Seeking Executive
West Windsor Arts Council seeks a dynamic and experienced leader to serve as executive director. Candidates with a track record of successful fundraising as well as leading a team of staff and volunteers may forward their application by E-mail to wwacedsearch@gmail.com with “Executive Director Search” in the subject line or via standard mail to: Lisa Weil, Executive Director Search, West Windsor Arts Council, West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor 08550.
Parent and Child Program
Jewish Community Center presents a parenting center program for children ages 20 to 36 months accompanied by an adult. Abrakadoodle’s “Twoosy Doodlers” will be held Mondays, October 1 to November 26, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., at West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor. Call Laurie Purcell at 609-480-8334.
Auditions
Pennington Players has auditions for “The Miracle Worker,” a three-act play by William Gibson based on Helen Keller’s autobiography “The Story of My Life,” on Thursday, October 4, 7 to 9:30 p.m., and Saturday, October 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Kelsey Theater. E-mail auditions@penningtonplayers.org. Callbacks for roles of Helen and Annie only will be Tuesday, October 9, from 7 to 10 p.m. Visit www.penningtonplayers.org/miracle.html.
Theater to Go, a theater company based in Lawrenceville, seeks experienced comic actors ages 18 and older to increase its pool of performers for several upcoming shows. Actors should have experience with improvisation, dinner theater, interactive theater, a very outgoing personality, access to reliable transportation, and a flexible schedule. All the shows are scripted, but require interacting with the audience and using improvisational skills. The shows may include day or overnight gigs in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. All positions are paid $85 per performance. Visit www.theatertogo.com. E-mail head shot and resume to Ruth@TheaterToGo.com. Auditions will be scheduled by appointment
But Not Alice
Coalition for Peace Action is offering a package that includes preferred seats for a performance by Arlo Guthrie commemorating the 100th anniversary of his father, Woody Guthrie, and a post-concert reception, at McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton, on Saturday, October 13, at 8 p.m. Register at www.peacecoalition.org or call 609-924-5022. Tickets are $125.
Call for Art
Terhune Orchards invites amateur, student, and professional photographers to submit photos for its sixth annual photo contest, “Shades of Fall at Terhune Orchards,” featuring a farm activity or scene at the venue.
The deadline to enter photos is Monday, October 1, at 5 p.m. Limit of two entries per person. The show opens Saturday, October 6, at 9 a.m., when the winners will be revealed. The photos will remain on display in the winery tasting room through Sunday, November 4.
The first place winner will receive a $100 Terhune Orchards gift certificate, and honorable mention winners will receive $50 gift certificates. Visit www.terhuneorchards.com or the farm at 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrenceville.
Volunteer Please
United Front Against Riverblindness seeks volunteers for the annual 5K run/walk on Saturday, October 6. The event begins at Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer Street, goes past Springdale Golf Course, and threads through the Institute Woods before returning to the finish line at the seminary. Volunteers will receive a designer T-shirt. Runners get a T-shirt and prizes go to the top finishers. To volunteer call 609-924-2613 or E-mail office@princetonumc.org. Runners may register for $20 at www.riverblindness.org.
Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness seeks volunteers to conduct tax preparation for low income families and individuals who make less than $49,000 a year in Mercer County. Open house is Thursday, September 27, at 1 or 4:30 p.m., 3131 Princeton Pike, Building 4, Suite 113, Lawrenceville. E-mail mewilliams@merceralliance.org for information. Register by Tuesday, September 25.
Mercer Alliance will be hosting a tax volunteer information open house on Thursday, September 27, from 1 to 2 p.m., or 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at United Way Conference Room, 3131 Princeton Pike, Suite 113, Building 4, Lawrenceville. The Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness is seeking volunteers during the upcoming tax season to staff free tax preparation sites throughout Mercer County. Register by Monday, September 24 by calling 609-844-1008.
To be a volunteer tax preparer, you must participate in a training program offered in the fall. Information includes practical knowledge in tax law, the TaxWise software, as well as hands-on practice completing tax returns. You will be required to pass the IRS test in Link & Learn on IRS.gov.
Musical Notes
Lashir, the Jewish Community Choir of Princeton, is accepting new members to sing in Hebrew, Yiddish, and Ladino. Rehearsals are at the Princeton Jewish Center on Nassau Street, Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. Experience in choral singing required. E-mail robinwallack@verizon.net for information.
National Choral Conference will be held at the American Boychoir School Thursday to Saturday, September 27 to 29. Music educators and choral conductors will convene to discuss choral music and to explore Bodysinging, a musical philosophy developed by Therees Hibbard, celebrating music as an intuitive and visceral experience. $350. E-mail ncc@americanboychoir.org.
Philomusica Concert Choir will hold auditions for its December concerts on Mondays, September 24 and October 1, at the Unitarian Society at 176 Tices Lane, East Brunswick. Rehearsals are every Monday evening. Prospective auditioners should prepare to sing with the group from 7:30 to 10 p.m., and audition at 10 p.m. There will be a full orchestra and four professional soloists. Call 888-744-5668, E-mail info@philomusica.org, or visit www.philomusica.org.
Learn French
Alliance Francaise offers classes or one on one for adults, teens, and children of any levels. Teachers are native French speakers, experienced, and ready to listen to students’ needs. Classes are small (a maximum of eight students) to ensure individual attention. Students have the opportunity to speak in French immediately. Visit www.AlliancePrinceton.com or E-mail classes@allianceprinceton.com for information.
For Seniors
Community Without Walls is accepting registration for its 20th anniversary conference at Princeton University’s Frist Campus Center on Friday and Saturday, October 5 and 6. Keynote talks and panel discussions on the theme of “Getting Older Then and Now” focus on topics for today’s seniors, their mature children, professionals, government officials, and all who plan to age. Deadline is Saturday, September 28. Visit www.princetoncww.org, E-mail info@princetoncww.org or call 609-921-0749.
Yoga School
Onsen for All Yoga School is accepting enrollment in a 200-Hour Yoga Alliance certified immersion. Topics include yoga philosophy and lifestyle, asana practice and teaching, physical and energetic anatomy, teaching methodology, business and ethics for yoga teachers, and more. E-mail denyset@onsenforall.com for information or to register.
Classes will meet two evenings per week and one full weekend per month. Students will also be required to assistant teach under the supervision of the lead teachers for five hours during the program. The program will be led by Brian Critchley. Open houses are Sundays, September 23 and 30, at 12:30 p.m. Call 609-924-4800 to register.
For Baby Boomers
Aging in Place offers “Preparing Today for Tomorrow: Discovering Your Home Care and Care Giving Options,” a participatory forum, on Saturday, October 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the South Brunswick Senior Center on Route 522 in Monmouth Junction.
It is focused on “Those who have been caregivers, those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, those who will need caregivers.” The forum is designed to encourage the boomer and sandwich generations to discover questions they didn’t know they needed to ask. Topics include hospital discharge, problems and information gaps, questions nobody asks, getting things in place; family support and personal advocate, financial planning, insurance, housing, transportation, resources, and more. The keynote speaker is Dr. David Barile, director of goals of care.
Register before Monday, October 15 to receive a free lunch. E-mail Jacque@aginginplacepartnership.org, visit www.aginginplacepartnership.org, or call 732-305-7079.
