Please Donate
Center for Orthodontic Excellence is holding a candy buy back program from Friday, October 31, to Monday, November 10. Children are invited to bring their candy to the office at 61 Princeton Hightstown Road in exchange for $1 per pound (five pound limit). The candy collected will be donated to a local charity. Candy collection will occur Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. E-mail info@coesmiles.com or call 609-799-4628.
Call for Art
West Windsor Arts Center seeks entries in the annual affordable art exhibit and artisan market (Saturday, December 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.). 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor.
Artisan Market submissions for jury review must be submitted electronically to wwacexhibits@gmail.com by Saturday, November 1, at 1 p.m. Items must be delivered by Friday, November 21, at 5 p.m. The cost is $35 for a table fee.
Artisans will be selling their innovative handcrafted jewelry, ceramics, fiber art, and more in a juried one-day artisan market during the opening of the “Off The Wall” art exhibit. Work must be original artwork handcrafted by the artist. Artisans selling their work from tables will be responsible for collecting sale proceeds and sales tax. The West Windsor Arts Council retains the right to use artist’s name and digital images of accepted artwork. Call 609-716-1931 or E-mail wwacexhibits@gmail.com.
Lawrence Library seeks entries for the upcoming altered book exhibit. Express yourself and transform a discarded book into art. Open to students in grades 7 to 12 and adults residing in Mercer County. All accepted entries will be exhibited in the library’s reference area during December.
The deadline for submitting entries is Friday, November 28. Entries must be delivered to 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. E-mail lawprogs@mcl.org. Contact Karen Serach at 609-989-6922 or E-mail kserach@mcl.org.
Audition
Playful Theater Productions has auditions for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cats” on Thursday, December 4, at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, December 7, at 2 p.m. at Kelsey Theater. There are also auditions for pit singers only on Saturday, December 6, at 1 p.m. No dancing required. They are seeking 20 actors, ages 16 plus for principal roles.
Be warmed and ready to dance, wear tight fit dance clothes and jazz shoes or sneakers. Tap shoes are a plus. Prepare one complete song in the style of the show and bring sheet music in the correct key; an accompanist will be provided. Bring picture and resume.
Rehearsals begin in December and then pick up in January. Dance rehearsals will be on Saturdays from 1 to -5 p.m. and Sundays from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Downstage Center Dance Studio in Morrisville, PA. Vocal rehearsals will be one to two nights per week, at Mercer College’s communications building and/or Downstage Center. Call 267-987-4113 or E-mail ptpauditions@gmail.com.
For Young Musicians
Greater Princeton Youth Orchestra invites students to audition for the winter/spring season in mid-December. Auditions and rehearsals are at Montgomery High School, in Skillman. Students of all levels are invited. Contact Mark Morris at mmorris.gpyo@gmail.com. Visit www.gpyo.org.
For Brain Health
The Princeton Senior Resource Center is offering “Total Brain Health Solutions,” a pilot program designed to engage the mind, body, and spirit for better brain health. Soni Pahade, a gerontologist, facilitates.
The eight-week class will consist of two one-hour sessions each week. The first class is Tuesday, October 28, at 1 p.m. at Copperwood on Bunn Drive in Princeton. The cost is $50. Call 609-924-7108.
For the Young
Raritan Valley Community College is offering a variety of youth classes starting in November at the Branchburg campus. Courses include Webpage design, ages 8 to 10; Design Your Own PC, ages 10 to 12; Fun with Photoshop, ages 11 to 15; Speak Out-Public Speaking, ages 9 to 12; Fashion Sewing, ages 8 to 12; Seasonal Art, ages 6 to 12; Study Skills for grades 4 to 8; and Adventures in Time Reading and Writing for grades 1 to 4. Visit www.raritanval.edu/youth, E-mail youth@raritanval.edu, or call 908-526-1200, ext. 8404.
Power of Pink
St. Francis Medical Center’s “Are You at Risk” cancer program will benefit from sales of the Power of Pink bracelet from Brighton Collectibles in QuakerBridge Mall. Bracelets are $60. Call 609-599-5115 for information.
For Singers
LASHIR, the Jewish choir of Princeton, is seeking new members. They meet Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. at the Princeton Jewish Center. E-mail robinwallack@verizon.net.
