West Windsor Recreation and Parks offers several events in October. Registration required. Visit www.wwparks-recreation.com or call 609-799-6141.
Halloween House Decorating Contest is open to West Windsor homes. Judging is the week of Monday, October 24. Prizes awarded at the Halloween Parade.
Saturday, October 8, Harvest Festival, West Windsor Community Park, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. Arts, crafts, pony rides, petting zoo, hayrides, music by the Daisy Jug Band, and carnival games.
Saturday, October 22, Fright Fest at Great Adventure, for grades 9 to 12, 3 to 11:30 p.m. Buses leave High School South. $40.
Friday, October 28, Haunted Hayride and Dance for kids in grades 6 to 8, Grover Middle School, 6:30 to 10 p.m. Hayride at Windsor farms, DJ, and refreshments. $15.
Saturday, October 29, Halloween Parade, 3 p.m., Maurice Hawk School to High School South. Costumes invited. Free.
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South seeks clothing, shoes, purses, linens, towels, and stuffed animals to benefit Post Prom 2006. Drop off is Saturday, October 8, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Penn-Lyle Road, West Windsor. Call 609-716-1940.
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School’s Class of 1995 is having a 10-year reunion on Saturday, November 26, at the Radisson Hotel on Route 1. $95. E-mail wwp95@yahoo.com for information.
Chabad of the Windsors offers a new edition of the Jewish Art Calendar and Shabbat candle lighting magnets for free. Visit www.chabadwindsor.com or call 609-448-9369.
Auditions
Kelsey Theater announces auditions for “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” Saturday and Sunday, October 15 and 16, noon to 6 p.m. Auditioners must be 18 or older. Prior to the audition visit www.CharlieBrownOnStage.com to download audition packet. Appointments at 609-882-2292. Also, auditions for “The Who’s Tommy,” Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments required; call director Frank Ferrara at 609-499-1388 or E-mail tommy2006@comcast.net.
Villagers Theater in Somerset (www.villagerstheatre.com) seeks actors ages 10 to 45 for December production of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” by Kathryn Schultz Miller. Saturday, October 8, 2 to 4 p.m., and Sunday, October 9, 7 to 10 p.m.
Omicron Theater Productions holds auditions for speaking and non-speaking parts, males and females, 20s to 50s. Also looking for backstage help (will train). Auditions by appointment through Sunday, November 6. 609-443-5598.
The Arts
VSA Arts of New Jersey Fine Arts Program for the Disabled offers a fine arts program for the disabled in Mercer County ages 8 to 21. Tuesdays, October 11 to December 13, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Joseph Cappello School, Trenton. Free. Register by E-mail at info@vsanj.org or call 732-745-3885.
Blacksheep Films seeks volunteers and interns to work as crew for their first feature film, “Wishing Well.” Volunteers should have some experience or interest in the field of film or television production. Positions available include assistant director, director of photography, assistant camera, line producer, script supervisor, lighting designer, sound mixer, makeup artist/hair stylist, wardrobe/costumer, props, etc.
The film will be shot in Trenton and Morrisville, Pennsylvania, in late fall or early winter. Mail a letter of interest, desired position, and resume by Friday, October 21, to Ms. Mala Wright, 52 Boudinot Street, Trenton 08618.
Reunion
St. Francis Medical Center School of Nursing is holding a 100th anniversary celebration luncheon, Sunday, October 9. All alumni are invited. 609-599-5190.
Fellowships and Grants
Princeton University Center for Human Values seeks applications from scholars and teachers interested in devoting a year in residence at Princeton writing about ethics and human values. Applicants typically have a postgraduate degree and receive stipends. Send to Rockefeller Fellowships, University Center for Human Values, 5 Ivy Lane, Princeton University, Princeton 08544. Deadline is Tuesday, November 1.
Participate Please
Dandeline Shop, 195 Nassau Street, Princeton, 609-924-0889, is selling Breast Cancer Awareness bracelet and watch through October. The manufacturer will donate $5 for each bracelet sold to support various breast cancer research and awareness programs; the Dandeline Shop will match the $5 donation and locally support the Mercer Chapter of CancerCare of New Jersey.
Psychopharmacology Research of Princeton is conducting a research study on temper outbursts. Subjects must be between the ages of 18 and 65, and temper outbursts must be a significant problem in their lives. Call Beth at 609-921-9299.
Old Family Recipe Contest will award over $10,”000 in cash and prizes, deadline Sunday, October 30. Send one recipe handwritten or typed along with two loose stamps to: Famous Cooks Cooking Club, 6908 West 135th Street, #160, Overland Park, KS 66223, or submit online at www.famouscontest.com.
Donate Please
HomeFront seeks formal dresses in all sizes, especially sizes 14 to 24. Clothing is for more than 60 formerly homeless single parents who will be honored at a formal event in November. Visit www.homefrontnj.org or call 609-989-9417.
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen,”72 1/2 Escher Street, Trenton, www.trentonsoupkitchen.org, call 609-695-5456. Seeks holiday gifts of hats, gloves, towels, socks, ponchos, hooded sweatshirts, scarves, stuffed animals, and mini hygiene kits. Deliver to TASK Monday to Thursday, 9 am. to 5 p.m.; and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All items should be new.
Available
Middlesex County Children’s Commission offers a directory of children’s health care services for families that have no medical insurance. Call 732-745-3729.
Marsha Child Contemporary, 220 Alexander Street, www.mchildcontemporary.com, 609-497-7330. Closing sale through Monday, October 31. Current inventory includes paintings, prints, drawings, and sculpture. Tuesday to Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and by appointment.
