Kathryn Brown of West Windsor spoke recently to the Putnam Society, a group of major financial donors of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic. The gala was held at the home of Shawn and Robbi Ellsworth (former owners of Ellsworth’s Wines and Liquors in West Windsor). Brown spoke about the positive effect the organization’s recorded educational texts have had on her scholastic career. Visit www.rfbdnj.org for information about the program.##M:[more]##
Unveiling the Bamboo
Marie Alonzo-Snyder of West Windsor is preparing for the International CORD (Congress On Research in Dance) conference on Dance and Human Rights, to be held at the University of Quebec in Montreal this month. She will present a lecture demonstration including “Unveiling the Bamboo,” a work featuring her choreography coordinating with Jeff Nathanson’s music and Liz Madden-Zibman’s poetry.
The piece, first introduced in 2003, explores how a symbolic element from a traditional dance can provide the inspiration for a work that elicits images of oppression in contemporary dance. It shows a traditional Muslim influence on a Filipino dance.
Sukkot Gathering
Aliza Leverton of West Windsor led the Chabad of the Windsors Hebrew School students in arts and crafts projects during their pre-Sukkot gathering on October 16.
Special Olympics
Monica Koppstein of West Windsor will be participating in the 2006 Special Olympics U.S. National Summer Games. She is one of 62 New Jersey athletes who qualified for the July event in Iowa.
A junior at High School North, the 17 year-old began bowling in the Lawrence Lightning Unified Bowling League in ninth grade. She is also an experienced soccer player, skier, swimmer, and horseback rider.
Koppstein will be honored at the Special Olympic New Jersey Awards Dinner at the Westin Hotel in Forrestal Village on Friday, November 18. Visit www.sonj.org for information.
