Call for Singers
Paper Mill Playhouse has open auditions for the Paper Mill Playhouse Broadway Show Choir. The choir is a tuition-free performance show choir of close to 40 singers and dancers between the ages of 16 and 22 that perform throughout New Jersey. Prepare a pop/rock song or upbeat musical theater piece of approximately 32 bars. Bring sheet music in your key. Be prepared to dance. Students will be taught a dance combination to be performed in small groups. Auditions are at 22 Brookside Drive in Millburn, on Sunday, August 25, and Wednesday, August 29, beginning at 6 p.m. Call 973-315-1640 or E-mail Kstevens@papermill.org for an appointment.
Volunteer Please
Womanspace seeks family law attorneys to volunteer to assist survivors of domestic and sexual violence in a monthly legal clinic in Lawrenceville. The goal is to provide an opportunity for a one time consultation that can help clients clarify their unique situation and to explore their legal options. Consultations are private and 35 minutes in duration. They are scheduled by appointment only by Womanspace staff. Contact Susan Victor, director of counseling, at 609-394-2532, or E-mail rsv@womanspace.org for information.
Womanspace also seeks volunteers to join its Domestic Violence Victim Response Team and Sexual Assault Support Services Advocate Team. Team members work in conjunction with local police and hospital staff to provide victims support, information, and referrals during the most critical time. Interested persons must be 18 years of age or older, as well as a resident of or employee in the Mercer County area with a valid driver’s license, available transportation, and the ability to attend trainings and meetings. Volunteers may not have either a criminal history or prior history as a defendant in a domestic violence or sexual assault-related matter.
Visit www.womanspace.org for an application. Deadline is Wednesday, July 31. Interested persons must submit to a background investigation. Contact Heidi Mueller at dvvrt@womanspace.org and Alison Daks at sass@womanspace.org, or call 609-394-0136.
Lego Event
Barnes & Noble at 869 Route 1 South in North Brunswick will host its inaugural LEGO Architecture event in celebration of LEGO’s new launch, LEGO Architecture Studio, on Monday, July 29 at 7 p.m. Adult and teen participants will have the opportunity to reference the LEGO 250 guide book, experiment, and create original architectural designs with more than 1,200 monochromatic building pieces, and learn architectural concepts. Register with Miriam Libove at 732-545-7966 or crm2985@bn.com
Call for Dancers
International Zouk Flash Mob is happening on Saturday, September 21. Classes and prep meetings will take place on Sundays from 5 to 7 p.m., through September 15, at the Drum & Dance Learning Center at 4054 Quakerbridge Road in Lawrenceville. Register at luz@hotsalsahot.com. $50.
Call for Art
West Windsor Arts Council seeks entries for “Under Pressure,” an exploration of printmaking. Accepted artists will be shown in the gallery from Monday, September 9, to Friday, November 15. Accepted medium is monotype, monoprint, lithography, silk screen, woodcut/block, linocut, etching, engraving, drypoint, collagraph, and all disciplines of traditional and digital printmaking. Must be 18 or older. $25 for up to three images. Visit www.westwindsorartscenter.org. Deadline is Friday, August 2. Call 609-716-1931 or E-mail info@westwindsorarts.org.
Italian Classes
Dorothea’s House at 120 John Street, Princeton offers Italian classes for adults and children. Contact Gilda McCauley at 908-359-1564 or at james_mccauley@comcast.net, visit www.dorotheashouse.org.
Donate Please
The Rescue Mission has a new location for donations of gently used and new clothing at the Kingston Presbyterian Church, 4565 Route 27, Kingston. Visit www.rescuemissionoftrenton.org.
Bucks County Playhouse seeks supporters. Gas lamps on the path to the theater are $5,000; an armrest plaque on your favorite seat(s) in the house is $1,000; and a dedicated brick on the walkway are $250 to $400. Visit www.bcptheater.org or contact Lisa Patterson at 267-740-2090, ext. 111 or lisa@bcptheater.org.
Clean-Up Time
New Jersey Clean Communities Council is coordinating the New Jersey leg of the 2013 International Coastal Clean Up on Saturday, September 21. Three thousand volunteers are needed to help clean the banks of waterways in urban centers. Register by Sunday, September 1, at www.njclean.org, E-mail njccc@njclean.org, or call 609-989-5900. NJCCC will provide the trash and recyclable bags, gloves, and other materials to registered volunteers.
Call for Volunteers
Princeton Learning Cooperative seeks volunteers to work with teen members for the upcoming academic year. PLC volunteers work in a variety of academic and non-academic areas through one-on-one tutoring, leading a class or activity, or offering one-time workshops. Volunteers in computers, architecture, photography, musical instruments, history, small business, ancient history, mythology, chemistry, animal behavior, and world languages are especially needed. Contact Joel Hammon at info@princetonlearningcooperative.org or 609-851-2522.
Mental Health
NAMI Mercer is accepting registrations for free fall classes. Family to Family is a 12-week course providing caregivers with communication and problem-solving techniques, coping mechanisms, and the self-care skills. Basics is a six-week. WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) is an eight-week course. Nami Mercer Center, Lawrence Commons, 3371 Brunswick Pike, Suite 124, in Lawrenceville. Register by phone at 609-799-8994 or E-mail home@namimercer.org.
