Arts events in Princeton

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John Malkovich in The Music Critic at McCarter Theatre Center

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

John Malkovich In The Music Critic

 Thu, 16 Apr at 07:00 pm Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Angelique Kidjo at McCarter Theatre Center

 Sat, 11 Apr at 07:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

DakhaBrakha in Princeton

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

Rhiannon Giddens

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

Atsuko Okatsuka at McCarter Theatre Center

 Thu, 09 Apr at 07:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

Laurie Berkner

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Angelique Kidjo

 Fri, 10 Apr Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Princeton Art Bazaar

 Sat, 02 May at 11:00 am Arts Council of Princeton

Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens at McCarter Theatre Center

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

Atsuko Okatsuka: The Big Bowl Tour

Thu, 09 Apr at 07:30 pm 91 University Pl, Princeton, NJ, United States, New Jersey 08540

The Laurie Berkner Band: Greatest Hits at McCarter Theatre Center

 Sun, 22 Mar at 03:00 pm McCarter Theatre Center

DakhaBrakha at Princeton University - Roger S Berlind Theatre

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:30 pm Princeton University - Roger S Berlind Theatre

Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens

 Fri, 27 Mar Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Roy Wood Jr.

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

John Malkovich

 Fri, 17 Apr at 11:30 pm Matthews Theater at McCarter Theatre Center

The Moth at McCarter Theatre Center

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

Circus Quixote - Audio Described & Open Captioned Performance

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Madeleine Peyroux at McCarter Theatre Center

 Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

Everyone is Lying to You for Money(2025)w/ Director Ben McKenzie & Prof. Julian E. Zelizer

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Princeton Garden Theatre

Mark Morris Dance Group at McCarter Theatre Center

 Sat, 30 May McCarter Theatre Center

Ravi Shankar Ensemble

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Laurie Berkner Solo: Greatest Hits at McCarter Theatre Center

 Sun, 22 Mar at 11:00 am McCarter Theatre Center

Ravi Shankar Ensemble at McCarter Theatre Center

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

DakhaBrakha

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Berlind Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Dorrance Dance at McCarter Theatre Center

 Sat, 04 Apr at 07:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

Christian McBride with Ursa Major

 Sun, 07 Jun at 11:00 pm Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center

The Sound of Music Sing-Along (1965) | Mother's Day Matinee

 Sun, 10 May at 12:00 pm Princeton Garden Theatre

Atsuko Okatsuka

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Circus Quixote - ASL Interpreted & Post Show Conversation Performance

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Mark Morris Dance Group: Dances to American Music

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

The Making of Life on Our Planet: Dinosaurs at McCarter Theatre Center

 Sun, 29 Mar at 03:00 pm McCarter Theatre Center

Dorrance Dance: The Center Will Not Hold

 Fri, 03 Apr at 07:00 pm Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

An ABBA Candlelight Experience In Princeton, NJ 🕯️Friday April 10th

 Fri, 10 Apr at 10:00 pm All Saints' Episcopal Church

Improvised Shakespeare Company

 Wed, 15 Apr at 07:00 pm Berlind Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Sweet Honey in the Rock at McCarter Theatre Center

 Fri, 24 Apr at 07:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

Circus Quixote at McCarter Theatre Center

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

Mrs. Christie

 Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm Berlind Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Mrs. Christie at McCarter Theatre Center

 Thu, 07 May at 07:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

Coltrane 100 at McCarter Theatre Center

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

Cosmo - Dance

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Berlind Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Parking Laurie Berkner

 Sun, 22 Mar at 03:00 pm Matthews Theater at McCarter Theatre Center

Annual Hollywood Awards Party Fundraiser

 Sun, 15 Mar at 05:30 pm 160 Nassau St, Princeton, NJ, United States, New Jersey 08542

Joao Bosco Quartet at McCarter Theatre Center

 Sat, 25 Apr McCarter Theatre Center

Porcelain War (2024) | Presented in Partnership with Princeton University Concerts

 Wed, 18 Mar at 07:00 pm Princeton Garden Theatre

Dorrance Dance - Princeton

 Sat, 04 Apr at 11:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

Cure (1997) | Cinema Studies Seminar with Steven Chung

 Wed, 01 Apr at 07:30 pm Princeton Garden Theatre

$ 5 Family Matinee | Son of Godzilla (1967)

 Sat, 21 Mar at 10:00 am Princeton Garden Theatre

The Center Will Not Hold - A Dorrance Dance Production

Sat, 04 Apr at 07:30 pm 91 University Pl, Princeton, NJ, United States, New Jersey 08540

Roy Wood Jr.

 Thu, 19 Mar at 11:30 pm Matthews Theater at McCarter Theatre Center

Lecture Demonstration with Rob Kapilow

 Fri, 13 Mar at 05:30 pm Wolfensohn Hall, Institute for Advanced Study Free

The Big Short (2015) | w/ Economist Alex Imas

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm Princeton Garden Theatre

Catherine Russell in Princeton

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:30 pm McCarter Theater

Circus Quixote

 Tue, 03 Mar at 07:00 pm Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Hamlet (2026) | NTLive

 Sun, 03 May at 12:30 pm Princeton Garden Theatre

The Brandee Younger Trio at McCarter Theatre Center

 Wed, 10 Jun at 07:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

$ 5 Family Matinee | Batman: The Movie (1966)

