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2010 November HighlightsCommunity Groups*New Links and updated Websites: Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) AnnouncementsThinking about retirement? HomeFront’s Thanksgiving Basket Drive - Last Thanksgiving, over 6,000 parents and children enjoyed a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. Best of all, thanks to this extraordinary volunteer effort, they were able to do this at home as a family! This year, we are asking you or your group to make this magic occasion happen again by preparing baskets and delivering them to HomeFront between November 15th and 19th for distribution to local families in need. Please include: grocery store gift card for turkey, canned veggies, fruit, cranberry sauce, dry boxed mashed potatoes/stuffing mix, dessert items, and anything else that will make the meal special! Please let us know how many families you would like to help. http://www.homefrontnj.org November is Diabetes Month! Support the fight against diabetes at your company with your own Diabetes Month Fundraiser or join NJ Diabetes Denim Day on Nov. 22. Have your employees donate $5 each to dress down for a great cause! Contact American Diabetes Association Director Lauren Wiley at lwiley@diabetes.org or 888-342-2383 x3516 for more details. Save the Date!December 1 – January 9, 2011 – Morven Museum & Garden’s Annual Festival of Trees. For more information call (609) 924-8144, ext. 106 or visit our website www.morven.org January 15, 2011 – 23rd Annual Eden Dreams Gala to Benefit Children/Adults with Autism. Hyatt Regency Princeton. 6:30pm. EventsSchool Open House Schedule 2010-2011 - Click here 11/6 – Princeton Family YMCA’s Conquer the 5K(s)! Join us in the fight against heart disease. 8:30am. ETS, 660 Rosedale Road, Princeton. $20 per entry. Ribbons will be awarded to all participants entered. All participants will also receive a free goodie bag while supplies last! Register by calling 609-497-9622 x207 or online at www.princetonymca.org 11/06 - House Tour, Historical Society of Princeton, Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street, 609-921-6748, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Houses include 62 Battle Road, 4370 Province Line Road, 118 Library Place, 166 Cherry Hill Road, 145 Hodge Road, and 354 Quaker Road. Register. $40., www.princetonhistory.org 11/7 - Zumba-thon, HiTops, Princeton Senior Resource Center, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton, 609-683-5155, 9:30 a.m., Workout fuses Latin rhythms with high-energy dance moves. No experience necessary. Led by certified instructors. Register. $25 to $30 per hour. All proceeds benefit HiTops, a freestanding adolescent health center in Princeton. www.hitops.org 11/7 - Artists' Apiary, Camillo's Cafe, Princeton Shopping Center, 609-252-0608 11/8 – Voices’ Young Composers Concert, 7pm. Music Together Headquarters, 225 Pennington-Hopewell Rd., Hopewell. Celebrate the musical talents of children ages 5 to 12 who participated in the VOICES’ 23rd Music Composition Contest. Free but donations welcomed. More info: 609-397-0756 or visit www.VOICESChorale.org 11/9 - Mary Black, Matthews Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787, 8 p.m., 25th anniversary tour features music from Ireland. $39 and up. www.mccarter.org 11/9 – “Dudes and Divas” at Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall, Princeton University. 8-10pm. Free performance of new works by graduate students. No tickets or reservations are required. Taplin Auditorium is on the second floor of Fine Hall, the university's Math Department, just south of Ivy Lane and Washington Road and the Lewis Library. One may park in the evening in the designated lots off Ivy Lane. http://www.princeton.edu/music/events/ 11/10 – Free Reverse Mortgage Workshop for Homeowners 62 and Older - Witherspoon Presbyterian Church, 112 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. 6pm. Information session on how to stabilize housing, real estate taxes, and finances through a reverse mortgage. Sponsored by the Crisis Ministry, Witherspoon Presbyterian Church, Princeton Senior Center, and Princeton Mortgage Corporation. More info at 609-396-9355, ext 13. 