HILLSBOROUGH: Community calendar, week of March 15

‘Titanic’ musical
continues its run
   Friday, March 16-17 — Hillsborough High School Theatre presents “Titanic: The Musical” at 7 p.m. March 16 and 17 and 1 p.m. March 17 in the auditorium of Hillsborough High School, 466 Raider Blvd. $12 reserved seating. Buy tickets on www.HHSTheatre.org, at the door. For information, call 908-41-6600 ext. 2099.
Summer program
registration begins
   Friday, March 16 — The online system for the township public schools’ summer enrichment program opens at 6:30 p.m. Registration is first-come, first-served and closes March 30 at 12 p.m. Student passwords and user IDs for registration have been backpacked home. All students who live in Hillsborough and are entering grades transitional primary to eighth grade in September may enroll.
   For information, email [email protected] visit www.hillsborough.k12.nj.us. Summer enrichment is under the “Services” tab.
Project Graduation
hosts comedy show
   Saturday, March 17 — Three comics will present an adults-only show at 8 p.m. at Polish Falcons hall, 140 Falcon Road, to benefit Project Graduation. $35 per person. Tables of 8-10 people Cash bar, dessert bar, coffee, tea. Bring your own appetizers or other food. Contact Leigh Freeman at 908-391-1397 or [email protected].
Auxiliary will hold
indoor flea market
   Saturday, March 17 — Hillsborough Fire Co. No. 1 Ladies Auxiliary will hold an indoor flea market in the municipal building on South Branch Road, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Food will be available.
Community gardens
is club meeting topic
   Thursday, March 22 — The Neshanic Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting at 9:45 a.m. at the Station House, Olive Street, Neshanic Station. At 11 a.m. master gardeners Jerry Hirsch and Marylin Hulme will talk about Branchburg’s community garden and about growing flowers and vegetables in a personal community plot garden.
   Lug your mug to the light luncheon at noon. Prospective members are encouraged to attend. For information, contact club president Janet Gibson at 908-359-0176.
Triangle HSA to host
its basket auction
   Friday, March 23 — The Triangle Elementary School HSA will host its “All That Glitters” basket auction at the Manville VFW Hall, 600 Washington Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; drawing starts at 8. Prizes include iPad2, xBox with Kinect, Disney World Passes, two Great Wolf Lodge stays and a night in Atlantic City.
   Advanced ticket sales end Tuesday, March 13. Tickets normally sell out prior to event. For tickets or info, go to http://www.TriangleHSA.org or call 908-431-6600, ext. 7517.
Comedy Night
benefits cancer kids
   Saturday, March 24 — The Optimist Club sponsors its third annual Comedy Night with three comedians from 7-10 p.m. at St. Joseph Church, 34 Yorktown Road. Eat, laugh and make a difference; proceeds will go to children with cancer who attend Camp Quality in Blairstown. You may bring food and drinks. Tickets are $30 apiece and all tickets must be sold prior to the event. Must be 21 or older to attend. 908-963-0052.
Temple to turn into
tropics for fundraiser
   Saturday, March 24 —Congregation Kehilat Shalom will be transformed into a “Tropical Paradise Under the Stars” for a silent auction and dance/music fundraiser at 7:30 p.m. The synagogue is at 253 Belle Mead-Griggstown Road. A silent auction will feature restaurant gift certificates, piano lessons, summer camp at Princeton Arts Council and a week in a vacation home in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. There will also be a raffle for an iPad2 and a Mystery Wine Station. Admission is $36 per person. For information, call 908-359-0420 or e-mail [email protected].
Art exhibit opens
in township
   March 30-April 1 — The township Cultural Arts Commission presents its annual fine art and photography exhibit, which welcomes artists high school age and older. $4,000 in prizes, paid classical art apprenticeship and instructive art demonstrations.
Firehouse sponsors
bunny breakfast
   Saturday, March 31 — A pancake breakfast featuring the Easter bunny will be held at the Fire Co. No. 3 firehouse at 324 Woods Road. Seatings at 8:15 and 10:30 a.m. Pancakes, French toast, hams, scrambled eggs, fruit. Tickets at $9 per person (under two free but must sit on lap) needed in advance. Reserve at [email protected] or 908-625-3090.
RoboRaiders host
raffle, pasta dinner
   Saturday, April 21 — RoboRaiders high school robotics team is having an all-you-can-eat pasta dinner and basket raffle at the Hillsborough Municipal building. 4-8 p.m. Adults, seniors, and children (under age 8) are $10, $7 and $5 respectively.
Flower arranger
coming to luncheon
   Thursday, April 26 — Neshanic Garden Club will host its spring luncheon at Harlingen Reformed Church, Route 206 and Dutchtown Road, Belle Mead, at noon. Deirdre Gross, National Garden Club’s Flower Arranger of the Year, will demonstrate designs for special occasions. $20 donation. To pre-register, call Barbara Devitt, 908-782-6595.
Continuing events
   Dump tickets: Township annual clean-up dump tickets will be available March 19 through April 20. Details to be announced.
   Community theater — Somerset Valley Players present “Sly Fox,” a comedy set in the old West, at theater, 689 Amwell Road (Route 514). Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Admission is $15, with seniors and students at $13. For info, www.svptheatre.org or 908-369-7469.
   Alzheimer’s support group — The Alzheimer’s Association has a support group in Hillsborough. Family members and caregivers come together to share information and support in a safe, confidential atmosphere.
   Meetings are the second Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. in the sunroom at Emeritus Senior Living, 600 Auten Road. Call 431-1300 if attending.
Community events, meeting notices, public announcements and items of local interest appear in this column at no charge. Send to [email protected] or Community Calendar, c/o the Hillsborough Beacon, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, N.J. 08542, or fax to 609-924-3842.