About us
This group is focused on in person activities such as discovering theatrical happenings, savoring cultural events, visiting museums and exploring various neighborhoods in the NYC area with an occasional foray upstate. Bonus if you love good pizza or the water!
Who should join this group: Anyone in the NYC area who wants to experience it. Enthusiastic individual who strive to enjoy activities be they high minded like seeing an exhibit at the Met, or middle brow, like perhaps bowling.
There are no dues.
This group is not affiliated with any business or for profit venture.
Upcoming events
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Visit Princeton Art Museum
Location not specified yetHere’s a relaxed meetup plan from Penn Station to the Princeton University Art Museum starting around 10:00 AM.
Outbound trip
- Meet inside Penn Station around 9:45–10:00 AM near the NJ Transit departure boards.
- Ride to Princeton Junction Station (10:16 AM departure
Northeast Corridor #7833 arrival ~11:30 AM). - Transfer to the “Dinky” shuttle train toward Princeton.
- Get off at Princeton Station, which is a short walk from campus and the museum. Weekend shuttle service runs regularly.
11:45 AM — Walk through campus
Take a casual walk through:
- Nassau Street
- FitzRandolph Gate
- Cannon Green
- the arts neighborhood around the museum
The Princeton campus is especially nice on weekends when it’s quieter.
12:15 PM — Visit the museum
Spend 1.5–2 hours exploring the Princeton University Art Museum. The museum reopened recently in a new building and is designed for open public access.
Current exhibitions include:- “Willem de Kooning: The Breakthrough Years, 1945–50”
Focused on the years when de Kooning was developing the style that made him central to Abstract Expressionism. The show highlights the tension between abstraction and the human figure in his early work.
- “Photography as a Way of Life”
Featuring Minor White, Aaron Siskind, and Harry Callahan, this exhibition explores how mid-century photographers shaped photography as both art practice and philosophy.
- “Toshiko Takaezu: Dialogues in Clay”
A major ceramic exhibition centered on Takaezu’s sculptural closed-form vessels and meditative approach to clay.
- “What Photographs Look Like”
A visually experimental photography exhibition examining texture, process, and the physicality of photographic images.
If you still have energy afterward, you can also stop by Art@Bainbridge on Nassau Street for additional contemporary programming connected to the museum.
2:30 PM — Late lunch / coffee
Good nearby options:
- Small World Coffee
- Hoagie Haven
- Bent Spoon for dessert afterward
- Winberie's Restaurant & Bar
If there is time and interest we can turn it into more of a full-day arts/history trip:
- walk through Palmer Square
- visit the Princeton University Chapel
- stop at Morven Museum & Garden for Revolutionary-era history and gardens
- walk around Lake Carnegie
Return trip
- Dinky from Princeton Station → Princeton Junction
- NJ Transit NEC train back to Penn Station
Typical total return time is about 1 hour 20 minutes.
A small practical tip: NJ Transit departure tracks at Penn Station are often announced shortly before boarding, and regular riders recommend arriving a few minutes early.21 attendees
Past events
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