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Sunday February 5, 2012

 

A Readers Guide to Events in Our Area

D&R Canal Walk

Sunday, Feb. 5: Free guided walk along the D&R Canal between Carnegie Road, Lawrence and the Trenton Battle Monument, with return by carpool. Meet 10 a.m. at Trenton Battle Monument. Further information: Bob Barth, 201-401-3121 or barths@att.net.
 


RAMBLING PINES DAY CAMP OPEN HOUSE

Rambling Pines Day Camp will be hosting OPEN HOUSES on
Sunday, February 5th and February 26th, from 1 - 3 PM. Parents and
children are invited to attend the open house, tour the facility and
meet some of the staff members. Applications are being accepted for
the 2012 summer season. Parents are encouraged to register as
soon as possible to assure availability.
Rambling Pines is a family owned and operated day camp now
celebrating its 37th season. Located on Route 518 in Hopewell, NJ,
Rambling Pines offers an extensive camp program for children ages
3 to 15 and an exciting teen program for young adults, 7th through
10th grades. Transportation and lunch are included in the camp
tuition.
For additional information or a brochure, call the camp office at (609)
466-1212 or log onto our website at www.ramblingpines.com.


Montgomery Twp Planning Board meets

Township Building, 7:30 pm


Rocky Hill Borough Council Meets

7:30 pm, Borough Hall, Montgomery Ave, Rocky Hill


Fire District #1 Open Meeting

7:30 pm, Open meeting, Firehouse #1, 35 Griggstown Rd, belle Mead


SPECIAL NOONTIME NETWORKING AT “OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS”

12:00 P.M. BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset County Business Partnership will present a special noontime session of the area’s most effective business networking opportunity on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 from 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. “Opportunity Knocks” will take place at the Arthur Murray Dance Studio, 301 US Highway 22 East, Colonial Square Mall, Green Brook, New Jersey.


Goals of Care

12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.Princeton Fitness & Wellness Center. David R. Barile, MD, board certified in internal medicine, geriatric medicine, hospice and palliative medicine, According to the Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Paradigm website, the POLST Paradigm program is designed to improve the quality of care people receive at the end of life. It is based on effective communication of patient wishes, documentation of medical orders on a brightly colored form and a promise by healthcare professionals to honor these wishes. David R. Barile, MD, board certified in internal medicine, geriatric medicine, hospice and palliative medicine, will present this program. Dr. Barile is a member of the Medical Staff of Princeton HealthCare System.

 


SEMINAR ON WORLD DEBT CRISIS SLATED AT RVCC

The Center for International Business and Education at Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) will present a seminar on the world debt crisis and its impact on the world, the U.S. and the local community, Wednesday, February 8, from 6-8 p.m. The free program, which is open to the public, will be held in the Conference Center at RVCC’s Branchburg Campus.

 


Saxophonist Denis DiBlasio to perform at the 5th Annual Prin

Internationally renowned jazz artist Denis DiBlasio will teach and perform in Princeton on Feb. 10 and 11 at the Princeton High School Performing Arts Center.

In addition to individual concerts by Mr. DiBlasio, the Festival will feature band competitions and a series of jazz clinics, during which the two performers will share their expertise and provide mentoring to students.

All events are open to the public. Tickets are $10 per evening for adults and $5


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OHES International Night

Orchard Hill Elementary School, 7 - 9 pm


Montgomery Business Association to host “Breakfast with th

The Montgomery Business Association (MBA) will be holding their first meeting of 2012 “Breakfast with the Mayor” on Friday, February 10 from 8:30 – 10am at The Princeton Elks Lodge on Route 518 in Skillman.
 


Father-Daughter Valentine Dance to Create Treasured Memories

The event is scheduled for February 11th from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the YWCA , 59 Paul Robeson Place. The cost of the dance is $25 per couple, and the second daughter is free. Pre-registration is suggested and guarantees a spot, as the dance does sell out. Tickets can be obtained at the door if they are available. YWCA membership is not required and tickets can be purchased via phone at (609) 497-2100 ext. 0 or through the website at www.ywcaprinceton.org.
 


RVCC THEATRE TO PRESENT AGA-BOOM

The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in Branchburg will present Aga-Boom, Saturday, February 11, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The performance is part of the Theatre’s Family Series and is recommended for the whole family. Tickets costs $25 each.
 


Broadway POPS! The Broadway Tenors

8 pm, Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Rossen Milanov
Tenors: Brent Barrett, Matt Cavenaugh, and Ron Bohmer
Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall on the Princeton University campus
Tickets: For tickets, please call the PSO at (609) 497-0020 or download an order form at www.princetonsymphony.org. Tickets may also be purchased at the Richardson Auditorium box office and at www.princeton.edu/utickets. Prices range from $25 to $68. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more.
 


