Education symposium for schools
An education symposium sponsored by the Special Education PTO of the Princeton Regional Schools will be held Saturday, March 12, from 8:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the John Witherspoon Middle School, 217 Walnut Lane, Princeton. (If you need a translator, please call in advance 609-806-4206, extension 4.)
Workshops will include: social learning at Princeton Regional Schools; tips for trips and camps; instructional strategies for parents of diverse learners.
No advance registration required workshops are free. For further information, call 609-921-0768.
Film on atom bombings March 6
”Hibakusha: Our Life to Live,” a documentary film about survivors (hibakusha in Japanese) of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, will be screened by the Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA) at 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road. There is plenty of free parking.
The writer/director/producer of the film, David Rothauser, will be present to lead a discussion after the screening of the 80-minute film. Among the atomic bomb survivors in the film are those who visited Princeton for CFPA’s annual commemoration of the atomic bombings several years ago.
Rothauser’s documentary probes the life stories of Japanese, Korean and American survivors of the bombings. The survivors are dying of radiation poisoning and other A-bomb related diseases. To make this movie, Memory Productions completed over 90 hours of filming.
Further information on the film is at the following link: http://www.hibakusha-ourlifetolive.org/index.html.
The screening and discussion are free and open to the public. For further information, visit the CFPA website at www.peacecoalition.org or call their office at 609-924-5022.
Students invited to Open Mic Night
High school students in and around Princeton are invited to sign up to perform in What’s Up Princeton’s first ever Open Mic Night to be held on Friday, March 4, from 7 to 10 p.m.
An open mic event is one in which anyone can perform a short set, regardless of style. We are looking for singers, musicians, poets, comedians, dancers, jugglers…you name it! Any style of music is welcome from rock, jazz, hip hop and funk to musical theater, a capella, and classical. Performers must pre-register to perform by filling out the form at http://tinyurl.com/4j2dldw.
This event is free and the public is invited. The Arts Council’s theater will be set up in café style and there will be a stage, sound system, piano and theater lighting so performers will look and sound their best.
What’s Up Princeton is a collaboration of organizations in Princeton that provide services to youth in the Princeton area.
Free tax assistance available
The Princeton Senior Resource Center will again sponsor free tax assistance for low- and moderate-income people, with special attention to those 60 and older in the wider Princeton area who are filing uncomplicated personal returns. Trained volunteers from AARP will be available to prepare New Jersey state and federal returns. Returns may be filed electronically. Volunteer preparers are particularly familiar with tax regulations and rebate programs that affect seniors.
Assistance is available by appointment at the following times and locations:
Princeton Senior Resource Center, Fridays 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Suzanne Patterson Building, 45 Stockton St, behind Borough Hall. Call PSRC at 924-7108 for an appointment.
Spruce Circle residents may make an appointment at their location for Mondays, Feb. 14, March 28 or April 4, 12:30 to 4 p.m., by calling 252-2362.
Nassau Presbyterian Church, Saturdays 9-1. Walk-in, no appointment needed. Spanish spoken.
Participants must bring copies of their 2009 federal and New Jersey tax returns, as well as all necessary 2009 tax information, including W-2 and 1099 income forms, unemployment statements, SSA-1099 Social Security forms, forms indicating federal tax paid, property tax bill, dependent care provider information, and receipts for itemized deductions such as medical bills and charitable contributions.
Community Park Pool registrations
The Princeton Recreation Department is accepting registrations for Community Park Pool membership for the summer of 2011. Membership is available to Princeton residents as well as nonresidents.
Early bird discounts prices are being offered through April 15 for selected membership options. Registration should be submitted online via http://register.communitypass.net/princeton or contact office at 921-9480.
For additional information, visit www.princetonrecreation.com.
