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The Arts
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Top Of PageDonate Please
Bristol Riverside Theater is accepting donations for the
Robert M. Kelley Family Center of Bristol. Seeking
non-perishable food items; canned goods; stocking stuffers
for children and adults; new dishes, dish towels,
utensils, and glassware; new pillows and blankets; beauty
products for older clients and parents; disposable
diapers, baby food, formula, juice packs, new car seats,
and baby items; toys, board games, and book; holiday
wrapping paper and supplies; and holiday decorations.
Donors receive discount coupon for “The Trial of Ebenezer
Scrooge” and the “Winter Musicale.” www.brtstage.org.
HomeFront seeks monetary donations to help the homeless
people in Mercer County. $25 buys a case of diapers; $150
heats a family’s home for one month; $500 feeds a hungry
family for six weeks; and $900 pays one month’s rent.
www.homefrontnj.org.
Century 21, Abrams, Hutchinson & Associates is hosting a
coat drive to benefit HomeFront. Gently used or new winter
coats for men, women, and children can be dropped off at
10 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro, or 130 Nassau
Street, Princeton, through December 20. Call Gloria
Hutchinson at 609-945-2014.
BetterHomesNJ is collecting new, unwrapped toys through
December 21 to be distributed to families in the bayshore
area and at a local youth center. Bring to 5 Independence
Way, Plainsboro. www.betterhomesnj.com.
West Windsor Police, Lions Club, and American Legion Post
76 are holding its annual toy drive. Drop off new
unwrapped toys at the police department on Clarksville
Road before Wednesday, December 20. Call Sam Dyson at
609-799-0452 for more information.
Top Of PageThe Arts
Gallery 125 seeks submissions in all media for its Winter
’07 exhibit from February 9 to April 6. Information at
www.gallery125.com.
Arts Council of Princeton offers registration for a wide
variety of classes and workshops this winter beginning the
week of January 8. New classes include painting in
acrylic, oils, pastels, watercolor, and tapestry weaving.
www.artscouncilofprinceton.org.
VSA Arts of New Jersey is accepting applications for the
2007 Arts Achievement Awards and Art Par Excellence
statewide touring exhibit. For ages 12 to 21.
www.vsanj.org. Deadline Monday, January 8.
Plainsboro Recreation Department offers recreational
programs for special needs children for the winter season.
Artful Artists promotes arts for ages 4 to 18 on Monday
afternoons; Kids’ Co’Motion is a movement program for ages
5 to 18 on Wednesday afternoons, Kids’ MusicRound features
music for ages 3 to 9 on Mondays, Let’s Act is an
improvisational drama program for ages 10 to 18 at
Millstone River School on Thursdays, and Special Olympics
Young Athlete Program introduces ages 2 1/2 to 6 to the
world of sports on Saturdays. $10 per program.
Non-Plainsboro residents may apply.
Top Of PageVolunteer Please
Special Olympics New Jersey is accepting event
registration for the polar bear plunges to raise awareness
for more than 15,000 athletes in the state. The first
event is on Saturday, January 13, at the Wildwoods
Convention Center. The Seaside Heights event is Saturday,
February 24, at Aztec Ocean Resort. www.sonj.org or
609-896-8000.
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