PDS EnAct Student Group Presents Next Generation Environment

Princeton – As part of the 2012 Princeton Environmental Film Festival, Princeton Day School’s EnAct (Environmental Action) student group has partnered with the Princeton Public Library to present the Next Generation Environmental Fair on Saturday, February 11th from 11:00-1:00 pm. Students from local private and public elementary, middle and high schools will gather in the library’s Community Room to share projects that promote sustainability in their schools. The public is invited to come together to interact with the students about their green initiatives. At 1:00 pm, all student delegates will stay for a networking lunch with their peers hosted by Naked Pizza and the Bent Spoon.
 


CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAY AT THE RVCC PLANETARIUM

Enjoy a star-studded, out-of-this-world Valentine’s Day celebration at the Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) Planetarium on Sunday, February 12, at 5 p.m.

 

The Branchburg-based Planetarium will present “Romancing the Stars,” a star show for couples ages 18 and older. The evening will offer a light-hearted look at the Universe with a show that focuses on stars, constellations and stories that all celebrate love.

 

Cost is $15 per couple. Reservations are strongly suggested. For additional information, call 908-231-8805 or visit www.raritanval.edu/planetarium.
 


Montgomery Township Site/Plan Subdivision Committee meets

7:30 pm, Township Building


New Exhibition at Anne Reid ’72 Art Gallery: DEBBIE REICHA

Princeton—The Anne Reid '72 Art Gallery at Princeton Day School is pleased to present the works of sculptor and ceramic artist Debbie Reichard in an exhibition titled, “There’s More Where This Comes From.” The exhibition opens on Monday, February 13th and runs through Thursday, March 8th. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, February 16th from 12:30-1:30 pm, with the artist’s talk at 1:00 pm. This event is free and open to the public.
 


Somerset County Photography Club - February 2012 Meetings

 7:00 p.m.; This meeting will be devoted to a competition: Water Falls & Open

Tuesday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m. Presentation: "Self Assignments -- Challenging yourself to become a better Photographer" by Brien Szabo

The Somerset County Photography Club (SCPC) meets at the Bound Brook Memorial Library the 2nd and 4th Tuesday evenings each month at 7:00 p.m. (September through June).

For more information about the Club, specific requirements for entering competitions and how to participate in programs go to the Club's website, http://somersetcountyphotoclub.bravehost.com/index.htm or call (732) 469-8481.
 


Lewis Center for the Arts Presents Screening of Student Vide

Works by Rivka Cohen, Agisae Kim, Christina Maida, Benjamin Neumann, Dimitris Papaconstantinou, Jeffrey Stapleton, Ambika Vora, and Jessica Welsh

 

 

(Princeton, NJ) The Program in Visual Arts at Princeton University will present a screening of videos by 8 students on Tuesday, February 14 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the James M. Stewart ’32 Theater at the Lewis Center for the Arts, 185 Nassau Street. The screening is free and open to the public.
 


GERMAN VIOLINIST JULIA FISCHER MAKES PRINCETON DEBUT WITH P

PRINCETON, NJ  Princeton University Concerts (PUC) continues its 2011/2012 season with the young violin virtuoso Julia Fischer making her Princeton debut with pianist Milana Chernyavska on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 8pm in Richardson Auditorium in Alexander Hall. The program will feature works by Mozart, Schubert and Debussy, and Saint-Saens. An ensemble of Princeton Students will play a musical preview concert at 7pm, free to ticketholders.

 


the Hun School's winter musical, Bat Boy: The Musical

 February 17, 18 and 19; and February 24, 25 and 26. Show times are 8 pm on 2/17, 2/18, 2/24, and 2/25 and 2:00 p.m. on 2/19 and 2/26. Ticket prices are $15 for adults; $10, children and senior citizens. On the campus of The Hun School in the Saks Theatre.
 


Township Committee Meets

Township Building, 7 pm


Rockingham celebrates Washhington's birthday

Brush up on your knowledge of our first president by visiting Rockingham Historic Site on Sunday, February 19th, as it celebrates George Washington’s 280th birthday. As Commander in Chief for the Continental Army during the American Revolution, he stayed at Rockingham, farm of the late Judge John Berrien, from late August to early November in 1783. Rockingham became his final wartime headquarters when the Treaty of Paris was formally signed while he was living there.


