Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet
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PRINCETON AREA: Fifth ‘In the Pink’ Fashion Show to launch Breast Cancer Awareness month
The fifth annual “In the Pink” Fashion Show and Silent Auction will be held on Friday, Oct. 2, at The Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village, from 6 to 9 p.m., to benefit the Breast Cancer Resource Center of the YWCA Princeton. Hosted by the Breast Cancer Resource Center of the YWCA Princeton, and…
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Parents and kids ‘eat in’ for good nutrition
Ritu Harrison, event organizer, serves Terhune Orchards peach ice cream donated by bent spoon. Photo by Princeton School Gardens Cooperative)
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WEST WINDSOR: Joe Piscopo at Italian-American festival
WEST WINDSOR — Joe Piscopo, "Saturday Night Live" alumnus and star of stage and screen, will headline the entertainment on the bill for the 10th anniversary of New Jersey’s largest Italian-American cultural festival, the Mercer County Italian-American Festival, scheduled for Sept. 25, 26 and 27 in Mercer County Park, West Windsor. Mr. Piscopo, a New…
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PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar: Sept. 11 – Sept. 20, 2009
Friday, Sept. 11 Festive Oneg: For prospective members, at Congregation Beth Chaim, West Windsor, following Shabbat services. Services begin at 8 p.m. Princeton on Its Toes! Central Jersey Dance Society presents free outdoor dancing on Hinds Community Plaza, Witherspoon Street, Princeton. “All-American Night,” featuring Big Band, swing, and rock ‘n’roll. 7 to 10…
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Public is invited to a Peace Day event
Ann Yashuhara of Princeton As part of its observation of the UN International Day of Peace, on Sunday, Sept. 20, Princeton Friends Meeting (Quakers) invites the public to a 7 p.m. discussion about making peace in the Middle East. Jim Fine, long time peace activist and Middle East scholar, will speak on The Challenge…
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Parents and kids ‘eat in’ for good nutrition
Ritu Harrison, who organized Princeton’s Eat-In for School Lunch Reform, discusses benefits to children, teachers and the local economy of replacing processed items with fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Photo by Princeton School Gardens Cooperative
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Parents and kids ‘eat in’ for good nutrition
Adi Benito extricates a serving of croquembouche from a tower of caramel-glazed cream puffs made and donated by Terra Momo Restaurant Group for the Labor Day Eat-In/Potluck for School Lunch Reform. Photo by Princeton School Gardens Cooperative)
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PRINCETON: Philippa Gregory: When civil war was strictly a family affair
By Pat Summers Special Writer “Nobody gets to be Queen of England by being lovable. You will have to play your cards right.” So says Elizabeth Woodville, “The White Queen,” to her daughter. She has long practiced what she preaches. For nearly 20 years, she had been Queen Elizabeth, married to Plantagenet King…
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PRINCETON AREA: Community Calendar: Sept. 9 – Sept. 19, 2009
YMCA’s ‘Green and on the Scene’ — Diana B. Garrett of Ringoes and Donald E. Elefson of Princeton, co-chairs of The Princeton Family YMCA’s annual Centennial Awards reception on Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Greenacres Country Club in Lawrenceville. The Centennial Award is named in honor of the YMCA of…
