The event, produced by the Arts Council ofPrinceton(Link is external) with participation from the students of Princeton University and support from the town ofPrinceton(Link is external), is now in its 49th year of showcasing local arts, crafts, food and live entertainment. Arts stations for activities such as wood stain painting and ceramics clustered throughout town. Vendors lined streets and plazas, while student and University groups gathered on the front lawn of campus. Vocal groups, bands and dance groups performed on seven stages across the community.
A selection of photos from the day’s activities is below.
With physicist Stuart Hudson observing, Deb Brackin and her son Miles try making their own lightning in an activity hosted by the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
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Mark Czajkowski
The Princeton University Band kicks off the 49th Communiversity Artsfest with a performance in town.
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Mark Czajkowski
In front of the University’s FitzRandolph Gate, the Princeton University Band gives a rousing performance for the gathering crowds.
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Mark Czajkowski
Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert gives remarks at Communiversity Artsfest’s Opening Ceremony, as University President Christopher L. Eisgruber, left, applauds.
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Mark Czajkowski
The Princeton Aerial Arts Club and Trenton Circus Squad perform in Palmer Square.
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Mark Czajkowski
University sophomore Isla Weber participates in a joint performance by the Princeton Aerial Arts Club and Trenton Circus Squad.
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Mark Czajkowski
Communiversity Artsfest offers many hands-on activities for attendees. Here, festivalgoers create chalk drawings in Palmer Square.
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Mark Czajkowski
Crowds and crafts vendors line the streets of Princeton during Communiversity Artsfest.
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Mark Czajkowski
Members of the Princeton University Rock Ensemble perform on the Stanhope Stage on the front lawn of Nassau Hall.
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Mark Czajkowski
On the front lawn of Nassau Hall, University offices and departments offer up information and activities. Here, the Department of Psychology supplies illustrations of the brain for coloring and provides information on a scientific journal for children.
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Mark Czajkowski
Takeshi Kitagawa demonstrates his martial arts prowess to the drum accompaniment of Maiko Uchida.
