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2011TT_Holiday
’Tisthe 2011 Season HOLIDAY SERVICES & CONCERTS AT THE PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Sunday, December 4 at 2:30 pm CHAPEL ADVENT VESPERS th Music of Bach - Magnificat & selections from Christmas Oratorio Chapel Choir Penna Rose, conductor Admission is Free Monday, December 12th at 7:30 pm MESSIAH SING Community Sing with organ, strings, and trumpet Admission $5, Students Free Wednesday, December 14th at 7:30 pm CANDLELIGHT SERVICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS A service of readings and music Chapel Choir and a cappella groups Admission is Free ChristmAs eve serviCe sAturdAy, deCember 24 th, 8:00 pm THE REV. DR. ALISON L. bODEN DeAn of Religious life AnD the chApel with the ChApel Choir ChristmAs dAy serviCe sundAy, deCember 25 th, 11:00 Am THE REV. DEbORAH K. bLANKS AssociAte DeAn of Religious life AnD the chApel with the ChApel Choir Princeton University ORL 2 Established 1891 • 38 Spring St. • Free Parking • koppscycle.com • 609-924-1052 • Low Price Match Guarantee “Make the commute a better part of your day” Kopp’s “fixie” Childrens Bikes REPAIR SERVICES Fuji Crosstown Regular Service $99 and up 1-2 Day Turnaround Road Bikes 1 Hour flats $829 and up Certified Guaranteed $389 $289 Holiday Trolley Tours This holiday, make your guests’ visit to Princeton that much more magical. Beginning November 26th, our one hour Saturday trolley rides will introduce your guests to the dynamic history of Princeton while viewing the homes and hangouts of some of our most famous residents. Princeton Holiday TrolleyHoliday Tour Princeton Princeton Holiday Princeton Princeton Holiday Holiday Trolley Trolley Tours ToursT $10 Per Person Proudly sponsored by GROUNDS FOR GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE SCULPTURE GROUNDS FOR GROUNDS FOR S C U L P T US RC EULPTURE GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE Includes valuable discounts to programs, services and products from merchants in the heart of Princeton! 609-902-3637 www.princetontourcompany.com 3 12 Chambers Street 609-921-8411 www.steppinbirkenstock.com Mon-Sat 10-6 Fri 10-7, Sun 12-5 SAVE THE DATE - SATURDAY DECEMBER 3, 2011 - 3:30 to 6:30pm H Bring the family and experience the JOY of Forrestal Village’s Popular Annual M Y Y a d i l o d e n r o l and! W y •Free Photos with Santa •Village Carriage Rides •The Jersey Harmony Chorus •Holiday Art Projects for Children of All Ages •Martial Arts Performances by Can DO Fitness •Strolling Carolers •The Village Christmas Tree •Reindeer, Snowmen •Toy Soldiers and The Grinch! Y The Shops & Restaurants - and JOY - of US ROUTE ONE SOUTH & COLLEGE ROAD WEST, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY 4 Check it out... 609-799-7400 PFVILLAGE.COM The Nutcracker AMERICAN REPERTORY BALLET presents McCarter Theatre, Princeton Photos by George Jones TD Bank Arts Centre, Sewell Patriots Theater, Trenton State Theatre, New Brunswick American Repertory Ballet’s 49th Annual Nutcracker Season is sponsored in part by November 25 - December 18, 2011 www.arballet.org/nutcracker Open House 4587 - Rt 27, Kingston, NJ 08528 December 3rd 10:00 - 6:00 You’re invited to join Dabblers as they celebrate the Holiday Season. Enjoy refreshments while listening to the sweet sounds of John Sciullo’s piano compositions. Visitors will delight at quality handcrafted gifts & accessories created by local, regional and national artists. Crabtree & Evelyn, Tea Forte’ and Northern Lights Candles can also be found at Dabblers. Laraine & Eddie Caro wish you a Happy & Healthy Holiday Season! 5 Holiday Shopping, Unique Gifts Aerosoles Ann Taylor Ann Taylor Petites Au Courant Opticians Banana Republic Berlitz Language Center Bluemercury Bucks County Dry Goods Cranbury Station Gallery Dandelion Design Within Reach J.Crew jaZams kate spade new york Kitchen Kapers Lace Silhouettes Lingerie Lacrosse Unlimited lululemon athletica Luxaby Baby & Child Origins Palm Place, a Lilly Pulitzer Signature Store The Papery of Princeton PNC Bank Ralph Lauren Salon Pure Silver Shop Spruce Talbots Talbots Petites Urban Grace The Walking Company Strolling Zoë Shop Late December 12 – 23 Monday–Saturday 10:00 am – 8:30 pm Sunday 11:00 am – 6:00 pm Santa! Say hello to the big man