LiLLiPiES Open Mic
June 24, 2018 1:00 pm
LiLLiPiES Open Mic on Sunday, June 24th from 1pm-3pm. All are welcome - listeners, singers, players or simply cheer on the amazing emerging Princeton talent. Enjoy a cup of your favorite & lunch or a sweet treat.
Upcoming
The Blawenburg Band
June 28, 2018 6:00 pm
The Blawenburg Band – Thursday, June 28
This band showcases the golden age of concert band music featuring American patriotic music. They are one of the oldest community bands in the state, founded in 1890 in Blawenburg. The members of the Band range in age from their teens to their nineties.
Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba
July 5, 2018 6:00 pm
Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba – Thursday, July 5
This band showcases is West African Dance. Diali Cissokho, a griot born to a family of professional musicians in Senegal, who currently makes his home in North Carolina. Cissokho is a master of the kora, a traditional West African instrument with strings and a skin-and-gourd resonator. Cissokho and his band Kaira Ba have created an electrifying style of West African dance music that has attracted a fervent following.
DC Fusion (LiLLiPiES – Offical Concert Sponsor)
July 12, 2018 6:00 pm
DC Fusion – Thursday, July 12
(Sponsored by LiLLiPiES)*
DC Fusion has quickly become one of the region's most in-demand dance bands, and it's easy to see why. No smoke and mirrors here -- what you see is what you get: three remarkable vocalists backed by world-class musicians, doing what they love to do.Northern Virginia Magazine has twice named DC Fusion the area's top wedding band, and the group was invited to perform before a recent home game by the Washington Nationals. Members of DC Fusion have performed with such diverse artists as Carlos Santana, Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Angie Stone, Isaac Hayes, Buddy Guy, Pieces of a Dream and many more. They regularly appear at the area's top venues, including Wolf Trap, Blues Alley and the Kennedy Center.
*LiLLiPiES icecream wagon will be strolling through the concert selling premium ice cream sandwiches. In three of the ice cream sandwich wrappers will be a “golden ticket”, which can be traded for a gift card to Lillipies. There will be a $5, a $10, and a $25 gift card to be won.
Trindelphia(Smith Ace – Official Concert Sponsor)
July 19, 2018 6:00 pm
Trinidelphia – Thursday, July 19
(Sponsored by Smith Ace Hardware & Housewares) *
Trinidelphia is the Delaware Valley's premier Caribbean Steel Drum combo. Though usually presented as a quartet, the group can feature two to five members using any combination of percussion, drum set, bass, guitar, vocals, or a second steel drummer if necessary. The band's repertoire ranges from traditional calypsos and socas to reggae, funk, and even caribbean-infused covers of American dance music, such as Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson. They have performed wedding receptions and parties at venues such as the Ritz Carlton and the Philadelphia Museum of Art and are perfect for any event in need of some festive Caribbean energy!
*Give away beach accessories & grilled food samples.
Briz and the Revival
July 26, 2018 6:00 pm
Briz and the Revival – Thursday, July 26
They are an upbeat, feel good, R&B band from the Coatesville and Philadelphia area who brought their energetic rock-soul sound to our show!
Grace Little Band
August 2, 2018 6:00 pm
Grace Little and the Grace Little Band – Thursday, August 2
Hailing from Trenton, NJ, Grace Little has wowed audiences with her powerful R&B and gospel vocals since winning in the adult category at the famous Apollo Theater talent competition at the age of 12! Afterwards, she joined the national touring companies of Dreamgirls, Oh Calcutta, and The Wiz. The Grace Little Band brings high energy to the classic hits and performs their own arrangements.
Eco Del Sur
August 9, 2018 6:00 pm
Eco Del Sur – Thursday, August 9
Eco Del Sur performs music of the Andes and Latin American using traditional and contemporary musical instruments. The music of Eco Del Sur includes a wide range of styles and rhythms such cumbias, joropos, guajiras, huaynos, valz, sanjuanitos, samba, bossa nova, etc. The members of the band are from different countries in South America. Eco Del Sur has performed at libraries, museums, festivals, universities and private parties.
The Octavia Blues Band (ORVIS – Official Concert Sponsor)
August 16, 2018 6:00 pm
The Octavia Blues Band - August 16 (Sponsored by ORVIS Princeton)*
Octavia’s two Great Aunts sang for the Czar and Czarina of Russia. Cousin Mark Mostovoy was conductor & founder of Philadelphia’s Concerto Soloists and cousins Stephanie Greenberg & Laurie Sonsino are professional classical musicians. Octavia’s mother Sylvia was a concert pianist at the age of twelve. Octavia’s early exposure to artists such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, and the Motown family often influence what Octavia brings to her outstanding stage show, originals and recordings.
Octavia was born and raised in Philadelphia. Her first stage experience was at the age of five. Octavia’s journey with music began in 1963 with the guitar. Influenced by Bob Dylan she purchased her first harmonica in 1966. She attended Pennsylvania Academy Of The Fine Arts majoring in sculpture and painting but her passion for live performance dominated her path.
*Special Coupons (Offered this evening only)
Michael Austin
August 23, 2018 6:00 pm
Michael Austin - August 23 (Summer Concert Series Finale)
Austin has a great love of jazz and releases his spirit through his music.He glides smoothly through mid-range Jazz / R&B/Soul
An Evening with Bollywood
September 22, 2018 5:30 pm
Uma Kapoor
NachNation and UKAN events
Host's An Evening With Bollywood, Saturday September 22
Free and Open to the Public! Join the Arts Council of Princeton at the Princeton Shopping Center, 301 North Harrison Street, to celebrate a night of Indian culture!
Experience Bollywood Indian Henna Tattoos / Bollywood Makeovers / Arts and Crafts
Bollywood Dance Drama
by Uma Kapoor’s NachNation Bollywood Dance Group
Street Food and Drinks
*Event admission is free. Experience Bollywood and food items are for purchase.
Finding the Great Pumpkin
October 13, 2018 2:00 pm
Come join us on Saturday, October 13 from 2pm-4pm in the courtyard for "Finding the Great Pumpkin". There will be pumpkin carving demonstrations, paint your own pumpkin & decorate your own cooki
El Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
November 3, 2018 3:00 pm
The Arts Council of Princeton and the Princeton Shopping Center present the annual Day of the Dead celebration on Saturday, November 3 from 3pm-5pm in the PSC Courtyard. Celebrate Mexico’s El Día de los Muertos with strolling mariachis, sugar skull decorating, live dance performance & folk arts and crafts. Enjoy Mexican food & drink for purchase.
Santa Comes to the PSC & Annual Tree Lighting
December 1, 2018 12:00 pm
December 1st, Santa will catch a ride to the shopping center on a hook and ladder truck with some of our community's bravest & will be available for photos, carol singers will perform 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Mayor Lempert will be joining us to perform our annual Tree Lighting. Enjoy a gift from Santa while they last. A Mary Harris Event.
