SEPTEMBER/ OCTOBER EVENTS

Mercer County Italian American Fest: The 17th Annual Italian American Festival of Mercer County, presented by Investors Bank, takes over the festival grounds at Mercer County Park for three days of days of great music, food, and fun… Italian-style. Opening at 3 p.m. on Friday, September 23, the festival runs through Sunday, September 25. Created to share and celebrate all things Italian, the festival includes a Food Piazza; an Italian Market with Italian specialty products; a Heritage Pavilion with art, crafts and memorabilia; the indoor Cultural Theater with cultural presentations throughout the weekend; entertainment on two stages including national acts on the Investors Bank Stage; amusement rides; bocce; children’s activities; and the fireworks spectacular on Saturday. The festival will be open 3to 11p.m. on Friday, September 23; noon to 11p.m. on Saturday, September 24; and noon to 9:30p.m. on Sunday, September 25. Admission to the festival is $5. Children, age 12years of age and younger, are admitted free. Senior Citizens, age 65year and older, pay only $4. Convenient, on-site parking is free. The festival is a rain or shine event with plenty of covered areas for comfort. Pets are not permitted. Complete details and schedules can be found at www.ItalianAmericanFestival.com. Contact the Mercer County Italian American Festival Association at (609) 631-7544or visit the Festival facebook page for the latest news. Second Sunday: The Ewing Arts Commission and 31& Main Farmers Market at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ)’s Campus Town have partnered to showcase areas artisans and craftspersons on the Second Sunday of the month in September and October. Sunday, September 11was the inaugural installment of this special event at the 31& Main Farmer’s Market. The event will return on October 9before going on hiatus until the spring when the Farmer’s Market is expected to return. The event gives community members the chance to view and purchase arts and crafts from local artists as part of the weekly Farm Market which runs on Sunday’s from 10am to 2pm. at Campus Town, which is adjacent to The College of New Jersey in Ewing. For more on the new market see the website 31mainfarmersmarket. com or call (609) 577-5113. Local artists interested in participating should reach out to the Ewing Arts Commission by emailing them at ewingartscomm@gmail.com or visit http://www.ewingartsnj.com/ contact/ Hamilton Elks Flea Market: Flea Market on Saturday, September 24, from 9a.m. to 2p.m., at Hamilton Elks, 1580Kuser Road, Hamilton. Rain date is Sunday, September 25. William Trent House Museum: Photographer and Activist Gary Saretzky will present an illustrated lecture, “19th Century NJ-Based Photographers” on Saturday, September 24, at 1p.m. Of the approximately 3,000different photographers who were active in New Jersey before 1900, more than 250 lived or worked in Mercer County, most of them in Trenton. In a slide lecture, Gary D. Saretzky will profile these pioneers, including Edward H. Stokes who lived in what is now the William Trent House, and discuss them within the larger context of New Jersey photography in the nineteenth century. $8members/$10 nonmembers. Lecture includes refreshments and museum tours.The William Trent House is located at 15 Market Street in Trenton, adjacent to the Hughes Justice Complex. Ample free parking. For more information and driving directions, visit www.williamtrenthouse.org or call (609) 989-3027.