11/11 - New Exhibit, Historical Society of Princeton, Bainbridge House, 158 Nassau Street, Princeton, 609-921-6748, 4 p.m., 'Curator's Gems: Liberty Loan Posters' presented by Eileen Morales in a behind-the-scenes look at the collection of World War I posters. Register., www.princetonhistory.org 11/11 – Mercer County Community's Open House and Report to the Community, 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Conference Center on the West Windsor Campus. College programs and services will offer interactive displays, present information and answer questions. Refreshments will be served and the college's jazz band will perform. The event is open to everyone interested in education, especially future students of all ages, their families, alumni and friends. For more information or to register visit www.mccc.edu/nov11 or call 609-570-3613. 11/12 – This Is Our Youth at Theater Intime, Princeton University. 8pm. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 seniors/faculty/staff, and $8 students. To purchase tickets, visit www.princeton.edu/utickets or call the Frist Campus Center Ticket Office at 609-258-1742. Tickets will also be available for sale at the theater forty-five minutes prior to each performance. All performances will take place in the Hamilton Murray Theater in Murray-Dodge Hall at Princeton University. 11/13 - Princeton Future, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, 609-924-8822, 9 a.m., 'Princeton University's Arts Neighborhood and the Future of the Dinky Station' presented by Ron McCoy, Princeton University's architect; and Kevin Wilkes, member of Borough Council. Panel discussion led by Michael Farewell includes Kirsten Thoft, Allan Kehrt, Robert Durkee, and Alain Kornhauser. Open conversation begins at 10:30 a.m., www.princetonlibrary.org 11/13 - Benefit for the People of Haiti: A David Brahinsky, Ivan Rubenstein, and Friends Concert - 8-10 pm, $15 (all proceeds will be donated to Doctors Without Borders Haiti Relief Efforts). David, a singer/songwriter/teacher/philosopher from Roosevelt New Jersey will bring his rich voice and guitar skills to bear singing and playing songs by such songwriters as Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, and Bill Staines and many others. Princeton Center for Yoga & Health, 609-924-7294, www.princetonyoga.com, pcyh@mindspring.com. 11/13 - The Artful Palate: A Showcase of Art, Wine, Cheese, and Chocolate, Junior League of Greater Princeton, The Hun School, Princeton, 609-771-0525 11/13 - Classical Guitarist Stanley Alexandrowicz, The Arts Council of Princeton. 8pm. A specialist in both 19th Century Romantic guitar music and Contemporary guitar works. 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ. Tickets $15 general admission and $10 for members, students, and seniors. To purchase tickets visit www.artscouncilofprinceton.org or call (609) 924-8777. 11/14 – Holiday Bazaar! 10am-3pm. Union Fire Hall, 1396 River Road, Titusville NJ 11/14 - The Hopewell Education Foundation's Book Lover's Luncheon features author Sheila Kohler. Kohler is a South African–born author of Becoming Jane Eyre, a New York Times Editor’s Choice, which chronicles the saga of the Bronte family. She is currently a lecturer in creative writing at the Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University. Sunday, November 14, 2010 12:00–3:00, admission $50 Greenacres Country Club, Lawrenceville, NJ. All proceeds benefit the Author In Residence programs at Hopewell Valley public schools. 11/14 - The Elixir Fund, an organization dedicated to improving the comfort and care of cancer patients and their caregivers, is hosting their East Coast Cocktail Party and Silent Auction on from 1-4pm at Mercer Oaks Golf Course in Princeton Junction. Tickets are $40. For information or to purchase tickets please call (800) 494-9228 or visit www.elixirfund.org. 11/14 - The Eternal Feminine, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University, 609-497-0020, 4 p.m., Guest artist, soprano Disella Larusdottir, performs in Richard Strauss' 'Morgen' and 'Amor,' and Jean Sibelius' 'Luonnotar.' The Women of the Westminster Williamson Voices performs in music of Wagner and Debussy. Rossen Milanov conducts. Pre-concert lecture at 3 p.m. $16 to $64. www.princetonsymphony.org 11/15 - Princeton community screening and discussion of the film Race to Nowhere at 7:30 in the PHS Performing Arts Center. This film explores the high-stakes, high-pressure culture that has invaded schools and our family's lives, creating unhealthy, disengaged, unprepared