Jimmy C's Weekly Calendar
Don't forget to send your civic, cultural or networking events (sorry, no
strictly commercial postings will be accepted) for inclusion in the weekly
calendar. Please try to get items to me by Friday for inclusion in the
following Sunday's posting. --Â Jim Carlucci
Monday, January 10
12:00 Noon Rally at State House Calling for Voter-verified Paper Trail,
A rally is being organized on the theme, Make Every Vote Count! This is the
day before the January 11 scheduled second hearing in New Jersey Superior
Court of the lawsuit filed by CFPA and others demanding a voter-verified
paper trail for all electronic voting machines. Judge Linda Feinberg
originally heard the case a week before Election Day, and while not ordering
emergency remediation, kept the case open. Speakers:
Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, prime sponsor of a bill in the NJ Assembly that
would mandate voter verified paper back-up for all electronic voting
machines in NJMs. *Leslie Potter, NJ Chief of Staff for Rep. Rush Holt,
prime sponsor of a bill in the USÂ Â Â Â Â Congress that would mandate voter
verified paper back-up for all electronic voting machines in the country
*Ms. Alicia Welch, Second Vice-President, Trenton NAACP
*Don Dileo, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
*Dr. Rebecca Mercuri, Harvard University researcher and computerized voting
expert
At the New Jersey State House in Trenton.Â
6:30 pm Motivational Mondays Trenton Business & Technology Center, 36 S.
Broad St. Registration fee $5.00. Light refreshments will be served. Â
Kevin W. Wortham, Program Coordinator, kevin@trentonbusiness.org
tel: 1.609.396.8801 ext. 2, fax: 1.609.396.8603
Tuesday, January 11
King's Dream, TCHS 278-7250 Time to Be Announced
5:00 pm City Council Conference, Residential Development Project on Humboldt
Street, this will be followed by Hearing of ABC Disciplinary Proceedings (at
last report, Jule's Tavern and Klara's Kafe were on the list) 2nd Floor,
City Hall
6:00 pm PTO Meeting, Munoz-Rivera, 656-4840
6:30 pm FOR BROTHERS ONLY !!! Trenton Business & Technology Center, 36
S. Broad St. Registration fee $5.00. Light refreshments will be served. Â
Kevin W. Wortham, Program Coordinator, kevin@trentonbusiness.org
tel: 1.609.396.8801 ext. 2, fax: 1.609.396.8603
7:30 pm Jersey Street Community Association monthly meeting, Millhouse, 325
Jersey Street. 394-8760 for information.
Wednesday, January 12
12 noon Trenton Housing Authority.  278-5000
7:00 pm Landmarks Commission for Historic Preservation, First Floor
Conference Room, City Hall.
7:00 pm South Broad Street Community Association, Advent Lutheran Church. S.
Broad and Malone.
Thursday, January 13
7:00 pm Planning Board, 2nd Floor, City Hall. 989-3504
7:00 pm Cass Street Civic Association
7:00 pm Trenton Council of Civic Associations, Thomas Edison College, W.
State and Willow (Barracks St.)
7:00 pm New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, Meeting to
discuss upcoming legislation on the death penalty. The meeting will include
an update on the possibility of the first execution in NJ in 41 years. We
will also discuss Acting Governor Codey's involvement in a possible death
penalty study and moratorium. There will be a question and answer period.
This is a very critical time in NJ. There are a lot of different scenarios
regarding the death penalty so please come to this meeting to get the latest
information. Synod Hall, Trinity Episcopal CathedralÂ
801 W. State St, Trenton, For information, contact: Karen Sisti, Associate
Director
NJADP, 986 S. Broad Street, Trenton, NJ 08611, 609.278.6719
Friday, January 14
Dr. King Assembly, Wilson School, 656-4970Â Time to Be Announced
1:30 pm Dr. King Assembly, Robeson School, 656-4920
5:00 -- 9:00 pm Trenton 2night Celebration. Art, Gifts, Music, Fun in the
area around Lafayette and S. Warren Streets.
