Weekend Arts Roundup: Lils, Laughs, Libretti--and Lawnparties!
T-minus 24 hours until blessed freedom is upon us! Or at least until we get to take a brief breather, enjoy some relatively normal springtime weather (knock on wood!), and savor all the Lawnparties revelry before buckling down for the final push come Monday. We'll have a more extensive Lawnparties breakdown soon (stay tuned!), but until then there are a ton of exciting ways to kick back with the arts this weekend. You've earned it!
- An oldie but a goodie--Communiversity, Princeton's annual town-gown spring festival, strikes again on Saturday, and the picture-perfect weather forecast means it's bound to be a happening scene. With five stages' worth of music and performance groups, from a cappella to jazz to flamenco dancing, there's something for everyone. Come mingle with the townies, eat great food, and savor some time outside the bubble! Noon to 5pm on Saturday in downtown Princeton (click here for more detailed descriptions of some of the weekend's events).
If it's a cappella you're craving, look no further than the Lils's 40th anniversary Jam at 8pm tonight at Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall, featuring a guest performance from the Nassoons. Tickets $8 for students. The Jam will also focus on the legacy of women here at Princeton to kick off the weekend's She Roars festival (which is hosting the likes of Sheryl WuDunn '88 and Sonia Sotomayor '76!). You can read the full lecture schedule here: it's a star-studded list of events, and many allow walk-in guests!- The University's also hosting its second annual Princeton Poetry Festival this weekend. Organized by New Yorker poetry editor (and Lewis Center director) Paul Muldoon, the Festival has a killer lineup of readers. There's nothing more soothing or exhilarating than having someone read to you--especially when that someone happens to be a poetry legend like Sharon Olds or Mark Doty. Drop in as you wish at Richardson Auditorium, even for a brief while: don't miss it! Click here for the full schedule.
- If pure laughs are more your thing, nothing goes better with the craziness of houseparties than the killer wit of Quipfire!, which will be doing 10pm shows Thursday-Saturday in Theatre Intime. Tickets are $6, and they're bound to sell out (be ready for some serious drunken revelry!), so buy yours ahead of time in Frist.
- The newly-formed Princeton Opera Company is presenting Love, Laughter and Libretto, a free concert of opera scenes from Mozart to Bernstein, at 2pm on Saturday in the Rocky Common Room--a perfect break from Communiversity or a compliment to a late brunch.