Churchville Nature Center Open House: If you haven’t had a chance to see the New Green Building or experience some of the wonderful activities that go on at the Nature Center nowis your chance to come out for a free, fun family day. Enjoy games, crafts. snacks, Wildflower garden tours, Butterfly house, and Lenape Village tours. Come see what the center offers as far as workshops, trips, educational programs, bird walks, birthday parties and more. For more information, call the center at 215-357-4005or visit website:www:Churchvillenatur ecenter.org Roebling Museum Oktoberfest: The Roebling Museum will hold its third annual Oktoberfest celebration on Saturday, September 24, from 2to 7p.m., on the Museum grounds in Roebling. The event will feature a beer garden serving local craft and German beer, music from the South Jersey Pops Oktoberfest Band and accordionist Dave Burr and food vendors. Admission is $8 in advance and $10at the gate. Advanced cup reservations are also available online (only) for an all-inclusive cup and admission fee of $14per person. See website for details. Limit one cup per registrant. Proper ID required online and at the gate. For those who wish to bring their little ones along, the event will also include a free children’s craft workshop sponsored by Home Depot of Hamilton, NJ. Children, ages 6-12, are $3in advance, $5at the gate. Children under, age six, are admitted free. Entrance to the Museum is included in the admission and Museum docents will lead tours of the galleries. The Oktoberfest serves as a fundraiser to support the Roebling Museum, its exhibits and programming, including its summer STEAM camp. The Museum is located at 100Second Avenue in Roebling. For more information, visit Indian Culture Night: The Arts Council of Princeton and Princeton Shopping Center present An Evening With Bollywood, a night of Indian culture on Saturday, September 24. from 5-9p.m., featuring music, Bollywood dance, fashion, arts and crafts, food and drink. Princeton Shopping Center is located at 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton, NJ. Ample parking is available at the Shopping Center. For more information, visit artscouncilofprinceton.org

or call 609.924.8777. Renew Health & Wellness Expo: The Renew Health & Wellness Expo – co-organized by the Professional Women’s Business Network-Mercer County, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJ) Hamilton and Shop Hamilton - will take place Saturday, September 24, from 10 a.m. to 2p.m., at the RWJ Fitness & Wellness Center, located at 3100 Quakerbridge Road in Hamilton. The highlight of this free event is an expo hall with exhibits from local businesses and community organizations in the areas of beauty, business, nutrition, fitness and more. The event will also include: Health screenings, Chair massages and makeovers, Fitness advise and demonstrations, Healthy cooking demonstrations and Free children’s programs. For sponsor/exhibitor or general information, call (215) 300-2133or send an email to info@ pwbn.org. Mount Sinai Day Care Center 40th Anniversary: The Mount Sinai Day Care Center is holding its 40th anniversary celebration on Saturday, September 24. A Sabbath service is planned at 10:30a.m. followed by a banquet at the West Trenton Ballroom at 6p.m. The banquet is a formal/semi-formal affair. Mount Sinai Day Care is located at 35Arlington Ave., Trenton. For more information, call (609) 695-2487, from 7a.m. to 5:30p.m.

The Revolution at Princeton: The Revolution at Princeton takes place on Saturday, September 24, 2016, from 10a.m. to 5p.m, with artillery demonstrations; Burr-Hamilton duel reenactment, military & colonial life demonstrations; and activities for children throughout the day at Princeton Battlefield State Park, 500Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540. Learn why in 1777, the Battle of Princeton was such a crucial turning point in the American Revolution. Other activities include demonstrations of the 43rd’s Royal Artillery, book signing and lecture by Author Patrick O’Donnell of “The Gripping Washington’s Immortals,”; exhibit from the National Marine Corps museum; display of American Revolution swords and a special musket; tours of the Clarke House and Museum and other activities. Plenty of parking. Free. For more information on the Princeton Battlefield Society: www.ThePrincetonBattlefeldSociety.com, or for questions or the program schedule email to Kip at princetonbattlefieldsocinfo@gmail.com. ARTsee Open Studio Tour: ARTsee Open Studio Tour