      * Jim Ridl Trio at Gallery 125
      * Gifts Galore has extended its season
      * Doris Spears at the Archives in the Marriott
      * The Gallery on Lafayette
      * Inventory Reduction Sale at Capital City Crafts Studio
      * Extended hours at Checkers, Cafe Ole, etc.
Saturday, January 15
7 -- 9 pm Opening Reception for "Art Teachers Art" exhibit at Ellarslie.
Includes works by Anthony Colavita, Susan Kiley Bernard Moore and Aundreta
Wright. Exhibit runs 1/8 through 2/27. 989-3632
Coming Up:
Monday, January 17
January 17, 2005, Maria Jones, former President of the Trenton NAACP, will
be the keynote speaker at Lawrence High School's Martin Luther King
celebration. Her speech, entitled "Responding to the Wake Up Call" will
commence at 10:00 a.m. at the school auditorium and is open to the public. Â
Tuesday, January 18
7:00Â PMÂ Roebling Gateway Community Association Monthly Meeting *New
Location*Â 425 Greenwood Ave., Rear Entrance (Parking is available by the
rear entrance)
Friday, January 21
7 -- 9 pm Trenton Museum Society Presents Joe Zook and Paul Plumeri in
Concert. The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie is hosting a special blues
concert to close out their exhibit, "Blue Notes." Joe Zook is lead guitarist
and vocalist of Joe Zook and Blues Deluxe, a seasoned, powerhouse blues band
well-known in the Central Jersey area. Guitarist, singer and songwriter Paul
Plumeri is a veteran of hundreds of clubs and festivals all over the
country. The concert also features master of ceremonies D.D. Worek and very
special guests Ernie White; Billy "Bluesboy" Holt; Angelo Di Braccio and
Rick Lawton from Blues Deluxe; Tom Reock of The Ernie White Band; John
Sopko, Bobby Merc, Greg Simon (D.D. and the Divebombers); Mario DeBartolo
(Swing This); Mikey Jr. (Stone Cold Blues Band); Professor Dave Orban (Mojo
Gypsies); Rick Baldassari (Gunsmoke); John Gulden; Ed Wilson; Danny and
Larry Fox; Chris Musica; Tom Verdi; Russ Taline; Sandra Di; Rick Pogany; Guy
DeRosa (Herd of Blues); "Cap'n " Harry Chapman; Tony "Mojo" Buford; and
Frankie Boy Pinto on the 88's.The concert is an exceptional finale to the
Trenton Museum SocietyÂ?s blues exhibit, "Blue Notes: Chronicling the Blues
from Polk County to Trenton."Cost for the blues concert is $15 for members
of the Trenton Museum Society; $20 for non-members. Ticket sales are limited
to 200 and are available on a first come, first serve basis at the door.The
Trenton City Museum is located at the Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalader Park
in Trenton. All proceeds of paid events benefit the Trenton Museum Society.
Visit www.ellarslie.org for more information and directions or call
609-989-1191.
Saturday, January 22
Jersey Street Community Association 7th Annual Awards Banquet. Proceeds will
benefit the Skelton Branch of the Trenton Public Library. $25 per person.Â
For information call 394-8760.
Friday, February 11
Trenton Museum Society Hosts Â?ItÂ?s All About ChocolateÂ? Second Annual
Chocolate-Tasting Fundraiser from 7 to 9 p.m., just in time for ValentineÂ?s
Day. The chocolate tasting is being presented in conjunction with Sweety
Peety, Trenton�s foremost confectionary. The event will feature sumptuous
chocolate truffles made with libations such as rum, kahlua, grappa and
peppermint schnapps. Demonstrators and volunteers will show guests how to
make delicious gourmet truffle treasures, and attendees will have the
opportunity to sample how well chocolate pairs with a wide variety of
liquors. The event features several different stations, including a
chocolate and liquor bar, chocolate and coffee bar, and chocolate, wine and
cheese bar. Non-alcoholic chocolate treats will also be available, and the
museum gift shop will feature wonderful chocolate ValentineÂ?s Day gifts.
