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Guided Open House Tours of Benjamin Temple House
2025-12-07 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Benjamin Temple House, 27 Federal City Rd, Ewing, NJ, United States
Free – circa 1750 – No reservations needed. Sunday, Dec. 7, 2 to 4 p.m., 27 Federal City Road, Ewing.
The Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society is seeking photos or photo books of the General Motors (GM) plant (also known as the Inland Fisher Guide Plant of GM) that was in operation in West Trenton from 1938 – 1998. We are helping the Township locate a few photos that might be used in the new community center currently being built on Lower Ferry Road.
If you have photos or books with photos of the GM plant including indoor shots of the assembly line or products created (with or without employees) for us to consider, please contact Site Manager Amy Karen Harter at info@ethps.org or 609-883-2455.
Additionally, the HPS is gathering stories and photos of people who immigrated or migrated to Ewing between 1840 and 1960, for use in a new museum display. If you would like to share information about your ancestors or relatives who came here from Europe or the southern states of America, please contact Marge Delaney or Becky Urban at info@ethps.org or 609-883-2455. Thank you for helping us build the legacy of Ewing Township!
Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society, 609-883-2455. ethps.org

Princeton University Sinfonia
2025-12-07 15:00 - 17:00 | Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, United States
Join Dr. Ruth Ochs and the Princeton University Sinfonia for their annual winter concert on Sunday, December 7 at 3:00 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium. The performance will feature Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on “Greensleeves,” Sibelius’ Valse Lyrique, music from How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 in D Major. The Princeton University Sinfonia Clarinet Ensemble, Jo-Ann Sternberg, director, will also perform.
The concert is open to the public. Tickets are $16 general admission/$6 students and are available online at tickets.princeton.edu. Princeton University faculty and staff receive two free tickets. For more information, visit https://music.princeton.edu/events/2025/sinfonia-winter-concert, or call 609-258-4241.

Family Fun Night
2025-12-12 18:00 - 20:00
Join us every second Friday from 6 to 8PM for Family Fun Night. On December 12th, we’ll celebrate with a Christmas theme. Everyone is invited-bring your friends, family, neighbors, and classmates! All ages are welcome and encouraged to come together for an evening filled with fun.

Gabriele/NJ Folk Revival Music & Spook Handy/Remembering Pete Seeger - Princeton Folk Music Society
2025-12-12 20:30 - 22:00 | Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United States
Princeton Folk Music Soceity presents Michael Gabriele/NJ Folk Revival Music: History & Tradition & Spook Handy/Remembering Pete Seeger
A night of folk music history: Gabriele explores the evolution of New Jersey’s music (1700s bawdy tavern songs, Pine Barrens bluegrass, old-time traditions, and contemporary folk), Spook Handy celebrates Pete Seeger’s legacy.
Tickets online or at the door (if not sold-out): $25 ($20 members, $10 students). Tickets and livestream access: www.princetonfolk.org. Doors open at 7:30PM. Ample free parking.

Breakfast with Santa
2025-12-13 09:00 - 11:00 | Union Fire Company & Rescue Squad, 1396 River Road, Titusville, NJ, United States
Union Fire Company & Rescue Squad will host its annual Breakfast with Santa, featuring a hot chocolate station, arts and crafts, and keepsake photos with Santa. Families are invited to enjoy breakfast beginning at 9 a.m., with Santa arriving at 10 a.m.
Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025Time: Breakfast starts at 9 a.m.; Santa arrives at 10 a.m.Location: Union Fire Company & Rescue Squad,1396 River Road, Titusville, NJ 08560Cost: $15 per child; $10 per adultRSVP: auxiliaryevents@ufcrs.org by December 1

Saturday morning walk on the Lawrence Hopewell Trail
2025-12-13 09:30 - 11:00
Explore a different section of the 20-mile Lawrence Hopewell Trail each month with our regular Saturday morning walking group. We generally walk 2-3 miles. Check the website for the meeting point and other details.