in red! Saturdays & Sundays 11 / 26 to 12 / 18; 1:00-3:00pm 12 / 24; Noon-2pm 6 Dining & Events Epicurean Delights Holiday Happenings The Bent Spoon Carter & Cavero Old World Olive Oil Co. Halo Fete Halo Pub Lindt Chocolate Olsson’s Fine Foods Princeton Corkscrew Wine Shop Thomas Sweet Chocolate Friday, November 25 Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Palmer Square Green 4:45pm Snow, Sleighbells & Saxophones 6:00 – 8:00pm Saturday, November 26 Olde Time Carolers 12:00 – 2:00pm Sunday, November 27 Nassau Brass 12:00 – 2:00pm Saturday, December 3 Nassau Brass 12:00 – 2:00pm Park Free Evenings and all day Sunday, Nov. 25 – Jan. 1 Enter either our Hulfish St. or Chambers St. garages Monday–Saturday, after 4:30 pm Sunday, after 10:00 am Ask any of our stores or restaurants for a validation ticket. No overnight stays. Seasonal Flavors Chez Alice Gourmet Café & Bakery Mediterra Princeton Soup and Sandwich Company Teresa Caffe Winberie’s Restaurant & Bar Yankee Doodle Tap Room Friday, December 9 Princeton University Holiday A Capella Jam and Toy Drive 6:30 – 8:30pm Saturday, December 10 Snow, Sleighbells & Saxophones 12:00 – 2:00pm Princeton Day School Choir Groups 6:00 – 7:00pm Sunday, December 11 Holiday Brass 12:00 – 2:00pm Saturday, December 17 Spiced Punch 12:00 – 2:00pm Palmer Square Princeton Let us be your shopping, dining, gift finding, family fun, winter wonderland. Sunday, December 4 Jersey Harmony Chorus 12:00 – 2:00pm Sunday, December 18 Spiced Punch 12:00 – 2:00pm www.palmersquare.com 7 Saturday, December 24 Holiday Brass 12:00 – 2:00pm b e th izza p t es on t h e pla ne t! s ’ e t n o C 339 Witherspoon Street Princeton, NJ 08540 (609) 921-8014 www.contespizzaandbar.com Hours: Monday 11:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Tuesday 11:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Wednesday 11:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Thursday 11:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Friday 11:30 a.m. - 10:30 p.m. Saturday 4:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Sunday 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 8 Saturday December 3rd and Saturday, December 10th ets Kids and P Welcome! 10 am – 3 pm Hurry! expires The NextCoupon Generation of 12/31/11 Pet Stores s av e 30% on any ONE (1) Item* your choice Free Get your framed photos of your pet with Santa * Not valid with any other offer or purchase of gift certificate. Expiration 12/31/11. Limit one coupon per customer. CODE: FR www.cutter smillpetstore.com 301 North Harrison Street • Princeton • 609-683-1520 • Store Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9am-9pm • Sun. 10am-6pm www.cuttersmillpetstore.com “A spectacular exhibit” DATES: Saturday, December 5th and Saturday, December 12th TIME: 10 am – 3 pm The Princeton Shopping Center “There isn’t a NJ 08540 • 609-683-1520 301 North Harrison Street • Princeton, w w wplausible .cuttersmillpetstore.com reason not to see it.” - The Intelligencer Exhibition Sponsor Maureen and Gregory Church Major Support from Carol & Louis Della Penna and Kathy & Ted Fernberger Additional support from Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio - The Philadelphia Inquirer The Painterly Voice: Now through April 1, 2012 at the James A. Michener Art museum 9 Come toast the Come toast Holidays with us the Holidays Fine wines, live with music, gourmet pizza, gift usbaskets & more! 609.737.4465 www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com 46 Yard Road, Pennington, NJ 08534 www.hop 10 PSO POPS! Holiday and Broadway Rossen Milanov, Music Director HOLIDAY POPS! Saturday, December 17, 2011 4 pm, Richardson Auditorium Ryan McAdams Ryan McAdams guest conductor Julius Mauldin boy soprano from American Boychoir Marcy Richardson soprano Julian Grant narrator Princeton High School Choir Mendelssohn Blake Tyzik “There Shall a Star from Jacob Come Forth” from Christus The Snowman The Twelve Gifts of Christmas Plus, the annual holiday carol sing-along and more! Tickets: Adults $38, Children $22 General Admission Group discounts available BROADWAY POPS! The Broadway Tenors Saturday, February 11, 2012 Rossen Milanov 8 pm, Richardson Auditorium Rossen Milanov conductor Brent Barrett, Rob Bohmer and Matt Cavenaugh Prepared to be dazzled when Rossen Milanov conducts the PSO and a trio of leading Broadway tenors in downtown Princeton! Tickets: $68, 55, 42, 25 Ingenuity Productions, LLC TO ORDER CALL: (609) 497-0020 [email protected] www.princetonsymphony.org Dates, times, programs, and artists subject to change. 