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Vol. LXIV, No. 40
 
Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Calendar

Wednesday, October 6

8:30 a.m.: Alex SOLO concert series; Princeton Montessori School, 487 Cherry Valley Road. Free.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Breast Cancer Awareness event with complimentary clinical breast screenings offered by Princeton Radiation Oncology; Bear Creek Assisted Living Community, 291 Village Road East, West Windsor.

11 a.m.: Pilates Open House; Can Do Fitness Club, Princeton Forrestal Village. Free.

2 to 7 p.m.: Hopewell Community Farmers Market; Hopewell Train Station.

7 to 9 p.m.: Darla Rich Quartet; Fedora Café, 2633 Lawrenceville Road.

7:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Orchid Society Meeting; Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton.

Thursday, October 7

10 a.m.: 55PLUS meeting, “What is Influenza’s Story?”; Jewish Center of Princeton, 435 Nassau Street, Princeton.

2 p.m.: Me and My Girl; Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, Pa. Also at 8 p.m.

6 to 9 p.m.: Zonta Club of Trenton/Mercer presents 7th Annual Gourmet Garden; The Hamilton Manor, 30 Route 156, Hamilton.

Friday, October 8

11 a.m. to 5 p.m.: McCaffrey’s Supermarket in Princeton holds an outdoor specialty foods showcase; Princeton Shopping Center. Also Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

7 p.m. to Midnight: The Princeton Social Club holds 2nd Annual Texas Boot Scootin’ Boogie & BBQ; Princeton Elks Lodge. For tickets visit http://wissr.com/event/tickets.

8 to 9:30 p.m.: Princeton Skating Club open house; Lisa McGraw Rink, Princeton Day School.

Saturday, October 9

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Corn Maze and Mystery; Corner-Copia Farm Market and Garden Center, 299 Princeton-Hightstown Road. Also Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Fall Harvest Festival at Terhune Orchards; 330 Cold Soil Road. Also Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Ewing Community Fest; The College of New Jersey campus, 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing.

2 to 10 p.m.: Breast Cancer Awareness Softball Tournament, Free Concert, and Kidz Fest; Mercer County Park by the Ice Skating Rink, 334 South Post Road, West Windsor. RSVP to April Sette at (609) 516-9306 or sette.acmarketing@gmail.com.

6 p.m.: Princeton Public Library Centennial Gala; Princeton Public Library.

6:30 p.m.: 7th Annual Eden by Moonlight event; Greenacres Country Club, Lawrenceville.

Sunday, October 10

6 a.m. to 7 p.m.: Devi Yoga unTraining Mini Retreat with Suzin Green; Princeton Center for Yoga and Health.

11 a.m.: The Princeton Theological Seminary’s Touring Choir at Rossmoor Community Church, Monroe Township.

11 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Artsbridge Annual Clothesline Art Sale; Prallsville Mill, Stockton.

4 to 8 p.m.: Fifth Annual Taste of Lawrenceville; Abbot Dining Center, Lawrenceville School.

Monday, October 11

Recycling

Tuesday, October 12

6 p.m.: “Films for Foodies” series, The Joy Luck Club; Princeton Public Library. Free.

7:30 p.m.: Princeton Macintosh Users Group meeting, “Aperture 3 professional photo software”; Computer Science Building, Room 104, Princeton University. See http://pmug-nj.org for details.

7:30 p.m.: Performance by Princeton Garden Statesmen Barbershop Chorus; Community Room of Plainsboro Public Library, 9 Van Doren Street.

8 p.m.: Westminster Choir College presents an Evening with John Bell, leader of congregational song; Bristol Chapel, Westminster campus, Princeton.

Wednesday, October 13

9:30 a.m.: Dennis Shrock presents a lecture, “Brahms and the Requiem”; Westminster Choir College, Princeton. He will lead the Westminster Symphonic Choir at 11:30 a.m.

Thursday, October 14

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Lunch and Learn series for Caregivers of Seniors, “Coping With Memory Loss”; Buckingham Place, 155 Raymond Road, Princeton.

4 to 7 p.m.: “Reduce…Reuse…Recycle: Blawenburg Reformed Church Fall Rummage Sale”; Memorial Hall, 416 Route 518, Blawenburg.

