#b#Audition#/b#
Pennington Players has open auditions for “Picasso At The Lapin Agile” at Kelsey Theater. Auditions are Thursday, January 29, 7 to 9:30 p.m.; and Sunday, February 1, 1 to 3:30 p.m. Visit www.penningtonplayers.org.
#b#Wellness#/b#
Embrace Your Inner Self, a group run by Sangita Patel of West Windsor, offers a retreat. “Limitless Life Transformation” is a three-day retreat in Red Bank from Wednesday to Friday, June 3 to 5. Visit embraceyourinnerself.com.
#b#Call for Art#/b#
MCCC Gallery calls for entries for “Mercer County Artists 2015” by artists aged 18 or older who live, work, or attend school in Mercer County. Jurying takes place on Saturday, January 24, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the gallery on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.
Artists may enter up to two original works completed since February, 2013, in any media except photography. (The county hosts a separate photography exhibit). Drop off work between 9:30 a.m. and noon. Works that are not accepted for the show should be picked up between 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Awards include $1,500 in purchase and merit prizes, including the Utrecht Art Supplies Best in Show prize and the annual West Windsor Arts Council prize for outstanding work by a West Windsor artist. Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission Purchase Award winners become part of the County’s permanent art collection. Visit www.mccc.edu/gallery or E-mail gallery@mccc.edu.
#b#For the Young#/b#
Princeton Photography Club and D&R Greenway Land Trust invite students to submit artful photographs of open space for “Naturescapes,” its annual juried photography exhibition. Digitally manipulated images are welcome, but not required. The natural landscapes are to be sent by E-mail before Monday, February 23. There will be cash prizes. Visit www.drgreenway.org for information.
Bucks County Playhouse offers theater programs for youth. “Rock ‘n’ Roll Musicals” for ages 9 to 16 is on Saturdays, January 10 to March 3, 9:30 to 11 a.m. $450. Contact Joann Bull at joann@bcptheater.org or 267-740-2090, ext. 115.
VOICES seeks entries in its Young Composers Project, a composition contest for ages 5 through 12. Deadline is Tuesday, March 1. Children compose a piece of music with a vocal element for a soloist or choral ensemble, either unaccompanied or with instrumental accompaniment. The music may be written down in any kind of notation, formal or invented. Parents, piano teachers, and music teachers are invited to support, but not edit.
Submit a recording and three written copies of the child’s music (with the child’s name and age, assisting adult’s name, phone number, address, and child’s background in music), together with a $12 fee, to VOICES Composition Contest, Box 404, Pennington 08534. Contact Susan Evans at 609-291-7456, or E-mail drsevans@comcast.net. www.voicesChorale.org.
#b#Volunteer Please#/b#
CONTACT is offering two volunteer training courses for prospective crisis hotline volunteers. The evening course runs weekly from Tuesday, February 10, to Tuesday, April 14, from 7 to 10 p.m. The morning course runs Thursdays, February 12, April 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A one hour orientation session will be held Tuesday, February 10, at 7 p.m.; and Thursday, February 12, at 9:30 a.m., at the Pennington United Methodist Church, 60 South Main Street, Pennington. Visit www.contactofmercer.org or call 609-883-2880 for information.
Court Appointed Special Advocates for children of Mercer County offers volunteer information sessions at 1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 22, Ewing. Hundreds of children in Mercer County are removed from their homes and placed in foster care due to abuse and neglect each year. CASA volunteers look out for their best interests and help find safe, permanent families. Call 609-434-0050 or visit www.casamercer.org.
New Jersey Blood Services is in need of volunteers at blood drives. The blood service volunteer assists donors with registration, escorting and canteen duties, and to watch for post donation reactions. Contact R. Jan Zepka at 732-616-8741 or rzepka@nybloodcenter.org.
#b#Work with Teens#/b#
Princeton Learning Cooperative is offering a full-time apprenticeship position from January to June for people interested in working with teens in a self-directed learning environment. A small stipend is available. Volunteers are needed for Swedish, Chinese, French, Hebrew, math, writing, meteorology, military history and strategy, physics, music, animation, ancient history, and philosophy. E-mail info@princetonlearningcooperative.org, call 609-851-2522, or visit www.princetonlearningcooperative.org.
#b#For Singers#/b#
Capital Singers of Trenton, a 75-voice choir founded in 2006, seeks singers of all parts. Composed of amateur and semi professional singers of all ages, the repertoire includes an eclectic mix of musical genres and styles, both sacred and secular. Its mission is to promote the art of choral singing, enrich the cultural life of New Jersey, and serve as goodwill ambassadors for the city of Trenton. Rehearsals are held twice a month on Sundays from 5 to 8 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 343 South Broad Street, Trenton. Visit www.capitalsingers.org for information.
VOICES, a community choruses with more than 50 members, will hold open auditions by appointment and on Monday, January 12, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Music Together, 225 Pennington-Hopewell Road, Hopewell. The group seeks singers from the greater Princeton area as well as from Bucks County. The choral selections include contemporary, spirituals, show music, choral masterworks, and premieres by American composers.
Call Susan Evans at 609-291-7456, or send an E-mail to drsevans@comcast.net,to set up an audition time. After the audition on January 12, singers should be prepared to stay for the rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. The group meets on Monday evenings at Music Together, 225 Pennington-Hopewell Road, Hopewell, from 7:30 to 9:45 p.m. Visit www.VOICESChorale.org.
New Hope – Solebury & Lambertville Community Choir seeks singers and would-be singers to join the group. No audition needed. Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings at Carversville Christian Church. Call 650-219-2748.
#b#Call for Entries#/b#
Catholic Academy of Communication Professionals seeks entries for the Gabriel Awards with newly created categories for Internet and social media entries. The deadline for entries is Friday, January 23. A program must have been broadcast, had its theatrical release, or been posted or streamed on the Internet in 2014. $175 entry fee. Visit www.GabrielAwards.com.
#b#For Veterans#/b#
Aging in Place collaborate with students from South Brunswick High School’s to create “Living Legacies: Our Veterans: Their Stories,”a dramatic presentation based on the stories shared by veterans. Interviews begin Tuesday, February 10. Seeking veterans with a story to tell. Contact Jacque Rubel at AgingInPlaceAdvocate@verizon.net or call 732-305-7079.