throughout Bernardsville and Basking Ridge, NJ on Saturday, September 24and Sunday, September 25, from noon to 5p.m. Visit 21artists throughout the free tour, including nine area artists at the Farmstead Arts Center in Basking Ridge. The tour is a perfect opportunity to visit the studios of painters, potters, jewelers, sculptors, illustrators and more. All questions welcome! View a variety of art on display and for sale. Go to www.ARTseeNJ.org to download a free map and to read more about the participating artists. New Hope Juried Arts & Crafts Festival: The New Hope Arts & Crafts Festival and Bucks County Playhouse announce the 23rd New Hope Juried Outdoor Arts & Crafts Festival scheduled for the weekend of September 24and 25, 2016. The event will feature over 160local and national artists and craftspeople and will be held at New Hope Solebury High School, 182West Bridge Street, New Hope, PA. The Festival is open Saturday, from 10a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Parking is available at the New Hope-Solebury High School as well as at New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, Union Square, New Street at the municipal parking lot and at three public lots at the north and south ends of Main Street. The two-day event is rain or shine and admission is free. Festival organizers are actively seeking additional volunteers. For more information, visit www. NewHopeArtsandCrafts.com or email newhopeartsandcrafts@ gmail.com. Train Show & Sale: The Train Collectors Association Atlantic Division will hold a toy train show and sale Sunday September 25, at the Plumbers Union Hall, 2791 Southampton Road Philadelphia, PA 19154. The show will be open to the public from 9a.m. to 12:30p.m. Admission is $5per attendee, or per family of two adults and all children under 12years. There will be a variety of vintage toy trains and repair parts for sale, an operating toy train layout and a display of vintage tinplate toy trains. Food is available on premises, and there is ample parking. For more information visit www.ADTCA.com, or call Bob Lubonski at (856) 6089265, or Bob Huppman at (610) 872-3309. Colonial Archaeology: The Washington Crossing Park Association announces its third historic educational program, “Digging New Jersey: Colonial and Revolutionary War Archaeology,” on Sunday, September 25at the Union Fire Company hall, River Road in Titusville, from 2to 5:30p.m. In addition to the presentation, an exhibit area highlighting historic books and displays will be open throughout the program. Refreshments will also be available. At the end of the program the Association will draw the winners of its first Revolutionary War Artwork Raffle to benefit the Johnson Ferry House. All attendees must preregister online at www.wcpa-NJ.org or by emailing Bill Marsch at wrmarsch@optimum. net. Any questions, address them to Bill Marsch. A $10donation will be requested, but members of the Association will be invited as a benefit of membership. Italian American Festival Association Outdoor Mass: The Mercer County Italian American Festival Association will hold their annual outdoor Mass and procession of Our Lady of Casandrino on Sunday, September 25, at 11a.m., in Mercer County Park. Free admission, After Mass stay for the festival. Reflect on Our Blessed Mother as her statue passes in procession accompanied by inspirational Italian marches performed by a band following behind. For more information visit www. italianamericanfestival.com or call (609) 631-7544. Snipes Cruise Nights: Double Eagle Golf at Snipes Farm presents 2016Cruise Night schedule. Come out on Tuesday night, September 27is Pontiac Night. Double Eagle Gold is located at 860W. Bridge St., Morrisville, PA. Rainouts meet on off week. For more information or rainout information, call (215) 7580519or visit www.pacarcruise.com Princeton Country Dancers: The Princeton Country Dancers (PCD) hold a weekly contra dance every Wednesday night, from 8to 10:30 p.m., at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 1Monument Drive, Princeton (behind the former Borough Hall and police station). Next dance is Wednesday, September 28. Caller is Sue Gola with The Gotham Gals. Additional information found on the Website. Instruction is offered at 7:30p.m. Please bring clean, soft-soled shoes to dance in. New dancers welcome. Admission is $8. PCD is an affiliate member of the Country Dance & Song Society. For more information or in case of inclement weather, call Larry at (908) 359-4837. Hamilton’s Oktoberfest: On Saturday, October 