In Town
West Windsor Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance encourages residents to bike to work during National Bike to Work Week (May 14 to 18). Tally your commuting miles and share your stories by E-mail at wwbikeped@gmail.com or 609-275-6355.
West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Education is sponsoring a trip to Philadelphia to view the exhibit, “Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of Pharaohs.” The bus leaves the First Presbyterian Church of Dutch Neck on Wednesday, June 13, at 8:30 a.m. $62 covers bus, admissions, tour, and driver’s gratuity. Call 609-716-5000, ext. 5034 to register.
Auditions
Villagers Theater seeks two men and one woman, age 20 to 35, for “Tape,” a drama by Stephen Belber. Auditions are Monday, May 14, and Wednesday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. Villagers Theater, 415 Demott Lane, Somerset. www.villagerstheatre.com. E-mail Tina Lee at tina@villagerstheatre.com.
Pennington Players seeks five male and five female actors, ages 16 and up, and one girl with formal dance training, ages 8 to 12, for “Once on This Island.” Prepare one musical theater song (no rock, pop, or opera) and be ready to dance. Bring sheet music, a photo, and a bio. Call 609-737-PLAY to schedule an appointment. Auditions will be at Mercer County College, West Windsor. Performance dates are in August. Auditions are Wednesday, June 13, 7 to 10 p.m.; and Saturday, June 16, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cafe Improv, a televised variety taped at the Arts Council of Princeton, seeks poets to recite verse for 10 minutes. Delivery and humor are important. The show is music, comedy, poetry, and miscellaneous. Call John Irving at 609-497-2480. www.cafeimprov.com.
Villagers Theater has auditions for a TeensVill production of “Seussical,” on Thursday, May 17, and Sunday, May 20, both at 7 p.m. The theater also seeks tweens for the production staff. Somerset. www.villagerstheatre.com. 732-873-3009.
Pennington Players has auditions for “Once on This Island on Wednesday, June 13, 7 p.m., and Saturday, June 16, at 11 a.m. Mercer College, West Windsor. Ages eight and up. Call 609-737-PLAY to schedule an appointment.
Bridge Players Theater Company announces auditions for “Children of a Lesser God” featuring a young speech therapist in a school for the deaf. Auditions are June 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. at Broad Street Methodist Church, 36 East Broad Street, Burlington City. Cold readings from the script. Auditions for deaf actors are June 3 and 4 at 7 p.m. Contact Jessica Stebnisky at jstebnisky@mtps.com. www.bridgeplayerstheatre.com or 856-303-7620.
For Dancers
Roxey Ballet offers auditions for next season through Monday, May 28. Auditions for professional dancers, apprentices, male and female, with strong classical and contemporary technique as well as partnering skills, are in Lambertville. Call 609-397-7616, ext. 802.
Good Causes
HomeFront seeks contributions to help homeless mothers care for their children on mother’s day. Call 609-989-9417 to make a contribution and a card honoring your gift in their name will be sent to your mother (or whomever you chose). www.homefrontnj.org.
Salvation Army is holding an online auction through May 31, with items including golf outings, restaurants, theater tickets, and vacations. www.salvationarmynewjersey.org. 908-851-8227.
The organization also has “Ride for the Red Shield Motorcycle Run in the rolling hills of Hunterdon County on Saturday, May 12. $25 per rider; $10 per passenger. Call Ron Yuhas at 908-851-8239.
Paper Mill Playhouse presents a auction for “The Campaign to Save Paper Mill Playhouse.” The winner receives two tickets to the opening night performance of “The Drowsy Chaperone” in London, invitation to the VIP cast party, and a private backstage tour hosted by Roy Miller. E-mail your highest bid to events@papermill.org including your name, daytime phone number, and bid. The auction closes Friday, May 11, at 5 p.m. The minimum bid is $10,”000. All proceeds benefit Paper Mill Playhouse and are tax deductible. Call 973-379-3636, ext. 2547 for information.
The Salvation Army will receive $7.50 for each order of 18 assorted roses for $29.99 plus shipping ordered through ProFlowers and Community Plus for mother’s day. The organization also seeks financial donations to help flood victims in New Jersey. Call Tricia Pellegrini at 908-851-8227 for information. www.salvationarmynewjersey.org.
United States Postal Service is sponsoring the annual National Association of Letter Carriers food drive on Saturday, May 12. Mail carriers are urging customers to leave a sturdy bag of non-perishable boxed or canned items next to their mailbox. They will be collected and donated to a local food bank or pantry. www.nalc.org. @head 12:For Kids
New Jersey Parents Foundation seeks nominations for the “Parents of the Year” awards. “What My Parents (or Parent) Means to Me,” an essay contest for ages 1 and up, and a poster contest for ages 9 and younger. Deadlines are May 20. NJPF, Box 7733, East Rutherford 07073. For guidelines and forms contact Linda Haft at 201-842-8863 or by E-mail at lhaft1982@aol.com.
