APRIL TO MAY EVENTS

Lindberg Kidnapping: Morven Museum & Garden presents: “Press, Justice, Celebrity: A Panel Discussion on the Lindbergh Kidnapping on Saturday, April 9at 2p.m. at the Hunterdon County Courthouse. Presented at the historic Hunterdon County Courthouse, this panel discussion will explore the themes of press, justice, and celebrity, with special attention to the interplay between Charles Lindbergh’s celebrity status, the appeal of press coverage of the trial, and the fragility of justice. Of the many important life events addressed in Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Couple of

an Age, the kidnapping of the Lindbergh’s son on March 1, 1932, and the subsequent trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann in 1935, are among the most widely known. This panel discussion, in conjunction with Morven’s current exhibition, “Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh: Couple of an Age,” aims to explore the themes of the press, justice, and celebrity in the very room where the Hauptmann trial took place. Speakers include Landon Jones, former editor of People Magazine; Patty Rhule, Director of Exhibit Design at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.; William O’Shaughnessy, trial lawyer; and Edward Tenner, historian. Ticket are $25; $20for Friends of Morven. For reservations and more information visit www.morven. org/lindbergh. For questions relating to the program, call (609) 924-8144, ext. 106. Morven Museum & Garden is a museum and public garden located at 55 Stockton St., Princeton. Churchville Nature Center: The Bucks County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Friends of Churchville Nature Center are co-sponsoring an early morning bird walk on Saturday, April 9, from 7to 9 a.m. Free program. Participants should bring along binoculars and bird identification field guide if they have them. In addition, The Bucks County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Friends of Churchville Nature Center are co-sponsoring public tours of the Center’s 1500’s Era Lenape Village on Sunday, April 10at 2p.m. Admission is $8 per person and reservations are required. For more information on these activities or to make reservations, call the center at (215) 357-4005or visit www. churchvillenaturecenter.org or by email at churchvillenaturecenter@co.bucks.pa.us. The Churchville Nature Center is at 501Churchville Lane, Churchville, PA. Terhune Orchards: Children never mind putting on their mittens for a trip to Terhune Orchards for Read & Explore, a winter educational series. This popular reading program is held in the heated greenhouse where winter crops and flowers are being grown. “Birds, Nesting, Bird Houses” is planned for Saturday, April 9at 10a.m. and 1p.m. Birds are starting to think about making homes for their babies. We will read stories about birds. Each child makes a bird house and have nesting material to take home. Read & Explore programs are held on Tuesdays at 10a.m. and Saturdays at 10a.m. and 1 p.m. Each session lasts about an hour. The cost is $7per child and includes the craft activity. Preregistration is requested. Call (609) 924-2310to register. Terhune Orchards is located at 330 Cold Soil Road, Lawrenceville. Kuser Farm Mansion: Kuser Mansion will be open for free tours through Saturday, October 29, 2016. Tours on Saturdays and Sundays, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Closed Easter). Tours will 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 information, call Patti Krzywulak, program coordinator at (609) 890-3630or email at PKrzywulak@hamiltonnj.com. Yardville CYO: Registration has begun for the Yardville CYO Spring Pee Wee Tee Ball League set to begin April 16, 2016. This is co-ed instructional league for children, ages 4and 5year olds. Players should be between the ages of 4and 5by April 162016. Registration fee for this league is $85. Games and practices will be held on Saturday mornings at the Yardville CYO. Volunteer coaches and team sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact Dan Bossio at the Yardville CYO at (609) 585-4280ext.112or email dbossio@cyomercer.org. Princeton Country Dancers: The Princeton Country Dancers (PCD) hold a weekly contra dance every Wednesday night, from 8to 10:30p.m., at the Suzanne Patterson Center, 1Monument Drive, Princeton (behind the former Borough Hall and police station) 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. Trent House Spring Planting: Experience the Trent House’s restored colonial garden and learn about historic gardening practices. Spring Planting Day on Saturday, April 9, from 1to 3p.m., is a family event with activity stations for children, where they will create their own planting mix and plant heirloom