1and Sunday, October 2, Veterans Park will be the site for Hamilton’s first-ever Oktoberfest -combining the very best of Hamilton’s Septemberfest and Fall Harvest. Saturday’s festivities begin at 3p.m. with a kick-off concert by the band, The Heartbeats. Following the performance, a fireworks display will take place. In addition, come out and enjoy the food vendors and children’s activities. Sunday’s activities will take place from 11 a.m. to 5p.m. and include crafters, fall-themed music, entertainment, hayrides, a pumpkin patch, a corn maze, food vendors and more. Alcoholic beverages will not be served at or permitted at this event. For more information, visit HasmiltonNJ.com/

Oktoberfest Pumpkin Palooza: Fun for the whole family at the Pumpkin Palooza on Saturday, October 1, from 10a.m. to 4p.m. at Hopewell Presbyterian Church. Pumpkins for sale, handmade crafts, bake sale, pulled pork or soup lunch and children’s activities. Proceeds benefit local missions. Hopewell Presbyterian Church is located at the intersection of Broad and Louellen Streets in Hopewell Borough. For more information, call (609) 466-0758or go to www.hopewellpres.org. Cranberry Festival: The Downtown Bordentown Association invites everyone to attend the 27th Annual Cranberry Fest on Saturday, October 1and Sunday, October 2, from 11a.m. to 5p.m., on Farnsworth Avenue in Bordentown City, NJ. The fest will include over 140juried crafters, artists, and artisans, gourmet foods, NJ Fresh Wineries, an all new antique row section, children’s section and more. Shuttles provided. The 3rd Annual Isaac Dripps Vintage Motorcycle Show, from 11a.m. to 4p.m. on Saturday, October 1. (rain date is October 2) For more information, visit www.downtownbordentown. com Clothing Drive: St. John’s Baptist Church, 70Oregon Ave., Ewing will hold a clothing drive on October 1, from 11a.m. to 3p.m. Light refreshments and food. The event is presented by the churches’ in-reach/ out-reach ministry. PSO Sound Tracks: In partnership with the Princeton Public Library, the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO) presents the first event in its annual Soundtracks series: “Why the Saxophone?” on Wednesday, October 5at 7p.m., in the library’s Community Room. PSO Music Director Rossen Milanov and Manager of Operations Bryan McNamara discuss the saxophone’s unusual role as an orchestral instrument. Together, they will briefly explore a history of the orchestral saxophone, focusing closely on Alban Berg’s use of the instrument in his Violin Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel,” which will be performed at the orchestra’s Sunday, October 9 concert. Mr. McNamara will also demonstrate the instrument’s sonic and stylistic versatility. There will be an opportunity for audience questions about the saxophone and the music associated with it. Princeton Public Library Community Room, 65Witherspoon St., Princeton. Free and open to the public. Refreshments served. For more information, call (609) 497-0020or visit princetonsymphony.org. Tricky Tray: St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 1900Brooks Boulevard, Hillsborough, is sponsoring a Tricky Tray on Friday, Oct. 7. Admission tickets are $10and includes one sheet of tickets, dessert, coffee or tea. Doors open at 5p.m. and raffle begins at 7p.m. Kitchen opens at 5p.m. Plenty of great prizes. For tickets and more information call Marge at (908) 722-5894or the Parish Office at (908) 725-0615. No one under age 18admitted. No alcohol or outside food permitted. Annual Irish Festival: The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), Monsignor Crean, Division One, will host the 33rd Annual Irish Festival on Saturday, October 8and Sunday, October 9. Sponsored by First Bank and Hub City Distributing. All events all weekend long are open to the general public. On Saturday, from 11a.m. to 7p.m., on the grounds of the AOH club at 2419Kuser Road, in Hamilton, enjoy food trucks, DJ and beer garden. On Saturday night October 8, the AOH, will host an Irish pub night at the club, from 7to 11p.m., featuring the music of one of New Jersey’s best Irish Bands the Eamonn Ryan Band. Stop by the club and enjoy a pint and listen to the Eamonn Ryan band as they mix traditional, rebel, contemporary and original Irish music to form their sound. Pub night admission is free, is open to the general public with the bar open until midnight. The 33rd Annual Irish Festival will take place Sunday on the club grounds starting at 1p.m. Admission is just $5for adults and children