In Town
The Humanitarian Project, based in West Windsor, is providing emergency housing and support for flood victims from Trenton. Donations of gift certificates for food and home items or checks are invited. Visit www.thehumanitarianproject.org or send to 17232 Travis Square, West Windsor 08550.##M:[more]##
Maurer Productions has auditions for “It’s a Wonderful Life: The Musical” on Saturday and Sunday, August 12 and 13, noon to 6 p.m. at Kelsey Theater, West Windsor. Production opens in November. Visit www.mponstage.com/auditions to make appointment. Call 609-882-2292 for information.
Princeton Warriors Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat Team seeks people with a history of cancer to join the group in paddling in a dragon boat on Lake Mercer on Saturdays at 11 a.m. Call 732-329-0888 for information.
American Red Cross seeks volunteers for Meals at Home program. Meals are picked up at St. Francis Hospital and delivered to homebound clients in Hamilton area. Call Joyce Gorsky at 609-951-2123 for information.
Princeton Free Wheelers offers six tours from 20 to 100 miles for beginners to experts on Saturday, August 5, at Mercer County College. Free parking, rest rooms, vendors, sag and emergency help, water and snacks, and a post-ride lunch. Call 609-882-4739. Adults, $30; $10 for ages 16 and under. Helmets are required.
Kelsey Theater’s Kids Playshops is a creative theater program for grades kindergarten to six. Fall sessions for Playtime and Playing Around With Theater, begin Saturday, September 9; winter session, Saturday, January 13. The new masterclass, for grades four to six who have attended at least two semesters of Playshops, begins Saturday, September 16. Visit www.kelseytheatre.net or call 609-570-3566.
The Arts
New Jersey 50 Plus seeks athletes, artists, crafters, singers, dancers, and other performers for “You’re Alive: Live!” a two-day event for people over 50 in New Jersey. The event is Saturday and Sunday, July 29 and 30, in Atlantic City. Volunteers and sponsors also welcome. Visit www.njso.us or call 732-925-7997.
Bridge Players Theater Company has auditions for “Arsenic and Old Lace” on Sunday and Monday, August 6 and 7, 7 p.m., at Broad Street Methodist Church, 36 East Broad Street, Burlington. October production. Visit www.bridgeplayerstheatre.com or call 215-680-6965.
A Nature Writing Field Camp will be held in the Kittatinny Valley of New Jersey from Friday to Sunday, September 22 to 24. Mary Jasch, publisher of Dig It! Magazine, is the guide. Register by Thursday, August 31. $300 includes all meals and heated lakeside cabin. E-mail apple5@garden.net or visit www. dig-itmag.com.
For Kids
McCarter Theater’s First Stage Company offers both half-year, full-year, and intensive five-week programs for grades kindergarten to twelve. For questions E-mail firststage@mccarter.org or call 609-258-8289. Registration for first-time students begins Tuesday, August 1, at 10:30 a.m. Register online at www.mcccarter.org or in person at 91 University Place, Princeton. Warning: Since classes fill quickly, be prepared with a alternate choices.
Professional Center for the Arts has auditions for the dance company, the junior company, and the Team Hip Hop. 4 Tennis Court, Hamilton. Visit www.professionalcenterforthearts.com or call 609-586-3008.
Central Baptist Church offers a fiesta-themed vacation Bible school from Monday to Friday, July 24 to 28, for kindergarten graduates through fifth graders. A parenting class, “Parenting is Heart Work,” will be held in conjunction. 2015 Pennington Road, Ewing, 6:30 to 9:15 p.m. Register. Free. Visit www.cbcnj.org or call 609-882-0337.
Community Christian Choir presents an arts and music camp in August at First Presbyterian Church of Hamilton Square. Classes prepare students entering grades four to eight for musical performances of “Rescue in the Night,” a musical story of Daniel in the lion’s den. Begins Monday, August 14. Visit www.ccchoir.com or call 609-587-7076 for information.
Assistance Needed
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Mercer County seeks volunteers to speak up in court for the best interests of abused and neglected children who have been removed from their homes. The 30-hour training will be held in October. Information sessions will be offered on Wednesdays, August 9 and September 13, at 7 p.m. Call 609-434-0050 or E-mail staff@casamercer.org for information.
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen needs food for the pantry including canned vegetables, fruit, spaghetti, and spaghetti sauce (not glass). Deliver to TASK, 72 1/2 Escher Street, Trenton, on Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. TASK is also in need of volunteers to help with meals and children’s activities. Must at least 13 years old. Call 609-695-5456.
Crisis Ministry is sponsoring a school supplies and backpack drive throughout July and August for low-income children in the greater Mercer County area. Needed are donations of backpacks with the following suggested school supplies including folders, notebooks, crayons, markers, colored pencils, rulers, lunchboxes, calculators, glue, and pencils. All supplies must be new. Bring all donations to 123 East Hanover Street, Trenton, or 61 Nassau Street, Princeton. Call 609-396-9355 for information.
Middlesex County Improvement Authority seeks donations to the food bank and organizations to sponsor summer food drives. MCFOODS provides collection containers and flyers to any group holding a drive. Donations are welcome at libraries in Plainsboro, South Brunswick, Monroe, Edison, Milltown, and Woodbridge. Call 609-409-5033 for information.
Church World Service New Jersey seeks donations of emergency clean-up buckets including cleaning products, brushes, and sponges. Visit www.churchworldservice.org/kids or call 609-924-6466.
Grant Proposals
Princeton Area Community Foundation offers more than $400,”000 for two grant opportunities. Proposals sought for programs that serves girls and the women who raise them, and programs that support Mercer County and neighboring communities. Visit www.pacf.org. Deadline is Friday, September 15.
Garden Workshop
Middlesex County Earth Center offers guided tours to groups at Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, South Brunswick. The demonstration areas include a vegetable garden, an herb garden, a shade and ornamental tree display, and earth-friendly gardening techniques. Visit www.co.middlesex.nj.us/extension services or call 732-398-5262.
Italian Classes
Dorothea’s House in Princeton offers a 10-week session Italian classes beginning Wednesdays or Saturdays in mid-September. Adults, $85; children ages 6 to 14, $55. Call 908-359-1564 for information.
