In Town
Students in grades 4 and 5 from Millstone River and Village schools are collecting clean, gently worn coats and jackets, as well as new hats, mittens, and gloves, on Saturday, October 28, from 9 a.m. to noon. Drop-off at Millstone River School, 75 Grovers Mill Road, Plainsboro. Needy families served by Martin House in Trenton will benefit from this collection.
Kelsey Players seeks actors for “Twas the Night before Christmas” at Kelsey Theater. Auditions are Saturday, November 4, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Prepare a short monologue and a Christmas Carol. Must be at least 8 years-old. Call Lorraine Wargo at 609-530-0912.
Day Trips
Arts Council of Princeton offers a tour of galleries in Chelsea, New York City, lectures, and lunch. Bus leaves the Princeton Shopping Center on Saturday, November 4, at 9 a.m. Register at 609-924-8777. $55.
55-Plus offers a trip to the Bronx featuring guided tours of the Yankees Stadium and the Cloisters Museum, and lunch at Giovanni’s Restaurant on the Grand Concourse. Thursday, November 9. The chartered bus leaves from the Jewish Center in Princeton at 8:30 a.m. $85. 609-924-2008.
Auditions
Villagers Theater announces auditions for “Batboy the Musical” on Sunday, October 29, at 6 p.m., at 415 Demott Lane, Somerset. Rick Joyce will direct the production opening in late January. Prepare 32 bars of a musical theater number and be prepared to read sides from the script and dress to move in a dance audition. Call Donna at 732-873-3009 for information.
Donate Please
Palmer Square seeks gently-used suits and business attire
for Dress for Success. Bring to
the fashion show on Sunday, October 29, at noon, in Nassau Inn, Princeton. Call 609-921-2853. www.palmersquare.com.
Participate Please
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County offers “Communication Sensation,” a 4-H club to learn American Sign Language or Braille. Meetings are Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in East Brunswick. Call Joyce Pacholek at 732-246-4775.
Shop Till it Stops Day is offered at Marshalls on Thursday, October 19. One percent of all sales from all stores will be donated to the Family Violence Prevention Fund. www.endabuse.org.
Women Helping Women is launching a new evening therapy group for women who were sexually abused as children. Register with Melissa Higgins 732-549-6000.
Jazz Classes
Montgomery Center for the Arts offers “Jazz Piano Trio Workshops” features jazz tunes, improvisation, solos, and how to work in a standard jazz trio setting. Teachers are Tara Buzash, Michael Taylor, and Joseph Falcey. Each one-hour workshop, $75. Sundays, October 22, November 12, and December 10, 4 or 5 p.m. Contact Buzash at 609-722-2062.
Call for Art
Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at UMDNJ seeks 200 young people for a sexually transmitted disease prevention training program. Participants should have a strong interest in learning safer sex messages to share with friends, family, and peers. Call 973-972-5000 for information.
VSA Arts of New Jersey is accepting applications for the Art Par Excellence statewide touring art exhibit featuring original two-dimensional artwork by students with disabilities. Each public and private school is invited to submit one work. Application deadline is Tuesday, January 30. www.vsanj. org or 732-745-3885.
New Jersey Photography Forum seeks entries in the 12th annual juried photography exhibit. Hand deliver two photographs to Watchung Arts Center on Saturday, October 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. The show will be on display from November 1 to 30 in Watchung and then travel to the Children’s Specialized Hospital in Mountainside for two months. www.njphotoforum.com. 908-790-8820.
Health
University of Pennsylvania is conducting a research study for breast cancer survivors to understand the relationship of weight training exercise with survivors. Participants receive a one-year membership to the Burlington County YMCA, a fitness trainer, a physical therapist, and financial compensation. E-mail arogerin@cceb.med.upenn.edu or call Amy at 215-898-5112.
UMDNJ is seeking people born in 1915 or earlier who survived the 1918 flu epidemic for a study that may be helpful in fighting a 21st century flu epidemic. A small blood sample is requested. Call Dr. Eric Altschuler at 973-972-5439.