under the age of 15are free, when accompanied by an adult. Food Trucks will once again be on hand. As the area’s longest running Irish festival the committee is proud to announce once again that the festival has an expanded free children’s area from 1to 5p.m. with activities for the children, which includes free pumpkin decorating for the first 75kids compliments of Dragonfly Farms. Also free for the children is a petting zoo and a soccer penalty kick contest. For those that love Irish Dance, the festival will feature performances by Rince O Chroi a Traditional and Contemporary Irish Dance School and The Denogla-Armore Academy of Irish Dance. The award winning Monsignor Crean Pipes and Drums will also play during the day. For more information about the Hamilton Irish Festival, please visit the website at www.hamiltonirishfestival.com , like us on Facebook at Hamilton Irish Festival or call Sean Pender at (609) 462-7056. Festival is open to the general public. Rain or shine, and guests are invited to bring lawn chairs and blankets to sit back and enjoy two great days of Irish fun and entertainment. No outside food or drinks. No pets only service animals allowed. Family Fun Day: PrincetonKIDS and Gymland School of Gymnastics welcomes the public to attend the 8th Annual Family Fun Day on Saturday, This Second Empire style home of 1877, featuring Eastlake decoration, is part of the 34th Autumn House Tour on Sunday, October 16, from 11a.m. to 5p.m., presented by the Lambertville Historic Society. October 8, from 11a.m. to 4p.m., at tours led by current student leaders Quaker Bridge Mall in Lawrenceville. include MCCC’s athletic facilities, This free community event will Kelsey Theatre, WWFM studios, feature live entertainment at the Television and Radio studios, science Mall’s Center Court, face painting, and engineering laboratories, glitter tattoos, mascots, giveaways, aviation flight technology facilities, and tons of crafts and children’s and culinary arts kitchens. Faculty activities at family friendly vendor members will staff display tables to tables. The event is sponsored by discuss their programs, and select Gymland School of Gymnastics. classrooms and newly-renovated For more information, visit www. labs will be open. For more information princetonkids.com. or to pre-register, visit www. MCCC Open House: Mercer County mccc.edu/discover. Community College (MCCC) is Lambertville House Tour: Come opening its doors for a Saturday out on Sunday, October 16, from event to showcase what the college 11a.m. to 5p.m., for 34th Autumn has to offer prospective students, House Tour presented by the their families, and community Lambertville Historic Society. Eight members. Mercer’s fall open house, homes and two additional sites will “Discover YOUR Community College,” be open. Tickets are $25in advance will be held on Saturday, Oct. and $30on tour day and may be 8on the West Windsor Campus, purchased online at LambertvilleHistorcialSociety.org 1200Old Trenton Road. Registration or from one of begins at 9a.m. at the Student various local merchants listed on the Welcome Center; the event concludes website. Free parking and shuttle at noon. Visitors are welcome bus service will be available on the at any time during the morning. day of the tour. The bus will continuously Admissions, Financial Aid, Honors loop from the LambertvilleNew Programs, programs at the Trenton Hope Rescue Squad parking Campus, and four-year and transfer lot behind the headquarters at 70 advisors will be available all day, with Alexander Avenue (off of PhillipBarber a selection of program presentations Road) on to City Hall every 15 and tours by faculty members minutes from 10:30a.m.– 5:15p.m. throughout the morning. Campus Visitors can also park in residential

Hamilton Township Patriotic Committee: The Hamilton Township Patriotic Committee (HTPC) will dedicate a monument for those who have served in the United States Merchant Marine. Anyone serving in the Merchant Marine is invited to attend the 11a.m. ceremony on Saturday, October 22, at the west entrance (WhitehorseHamilton Square Road). to Veterans Park in Hamilton Township. A special program has been planned for this event along with the monument unveiling. Hightstown-East Windsor House Tour: The Hightstown-East Windsor Historical Society will host its biennial House Tour, “A Step Back in Time” on Sunday, October 23, 2016, from 1-5p.m. This year’s tour includes 7historic houses dating back to the 1800s. All of the houses have been preserved, refurbished, or