Content about Community

The Pennington Players perform magic on roller skates with their upcoming performance of the hilarious musical fantasy “Xanadu” at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre. Dates and show times for this spirited take on 1980s popular culture are: Fridays, March 9 and March 16 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, March 10 and March 17 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, March 11 and March 18 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on Mercer's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on March 9.

For those willing to talk about a tough topic in a "safe place," come to the monthly Not in Our Town events, Continuing Conversations on Race, at the Princeton Public Library.

A new offering, “India: Culture, Etiquette & Traditions,” is being introduced to the public by the YWCA Princeton and promises to be a fun, tasty, and educational experience.

Participants will explore the colorful culture of India with a different aspect of India highlighted each week.

The program will be held Friday evenings, starting March 9th continuing through March 30th, from 7:00-8:30 pm. The cost to participate in all four captivating evenings is $65 for YWCA members and $ 75 for non-members.

Acclaimed artist Mel Leipzig, professor of art and art history at Mercer County Community College, will discuss two great painters as part of the college's Distinguished Lecture Series, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 12 noon in the Communications Building, Room 110, at the West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.

'WATER' you doing this summer? Nature & Environmental Summer Day Camp at the Watershed Reserve in Pennington is right around the corner! Kids aged 3-16 and their families can meet our summer camp director, learn about camp and register! Additional open houses are April 21 and May 19.

'WATER' you doing this summer? Nature & Environmental Summer Day Camp at the Watershed Reserve in Pennington is right around the corner! Kids aged 3-16 and their families can meet our summer camp director, learn about camp and register! Availability in all programs is not guaranteed.

Join the Naturalists at the Watershed Reserve in Pennington for a day of geocaching fun! This 'scavenger hunt in the wild' will explore the world of trees and is appropriate for beginners and experienced cachers. Participants must supply their own GPS unit. Registration requested, $5 per person. Appropriate for adults and families.

West Windsor, N.J. – A large-scale fossil fantasy is coming to Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre. Humongous dinosaur puppets and their human friends take center stage when DinoRock Productions presents “Dinosaur Babies” on Saturday, March 3, at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The theater is located on the college’s West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.

DanceFest 2012! A Celebration of Dance for All Ages  
Join us for an afternoon of fun celebrating the diversity and joy of dance!  
Performances and FREE Lessons in:  Hip Hop, Tap,  Salsa, Bollywood, and Line dancing. 
Face painting, crafts, pizza, bake sale, silent auction, gift baskets, and more!  

Mercer County high school students are invited to enter a talent competition hosted by the Delta Upsilon Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, in affiliation with the Youth College program of Mercer County Community College. The Annual Talent Hunt Competition is open to ninth through twelfth graders, and the deadline to enter is Sunday, February 19. The competition will be held on Saturday, March 3, at 12 p.m. in Kerney Hall at Mercer County Community College’s James Kerney Campus, 102 N. Broad Street, Trenton. The event is free and open to the public.

Producer Irina Signatovich explores local Farmers Markets, local Family Farms and the agricultural aspects within the State of New Jersey. Also, features New Jersey businesses that use New Jersey farm fresh local produce in their daily operations, to support local sustainability.Cast: Princeton Community Television

West Windsor, NJ: Mercer County Community College's Holocaust-Genocide Resource Center will host a talk on Romeo Dallaire's book "Shake Hands with the Devil," led by Rwandan genocide survivor, Eugenie Mukeshimana on Wed., Feb. 29, 4:30 p.m.

Mukeshimana is the founder of the Genocide Survivors Support Network, whose mission is to help genocide survivors rebuild their lives, and to educate communities about the crime of genocide. She emigrated to the USA in 2001 with her daughter and is a graduate of the College of St. Rose in Albany, New York.

Pierrot Productions brings the fiercely eloquent American classic, "Death of a Salesman," to the stage at Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre. Dates and times for this award-winning drama are Fridays, Feb. 24 and March 2 at 8 p.m.; Saturdays, Feb. 25 and March 3 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, Feb. 26 and March 4 at 2 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on Mercer's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road. A reception with the cast and crew follows the opening night performance on Feb. 24.