11 n diiloH y EstvneenvtE dan HotliiC s yaC ty Hi iH y H rdentown C o B c i r isto oliday Events it H y drednetnotwon r o B o c B w i c r n i C r o C t o i E y v a s t e d n tyity i l t E y i v a s Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony s o e d n i l t i H s Ho HHe Bord ntown C otnedroB w n ityytiC stnevE yadil oliday Events Crosswicks & Farnsworth Avenue • 5 pm – 6 pm Carolers, Holiday music and light refreshments. Santa arrives after the lighting of the tree. Sponsored by Downtown Bordentown Association and Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. Contact: Old Book Shop 609-324-9909 2nd Annual Train Show November 25-27 5 pm Free to Public Sat. 9 am-5 pm - Sun. 10 am-5 pm Old City Hall, Crosswicks St. Call Mr. Targonski 609-298-7766 Annual Holiday Chocolate Walk - December 9 Visit www.downtownbordentown.org • Get your passport and enjoy the many tastings of Chocolate throughout our Shops, Boutiques and Galleries! Contact: Rebecca Vintage Consignment Shop 609-298-9422 Holiday Historic Homes Tour - December 10 Several private homes and historic sites are anticipated to be on the tour this year, including Friends Meeting House and The Clara Barton School House Contact: Patti 609-298-9181 or Suzanne 609-298-3481 Marcello’s Restaurant & Tomato Pie Shoppe 202 202 Farnsworth Avenue 206 Farnsworth Avenue Chocolate Tini Party November 18 - 6 pm-9 pm Free Photo with Santa Holiday Open House Wine & Cheese Party November 26, 2011 - Starts at 4 pm Record Collector 358 Farnsworth Avenue November 25 - 6 pm-9 pm Willie Nile / Jo Wymer Necessities for the Heart Friday November 25, 2011- 7:30 pm Trollbeads Holiday Event Saturday November 26, 2011- 7:30 pm 204 Farnsworth Avenue Peter Tork & Shoe Suede Blues December 1 thru December 4 Vic Ruggiero (Of The Slackers ) Friday December 2, 2011- 7:30 PM Toscano’s Ristorate Square Peg Round Hole 136 Farnsworth Avenue Black Friday Feast - November 25 212 Farnsworth Avenue Twelve Beads Party – Door Prizes & Tasty Treats 7 Fish Dinner - December 18 Visit: November 18 - 6 pm to 9 pm December 9 – 7 pm – 9 pm Downtownbordentown.com for event information 12 At Home for the Holidays Voices of Angels Winter Wonderland Take a journey through time and tradition with carols spanning centuries from around the globe. Ring in the season with the Boychoir’s annual fun-filled program of much loved holiday refrains including an audience sing-a-long! Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 7:30 pm Sunday, December 18, 2011 at 4:00pm Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, Princeton University 609.258.9220 www.princeton.edu/utickets Princeton University Chapel 609.258.9220 www.princeton.edu/utickets This program is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. TT_4.5wx5.5h.indd 1 11/14/11 11:19 PM Notre Dame High School Merry Christmas from the Notre Dame Family Come to know . . . Notre Dame Musical, Footloose March 2, 3, 9 and 10, 2012, 7:30 p.m. Spring Open House for 6th and 7th grades May 6, 2012, 2 p.m. www.ndnj.org 601 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 609.882.7900, ext. 139 13 shake up your season with extraordinary shopping 70 Unique Shops ● 6 Restaurants ● 70-Room Golden Plough Inn Giggleberry Fair Family Fun Center Route 202 ● Lahaska, PA (215) 794-4000 ● peddlersvillage.com PRINCETON’S FAVORITE RELAXATION SPOT JUST GOT SWEETER…. Experience the soothing touch of our replenishing treatments, each personally designed to calm your mind, refresh your body and revitalize your skin. Let our holistic approach and organic philosophy transform the way you treat your natural beauty…inside and out. Whether you can escape for only 30 minutes or a few hours, come enjoy our 2,600 square foot boutique spa for a complete range of Facials, Massage, detailed European Skin Care, Expert Hair Care, spa mani & pedis, and Precision Waxing. We also have an adjoining wellness center that offers Acupuncture, Herbology, Chiropractic Care, Holistic Nutritional Care and Reiki. This Holiday Season Enjoy: Buy 5 Microdermabrasion