Princeton Weekend Guide: Feb. 15-17

Friday

 The film celebrates the artistry of ancient Mayan monuments and vases and explores the tangled moral and economic issues involved in the excavation, collection, and study of ancient Maya art, as well as the breakthroughs that are illuminating the meanings of these precious objects, 5 p.m. 

An interactive screening and sing-along to the film, The Sound of Music at McCarter Theatre. Also, a costume contest. 7 p.m. 

Princeton Sound Kitchen features new works by Princeton University graduate student composers and performed by the Brentano String Quartet,, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday

Art Tales at the Princeton University Art Museum. Drop in anytime between 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and learn about the customs and traditions of different cultures through the stories they told and the art they created. Then make a puppet and get ready to tell stories of your own.

Create projects inspired by African art at Arts Council of Princeton, 2 p.m. 

 and presented by Theatre IV, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. 

Princeton Plays Pink: Princeton Women's Basketball vs. Harvard to benefit the Kay Yow Cancer Fund and the YWCA Princeton Breast Cancer Resource Center. Fans who wear pink to the game will receive free admissions and there will be contests for the best dressed fans in pink. There will be a pink t-shirt sale and a silent auction. Doors open at 5 p.m., game begins at 6 p.m. 

The Arts Council of Princeton presents Cabernet Cabaret. Tapas reception followed by an evening with Cabaret music by Sarah Donner, Joanna Burns, Amanda Duncan, Rebecca Olsson & Avi Wisnia, 7:30 p.m. 

Sunday

Meet some of the Princeton area's top wedding pros and enjoy an afternoon of bridal planning at the Nassau Inn. Prizes and a chance to win a free honeymoon, Noon. 

Self taught ukulele player and composer Kaitlin Overton will perform at Princeton Public Library. Community Room, 3 p.m. 

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