Washington Collection Debut Day
2025-12-13 12:00 - 17:00 | Unionville Vineyards, 9 Rocktown Road, Ringoes, NJ, 08551, United States
Did you know Unionville is deeply linked to the American Revolution? To celebrate our connections, and in honor of the 250th anniversary of the founding of the nation, Unionville is proud to announce the Washington Collection- three wines to commemorate this historic milestone in American History.
George Washington will visit from 12-4pm in the tasting room, giving two thirty minute 10 Crucial Days talks at 12:30pm and 2:30pm. The three wines of the Collection will be available to the public for the first tastings and sales. The wines will be available for purchase as single bottles or as a set of three in commemorative packaging.
Produced in partnership with Discover Central Jersey. Central Jersey- Where the Garden State earned its nickname!
Visiting with George in the tasting room has no fee. Seats to his two talks in the Farmhouse are $20 per person and must be purchased ahead of time.

Democracy on the Corner
2025-12-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-20 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-27 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-03 13:00 - 14:00, 2026-01-10 13:00 - 14:00
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.

Voices Chorale NJ: “The Gift of Being Together”
2025-12-13 16:00 - 17:30 | Trinity Church, Princeton, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton, United States, 08540, United States
Voices Chorale’s winter concert features the regional premiere of “A Garland for Christmas” by contemporary British composer John Whittaker, a joyful work that embraces the warmth, feasting, and gentle frivolity of the season spent with family and friends.
Also on the program are delightful settings of traditional carols, as well as new texts of seasonal imagery that are sure to delight.
At a time when life can feel so hurried, it is often the simplest moments, like spending time together, that lift our spirits and leave us feeling nourished and rejuvenated.
Join us and share in the musical gift of being together with Voices Chorale.
Tickets and information are available at www.VoicesChoraleNJ.org.

Washington's Landing in New Jersey
2025-12-14 11:00 - 15:30 | Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville, NJ, United States
Join us for the 4th Annual Washington’s Landing in NJ. It will be a great day, with fife & drums, cannonfire, re-enactors, and our Durham boat float for photos! Your $10 per carload donation does not include entry to the Pennsylvania Park’s “First Crossing” activities, but we encourage you to “Cross the Delaware” by foot to support their event as well.

Pennington United Methodist Church Holiday Bazaar
2025-12-14 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-21 12:00 - 16:00 | Pennington United Methodist Church, 60 S Main Street, Pennington, NJ, United States
We are back again this year and excited to bring you the expanded North Pola Bar & Cafe, homemade baked goods, Christmas stockings, jewelry, holiday cards, AND…our special theme this year: “Nativity Sets from Around the World”! All proceeds go directly to support PUMC Missions! The bazaar is happening on two Sundays, December 14 & 21 from 12:00 – 4:00pm. The church is located at 60 South Main Street, in Pennington. Come join us!

Sensory Play Group: Tiny Tots Big Senses
2025-12-17 10:30 - 11:00 | Zoom Online
This special playgroup will be led by Liz Kidney, pediatric occupational therapist and founder of Tiny Tots Big Senses. Each playgroup is designed to engage all the senses through hands-on play, movement, music and connection. Join us!
Registration Required: PenningtonLibrary.org/SensoryPlayGroup
Recommended for ages 6 months – 5 years.
Siblings welcome.
About Our Presenter: Liz Kidney is a pediatric occupational therapist & founder of Tiny Tots Big Senses. This neuro-affirming, strengths-based OT practice offers occupational therapy services & sensory playgroups. Visit TinyTotsBigSenses.com to learn more!