sessions…. and get one Free ($100 savings) The “Ultra customized Facial” by Magda and enjoy a free eye treatment and brow wax Buy 3 Brazilian Bikini Waxes with Elena ….and get one Free ($65 savings) Enjoy $25 dollars OFF any Haircut and Color with Francesca $20 OFF your Initial Acupuncture Consultation and Treatment with Mimi Baker, L.Ac. $10 OFF a customized Hour Massage with Suzanne Newman 10% off all gift certificates of $100 or over 14 Le Santa Claus is Coming to Town! Help Bring Christmas to a Child in Need Donate a new and unwrapped toy now through December 4th for Toys for Tots. Toys for Tots Drop-off Location: Gloria Nilson Reators®, Real Living® Princeton Ofce 33 Witherspoon St • 609-921-2600 Meet Santa! Saturday, December 3 10:30AM to 3:00PM Santa will be here to accept your donations! glorianilson.com An independently owned and operated firm. 15 Holiday Fees do apply for some events. Please see event website for full details. Thursday, November 24 Wednesday, November 30 Thanksgiving Day Festival of the Trees: Morven Museum & Garden, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Through January 8. TURKEY TROT: 8 a.m. at Trinity Church, 3 Mercer Street, Princeton. 5K fun run walk. Benefit for Crisis Ministry food pantry. Bring a canned good. Register. $30. www.trinityprinceton.org Thursday, December 1 Thanksgiving Day Nature Walk: “Over the River and Through the Woods” with Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands. D&R Canal State Park, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston. 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Share Shop and Give: Ladies Night to benefit HomeFront. Greenacres Country Club, Lawrenceville. 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. Register at homefrontnj.org. Friday, November 25 Trollbeads Event: At Necessities for the Heart, 204 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown. Through December 4. Eat Slow Winter Market: Slow Food Central New Jersey. At Woodsedge Wools Farm, 78 Browne Station Road, Stockton. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also November 26 and 27. Friday, December 2 The Nutcracker: American Repertory Ballet at McCarter Theater. 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Also November 26 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. and November 27 at 1 pm. Palmer Square Tree Lighting: At 4:45 p.m. the Green at Palmer Square, Princeton. ARB Nutcracker characters visit 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Snow, sleigh bells, and saxophones from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Holiday Open House: Wine and Cheese party at Shoppe 202. 202 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown. 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Save Ellarslie Holiday Sale: Cadwalader Park, Trenton. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Also December 3 and 4 from noon to 5 p.m. Toy Drive for Toys for Tots: At Build-ABear Workshop, Quaker Bridge Mall, Lawrence. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Through December 4. Pennington Holiday Walk: Main Street, Pennington. 6 p.m. Holiday Tree Lighting: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. Santa, performance by St. Marks’ Bell Choir and Lakeview Children’s Center children. Lights may be purchased to benefit auxiliary. 6 p.m. Black Friday Feast: At Toscano’s Restaurant, 136 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown. Saturday, November 26 Holiday Vendor and Craft Show: To benefit Animal Friends for Education and Welfare’s spay/neuter program. Haldeman Ford Subaru, 607 Route 33, Hamilton. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Brunch with Santa: Notre Dame High School, 601 Lawrence Road, Lawrence. 9:30 a.m. to 12 noon. To benefit Children’s Home Society of New Jersey. Nutcracker Tea Party: McCarter Theater, Princeton. Register. $50 for adults, $30 for children. 11 a.m. Also November 27. The Nutcracker Suite: West Windsor Plainsboro Dance Company. At Grover Middle School, West Windsor. 7 p.m. Also December 4 at 1 p.m. Westminster Bell Choir: Special performance at Grounds for Sculpture, 18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamlton. 7 p.m. A Christmas Carol: Kelsey Theater, Mercer County Community College. Radio on stage show presented by James Tolin Memorial Fund group. 