Arts
Aspiring Filmmakers Boot Camp, a three-day intensive workshop, is a workshop for directors, actors, producers, or writers. Friday to Sunday, April 21 to 23. Fairleigh Dickinson University’s School of Art and Media Studies, Teaneck. Register. www.filmboot.com.
Community Arts Partnership at the Peddie School invites New Jersey playwrights to submit works for consideration for public reading in the 2006-07 season. Deadline is Saturday, April 15. Visit www.peddie.org/capps or call 609-490-7550.
Montgomery Center for the Arts Summer Arts Enrichment Program now has the full schedule of morning and afternoon classes available. Call 609-921-3272 for information.
For Kids
New Jersey Festival of Ballooning invites school children in grades 2 to 12 to enter a short essay (100 words or less) focusing on “What the American Flag Means to Me.” The grand prize is a 75-foot hot air balloon at the winner’s school. Deadline Friday, May 5. Visit www.balloonfestival.com for information.
Faith
Chabad of the Windsors offers invitations to private family Seders, to sell your Chometz, or to purchase Schmurah (hand-baked matzoh) for Passover. Visit www.chabadwindsor.com or call 609-448-9369.
Health
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey seeks African-American women for a seven-week breast cancer study. A total of 54 women between the ages of 40 and 65 who have been diagnosed with stage I, II, or III, within the past two years are being recruited. Call 973-972-4383.
Helping Other People Evolve (HOPE) is forming grief support groups for widows and widowers. Visit www.snjhope.org or call 856-751-HOPE.
Participate Please
Tourette Syndrome Association of New Jersey invites all children and families with Tourette Syndrome to the second annual Camp Bernie Weekend on Friday to Sunday, June 9 to 11. Visit www.tsanj.org or call 908-575-7350 for information.
Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension of Middlesex County offers plots in three gardening locations in the county. Plots may be used for fresh vegetables, ornamental annuals or perennials, or an herb garden. Call 732-398-5268 for information.
Sports
Kickurass Sports includes baseball, softball, flag football, and soccer for ages 9 to 18. Visit www.fatheadsportsonline.com or call 732-382-4610.
More Summer Programs
YMCA Camp Ralph S. Mason announced that enrollment for Diamond M Ranch Camp program is underway for new and first time campers ages 12 to 16. Visit www.campmason.org.
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