Sensory Play Group by Tiny Tots Big Senses
2025-12-17 10:30 - 23:00 | Pennington Public Library, 30 North Main Street, Pennington, NJ, 08534, United States
This special playgroup will be led by Liz Kidney, pediatric occupational therapist and founder of Tiny Tots Big Senses. Each playgroup is designed to engage all the senses through hands-on play, movement, music and connection. Join us!
About Our Presenter: Liz Kidney is a pediatric occupational therapist & founder of Tiny Tots Big Senses. This neuro-affirming, strengths-based OT practice offers occupational therapy services & sensory playgroups. Visit TinyTotsBigSenses.com to learn more!
Recommended for ages 6 months – 5 years.
Siblings welcome.
Registration Required. See https://www.penningtonlibrary.org/ for more info.

Westminster Community Orchestra presents “Holiday Favorites and Sing-along”
2025-12-17 19:30 - 20:30 | Hillman Performance Hall, Westminster Choir College, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton, NJ, 08540, United States
Celebrate the holiday season with Dr. Ruth Ochs and the Westminster Community Orchestra at their annual free family holiday concert on Wednesday, December 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Hillman Hall, in the Marian Buckelew Cullen Center on the Westminster Campus, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton. Audience members requiring seating assistance should arrive at 7:15 p.m. Free-will cash donations to benefit area food pantries will be accepted.
The festive performance will feature holiday favorites as “Frosty the Snowman,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer,” and more. The program will also include Tchaikovsky’s March from The Nutcracker and the “Polonaise” finale from Symphony No, 3, plus compositions written by two members of the orchestra: Beth LaPat’s Chanukah Songs and the World Premiere of Cliﬀ Wilson’s Opening Presents. The audience will be invited to lend their voices in Leroy Anderson’s popular “A Christmas Festival.”
No tickets are required for the free hour-long program. For more information on the performance, please contact the Westminster Conservatory office by phone, 609-921-7104, email, westminster.play@gmail.com, or visit Rider’s event page, https://www.rider.edu/about/events/westminster-community-orchestra-holiday-favorites-and-sing-along-0

Countryside Christmas at the Vineyard
2025-12-21 12:00 - 17:00 | Unionville Vineyards, 9 Rocktown Road, Ringoes, NJ, 08551, United States
Celebrate Countryside Christmas at the Vineyard with us on December 20th and 21st from 12-5PM. Some fun festivities will include live music from carolers on Saturday, Rich Tarpinian with holiday jazz on Sunday, fire pit, diy cork ornaments, and mulled wine. Enjoy a cozy afternoon with us in celebration of the holidays! No cover charge and all ages welcome!

Pennington Borough Council Meeting
2025-12-29 19:00
Pennington Borough Council meetings are hosted by zoom on the first Monday and the last Monday of each month unless there is a holiday (ex: meeting on Tuesday September 2). For details please contact Pennington Borough.
See schedule here: https://www.penningtonboro.org/1211/Mayor-and-Council

MLK, Jr. Day(s) of Service
2026-01-03 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-01-10 10:00 - 16:00 | Hopewell Branch Library – MCL, 245 Pennington-Titusville Road, Pennington, 08534, United States
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.

Robotics Team Demo
2026-01-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Mercer County Library – Lawrence Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ, United States
Come see the robot created by Hopewell Valley Central High School Robotics Team and do some hands-on activities! For kids ages 8 years old and up. Sponsored by Friends of the Lawrence Library. Registration is required.

Beginning Genealogy: Starting Your Family Tree
2026-01-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom Online
Wednesday, January 7, 2026 @ 7 pm via Zoom
Registration Required: Please see the Pennington Public Library’s website, https://www.penningtonlibrary.org/ to register.
If you’re just getting started with family history, this presentation is for you! Together, we’ll walk through the basic steps, so you can feel confident as you begin your research. You’ll get help choosing family tree software, and we’ll explore the many kinds of records that can reveal your ancestors’ stories—like census pages, military files, courthouse papers, and old newspapers. Direct links to the most helpful free and subscription genealogy sites in the US will also be shared, so you’ll know exactly where to look. With practical suggestions from an experienced genealogy librarian, you’ll have everything you need to get started on the right track.
About the Presenter: Archivist, librarian, and genealogist Nancy Loe has been helping researchers with their family trees since 1977. She specializes in US and European family history research, presenting at webinars and conferences in the US, Canada, and Australia. Nancy’s genealogy e-books and free monthly newsletter are available at sassyjanegenealogy.com. Nancy works on her own tree in the US, Prussia, Scotland, Austria, Romania, Norway, and Sweden. As of summer 2025, she visited all eight villages of her great-grandparents in Europe.