8 p.m. Also December 3 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. and December 4 at 2 p.m. Olde Time Carolers: Palmer Square, Princeton. 12 noon to 2 p.m. Princeton University Glee Club and Chamber Choir: Reading, carols and seasonal music. Taplin Auditorium. 8 p.m. Santa on the Square: Palmer Square, Princeton. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through December 24. Holiday Train Display: Old City Hall, 11 Crosswicks Street, Bordentown. 4 p.m. Also November 26 and 27 opening at 10 a.m. Bordentown Tree Lighting: Crosswicks and Farnsworth. Santa, carolers, holiday music, refreshments. 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sauce for the Goose: Holiday Sale Opening Party. Taplin Gallery, Princeton. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Through December 22. Free Photo With Santa: Marcello’s Restaurant, 206 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown. Starts at 4 p.m. Saturday, December 3 Pet Photos with Santa: Cutter’s Mill, Princeton Shopping Center. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also December 10. Free. Sunday, November 27 Nassau Brass: Palmer Square, Princeton. 12 noon to 2 p.m. Also December 3. Dabblers Holiday Open House: Refreshments and music while you shop. 4587 Route 27, Kingston. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Holiday Tree Lighting: New Hope Chamber of Commerce, New Hope, PA. 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Santa and children’s craft projects. 16 Wreath Workshop: Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, New Hope. 10 a.m. Happenings Home for the Holidays with Brian Stokes Mitchell: By New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, State Theater, New Brunswick. 8 p.m. Holiday Music Concert: VOICES Chorale. With Music Together, for children of all ages. 225 Pennington-Hopewell Road, Hopewell. 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. An Evening of Reading and Carols: Princeton University Chapel. 8 p.m. Also December 10 at 8 p.m. St. Nicholas Bazaar: Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Holiday Concert: Rider University Chorale, Gill Memorial Chapel, Rider University. 7:30 p.m. Holiday Concert: Westminster Concert Bell Choir, Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College. 8 p.m. Also December 4 at 3 p.m. Open House: The Lewis School. 53 Bayard Lane, Princeton. 10 a.m. Holiday Wonderland: Princeton Forrestal Village. 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Photos with Santa, carriage rides, strolling characters. Christmas Festival: Peddler’s Village. Lahaska, PA. Santa, marching band, holiday entertainment. Holiday light display at night. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also December 4. Annual Christmas Parade: 1:30 p.m. Annual Holiday Chocolate Walk: Tasting of chocolate throughout the shops, boutiques, and galleries of Bordentown. Call 298.9244 for more info. Twelve Beads Party: Square Peg Round Hole, 212 Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, December 10 Snow, Sleigh bells and Saxophones: Palmer Square, Princeton. 12 noon to 2 p.m. Princeton Day School Choir Groups: Palmer Square, Princeton. 6 p.m.to 7 p.m. Christmas Brass Concert: By NY Staff Band of The Salvation Army. Nicholas Music Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick. 7:30 p.m. Toys for Tots Drop Off: Santa will be accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys at Gloria Nilson Realtors, 33 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. From 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, December 4 Christmas in Carol and Song: Mason Gross School for the Arts, Kirkpatrick Chapel, New Brunswick. 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Also December 11 at 11 a.m., 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, December 11 Holiday Open House: Drumthwacket Foundation. 354 Stockton Street, Princeton. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Holiday Brass: Palmer Square, Princeton. 12 noon to 2 p.m. Jersey Harmony Chorus: Palmer Square, Princeton. 12 noon to 2 p.m. Messiah: By Princeton Pro Musica. Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, Trenton. 3 p.m. Princeton Brass Band: Holiday concert. Yvonne Theater, Rider University. 