Jimmy C's Weekly Calendar

As always, if you'd like an announcement of your civic or cultural event
included in the weekly listing of events feel free to email the particulars
to me. Please try to be as complete and accurate as possible and get them
to me by Friday for inclusion in the Sunday posting. -- Jim Carlucci

Sunday, March 20
The Youth Council of the Trenton Branch of the NAACP will have it's next
meeting on Sunday, March 20th at 3PM. There will be a discussion of the
details of our first fund raiser of the year, a Walk-a-thon in Cadwalader
Park in Trenton to be held on Saturday, April 9th 2005.

The group will also continue viewing the television documentary 'Eyes on the
Prize'.

"EYES ON THE PRIZE is the most comprehensive television documentary ever
produced on the American civil rights movement. It focuses on the events,
issues, triumphs and tragedies of ordinary people as they tested their power
to effect change in America during a period termed "the Second American
Revolution". "

There is a location change for this and future meetings. The new location
will be at Trenton's West Ward Fire House at 1464 West State Street (on the
corner of West State Street and Lee Avenue).

Youth Council membership is open to all ages 8 - 20. Annual Youth Council
memberships are $10. $15 includes a years subscription to Crisis magazine.

If you have children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews or know of other youth,
please have them come out!

Feel free contact Alysia Welch with any questions or if you would like to
provide the name and contact information for any youth that would be
interested 609-213-8000.

Monday, March 21
* 6:00 pm West Ward Advisory Council, Public Safety topics to be
discussed, Special Assistant to the Mayor Barry Colicelli is scheduled to
appear. Cadwalader Branch of the Library, Hermitage Avenue.
* 7:00 pm Once again the School Board will be meeting to consider the
question of razing or restoring Trenton Central High School. You must
arrive before 7 and sign a list if you wish to speak to this matter.
Central Administration Building, N. Clinton Ave.

Tuesday, March 22
* 5:00 pm City Council Conference, Subject: Update on Children's
Futures followed by ABC Disciplinary Hearings. 2nd Floor, City Hall, the
Public is welcome to attend.
* 7:00 pm Bravo District CPAC, Trenton PAL building, Farugut Ave.

Wednesday, March 23
* 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Traditions, A Coffeehouse at the Old Barracks. No
Windows Most of the members of No Windows started performing during the
"great folk scare" of the sixties. Carol, Denise, Marianne and Joanne have
performed with various groups or solo for over twenty years. They came
together ten years ago to share musical styles and sterling harmonies. Their
smooth sounds and catchy lyrics combine with original arrangements to
present a wide spectrum of musical styles, inlcuding folk, doo-wop, protest,
lullaby, and rounds. At home singing together anywhere, No Windows has
performed at coffeehouses, festivals, concerts and other special events.
$10 per person. Please call 609-396-1776 for information and reservations.
* 7 p.m-10 p.m Every Wednesday Trenton Gay and Lesbian Civic
Association (TGLCA) card and games night. at the TGLCA offices located at
986 S. Broad Street. Join your neighbors in a smoke and alcohol free
environment every Wednesday night. Various Card games as well as Scrabble,
Monopoly, Risk and other games are available.
* 7:30 p.m. Charlie District CPAC, St. Mary's Parish Ctr., Beatty and
Adeline Streets

Thursday, March 24
* 6:00 PM Alpha District CPAC, West Ward Fire station, Lee Avenue and
W. State Street.
* 7:00 pm TGLCA, Mill Hill Saloon, Broad and Market Streets.

Friday, March 25
* 6:30-9:30 pm Every Friday Trenton Q Nite coffeehouse at Cafe Ole
www.cafeolecoffee.com, 126 S. Warren St. There is a $5 donation at the door
to support the artists and TGLCA. Please check out the varied and exciting
schedule of performers at www.tglca.com

Saturday, March 26
* 9:00 a.m. Regular Monthly Meeting of Trenton Chapter NAACP. West
Ward Fire House, Lee Ave. and W. State Street.
* 10:00 a.m Annual Easter Egg Hunt, Cadwalader Park.
* 12 Noon Ladies of Distinction 28th annual luncheon. Honorees are
Rita Lavender, Pamela Sims Jones and Charlene Cothran. $35 per person
Roman Hall. Proceeds go to the Ladies of Distinction Scholarship Fund. For
more information call 394-7963

Coming Up:
* Wednesday, March 30 Women's History Month Reception, sponsored by
Trenton Councilwoman Cordelia "Dee Dee" Staton and Friends. Special
presentation to Homefront, Inc. Baldassari Regency, 5-8 pm $45 per person.
RSVP 609-695-7136

* Saturday, April 2 Greater Trenton Area YMCA 8th Annual Health Fair,
431 Pennington Avenue. 609-599-9622. Free.
* Wednesdays, April 6-May 4 CitySmiles is excited to announce
registration for the next session of CitySprouts:
Fine Feathered Friends
A Hands-on Parent Child Program Focusing on Birds
3:30-6:00pm
Ellarslie, The Trenton City Museum
This is a six week program about birds and bird life for
parents and children ages 5-10. Learning will be through outdoor
experiences, music, art, stories and more. Projects will include walks in
Cadwalader Park, building birdhouses, making birdfeeders, learning
birdcalls, an up close and personal visit from a real bird, making your own
wings and creating a human size bird nest out of sticks! Each week we will
work on the ongoing projects (large nest and eggs) from 3:30-4:00pm and
6-6:30pm, with the main class from 4-6pm.
The program will also include additional optional weekend
trips to the Hamilton Trenton Marsh and Bird Banding in Hopewell, as well as
an additional community nest-building day followed by an official "Opening"
of the large nest. Cost is $25 per child. SPACE IS LIMITED! We are only
accepting fifteen children. For questions or to register, email
lkasabach@aol.com or call 394.8018.

