Princeton’s annual celebration of Albert Einstein’s birthday and the date corresponding with the mathematical constant pi, or 3.14, takes place at venues across town on Friday and Saturday, March 14 and 15.
Friday, March 14
All Day: “LiLLiPiE a la bent spoon sundaes” at the bent spoon with proceeds to benefit the Princeton School Gardens Cooperative. (Also available Saturday.)
All Day: Pizza pie lunch at Conte’s D’Angelo, Ivy Inn, Jules Thin Crust, or Nomad Pizza. Dine in and receive a complimentary self-guided Einstein tour map. (Also available Saturday.)
1:59 p.m.: Screening of “Einstein and Eddington” at Princeton Public Library.
3:14 p.m.: Einstein Open Archive with Historical Society of Princeton at Princeton Public Library.
5 p.m.: Pi Day & Einstein Birthday Party Pub Crawl for ages 21 and up. Register to princetonmimi@gmail.com.
Saturday, March 15
8 a.m.: LiLLiPIES Pie Flight Experience at Princeton Shopping Center. $3.14 through 2 p.m.
9 a.m.: Pie Eating Contest at McCaffrey’s at Princeton Shopping Center (limited to first 40 folks).
10:30 a.m.: Einstein Story Time at Princeton Public Library.
11 a.m.: Einstein Look-A-Like Contest at Princeton Public Library. Advance registration required. $3.14.
Noon: Pi Recitation Contest at Princeton Public Library. Advance registration required. $3.14. Pi-Rade immediately follows.
1 p.m.: Math Circle celebrating Pi Day at Princeton Public Library.
2 p.m.: Hands On Einstein Exploration Station at Princeton Public Library.
2:30 p.m.: Einstein Facts and Fun with the Historical Society of Princeton at Princeton Public Library.
3:14 p.m.: Dinky Train Rides with Albert Einstein, featuring reenactor Bill Agress. Meet at the station next to Wawa.
4 p.m.: Presentation by Benyamin Cohen, author of “The Einstein Effect,” at Princeton Public Library.
For more information and event registration, visit princetontourcompany.com/tours/pi-day.
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