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A Chorus Line
Musical hits Kelsey Theatre
stage soon. PAGE 3
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JULIE STIPE/The Robbinsville Sun
Volunteer John Wallace readies a bike for sale at the Boys and Girls Club Bike Exchange. Six workstations are located in the shop which
volunteers use to fix and refurbish bicycles.
By JULIE STIPE
The Robbinsville Sun
On April 20, Mercer County
Community College will host
the countys inaugural confer-
ence on aging in the lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) community. Titled
Coming of Age: Issues of
Aging in the LGBT Communi-
ty, the conference will include
keynote speakers Barbara
Satin and Justine Shuey, as
well as a panel discussion on
couples hopes and expecta-
tions for aging.
Workshops will be held on
the issues of financial plan-
ning for same-sex couples and
on providing residential care
for aging members of the
LGBT community.
Executive director of Mer-
cer Countys Office on Aging
Eileen Doremus emphasized
the conference is both neces-
sary and timely.
We really need to be sensi-
tive to another community
within our community, Dore-
mus said. It is likely that many
of those who provide care for
the aging, Doremus said, ei-
ther have not had experience
with the LGBT community, or
are unaware of the unique
challenges they face.
Scout runs bicycle drive for club
BY JULIE STIPE
The Robbinsville Sun
Adam Duvin wants your bicy-
cles.
Big or small, good condition or
bad, hes not picky.
Im just hoping to get any
bikes, he said.
Duvin is running a bicycle
drive for the Boys and Girls Club
Bicycle Exchange.
Duvin is a Boy Scout in Rob-
binsville Troop No. 79, and the
bike drive, he hopes, will help
him move up a rank from First
Class Scout rank.
Im trying to attain Star
Scout, Duvin said.
To progress to the next rank,
said Duvin, Scouts are required
to be active in the troop for at
least four months, to have a cer-
tain number of merit badges, to
hold some kind of leadership po-
sition within the troop and to per-
form a service project within the
community.
Its this last requirement
Duvin hopes to fulfill through the
bike drive.
The drive will take place on
April 21, from noon to 4 p.m. at
the Robbinsville Senior Center,
and bicycles of any kind as well
as bicycle accessories, such as
bike racks and helmets, may be
donated. Donations are tax-de-
ductible, Duvin said, and forms
for the deduction will be provided
at the drive.
The idea for the drive, Duvin
said, came from an older Scout in
his troop who also ran a bicycle
drive for the Boys and Girls Club
Bicycle Exchange as his commu-
nity service project.
Duvin discussed the idea with
his Scoutmaster, who encouraged
him to do the project.
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Were hoping to sensitize that
aging network, Doremus said.
Hopefully its going to open peo-
ples eyes to what people in this
community are dealing with.
Many couples in the LGBT
community have been living to-
gether for 20 or 30 years, said
Doremus, but are not legally mar-
ried, which may pose a number of
problems.
Members of the community
may have trouble getting visita-
tion rights to see or stay with a
partner at an assisted-living cen-
ter.
Director of Mercer Countys
Office for the Disabled Thomas
Shaw noted financial planning
for retirement can be especially
complicated for aging same-sex
couples since their relationship is
not accepted on a national
level.
Same-sex couples may need to
give their finances extra thought
since they cannot receive the ben-
efits programs such as Social Se-
curity and Medicare confer on
married couples. For this reason,
Shaw, said, the conference will in-
clude a workshop on financial
planning to give members of the
LGBT community an idea of
what their options are and how to
prepare for retirement.
The conference is important,
Shaw added, because of the in-
crease in aging members of the
LGBT community.
Theres a large segment of the
population that is aging, but also
LGBT, he said.
In the 80s, Shaw said, many in
the community were not aging,
but were dying young due to
AIDS. Today, with better drugs
and medical care, many in the
community are getting older and
beginning to look for services as
they age.
The conference is also the first
of its kind in the area, Shaw said.
The only other major confer-
ence to discuss these issues was
held in St. Louis in 2010.
The conference is intended for
aging members of the LGBT com-
munity, said Doremus, as well as
those serving that community.
Frankly, thats everybody,
Doremus said.
Shaw is also hoping to see a va-
riety of attendees, including
those who work in hospitals, as-
sisted living centers and nursing
homes, as well as younger mem-
bers of the LGBT community
who are thinking about the issues
they may face as they age.
Were aiming for people from
all age groups, he said.
The conference will take place
April 20 at the Mercer County
Community College conference
center at 1200 Old Trenton Road
in West Windsor from 8 a.m. to 4
p.m.
CONFERENCE
Continued from page 1
Conference to deal with issues
of aging in LGBT community
Three art students from Mer-
cer County Community College
(MCCC) will be among nearly 50
area students participating in the
Capital City College and Universi-
ty Art Exhibition, on view
through April 24 at the Artworks
Gallery, 19 Everett Alley in Tren-
ton.