Attendees can also take part in an auction to bring home even more special
gifts and treats. �This year we�re incorporating an educational component
into ItÂ?s All About Chocolate by introducing truffle making Â?Emeril-styleÂ?
to participants,Â? says Joanne Reilly, Sweety Peety. Â?WeÂ?ll teach everyone
how to make their own truffles at home and how to pair chocolate with
coffee, wine and liquor.� Sweety Peety is donating the coffee and freshly
made chocolate for the event. They specialize in personalized gourmet gifts
including cakes, cookies, brownies and chocolate and also cater event
parties featuring unique dessert items like strawberry topiaries, chocolate
breading puddings and fondue dishes. Â The cost to attend Â?ItÂ?s All About
ChocolateÂ?is $20 in advance; $25 at the door. To order tickets, please call
609-989-1191. Details on this and other upcoming events are available at
www.ellarslie.org. or by calling 609-989-1191.
Thursday, February 24
MTAACC�s Annual Black Executive Awards Reception �Solidifying the
Diaspora,� will be held at the Trenton Marriott hotel. The following is a
list of executives who are slated as potential honorees this year: Attorney
General Peter Harvey; Joann Mitchell, Vice President and Chief of Staff at
the University of Pennsylvania; and Gail Jackson, owner, Negril Tree House
Resort, Jamaica.Â
Saturday February 26, 2005
6:00 pm The 4th Annual Black History Month Special Event "Motivation" will
be held at the Masonic Temple, Downtown, Trenton, NJ. The $35 donation
includes: Featured Motivational Speakers, Dinner, Entertainment and
Networking. Tickets can be purchased at Just a Little Something, 40
Lafayette Street, Downtown, Trenton NJ. For information call Success Links,
LLC at 609 695-9455.
strictly commercial postings will be accepted) for inclusion in the weekly
calendar. Please try to get items to me by Friday for inclusion in the
following Sunday's posting. --Â Jim Carlucci
Monday, January 10
12:00 Noon Rally at State House Calling for Voter-verified Paper Trail,
A rally is being organized on the theme, Make Every Vote Count! This is the
day before the January 11 scheduled second hearing in New Jersey Superior
Court of the lawsuit filed by CFPA and others demanding a voter-verified
paper trail for all electronic voting machines. Judge Linda Feinberg
originally heard the case a week before Election Day, and while not ordering
emergency remediation, kept the case open. Speakers:
Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, prime sponsor of a bill in the NJ Assembly that
would mandate voter verified paper back-up for all electronic voting
machines in NJMs. *Leslie Potter, NJ Chief of Staff for Rep. Rush Holt,
prime sponsor of a bill in the USÂ Â Â Â Â Congress that would mandate voter
verified paper back-up for all electronic voting machines in the country
*Ms. Alicia Welch, Second Vice-President, Trenton NAACP
*Don Dileo, American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
*Dr. Rebecca Mercuri, Harvard University researcher and computerized voting
expert
At the New Jersey State House in Trenton.Â
6:30 pm Motivational Mondays Trenton Business & Technology Center, 36 S.
Broad St. Registration fee $5.00. Light refreshments will be served. Â
Kevin W. Wortham, Program Coordinator, kevin@trentonbusiness.org
tel: 1.609.396.8801 ext. 2, fax: 1.609.396.8603
Tuesday, January 11
King's Dream, TCHS 278-7250 Time to Be Announced
5:00 pm City Council Conference, Residential Development Project on Humboldt
Street, this will be followed by Hearing of ABC Disciplinary Proceedings (at
last report, Jule's Tavern and Klara's Kafe were on the list) 2nd Floor,
City Hall
6:00 pm PTO Meeting, Munoz-Rivera, 656-4840
6:30 pm FOR BROTHERS ONLY !!! Trenton Business & Technology Center, 36
S. Broad St. Registration fee $5.00. Light refreshments will be served. Â
Kevin W. Wortham, Program Coordinator, kevin@trentonbusiness.org
tel: 1.609.396.8801 ext. 2, fax: 1.609.396.8603
7:30 pm Jersey Street Community Association monthly meeting, Millhouse, 325
Jersey Street. 394-8760 for information.