seeds to take home. They will also make craft projects with seeds, take home a coloring book on growing plants from seeds and play colonial games. Rain date: Saturday, April 23, from 1-3p.m. Admission is $3 per child, free for accompanying adults. Plenty of free parking. Free tours of the Trent House and Garden. The Trent House is located at 15Market St., Trenton. For more information, call (609) 989-2027or visit www.williamtrenthouse.org. Robbinsville Recreation: Senior Wellness Fair on April 14, at the Senior/Recreation Center, located at 1117Route 130, Robbinsville. Free screenings and health information from 1-4 p.m. For more information on all Township Recreation events, call (609) 918-0002ext. 120., or visit www.robbinsville-twp.org. Movie Night: The Kusers were long associated with 20th Century Fox and were well known in the Township for their weekend movie nights, showing 20th Century Fox movies, often before they were released to the public. During the year, we continue this movie night tradition with an indoor movie on the 18-½ foot, Cinemascope screen at Kuser Farm Mansion. On Friday, April 15 come out to see the 20th Century Fox production of Alvin & the Chipmunks, “Chipwrecked.” The perfect family comedy movie. Chairs are provided but for added comfort bring a chair cushion or lawn chair. To RSVP or for questions, call Patti Krzywulak, program coordinator, at 8903630or email at; PKrzywulak@ hamiltonnj.com Hamilton Public Library: The ‘Big Read” kick-off celebration starts on Saturday, April 16, 2016at the Hamilton Township Public Library, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The library and Grounds for Sculpture host this free community-wide celebration featuring food, music and dancing. The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. Handcrafted cutting edge Arts & Crafts Fair: Celebrating its 10th year and following its biggest year ever; the RHS 100% Handcrafted cutting edge Arts and Crafts Fair will take place on Saturday, April 16, 2016, from 10a.m. to 3p.m., at Robbinsville High School in Robbinsville. Following the expansion of the event over the last two years, this year will also feature over 100unique crafters and artisans. This al juried event prides itself in hosting only the finest crafters in the area. Previous vendors have ranged from wood, pottery, and glass to jewelry, scarves and candles. This year again, the talented crafters will occupy the commons, the hallways, and the gym, so please be sure to visit them all. The event benefits the RHS Raven Players theater students and the Raven Regiment band students. For more information contact Jodi or Gail at friendsoftheravenplayers@gmail. com and check out our Facebook page at https://www.facebook. com/100handcrafted Building Rain Barrel Workshop: Save money, conserve water, and reduce pollution and flooding in your local waterways by installing a rain barrel at your home. Local AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassador will present a Rain Barrel Building Workshop from 1to 3p.m., on Saturday, April 16, at the Tulpehaking Nature Center. Participants will build their own rain barrel and learn how to install it at home. Barrels are approximately 24by 35inches, so please plan accordingly to ensure you are able to transport your barrel home at the end of the workshop.The cost to attend the workshop is $5per person, plus a $40material fee per barrel. Pre-registration is required; call (609) 888-3218 or e-mail natureprograms@mercercounty.org. Space is limited and barrels are available on a first-come, first-served basis, so be sure to register to reserve your barrel before April 9. Indoor Flea Market: HopewellKeroka Alliance (HKA) plans to host its seventh annual large indoor flea market inside the cafeteria of Hopewell Valley Central High School in Pennington, NJ, on Sunday, April 17, from noon to 3p.m. In its first eight years, the tax-exempt, non-profit, all-volunteer, charitable HKA organization – which seeks to build a cultural and humanitarian bridge between Hopewell Valley, NJ, and the Keroka area of western Kenya in eastern Africa – has raised almost $170,000to fund health, education and infrastructure-improvement projects in Kenya’s rolling, tea-growing Keroka area. For more information visit www.hkalliance.org. Open House: Get to know the new Mount Rose Preserve on Carter Road at an open house on Sunday, April 24, from 11 a.m. to 3p.m. The free event will introduce the community to this former corporate park, which was preserved a year ago and is being converted into a public park. The open house will be held on part of the preserve located directly across the street from a building at 350Carter Road. Fun activities for all ages include tours of the property, wildlife