#b#In Town#/b#
Plainsboro’s Got Talent has auditions to be part of the second annual Plainsboro talent show. All ages welcome and all acts must be appropriate for families. Participants must be from Plainsboro or groups must have a majority of Plainsboro residents. All participants are allowed to register up to two acts. Acts should be no longer than two to three minutes. Top scoring audition acts will be selected for the show. Participants should not audition with the same acts they performed last year. Audition dates are Saturday, October 3, from 4 to 7 p.m.; and Monday, October 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. Register at plainsboronj.com.
Kelsey Theater seeks an assistant for PLAYing Around, a program for children in grades 3 to 5. Must be 17 years or older, reliable with transportation. Duties include assisting instructor with organizing students, keeping track of students, setting up scenes, and chaperoning bathroom trips. Saturdays, September 26 to November 21, 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. $8.50 per hour. E-mail bessella@mccc.edu.
Youth Stages seeks volunteers to help with the VSA NJ fall performance of “The Secret Garden” featuring 16 performers with varying disabilities. Volunteers are needed backstage to assist the actors with entrances and exits and to help them with minor costume changes. Locations include Project Freedom in Hamilton and Kelsey Theater in West Windsor. Call or E-mail Jean Prall Rosolino at 609-430-9000 or manager@youthstages.com.
Princeton Pong presents a table tennis tournament on Saturday, October 3. A 2-Star USATT-Sanctioned Tournament, it is open to groups of all ages and skill levels. Register online at princetonpong.com or call 609-987-8500. Entry deadline is Thursday, October 1.
Princeton Youth Ballet invites ballet dancers, ages 7 through 21, to the company audition for the upcoming season including “The Snow Queen” in December and “Cinderella” in May. Auditions will be held on Saturday, October 3, at Princeton Dance and Theater Studio in Forrestal Village at 116 Rockingham Row, Plainsboro. Visit www.princetonyouthballet.org.
Gallery at Mercer County Community College invites high school visual arts educators who teach in Mercer or an adjacent county, along with selected student artists from their school, to participate in an exhibit entitled “Passing the Palette: Arts Educators and Students.” All visual arts media will be accepted. Drop-off is from Monday to Thursday, November 2 to 5. Visit www.mccc.edu/gallery or E-mail gallery@mccc.edu.
University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro seeks adult volunteers who can donate at least three hours per week greeting and helping to direct patients and visitors arriving at the hospital. Three types of positions are available.
Guest relations ambassadors are stationed in the hospital atrium for three hour shifts between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. to help direct or escort visitors to destinations in the hospital or the Medical Arts Pavilion. This position requires a significant amount of walking and standing. Concierge desk associates staff the concierge desk in the hospital atrium for three-hour shifts between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. weekdays. Applicants should have problem-solving skills and good computer literacy. Medical Arts Pavilion desk associates provide information, services, and directions from the information desk in the lobby of the Medical Arts Pavilion building. Computer literacy is essential. Visit www.princetonhcs.org/volunteers, call 609-853-6010, or E-mail volunteerser@princetonhcs.org.
Young Audiences of New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania, based in Plainsboro, is accepting applications for the Emerging Artists Creativity Hub, a teen arts program designed for young artists, ages 13 to 17, who are interested and gifted in the arts. It is intended for students to study and work in the arts far beyond the typical high school curriculum. The 10-week program is held on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the College of New Jersey. Applications are due on Friday, September 25, and classes begin on Saturday, October 3. Visit www.yanjep.org, call 866-500-9265, or E-mail Adam Nicolai at anicolai@yanjep.org.
Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania, based in Plainsboro, offers arts education scholarships for up to $10,000 to public, private, and charter preschools, elementary, middle, and high schools throughout New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania. Grant recipients will work with YA staff and their roster of professional teaching artists, to plan arts programming tailored specifically for their schools’ unique needs. Each recipient will receive funding for a variety of initiatives, including professional arts performances at their school, in-depth, hands-on workshops with professional artists, professional development to help teachers best use the arts in their classrooms, and assistance in creating a community event celebrating students’ work. Visit www.yanj-yaep.org or call 866-500-9265.
#b#Call for Volunteers#/b#
Artworks seeks volunteers to help during open hours on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. E-mail education@artworkstrenton.org.
