Category: Cranbury Press Calendar
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Common calendar, Packet papers, November 13
Saturday, November 14 Morven Museum & Garden will hold “The Calming Art of Cross Stitch” virtual workshop from noon to 2 p.m. Nov. 12 and 19; or from 2-4 p.m. Nov. 14. Register at morven.org Mercer County will hold a paper shredding day from 9 a.m. to noon on Nov. 14 or until trucks…
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SAMHAJ to hold virtual mental health celebration
SAMHAJ (South Asian Mental Health Awareness in Jersey) will hold its annual celebration from 4-5:30 p.m. Nov. 21 virtually. Honorees include SAMHAJ core team volunteers Shagun Agarwal, Phil Koshy, Anna Kuriokose and Laavanya Pasupuleti; Outstanding volunteers Rupeet Singh and Milan Borde; Distinguished provider Dr. Komal Shah; Family Caregiver Advocate Saroja Ilangovan; Community Service Madhu Nedunuri;…
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The Metlar-Bodine House Museum reopens
The Metlar-Bodine House Museum is reopening after months of closure due to COVID-19. Discover Piscataway’s exceptional 354-year-old back story told in a docent-led tour. Learn why and how America’s tradition of celebrating July 4 began in Piscataway in 1778. View a map display of the museum’s theme “From Indian Trail to Interstate,” a journey…
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Learn about invasive species and the pandemic
The Sierra Club NJ-Central Group will present a lecture, “Invasive Species and the Pandemic: Thinking of Nature as a Body,” at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11. Stephen Hiltner will bring his long-term experience as a naturalist whose field work and writings on invasive species stretch across 30 years and three states. Trained in botany and water…
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Virtual happy hours include discussion on St. Michaels Preserve, Aunt Chubby’s in Hopewell
D&R Greenway will hold free virtual happy hours via Zoom. Experience Dr. Elisabeth Kloner’s stories about the 13 acres of East Amwell land in her family for a century, which she recently donated to D&R Greenway for permanent preservation from 5-6 p.m. Nov. 12. Dr. Kloner will talk about the saga that occurred during…
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Common calendar, Packet papers, November 6
Editor’s Note: Please call before attending any event. As of press time, certain restrictions were still in place due to the coronavirus outbreak. Mondays & Thursdays Cranbury residents age 55 and older can exercise via Zoom. Classes meet on both Mondays and Thursdays from 10-11 a.m. with instructors Helen and Robin. Zoom opens…
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Blood drives scheduled across Central Jersey
The American Red Cross has scheduled the following blood drives: American Red Cross Blood Donation Center – Central New Jersey 707 Alexander Road, Suite 701, Princeton Township Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday: 11:45 a.m.-8 p.m. (whole blood and platelet pheresis) Thursday: 10 a.m.-6:15 p.m. (whole blood and platelet pheresis) Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 7:15 a.m.-3:30…
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Highland Gathering to celebrate Irish and Scottish culture on Nov. 8
American Highlander Kilts will hold a Highland Gathering from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 8 in the parking lot outside the store, 186 Scotch Road, Ewing. Live Celtic music on stage. Bagpipers, kilts, Craic. Scottish and Irish food and drink, such as haggis, meat pies and irn bru. For details, call 732-279-6530 or email…
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Indigenous Chamoru poet will read selections via Zoom
A reading by award-winning indigenous Chamoru poet Dr. Craig Santos Perez, and Program in Creative Writing seniors Paige Allen, Lucy Chuang, Maya Eashwaran, Vail Linn and Hannah Wang, next in the 2020-21 season of the C.K. Williams Reading Series, will be presented virtually this year at 6 p.m. Nov. 4 by the Lewis Center for…
