Good Causes
Princeton Garden Statesman Barbershop Chorus offers musical valentine
treats featuring a barbershop quartet to sing two love songs to the
person and place of your choice, complete with a card, candy, and
keepsake photo. Available Tuesday to Thursday, February 12 to 14.
Visit www.princetongardenstatesmen.com or call 609-883-3942. The cost
is $50.
American Heart Association supports the “Go Red for Women Movement” on
Friday, February 1. The organization requests that people wear red,
and towns, businesses, and buildings glow in red for the National Wear
Red Day for Women. 609-208-0020.
Womanspace seeks volunteers to join the Domestic Violence Victim
Response Team and Sexual Assault Support Services Advocate Team.
Members respond to police station or hospitals to meet with victims,
providing them with support, information, and referral. Bilingual
individuals are encouraged to apply. Applications must be received by
Friday, February 8. Call 609-394-0136 or E-mail dvvrt@womanspace.org
or sass@womanspace.org.
The Arts
Community Conservatory offers private and group lessons in
instruments, voice, acting, and art for pre-school to teens. The
spring session begins Saturday, February 2. 4459 West Swamp Road,
Doylestown, PA. Visit www.communityconservatory.org or call
215-340-7979.
Auditions
Somerset Valley Players has auditions for “The Twilight of the Golds”
on Wednesday and Thursday, February 6 and 7, at 689 Amwell Road,
Hillsborough. Performance dates are weekends, March 28 to April 13.
Need two women, ages 30 to 60, and two men, ages 20 to 60. Visit
www.svptheatre.org or call 908-369-7469.
For Musicians
Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra seeks two youngsters who are good
public speakers, ages 10 to 17, to be narrators in a family concert on
February 24. The audition is Saturday, February 2. The orchestra also
seeks good musicians. Rehearsals are on Thursday evenings. E-mail
bravura.orchestra@gmail.com or call 732-446-2458 to schedule an
audition.
Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey has auditions on Tuesday, January
29, starting at 4 p.m. Register at www.yocj.org. Rehearsals are
Tuesday evenings at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North in
Plainsboro.
For Singers
Community Christian Choir has auditions and registration for singers
ages five to adult on Friday, January 18, 6 to 8 p.m.; and Saturday,
January 19, 1 to 3 p.m. Allentown United Methodist Church. Visit
www.ccchoir.com or call 609-587-7076.
VOICES Chorale is looking for singers skilled in music reading and
comfortable with singing in Latin, Italian, and English for its March
and May concerts. To schedule an audition contact Sandy Duffy at
609-799-2211 or E-mail sandy.duffy@comcast.net. Weekly rehearsals are
Mondays, 7:30 p.m., at the Music Together Community Room, 225
Pennington-Hopewell Road, Hopewell.
For Dancers
Broadway Ballroom offers two new six-week group dance classes for
couples and singles. Beginners swing begins Monday, January 21, at 8
p.m. Sizzling Salsa begins Thursday, January 24, at 8 p.m. $96 per
person. Dance party at the conclusion. Register at 609-219-0071.
DanceVision Youth Ensemble has open auditions for dancers ages six
through adult, for “The Secret Garden” on Saturday, February 2, at
Princeton Dance & Theater Studio, 116 Rockingham Row, Forrestal
Village, Plainsboro. $75.00 participation fee is due day of audition,
refunded if dancer does not participate. Visit www.dancevisionnj.org
or call 609-514-1600 for specific times by age group.
The Arts
New Jersey Council on the Arts has grants for traditional folk arts
available. Deadline is Friday, April 4. Workshops in the area include
Thursday, February 28, 11 a.m., in Trenton; Sunday, March 9, 12:30
p.m., New Brunswick. Register at 609-292-6130. www.jerseyarts.com.
Film Festival
Newark Black Film Festival is accepting entry applications for the
2008 Paul Robeson awards. Long and short narratives, documentaries,
experimental, and animation films released sing January, 2006, are
accepted in DVD or mini DV format. Deadline is Friday, February 29.
$35 fee. Visit www.newarkmuseum.org for entry forms and information or
call 973-596-6635.
For Seniors
Princeton Senior Resource Center offers free tax assistance for low
and moderate income older adults in the wider Princeton area who are
filing uncomplicated personal returns. Assistance is available at the
Suzanne Patterson Building, 45 Stockton Street, Princeton, on Fridays,
from 9 a.m. to noon. Call 609-924-7108. Appointments are also
available
