Keeping busy on The Scene!
Looking for something fun to do this week? Check out the Ewing Scene roundup! This week check out events near and around town, including The College of New Jersey Orchestra on Friday, Trivia Night at Riverhorse Brewery on Saturday, Restaurant Week through Monday in Lawrenceville, and Ewing Patriotic Committee's Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday at 11 a.m. Have a special event you'd like to promote? Click the button to email us your flyer.
Bacon, Sausage & Scrapple Making
Howell Living History Farm, Saturday, Nov. 9 | 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Children's Craft: Piggy Magnet (11 a.m. to 3 p.m.)
When the weather turns cold, the annual work of making sausage, scrapple, and bacon gets underway, giving visitors a chance to see the techniques used to make these products...then to taste some of the results! Visitors can lend a hand filling the sausage stuffer and grinding the corn used in scrapple and cornbread recipes, then taste cracklins and other delicacies made in the process. Howell Living History Farm, 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Twp., NJ 08530. Main: 609-737-3299; info@howellfarm.org
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5 p.m. Nov. 9, the Science of Brewing with The Molecular Biology Outreach Program of Princeton & Trivia Night with Joe Trivia
Learn the ins and outs of the science behind beer, and then put your brewing knowledge to the test at Trivia Night. No admission fees but reserve your space here. Email info@riverhorse.com or (609) 883-0890.  Family Matinee at Princeton Garden Theatre: E.T. The Extraterrestrial
Saturday, Nov. 9 at 10 a.m., the $5 Family Matinee Series continues with a Sci-Fi film from Steven Spielberg that every child should see, E.T! Admission is FREE for members of our nonprofit theater and their kids. Tickets are available now at princetongardentheatre.org/family
The Family Matinee Series is brought to you in partnership with Jazams, The McCarter Theater Center, Color Me Mine Princeton, The Princeton Public Library and the YWCA.
About the movie: This cornerstone of ‘80s cinema from director Steven Spielberg has touched the hearts of generations of young moviegoers. Elliot, a lonely kid living in suburban California, comes across a shy alien who has been stranded on Earth. They quickly develop a strong bond of friendship, and Elliott attempts to help E.T. contact his home planet to arrange rescue while also keeping him hidden from the scientists and government agents who are looking for the extra-terrestrial.
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Take a hike!
The interactive New Jersey Trailhead Finder Map with links to hike, rail-trail, and kayaking guides, including nearby ones in PA and NY. Where will it take you? Click the image to play.
For individual maps: NJ Trail Maps.
For curated lists of hikes: Top 10 Hikes in NJ, Best Hikes in NJ, Best Central NJ, Best South NJ, Best Fall Foliage, Best Waterfalls, Easy Hikes, Challenging Hikes, as well as “near NJ” hikes in NY and hikes in PA.
TCNJ Lions Athletics Nov. 8-9
Friday, Wrestling v. Wilkes, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Wresting v. McDaniel at 10: 30 a.m. and v. Muhlenberg at 12 noon. Women's Soccer, v. NJAC, 12 noon
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Lawrenceville Main Street Restaurant Week Nov. 4-11
Join Lawrenceville Main Street Restaurants and Eateries in a week of specials and Pre Fixe Menus at special prices! Reservations for sit down restaurants are suggested. Call restaurants directly for menus, specials and reservations. Specials and Pre-fixe menus will be listed at LawrencevilleMainStreet.com as available!
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Free Access to Parks for Veterans and Families
November 11, Veterans Day 2024
Washington Crossing Historic Park, PA
All United States veterans and their families are invited to take a free park tour or enjoy free admission to Bowman's Hill Tower. Timed tickets (using the "Active Military" category) and a veteran ID are required. More information.
Trenton City Museum through December 1, 2024
Returning to Trenton City Museum, it’s the biennial juried Mercer County Photography exhibition! Photo links to website.
- JUROR: Gary D. Saretzky
- On view October 12 – December 1
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Image: Watching Your Back, by Nigel Rivera
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SAVE THE DATE!
Roxey Ballet presents "The Nutcracker" at Villa Victoria Theater
Performances take place: Saturday, November 30th @ 2:00pm; Sunday, December 1st @ 2:00pm; Friday, December 6th @ 10:00am (Children’s Matinee); Saturday, December 7th @ 2:00pm; Sunday, December 8th @ 2:00pm; and Saturday, December 14th @ 4:00pm (Sensory Friendly Show). Tickets are available for purchase online. The Villa Victoria Theater is located at 376 W Upper Ferry Road in Ewing, New Jersey. Virtual Performances are also available for those who prefer to enjoy the magic from the comfort of home!
This program is made possible by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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