4 FRIDAY, MARCH 4
March 4, 10 a.m. Film: “Michael Collins” — Liam Neeson and Julia Roberts star in this 1996 film about the Irish revolutionary who fought to free Ireland from the clutches of British rule. Part of the Friday Film Café series. Community Room March 4, 7 p.m. CD Release Event: The Wilson Family Forgery — This ever-shifting troupe of musicians anchored by Thomas Wilson and Sarah StewartKroeker celebrate the release of their latest CD. Community Room
TEENS March 4, 7 p.m.
Open Mic Night — Cross Witherspoon Street to visit the Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, where What’s Up Princeton will host this free event for high school students. Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon St.
MONDAY, MARCH 7 March 7, 8:30 a.m. School Gardens: From Seed Packets to Soup Pots — This free workshop is for teachers, parents, administrators and members of the community interested in learning what to plant, how to incorporate homegrown food into lessons and connecting the garden to the classroom. There will be speakers, breakout sessions, and panels. Among the speakers are David Bosted, policy expert from the New Jersey School Boards Association; Dorothy Mullen, garden artisan-in-residence at Riverside School and others. Registration is required. Community Room Co-sponsored by the Princeton School Gardens Cooperative and the Princeton Public Library, in association with Princeton Environmental Film Festival.
and who killed them? Discussion led by Gayle Stratton. Conference Room
not just for kids but a parent must accompany those under age 7. Activity Room, third floor
TUESDAY, MARCH 8
March 9, 7 p.m. Ask a Lawyer — Lawyers will be at the library for free private consultations on immigration and general legal issues. No appointments are necessary; service is on a first-come, first-served basis. Spanish translators will be available. For more information, call Lucía Acosta at 609.924.9529, ext. 245. Conference and Tower rooms
March 8, 7 p.m. Retirement Talk: Getting Nagging Financial Questions Answered Eleanore Szymanski, a certified financial planner and founder of the Financial Answer Place presents this program in the Engaged Retirement series. Conference Room. March 8, 7 p.m. Film: “Reprise” — In this 2006 film by Joachim Trier, two competitive friends, fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, endure pangs of love, depression and burgeoning careers. In Norwegian, with English subtitles. Part of the World Cineclub series co-sponsored
What’s Up Princeton is a collaboration of the library, the arts council, Corner House, HiTOPS, and the Princeton Recreation Department to provide programs for teens.
March 9, 7 p.m. Circulo de Lectura: “Cartas a mi vecina de arriba” por Ariel Magnus — Todos lo sabemos, un vecino es siempre un enemigo en potencia. Y si vive arriba y taconea sobre nuestra cabeza la guerra está declarada. Moderado por Lucia Acosta. Princeton Room March 9, 7:30 p.m. Talking Politics Book Group: “Boiling Mad: Inside Tea Party America” by Kate Zernike — Discussion led by Joan Goldstein of Mercer County Community College Quiet Room
SATURDAY, MARCH 5 TEENS March 5, 10 a.m.
Go-Between Club — This club for middle school students meets monthly at the library. Talk about books and other interests, help with library events, plan programs with the librarians, and have a say in library services. New members are always welcome. Conference Room.
TEENS March 5, Noon
GLBTQ Films and Lectures Watch films with gay, bisexual, lesbian and transgender themes and participate in post-screening discussions led by students at this daylong event. Community Room Co-sponsored by the library, Princeton High School Gay Straight Alliance and HiTOPS.
SUNDAY, MARCH 6 March 6, 3 p.m. Lecture and Book Signing: Dr. Ari Tuckman — In a talk titled “How the ADHD Brain Works: Strategies to Overcome Executive Functioning Weaknesses,” the internationally noted expert in Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder provides practical strategies to more effectively manage your own or someone else’s ADHD. Community Room
Co-sponsored by the library, the Latin American Task Force, Lutheran Social Ministries, The Princeton Housing Authority and the Mercer County Bar Association.
Flutist Jayn Rosenfeld appears at Princeton Symphony Soundtracks on March 9.
March 7, 7:30 p.m. Mystery Book Discussion: “White Sky, Black Ice” by Stan Jones — In the small Alaskan village of Chukchi, what are the odds of two suicides occurring in a matter of a few days? State trooper Nathan Active discovers that his suspicions concerning the deaths are well-founded; the two men were murdered. But what was the motive
by the library and L’ Association Francophone de Princeton. Community Room
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9 KIDS+ March 9, 6:30 p.m.
Origami Club — Anyone with a passion for paper folding is invited to meet for an hour of new and interesting, often seasonal, folding. Beginners are welcome. The club is
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March 9, 7:30 p.m. Princeton Symphony Soundtracks: Jayn Rosenfeld — “Playing in Circles: The Orchestral Musicians’ Experience” is a lecture by Rosenfeld, the orchestra’s principal flutist. A member of several other musical ensembles who teaches at Princeton University and The Juilliard School, Rosenfeld will discuss the emotional and technical experience of being an orchestral musician. Comparing the orchestral experience to working within “circles of awareness” of increasing proportions (starting with the individual player and extending to the entire concert hall), Rosenfeld will invite the audience to become part of these “circles” through interspersed musical activities; no instrument necessary. Community Room Calendar continues on Page 6
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