renovated, and represent a variety of styles representative of New Jersey history. Antique cars will be at each house as well as floral arrangements made by The Rocky Brook Garden Club. Presale tickets are now available for $20at Perennial Home, 119W. Ward St. Hightstown, or Weichert Realtors, East Windsor, 417Route 130, East Windsor, NJ. The day of tour, tickets will be $25 sold at the Society headquarters, 164North Main Street, Hightstown. For more information check the society website at www.hewhs or call (609) 448-8388. Dashund Rescue of Bucks County and NJ: Dachshund Rescue of Bucks County & NJ to host Third Annual Weenie Roast on Saturday, October 30, from 10a.m. to 3p.m. at Captain Paul’s Firehouse Dogs, located at 2230Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. The roast will feature dachshund races, costume contest, and vendors offering dachshund related treasures. For more information on the organization or the event contact Jo Ann

Howell Living History Farm’s Anniversary Corn Maze Challenge: A river of shimmering corn runs through Howell Farm’s 20th Anniversary Maze, with a boatload of challenges for those prepared to navigate its waters. The maze is a giant, walk-on puzzle whose pathways form the image of a muledrawn canal boat, the kind that once plied the waters of the nearby Delaware and Raritan (D&R) Canal. Maze goers who find the puzzle pieces that form a map of the maze and who can solve its 3-way game board, are eligible for prizes, boasting rights and a listing on the maze’s giant scoreboard. Maze-goers seeking the ultimate challenge can try solving the maze in the dark, when the moon, stars and lamplight are needed to find the way out. Teambuilding challenges for schools, community groups and businesses are available on weekdays, by reservation only. General admission is $10 for ages 10and older, $8for children ages 5-9and free for children, age 4 and under. In September, the hours of entry are noon to 8p.m. on Saturdays, and noon to 4p.m. on Sundays. In October, entry hours are from 5 p.m. to 8p.m. on Fridays, noon to 8 p.m. on Saturdays, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sundays. The maze closes one hour after the latest entry time. Howell Living History Farm is owned by the County of Mercer and maintained by the Mercer County Park Commission. It is located on Valley Road, just off Route 29, in Hopewell Township. The GPS address is 70 Woodens Lane, Hopewell Township, NJ 08530. Parking and admission are free. For more information, call the farm office at (609) 737-3299 or visit www.howellfarm.org or www.mercercountyparks.org. Friendly’s in Robbinsville 2016 Cruise Nights: Stop by Friendly’s in Robbinsville, 1031Washington Blvd. in Foxmoor Shopping Center, every Thursday night through September 29, from 5to 9p.m. Enjoy DJ Cruzin tunes, food discounts, trophies, door prizes and plenty of classic vehicles. All vehicles welcome. For more information, call (609) 426-9203or visit www.robbinsvillehotrods.com Kuser Farm Mansion Tours: Kuser Mansion is open for free tours through Saturday, October 29, 2016. Tours on Saturdays and Sundays, from 11a.m. to 3p.m. Tours begin on the hour and half hour meeting at the front door under the portico. Tours are approximately 45minutes to one hour in length. Kuser Farm Mansion is located at 390Newkirk Ave., Hamilton, NJ 08610. For more tour information, call Patti Krzywulak, program coordinator at (609) 890-3630or email at PKrzywulak@ hamiltonnj.com. Terhune Orchards Apple Day: The arrival of fall means one thing at Ter-

hune Orchards: Apples! The Mount family has been farming in central New Jersey for 13generations. Our tradition to start autumn with a celebration of the year’s apple harvest has grown into a fantastic weekend full of fun for everyone. Fall Family Fun Weekends continue through September and into October. Each week, visitors can explore the best fall has to offer on a farm. Little ones always love roaming through our corn maze, visiting the barnyard animals or taking a pony ride. Pumpkin picking and apple picking are always a favorite past time here at the farm. Children’s activities include scavenger hunts, rubber duck races, pumpkin painting and many more ways for children to interact with nature here on the farm. Fall Family Fun Weekends are 10a.m. to 5p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays to Oct. 30. Admission to Fall Festival days is $8, ages 3and up. Parking and access to the farm store and winery is free. Due to bridge construction, Carter Road is closed