Get in on The Scene!
Looking for Fun and Entertainment This Week? Here's What's Happening in and Around Ewing!
Plan Ahead: Be sure to check out our "Save the Date" section to get ready for upcoming events you won’t want to miss.
Got an Event? We’d love to help you spread the word! Share your flyer with us using the link below, and we’ll promote it to the Ewing community.
Thursday, Feb. 5, 10:30 a.m.
Schmooze and Learn! Join Rabbi Adler for an informal discussion of current events and what Judaism has to say about the issues of the day. Enjoy your cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate and find out what's happening in the world through a Jewish lens. Discussions are typically held on Zoom on the first Thursday of every month. Please call the office at 609-896-4977 for the Zoom link.
Join us at 10:30 am on Zoom on the following dates: Feb 5, Mar 5, Apr 16, May 7 and June 4 . Open the community! Adath Israel Congregation, 1958 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville NJ 609-896-4977
Mini History Exhibit at Hollowbrook Center
Created by local artist Beverly Keese Kellee, the Mini History Museum will be on display through February at Hollowbrook Community Center, 320 Hollowbrook Dr, Ewing.
From the artist: As America celebrates the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th of this year 2026, we pause to take a look at how it all began. This display case acts as a Mini History Museum.
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The information and artifacts represent early American events such as the Battle for Independence, the first stitches of the American flag and a very significant shift, the Emancipation Proclamation. The artifacts add another layer of visual to the story of the Indigenous, Colonized and Enslaved peoples of America.
Happy Anniversary America!
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Annual Youth Art Show, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer
Thursday, Feb. 5, 6 to 8 p.m., 1040 Spruce St., Lawrence.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Mercer County will host its annual Youth Art Show on February 5th at the Spruce Street Club, celebrating the creativity, voice, and collective power of young people. This year's exhibition, themed "The Power of Us," features immersive, site-based installations created by Club members that explore unity, identity, imagination, and shared impact. Community members, partners, donors, and supporters are invited to experience the creativity and talent of local youth firsthand at the Spruce Street Club.
Muleheaded, Passage Theater
February 5-7, Mill Hill Playhouse, 205 East Front Street, Trenton. www.passagetheatre.org.
World premiere. Harlem Renaissance writers Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston attempt to collaborate on a Broadway play called Mule-bone, but shifting loyalties to their white patron; explosive conflicts with a close confidante; and smoldering jealousies lead to betrayals that threaten to destroy long-term friendships and budding careers. Preview night. Pay what you can, $0 to $25.
Thursday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m., Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. 609-883-8292
Celebrate Black History Month with the dynamic sounds of the Rick Fiori Jazz Band! Led by acclaimed drummer Rick Fiori, this powerhouse ensemble features recording artist Elliot Bernard on piano, Evan Wohlrabe on bass, and tenor saxophonist Rico Jones. Together, they pay tribute to legendary Black jazz masters—Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk. Experience an unforgettable evening of first?class jazz with a playlist that includes but not limited to "Owl" "Four" "Saint Thomas" "Sentimental" "My Suede Shoes" "Lulu's Back In Town". Sponsored by Friends of the Lawrence Library. Registration is requested.
Thursday, Feb. 5, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
This new course will offer an in-depth look at the work of major American figures in ecopoetry, from the seminal forerunners of the late twentieth century to experimental and cutting-edge voices of the twenty-first. This format will allow us to spend time reading and discussing multiple poems by individual poets, including Gary Snyder, A.R. Ammons, Brenda Hillman, Forrest Gander, Evelyn Reilly, Jorie Graham, and more. We will follow along as they attempt to establish a new paradigm for our human relationship to the natural world while responding to an ever-heightening sense of crisis. We will be reading now-classic ecopoems as well as up-to-the-minute work.
For information, contact Education Manager Anna Hill ahill@thewatershed.org or email winifred.spar@gmail.com
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Move to Create, ArtWorks
Friday, Feb. 6, 7 to 10 p.m.
Ink & Drink (21+)
Dance barefoot through black paint to music, rhythm, and emotion. No brushes. No pressure. Just pure expressive movement as your feet become your tools. This workshop is about freedom, joy, and reconnecting with the body as a creative force.
