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Community Groups*New Links and updated Websites: Animal Alliance of New Jersey AnnouncementsCF LIVE at Triumph Brewery - Wednesday April 7 CF LIVE at Triumph Brewery at 138 Nassau Street from 9PM to 1 AM. The Princeton Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation will host the first annual CF LIVE night. The $5 cover charge and $1 from every beer ordered will go to research to cure Cystic Fibrosis, the number one fatal genetic disease in the US. There will be prizes and a raffle and live music by three local bands, JAC, Paella, and Sensemaya Afrobeat All Stars. For more information, contact Meghan Gerard at 609-683-9577 or the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at www.cff.org. Taste of the Nation Princeton - Monday, April 26, 2010, 6-9pm. General admission $85 adavance/$95 at the door. Please note that this event is 21 and over. 100% of ticket sales help ensure no kid in Mercer County grows up hungry. Ticket sales benefit: Mercer Street Friends, Isles, HomeFront, and Food Bank of South Jersey. Location: Westin Princeton, 201 Village Blvd., Princeton. 609-452-7900. More info at http://strength.org/princeton/ HiTops Teen Council Presents “Talk to Me” – A Family Night Event - On April 29, 2010 the HiTOPS Teen Council will present "Talk to Me," a workshop designed to give parents, guardians and teens the opportunity to come together and discuss sex and sexuality, privacy and trust, in a fun and non-threatening atmosphere. Both teens and adults are welcome. For more information or to register for this event call 609-683-5155 ext. 232. The event will take place at the Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street at 7pm. Join the Mercer County Woman Newspaper on Saturday, May 8th as they host the 4th Annual Head to Toe Women’s EXPO ‘The Ultimate Girl’s Day Out’. Along with over 100 exhibitors, a Wellness Center for Health Screenings, massage and pampering stations, an Antique Road Show, the “BOOK NOOK’ WHICH WILL FEATURE LOCAL WOMEN AUTHORS, three breakout sessions throughout the day featuring educational seminars ranging from how to improve your sex life, to decorating your space to affect your mood, to cooking demonstrations and more. It’s FREE to Attend. Register @ www.whoscoming.com/headToToesWomenEXPO. Expo location is Robbinsville High School, Robbinsville, N.J. Doors Open at 9am till 3pm. Visit our website at www.MercerCountyWoman.com for details. Save the Date!May 6th – Literacy Volunteers in Mercer County Art Sports Exhibition and Auction – Rider University, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ, Mercer Room (6:00 p.m. preview, Auction 7:00 p.m.) May 27 - The Alzheimer's Association’s 2010 Legendary Links Golf Raffle - a unique golf fundraising event, which affords golf enthusiasts the chance to win a round of golf at some of the most prestigious golf courses in the country. Essex County Country Club, West Orange. www.alznj.org May 27 - HiTOPS, Corner House, Arts Council of Princeton and the Princeton Public Library will be sponsoring a Battle of the Bands for teens on the evening of May 27 in the library plaza. June 6 - Princeton Tour de Cure bicycling event to help raise funds for the American Diabetes Association in the fight against diabetes. Events4/8 - Princeton Area Community Foundation Presentation - Understanding Endowments – A Primer for Nonprofit Leadership. 8:30am – 10am, 15-A Princess Road, Lawrenceville. RSVP 609-219-1800 or tvolk@pacf.org 4/9 – Open Stage at The Minstrel, Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, on Friday, April 9 from 8 to 11 pm. Adults $7; children 12 and under, free. For more information, call 973-335-9489 or go to www.folkproject.org. Handicapped accessible. 4/10 – Ohio High School Choir performs at Princeton United Methodist Church. 8pm. The choir will perform highlights from Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana and other choral works. Free. The church is located at 7 Vandeventer Avenue at the corner of Nassau Street and Washington Road in downtown Princeton. 4/12 – 4/12 – VOICES Chorale Concert, 7pm. at Music Together in Hopewell, 225 Pennington-Hopewell Rd (Route 654). A celebration of the musical talents of the children ages 5 to 12 who participated in the VOICES’ 22nd Music Composition Contest. In addition, the 55-member VOICES Chorale will perform some selected pieces sure to delight the children, their parents and their friends. Free. 4/13 - The Coalition for Medical Marijuana--New Jersey (CMMNJ) meeting at the Lawrence Twp. Library from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. All are welcome. Snacks are served, and there is no charge to attend the meeting. 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence Twp., 609.882. 4/15 – Lecture at Morven Museum & Gardens. 55 Stockton Street, Princeton at 3pm. 'Fleshing Out the Bones: The Extraordinary Life and Times of Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins' presented by Robert Peck, senior fellow of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia and co-author of 'All in the Bones,' the first full-length biography of Waterhouse Hawkins. $12 includes refreshments. Register. www.morven.org 4/17 – Zonta Club of Trenton/Mercer’s 10 Annual R.A.V.E. Walk/Run at Veterans Park, Hamilton. Registration at 9:15am. $10 fee. Proceeds benefit Womanspace and Domestic Violence Victim Response and Sexual Assault Teams. 609-902-4885. www.zontatrenton.org 4/17 - Princeton Jazz Festival Featuring the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies. Princeton High School Performing Arts Center, 151 Moore St., Princeton. Festival runs from 1-6pm. Concert at 8pm. Festival ticket is $8. Cherry Poppin’ Daddies ticket with Festival admissionis $25. 