Auditions
Pierrot Productions has auditions for “Little Women” on Sunday, May 31, 6:30 to 10 p.m.; Monday and Wednesday, June 1 and 3, from 7 to 10 p.m. in the communications building at Mercer Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor.
Must be 16 years old at time of auditions. Prepare 32 bars in the style of the show with sheet music in the appropriate key. Bring a current resume and headshot, and a list of conflicts between June 17 and September 20. Cold readings from the script are possible. Audition appointments are recommended but not required. E-mail littlewomenatkelsey@gmail.com.
American Culture
YWCA Princeton is offering “English & American Culture for Visitors to the USA,” an English as a second language program, from Monday, June 29, to Friday, August 21, 9 a.m. to noon, for ages 15 and up. The program, designed for those with an academic background in English, enables visitors to become more fluent speakers of the language while learning and experiencing American culture. Visit www.ywcaprinceton.org/esl or call Paula Rossi at 609-497-2100, ext.306.
Good Cause
Bordentown City Cats animal rescue group will hold its 12th annual indoor flea market fundraiser on Saturday, May 2, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Carslake Community Center, at 207 Crosswicks Street in Bordentown. All proceeds from the popular community event will benefit the group’s continuing efforts to rescue and care for Bordentown City’s stray and feral cat population.
The group is seeking food vendors and restaurants to sell hot items. Residents and business owners can renting space to sell new or used goods for $20. Bring your own table. Donations of old items or baked goods welcome to benefit BCC. Visit www.bordentowncitycats.blogspot.com, E-mail btowncitycats@gmail.com, or call 609-324-3896.
Literati
Area writers and artists are invited to submit their work for possible inclusion in Kelsey Review 2015, an arts journal published annually by Mercer Community College. The Review accepts short fiction, poetry, personal essays, excerpts of novels, black and white line drawings (suitable for digital scanning), and cartoons by those who live, work, or study in Mercer County.
Fiction should be limited to 4,000 words, non-fiction to 2,500 words, and poetry to six pages. Material should not have been previously published. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but authors are asked to inform the editors as soon as possible if a piece submitted to Kelsey Review has been accepted for publication elsewhere.
Full details on the submission process and criteria for submission are available at www.mccc.edu/kelseyreview. E-mail kelsey.review@mccc.edu for information.
The deadline for all submissions is Friday, May 15. Decisions will be made by a four-person editorial board in June and July. Contributors will be notified by the second week of August.
Health
Researchers at Princeton Medical Institute are helping lead a national study to evaluate the potential benefits of a new medication for patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s Disease, which could help slow progression of the disease. Princeton is currently enrolling patients in a study to investigate a new type of treatment that uses neuroprotectants, designed to protect against neuron loss and have been used successfully used in treating stroke and Parkinson’s disease. Visit noblestudy.org or call Jordon Gouler at 415-817-2562 for information.
For the Young
Princeton Girlchoir is accepting audition appointments from girls entering grades 3 to 12 next fall. Concerts are planned throughout the East Coast. The Performing Division choirs will also embark on a summer concert tour.
Auditions include singing “Row, Row, Row Your Boat,” exercises that demonstrate vocal range, and a few musical challenges to help.
Auditions for new choristers are scheduled for the afternoon on Saturday, May 9, and all day on Saturday, May 30, at Princeton Day School. Visit www.princetongirlchoir.org for information about upcoming concerts, download an application, and to schedule an audition. Call 609-688-1888 or E-mail auditions@princetongirlchoir.org.
Tabby’s Place offers summer camp for junior cat lovers, ages 8 to 11. The program offers a program at the cage-free, no-kill cat sanctuary for one week, July 13 to 17, or July 20 to 24. The camp will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. $200 benefits the care of the cats, all rescued from hopeless situations.
Children will learn about animal care in a sanctuary setting. They will help take care of animals, make crafts for the cats and themselves, learn from animal welfare experts, read, write, and sketch about cats, and more. The camp is led by a veteran educator in New Jersey public and private schools.
Contact Angela Townsend at 908-237-5300, ext. 235 or E-mail at@tabbysplace.org.
Actors’ Net Bucks County offers the Summer Stars program to train in acting, singing, and dance, from Monday, July 6, to Friday, July 31, weekdays, four hours a day. Participants perform in original, full-length musicals custom-written for the students on the ending weekend.
The morning session for ages 7 to 12 will present The Flip Side, a musical comedy in which characters from popular movies, TV shows, and books come to life and clash over the importance of their roles. The afternoon session for ages 13 to 17 will present Truth or Dare where those attending learn the perils of telling the truth all the time.
$475. Deadline for enrollment is Sunday, May 31. Call Joe Doyle at 215-295-3694, E-mail actorsnet@aol.com or visit actorsnetbucks.org for information.
Bordentown Performing Arts Center seeks teens, ages 14 to 19, to audition for “Footloose” on Monday, May 18, at 4 p.m., at 318 Ward Avenue in Bordentown. Bring a short song to sing and an accompaniment track. Rehearsals will be held during the day in July. $60 fee to participate. E-mail bordentowntheatre@yahoo.com or call 609-298-0025, ext. 1200, for information.
Greater Princeton Youth Choir is holding auditions for singers from 7th to 12th grades. There are openings for all voice parts (soprano, alto, tenor, and bass). Rehearsals are held at Montgomery High School. Visit www.gpyo.org, E-mail choir.gpyo@gmail.com, or call 609-683-0150.
Playhouse 22 offers a three-week summer theater program for children ages 7 to 14. The program will provide children with theater basics including auditioning, delivering monologues, designing costumes, and developing scenes. Students will be given the opportunity to present a scene, monologue, or a project created. The program will run Monday to Friday, July 6 to 24, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. $349. Visit Playhouse22.org or E-mail info@playhouse22.org.
New York Heroes Youth Football Camps presents non-contact football instruction for ages 6 to 14 years.The program includes running, throwing, catching, defending and competing. There is a session Monday to Friday, July 6 to 10, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., at Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, 1128 Great Road, Princeton. Visit www.NYHeroCamps.com or call 877-226-9919 for information.