Wheelchair rugby and basketball teams will take center court during the February 25, 2012, “Walk n’ Roll with Enable” at Rider University’s Student Recreation Center. This indoor walk will feature athletes with disabilities demonstrating their skills and challenging spectators in a fun competition to raise support for programs helping persons with disabilities live full and independent lives. Persons of all ages and abilities are encouraged to participate in this fun-filled day of movement, entertainment and motivational speakers.

Third Annual African Soiree to benefit the United Front Against Riverblindness, Mackay Campus Center, Princeton Theological Seminary, 64 Mercer Street, Princeton. An African market, silent auction, authentic cuisine, fashion show, and dancers from the Garvey School. $50 ($25 for students) at www.riverblindness.org or call 609-924-2613.

 “Children at Risk: trafficking and enslavement of children today” will be the topic for a lecture-conversation led by Dr. Francesca Nuzzolese on Sunday, February 19, at 4 p.m. at Princeton United Methodist Church (PUMC), located at Nassau & Vandeventer. A professor at Palmer Theological Seminary, Dr. Nuzzolese has been a missionary and pastoral counselor in the United States, Europe, and Australia, and she has just returned from investigating child enslavement in south Asia.

The Women’s Group at the YWCA Princeton is holding its annual Super Bowl Sunday Flea Market.  The event will take place Sunday, February 5th at the YWCA’s All Purpose Room, 59 Paul Robeson Place just off Route 206.
 
Tables are only $18 and it’s a great way to start off the new year by getting rid of all that clutter. There are still opportunities to reserve a table.
 

Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer, former U.S. ambassador to Israel and Egypt, and the S. Daniel Abraham Professor in Middle Eastern Policy Studies at the Wilson School, and former Congressman Robert Wexler (D-FL), president of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace in Washington, DC.

“Is Peace Possible?” – Proposals for Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict – Part I – Borders and Security

West Windsor/Trenton, N.J. - "Lifting as We Climb" is the month-long theme for Mercer County Community College's (MCCC) observance of African American History Month. The varied schedule of events includes presentations by inspiring African American leaders, dance and other entertainment, and an open house that explores the cultures of Africa. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated.

West Windsor, NJ: New Jersey contractors are invited to register for the EPA Model Renovator Certification training. Mercer County Community College is offering the Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RPP) Program and NJ DCA Rules and Regulations at a one-day class on March 13 at the college’s West Windsor campus, at 1200 Old Trenton Road.

Course content includes NJ DCA rules and regulations, lead based paint health concerns, planning the job, lead dust containment, cleaning, training, non-certified renovation workers, hands-on training, and recordkeeping.

Retired journalist and writer Harry Kendall speaks about the Underground Railroad and the fugitive slave insurrection in Christiana, Pa., the subject of his forthcoming novel, “Truth Crushed to Earth.”

Bring your brown bag lunch we will bring cookies.

Carol King, director of Next Step: Engaged Retirement & Encore Careers of the Princeton Senior Resource Center, talks about volunteering overseas, a different way of seeing the world and meeting people while helping out and giving back. Conference Room
Sponsored by the l

Longtime Princeton resident Shirley Satterfield shares personal experiences as a participant in the 1960 sit-ins in Greensboro, N.C., that led to public condemnation of the treatment of those involved, highlighted the issue of desegregation in the South and remain an important part of civil rights history.

Bring your brown bag lunch we will bring cookies.

Location: YWCA Princeton, Bramwell House Living Room
 
Sponsored by the library and the YWCA Princeton.

The Mercer County Holocaust/Genocide Resource Center invites the community to an Open House on Wednesday, February 1st from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Guests will meet staff members and learn about the center’s resources. The Holocaust Center is located on the second floor of the Library Building on the West Windsor campus of Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road. More information is available at www.mccc.edu/holocaust.

Princeton native, Lonni Sue Johnson, whose work appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Times, contracted encephalitis in 2007 and suffered severe amnesia as well as a complete loss of artistic productivity. This fascinating show explores the artistic evolution of her work from her pre-professional career through her astounding "recovery art."