Wednesday, January 12
12 noon Trenton Housing Authority.  278-5000
7:00 pm Landmarks Commission for Historic Preservation, First Floor
Conference Room, City Hall.
7:00 pm South Broad Street Community Association, Advent Lutheran Church. S.
Broad and Malone.
Thursday, January 13
7:00 pm Planning Board, 2nd Floor, City Hall. 989-3504
7:00 pm Cass Street Civic Association
7:00 pm Trenton Council of Civic Associations, Thomas Edison College, W.
State and Willow (Barracks St.)
7:00 pm New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, Meeting to
discuss upcoming legislation on the death penalty. The meeting will include
an update on the possibility of the first execution in NJ in 41 years. We
will also discuss Acting Governor Codey's involvement in a possible death
penalty study and moratorium. There will be a question and answer period.
This is a very critical time in NJ. There are a lot of different scenarios
regarding the death penalty so please come to this meeting to get the latest
information. Synod Hall, Trinity Episcopal CathedralÂ
801 W. State St, Trenton, For information, contact: Karen Sisti, Associate
Director
NJADP, 986 S. Broad Street, Trenton, NJ 08611, 609.278.6719
Friday, January 14
Dr. King Assembly, Wilson School, 656-4970Â Time to Be Announced
1:30 pm Dr. King Assembly, Robeson School, 656-4920
5:00 -- 9:00 pm Trenton 2night Celebration. Art, Gifts, Music, Fun in the
area around Lafayette and S. Warren Streets.
      * Jim Ridl Trio at Gallery 125
      * Gifts Galore has extended its season
      * Doris Spears at the Archives in the Marriott
      * The Gallery on Lafayette
      * Inventory Reduction Sale at Capital City Crafts Studio
      * Extended hours at Checkers, Cafe Ole, etc.
Saturday, January 15
7 -- 9 pm Opening Reception for "Art Teachers Art" exhibit at Ellarslie.
Includes works by Anthony Colavita, Susan Kiley Bernard Moore and Aundreta
Wright. Exhibit runs 1/8 through 2/27. 989-3632
Coming Up:
Monday, January 17
January 17, 2005, Maria Jones, former President of the Trenton NAACP, will
be the keynote speaker at Lawrence High School's Martin Luther King
celebration. Her speech, entitled "Responding to the Wake Up Call" will
commence at 10:00 a.m. at the school auditorium and is open to the public. Â
Tuesday, January 18
7:00Â PMÂ Roebling Gateway Community Association Monthly Meeting *New
Location*Â 425 Greenwood Ave., Rear Entrance (Parking is available by the
rear entrance)
Friday, January 21
7 -- 9 pm Trenton Museum Society Presents Joe Zook and Paul Plumeri in
Concert. The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie is hosting a special blues
concert to close out their exhibit, "Blue Notes." Joe Zook is lead guitarist
and vocalist of Joe Zook and Blues Deluxe, a seasoned, powerhouse blues band
well-known in the Central Jersey area. Guitarist, singer and songwriter Paul
Plumeri is a veteran of hundreds of clubs and festivals all over the
country. The concert also features master of ceremonies D.D. Worek and very
special guests Ernie White; Billy "Bluesboy" Holt; Angelo Di Braccio and
Rick Lawton from Blues Deluxe; Tom Reock of The Ernie White Band; John
Sopko, Bobby Merc, Greg Simon (D.D. and the Divebombers); Mario DeBartolo
(Swing This); Mikey Jr. (Stone Cold Blues Band); Professor Dave Orban (Mojo
Gypsies); Rick Baldassari (Gunsmoke); John Gulden; Ed Wilson; Danny and
Larry Fox; Chris Musica; Tom Verdi; Russ Taline; Sandra Di; Rick Pogany; Guy
DeRosa (Herd of Blues); "Cap'n " Harry Chapman; Tony "Mojo" Buford; and
Frankie Boy Pinto on the 88's.The concert is an exceptional finale to the
Trenton Museum SocietyÂ?s blues exhibit, "Blue Notes: Chronicling the Blues
from Polk County to Trenton."Cost for the blues concert is $15 for members
of the Trenton Museum Society; $20 for non-members. Ticket sales are limited
to 200 and are available on a first come, first serve basis at the door.The
Trenton City Museum is located at the Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalader Park
in Trenton. All proceeds of paid events benefit the Trenton Museum Society.