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 Faculty Artist Recital: Joshua Kovach & Kathleen Mitchell
Friday, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m., Mayo Concert Hall. Join TCNJ Department of Music for the first Faculty Artist Recital of this semester, featuring Joshua Kovach, clarinet, and Kathleen Mitchell, saxophone.
The program opens with a transcription of Ginastera’s vibrant Tres Danzas Argentinas, the composer’s first published and most beloved work. From there, the concert highlights international voices, including Hungarian clarinetist Béla Kovács’evocative Hommage à Manuel de Falla and Jamaican-born British composer Eleanor Alberga’s Duo, drawn from her ballet Dancing with the Shadow. Contemporary influences surface in Andrián Pertout’s Riesenschritte, inspired by Coltrane’s groundbreaking Giant Steps, and in Ronald L. Caravan’s arrangement of Paquito D’Rivera’s La Fleur de Cayenne, infused with the rhythms of the Venezuelan joropo. The program also features Victor Morosco’s Blue Caprice, a blues-inflected passacaglia that bridges classical form with jazz tradition.
Together, these works create a rich and eclectic evening, weaving folk influences, jazz language, and contemporary voices into a vibrant tapestry of sound. Get tickets here: https://tcnjcenterforthearts.universitytickets.com/...
Saturday, Feb. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 70 Woodens Lane, Lambertville.
Hundreds of sugar maple trees line the banks of Moore's Creek and the nearby woods at the foot of Baldpate Mountain...and in February farmers begin the annual work of sap collection and maple syrup production. The first step takes place in the sugar bush. Visitors can join Howell Farm’s expert tree-tappers for a lesson in how to tap a backyard maple tree and make syrup at home.
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Saturday, Feb. 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Multiple times: 10 – 11:30 a.m. | 12:30 – 2 p.m. | 2:30 – 4 p.m.
Info: Join Watershed Education staff to discover the history, folklore and science of maple sugaring. Visit our maple trees, find out how we tap them using drills and spiles, and try a sample of sweet maple sugar. Learn about the evaporation process and how sticky sap transforms into sweet maple syrup. The operation of our outdoor evaporator is dependent on the amount of sap the trees produce and the weather. It may not be running during all program sessions. Dress for both indoors and outdoors and wear your boots!
Patches are available for purchase in the gift shop on the day of the program.
Ages 5 and up. Adult attendance required. Discount available for members. Contact Anna for help registering large groups.
Registration Link: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Maple Sugaring Registration 12:30 – 2 p.m. Maple Sugaring Registration 2:30 – 4 p.m.: Maple Sugaring Registration
Saturday Canal Walk
Saturday, Feb. 7, 10 a.m.
Three mile walk on the towpath, year-round. Free. Meet at Turning Basin Park, Alexander Road, Princeton, at the end of the parking lot near the road. Register to get notice of cancellations due to weather by emailing canalwalkers@googlegroups.com.
Echoes of Movement: Remembering, Reflecting, Reclaiming
Feb. 7, 11 a.m., 42 Pennington Avenue, Trenton Greater Mt. Zion CDC Community dialogue exploring the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and Trenton’s Free African Society through storytelling and creative expression. Website,
HiTOPS February Closet Pop-Up
Saturday, Feb. 7, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Come hang out for FREE gender-affirming clothing, snacks, and resources! This Pop-Up has a Valentine's theme and we'll have materials for you to make a card or two for loved ones in addition to grabbing some new clothes and accessories!
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Perfume Presentations: Curator's Talk and Tea with Susan Arthur
Saturday, Feb. 7, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Cadwalader Park, Trenton, 609-989-1191. www.ellarslie.org.
Join for tea and treats and discover a marvelous collection of perfume bottles with Susan Arthur, curator of "A PASSION FOR PERFUMES: Vintage Bottles by Lenox and More." Register. $10.
Public Discussion: Mel Leipzig, Street Artists, and Trenton's Art Future, Trenton Free Public Library
Saturday, Feb. 7, 2 p.m., Trenton Free Public Library, 120 Academy St., Trenton.
