In Town
Plainsboro Township and the Senior Club of Plainsboro present a trip to Philadelphia on Friday, November 27, for a matinee performance of “The Book of Mormon” at the Forrest Theater, 1114 Walnut Street. $75 per ticket. Call 609-799-0909, ext. 1719.
Kelsey Theater Players and Tomato Patch Performing Arts Workshops have auditions for “Zombie Prom” on Saturday, September 12, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Must be age 12 or older by February. Prepare 16 bars of music in the style of the show. Wear clothes you can comfortably move in for a short dance combination. E-mail Jackie Robinson at kelseyZombieProm@gmail.com.
PinnWorth Productions has auditions for “August: Osage County” on Saturday and Sunday, September 12 and 13, at 1 p.m. at Mercer College in West Windsor. Prepare a two to three-minute monologue, not from the show, that reflects the character for which you are auditioning. E-mail August_osagecounty@yahoo.com.
Jewish Family & Children’s Service offers bereavement support for Jewish adults experiencing the loss of a loved one within the past 18 months. This is a weekly group in which members converse openly and support one another. The group will be facilitated by Chaplain Beverly Rubman. Meetings will be weekly on Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. to noon from October 1 to November 5, 707 Alexander Road, Suite 102, West Windsor. Register. $36. Visit www.jfcsonline.org, or contact Beverly Rubman at 609-987-8100 or BeverlyR@jfcsonline.org.
Congregation Beth Chaim offers Introduction to Judaism, an 18-week course, focusing on the holidays, history, life cycle, literature, beliefs, and practices, beginning Tuesday, October 13. For people who want to learn about your heritage but never had the time, are thinking of coming back to Judaism after being away from it, are thinking of converting to Judaism but need a way to get started, or if someone in your family is Jewish and you want to understand their religion to support them better.
A seven session study of Jewish life and tradition to build on the skills and content taught in the introductory course begins Tuesday, November 3. Register with Rabbi Adena Blum by E-mail to rabbiblum@bethchaim.org or call 609-799-9401, ext. 102.
Mercer Community College offers a wide array of certificate programs in business and technology designed to enhance and reboot careers. New Jersey residents who are unemployed or under employed for six months or more may be eligible for a New Jersey Ready to Work grant to cover their education costs. Programs include clinical development and regulatory affairs and project management professional prep and review. Programs in healthcare, information technology, and advanced manufacturing may also qualify for state funding. Preference is given to veterans. Register. Visit www.rtwnj.org or call 609-570-3311.
Call for Volunteers
CONTACT will offer two 40 hour training courses for prospective hotline volunteers beginning Tuesday, September 15; 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 7 to 10 p.m. An orientation session will be held at the beginning of both events at the Pennington United Methodist Church, 60 South Main Street, Pennington. The classes teach compassionate listening skills, telephone crisis intervention, suicide prevention, addiction awareness, and more. Representatives from community agencies are speak on a variety of topics. Visit www.contactofmercer.org or call 609-883-2880.
Call for Art
Trenton Museum Society invites visual artists over 18 to submit fine art prints for “Impressions: The Art of the Print,” a juried exhibit opening November 14. Deadline is Saturday, September 26. $20 covers up to three digital images submitted to exhibits@ellarslie.org. Submissions must be original works on paper, created within the last three years. Original work in all printmaking media including monoprints and monotypes are eligible. No photographs or digital media. Work must be available for the duration of the exhibit and be for sale.
Artworks Trenton seeks artists for Art All Day, an annual Trenton city-wide day of artist studios visits, pop-up galleries, special projects, and gallery tours, on Saturday, November 14. Visit artworkstrenton.org/art-all-day-applications.
D&R Greenway Land Trust seeks artists for “Earth/Fire,” a juried art exhibit that will feature artistic interpretations of earth and fire to recognize such essential elements to nature and to our lives. Images and variations welcome include visual interpretations of the land, farms, maps, smoke, chimneys, evocation of warmth or heat, abstraction, etc. Work in any medium and of any size can be submitted, including video & sculpture. Visit www.drgreenway.org or call 609-924-4646 for information.
Alfa Art Gallery invites artists to submit work for New Brunswick Art Salon, Oil Color, and Mixed Media 2015, a juried show for emerging and professional artists. Deadline is Saturday October 17. The gallery is at 108 Church Street, New Brunswick. Visit www.alfaart.org for information.