Princeton and the American Revolution: The Ten Crucial Days
2026-01-08 19:00 - 20:00
This is the story of the desperate hours at the end of 1776 when the American Revolution seemed lost. Struggling through unimaginable difficulties, the Continental Army crossed the Delaware River on Christmas, winning three battles in 10 days, culminating in the Battle of Princeton on January 3, 1777. These victories changed the course of history and enabled the birth of our free nation. Presented by Barry Singer, Princeton Historical Society. Please visit events.mcl.org to register to receive the link to the program.

Cézanne: True to the Essence of His Subjects
2026-01-14 08:00 - 17:00
Virtual program hosted by the Mercer County Library SystemMonday, February 9, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
This virtual lecture, hosted by the Mercer County Library System, examines the life and legacy of Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), one of the most influential artists in the history of modern painting. From his early years in Aix-en-Provence and initial study of law to his lasting impact on generations of artists, Cézanne’s relationships, inspirations, and working methods offer fascinating insight into his art.
The program is presented by Jeanne Johnson, docent at the Princeton University Art Museum and Morven Museum and Gardens.
Registration is required. Visit events.mcl.org to receive the virtual program link.

FREE Native Gardening Educational Video Call
2026-01-14 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom Online
Learn how to grow a beautiful native garden while supporting local wildlife. Join our Native Seed Sowing event series—great for beginners and experienced gardeners alike.
• Native Plant Gardening 101
• How to choose the right plants
• Preventing common seed-starting problems
RSVP for your link to join. It’s free! tinyurl.com/NativeSeeds2026

New Jersey Homeschooling Basics
2026-01-14 19:00 - 20:00
Join us for an overview of homeschooling in New Jersey and get answers to your questions. Are you considering homeschooling your child in NJ? Has your child asked to be homeschooled, but you don’t know where you would even start? A panel of experienced homeschooling parents will cover the basics of homeschooling in NJ, including homeschooling law, the range of approaches to homeschooling, resources and communities that support homeschooling (in-person and online), paths after homeschooling (high school, college, work, trades, etc.). A Q & A session will follow the presentation. Please visit events.mcl.org to register to receive the link to the program.

Speaker Series: "to be found in every house": Cider in Eighteenth-Century America
2026-01-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Hopewell Presbyterian Church, 80 W Broad Street, Hopewell, NJ, 08525, United States
Consumed by everyone from wealthy landowners to day laborers, cider was the most common beverage in early America. Much of it was made simply to be drunk, but a few Americans, like Washington and Jefferson, tried to create something truly special. We will explore the range of American cider culture from earliest settlement to the 1790s and see how cider was so ingrained in American culture that even the early Temperance movement thought it was safe.
Co-sponsored by the Hopewell Museum, the Hopewell Valley Historical Society, and the Hopewell Public Library.
About the Speaker: For over twenty years Mark A. Turdo, historian and museum professional, has been researching and recreating historic alcoholic cider. He is especially interested in early American cider and cider culture. In 2013 he began the Pommel Cyder blog (https://pommelcyder.wordpress.com), where he shares his adventures in cider research and his experiments in cidermaking. Turdo has shared his cider research at several cider events, cideries, and museums, including the Pennsylvania Cider Fest, Pour the Core Philadelphia, Philadelphia Cider Week, Pennsbury Manor, the Sigal Museum, Manoff Cidery, and Ploughman Ciders.