5 p.m.: Alice Waters will be the Belknap Visitor in the Humanities Council at Princeton University; McCosh Room 50, Princeton University.

Friday, October 15

10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Breast Cancer Awareness event with complimentary clinical breast screenings offered by Princeton Radiation Oncology; Waterside Villas, One Overlook Drive, Monroe Township.

7 to 10 p.m.: Fred Astaire One Year Anniversary Party with dinner, dancing, and Pro-Am Show; Fred Astaire Dance Studio, Princeton Shopping Center.

8 p.m.: Guys and Dolls; Off-Broadstreet Theatre, 5 South Greenwood Avenue. Doors open at 7 p.m. for dessert.

Saturday, October 16

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.: South Brunswick’s Community Blood Bank, Blood Donor Drive; The Community Center, 124 New Road, Monmouth Junction.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Guided Tours of Drumthwacket; Route 206. Reservations required, called (609) 683-0057 or visit www.drumthwacket.org.

11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.: Princeton Skating Club open house; Lisa McGraw Rink, Princeton Day School.

1 to 4 p.m.: Small Dog Rescue’s Wooffest Adoption Day; Stage Coach Pizzeria, 274 Monmouth Road, Millstone Township.

1:30 to 3:30 p.m.: ROCK-tober Hike in the Sourland Mountains; Sourland Mountain Preserve, East Mountain Avenue parking lot, Somerset County.

7 to 8:30 p.m.: Central Jersey Dance Society presents Salsa Sensation; Suzanne Patterson Center, Momument Drive.

8 p.m.: Princeton University Jazz Program; Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall.

Monday, October 18

10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Breast Cancer Awareness event with complimentary clinical breast screenings offered by Princeton Radiation Oncology; Waterside Villas, One Overlook Drive, Monroe Township.

6:30 p.m.: Eric Foner and Cornel West will discuss Lincoln and Slavery in America; Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street.

Tuesday, October 19

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Breast Cancer Awareness event with complimentary clinical breast screenings offered by Princeton Radiation Oncology; Bear Creek Assisted Living Community, 291 Village Road East, West Windsor.

7:30 p.m.: An Illiad adapted from Homer; McCarter Theater.

Wednesday, October 20

4 to 5 p.m.: Open House for the University League Nursery School, 171 Broadmead, Princeton.

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.: SCORE Seminar, “The Business Plan—A Tool for Funding” presented by Bill Litchman; Mercer County Library Lawrence Headquarters Branch, Room 3, 2751 Brunswick Pike.

Thursday, October 21

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Lunch and Learn Series for Caregivers of Seniors, “When Your Family Member Resists Care”; Buckingham Place, 155 Raymond Road, Princeton.

Noon to 12:30 p.m.: Noontime Recital Series featuring Beverly Owens and Kevin O’Malia; Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, 124 Witherspoon Street.

12:15 p.m.: The Loeffler Trip performs American music; Niles Chapel of Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton.

6 p.m.: Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce 50th Anniversary Celebration; Springdale Country Club.

6 to 9:30 p.m.: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County’s Autumn Culinaire 2010; Trenton Country Club.

Friday, October 22

Noon to 5:30 p.m.: Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale; Princeton Public Library. Also Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5:30 p.m.

7 to 9 p.m.: National Chemistry Week Activities Night; Princeton University, 20 Washington Road.

8 p.m.: The Rocky Horror Show; Bucks County Playhouse, 70 South Main Street, New Hope. Also at Midnight.

8 p.m.: Children’s Halloween play; Mercer County Library, West Windsor Branch, 333 North Post Road, Princeton Junction. Also Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m.

Saturday, October 23

8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.: “Retire in 3D!” Plan for the Future workshop; Suzanne Patterson Building, Princeton Senior Resource Center, 45 Stockton Street.

10:30 a.m.: Saturday Stories for children 2 to 8 years; Princeton Public Library.

5:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Arts Council of Princeton presents “Dining by Design: La Soiree Surrealiste” cocktail reception; Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc., Skillman.

Sunday, October 24

4 p.m.: 26th Annual Gospel Extravaganza; Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church, 170 Witherspoon Street.

Monday, October 25

Recycling

Tuesday, October 26

1 to 4 p.m.: Senior Flu Shot Clinic and Health Fair; Suzanne Patterson Building, Stockton Street. Pre-register by calling 924-7108.

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