The Week Ahead: Meetings and Free Pretzels
What's happening in Westfield this week?
Monday:
Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi announced that free passport photographs are available from Monday, April 23, 2012 through Saturday, April 28, 2012 when customers apply for a U.S. Passport at her offices in Elizabeth and Westfield.
Casting for 'Our Town' by Thornton Wilder will be held on Monday, April 23 & Tuesday, April 24, 2012 from 7:30 p.m. until 10 pm. Auditions will be at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 229 Cowperthwaite Place. You can read from selected scenes or perform a short (1 - 2 min) monologue of your choice. Performances will be July 28 and July 29, 2012 in the Westfield High School theater. Looking for women & men 18 years and older. Questions contact Les Minski, director, at ourtownMKA@gmail.com.
A five-week adult improvisation workshop begins at 8 p.m. at The Presbyterian Church in Westfield. Have you ever watched "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and thought you'd like to get in on the action? In this workshop learn the key elements of improvisation and then get on your feet and act! No experience necessary. This class is designed to engage every participant and is guaranteed to relieve stress! Each class includes warm-ups, theatre games and tons of fun! To register, email contagiousdrama@yahoo.com
Tuesday:
The Presbyterian Church in Westfield hosts a weekly 'Searching for Work' group in the church's Jim Cole Room on Tuesday mornings from 9 to 11 a.m. The group is for those searching for work and membership is open to everyone in the Westfield community. The group offers support in the searching for work process and allows for networking and the sharing of job search information.
Westfield Community Players (WCP) will hold auditions for its 5th Annual Talent Showcase on Tuesday, April 24 from 7-9 p.m. and Saturday, April 28 from 2-4 p.m. Each year this event features local talent from within our area. This year the Showcase will center around a Broadway theme. WCP is seeking actors, singers, dancers, instrumentalists, comedians, etc. who would like to perform their talent based on a Broadway production or music. Details about the Talent Showcase and auditions can be found on WCP's website at:http://www.westfieldcommunityplayers.org/WCPauditions.html. Additionally there is an audition form that can be completed and submitted prior to auditions.
The Youth & Family Counseling Service is offering a program for teens where high school-aged members meet each Tuesday evening from 6 to 7 p.m at the agency.
Miller-Cory House Museum Volunteers will be presenting a program on 18th century herbs on April 24th. This event will begin at 7:30 p.m.
The Board of Education will meet at 8 p.m. at the Board of Education building.
The Town Council will meet at 8 p.m. at the Municipal Building.
Wednesday:
Digiplex Rialto Theater of Westfield presents "Mommy & Me" digital cinema matinees every Wednesday. Mommy & Me matinee will be a choice of the same six first-run Hollywood productions playing that evening, but for a matinee price of $8.50 (children under two are free). Doors open at 11:45 a.m. with movies scheduled between 12:20 p.m. and 12:45 p.m. (checkwww.digiplexdest.com for exact times).
Chipotle will open today in a portion of the former Leader Store location.
The Special Education Committee will present an evening discusssion on autism spectrum disorders. The presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. at Edison Intermediate School.
Thursday:
Philly Pretzel Factory will offer a free pretzel to each customer today. No purchase is necessary.
A free trial of BootCamp Westfield will kick off at 12:45 p.m. at Tamaques Park. Spring II Runs April 30 - June 13 - expanded class schedule includes BCWF Extreme, BCWF TRX and BCWF Yoga Check out the website for all of the details at www.BootCampWF.com
When To Start Social Security Retirement Benefits? will be presented at at 7 p.m. at 250 E. Broad St. Please RSVP to Christine Sales at csales@acornfs.com or call 973-716-7504 for more information. Coffee and dessert will be served at the event.
Friday:
The Presbyterian Church in Westfield will host its bible study meeting from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Cantor Martha Novick has served Temple Emanu-El for twenty-five years. As a token of their appreciation, members of the congregation, friends, family, and special guests will celebrate her accomplishments at Erev Shabbat Service on Friday, April 27, 2012 beginning at 7:45 p.m. and again at an Evening of the Arts on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 6:30 p.m., with the concert at 8 p.m.
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Westfield Municipal Building
425 E Broad St, