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SUMMARY:Native Seed Sowing Extravaganza
DESCRIPTION:$5 per ready-to-go greenhouse jugs loaded with seeds (grows ~10 native seedlings)\n Experienced volunteers will help you select seeds and prepare for success.\nOver 60 species of native seeds to choose from!\nRSVP at tinyurl.com/NativeSeeds2026
URL:https://mercerme.com/event/native-seed-sowing-extravaganza/
LOCATION:Hopewell Valley Central High School\, 259 Pennington-Titusville Road\, Hopewell \, NJ\, United States
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SUMMARY:MLK\, Jr. Day(s) of Service
DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Day of Service\, we are giving back to the community! Drop in today and use materials provided to create handmade cards or write letters to be sent to homebound participants of the Mercer County Meals on Wheels program. Registration is not required.
URL:https://mercerme.com/event/mlk-jr-days-of-service/2026-01-17/
LOCATION:Hopewell Branch Library – MCL\, 245 Pennington-Titusville Road\, Pennington\, 08534\, United States
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SUMMARY:Democracy on the Corner
DESCRIPTION:Join community members every Saturday from 1 to 2pm at the corner of Greenwood and Broad for a peaceful\, visible demonstration of resistance. Participants bring signs and stand together in opposition to what they describe as illegal\, unhealthy\, and unconscionable actions by the current federal government. The weekly gathering offers comfort\, connection\, and solidarity among like-minded neighbors\, and serves as a reminder to commuters that the community continues to stand up and speak out. The gathering typically lasts about an hour.
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SUMMARY:A Night for Gaza: Live Concert\, Art Auction + Art Market
DESCRIPTION:An evening of community\, music\, and art to support children in need. All proceeds from the event will go directly to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. Come early to peruse the art auction and art market\, featuring 25+ artists\, and including works by Ironhorse Quillwork\, Phoebe Wahl\, and Hopewell’s own Source Element Designs . Then enjoy a live concert featuring Kristin Cahill (classical piano)\, followed by Princeton HUP (traditional Irish music performed on traditional Irish instruments). Refreshments provided. \n5pm: Doors for the Art Auction + Art Market\n6pm: Doors for the Live Concert\n6:30-8:15pm: Live Concert (there will be one intermission during the performance. Art auction winners will be announced after the performance concludes\, at about 8:15pm.) \nTo purchase a ticket:\n1. Donate $30 per ticket via our Instagram fundraiser (if you don’t have Instagram\, you can donate directly to The PCRF here)\n2. Email your donation receipt to aNightforGaza@gmail.com\n\n3. You will receive an email reply with your ticket(s) attached \n\nMore on the musicians: \n\nKristin Cahill holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Bowling Green State University. She also holds a Master of Music in Piano Performance with additional studies in Collaborative Piano from the University of Houston. An active adjudicator\, Ms. Cahill is a member of the Royal Conservatory of Music College of Examiners. She has published articles in Piano Magazine (formerly Clavier Companion) in addition to presenting at the New Jersey Music Teachers Association State Conference\, the MTNA National Conference\, and the National Conference for Keyboard Pedagogy (NCKP). Ms. Cahill is a member of Legacy Arts\, where she co-directs the bitKlavier course for children in Princeton. At the New School\, she is an instructor for theory courses\, and she coaches the Junior PEPS Program\, working with students as they advance in their studies and prepare to join PEPS. \nPrinceton HUP is a collection of Princeton area-based musicians who are dedicated to bringing the traditional Irish session experience to local spaces. Consisting of various traditional Irish instruments\, the group is named after the expression that a lead musician will traditionally use to signal the change of a tune – “HUP!” More information can be found here: https://www.bethmeyersmusic.com/princeton-hup
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LOCATION:Hopewell Presbyterian Church\, 80 W Broad Street\, Hopewell\, NJ\, 08525\, United States
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SUMMARY:Jennifer Hayden and Patrick McDonnell in conversation with Gregg Yupanki Bautista
DESCRIPTION:Join Echo Thread Projects for an evening of conversation with Jennifer Hayden in celebration of her book Where There’s Smoke\, There’s Dinner – a peppery mix of anecdotal comics and recipes which pay tribute to Hayden’s lifelong love of cookbook illustration as well as her utter hatred of making dinner every night. Hand-painted in mouth-watering color and bursting with flavor and messy emotions\, this memoir digs deep to explore the intersections of food\, feminism\, frustration\, and family. \nJoining us in conversation will be special guest Patrick McDonnell\, creator of the beloved comic strip MUTTS. The evening will be moderated by poet and artist Gregg Yupanki Bautista\, followed by an audience Q&A and a book signing by both comics authors. \nCopies of Jennifer’s book Where There’s Smoke\, There’s Dinner and Patrick’s new book The Gift of Everything will be available for purchase at the event. \nJennifer Hayden is a graphic novelist whose breast cancer memoir The Story of My Tits was nominated for an Eisner Award and has been translated into three languages. The French edition\, Nénés Chéris\, was shortlisted for Elle France Magazine’s 2022 Comics Grand Prix. Jennifer’s first collection Underwire was excerpted in The Best American Comics 2013. Her new graphic cooking memoir is called Where There’s Smoke\, There’s Dinner: Confessions of a Cartoonist Cook\, and she hopes fervently to use the proceeds from this book to hire a personal chef. \nPatrick McDonnell is the creator of the award-winning comic strip\, MUTTS\, which has appeared in hundreds of newspapers internationally and has recently celebrated its 30th anniversary. Not only recognized for its gentle humor and powerful themes of kindness\, compassion\, and friendship\, MUTTS is renowned for its artistic excellence and advocacy for animal welfare. Charles Schulz called it “one of the best comics strips of all time.” Patrick is also the author of several New York Times bestselling picture books including The Gift of Nothing and Me… Jane (a biography of Jane Goodall)\, among many other titles and children’s books. Patrick was a member of the Board of Directors of The Humane Society of the United States for 18 years and currently serves on the boards of The Charles M. Schulz Museum and D&R Greenway Land Trust. \nGregg Yupanki Bautista is a poet\, artist\, and musician born to Peruvian immigrants. He is the author of the illustrated chapbook Un Lugar Lejos: Valleys and releases music under the name Yupanki. He facilitates a monthly poetry open mic series in Hopewell\, NJ called Poets & Storytellers Open\, and is the founder of Echo Thread Projects.
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LOCATION:Wull & Oak\, 10 E Broad Street\, Hopewell\, NJ\, 08525\, United States
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