Vote by Mail
Vote-by-Mail applications are now available for the November 3 election and may be requested by mail and will be accepted until Tuesday, October 27. Any registered voter in New Jersey can vote by mail for any reason. This gives people a larger window for voting in elections, and allows them to avoid relying on a single day to cast their votes. A permanent list is an option. Applications are available on the website in both English and Spanish. Ballots are also available in Indian, Chinese, and Korean. Visit the State Division of Elections website at www.njelections.org/voting-information-vote-by-mail.html.
For Autistic Children
VSA New Jersey announces fall program offerings for children with autism ages 3 to 21 and their family members. Through participation in weekly workshops in the visual and performing arts, young people will enhance their understanding and appreciation of the arts while developing skills essential for academic and personal growth. The family arts experience offers unique opportunities to engage children, siblings, and parents in activities that will support communication and interaction in the workshop setting and at home.
Workshops are offered on Saturdays, October 3 to December 5, in New Brunswick, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Each 10-week workshop meets for one hour per week. There is a $50 registration fee for families who receive class placement in this program. Fee waivers are available upon request. Visit www.vsanj.org, Call 732-745-3885, or E-mail info@vsanj.org for information.
Art for Sale
Arts Council of Princeton offers an opportunity to purchase part of the Princeton Parklet. The two benches, hand-carved from one Elm tree are $3,000 each. Contact Greg Napolitan at gregnapolitan@yahoo.com. Maple seed sculptures crafted out of Birch wood and glass are $1,500 each. Contact John LeMasney at lemasney@gmail.com. The coffee table is $250. Contact Peter Soderman at americanlandscaper@yahoo.com. The hanging rocking chair, the symbol of the front porch, is $250. Contact Maria Evans at mevans@artscouncilofprinceton.org. All proceeds go directly to the artists and The Arts Council of Princeton.
Auditions
Somerset Valley Playhouse has auditions for “Miracle on 34th Street” Sunday, September 13; and Wednesday, September 16, 7 p.m., at 689 Amwell Road, Hillsborough. Seeking boys and girls, men and women, ages 8 and up. Readings will be from the script. Singers are needed for carolers. There will be a large ensemble with many doubled roles and all cast members will be offered speaking roles. Call 908-369-7469 or visit www.svptheatre.org for information.
Performing Arts for the Young
Paper Mill Playhouse presents a new master class series on select Mondays evenings featuring Broadway artists and industry professionals for ages 9 to 17. The two-hour theater and dance master classes will cover many areas within the theater industry including stage combat, auditioning, choreography, and more. E-mail Michelle Tempkin at mTempkin@papermill.org or visit www.papermill.org.
Paper Mill Playhouse seeks singers ages 16 to 22 for the Broadway Show Choir, a free program. Visit www.papermill.org/showchoir. E-mail jzeitoun@papermill.org, or call 973-315-1640 for information to schedule an audtion.
Call for Singers
Jersey Harmony Chorus of Sweet Adelines International invites women who love to sing to visit the chorus during any weekly rehearsal, held Mondays at 7:15 p.m. at 1065 Canal Road in Princeton at the Griggstown Reformed Church Recreation Hall. Visit www.jerseyharmonychorus.org or call Carole at 732-236-7803.
New Hope-Solebury & Lambertville Community Choir invites singers and would-be singers of all shapes, sizes, voice parts, and varieties to join the group. There is no audition to join. Rehearsals are held on Tuesday evenings at Carversville Christian Church, 3736 Aquetong Road in Carversville. Call 650-219-2748.
Donate Please
Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center seeks donations for “Superheroes for Hospice,” an ongoing project that has raised more than $120,000. The project accepts all types of comic books and related items, like graphic novels, un-opened action figures, artwork, statues, and more. Contact Spiro Ballas at SBallas@BarnabasHealth.org or 973-322-4866 for information.
Princeton Integral Yoga is moving from Monmouth Junction to Princeton Shopping Center on Harrison Street. They offer yoga classes, guided meditations, Bhagavad Gita Study Group, Kirtan, Nataraj dance party, and more. Donations to help create the space are requested through an IndieGoGo page. Visit www.IYIprinceton.org.
Are You Ready for Business?
Mercer County Office of Economic Development and Sustainability presents an intensive six-week workshop for start-up businesses (those in the idea/planning phase or in operation less than a year). Entrepreneurship 101 will run on Tuesday evenings, from September 29 to November 10, at the Mercer County Connection, Route 33 at Paxson Avenue in the Acme Shopping Center, Hamilton.
Participants will be guided through a real-world assessment of their business idea and market feasibility as well as their own ability to handle the demands of business ownership. The steps to opening a business in New Jersey, choosing a legal structure, developing a business plan and establishing cost, revenue, and cash flow projections will be addressed in a variety of interactive exercises. Visit www.ucedc.com or call 908-527-1166.
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