* Wednesday, April 6th from 9 AM - 2 PM The State of New Jersey, along
with Connecticut, Canada and the United Kingdom, will be participating in an
international-level emergency preparedness exercise. The exercise involves
multi-levels of governments including, the Department of Health, State
Police, State Attorney General's Office, county and local health departments
and law enforcement. Each county within New Jersey will participate. The
exercise is designed to measure Mercer County's ability to rapidly medicate
its population in the event of a biological agent being released into our
community. Our goal is to medicate over 500 persons per hour for 3 hours.
To achieve this goal we are seeking 900 volunteers to participate in this
worthwhile civic endeavor. The exercise will be conducted at the Mercer
County Indoor Tennis Center, Bear Tavern Road, Ewing Township, NJ
For more information, please contact Richard Salter at 989-3636, ext. 141 or
by down-loading a volunteer application from www.mercernj.us/volunteers and
emailing the application to mrc@mercernj.us or by faxing it to (609)
989-3242.
Mail Applications to: Mercer LINCS, POD Clinic Volunteers, 218 N. Broad
Street, Trenton, NJ 08608.
* April is packed with just-announced events at Passage Theatre! Don't
miss the special return engagement of Human Beatbox Yuri Lane, when he
performs two shows on April 9 and 10 -- one for teens and adults, and one
especially for kids!
* Passage has also added a new production to its mainstage season!
Pretty Fire, called "exhilarating and unflaggingly entertaining" by The New
York Times, will be on stage April 14- 24. Make your reservations today -
call 609.392.0766 or email info@passagetheatre.org.

* Sunday, April 10, 2005 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 2nd Annual Spring
Fling Brunch for Freeholder Lucy Walter at General Quarters II Mercer County
Airport Terminal Ewing Township TO CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE PLEASE CALL:
*Armando A. Agabiti - 585-9797, *Rita Krulewicz - 585-2075, *Carla Ratico
- 890-3458 $35.00 person CHECKS SHOULD BE MADE PAYABLE TO: ELECTION FUND OF
LUCY WALTER AND MAILED TO: ARMANDO AGABITI, 64 JONI AVE, HAMILTON, NJ
08690

* Friday, April 15, The Trenton Museum Society And The Trenton City
Museum Present The H.M. Szenes Music Series Sponsored by Ted Boyer and Jane
Rohlf
LECTURES IN SONG: Cole Porter by Fred Miller Ellarslie, The Trenton City
Museum in Cadwalader Park Admission $20 non-members, $15 members

* Saturday, April 16, The Contemporary presents Four Views of Trenton,
themed tours highlighting Trenton Architectural, Culinary, Historic and
Preservation delights. Continental breakfast and Lunch included. $45 per
person. Call 609-737-9128 or 215-295-1498 for more information.

* Saturday, April 16 Children's Used Clothing and Toy Sale Fundraiser
for CitySmiles www.citysmiles.org 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Sacred Heart Church,
343 S. Broad St., Trenton, NJ. For more information, call 394.8018.

* Sunday, April 24 National Congress of Black Women SIXTEENTH SPRING
LUNCHEON "Community Leaders: Working to Make a Difference." This year's
honorees are: Andrew Bobbitt, Reuben Johnson, Robert Ross, Ernest Wiggins
2PM ROMAN HALL, 100 WHITTAKER AVENUE, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY 08611 Tickets $35
For tickets please contact Alysia Welch at alysiaw1@yahoo.com

* April 29-May 1 Trenton Film Festival. For information, go to '
Its not too late to volunteer to help:
email to TFFVolunteers@aol.com mail Trenton Film Society, PO Box 22430,
Trenton NJ 08607 or fax to 609-656-9277. Include your full contact
information (Name, Address, Phone/Fax, email and the preferred method of
contact.) Include some ideas of what you'd like to do to help (tickets, ad
sales, etc. and your availability the week of the Festival, but especially
Friday April 29, Sat. April 30 and Sunday May 1).

* SATURDAY APRIL 30, 2005 9:30 AM ----- 1:30 PM FREE COMMUNITY
HEALTH FAIR AT DUNN MIDDLE SCHOOL 401 DAYTON ST TRENTON HOSTED BY EL CENTRO
DE RECURSOS CATHOLIC CHARITIES

* Saturday, May 7 3:00 pm NJ State Museum Auditorium An afternoon
for adults and children to celebrate Preservation Month. For the adults, a
showing of the incredible PBS documentary film on New York City. And for
the children while the parents watching the film, a hands-on afternoon of
activities and exploring West State Street to learn more about preservation.
Sponsored in partnership by CitySmiles and the Trenton Historical Society

* Saturday, May 14 Bicycle Tour of Trenton

* Saturday, June 25, Stephanie Plum Daze: Janet Evanovich returns to
Trenton for a book signing and Street Fair. Music Food and Fun. Stay tuned
for details.