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2011 February HighlightsCommunity Groups*New Links and updated Websites: Pi Day Princeton AnnouncementsBridge to Wellness- A six-week seminar series designed to introduce cancer patients and their caregivers to complementary therapies that will reduce stress and help manage the side effects of treatment. Beginning Monday, Feb 21, 2011 at Four Winds Yoga in Pennington from 7-8:30pm. Each week there will be an interactive class that introduces participants to a different complementary therapy including meditation, yoga, massage, and tai chi. Light refreshments will be served. $30 fee includes all supplies. Registration required. Please call (800) 494-9228 or visit www.elixirfund.org for more information or to register. SUPPORT OUR TROOPS "Thinking by Eye" Art Faculty at Stuart Country Day School - Deborah Land, Madelaine Shellaby, and Phyllis E. Wright at the Considine Gallery at Stuart Country Day School. 1200 Stuart Road, Princeton. 609-921-2330. “Thinking by Eye,” from January 23 through March 11, 2011. The gallery is open from 8:00am - 6:00pm. Monday through Friday when school is in session. http://www.stuartschool.org/ Princeton Adult School continues to register for upcoming classes. And it is time for Second Chance Cinema---our popular movie series of films you should have seen but didn't. Visit our course selections at www.princetonadultschool.org Save the Date!March 5, 2011 - Young Audiences New Jersey Gala Dazzle 2011: The Wild West Extravaganza, Princeton Elks Lodge March 11 - 14, 2011 - Pi Day Princeton x Einstein’s Birthday = Geek Freak Weekend Hosted by Princeton Tour Company March 26, 2011 - "La Bella Notte," Mercer County Community College's Dinner Dance Gala to benefit student scholarships and other student needs, 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Princeton.609-570-3293. May 14, 2011 - McCarter Theatre’s 33rd Annual Gala Benefit Featuring The Dave Brubeck Quartet May 23, 2011 - Project Freedom’s 9th Annual Golf Classic, Burlington Country Club June 12, 2011 - American Diabetes Association’s 20th Anniversary Tour de Cure Cycling Event, Princeton Junction, NJ EventsSchool Open House Schedule 2011 Summer Camps Open House Schedule 2011 2/5 - Boheme Opera NJ presents two comic chamber operas by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi - La Serva Padrona and Il Maestro di Music. 5-7pm, TCNJ Music Building. Pre-Curtain Talk begins the performance. Sung in English. Tickets: General-$25; Seniors-$15; Students with ID-$10. Public reception immediately following performance. For more information, log onto WWW.BOHEMEOPERA.COM 2/6 - The Arts Council of Princeton presents its Annual Valentine’s Day Workshop, 10 -12:30 pm. Attendees to the workshop, held annually in memory of Princeton artist Betty Ruth Curtis, can express their love for friends and family by creating homemade valentines cards. All materials are included, with several special technique stations to help make the perfect card. There are two workshop times from which to choose: 10:00 am and 12:30 pm. Children under seven must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. Registration is $10 for non-members and $7 for ACP members. Register online at www.artscouncilofprinceton.org or call (609) 924-8777. 2/6 - Oyster Bowl, Blue Point Grill, 258 Nassau Street, Princeton, 609-921-1211 2/7 - Jersey Harmony Chorus “This Is For You” Workshop in the Community Room of the Plainsboro Library, 9 Van Doren Street, Plainsboro, NJ. Special coaching for guests will start at 6:30 p.m. and finish at 8:30 p.m. For more information and directions, contact Carole at 732-469-3983 or email jhc.membership@gmail.com 2/7 - Monthly Meeting, Compassionate Friends, Capital Health System, 1445 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton, 609-516-8047 2/8 - Author Event, Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, 1128 Great Road, Princeton, 609-924-8143, 7 p.m., Dr. Anthony Rao, author of 'The Way of Boys: Raising Healthy Boys in a Challenging and Complex World,' discusses how raising boys isn't the problem with the boys but our expectations of them. 'When parents understand the wide spectrum for normal boy development, they can successfully communicate with them and help them grow into healthy, smart, strong men,' says Rao. Re-scheduled from January 11, due to snow. Register. www.princetonacademy.org 2/9 -Princeton Future Open Meeting - 9am, Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton. Topic - Witherspoon North. 