Audition
Playful Theater Productions has auditions for “Working,” a musical, on Saturday August 17, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; and Tuesday, August 20, 7 to 10 p.m. at Mercer Community College, West Windsor. Open to actors and singers 18 years and older. E-mail suzanne_mclean@hotmail.com or call 215-579-5677.
Villagers Theater has auditions for “Agnes of God” Thursday, August 22, 7 to 10 p.m.; and Saturday, August 24, 1 to 4 p.m. The drama requires demanding roles by all three female actors. On stage most of the time, they must be able to project their voices as microphones will not be used. The characters include Dr. Martha Livingstone, Mother Superior, and Agnes.
Audition requires monologues provided for the role — fully memorized. Be prepared to do a cold reading from the script. Agnes must be able to sing the first verse of “Amazing Grace” a capella. Rehearsals begin Thursday, August 29. Visit www.villagerstheatre.com.
For Dancers
DanceVision has auditions for “The Snow Queen,” an original ballet choreographed by Risa Kaplowitz, on Saturday, September 21, at Princeton Dance & Theater Studio, Forrestal Village, 116 Rockingham Row, Plainsboro. Auditions are open to area ballet dancers between the ages of 7 and 18. Visit www.dancevisionnj.org, E-mail info@dancevisionnj.org, or call 609-520-1020 with questions.
ESL Program
Plainsboro Public Library offers “Cultural Crossroads,” a 13-week ESL program, on Tuesday and Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon, beginning September 10. Free childcare for toddlers 18 months and older. Register at plainsborolibrarynews.blogspot.com, E-mail plibrary@lmxac.org, or call 609-275-2899.
Call for Photos
Princeton Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau seeks color photographs from professional or amateur photographers of all ages. Entries must be submitted in digital format (300 dpi minimum). Must be a vertical shot to fit the brochure dimensions. Minor digital enhancements for cropping, red-eye removal, filters, and corrective functions are permitted, but images that have been judged to be altered in any significant manner will be disqualified. No borders, frames, backgrounds, watermarks, dates, signatures, or copyright images. No more than five entries per person. Send photos to amanda@princetonchamber.org with contestant name, address, daytime telephone number, E-mail address, and where the photo was taken.
By entering the contest you are giving permission to use the photos for publicity and promotion of the Princeton region on websites, exhibits, displays, brochures, and publications for marketing and promotional uses. The winning photographer must sign a release granting permission to the CVB and affiliates to use said entries in publications. Permission does not restrict the photographer from any future uses of entered pieces.
Photographs must be of events, people, or scenes within the 18 municipalities that the PRCVB covers. Visit www.visitprinceton.org. Deadline is Saturday, November 16, by 4:30 p.m.
Lakefront Gallery at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, in collaboration with the Princeton Photography Club, seeks submissions for a juried exhibition of photographs created by the generations within a family.
“There are families where creativity runs deep — be it music, literature or visual arts,” says Ilya Genin, a Hamilton cardiologist and curator of Lakefront Gallery. “We are looking for those families where the photography has been the focus. The view of the world around us as seen by the members of the same family belonging to different generations will be the subject of our exposition.”
Lakefront Gallery brings original photographic art to the walls of the hospital, enriching the patient, visitor, and staff experience and provides show space at no charge to the artist.
Send photographic images as small jpegs to sgeisler@rci.rutgers.edu by Tuesday, December 10. Include the relationship of the two photographers and the estimated size of your framed prints. Artists will be notified of final selections by February 3. Lakefront Gallery will exhibit the photographs from March 7 to June 13. Contact Sheila Geisler, the curator of the exhibit, at 732-4220-3676.
Call for Art
Friends of the Princeton Nursery Lands has a call for artists for “Legendary Locations,” a juried show open for all media opening Friday, October 11. Works inspired by the Mapleton Preserve in Kingston are especially welcomed. Deadline is Friday, September 13. Visit www.sbarts.org.
For Seniors
Evergreen Forum is accepting registration for its autumn semester. Classes, led by retired faculty and professionals, are organized to encourage intellectually engaging dialogue between student and teacher. Classes are at the Princeton Senior Resource Center and other locations throughout Princeton, beginning September 27. Visit www.theevergreenforum.org. Call 609-924-7108.
On the Road
Congregation Beth Chaim offers a trip to Richmond, Virginia, with Rabbi Eric Wisnia to tour Richmond’s art museum, Holocaust museum, and sites of historic and Jewish interest; Baltimore’s Inner Harbor; and Arlington National Cemetery. The trip from Tuesday, October 8, to Saturday, October 12, includes breakfast, study sessions with Rabbis Wisnia and Beifield, touring, and free time. $900 per person, double occupancy, includes round-trip coach bus transportation from Beth Chaim in Princeton Junction, four nights accommodations, five breakfasts, and four dinners. The single supplement cost is $300. Call 609-799-9401 or E-mail info@bethchaim.org.
After-School
Franchises
Berlitz will be holding two open houses in Princeton for those interested in becoming a Berlitz franchisee. They are Wednesday, August 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; and Saturday, August 17, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Call 888-281-9757 or visit www.berlitz.us/aspfranchise for information.
Health
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with Pat Vroom and Robin Boudette, an 8-week course focusing on managing stress, anxiety, pain, illness, and often-accompanying depression, will run Mondays, September 30 through November 18, from 7 to 9 p.m. A free introductory class will be held on Monday, September 16, at 7 p.m., at Cando Fitness Club, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro. Call 609-818-1226, E-mail pat@PatVroomPhD.com, or visit www.PatVroomPhD.com.
Volunteer Please
ContactCONTACT offers free crisis hotline training for prospective volunteers beginning Tuesday, September 10, and running weekly through November 19. Information sessions will be held on Tuesday, September 10, at 9:30 a.m and 7 p.m., at Pennington United Methodist Church, 60 South Main Street, Pennington. The courses teach compassionate listening skills, telephone crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and more. Visit www.contactofmercer.org or call 609-883-2880 for information.
Donate Please
HomeFront seeks working air conditioning window units as well as food for the pantry shelves. Priority needs include peanut butter, jelly, canned meats such as tuna and chicken, pasta and pasta sauce, soups (preferably low sodium), juices (apple and grape in small juice packs and 1/2 gallon), canned vegetables, shelf stable milk, and breakfast bars. Visit www.homefrontnj.org, call 609-989-9417, or send an E-mail to getinvolved@homefrontnj.org. Donations may be delivered to 1880 Princeton Avenue, Lawrenceville.
For Singers
Trenton Community Singers is seeking new members (especially tenors and basses) for its upcoming season. Music selections are mostly classical. Visit www.capitalsingers.org, call Suzanne Kazi at 609-799-5939, or E-mail newtcs.cst@gmail.com
Sharim V’Sharot: People of Song, a 24-voice Jewish choir celebrating its 14th year, is seeking new members in all voice parts for upcoming concerts in Princeton, Lawrenceville, and beyond. The largely a cappella choir sings in Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, Italian, French, and English. Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings in Lawrenceville beginning September 3. Visit www.sharimvsharot.com, call 609-22-CHOIR, or E-mail info@SharimVSharot.org.