Kidsbridge Tolerance Museum seeks volunteers to work with small groups of students guiding them through interactive exhibits and discussions to learn about tolerance, diversity, and bullying prevention. The museum hosts field trips of elementary and middle school students between 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Training included. The location is Ewing Senior Community Center, 999 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing. E-mail rebeccakidsbridge@verizon.net or visit www.kidsbridgemuseum.org.
Oscar and Ella Wilf Campus for Senior Living seeks volunteers to work with Stein Hospice’s program Senior Smiles. Contact Sara Culang at Sculang@wilfcampus.org or 732-227-1212.
Literacy New Jersey, Mercer County seeks volunteers for its upcoming tutor training course to learn how to help adult learners increase basic literacy skills for native English speakers and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) throughout Mercer County. Volunteers provide free tutoring services at a variety of public locations including libraries, workplaces, churches, and retirement homes.
All volunteer tutors are required to complete a five-hour training course to learn the fundamentals of reading and writing instruction. The course runs for five consecutive weeks from Tuesday, September 29, through October 27, either at 10 a.m. or 6 p.m. Upon completion of the training course, the volunteer tutor is matched with an adult learner. Call 609-587-6027 to register or for more information.
#b#Call for Art#/b#
Nami Mercer seeks photographs for the upcoming “Harvest of Hope” event. Images must embody the theme of harvest and be an original photo or photo scan of an original drawing, painting, or sculpture. File must be submitted by E-mail as a high resolution jpg to volunteer@namimercer.org by Friday, September 25, with “Photo Contest” in the subject line. Ten photos will be displayed at the wellness conference on Saturday, October 3. Conference attendees will vote to select the winner.
The Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County seeks entries in a juried art exhibition with a theme of “Winter Wonderland.” Members as of September 30 are invited to submit two original 2-D works of art for jury consideration. Deadline for exhibit submission is Thursday, October 1. Visit www.bucksarts.org or E-mail info@bucksarts.org.
Ebu-Arts Museum in Pennington seeks visual artworks that parlay pre-existing handiwork into a larger creation. Visit www.Ebu-Arts.org for contest guidelines. The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 25. The first prize winner will receive $1,000 and many artists will have the opportunity to have their works displayed in the museum. Contact Elizabeth Klein at 609-737-3322 or info@ebu-arts.org.
#b#Mental Health#/b#
National Alliance on Mental Illness of New Jersey offers a 12-week education program. The course offers current information about schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder; up-to-date information about medication compliance; discussion of the biological bases of serious mental illnesses, treatment options, and recovery.
It also includes coping skills and gaining empathy by understanding what a person with a serious mental illness experiences, problem-solving, listening and communication techniques, handling periods of crisis and relapse, and caring for the caregiver coping with worry, stress, and overload. Visit www.naminj.org.
#b#Literati & and Drama#/b#
George Street Playhouse offers book club packages to suit groups or individuals. Choices include “The Second Mrs. Wilson,” play two of the season; and “My Name is Asher Lev,” a spring production. The $58 package includes a ticket to the performance of your choice, a copy of the script, and a discussion. Contact Jaci at jdulisse@georgestplayhouse.org or 732-846-2895, ext. 134.
#b#Audition#/b#
Paper Mill Playhouse has auditions for its Broadway Show Choir. A tuition-free, audition based, performance show choir consists of 40 to 50 singers and dancers between the ages of 16 and 22. Auditions take place at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn, on Sunday, October 4; Monday, October 5; and Tuesday, October 6, by appointment only. Call 973-315-1640 or E-mail Jzeitoun@papermill.org. Visit www.papermill.org/showchoir.
#b#Workshops#/b#
New Jersey State Bar Foundation offers conflict resolution, peer mediation, and character education trainings at the New Jersey Law Center in New Brunswick. Elementary Conflict Resolution Training, Tuesday, October 27; Middle/High School Conflict Resolution Training, Thursday, October 22; Middle/High School Peer Mediation Training, Tuesday, November 17; and Middle/High School Character Education Training, Wednesday, December 16. Teasing and Bullying trainings Thursdays, October 15, November 12 and 19, December 3 and 17. Visit www.njsbf.org .