and stressed-out youth. Nic Voge, a Riverside School parent and associate director of Princeton University’s McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning will facilitate our post-film discussion. Click here to order tickets (Pre Orders are only $10, Tickets at the door are $15): http://rtnprincetonu.eventbrite.com/ 11/15 - The Woodrow Wilson School will host a post-mid term elections panel discussion titled, “A Midcourse Correction? The 2010 Elections in Perspective,” at 11/16 - “A Sense of Wonder – The Role of Nature in Child Development and Environmental Stewardship,” 12 - 1 p.m., at Mercer County Community College, Communications Building, CM 109, 1200 Old Trenton Road. Free. Jeff Hoagland, education director of the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association and director of Building Environmental Education Solutions, Inc., will address the impact of the great outdoors on youngsters. 609-570-3324. 11/17 – Boheme Opera NJ presents the third appearance of Trio Boheme at LaStalla Restaurant, 18 Swamp Road, Newtown, PA 18940. Family-style dinner begins at 6:30 PM, followed by Trio Boheme. Music of Puccini, Verdi, Broadway, Bocelli and others. $75 pp with wine included, plus tax, gratuity and cash bar. Reserve your table now at (215) 579-8301 or visit www.bohemeopera.com. 11/18 – Isles Spirit of Community Awards Dinner 2010 – 6:30pm. Trenton Marriott Downtown. Join us to honor local citizens who give back to their communities through their generosity in time, talent and tender. Tickets are: Adults - $50.00; Children 12 and under - $20.00; Corporate Table - $500.00; Non-Profit Group Table - $350.00. Sponsorship and patron opportunities are available. To RSVP and for further information, contact Liz Wood at 609-341-4718 or hr@isles.org. 11/18 - The Capitol Steps, America's award-winning musical political satirists, will bring perform their wildly popular show to the new, state-of- the-art Princeton High School Performing Arts Center (located on Walnut Lane) at 7:30pm. The evening will benefit the Princeton Senior Resource Center’s Human Capital Campaign. General admission tickets are $35 each ($25 each for seniors and students). For tickets, call (609) 924-7108 or online at www.princetonsenior.org. Benefit VIP tickets are $125 and include a 6:30pm reception, valet parking and names in program. 11/19 - Tastefully Simple for One Simple Wish -6:30-9:30pm. Yummy food, delicious wine and live music. Free to attend and open to the public. To RSVP contact us at info@onesimplewish.org. All proceeds from item sales benefit One Simple Wish. The Wish Shop, 183 Scotch Road, Ewing. 609-883-8484 11/19 – Opening Performance of “Annie Get Your Gun” at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre. Performances Fridays, Nov. 19 and 26 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, Nov. 20 and 27 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sundays Nov. 21 and 28 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is conveniently located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. Tickets are $16 for adults, $14 for seniors, and $12 for students and children. Tickets may be purchased online at www.kelseytheatre.net or by calling the Kelsey Box Office at 609-570-3333. 11/20 - Heart to Hearts, Inc..’s 7th Annual Women’s Wellness Day to be held at Educational Testing Service (ETS), Rosedale & Carter Roads, Princeton, NJ from 8 am - 3 pm. Cost: $60 general public, $50 members/seniors. Contact: 609-689-3131, www.hearttohearts.org. 11/20 - Hopewell United Methodist Church’s Annual Christmas Bazaar. 9:30am-3:30pm, 20 Blackwell Avenue, Hopewell, NJ. 609-466-0471. Handmade crafts, Christmas and Holiday decorations, unique gift items, the Sugar and Spice Bake Shop where you will find a variety of homemade baked goods, pickles, relishes, jams and jellies. 