demonstrations, children’s art activities by the Hopewell Valley Arts Council, music by the Mountain View Band and an announcement about future plans for the preserve. For more information or to RSVP, contact Kathleen Ward at (908) 997-0723or Kathleen@ njconservation.org. Snipes Cruise Nights: Double Eagle Golf at Snipes Farm presents 2016Cruise Night schedule. Come out on Tuesday, April 26 for AMC and Imports. On May 10 featured autos are Oldsmobile/ Buick/Cadillac. Double Eagle Gold is located at 860W. Bridge St., Morrisville, PA. Rainouts meet on off week. For more information, call (215) 758-0519 or visit www.pacarcruise.com African Violet Show: The Garden State African Violet Club presents its 65th Annual Show and Sale on April 30, from noon to 4p.m., and May 1, from 11 a.m. to 3p.m., at the Mercer County Community College Student Center, West Windsor. This year’s spectacular show, themed “Violets Rock,” will feature America’s favorite houseplants — African violets — in horticulture form and flower arrangements, displayed in the spirit of rock and roll throughout history. Free admission. For more information, visit the club’s website: Garden State African Violet Club Terhune Orchards Kite Days: Terhune Orchards annual Kite Day is 10a.m. to 5p.m. on Saturday, April 30and Sunday, May 1. Children of all ages (and adults, too) can make and decorate their own kites guaranteed to fly. Terhune will also have an assortment of pre-made kites to capture your imagination. Feel free to bring your own, too. Fly your kite in Terhune’s wide-open 10-acre pasture. While flying your kite enjoy country music as The Ed Wilson Band will play Saturday. April 30, from noon-4p.m. On Sunday, May 1, Albo will perform, from noon-4p.m. There will be special games and activities for children in the barnyard including face painting and pony rides. Take a wagon ride through the apple blossoms in the orchards. Parking is at available at the farm. Access to the farm store and winery tasting room is open with no admission. Kite Day Festival admission is $5, ages 3and up. For more information, call (609) 924-2310or visit www. terhuneorchards.com. Morven in May: Morven in May takes place Saturday, May 7, from 10a.m. to 5p.m., and Sunday, May 8, from 10a.m. to 4p.m., at Morven Museum & Garden in Princeton. The weekend-long festivities feature a juried exhibition and sale of contemporary American-made fine craft, as well as a Morven’s always-popular heirloom plant sale. Tickets for the Saturday and Sunday admission are available at the tent entrance and are $10, ($8for Friends of Morven). There is no charge for plant sale, only. For more information visit http://morven.org/events/event/ morven-in-may/ NJ History Fair: Experience five centuries of New Jersey’s history all in one place at the annual SPIRIT of the JERSEYS State History Fair, a historical festival for all ages, on Saturday, May 14 at Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan, NJ., from 11 a.m. to 5p.m., rain or shine. Five centuries of NJ’s history will be represented by exhibitors from all 21NJ counties, in addition to Maryland, New York and Pennsylvania. For more information and a complete list of fair activities, visit www.njhistoryfair.org or call (732) 462-9616. Bordentown Street Fair: The 39th Annual Street Fair in historic Bordentown, NJ, sponsored by the Northern Burlington Regional Chamber of Commerce, will run Saturday, May 21and Sunday, May 22, from 10a.m. to 4p.m. This year’s event will feature more than 100 juried crafters along with area merchants and local organizations, live music, family fun and entertainment. Variety of food provided by local restaurants and non-profit organizations. Plenty of free parking on side streets. Free admission. Knitting Club: PEAC Health and Fitness launches a social knitting club for seniors. The program runs every Wednesday at 1p.m. and is an offering in PEAC’s Forever Young senior fitness program. Participants will work on projects for those in need such as caps for oncology patients and scarves for the homeless. No experience necessary. The program is open to the community. Participation in the knitting program is complimentary. Participants are welcome to use the fitness club for a $5 fee. For more information on the knitting club or our senior fitness programs contact Laurel Reid, lreid@peachealthfitness. com 609-883-2000or www. peachealthfitness.com. PEAC is located at 1440Lower Ferry Road, Ewing, NJ 08618. Trenton High School Class of 1961: Time for the 55th class reunion for the Trenton High School Class of ’61. Save the date April 16, 2016on the calendar. The reunion party is at the Hilton Garden Inn, 800US Highway 130in Hamilton. The cost is $70per person. Cocktail hour is 6to 7p.m. Dinner is 7to 8p.m.