#b#Auditions#/b#
Forte Productions has auditions for “A Very Kelsey Christmas” featuring solos, group numbers, and variety acts in the framework of a television broadcast, complete with studio cameras, monitors, and an applause sign. While the focus of the show will be Christmas, all songs of the season will be considered. Director/writer John Zimmerman and musical director Peter de Mets are seeking singers, actors, and dancers to fill a variety of roles ranging from Jolly Old St. Nick to the Kelsey Singers Chorus. Auditions will be held Saturday, October 10, from 1 to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, October 11, from 2 to 5 p.m. E-mail VeryKelseyChristmas@gmail.com to schedule an audition. Prepare a Christmas carol. Accompanist will be provided.
#b#Call for Volunteers#/b#
Mercer County Park Commission seeks volunteers to assist with Tulpehaking Nature Center’s one year birthday. Family day is Saturday, October 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help run booths and table activities. 157 Westcott Avenue, Hamilton. E-mail jrogers@mercercounty.org or call 609-303-0706.
New Jersey Blood Service is in need of volunteers at blood drives. The blood service volunteer is an integral member of the collection team whose task it is assist 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#Call for Art#/b#
Friends of Mary Jacobs Library Foundation has a competition open to all ages to build a model of the Eiffel Tower. Entries should be made featuring recyclable items. Use your imagination, but keep the height no taller than three feet. All entries will be on display at the Mary Jacobs Memorial Library prior to and at the “A Taste of France” food and wine event on November 14. Winners will be announced on November 14. Full information and competition instructions can be found at the Mary Jacobs Memorial Library, 64 Washington Street, Rocky Hill. Visit www.maryjacobs.org.
#b#For Educators#/b#
Rowan University presents “Yoga in New Jersey Schools,” a symposium for school administrators, teachers, counselors, curriculum specialists, nurses, coaches, athletic directors, and others. Speakers, authors, practitioners, and educators speak to the benefits of bringing evidence and research based yoga based movement and focused attention strategies to your schools. Thursday, March 17. $159. E-mail Janet Sfaelos at sfaelos@rowan.edu or visit https://commerce.rowanonline.com/store/events/items/4799
#b#Call for Plays#/b#
Lawrence Library seeks submissions for its eighth annual One-Act Play Festival, on Saturday, April 16. Plays should be 10 minutes in length with a maximum of five characters. Playwrights should be of high school age or older and reside or work in the Delaware Valley. Submissions are limited to a maximum of two per playwright.
Playwrights, amateur or professional, should submit their plays by Saturday, December 19, by E-mail to akerr@mcl.org or may be brought to the library’s reference desk. Include two title pages: one with the play title only and the other with play title, name, address, phone, and E-mail of the playwright. The playwright’s name should not appear in the script. Call Ann Kerr at 609-989-6922.
#b#For High School Seniors#/b#
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Young Entrepreneur Foundation’s scholarship application for the 2016 NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards is now available. High school seniors who run their own business and plan to attend a two- or four-year university, college, or vocational institute during the fall of 2016 are eligible. Application deadline is Friday, December 18. Visit www.NFIB.com/YEF.
#b#Energy Assistance#/b#
Mercer County offers assistance for energy costs. The County’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, offered in coordination with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, allows individuals meeting various income qualifications to apply for bill payment assistance, energy crisis assistance, and energy-related home repairs. Application deadline is April 30. To be eligible for LIHEAP benefits, the applicant household must be responsible for home heating or cooling costs, either directly or included in the rent; and have gross income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. Visit https://nj.gov/counties/mercer/departments/pdfs/hcd_usfheafactsheet.pdf
#b#Toy Drive#/b#
Alejandro “Alex” Barreto of ReMax in Lawrenceville is holding a toy drive to benefit The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey. Bring new toys, clothes, and gift cards to Re/Max In Town 181 Franklin Corner, Lawrenceville; Mercer County Association of Realtors, 1428 Brunswick Avenue, Trenton; Finance of America, 3685 Quakerbridge Road, Hamilton; or Signit Signs and Graphics, 859 Route 130 South, East Windsor before Sunday, November 15. Call 609-439-5990 or E-mail abarreto@remax.net for information.
#b#Good Causes#/b#
Hamilton Jewelers will be donating 10 percent of all ecommerce sales for the month of October to the YWCA Princeton’s Breast Cancer Resource Center. All sales made through www.hamiltonjewelers.com will go to the contribution.
#b#Donate Please#/b#
South Brunswick Library is collecting worn, usable soccer cleat for all ages in need. A collection box is located in the foyer of the main entrance. Other drop off locations include Ewing Sports, 1325 Route 206, Skillman; Princeton Soccer Experience, 190 Witherspoon Street, Princeton; and Fields Sports Complex, 8 Cornwall Court, East Brunswick.
