#b#Where Are They Now?#/b#
High School South’s Class of 2004 is having a 10-year reunion at Cranbury Inn, 21 South Main Street, Cranbury, on Saturday, November 29, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. The cocktail party will have music and a cash bar. Tickets are $75 to $85.
“Ten years later, and nothing has changed … or has it?” says Clara Dixon. “Come find out as we celebrate and reminisce about the good times we shared together.”
The class was the inaugural eighth grade class at the new Grover Middle School. “Our class theme was 2004ever and we were a very spirited class,” says Dixon. “We were well known for the couchmen that would appear at various school events (mostly sports) and literally set up a couch alongside the field to cheer on the Pirates.”
Dixon, formerly Clara Bracke, served as class president. Reunion organizers include council members Brian Lee, Joanna Yang, and Sabaa Dam; and classmates Christina Edwards, Jenn Wills, and Melissa Reich.
“Some of our class’s favorite memories include our senior trip to Disney and our senior prank day when we took over the school parking lot for the day and hung out together as a class,” says Dixon.
Over the past 10 years members of the class have gone in many directions, including starting their own companies, becoming teachers and social workers, getting married and starting families, and one classmate was in a national television commercial. Three sets of high school sweethearts are now married.
Spouses, partners, and significant others are welcome. Purchase tickets online at www.eventbrite.com/e/wwphs-south-10-year-reunion-tickets-12883648339. E-mail clara.lynn.dixon@gmail.com.
#b#Oxen in West Windsor#/b#
The Hopewell Stampede — in which area artists displayed their art on 68 life-size oxen placed all over Hopewell Valley — included an ox by Plainsboro resident Tatiana Sougakova.
“One of the artists was our very own art teacher Tatiana Sougakova,” says Sangeeta Warier, owner of That Pottery Place and a West Windsor resident. “Her art students also designed their own ox, albeit on paper, and we displayed these at the West Windsor library in October.”
Warier would like to share the experience with all children ages 5 to 10 with an ox-illustrating art contest. One winner in each category will be chosen, ages 5 to 6, 7 to 8, and 9 to 10. A panel of art teachers will serve as judges. The deadline for submissions is Friday, December 5.
The prize in each category is a dinner plate on which you can paint your winning entry or you may choose to paint something else on the plate. All glazing and firing fees are included in the prize.
Visit www.thatpotteryplace.net for an outline of the ox to make your own. Call 609-716-6200. The store is located at 217 Clarksville Road in West Windsor.
#b#Volunteer Opportunities#/b#
West Windsor Arts Center will be transformed into Rio de Janeiro for Carnaval do Brasil, this year’s theme for its annual fundraising party on Saturday, February 28. To replicate the authenticity, flavor, and fun of this internationally known celebration, the council is inviting community artists and volunteers to join its in-house staff to create this exotic evening.
“Creating an immersive environment featuring the rich talent that surrounds us here is an ideal way to capture the spectacular, vivacious event that is Brazilian Carnaval,” says Krupali Desai, co-chair of the fundraising committee and director of global marketing with Impact Unlimited.
Building on the success of last year’s fundraiser, Carnaval Magic will feature original artwork, set design, and decorations while guests savor signature South American fare and cocktails, samba dance to live music, and bid on one-of-a-kind silent auction items.
“The council’s mission has always been to inspire and celebrate art, music, and performance in the community,” says Jasmine Dadlani, co-chair of the fundraising committee and senior vice president and director of branding for Cramer Krassault. “We are excited to bring the hottest party in the world to West Windsor, showcase local arts, and celebrate the center’s supporters.”
Artwork in all mediums is being “commissioned” from the community through January 15. Jennifer Connaughton, a children’s fashion designer and aspiring children’s book illustrator, and Sejal Krishnan, a textile and graphic designer, are leading the efforts for the magical transformation. E-mail jennconn@outlook.com or call 609-815-0636 for information.
Tickets are $75 per person. Visit www.westwindsorarts.org or call 609-716-1931 for volunteering or sponsorship opportunities.