11/20 – Project Freedom’s 13th Annual Angel Award Dinner, 6pm. at The Stone Terrace by John Henry’s, 2275 Kuser Road, Hamilton, NJ. Hors d’oeuvres and open bar will be followed by a silent auction and buffet dinner. The Meg Hansen Group is providing music. Tickets are $100 per person and can be purchased by calling Barbara Martin at 609-588-9919. Sponsorship information is available at www.projectfreedom.org. 11/21 - Waldorf School of Princeton will host the Folk Tale Puppet Troupe for a performance of Rapunzel at 2pm. Admission is $5 per ticket. The show is appropriate for children ages 4 and older. For more information, visit www.princetonwaldorf.org or send an email to events@princetonwaldorf.org. 11/21 – Princeton Girlchoir Concert for Trenton Youth Arts Organizations - Trinity Cathedral, 801 West State Street at 3:00 pm. The Grace Notes and Semi-Tones of the Princeton Girlchoir, and their guests, the Training Chorus of the Trenton Children’s Chorus, present a concert to benefit the scholarship funds of the Trenton Children’s Chorus and the Trenton Community Music School. Donations to these scholarship funds are encouraged in lieu of ticket cost. For more information, visit www.princetongirlchoir.org, www.trentonchildrenschorus.org, or www.tcmusicschool.org, or call the Princeton Girlchoir at 609.688.1888. 11/25 - Turkey Trot, Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton, 609-924-2277 11/26 - Jazz Masters of The Folk Project headline at The Minstrel, Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, from 8 to 11 pm. Performers include Grover Kemble, Diane Perry, Joel Glassman and Frank Sole. Adults $7; children 12 and under, free. For more information, call 973-335-9489 or go to www.folkproject.org. Handicapped accessible; free parking. 12/3 - Arts Council of Princeton’s Annual “Sauce for the Goose” Holiday Show and Sale Opening Reception. 4-7pm. The sale will showcase work by regional artists, artisans and crafters featuring a mix of fine art and functional crafts, including paintings, drawings, functional and decorative ceramics, and more. The Arts Council of Princeton’s Paul Robeson Center for the Arts is located at 102 Witherspoon Street in downtown Princeton. For more information, visit the Arts Council’s website at www.artscouncilofprinceton.org or call (609) 924-8777. 12/4 – Holiday Open House at the Buttinger Nature Center, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association. 12:30-3pm. Free. Help us celebrate the upcoming holidays at the Buttinger Nature Center. Meet the staff and get a close look at our displays and animals. Music, refreshments, children’s crafts and a hike are included in the afternoon’s fun. Receive 20 percent off on your Nature Shop purchases this day as you get a jump on your holiday gift shopping. 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington. 609-737-7592 12/4 - Award-Winning Flutist Andrea Brachfeld Hosts New POL WebsitesNew Websites designed and hosted by Princeton Online Gift Planning Council of New Jersey Regards, Princeton Online provides comprehensive Web services - design, hosting and advertising. 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 Nassau Nursery School Nassau Nursery School is hosting an Open House on Monday, November 15th from 9:00-10:30am. Applications are currently being accepted for 2011-2012. Additional information can be found at www.nassaunursery.org or by calling 609.466.4499. Founded over 45 years ago, Nassau Nursery School is a cooperative nursery school situated just steps from downtown Princeton, NJ at Trinity Church. Through creative daily curriculum and extensive special program offerings, Nassau Nursery School provides a uniquely inspiring learning environment for children ages two and a half through junior kindergarten.  The Capitol Steps, America's award-winning musical political satirists, will bring their wildly popular show to the Princeton High School Performing Arts Center on Thursday, November 18 at 7:30pm. The evening will benefit the Princeton Senior Resource Center. Renowned for poking fun at occupants of the White House, no one is safe from their satirical barbs, from Democrats to Republicans and from Congress to the Supreme Court. General admission: $35 ($25 seniors and students). Tickets:(609) 924-7108 or www.princetonsenior.org.  Savvy consumers experience fine appliances before they buy. Join Miele for a ‘taste-drive’ at their next cooking presentation. Experience firsthand the complete line of Miele's kitchen appliances and the difference they can make in your home. Upcoming Events: Space is limited – call to reserve your seat today at 800.843.7231 ext.2515 or visit our Gallery at 9 Independence Way (Route 1 North), Princeton. For a complete listing of events and times, visit www.mieleusa.com/princeton.  Enjoy the heartwarming Dickens classic with family, friends and co-workers!
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