ShopRite Partners in Caring and General Mills seek “Hunger Fighting Super Kids” through a regional contest seeking letters of 300 words or less describing how a super kid they know has taken part in a hunger-fighting effort. The letter should explain how the child expresses determination to end hunger in his or her community and what he or she does to take part in hunger-fighting activities. Winners receive 2,”500 bonus box tops for their school, a $500 donation to the hunger-fighting organization of their choice, and be pictured on a limited edition Cheerios package.
Letter writers must be 18 or older and the nominated child must be an enrolled student in grades K to 8, within Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, or Pennsylvania. www.shopritepartnersincaring.org. Deadline Friday, June 15.
Summer Drama
VSA Arts of New Jersey offers a theater and visual arts program for Mercer County students with disabilities. Mondays, July 9 to August 27, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., at the Ewing Library. For ages 8 to 21. Free. Register by June 11. www.vsanj.org. 732-745-3885.
Two River Theater Company offers summer ensemble theater classes for ages 7 to 21, from Monday, July 9, to Friday, August 10. www.trtc.org. 732-345-1400, ext. 814.
Art
Gallery 125 seeks submissions in all media for summer exhibit. Submit up to five digital files on CD, labeled with the title, media, dimensions, and year created. Also include artist’s name, address, brief bio, E-mail, and phone number. Images must be in jpg files preferable four by six inches at 300 dpi. Send to Gallery 125, 125 South Warren Street, Trenton 08608. Include a $10 check payable to TDA/Gallery 125. Participating artists are expected to gallery sit during the exhibit. Accepted work must be for sale, properly framed, and wired for hanging. Call 609-989-9119.
Grants Available
New Jersey Council for the Humanities offers humanities festival grants for October events on the theme of “The Immigrant Experience in New Jersey: Our Community.” Visit www.njch.org for information, guidelines, and application. Deadline Friday, June 15.
Sports
Garden State Yankees are holding tryouts for three separate high school and college aged teams for players from 13 to 25. Based in Woodbridge, all games are within driving distance. Team play runs Thursday, June 7, to Sunday, August 12. www.gardenstatebaseball.com. 732-382-4610.
Ten Star All Star Basketball Camp seeks boys and girls ages 10 to 19. 704-373-0873.
For Writers
Dramatists Workshop Series at Peddie School invites New Jersey playwrights to submit works for consideration for public readings. Deadline is Friday, May 11. Send to CAPPS, Dramatists Workshop Series, Box A, South Main Street, Hightstown 08520 or E-mail to capps@peddie.org. 609-490-7550 or www.peddie.org/capps. @lt:New Works of Playwriting Contest is accepting scripts through June 30 for new works that enhance self-realization, empower youth, explore values in this country, or to shed new light on religious, spiritual, and cultural differences and issues. www.playwritingcontest.cjb.net.
Kutztown Pennsylvania German Festival seeks dialect writers for the third annual Pennsylvania German language writing exposition modeled on the regional dialect writing festivals held in German and France. Submit short stories, poems, skits, true events, histories, or other short literary works in the language. Writers familiar with Buffington-Barba conventions should use that system. Deadline is June 1. Submit to William Donner by E-mail at donner@kutztown.edu.
Outdoors
New Jersey Stewardship offers a field trip on Saturday, May 12, to Franklinville. $20 includes bus transportation, refreshments, lunch, and handouts. The Tree Farm Day on Friday, June 1, includes wildlife management in Bernardsville. Call Greg Daly at 973-697-4382.
Stony Brook Millstone Watershed seeks volunteers to restore a wetland meadow along Pike Run in Montgomery Park from Thursday to Saturday, May 10 to 12. The organization also seeks pledges to support the New Jersey Audubon Annual World Series of Birding during the week of May 12. 609-737-7592. www.thewatershed.org.
D&R Canal State Park offers a kayak the canal trip on Saturday, May 26. Participants must have prior boating experience and personal flotation devices. Children must be 13 or older. Bring your own boat. Register. Call 609-924-5705 or www.dandrcanal.com.
Health
UMDNJ Pain and Fatigue Study Center seeks 80 female minority volunteers to sleep in a research lab at the university hospital in Newark on three to four nights. www.umdnj.edu/cfs or call Jennifer FitzGibbons at 973-972-4800.
