What's Going on in Princeton This Week

Monday

YMCA Princeton hosts a complimentary Open House Breakfast, featuring assorted crustless quiches and gluten-free baked goods, 8 a.m. 

Talk: "Beyond Einstein: New Jersey’s Contributions to World Science and Technology." Michael G. Littman, Princeton University Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, will highlight some important inventors, entrepreneurs and innovators with ties to New Jersey and how they changed the world. Princeton Public Libary, Community Room, 7 p.m. 

Tuesday

YMCA Open House: Intro to Juicing. Discover all the goodness of juicing in this mini class. Includes Juices for Detox, The Power of Beets, and The Power of Ginger, 10 a.m. 

Film and Discussion: "The Smartest Team: Making High School Football Safer." A documentary that shows how a team of experts from around the nation, working with the football program at Newcastle High School in rural Oklahoma for an entire football season to address the challenges concussions pose to the sport, were able to reduce the school's high rate of concussions by 75 percent in one season. Princeton Public Library, Community Room, 7 p.m. 

Wednesday

Corner Bakery Cafe Opens today at 6:30 a.m. at MarketFair Mall. The first 100 guests will receive a commemorative travel mug, which includes a free daily coffee refill for one year. Also, all guests during the first week can enter the "Free Panini for a Year" raffle.  

Detox with a French Twist: A Suppers Programs Workshop at Whole Earth.  Veronique Cardon will demonstrate a few easy fruits and vegetable recipes to help to clean up your system after the holiday excess. Featured will be sauteed Brussels sprouts with slivered almonds and kale, avocado and apple almond-milk smoothie. 7 p.m. 

Thursday

YMCA Open House: Intro to Spice for Life with Dor Mullen of The Suppers Program. Explore intersection of food and health. Come get a taste of this mini class. 2 p.m. 

Friday

YMCA Open House: Healthy Hour. Princeton YMCA Enjoy dips, crudites, gluten-free crackers, artisanal cheeses from Olson's, and even faux cocktails. 5 p.m.