set in the Catskills during the summer of 1960. Hamilton Murray Theater, Princeton University, 2 p.m.

Talk and Screening : Marilyn Monroe - The Never Ending Dream." Film enthusiast Paul Sofian will examine the life and movies of tragic beauty Marilyn Monroe who died 50 years ago today. A screening of the 1959 classic “Some Like it Hot”will follow. At the Princeton Public Library's Community Room, 3 p.m.