The Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) is hitting the road, and planning a trip across the border to Mexico City this fall to view the art of the region and sample the local food. The art and culinary tour of Mexico City is planned for this October, and will include visiting art galleries and installations paired with the flavors of Mexico’s culinary heritage from acclaimed restaurants as well as street vendors. This behind-the-scenes experience of Mexico City has been curated and will be led by artist, instructor, former trustee, and current advisory board member Veronica Ol ..read more

Every Thursday in May, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., Palmer Square is turning into an opportunity to support local nonprofit organizations and make a difference, one purchase at a time. When you visit a participating retailers and/or restaurants, 10 percent of all sales will be donated to the designated nonprofit of the week. Live music and entertainment will greet shoppers, who are encouraged to bring gently used handbags, jewelry, and accessories to the Green for Dress For Success to collect them for women in need going to work or job interviews. Other organizations that benefit from your ..read more

A trifecta of education, entertainment, and edibles: The West Windsor Community Farmers Market is collaborating with the Princeton Garden Theatre to show the movie Common Ground, and Cherry Grove Farm is offering cheese plates from its sustainable farm and creamery in Lawrenceville at the event on Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m. The documentry profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of white, Black, and Indigenous farmers who are using “regenerative” models of agriculture that could balance the climate, improve health, and help stabilize America’s economy. Moderated by Scott Morgan of Morganics ..read more

Renowned furniture designer Mira Nakashima, head designer at George Nakashima Woodworkers in New Hope, Pa., was commissioned by the U.S. State Department to create a special piece of furniture for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the first Japanese leader to visit the U.S. as a state guest in nine years. As she contemplated the design, Nakashima reflected on when she and her family were forcibly relocated to Camp Minidoka, an American internment camp for people of Japanese ancestry in Hunt, Idaho, from 1942-1943. Today, Mira, 82, a trained architect, has worked in the family business si ..read more

  Photo courtesy of New York Botanical Garden. Cultivate your plant knowledge through the celebrated New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), which is offering online continuing education at its new Plant Studio. The NYBG, located in Bronx Park, New York City, suggests giving a course in plant nurturing as a Mother’s Day gift. The “bite-sized” online courses in gardening, floral design, plant science, landscape design, are created for busy adults, designed with flexibility in mind. Courses vary in length, ranging from two to six weeks. Students will learn from an array of seasoned plant profess ..read more

Shown is “Moven, 1959,” by Dudley Morris (1912-1966), from the Morven Collection, a gift of Bayard Stockton III by his children and grandchildren. Morven Museum & Garden has played a unique role in the history of New Jersey and the nation. Home to five governors and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Morven will soon feature some behind the scenes and lesser known stories of the historic home and its residents. “Morven Revealed: Untold Stories from New Jersey’s Most Historic Home” will open to visitors on April 26, and run through March 2, 2025. The exhibit celebrates Morbv ..read more

Known for his role on the NBC television series Law & Order, award-winning actor Sam Waterston will speak to the Princeton University Class of 2024 on May 27 on Cannon Green. Waterston, whose career has spanned more than five decades, has starred in countless television, film, and stage roles and has been nominated for Emmy, Academy, and Tony awards. In February he stepped down from his celebrated Law & Order role as district attorney Jack McCoy after appearing in more than 400 episodes since 1994. At least two of Waterston’s roles have Princeton connections: he played Nick Carraway in ..read more

(Photos Courtesy of Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle) The Doan Gang roamed Bucks County, Pa., in the 1770s, and were known for exploits that included stealing horses and selling them to the British, robbing the Bucks County treasury, and in general, disrupting the new governments of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland. Later romanticized, they were considered both villains and heroes. Discover their untold stories at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown, Pa., beginning May 4 in a new exhibition, “The Doan Gang: Outlaws of the Revolution.” The museum delves into an immersive history of the&nb ..read more

Dear Readers, Welcome to your Spring issue of Princeton Magazine. Experience Princeton, the new nonprofit group that is promoting Princeton and its merchants as a visitors’ destination, has “Bloom Local” as the theme for this season, and its logo is marked by some flowers. The same could be said for this issue of Princeton Magazine, for you will find that our writers have uncovered a wonderful array of new things to do and know about from our wonderful location in the middle of the Garden State. The other aspect of these discoveries is the uncovering of some unknown heroes and heroines related ..read more

  Emily Roebling’s Invaluable Contributions to the Brooklyn Bridge and Women’s Rights By Wendy Greenberg A bronze statue of John A. Roebling in an armchair, with a diagram of a suspension bridge on his lap and books and blueprints beneath his chair, sits in the Cadwalader Heights neighborhood of Trenton. On one side, a relief panel depicts the Brooklyn Bridge — his masterpiece, referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World. But the story of the Brooklyn Bridge, with its iconic suspension cables and arches, its design inspired by a church in Germany, is not one man’s work. In fact, its st ..read more