By Lorraine Sedor, Special Writer
The next talk in St. David’s Episcopal Church’s series on Celtic saints will feature St. Brigid.
The Rev. Gordon Graham will give a brief account of her life and reflect on the spiritual lessons that may be drawn from her Sunday, Jan. 30, at 8.50 a.m.
A resident of Princeton, Dr. Graham is Henry Luce III professor of philosophy and the arts at Princeton Theological Seminary and has been an associate priest at St David’s since September 2009.
He is the author of several books on a variety of subjects in philosophy, ethics, politics, art and religion, including “Evil and Christian Ethics” (Cambridge University Press, 2001) and “The Re-enchantment of the World: Art versus Religion” (Oxford University Press, 2007).
The Cranbury Public Library will host a workshop with Kathy Burke from Cranbury’s A Cutting Garden.
Tuesday, Feb. 1, from 7 to 9 p.m., Kathy will teach the art of making a pretty nosegay. All materials will be provided to make a lovely bouquet.
Registration is required and limited! Call the library at 609-655-0555 for more information.
Cranbury area seniors are invited by Senior Fellowship to enjoy the program, “Dishing With The Presidents” on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at noon in Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury.
The program also includes a soup lunch.
Program presenter Dan Calvi will display and discuss some of his collection of 400 presidential china plates. He will tell short stories about the presidents, their families and the foods that they liked to serve.
Dan also collects cook books with a presidential connection. He will take trivia questions and give prizes.
The snow date will be Feb. 22. Registration is required; call the church office at 609-395-0897 or contact Connie Bauder at [email protected] by Feb. 8. Leave your name, number and names of persons attending and a phone number where you can be reached in case of inclement weather.
Senior Fellowship is a nondenominational social group open to all area seniors.
Do you have a little one getting ready to fly the nest?
Cranbury School is registering children who will be 5 years old by Oct. 1 on Wednesday, Feb. 23, from 9 to 11 a.m. and from noon to 2 p.m. in the school’s large group room.
Children do not need to attend.
If you have not yet notified the school you will have a child attending kindergarten in the fall, call 609-395-1700, ext. 224 or 225, before Feb. 24.
The Cranbury Viking All Stars take on the Harlem Wizards on Saturday, Feb. 5, at 1 p.m. in the school gym
Tickets for this fun family event are $8 in advance and $10 at the door for students and seniors. Adult tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.
Advance tickets can be purchased through the Cranbury PTO by leaving a message for the PTO at 609-395-1700, ext.332, or you may pick up an order form at the school office.
The Gourgaud Gallery’s February exhibit, “Art from the Heart V” features the A Team Artists of Trenton.
An opening reception will take place Saturday, Feb. 5, from 1 to 3 p.m. The exhibit will remain on display through the 27th.
Note the meet-the-artists reception is a Saturday this month.
The A Team artists return to the Gourgaud Gallery in the Town Hall in Cranbury with many new artists. Meet them and enjoy music performed by the FunkTASKtics band as well as poetry readings by members of the TASK community of artists. Food and refreshments will be served.
All artwork is for sale, and all proceeds will go directly to the artists of the A Team to support their work.
For more information on the A Team, go to their website ateamartists.com.
The Cranbury Lions Club is making it easier for you to show your love this Valentine’s Day.
Buy your roses from the Lions and give a special gift while supporting the club’s worthwhile charities.
This year, the Lions will be working in conjunction with The Cutting Garden, located at 70 N. Main St. in Cranbury.
Gorgeous bouquets of 12 long-stem red roses, paired with white monte casino and greens, will be available for $50 until Feb. 4.
This bouquet will be wrapped in some lovely craft paper and tied with a big red bow. Each bouquet also includes a special $5 coupon off a future purchase at the Cutting Garden, good through 2012.
You can learn more about Cranbury Lions on the web at www.Cranbury.org.
