Volunteer Please
Kelsey Theater seeks volunteer ushers for the Mercer Dance Ensemble Show on Saturday, May 29, 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 30, 2 p.m.; and “Mother Goose,” on Saturday, June 5 and 2 and 4 p.m. Dress is casual. Arrive one hour before show time and stay to help pick up programs left behind. Call 609-570-3333 to volunteer.
Mercer County Park Commission seeks trail users, outdoor enthusiasts, or young people (16 or older) curious about a career in the green field to assist with the grooming of a trail at Baldpate Mountain in Hopewell. “Reclaiming the Switchback Trail” begins on National Trails Day, Sunday, June 6, from 1 to 4 p.m. Bring work gloves, water, hand-held trimmers, or loppers. Register by E-mail to jrogers@mercercounty.org.
Please Donate
Long & Foster is collecting used bicycles to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Trenton and Mercer County. Drop off at 33 Princeton-Hightstown Road, Princeton Junction on or before Wednesday, June 2. Bikes may be in any condition. They will be refurbished and sold at an affordable cost to kids in the Mercer County area. Call 609-275-5101 for information.
Education
Princeton Education Network offers critical reading, grammar and essay, and math this summer. Directors are Miguel Bayona, a teacher at the Lawrenceville School; and Barbara Kalmus, founder of PEN. Visit www.princetoned.com or call 609-915-9996.
Seeking Artists
South Brunswick Arts Commission seeks writers, dancers, musicians, visual and performing artists to form an area-wide artists’ collaborative. The program is presented by photographer Sherry Rubel. A meeting will be held at South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction, on Sunday, June 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. Call Rubel at 732-221-6678.
For Young Musicians
Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey has auditions on Tuesday, June 1, at 4 p.m., at West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, 90 Grovers Mill Road, Plainsboro. Visit www.yocj.org for audition requirements and to register online.
For Singers
Bucks County Choral Society has auditions for new singers on Tuesday, June 8. There are openings in all sections for singers with prior choral experience and good music reading skills, www.buckschoral.org or call 215-598-6142.
Photography Call
Umbrella Arts seeks photography-based work for an exhibition open to all artists living in states touched by I-95 (from Maine to Florida). Sean Corbett, a professional photographer from Massachusetts, is the juror, Deadline is Thursday, June 10. Call 508-335-5380 or E-mail 95artists@gmail.com.
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