The show is presented by The
Trenton Artists Workshop Asso-
ciation (TAWA) and Artworks.
In addition to Mercer students,
the exhibit will showcase student
work from The College of New
Jersey, Rider University, and the
Mason Gross School of the Arts
at Rutgers University. Participat-
ing MCCC students include
Melissa Rivers, Ian Murphy and
Lauren Rotash.
The show is designed to high-
light the work of emerging and
young regional visual artists, as
well as the key centers of art in-
struction in the Central Jersey re-
gion.
It also provides an opportunity
for young artists to meet, share
ideas and explore new opportuni-
ties. The exhibition is being coor-
dinated by TAWA members and
artists Katie Hector and Aubrey
Kauffman.
Hector is a student at the
Mason Gross School and a past re-
cipient of a TAWA scholarship
award. Kauffman, an established
photographer and video journal-
ist, is in the graduate program at
Mason Gross, and is former presi-
dent of TAWA.
The gallery is open Tuesdays,
noon to 8 p.m.; Thursdays, 4 to 8
p.m.; and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
For more information, call Art-
works at (609) 394-9436.
MCCC students participate in art exhibit
Local actors will put on a show
of Broadway proportions when
Playful Theatre Productions pres-
ents A Chorus Line at Mercer
County Community Colleges
Kelsey Theatre.
Dates and times are Fridays,
April 27 and May 4 at 8 p.m.; Sat-
urdays, April 28 and May 5 at 8
p.m.; and Sundays, April 29 and
May 6 at 2 p.m.
Kelsey Theatre is located on
Mercer's West Windsor campus,
1200 Old Trenton Road. A recep-
tion with the cast and crew fol-
lows the opening night perform-
ance on April 27.
A Chorus Line is a musical
for anyone who has ever had a
dream and put it all on the line
to make it happen.
Follow the lives of 17 dancers
as they audition for a Broadway
musical that could be the chance
of a lifetime.
The show provides a poignant
glimpse into the personalities of
the performers and the choreog-
rapher as they describe the
events that have shaped their
lives and their decisions to be-
come dancers.
Join the cast as they pull the
audience in with their opening
number, I Hope I Get It, all the
way through to the grand finale
performance of One with a
team of kick line dancers.
The original 1975 Broadway
production was an unprecedent-
ed box office and critical hit, re-
ceiving 12 Tony Award nomina-
tions and winning nine of them,
in addition to the 1976 Pulitzer
Prize for Drama.
It became the longest-running
production in Broadway history
until it was surpassed by Cats
in 1997.
The show has enjoyed many
successful revivals worldwide, in-
cluding a Broadway revival in
2006.
The show is directed by Frank
Ferrara, with choreography by
Dani Tucci-Juraga. The vocal di-
rector is Shannon Ferrara and
the orchestra is conducted by
James Capes.
Tickets are $18 for adults, $16
for seniors and $14 for students
and children. Seating is limited.
Call the theaters box office at
(609) 570-3333, or visit
www.kelseytheatre.net.
Kelsey Theatre is wheelchair
accessible, with free parking next
to the theater.
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In fact, bike exchange founder
Russell White said many of the
bikes sold by the bike exchange
come to the organization through
bike drives.
Boy Scouts and local business-
es hold many of the drives. Police
departments in the area, as well
as Princeton University, White
said, also donate abandoned bikes
to the exchange. Every bike shop
in Mercer County, White added, is
a drop site for the Bike Exchange.
Once a shop has collected a few
bikes it calls the exchange, which
will send volunteers to pick up
the bikes and bring them to the
shop.
After retiring four years ago,
White said, he started a bike shop,
and found people often asked him
where they could buy used bicy-
cles and where they could donate
unwanted ones. This gave White
an idea, and he approached the
Boys and Girls Club about start-
ing an exchange.
Why the Boys and Girls Club?
My primary interest in retire-
ment is working with kids at-
risk, White said.
The Boys and Girls Club, he
said, is a well-known organiza-
tion to which he is happy to do-
nate.
There are about 4,000 Boys and
Girls Clubs in the United States,
White said, which provide after-
school programs including social
programs and tutoring to keep
kids out of trouble.
Having a place to go after
school is critically important,
said White.
Since its founding four years
ago, White said, the Boys and
Girls Club Bike Exchange has
sold over 5,500 bikes and has
raised about a quarter of a mil-
lion dollars for the Boys and Girls
Club. The bike exchange, which
has a location in Newark as well
as its original location in Tren-
ton, is run entirely by volunteers,
said White.
Some transport donated bikes
to the shop, some help buyers
choose bikes, and some refurbish
donated bikes.
The Trenton bike exchange,
White said, has six workstations
where volunteers can repair and
improve bicycles. In fact, the
main activity of bike exchange
volunteers, said White, is getting
the bikes in good working order
in preparation for sale.
