Friday January 27

Jazz & Blues

An Evening at Odette's, Lambertville-New Hope Winter Festival, New Hope Solebury High School, 182 West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA, 215-862-5067. www.winterfestival.net. Concert recreating the Chez Odette Cabaret experience featuring Bob Egan and Odette's alumni. $50. 8 p.m.

Live Music

Friday Music & Merlot. Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington, 609-737-4465. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. HVV Jazz Ensemble. 6 to 9 p.m.

Friday Night Band Jam, Michener Art Museum, 138 South Pine Street, Doylestown, PA. www.michenerartmuseum.org. The Sherwood Brothers perform. $25. Register. 8 p.m.

World Music

Fourth Friday Open Mic Night, 1867 Sanctuary, 101 Scotch Road, Ewing, 609-392-6409. www.1867sanctuary.org. Free. 7 p.m.

Art

Gods of War, Bernstein Gallery, Robertson Hall, Princeton University. wws.princeton.edu. Large panels of gold leaf and oil paint configured in altarpiece formations to express the artist's deep concerns: war, political upheaval, and racial and ethnic violence. On view through March 2. 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

On Stage

Sherlock Holmes, Actors' NET, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville, PA, 215-295-3694. www.actorsnetbucks.org. Mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette. $20. 8 p.m.

Elementary: Ken Ammerman as Watson, left, and Michael Krahel as Holmes in ‘Sherlock Holmes,’ weekends through February 5 at Actors' NET of bucks County. A talk-back with the cast takes place after the Friday, January 27, performance.

Driving Miss Daisy, Bristol Riverside Theater, 120 Radcliffe Street, Bristol, PA, 215-785-0100. www.brtstage.org. The story of the unexpected friendship that develops between an independent Jewish widow and her African-American chauffeur in Georgia from 1948 to 1973. $42 to $48. 8 p.m.

Triple Espresso, Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope, 215-862-2121. www.bcptheater.org. Rags-to-rags comedy about an aspiring comedy trio whose bid for fame and fortune ended in four minutes of failure on national television. 8 p.m.

Unnecessary Farce, Kelsey Theater, Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, 609-570-3333. www.kelseytheatre.net. An embezzling mayor meets with his accountant, while two undercover cops try to catch the meeting on videotape next door. $18. 8 p.m.

Hamlet, McCarter Theater at Berlind, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org. Shakespeare’s tragedy about a prince seeking revenge for his father’s death. Presented by Bedlam Theater Company in repertory with George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan. 8 p.m.

The Game's Afoot: Somerset Valley Players present ‘Holmes for the Holidays,’ weekends January 27 through February 12. Pictured are CJ Miller and Christopher Patti.

The Game's Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays, Somerset Valley Players, 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough, 908-369-7469. www.svptheatre.org. Broadway star William Gillette, admired the world over for his leading role in the play Sherlock Holmes, is forced to investigate a murder at his holiday dinner. $20. 8 p.m.

Film

The Eagle Huntress, ACME Screening Room, 25 South Union Street, Lambertville, 609-397-0275. www.acmescreeningroom.org. Story of a 13-year-old named Aisholpan Nurgai, who strives to become the first female eagle hunter in 12 generations of her nomadic Mongolian tribe's history. $8. 7 p.m.

Sophie and the Rising Sun, ACME Screening Room, 25 South Union Street, Lambertville, 609-397-0275. www.acmescreeningroom.org. Story of two interracial lovers during a racially challenged, war-ravaged moment in 1941. $8. 8:40 p.m.

Dancing

Practice Party, American Ballroom, 1523 Parkway Avenue, Ewing, 609-931-0149. www.americanballroomco.com. $15. 8 to 10 p.m.

Folk Dance, Princeton Folk Dance, Suzanne Patterson Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-912-1272. www.princetonfolkdance.org. Beginners welcome. Lesson followed by dance. No partner needed. $5. 8 to 11 p.m.

Comedy

Tom McTiernan, Catch a Rising Star, Hyatt Regency, 102 Carnegie Center, West Windsor, 609-987-8018. www.catcharisingstar.com. 8 p.m.

Kids Stuff

Animal Dance Party, Tulpehaking Nature Center, 157 Westcott Avenue, Hamilton, 609-888-3218. Learn all about how animals use different movements to play, find food, a mate or just let loose. For children ages 5 to 11. $5 a person or $20 per family. Registration required. 7 p.m.

Lectures

The Music of Pride and Prejudice, American Repertory Ballet, 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton. www.arballet.org. Listen to and discuss the music of Ignaz Pleyel, the composer whose work provides the backdrop for “Pride and Prejudice.” Featuring speaker Simon Morrison, music scholar and Professor of Music at Princeton University. 5:15 p.m.

Politics

Meet the Mayor, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-924-9529. www.princetonlibrary.org. Princeton residents are invited to discuss concerns with Mayor Liz Lempert. 8:30 a.m.

Song Circle, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-924-9529. www.princetonlibrary.org. A supportive, safe, and casual environment for strumming and singing. Bring your guitar, ukulele or other acoustic instrument if you’d like to play along with other musicians. 7 p.m.

Singles

Happy Hour, Yardley Singles, 735 Middletown Boulevard, Oxford Valley Mall, Langhorne, PA, 215-736-1288. www.yardleysingles.org. Register. 5 p.m.

Divorce Recovery Program, Princeton Church of Christ, 33 River Road, Princeton, 609-581-3889. www.princetonchurchofchrist.com. Non-denominational support group for men and women. Free. 7:30 p.m.