The Trenton Free Public Library and the Trenton Artists Workshop Association will present the public discussion "Mel Leipzig, Street Artists, and Trenton's Art Future." The free event is held in conjunction with the exhibition "Mel Leipzig: Tattoo and Street Artists" on view in the library gallery through March 22.
Featured on the program are Trenton street artists Rain, Lank, Raz, and others; American Graffiti Museum in Trenton representative Julia Taylor; exhibition curator and artist Liz Aubrey; and arts writer Dan Aubrey. The event is part of the Trenton City Museum's city-wide series of projects to commemorate the late nationally known Trenton artist and instructor who died in November 2025.
Documentary Screening: Becoming Frederick Douglass, Ewing Branch
Saturday, Feb. 7, 2:30 p.m., Ewing Branch 61 Scotch Road Ewing, NJ 08628 609-882-3148
Discover how a man born into slavery became one of the most influential voices for democracy in American history. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Stanley Nelson explores the role Douglass played in securing the right to freedom for African Americans. Runtime: 54 mins. Registration is required.
Art Openings, ArtWorks
Saturday, Feb. 7, 6 to 8 p.m.
In the Main Gallery, FUGAZI, a self-titled multidisciplinary exhibition by Trenton-based artist FUGAZI, explores perspective as the foundation of human experience. Rooted in moral relativism, the work reflects on how truth is shaped by culture, time, and personal identity.
In the Community Gallery, Celestial Bodies by Rashad Malik Davis is a reclamation of Black and Queer identity grounded in ancestral knowledge and spiritual history. Drawing from his academic background in anthropology, Davis examines Queerness as an ancient and sacred presence within many indigenous African cultures, one later disrupted by colonial erasure.
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 LISTEN UP! Trenton Makes Music documentary
Saturday, Feb. 7, 4 p.m., Acme Screening Room, 25 S. Union St., Lambertville.
“Listen Up – Trenton Makes Music” explores the deep musical legacy of Trenton, New Jersey, from the 1960s to today. Through interviews with artists, historians, and community voices, the film looks at the city’s once-vibrant music scene and the gifted performers who shaped it—some who reached national stages as well as others who devoted their lives to local audiences.
ACME Screening Room and Art Varga
Winter Birds of Prey
Sunday, Feb. 8, 10 a.m., Washington Crossing State Park, Titusville.
Eagles, hawks, falcons, and owls are all active during the winter months throughout the Garden State. Join the park naturalist on a walk searching for the birds of prey that call Washington Crossing State Park home during the winter. We will spend the late morning walking about 2 miles on the more accessible trails of the park. Call 609-737-0609 or email joseph.moore@dep.nj.gov for more information.
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Through Feb. 8, 2026
We’ve all heard of gaslighting – well it was originated in the immortal 1944 movie starring Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer! In this stunning play you’ll be steeped in a world where trust is a fragile illusion, one woman's reality is blurred by the darkness of manipulation. As secrets unravel and shadows deepen, will she uncover the truth before it’s too late? Experience the gripping psychological thriller 'Gaslight'—where every whisper holds a secret and every glance reveals a lie. $24/$22 PG13
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Athletic events at TCNJ
- Feb. 6, Wrestling v. Stevens, 6 p.m.
- Feb. 11, Women's Basketball v. Rowan, 5 p.m.; Men's, 7 p.m.
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SAVE THE DATE!
Please join us on February 20th at the Hollowbrook Center to learn about African American participation on both sides of the conflict in the Revolutionary War. Olivia Glenn will be the docent for the evening and this educational program is both fitting and appropriate as we celebrate black history month and the semiquicentennial. This important history promises to tell the story of the African American struggle for freedom that was seldom taught in our classrooms.
Eastern Wind Symphonic
Sunday, Feb. 15, 2 p.m., Kendall Hall at TCNJ. Symphonic band music inspired by notable jazz greats such as Gershwin, Bernstein, Corea, Kenton, and so many more. Maureen Hurd, head of the woodwind program at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers, will be performing the Ticheli Concerto for Clarinet. Tickets are available online or at the door. https://easternwindsymphony.org/concert/inspired
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