The following items are what my various calendars show me are on tap for the
coming week. Don't forget to check out the offerings of our local
businesses while doing your holiday shopping and entertaining. And check
out the Patriot's Week schedule and plan which events you'll be attending.
--- Jim Carlucci
Monday, December 6
6:00 PM Community Linkage Meeting with Board of Education, Special Forum
for Parents/Guardians and Community Members, at the Washington School.
656-5463
6:30 PM Lamberton Historic District Committee (LHDC) meeting, First Baptist
Church, Centre and Bridge Streets. Election of new officers and proposed
amendments to bylaws are among the agenda items.
Tuesday, December 7
5:00 PM City Council Conference Session, Hearing in the matter of Alcoholic
Beverage Control Disciplinary Proceedings, 2nd Floor Conference Room, City
Hall.
Wednesday, December 8
Noon Trenton Housing Authority, 278-5000
6:00 PM PTO Meeting @ Robbings Annex, 989-2662
7:00 PM Landmarks Commission for Historic Preservation, first floor
Conference Room, City Hall. Items include the WWII Memorial across from the
State House, Restoration Proposals in Mill Hill and an update on the Nexus
Project in Mill Hill.
7:00 PM South Broad Street Community Civic Association, Business Meeting
followed by Holiday party. McManimon's Pub, Liberty and Grand Streets.
7:30 Glen Afton Community Association Quarterly Meeting, NJCAR, 856 River
Road.
Thursday, December 9
4:30 PM Leadership Trenton Class of 2004 Graduation. Recognition Dinner
follows at the Trenton Marriott.
5:00--10:00 PM, Martini Thursday Networking Session, Conduit. For info call
Doug Smarr 609-532-8396
7:00 pm David Bromberg at Patriots Theatre as part of the Kaplan Series
7:00 PM Cass Street Civic Association.
7:00 PM Planning Board, City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, City Hall.
Friday, December 10
5:00 -- 9:00 PM Trenton 2night, a full schedule of entertainment plus the
opportunity to do some holiday shopping, all conveniently located downtown
on S. Warren and Lafayette Streets. Featuring Richie Cole, at Gallery 125
For information call 393-8998.
Saturday, December 11
10:00 AM -- 5:00 PM Annual Hessian Occupation Day at the Old Barracks. The
Old Barracks kicks off the 228th anniversary of the December 1776-January
1777 campaign with its annual Hessian Occupation of Trenton. Hessian
re-enactors fill the Museum's Parade Ground as they train, march and make
preparations for the Battles of Trenton.Historically, the village of Trenton
was occupied by the Rall, von Lossberg and von Knyphausen regiments for
three weeks in December 1776. During this time they patrolled the
surrounding area, set up outposts and kept patrols on the lookout for the
American rebels. On the morning of December 26, 1776, Washington took
advantage of their failure to fortify the northern end of down and the first
Battle of Trenton took place. 396-1776 for more information
Coming Up:
Friday, December 17
5 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., City of Trenton Annual Children's Holiday Party, at the
Auditorium of the Arthur Holland Middle School (former Granville School).
(see separate posting from City Recreation Staff) or contact Maria
Hernandez-Richardson at 609-815-2162.
Dec. 22 Ernie White Annual Holiday Concert for Charity at the Conduit
Dec. 27 -- January 2 Trenton will celebrate Patriot's Week. Stay tuned for
details on a week-long celebration of the Capital City's Revolutionary Past
that culminates with the reenactments of the Battles of Trenton, on Sunday,
January 2, 2005. For more information, go to www.patriotsweek.com