1 p.m. Holiday Historic Homes Tour: Downtown Bordentown. Register. 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Holiday in the Village: With a visit by Santa. Weeden Park, Lawrenceville. 2 pm. to 4 p.m. Hansel and Gretel: Boheme Opera of New Jersey. Kendall Hall, The College of New Jersey Center for the Arts. 3 p.m. Jingle All The Way 3K: Road Race and Fun Run. For Special Olympics New Jersey. 3 Princess Road, Lawrenceville. Register and info at sonj.org. 4:30 p.m. Monday, December 12 Communities of Light: County-wide lighting of luminaries. Campaign for Womanspace, aiming to bring domestic violence to the forefront. Luminary kits available at over 20 Mercer County retail sites including Gloria Nilson Realtors (33 Witherspoon, Princeton) – see womanspace.org for list of other retailers. Monday, December 5 Winter Concert: Rider University Band. Bart Luedeke Center Theater, Rider University. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 7 Tips for Caregivers During the Holidays: Buckingham Place, 155 Raymond Road, Princeton. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, December 13 Holiday Open House: Michener Art Museum, Doylestown, PA. 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Annual Holiday Gadgets Talk: For the Hopewell Public Library. The Railroad Station, Railroad Place Hopewell. 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 14 Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols: Spectrum Concerts, PU Chapel. Featuring chapel choir and a cappella groups. 7:30 p.m. Friday, December 9 Princeton University Holiday A Capella Jam: And toy drive with Jazams. Palmer Square, Princeton. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Continued on next page... Tree of Light Celebration: The Lewis School, 53 Bayard Lane, Princeton. 7 p.m. 17 ...continued from preceeding page Friday, December 16 A Festive Christmas: With Westminster Community Chorus and Chamber Choir, Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College. 8 p.m. Also December 17. Saturday, December 17 Spiced Punch: Palmer Square, Princeton. 12 noon to 2 p.m. Also December 18 Holiday Pops: Princeton Symphony Orchestra. Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University. 4 p.m. Christmas Music: from England, Scotland and Wales, VOICES Chorale. Trinity Episcopal Church, Princeton. 4:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Also December 18 at 3 p.m. The Snow Queen: By DanceVision. Kendall Hall Theater, The College of New Jersey. 7 p.m. Also December 18 at 2 p.m. Voices of Angels: American Boychoir, Princeton University Chapel. 7:30 p.m. Holiday Pops: Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University. 4 p.m. Sunday, December 18 Children’s Choir Winter Concert: Westminster Conservatory, Bristol Chapel, Westminster Choir College. 2 p.m. Officium Pastorum, The Shepherds: A Thirteenth-Century Christmas Music Drama, Princeton University Chapel. 3 p.m. Chanuka Bowl: The Friendship Circle. For families with children and adults with special needs. Hot latkes, fresh donuts, Chanuka gelt and more. Info and RSVP at mercerfriends.com 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, December 24 Santa’s Arrival at Princeton Airport: Route 206, Princeton. 11 a.m. Holiday brass: Palmer Square, Princeton. 12 noon to 2 p.m. Santa on the Square: 12 noon to 2 p.m. Christmas Eve Caroling: Arts Council of Princeton.Carolers of all ages assemble on Palmer Square green and proceed to sing with the Blawenburg Brass Band leading the festivities. Bring lanterns and flashlights. Keep your eyes open for Santa. 5:15 p.m Christmas Eve Service: Princeton University Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Alison L. Boden, Dean of Religious Life and the Chapel. 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, December 25 Crossing Re-Enactment: Washington Crossing State Park, PA. 1 p.m. Christmas Day Service: Princeton University Chapel with the Rev. Deborah K. Blanks, Associate Dean of Religious Life and the Chapel. 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Saturday, December 31 Hogmanay New Year’s Eve Bonfire: Lawrence Historical Society. Brearley House, Meadow Lane, Lawrenceville. 6 p.m. New Year’s Eve Concert: Greater Trenton Symphony Orchestra. 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