so use Cold Soil Road to visit Terhune’s home farm and turn on Van Kirk Road to visit Terhune’s pick your own apple orchard. Terhune Orchards is located at 330Cold Soil Rd., Princeton, NJ. All proceeds support the non-profit movie theatre. This is a rain or shine event. More information and tickets are available at TheNewtownTheatre.com/Dinner. Enable Inc.: Enable will present the first Enable Michael Graves Awards at the Enable Awards Celebration on Thursday, September 29, 2016, from 5:30to 8:30p.m., at the newly renovated Enable Headquarters, 13 Roszel Road, Suite B110, Princeton, NJ 08540. Tickets cost $50per person. Proceeds benefit services that support independent living for children and adults with disabilities and seniors in Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Hunterdon, and Somerset counties. For tickets visit http://weblink.donorperfect.com/ EnableAwards2016and for more information visit Enable website: www.enablenj.org Central NJ Heart Walk: Join the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association at the Central New Jersey Heart Walk on Friday, September 30at Arm & Hammer Park, home of the Trenton Thunder in Trenton, NJ. Join thousands to help hit heart disease and stroke out of the park by supporting lifesaving research and education. Heart Walk activities begin at 5:30 p.m.with opening ceremonies and Heart Walk start at 6:15p.m. Rain or Shine; activities include health screenings, interactive Kid’s Zone, CPR demonstrations, exercise demonstrations, nutritional information, DJ, live entertainment and free giveaways. Learn more and register by visiting www.CentralNJHeartWalk.org or call the American Heart Association at (609) 208-0020. Blood Drive: Abiding Presence Lutheran Church will host a community blood drive in partnership with American Red Cross PennJersey Blood Services Region on Friday, September 30, from 2:30 to 7:30p.m. The drive will be held in the church fellowship hall at 2220Pennington Road (NJ 31), in Ewing. Blood donors with all types, especially O positive, O negative and B negative, are urged to give at this time. Anyone who is at least 17years old, weighs a minimum of 110lbs. and is in generally good health can donate blood (16year olds can donate with parental permission – call for forms). The entire process takes about an hour and all blood types are needed. Donors should bring a photo ID. To protect the blood supply, the American Red Cross is closely monitoring the Zika virus. All donated blood is tested for HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis and other infectious diseases before it can be released to hospitals. To schedule an appointment to donate blood, contact David Olson at (609) 737-1130or sign up at redcross.org (using the sponsor code “AbidingPresence”). Walk-ins are also welcome at this drive. Philly Pops and guest artist Michael Cavanaugh: The Foundation Evalyn Joy Carella serves as survivor ambassador for the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s Central New Jersey Heart Walk on Friday, September 30 at Arm & Hammer Park, Home of the Trenton Thunder, in Trenton, NJ. Heart Walk, nationally sponsored by Subway, is held at 250 locations nationwide. To participate register by visiting www. CentralNJHeartWalk.org or call the American Heart Association at 609.208.0020. of Morris Hall/St. Lawrence, Zonta Club: The 13th Annual Inc. welcomes the Philly Pops, with Gourmet Garden is set for October guest vocalist Michael Cavanaugh 6, 2016at Cedar Gardens, 661Route and Conductor Stuart Chafetz 33, Hamilton, featuring 23restaurants performing “The Music of Billy Joel” who will share their delicacies. on Saturday, October 1, 2016at 7:30 Super Buy Rite of Hamilton will p.m. at the Trenton War Memorial. provide the wine and beer. The NJ Mr. Cavanaugh, a charismatic Coalition to End Domestic Violence performer, musician, and actor was (Formerly NJ Coalition for Battered handpicked by Mr. Joel to play the Women) has been selected as the lead in the Broadway musical Movin’ 2016winner of the Gourmet Garden Out, and Maestro Chafetz has Grant. The $5,000grant will provide performed with many orchestras the basic needs of at least 12survivors throughout the country, as well as of abuse as they build safe and renowned artists such as Roberta independent lives. Tickets for the Flack, Marvin Hamlisch, Bernadette Gourmet Garden may be purchased Peters, and many others. online at www.zontagourmetgarden. The concert includes heartwarming com or by calling (609) 851-0384. favorites like Scenes