Mike Morsch, Regional Editor
Sun., April 23, Josh Slocum, nationally known expert on funeral issues and activist on behalf of consumers, will speak at the Annual Conference of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Princeton on “Bringing the Funeral Industry into the 21st Century” at 2 p.m. at the Princeton Abbey and Cemetery 75 Mapleton Road, Princeton, N.J. (At 1 p.m., there will be a free tour of the Princeton Abbey.), Slocum is executive director of the Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA) in Burlington, VT, a consumer education and watchdog organization. He is actively involved in initiatives petitioning the funeral industry to become more transparent., In his talk, Slocum will describe several new efforts to bring transparency and consumer fairness to the funeral industry. He will also advise audience members on protecting themselves from paying too much for a funeral., This is the annual conference of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Princeton (FCAP), a not-for-profit, all-volunteer organization promoting informed advance planning of end-of-life issues., For more information: Call: 609-924-3320; website: funeralnj.org., United State of Women-Mercer County presents the third in a four-part lecture series. Representative Elizabeth Maher Muoio (15th Legislative District, Mercer/Hunterdon) and Director, Economic Development and Sustainability for Mercer County, will discuss how residents can get educated, empowered and engaged in environmental policy decisions at the local, county and state level. The talk will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the West Windsor Arts Center, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor. Parking available at the Wallace Road lot, West Windsor Train Station. Program is open to all. RSVP at [email protected]., Mon., April 24, The program “Evaluating Risk and Natural Gas Pipeline Safety: Presenting Political Science and Environmental Science Views on the Pipelines Invading New Jersey,” will be presented by Professor Michael J. Brogan, PhD, Rider University, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 24, at Mercer County Community College, Student Center, Room SC211. Use Hughes Drive entrance and park in Student Center (Welcome Center) Lot. Entrance arm will be up. RSVP to: [email protected]. The free event is sponsored by the Sierra Club’s NJ Central Group., Tuesday, April 25, The Princeton PC Users Group meeting for April is at 7 p.m. in the Community Room of the Princeton Public Library in Princeton. (www.princetonlibrary.org), Through April 27, Jewish Bereavement Group, 1:30-3 p.m. Weekly meeting taking place on Thursdays for Jewish adults who have lost a loved one within the last 18 months. Facilitated by Chaplain Beverly Rubman. Members will converse openly and support one another through the grief process. $54 for six sessions. To register, contact Beverly Rubman at [email protected] or 609-987-8100, ext. 151., Fri., April 28, A Parenting Workshop will be held at Windsor Chapel from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Child care is available, light refreshments will be served, and there is no cost to attend. Topics to be discussed include raising positive kids in a negative world, developing your child’s full potential, effective discipline and much more. Register online at www.windsorchapel.org. Windsor Chapel is located at 401 Village Road, in Princeton Junction, across from the Dutch Neck Elementary School. For additional information, email [email protected] or call (609) 799-2559., Mon., May 8, West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh invites all West Windsor residents to attend his State of the Township Address at 7 p.m. in Council Room A at the West Windsor Township Municipal Complex, 271 Clarksville Road., Sat., May 13, Join Princeton Lodge #38 for Maifest from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event includes authentic German food, German beer, Liter Lift Competition, games German music and dancing. For more information and vendor sign-up, call Bill Zeltman at 609-412-7235. Visit the website at BlackForestClub.com., Continuing , , Princeton Community Dinner, 5 to 7 p.m. each Tuesday, sponsored by the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen and the First Baptist Church of Princeton, corner of John Street and Paul Robeson Place. All are welcome for a free dinner at the church. For information call (609) 924-0877 or visit www.1stbcpnj.org. , Jews in the News, from 10 to 11 a.m., the first Tuesday of each month, presented by Congregation Beth Chaim at 329 Village Road East, Princeton Junction. Join the group for coffee and conversation on the latest news and trends related to Jewish politics, celebrities, sports figures, businesses and more. It is free and open to the community. RSVP to Beth Englezos at [email protected] or 609-987-8100, ext. 126. , Princeton Tuesday International Folk Dance Group at the Princeton Shopping Center in the Arts Council of Princeton’s Kristina Johnson Pop-Up Studio; call 609-921-9340. Ethnic dances of many countries using original music will be held. Beginners are welcome. The lesson is followed by the dance. No partner is needed. The cost is $5. It will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., La Leche League of Princeton meets at the Plainsboro Library on the third Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m. Call Wendy at 799-1302., Cornerstone Community Kitchen is held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. every Wednesday. Princeton United Methodist Church, with assistance from TASK, will provide a free Wednesday evening meal every week. All who come to Cornerstone Community Kitchen will be guaranteed a greeting, someone to talk with if they like and a meal. The meal will be served from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the church at the corner of Nassau Street and Vandeventer Avenue. Visit princetonumc.com/ministries/our-outreach-program/cornerstone-community-kitchen., About the calendar , , Submit fully written press releases to [email protected]., Fliers, brochures, media alerts, handwritten materials will not receive priority. There’s no such thing as too early, but too late happens every edition. Due to space limitations, submission does not guarantee publication., All Princeton Public Library programs are free and open to the public. If programs require registration, preference is given to library cardholders., The physically challenged should contact the library 48 hours before any program with questions about special accommodations., Opinions expressed during programming at Princeton Public Library do not necessarily reflect the views of the library, its staff, trustees or supporters. The library is in the Sands Library Building at 65 Witherspoon St., Princeton, New Jersey., Parking is available on neighboring streets and in the Spring Street Garage, adjacent to the library., For more information about library programs and services, call (609) 924-9529 or visit www.princetonlibrary.org.