Special tours, with an emphasis on details of Washington’s life, will be offered between 12 noon and 3 pm, with refreshments served after each tour. Tour size is limited, and reservations are required. Please call 609-683-7132 for reservations.
Rockingham is located on Rte. 603 (Laurel Ave./Kingston-Rocky Hill Rd.), one mile north of Rte. 27 in Kingston and one mile south of Rte. 518 in Rocky Hill. Visit its website, www.rockingham.net, for further information


CHILD SLAVERY LECTURE

PRINCETON: Child trafficking will be the topic for a lecture-conversation on Sunday, February 19, at 4 p.m. at Princeton United Methodist Church (PUMC), located at Nassau & Vandeventer. Dr. Francesca Nuzzolese will speak and Dr. Don Brash, PUMC’s resident theologian/ adult education chairperson, will moderate a discussion of "Children at Risk: trafficking and enslavement of children today." A professor at Palmer Seminary, the seminary of Eastern University, Dr. Nuzzolese has been a missionary and pastoral counselor in the United States, Europe, and Australia, and she has just returned from studying child enslavement in south Asia.
 


RVCC TO PRESENT MUSIC FACULTY RECITAL

Raritan Valley Community College’s (RVCC) Visual and Performing Arts Department will present a Music Faculty Recital, Sunday, February 19, at 3 p.m. The concert will be held in the Welpe Theatre at the College’s Branchburg Campus.
 


Rocky Hill Borough Council Meets

7:30 pm, Rocky Hill Borough Hall, Montgomery Ave


Montgomery Township landmarks Preservation Commission meets

Township Building, 7:30 pm


Plainsboro Business Partnership networking event

The Plainsboro Business Partnership is rolling out their first open meeting (free networking) on Feb 23. It is described as a networking "program of the Princeton Regional Chamber of Commerce," on Feb 23, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the PNC Bank at 2 Schalks Crossing Rd "Food, music, door prizes, valet parking." Registration is suggest, though free, at www.princetonchamber.org.


Preserving Family Photographs at the Mary Jacobs Library

Since the introduction of photographic portrait studios in 1840, photographs have been among the most treasured of family records but, while most are long-lasting when stored optimally in archives, in the home environment, they are all too often prone to fading and discoloration. In this slide lecture, held at the Mary Jacobs Library on Wednesday, February 22 at 7 pm, Gary Saretzky will provide guidance on how the life of family photographs can be extended so that they can be passed down to future generations.


Gary D. Saretzky, archivist and photographer, has worked as an archivist for more than forty years at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Educational Testing Service, and the Monmouth County Archives, where he has been County Archivist since 1994. A member of the Photographic Materials Group of the American Institute for Conservation, Saretzky has taught the history of photography at Mercer County Community College since 1977. He has published more than 100 articles and reviews on the history of photography, photographic conservation, and other topics, including “Nineteenth-Century New Jersey Photographers,” in the journal, New Jersey History, Fall/Winter 2004.

 


Introduction to PowerPoint 2007 at the Mary Jacobs Library

Bring your laptop and join us for an introduction to PowerPoint 2007 on Wednesday, February 22 at 10 am at the Mary Jacobs Library. This class requires a basic mouse skills and PowerPoint 2007 installed on your computer. Class size is limited so sign up early.


Registration is required for this program. For more information about any of our programs, or to register, visit us at 64 Washington Street in Rocky Hill or call 609-924-7073 ext. 4. For a complete list of upcoming Library programs and additional information about the Somerset County Library System visit www.sclsnj.org.
 


Neshanic Garden Club to Meet

The Neshanic Garden Club will hold its regular monthly meeting at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday February 23, 2012, at the Station House on Olive Street in Neshanic Station. The program of demonstrating orchid care, exhibiting, and designing with orchids will be presented by Susan Gange, owner/operator of Stony Brook Orchids in Pennington and will begin at 11 a.m. Please bring a bag lunch and a mug for beverages which will be provided, as well as desserts. Prospective members are encouraged to attend. For further information, contact club president Janet Gibson at 908-359-0176.

 


PDS Presents the Upper School Musical: THE SECRET GARDEN

at the McAneny Theater @ 7:30 pm


Princeton – The Princeton Day School Performing Arts Department is pleased to present The Secret Garden, an enchanting classic of children’s literature reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of ‘Night Mother. The Secret Garden tells the story of 11 year-old Mary Lennox, orphaned in India, who returns to Yorkshire to live with her embittered, reclusive uncle Archibald and his invalid son Colin. The estate’s many wonders include a magic garden, which beckons the children with haunting melodies and spirits from Mary’s past who guide her through her new life.


The Hun School's winter musical, Bat Boy: The Musical

February 24, 25 and 26. Show times are 8 pm on 2/17, 2/18, 2/24, and 2/25 and 2:00 p.m. on 2/19 and 2/26. Ticket prices are $15 for adults; $10, children and senior citizens. On the campus of The Hun School in the Saks Theatre.


