Editor’s Note: The information here is accurate as of the time the Echo went to press on March 26. For updates and additional resources from the town of Princeton and other local organizations, visit www.princetoncovid.org.
As of press time, a statewide ban on most social gatherings was in place, and events scheduled for April were postponed, canceled, or up in the air. Notable among the postponements is the annual Communiversity celebration usually held the last weekend in April. It will instead take place on Sunday, October 11.
Due to this uncertainty, this issue of the Echo does not feature its typical printed calendar of upcoming events. When community gatherings resume, our calendar will be updated daily at www.communitynews.org/events.
For your entertainment
While their physical spaces are closed, many Princeton institutions are doing their best to offer their services virtually.
Using the tagline “apART together,” the Arts Council of Princeton is inviting the community to participate in its ACP Sketch Club. Community members are encouraged “to devote time each day to complete a page in a sketchbook (or any notebook or sheet of paper) that details your time spent social-distancing.
“Not only can this daily practice and commitment to a visual arts project bring peace and inspiration, but by joining the ACP Sketch Club, you’ll add your voice to the collective conversation and chronicles of life during self-isolation.”
Joining is free: just date your daily creation, snap a photo, and upload to Facebook or Instagram with #acpsketchclub. The Arts Council will share participants’ posts on social media. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org
Princeton Garden Theater, in partnership with its independent distribution partners, has made three films available for streaming. A five-day “rental” costs $12.
The films are: “Corpus Christi,” a Polish film about a young man who undergoes a religious transformation in juvenile detention and tries to escape his past by posing as a priest in a small town; “Saint Frances,” about a 34-year-old navigating an unwanted pregnancy after finally meeting a nice guy and landing a nannying job; and Bacurau, a Brazilian film that mixes anticolonial politics and modern Brazilian issues with elements of science fiction. www.princetongardentheatre.org
The staff of Princeton Public Library is available to chat via web, phone, or e-mail from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Among other things, the team can help navigate the library’s digital offerings, including access to e-books, audiobooks, learning and research tools, digital versions of magazines, and more. www.princetonlibrary.org
Labyrinth Books’ vast selection of fiction, non-fiction, and children’s books can be browsed online, and the store is offering free shipping within the continental United States for all orders placed by phone. Online orders over $30 will be delivered for free within Princeton. www.labyrinthbooks.com
One Princeton-based author who can add some entertainment to days spent at home with the kids is Anica Mrose Rissi (The Echo, September 2017), whose most recent book, “Love, Sophia on the Moon,” was published by Little, Brown and Company on March 31. The book, intended for ages 4 to 8, features a child named Sophia who decides to run away to the moon, but in a series of letters with her mom realizes that maybe life on earth wasn’t so bad.
Morven Museum is closed, but its grounds and historic garden, complete with signage, are open to the public. Princeton University Art Museum is also closed, but materials related to numerous past exhibits can be viewed at artmuseum.princeton.edu/learn/explore/online-exhibitions
The Princeton Historical Society also offers digital exhibits, virtual walking tours, and a chance to make your own history documenting the COVID-19 pandemic in Princeton. www.princetonhistory.org/athome
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