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Princeton Garden Theatre

PDII’s TRANSFORM Conference

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:30 am Princeton Marriott at Forrestal

Bob Crawford in Conversation with Sean Wilentz: "America’s Founding Son"

 Sat, 14 Mar at 04:00 pm Labyrinth Books USD 0 to 32

ACP BYOB: Wheel Ceramics

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Arts Council of Princeton USD 0 to 93

$ 5 Family Matinee | The Muppet Movie (1979)

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am Princeton Garden Theatre

Mark Morris Dance Group - Princeton

 Sat, 30 May at 11:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

The Making of Life on Our Planet: Dinosaurs

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:00 pm Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Mrs. Christie - ASL Interpreted & Post Show Conversation Preformance

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm Berlind Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) | Reel Rebels Series

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:30 pm Princeton Garden Theatre

Cool Hand Luke (1967) | Reel Rebels Series

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm Princeton Garden Theatre

Cosmo at Princeton University - Roger S Berlind Theatre

 Sat, 14 Mar at 11:00 am Princeton University - Roger S Berlind Theatre

ACP BYOB: Wheel Ceramics

 Fri, 24 Jul at 06:00 pm Arts Council of Princeton USD 0 to 93

Parking Mrs. Christie - Princeton

 Wed, 06 May at 11:30 pm Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center

Coltrane 100

 Tue, 07 Apr at 07:00 pm Matthews Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) | Prof Picks w/ Jiayanh Mi, College of NJ

 Wed, 13 May at 07:00 pm Princeton Garden Theatre

Open Mic Afternoon: Celebrate Witherspoon-Jackson Neighborhood with Poetry and Community Connection

 Sun, 15 Mar at 02:00 pm 102 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ, United States, New Jersey 08542

Susan Cheever in Conversation with Eliza Griswold—When All the Men Wore Hats

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm Labyrinth Books Princeton

LIFF Best of the Fest w/ Lighthouse International Film Festival | FREE FOR MEMBERS

 Sun, 22 Mar at 04:00 pm Princeton Garden Theatre

Film | The Umbrella of Cherbourg (1964) + Q&A with Prof. Andrew C. Lovett

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Princeton Garden Theatre Free

Film | Bardot (2025) + Q&A with Prof. Ericka Knudson (East Coast Premiere )

 Thu, 02 Apr at 07:00 pm Princeton Garden Theatre Free

Yasmin Williams

 Wed, 11 Mar at 07:00 pm Berlind Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

Screening of "When Fall is Coming" (2024) by François Ozon

 Sun, 12 Apr at 05:30 pm Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture Free

ACP BYOB: Wheel Ceramics

 Fri, 17 Apr at 06:00 pm Arts Council of Princeton USD 0 to 93

Hamilton de Holanda at McCarter Theatre Center

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:30 pm McCarter Theatre Center

ACP DIY: Bouquets with That Girl With Flowers

 Thu, 12 Mar at 06:30 pm Arts Council of Princeton USD 61

Rodrigue in Love (2025, US Premiere) + Q&A with director Johann Dionnet

 Fri, 20 Mar at 07:30 pm McCosh Hall 10 Free

Maintenance Artist (2025) | Followed by Panel Discussion led by Director Toby Perl Freilich

Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Princeton Garden Theatre

Performance of "Pratima: Singularity and Beyond"

 Sun, 29 Mar at 03:00 pm Arts Council of Princeton Free

Steven Mackey: Memoir

 Fri, 17 Apr at 07:00 pm Berlind Theatre - McCarter Theatre Center

cOsmO - Princeton

 Sat, 14 Mar at 03:00 pm Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center

WXPN Welcomes: Lucius - A History Worth Repeating

 Fri, 27 Mar at 08:00 pm 91 University Pl, Princeton, NJ, United States, New Jersey 08540

Screening of Blacks in France (2022) + Q&A with Alain Mabanckou

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:30 pm Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture Free

Book Discussion | When the War Was Over (1986) led by Elizabeth Becker

 Fri, 17 Apr at 12:00 pm East Pyne Hall Free

Screening of Amelie, or the Character of the Rain + Q&A with Mailys Vallade

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture Free

The Night of the Hunter (1955) | Cinema Studies Seminar with Prof. Maria DiBattista

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:30 pm Princeton Garden Theatre

Signs of Spring Garden Tour

 Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm Morven Museum & Garden

Parking Madeleine Peyroux

 Thu, 14 May at 11:30 pm Matthews Theater at McCarter Theatre Center

ART OF Mixology with 3BR Distillery

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm Arts Council of Princeton

Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens - “Sanctuary: The Power of Resonance and Ritual”

Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm 91 University Pl, Princeton, NJ, United States, New Jersey 08540

Stella Dallas (1937) | Deep Focus on Screen curated by TCM Writer Hannah Jack

 Sun, 17 May at 01:00 pm Princeton Garden Theatre

Free Pop-Up: ACP Craft Corner

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:30 pm Arts Council of Princeton Free

ART OF Making Matcha at Home with Ooika

 Thu, 12 Mar at 05:30 pm Arts Council of Princeton

Writing a Life Worth Remembering * April 2, 2026

 Thu, 02 Apr at 09:00 am The Peacock Inn and The Perch at Peacock Inn USD 315

Art Pop-up: Recent Works by Joe Kossow

 Sat, 28 Mar at 12:00 pm 102 Witherspoon St, Princeton, NJ, United States, New Jersey 08542