From an Tickets are $60per person and can Italian Restaurant, Only the Good be purchased at the door. Die Young, Just the Way You Are, In The Pink Fashion Show and My Life. The fun continues with Benefit: The 12th annual “In The chart-topping hits by artists who directly Pink” Fashion Show Benefit will be influenced Billy Joel, including held on Friday, October 7, starting songs like Great Balls of Fire, Johnny at 6:15p.m.at The Westin Princeton B. Goode, and Pinball Wizard. at Forrestal Village. Event proceeds Tickets are $35-90and may be purchased will benefit the Breast Cancer by calling (215) 893-1999or Resource Center (BCRC) at YWCA www.ticketphiladelphia.org. Patron Princeton. The evening features tickets, which include a champagne a cocktail reception and a silent reception with Conductor Chafetz auction featuring a stunning array and Mr. Cavanaugh following the of experiences and merchandise, concert, may be purchased by calling followed by sit-down dinner and an (609) 896-9500, ext. 2215or awe-inspiring fashion show. In The email at jmillner@slrc.org. Pink is an one-of-a-kind event that celebrates the strength, beauty and spirit of those diagnosed with breast cancer. It also pays homage to the courage and compassion of their support network during their journey. This year’s fashion show will feature the hottest fall and winter trends by Lord & Taylor. The clothes and accessories will be modeled by breast cancer survivors, along with a chosen member of their support network, which includes family, friends, and medical professionals. In addition to Lord & Taylor, early sponsors include Capital Health and Princeton Radiology. If you or your organization would like to be a sponsor to this event, contact Nancy Faherty at nfaherty@ywcaprinceton. org. Tickets may be purchased at www.ywcaprinceton.org/inthepink or by calling (609) 497-2100ext. 333. Tables of 10and half tables of five are available for those that wish to attend the event with their friends, families, or colleagues. For information on the Breast Cancer Resource Center’s services, visit www.ywcaprinceton.org/bcrc. American Legion Post 455, New Egypt: American Legion Post 455, New Egypt, and their “MTM Players” with the production of “12Angry Jurors,” a benefit for veterans. Performance dates will be a dessert show on Saturday, October 8, 2016at 7 p.m.; dessert matinees on Sunday, October 9, 2016and Sunday, October 16, 2016at 3p.m.; and a dinner show on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 7p.m. The play is directed by Past SAL Squadron 455Commander Rob Michael Lasky of Hamilton. Doors open at 6p.m. with curtain at 7p.m. for the Saturday performances. Ticket prices for the dinner show on October 15are $25per person in advance and $30at the door. The two Sunday performances are matinees with dessert included; doors open at 2p.m. with curtain at 3p.m. Opening night, Saturday, Ocotber 8is also a dessert show, with doors opening at 6p.m. and curtain is at 7p.m. Ticket prices are $19per person in advance and $25at the door for the dessert show performances. Tickets are now available via our online ticket service: http://www.mtmplayers.org or by phone at 1-800-838-3006. Tickets are also available at Post 455or from any cast member - cash or check only; if paying via credit card, you must use the online or phone service. Admission price to the Saturday dinner show includes the show and dinner (drinks and gratuity not included). The other three shows include dessert and coffee only. For further information, send an email to mtmplayers@alpost455nj. org. For more information, visit www.mtmplayers.org Mercer County Miracle League Golf Outing: The Miracle League of Mercer County will hold its 2016Golf Outing on October 11 at Old York Country Club in Chesterfield, with registration starting at 11a.m. The Miracle League of Mercer County is dedicated to providing opportunities for children with disabilities to play Miracle League Baseball. They are also dedicated to promoting the health and wellbeing of individuals with disabilities, educating the public and cultivating a greater understanding on matters concerning disabilities and disabled individuals. Proceeds from the golf outing – the only annual fundraiser for the organization - will be used for ongoing programs and maintenance of the baseball field at the Hamilton Y.M.C.A. facility on Sawmill Road. For more information about The Miracle League, costs to play golf and numerous sponsorship opportunities, visit miracleleaguemercer.org or call (609) 581-5810.