2/9 - Ignite Princeton 2, Nassau Inn, Princeton. 6:30pm. If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers. The $5 tickets (+ booking fee) serve two purposes, theyguaranteeyou a spot to come to Ignite (once sold out, that's it, due to the limitations of the space), and they offset the cost of audio-visual equipment and food. There will be a cash bar, too. http://igniteprinceton.wordpress.com/ 2/9 & 10 - Cirque Eloize: ID, Matthews Theater at the McCarter, 91 University Place, Princeton, 609-258-2787, 7 p.m., European circus with theater and dance. Link to Event 2/10 - Princeton Farmers Market, 11-5pm. Both farmers and crafters will be represented in the Community Room at Princeton Public Library. 609-356-0558. 2/10 - Introductory Class, Princeton Community Television, 369 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, 609-252-1963, 6:30 p.m., 'The Documentary Project' workshop uses the process of filmmaking, producing, technical production, and post production to make a feature-length film together. Register. Special classes during the process include history of documentary, film and technical advice, and documentary film styles. Presented by Sam Russell and George McCollough. Register. Free., www.princetontv.org 2/11 - Lunch & Lecture, |Silent Movie Premiere “Morven in the Revolution”, Morven, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, 12pm. Created by Helen Hamilton Shields Stockton in 1926, this film was miraculously captured before the original reel crumbled! Watch Helen’s re-creation of the Stockton’s role in Revolutionary history and catch a glimpse of Morven in the 1920s. Viewing will be followed by a discussion with Morven’s Curator of Collections and Exhibitions. Members: $15, Non-members: $20 Reservations Required. 2/11 - Jazz Festival, Princeton High School Studio Band, Walnut Lane, Princeton, 609-806-4280, 5 p.m., Jazz festival featuring Tim Hagans, a composer, trumpeter, and Grammy award nominee. Educational clinic with Hagans at 5 p.m. Middle and high school band competition at 6 p.m. Performance by Hagans with the PHS Studio Band at 9 p.m. $10 benefits the cost of trips and uniforms for students in need and provides musical experiences for the students in the band program. 2/12 - Cupid's Chase, Community Options, Princeton Shopping Center, Harrison Street, 609-951-9900, 8 a.m., 5K run/walk to benefit homes and employment for people with disabilities. Walk begins at 10 a.m. Runners may wear an 'available' or 'unavailable' shirt to try to make a love connection. Register., www.comop.org 2/12 - Princeton Love Bug Tour, Princeton Tour Company, 98 Nassau Street, near Starbucks, 609-902-3637, 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Tour in conjunction with Princeton Symphony Orchestra concert. $10 for ticket holders; $20 for non-ticket holders. Concert tickets are $20 to $64., www.princetontourcompany.com 2/12 - Broadway Pops, Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University, 609-497-0020, 8 p.m., 'Hollywood in Love,' a Broadway concert featuring music by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Lerner and Loewe, and Andrew Lloyd Weber. Rossen Milanov conducts. Vocalists are Brent Barrett, a tenor; and Anna Bergman, a soprano. $20 to $64. www.princetonsymphony.org 2/13 - Gilbert & Sullivan "Pirates of Penzance"Sing at Princeton Unitarian Church. 2/13 - Folk Tale Puppet Troupe will present Snow White and Rose Red at the Waldorf School of Princeton, 2pm. The show is for children ages 4 - 12 and admission is $5 per ticket, payable at the door. The event will take place in Hagens Hall at the Waldorf School of Princeton, located at 1062 Cherry Hill Road. For more information please contact events@princetonwaldorf.org or call 609-466-1970 x121 or visit www.princetonwaldorf.org 2/13 - Thai Massage and Couples Yoga, Princeton Center for Yoga & Health 2/15 - Job Search Strategies for Older Workers, 7pm. Princeton Public Library. This program is designed to help older workers who find themselves in the job market after many years on the job or already in retirement. It will address issues such as the changing structure of the job market, ageism in the job market, using the internet for job searches and networking, and avoiding job search scams on the internet. For more information, contact Carol King or Susan Hoskins at the Princeton Senior Resource Center, 609-924-7108, or email at info@princetonsenior.org 2/15 - Lecture Series for Parents, Common Ground, Stuart Country Day School, 609-924-6700, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., 