Treat Dad with these family events and activities in and around Princeton, New Jersey
Fly Fishing Lessons at Orvis
Saturday, June 18, 9am – 11:30pm
Orvis-Princeton, 301 Harrison Street, Princeton
Sign up for a free Fly Fishing 101 class with a fishing expert at Orvis Retail Store in Princeton. The class gives lessons on fly-casting and outfit rigging. It is appropriate for beginners of all ages. Register beforehand, as spots are limited. Orvis also offers a Fly Fishing 102 course once you’ve mastered the basics. more
Friday, June 3
3 p.m.: Native Plant Sale at D&R Greenway Land Trust, Johnson Education Center, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton.
4 to 7 p.m.: Nature Play at the West Windsor Arts Council. Explore the woods around WWAC with fun and games. Suitable for children ages 5 to 12.
7 p.m.: The Tigertown Dixieland Band performs at Thomas Sweet Ice Cream & Café at the Montgomery Shopping Center.
7:30 p.m.: Join Princeton Shopping Center for a live performance of “School of Rock” followed by the screening on the original movie. The outdoor screening will take place outside of Smith’s ACE Hardware and Princeton Nassau Pediatrics. Guests should bring their own blankets and lawn chairs. more
Photo Credit: John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum
In honor of John F. Kennedy’s 99th birthday anniversary, Urban Agenda Magazine remembers the former President and New Englander’s classic summer style. From white oxford shirts to trainers and aviators, JFK’s impact on men’s fashion continues to endure.
TACKLING 5 OF THE 21ST CENTURY’S BIGGEST PROBLEMS
By Donald Gilpin
How many thousands of devices-from cars to health monitoring systems to airplanes-would benefit from a microchip that could process data at the speed of light rather than the speed of electricity? more
Thursday, May 26
9AM-5PM The Arts Council of Princeton presents “Start Fresh,” a group exhibition curated by Eva Mantell. The exhibit brings together the work of 6 artists and nearly 80 students from the Arts Council’s art and health programs (on view through June 24). www.artscouncilofprinceton.org
ALL DAY The Alumni Association of Princeton University welcomes back generations of graduates for Reunions Weekend. Nearly 20,000 former Tigers descend on Princeton for this nostalgia-filled celebration. The event culminates with a parade through downtown Princeton (through Sunday, May 29). www.alumni.princeton.edu more
By Sarah Emily Gilbert
Like the diamonds she uses in her timeless designs, Yanina Fleysher is equal parts elegance and strength. As the founder and owner of Yanina and Company in Cedar Grove and Basking Ridge, Fleysher is one of New Jersey’s premiere jewelers. But before her baubles attracted the likes of Caroline Manzo and Kim Kardashian, Fleysher was catering to a far more humble crowd. more
By Donald Gilpin
Portrait by Kelly Campbell
An excited crowd was packed into the basement of Labyrinth Books on Nassau Street on a Monday evening in late March. More than 250, standing-room only, a wide variety of ages and backgrounds, chatted, consulted their smartphones, browsed through books laid out on shelves and tables around the room. more
If Phil Mickelson’s had trouble with these holes, we can only imagine how we’d look teeing off at these challenging spots on NJ golf courses
By Sarah Emily Gilbert
Urban Agenda highlights some of the toughest spots to tee off in New Jersey.
By Sarah Emily Gilbert
Consumer Reports finds that many sunscreens aren’t doing much screening at all.
Instagram Photo Credit: @toms
Instagram a pic #withoutshoes
By Sarah Emily Gilbert
May 10 is One Day Without Shoes. The event was created to raise awareness for the millions of people worldwide that must go without shoes. Show your support by joining TOMS’ “Without Shoes” Instagram campaign. Today, Instagram your feet #withoutshoes or in your TOMS, and help give 100,000 new pairs of shoes to children in 10 countries. more
Telephone Wire Plate | Shoptiques
Traditional Zulu work and it is made from coils of telephone wire wrapped around a solid metal core, to define its shape. It has a modern twist to its make with the infusion of bright colour patterns. The intricacy in the design makes this basket so precious due to the long production days involved in its design. No two pieces are the same. Designs may vary, making each individual piece that much more unique.
It’s not all about the margaritas.
Get ready for the bright festivities surrounding Cinco de Mayo with these fashion and food accessories.
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(Photo by Montana Pritchard/The PGA of America)
By Bill Alden
The northern Jersey town of Springfield has the feel of a typical upscale, leafy, east coast bedroom community with impressive homes, well-manicured lawns, and quiet neighborhoods.
But tucked into 474 acres in the northwestern part of town, off of Shunpike Road, stands one of the iconic sporting venues in the world, the Baltusrol Golf Club. more
By Linda Arntzenius
Photos by Princeton University, Office of Communications, Denise Applewhite (2015)
The Princeton economist Angus Deaton seems almost bemused about winning the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. “I always think of what I’m doing as ‘tinkering’ to make something better—in the end you’ve got something that looks like a new machine but it started with a lot of stuff that other people had worked on and then the Nobel prize committee comes along and says ‘look what you’ve done!’” more