Seminar: Center Stage Practical Seminar Series: Thanksgiving Dinner
Tired of being a spectator in the Thanksgiving preparations? Ready to try your hand at the culinary pinnacle of the year? Sign up for Center Stage's seminar, in cooperation with two Princeton co-ops, and learn how to prepare an entire Thanksgiving meal for yourself. Of course, there is only so much turkey in the world, so space is limited. Pre-register online at princeton.edu/frist/seminars. Yumminess awaits you.
Brown Co-op (216 Brown Hall) or TwoD Vegetarian Co-op (2 Dickinson St.)
Thursday, 8 p.m.
Concert: Crooked Still
Catch alternative bluegrass band, Crooked Still, before they go on indefinite hiatus! Crooked Still combines an innovative acoustic instrumentation with a high-energy onstage performance to create a truly special neo-folk experience. The five band members build upon the traditional stylings of the banjo and fiddle with cello, double bass and vocals. The band was formed in 2001 in Boston, and has since then released four albums, including their most recent "Some Strange Country," and toured internationally.
Taplin Auditorium
Thursday, 8 p.m.
Theater: Princeton Chinese Theatre presents "27"
Princeton Chinese Theatre’s fall show, "27," is about a young engineer in a barren, frightening land whose life changes after a curious phone call and an unexpected encounter. Theater enthusiasts won't want to miss this play about fleeting youth, unfulfilled hope and less nudity than the poster would make you think. English subtitles included. Written and directed by Meicen Sun ’12.
Frist Film/Performance Theatre
Thursday and Friday, 8 p.m.
Saturday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Class: Bartending 101/201
Looking to make some money or facilitate some forgotten evenings? Sign up for Bartending 101, a crash course in the basics of bartending. You’ll learn how to make popular cocktails and get certified to bartend anywhere in the United States. If that’s not enough, then check out the two-hour flair class Bartending 201. You’ll learn tricks to add style to your bartending and will get a free flair bottle so you can take your talents to the Street.
Campus Club Taproom Cafe
101: Friday and Saturday, 6:30 p.m., Sunday, 1 p.m.
201: Saturday, 3 p.m., Sunday, 10:30 a.m.
Musical: Doomsdays of Our Lives
With 2012 quickly approaching, what better way to spend a weekend night than watching a sneak peek of the end of the world? Triangle promises to deliver an entirely original, hilarious take on this somewhat depressing topic. If you’re not gonna go for the music, at least check it out for the trademark all-male skit. This time it’s reportedly about Mayans. Seriously though, when have you ever been let down by a Triangle production?
McCarter Theatre
Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.
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