Some volunteers, said White,
want to help the Boys and Girls
Club, and some just want to learn
how to repair bikes. For volun-
teers interested in helping to fix
up donated bikes, the exchange
gives classes on bicycle repair,
which have proved very popular.
Whether youre a Boy Scout or
a bicycle expert, the bicycle ex-
change provides ways to con-
tribute to the Boys and Girls
Club, and that, White believes, is
whats important. I really be-
lieve in this organization, he
said.
The Trenton bicycle exchange
is located in the Capitol Plaza
Shopping Center, 1500 North
Olden Avenue in Ewing. It is open
Tuesday and Thursday evenings
from 5 to 7:45 p.m., and Saturdays
from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. The
Newark bike exchange is located
at 31 Central Ave. in downtown
Newark. It is open Thursdays
from 5 to 8 p.m. and Saturdays
from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY APRIL 18
Citizen CPR: 6:30 p.m. at Rob-
binsville Branch Library.
Child/adult cardiopulmonary
resuscitation and other lifesaving
techniques, including relief of for-
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choking and injury. Sponsored by
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Community Education and Out-
reach. Registration required.
THURSDAY APRIL 19
Common Foot Problems in Chil-
dren: 7 p.m. at Robbinsville
Branch Library. Podiatrist Dr.
Craig Shapero will discuss topics
including foot pain in children,
caring for your childs feet, flat
feet, sports, in-toe and out-toe
and childrens footwear. Online
registration required.
FRIDAY APRIL 20
Babytime: 10:30 a.m. at Robbinsville
Branch Library. Enjoy rhymes,
songs and simple stories. For chil-
dren ages 6 to 24 months,
accompanied by an adult. Online
registration required.
SUNDAY APRIL 22
Worship service: 11 a.m. every Sun-
day at Robbinsville Pond Road
Middle School. Contemporary
and non-denominational Chris-
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Passport to Fun II: Ages 4 to 6. 3:15
p.m. at Robbinsville Branch
Library. Participants will explore
a different country each week
through writing, art or cooking.
Program will occasionally include
food. Registration required.
TUESDAY APRIL 24
Toddler Story Time: Ages 2 to 3,
accompanied by an adult. 10 a.m.
at Robbinsville Branch Library.
Registration required. Call (609)
259-2150.
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Bicycle drive takes place on April 21 at senior center
Introductory Tai Chi
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There will be an introductory,
one-hour Tai Chi class on Mon-
day, April 30 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
at the Robbinsville Senior Center.
If you are a Robbinsville resident
60 years or older, you can join.
Consistent Tai Chi practice
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increased flow of Chi your life
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Those interested must pre-reg-
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(609) 259-1567 as class size is limit-
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Come on out for Robbinsville
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Trenton Thunder at Waterfront
Park on April 24. There will be no
games scheduled for that night.
Game time against Erie is 7:05
p.m. Join in the pre-game parade
and watch the RLL players take
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in our opinion
M
oments after Rick Santorum
threw in the towel in his bid
to win the GOP presidential
nomination, the back and forth be-
tween President Obama and Mitt Rom-
ney began.
The Associated Press said the
Obama camp already is referring to
another Johnson-Goldwater cam-
paign. The Romney folks say the presi-
dent is trying to divide the country.
Obviously, these are critical issues
that are on the mind of every voter
(note sarcasm).
The bad news: We still have about
seven more months before Election
Day.
The good news: We have the
Olympics this summer to distract us
for a couple of weeks.
Maybe were being too pessimistic.
Maybe, this year, there will be a seri-
ous and thoughtful debate of the is-
sues, with both candidates presenting
their vision and ideas for the nation in
a respectful tone.
Or, maybe we get the 2012 versions
of Willie Horton, the Swift boat con-
troversy or a nuclear war scare (see
the aforementioned Johnson-Goldwa-
ter campaign). Hopefully, they wont
go all the way back to, say, 1828, when
allegations of murder and kidnapping
were bandied about.
The problem is that negative politi-
cal advertising works. It works well.
Ask Santorum and Newt Gingrich.
For whatever reason, voters respond
to personal attacks against candidates.
The more vicious, the better, it seems.
If it didnt work, the candidates would
stop doing it.
So thats the challenge for voters
this election year: If we want the can-
didates to act responsibly, discuss the
issues and generally treat voters with
the respect we deserve, we have to de-
mand it. If we want more of the same,
just continue to respond to the nega-
tive campaign ads.
Wed like to think that the candi-
dates will take the high road this year.
But were not holding our breath.
Seven months of this? Ugh
Petty shots between the president and his GOP challenger have begun
Go negative? It works
For all of the complaining about the
negativity and personal attacks in
political ads, the bottom line is that
they work. Voters respond to them.
Until that changes, expect more of
the same again this year.
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