 


Motngomery Township Board of Adjustment meets

7:30 pm, Township Building


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PEKING ACROBATS TO PERFORM AT RVCC THEATRE

The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in Branchburg will present a performance by the always exciting Peking Acrobats, Friday, February 24, at 7 p.m. The evening is part of the Theatre’s 2011-2012 Major Artists Series. Tickets cost $25 and $35.

 


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RAMBLING PINES DAY CAMP OPEN HOUSE

Rambling Pines Day Camp will be hosting OPEN HOUSE on
Sunday, February 26th, from 1 - 3 PM. Parents and
children are invited to attend the open house, tour the facility and
meet some of the staff members. Applications are being accepted for
the 2012 summer season. Parents are encouraged to register as
soon as possible to assure availability.


Rambling Pines is a family owned and operated day camp now
celebrating its 37th season. Located on Route 518 in Hopewell, NJ,
Rambling Pines offers an extensive camp program for children ages
3 to 15 and an exciting teen program for young adults, 7th through
10th grades. Transportation and lunch are included in the camp
tuition.


For additional information or a brochure, call the camp office at (609)
466-1212 or log onto our website at www.ramblingpines.com.


RVCC THEATRE SLATES HORROR COMEDY FOR TEENS, ADULTS

The Theatre at Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in Branchburg will present Sofie Krog Teater’s The House, a horror comedy for teenagers and adults, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 28 and 29, at 7:30 p.m. The production of puppetry is part of the Theatre’s 2011-2012 Major Artists Series. Tickets cost $20 each.
 


29th Annual Tribute to Women Awards Dinner

The esteemed 29th Annual Tribute to Women Awards Dinner is scheduled for the evening of March 1st. This prestigious event recognizes the contributions and achievements of 11 extraordinary women who have contributed significantly to our community and their professions. Please help us honor these women who have transformed and enriched the lives of others, broken through glass ceilings, and have used their talents to better countless others.

 

Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is the event’s honorary chair.
 


Township Committee Meets

Township Building, 7 pm


“You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” at MUMS March 9 &

Tickets are on sale now for performances on Friday, March 9 at 7 pm and Saturday, March 10 at 1 pm. Adult tickets are $7.00; students and seniors are $5.00. All seats are reserved. Ticket requests may be made by email at umsboxoffice@mtsd.us or by visiting the Main Office at Montgomery Upper Middle School.


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Township Committee Meets

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“The Music of Romeo and Juliet" at RVCC

ARB Announces its On Pointe Enrichment Series program, “The Music of Romeo and Juliet”, Featuring Guest Lecturer Simon Morrison, Prokofiev expert, music scholar, and Princeton University Professor
PRINCETON, NJ – American Repertory Ballet will be kicking off 2012 with a deep look into the ballet Romeo and Juliet and the evocative themes it portrays. Company Director Douglas Martin will be joined by special guest Simon Morrison, a world-renowned Prokofiev expert, music scholar, and Princeton University professor to discuss the ballet and Prokofiev’s brilliant score. Excerpts from Douglas Martin’s new Romeo and Juliet will debut at ARB Presents: Spring into Love at 8:00pm on March 17, 2012 at Raritan Valley Community College.
 


Holocausts in Our Time

 to be discussed by Leonard Risch Winogora, a Princeton resident and Mercer County College professor who studies genocide in Africa in post-colonial societies. The topic for May 6 is “Is There Ever a Just War?”

The free lecture-discussions in the Troubling Issues series are also scheduled for September through May of the next academic year. They will be held in PUMC’s Sanford Davis Room, which opens onto Nassau Street. Parking is free on Sundays. ADA accessible. For information call 609-924-2613, email troublingissues@gmail.com or go to www.princetonumc.org).
 


The Neshanic Garden Club Meets

The Neshanic Garden Club will hold its regular monthly meeting at 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2012, at the Station House on Olive Street in Neshanic Station. The program, “An in-depth overview of the Branchburg Community Garden,” will be presented by Jerry Hirsch and Marylin Hulme, Master Gardeners.
They will speak about growing flowers and vegetables in your own community plot garden. The program will begin at 11 am. Lug your mug to the light luncheon at 12 pm. Prospective members are encouraged to attend. For further information, contact club president Janet Gibson at 908-359-0176.
 


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Montgomery Township landmarks Preservation Commission meets

Township Building, 7:30 pm


Montgomery's Got Talent

MHS, 6:30 to 9 pm


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Earth Day Fair,

The Montgomery Township Environmental Commission/Sustainable Montgomery is pleased to announce the seventh annual Earth Day Fair at the Montgomery High School on Route 601 in Skillman. It will be held Sunday April 22, 2012, 12-4 pm, indoors and outdoors, rain or shine. Registration to participate as an exhibitor, sponsor or volunteer


Montgomery Township landmarks Preservation Commission meets

Township Building, 7:30 pm


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Montgomery INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

Upper Middle School


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