Visit www.ellarslie.org for more information and directions or call
609-989-1191.
Saturday, January 22
Jersey Street Community Association 7th Annual Awards Banquet. Proceeds will
benefit the Skelton Branch of the Trenton Public Library. $25 per person.Â
For information call 394-8760.
Friday, February 11
Trenton Museum Society Hosts Â?ItÂ?s All About ChocolateÂ? Second Annual
Chocolate-Tasting Fundraiser from 7 to 9 p.m., just in time for ValentineÂ?s
Day. The chocolate tasting is being presented in conjunction with Sweety
Peety, Trenton�s foremost confectionary. The event will feature sumptuous
chocolate truffles made with libations such as rum, kahlua, grappa and
peppermint schnapps. Demonstrators and volunteers will show guests how to
make delicious gourmet truffle treasures, and attendees will have the
opportunity to sample how well chocolate pairs with a wide variety of
liquors. The event features several different stations, including a
chocolate and liquor bar, chocolate and coffee bar, and chocolate, wine and
cheese bar. Non-alcoholic chocolate treats will also be available, and the
museum gift shop will feature wonderful chocolate ValentineÂ?s Day gifts.
Attendees can also take part in an auction to bring home even more special
gifts and treats. �This year we�re incorporating an educational component
into ItÂ?s All About Chocolate by introducing truffle making Â?Emeril-styleÂ?
to participants,Â? says Joanne Reilly, Sweety Peety. Â?WeÂ?ll teach everyone
how to make their own truffles at home and how to pair chocolate with
coffee, wine and liquor.� Sweety Peety is donating the coffee and freshly
made chocolate for the event. They specialize in personalized gourmet gifts
including cakes, cookies, brownies and chocolate and also cater event
parties featuring unique dessert items like strawberry topiaries, chocolate
breading puddings and fondue dishes. Â The cost to attend Â?ItÂ?s All About
ChocolateÂ?is $20 in advance; $25 at the door. To order tickets, please call
609-989-1191. Details on this and other upcoming events are available at
www.ellarslie.org. or by calling 609-989-1191.
Thursday, February 24
MTAACC�s Annual Black Executive Awards Reception �Solidifying the
Diaspora,� will be held at the Trenton Marriott hotel. The following is a
list of executives who are slated as potential honorees this year: Attorney
General Peter Harvey; Joann Mitchell, Vice President and Chief of Staff at
the University of Pennsylvania; and Gail Jackson, owner, Negril Tree House
Resort, Jamaica.Â
Saturday February 26, 2005
6:00 pm The 4th Annual Black History Month Special Event "Motivation" will
be held at the Masonic Temple, Downtown, Trenton, NJ. The $35 donation
includes: Featured Motivational Speakers, Dinner, Entertainment and
Networking. Tickets can be purchased at Just a Little Something, 40
Lafayette Street, Downtown, Trenton NJ. For information call Success Links,
LLC at 609 695-9455.
