In Town
Kids-for-Kids of New Jersey seeks new pajamas for underprivileged children. A collection box is at the front entrance of Grover Middle School through November 9. Call Danielle Olgin at 609-897-0564.
Plainsboro Public Library seeks favorite recipes for “The Kitchens of Plainsboro Township,” a cookbook celebrating the town’s diversity. The book will include as many recipes as possible and each must follow a standard cookbook format, including a specific list of ingredients, amounts and utensils needed, cooking time, and serving suggestions. Forms are available at the library. Recipes may be E-mailed to recipes@lmxac.org. Photos and the history of the recipe are welcome. Volunteers are also welcome for the project. Deadline: January 1.
Stars in the Park seeks actors for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Kelsey Theater. Auditions for adults are Sunday, November 12, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.; and Monday, November 13, 7 to 10 p.m. Children’s (ages 10 to 15) choir auditions are Saturday, December 2, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Call Lorraine Wargo at 609-530-0912.
Terracycle seeks used 20-ounce plastic soda bottles to package TerraCycle Plant Food. The company uses environmentally-friendly components in every aspect of production. There is an “Eco-Pallet” located at Home Depot, Nassau Park, West Windsor. www.terracycle.net.
Audition
Somerset Valley Players has open auditions for the 20 male actors ages 20 to 60 needed for “Stalag 17.” They are needed to portray prisoner of war types under appalling and meager conditions and two are needed to be German guards. A knowledge of German is helpful. Performances begin February 16. 908-369-7469. www.svptheatre.org
Participate Please
Disney Career Start Program seeks recent high school graduates for program of networking and training opportunities in a structured learning program including work experience in attractions, custodial, costuming, food and beverages, lifeguards, merchandise, and park greeter. Participants live near Walt Disney World Resort. www.disneyworld.com.
Franklin Township Public Library added the Oxford African American Studies Center including more than 7,”500 articles referencing African American history and culture. www.franklintwp.org.
Donations Needed
Monroe Library is accepting donations of new hardcover and paperback books for preschool through adolescents for “Books to Keep,” a program to benefit disadvantaged children through Middlesex County. Financial contributions are also welcome. 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe 08831.
Middlesex County Food Organization is in need of peanut butter, boxed cereal, tuna fish, canned soup and stews, and personal hygiene products including shampoo, toothpaste, and baby care items. Bring to Monroe Library, 4 Municipal Plaza.
Mercer Street Friends receives $2 for each reusable Clementine tote bag sold at Whole Food Markets through December 31. www.wholefoodsmarket.com.
Writers Invited
Writers Corner offers “The Six-Figure Freelancer: Turning Your Passion for Writing into Profit and Career Fulfillment” presented by author Brian O’Connell. The three session class begins Tuesday, November 14, weekly, 6:30 to 9 p.m. $135. Call 215-230-1070.
YWCA Princeton offers “Poets: Learn How to Get into Print” presented by Nancy Scott, a published poet and managing editor of U.S. 1 Worksheets. The three-session class begins Friday, November 3, at 10 a.m. Register. $40. 609-497-2100.
For Kids
Stuart County Day School begins a junior co-ed kindergarten class in September, 2007 for children who are five years-old by September 1, 2008. The five-day program from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. is in addition to the pre-school programs. 609-921-2330. www.stuartschool.org.
Music
Drum and Learning Center offers West African drum classes featuring basic technique, different tones, and a variety of rhythms, on Thursdays, at 8 p.m. Drums are available to borrow. 609-324-7383. www.drumdancecenter.com.
American Boychoir performs the North American premier of Paul McCartney’s “Ecce Cor Meum” on Tuesday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m. at Carnegie Hall. $35 to $125. 212-247-7800. www.americanboychoir.org.
Bucks County Choral Society offers three opportunities to conduct the choir in the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. Bids to conduct will be accepted for each of the choir’s three Christmas concerts, December 15, 16, and 17. Winning bidders will conduct and receive a gift baton and concert photo. 215-598-6142. www.buckschoral.org.
Health
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton offers “Life Changes” Support Group to focus on helping patients retain normalcy while battling cancer. The first meeting is Friday, November 17, at 6:30 p.m., at 3`00 Quakerbridge Road, Mercerville. 609-584-5900, www.rwjhamilton.org
Auditions
ClubArtsOnStage seeks actors for “Through Our Eyes,” an original musical production to benefit special needs individuals to be produced at Kelsey in December. The show’s 40-member cast includes both physically challenged and physically able people. Needed are teens and adults, both male and female. Call Alan Rosen at 609-472-1260 for information.
Philomusica, an auditioned community choir, seeks central New Jersey singers with good reading skills for December 2 and 3 concerts of Renaissance to 20th century music by Byrd, Victoria, Poulenc, Sweelinck, and Burt. Open rehearsal auditions, 7:30 to 10 p.m. by appointment. The Unitarian Society, 176 Tices Lane, East Brunswick, 888-744-5668 or www.philomusica.org.
Donate Please
HomeFront seeks formal dresses, especially in sizes 14 to 24, for more than 100 formerly homeless parents as they celebrate their successful return to independence. Bring to 1880 Princeton Avenue, Lawrenceville. www.homefrontnj.org or call 609-989-9417.
Participate Please
New Jersey Department of Agriculture seeks nominees for the Outstanding Young Farmers Award. Farmers must be between the ages of 21 to 40, have a financial interest in the farm operation or be a salaried farm employee. Deadline is Monday, January 15. Website: www.nj.gov/agriculture/about/sba/cover.html or call Karen Kritz at 609-984-2506.
Preservation New Jersey seeks nominations for an endangered historic resource for the 2007 list of “10 Most Endangered Historic Sites in New Jersey.” Deadline Thursday, November 30. www.pnj10most.org or call 609-392-6409.
NJShares is accepting applications from Trenton-are residents struggling to pay their energy bills in the wake of an unexpected financial crisis. Apply at PSE&G, 15 West State Street, Trenton. www.pseg.com/billpaymentassistance or call 856-630-9741.
VSA Arts joined with Target for its 2007 Partners in the Arts Festival to be held May, 2007, at Middlesex County College in Edison. The state-wide event features individuals and groups with performances, exhibits, and art workshops. The organization offers opportunities for children and adults with, and without disabilities, to participate in arts events. www.vsanj.org.
Women Helping Women is launching a new evening therapy group for women who were sexually abused as children. Register with Melissa Higgins 732-549-6000.
Call for Art
Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf seeks artwork and an essay from students with hearing loss in grades 9 to 12. Requirements at www.rit.edu/NTID/arts. Deadline is Friday, December 1.
Next Generation Awareness Foundation has a call for films for the Urban Film Series Tour, deadline Friday, December 22; Black Docs Film Series, deadline Saturday, February 10; and Urban Film and Discussion Series, deadline, Saturday, March 10. www.urbanfilmseries.com. 202-409-7240.
Health
Quaker Bridge Mall will donate $1 to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation for every Simon Pink Ribbon Gift card (a prepaid Visa product). www.komen.org.