'All Work and No Play Makes Jack...A Dull Adult?' presented by Dr. Stuart Brown, a psychiatrist, clinical researcher, and author of 'Play: How it Shapes the Brain, Opens the Imagination, and Invigorates the Soul' talks about what types of play creates happy and creative adults. Register. Free. Note that original date was February 17. www.princetoncommonground.org 2/17 - 17 Hibben Road in Princeton Borough will be sold by Concierge Auction, with no reserve! - Originally listed for $4,200,000, this extraordinary home features 5 bedrooms, 7 1/2 bathrooms, 4 fireplaces and a spacious studio/guest house - all walking distance to town! Open house everyday at 17 Hibben Road from 1-4pm until the day of the auction. Prior registration and verification is required. Attendance will be limited to registered bidders and their representatives. Please call 609-924-1000 or visit http://www.hendersonsir.com/554709 for more information. 2/18 - Mad Agnes at The Minstrel, Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Heights Road, Morristown, on Friday, February 18 from 8 to 11 pm. (Rescheduled from snowed-out date in January) Ron Renninger opens. Adults $7; children 12 and under, free. For more information, call 973-335-9489 or go to www.folkproject.org. Handicapped accessible; free parking. 2/18 - Jersey Jumpers Swing Dance with East Coast Swing Basic lesson 7 p.m. with Carol Feldman and East Coast Swing Beginner/Intermediate 7:30 p.m. with Carol Feldman. Open dancing 8:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. to DJ’s Brandon & Glen playing best of East Coast, West Coast, Balboa and more at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton. Everyone welcome, no partner needed. $12 admission, student with ID $8. For additional information visit www.centraljerseydance.org or call 609-945-1883. 2/19 - D&R Canal Watch light rail excursion will explore canal, former canal and marsh areas between Roebling and Trenton. Meet 9:30 a.m. Bordentown River LINE station, 100 W. Park St., Bordentown. Free with $1.50 adult fare. Call 609-924-2683 to register. 2/19 - The Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra announces its 4th Annual Young Artists Concerto Competition. It will be held at the Jacobs Music Center in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. The concert featuring the winners will be held on Sunday in May 22, 2011. The2540 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. For further information, please contact the Directors of Competition, Ms. Wendy Wu piano4wu@gmail.com or Mrs. Shirley Yang at (732) 946-4986. 2/19 & 20 - The Princeton Singers, as part of the Memory and the Work of Art project, presentsHeaven-Haven, a program dedicated to the rise and fall of sacred spaces, featuring Guillaume Dufay’s magnificentApostolo Glorioso, written for the rededication of the church of St. Andrew in Patras in 1426. 2/19 at 5:30 and 8:30pm and 2/20 at 5;30pm. Tickets are $15, available through University Ticketing at (609) 258-9220 or online athttp://www.princeton.edu/utickets/. 2/20 - 11th Annual Classics Scrabble Invitational, 1 pm, at Classics Used and Rare Books, 117 South Warren, Trenton. 2/20 - The Richardson Chamber Players present “Schubertiade,” at 3pm. The concert will feature Schubert’s famed Octet for Winds and Strings and select Schubert lieder. Richardson Auditorium at Alexander Hall. $20, $15, $10; students $5Tickets can be bought over the phone by calling Princeton University Ticketing at (609) 258-9220 or online at www.princeton.edu/utickets 2/20 - Friendship Circle of Greater Mercer County - 6pm. The Friendship Circle Cooking Circle gives adults who enjoy the kitchen an opportunity to roll up their sleeves and have fun with their special friends. Holiday meals, Shabbat dinners, and Challah baking classes are offered on a monthly basis. Every month, a special meal is prepared and donated during a “mitzvah mission.” No cost to attend! For more info and details, please contact Mushky at 609-683-7240 or email mercerfriends@gmail.com 2/21 - Mercer County Golf Academy presents our inaugural President’s Day tournament - MCGA will host an 18-hole indoor stroke play golf tournament. Prizes to be awarded to the lowest gross and net scores. Tournament to be held at Princeton Country Club located at 1 Wheeler Way, Princeton, NJ 08540. Tee times will begin at 9am, registration is required. For more information or to register, call 609-520-0040 or email simductivegolf@gmail.com 2/23 - The Machestic Dragon's invite you to an