609-395-6769, www.princetonjazz.org 4/17 - DanceFest 2010! A Carnival of Dance Events for the Entire Family. 2-5pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton. The event is a fundraiser for DanceVision, Inc. 732-236-2392 4/17 - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County’s 28th Annual Bowl for Kids’ Sake at Colonial Lanes in Lawrenceville, NJ. 11-4 pm. All participants receive a free lunch, T-shirt, and a chance to win prizes. Proceeds support youth mentoring programs. www.bbbsmercer.org or call at 609.656.1000 for more information. 4/18 - Strong Kids Triathlon: 2010 will mark the first Healthy Kids Weekend for the Princeton Family YMCA. Healthy Kids Day on April 17 will be followed by the Strong Kids Triathlon on Sunday, April 18, from 9 am – 11 am for boys and girls ages three to 13. To register or for more information, visit www.princetonymca.org/events. The entry fee is $15 per child. 4/18 & 4/19 – Pennington Quality Market celebrates its 50th Anniversary! PQM will donate 5% of total sales to the Hopewell Valley YMCA Building Fund. Festivities on Saturday, April 17th include Family Entertainment & Special Events all day long! Enjoy Free Food Tastings throughout the Market, and a spectacular 50th Anniversary Cake (Cake Cutting at 12:30 P. M.). 4/22 – Luxaby Baby & Child’s night of shopping, healthy treats and a nutrition talk! 6:30-8pm. Enjoy 20% off all in-store purchases and indulge in good-for-you desserts and organic wine. 67 Palmer Square, 609-921-0065. 4/22 – My Daughter's Words. Trinity Counseling Service. (609) 924-0060. At Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton. 6:45 pm. Concert with elements of jazz, blues, bossa nova, and gospel performed by Laurie Altman and his Jazz Ensemble and Jersey Transit a cappella group. Dr. Nancy Snyderman, chief medical editor at NBC News will be interviewing TCS therapists on the use of the arts to cope with adversity in the family. Composed by Lolly Barton, narrated by Liz Fillo. Doors open at 6:45; concert begins at 7:15pm sharp. Benefit for the organization that offers counseling services to people in need in the greater Princeton Area. General admission: $20; Students: $10. 4/24 – Communiversity: Festival of the Arts – Nassau Street, Palmer Square, Princeton University Campus. 12-5pm. This annual event attracts over 35,000 people to downtown Princeton! The event features more than 200 artists, crafters, and merchants; continuous live entertainment on five stages; children’s activities and games; a wide array of delicious food from around the globe; and a broad representation of the many businesses and organizations that play a prominent role in the vibrant life of the Princeton community. FREE! 4/26 - American Repertory Ballet’s 25th Annual year-end DANCE POWER performance and celebration at 7:00pm at the New Brunswick High School. The performance will feature students in ARB’s DANCE POWER program, DANCE POWER scholarship students studying at Princeton Ballet School, and members of the American Repertory Ballet Company. 732-249-1254, ext. 16 4/29 – Princeton Dines Out for Parkinson’s Disease - Enjoy dinner at any of the participating restaurants on and a percentage of the proceeds will be donated to The Parkinson Alliance. Donations by the restaurants will be matched by The Tuchman Foundation and 100% of all donations go directly to research. Participating restaurants include Blue Point Grill, elements, Eno Terra, Gennaro’s, Mediterra, Teresa Caffe, Witherspoon Grill and Yankee Doodle Tap Room. 4/30 - Stand Against Racism, county-wide, sponsored by the YWCA Princeton and the YWCA of Trenton. Events TBA. 609-497-2100, ext. 335. www.StandAgainstRacism.org 5/1 - Join EASEL Animal Rescue League at our 5th annual Kentucky Derby Garden Party, 4pm – 10pm, in the beautiful garden of Kate and Bill Tuttle, 8 Locke Ct, Ewing, NJ. Gourmet food, silent auction (including Jon Stewart Tickets), cash bar, and music by “Thursday Nite Jazz”. Make reservations at www.easelnj.org or call Kate at 609-883-0540. 5/2 – Hamilton World Laughter Day Run & Walk and 1 Smile Fun Walk, Veterans Park, Hamilton, NJ. Registration is at 8am. 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JW actors studio will be holding 2 summer programs this year. Comedy Camp will run from June 28th until July 30th. The camp will focus on learning and performing improv, sketch, and stand up comedy. Camp will conclude with a showcase for an invited audience. A 2 week Acting Intensive will follow in August where we will focus on the complete actor. Please call us at 609-240-7080 or visit www.jwactorstudio.com for more information.
Princeton International Academy Charter School The Princeton International Academy Charter School (PIACS) is the only school in New Jersey which combines the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum with dual language Mandarin-English immersion. If you are a resident of the Princeton Regional, South Brunswick, or West Windsor Plainsboro districts and your child is entering 1st or 2nd grade, consider PIACS. Learn more about the newest and most progressive public school in the region this Sunday, April 11th at 1:00 pm at the Princeton Public Library or visit www.piacs.org for information and application materials. Or call 732.513.5891
Princeton Online's Summer Camp Feature A comprehensive guide to all local camps including academic, computer, sports, performing and visual arts, day and sleep-away camps! Also listed are educational programs, summer activities, links for care packages, and articles addressing first time campers. Click here! |
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