In Town
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School seeks vendors for its fall flea market on Saturday, October 6, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Rain or shine, in the parking lot at 346 Clarksville Road, West Windsor. $15 per space. Both new and used merchandise may be sold. Local service providers and community businesses are welcome and are encouraged to distribute information. Political parties and electoral candidates are not permitted to participate. Food and refreshments will be sold by the freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior class officers, and their advisors, as fundraisers for the school activities. To register contact Leanne Bell by phone at 609-651-2908 or E-mail leannegbell@gmail.com.
West Windsor Police Department and West Windsor Moms Club are collecting new toys and donations for the pediatric wing at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro. Collection dates and locations are West Windsor Library, West Windsor Police Department, and Texas Road House, 1305 Route 33, Hamilton on Saturdays, October 6 and 13. Toys are listed on Toys R Us wish list #31287567. E-mail wwmomsclub@gmail.com for information.
VSA New Jersey and Youth Stages seek adult or teen volunteers to help with a production of “A Christmas Carol” at Kelsey Theater on Wednesday, November 21, at 8 p.m. Volunteers are sought to work backstage with adult actors with disabilities, to assist costume changes, and scene entrances, and serve as stage crew to change sets. Rehearsals are Thursdays, November 8 and 15, from 7 to 9 p.m., at Project Freedom, 715 Kuser Road, Hamilton. Dress rehearsals are Monday and Tuesday, November 19 and 20, 7 to 9 p.m., at Kelsey Theater, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor. Call VSA New Jersey at 732-745-3885 and leave your name, phone number, and E-mail address with Val.
Call for Art
Elixir Fund, based in West Windsor, seeks artists to design a t-shirt that will become a creative expression that best reflects the mission of the organization. The winning design will then be displayed, and shirts will be sold to raise funding to support comfort care for cancer patients.
Visit www.elixirfund.org and submit a design that best characterizes the organization’s mission. Deadline is Thursday, November 1. Submissions, no larger than 8 by 8 inches, should be E-mailed in jpg, gif, or png to contact@elixirfund.org. Any submissions become the property of the Elixir Fund. Call 800-494-9228 for information.
New Hope Art League is accepting submissions for its annual juried art show. The show is November 14 to 25 at Prallsville Mill, Route 29, Stockton. Deadline is Tuesday, October 9. Visit newhopeartleague.com for details and application.
Volunteer Please
New Jersey State House offers training for tour guides beginning Tuesday, October 16. Contact Carol Rogers at 609-847-3150 or E-mail crogers@njleg.org for information.
Mental Health
Princeton House Behavioral Health site in Hamilton now offers a young adult program for ages 18 to mid-20s including life skills training, creative arts therapy, group psychotherapy, and individual therapy sessions. Most insurance plans are accepted. Visit www.princetonhouse.org or call 888-437-1610 for information.
For Runners (and Walkers)
Registration is open for the 6K Winter Wonder Run Trail Race at the Woods at the Institute for Advanced Studies on Saturday, December 1 at 10 a.m. The event is open to all abilities, including those who wish to walk the course. The starting point is the Friends School, 470 Quaker Road, Princeton. Visit www.princetonac.org or E-mail iaswoods@princetonac.org.
For Singers
Lashir, the Jewish Community Choir of Princeton, is auditioning for the upcoming season. The four-part choir sings solely in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ladino, and performs throughout the area at community and synagogue events. E-mail robinwallack@verizon.net for information.
Volunteers Needed
Grounds for Sculpture seeks volunteers to work with Mark Parsons, the artist in residence, on Tuesday, October 9; and Thursday, October 11. All times are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Call 609-586-0616, ext. 213 for information.
Audition
Plays-in-the-Park has auditions for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” on Thursday, October 11, at 7 p.m. at the amphitheater in Edison. The performance is at the State Theater in New Brunswick. Assorted ensemble roles are open. Be prepared to sing 16 bars of an uptempo show-tune; an accompanist will be provided. Be prepared to dance —- you will be taught a combination. Be aware of your conflicts for October, November, and December. E-mail pipoffice@playsinthepark.com for information
Villagers Theater Blackbox has auditions for “Shadowlands” on Tuesday and Thursday, October 9 and 11, at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, October 14, at 6 p.m. Auditions will include readings from the script. A British accent is required. Actors should be 30 to 60 plus a boy aged 10 to 12. For more information contact Marie Fiorello by E-mail to MarieFio@aol.com
Call for Plays
Lawrence Library seeks playwrights, amateur or professional, living or working in the Delaware Valley to submit their works of a staged reading, 10-minutes in length for up to five characters. The plays chosen by the selection committee will be staged by local actors and directors at the library. Deadline is Saturday, December 15. E-mail as a Word document attachment to akerr@mcl.org or bring to the library’s reference desk. Include two title pages: one with the play title only and the other with play title and name, address, phone, and E-mail of the author. The playwright’s name should not appear in the script. For additional information call Ann Kerr, 609-989-6922. The library is at 2751 Route 1 South, Lawrenceville.
Playwrights Theater is accepting submissions for the 30th annual New Jersey Young Playwrights Contest. Plays are accepted in the following divisions: Elementary (grades 4 to 6), Junior High (grades 7 to 9) and High School (grades 10 to 12). Interested young playwrights must submit their plays online at www.njypf.org. High School plays deadline is Monday, January 14. Elementary and Junior High School deadline is Tuesday, January 15. For complete details and submission guidelines visit www.njypf.org, or contact Jim DeVivo, direction of education at 973-514-1787, ext. 14 or E-mail njypf@ptnj.org.
Breast Cancer Awareness
Peac Health & Fitness presents activities to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure Central and South Jersey. A silent auction will be held through Sunday, October 21. Ten cents will be donated for every mile logged on the pink treadmill in October. 1440 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing, 609-883-2000, or www.peachealthfitness.com.