Inquirers Meeting at The YWCA, Bramwell House, Princeton, NJ. The Machestic's are NJ's first breast cancer survivors dragon boat team and are beginning their 9th season. The Machestic's alsohave a second team of supporters and both teams would welcome new members. Refreshments will be served at the 6:30 meeting and social. Call us for information, (609) 291-0779 or www.machesicdragons.org 2/25 - Poker Tournament and Casino Night, HomeFront, Hamilton Manor, 30 Route 156, Hamilton, 609-989-9417, 8 p.m., Benefit event. Register. $50 for general admission. Casino games, $60; poker tournament, $70. Silent auction., www.homefrontnj.org 2/26 - Maple Sugar Brunch and Hike, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association - 2 sittings:11:00AM - 1:00PM and 12:30-2:30PM; Families. Fee: members $15/adult, $12/child under 12 years old; Non-members $20/adult, $17/child under 12 years old; FREE all children under 3. Includes a demonstration of tree tapping, sap collection/boiling and a brief discussion of the ecology and history of maple sugaring, a pancake brunch, complete with buttermilk pancakes, bacon, fruit, coffee/tea, juice and hot cocoa, as well as homemade Watershed syrup. Please register for either the 11:00AM or 12:30PM brunch sitting. Registration is required, space is limited - sorry no day of event walk-ins. Full payment is required at time of registration. 609-737-759. 2/27 - Enable, Inc.’s “Walk ‘N Roll with Enable” event at PEAC Health & Fitness; 1440 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing, on their indoor track. The walk is for persons with disabilities, their families and friends, caring community members and volunteers. Registration www.enablenj.org is free before February 15, 2011. Persons who raise $50 in pledges will receive a free long sleeved t-shirt. Prizes will be given to the top fundraisers. 609-987-5003, ext. 124. 2/27 - Princeton Glee Club Spring Concert - 'The Singing Revolution' - Choral music from Estonia, Spirituals from the United States. 3pm, Richardson Auditorium. Tickets: $5/$15. A program celebrating the extraordinary role which singing has played in the cultural emergence of Estonia in the last century, coupled with music from the folk traditions of Britain and North America. www.princeton.edu/utickets 2/27 - Nassau at Four Concert Series, Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street, Princeton, 609-924-0103 2/28 - eLearning Classes for School Faculty, 10-11am, Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ. Sponsored by Mercer Council - free demonstration of eLearning programs on Adolescents and Substance Abuse, Bullying, Harassment & Intimidation in Schools, Child Abuse, and Suicide Prevention and Education - an important demonstration for school administrators to view Mercer Council’s new web-based faculty in-service training to meet NJ Department of Education mandates. More info: 609-396-5874 ext. 203 3/3 - Tribute to Women Annual Awards Dinner, YWCA Princeton, Hyatt Regency, Carnegie Center, West Windsor, 609-497-2100, 5:15 p.m. to 9 p.m., Women honorees include Sandra Baumann, Tyco; Susan Pikaart Bristol, Susan Pikaart Bristol Architect; Jessica Durrie, Small World Coffee; Elizabeth Gray Erickson, community volunteer; Maria Falca-Dodson, NJ Air National Guard; Beth Ogilvie-Freda, Ogilvie Appraisals; Debra Joy Perez, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Terri Harris Reed, Princeton University; Mika Ryan, community volunteer; and Irene Etkin Goldman, Fannie E. Floyd Racial Justice Award. Register. $125. www.ywcaprinceton.org 3/5 - Young Audiences New Jersey Benefit Dazzle 2011: The Wild West Extravaganza. The event takes from 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm at the Princeton Elks Lodge in Skillman, N.J. Proceeds from Dazzle support Young Audiences New Jersey (YANJ), a nonprofit organization that provides extraordinary, inspiring arts experiences to New Jersey’s children. Texas BBQ, Live Country Music, Raffle and Silent Auction. Dazzle is open to the public. For tickets, information and photos of raffle and silent auction items, visit www.dazzlenj.org or call 866-500-9265. New POL WebsitesNew Websites designed and hosted by Princeton Online Regards, Princeton Online provides comprehensive Web services - design, hosting and advertising. Please visit www.polclients.com or contact pgibson@princetonol.com for more information. More than 12,600 individuals receive this newsletter. To unsubscribe, please click here. |
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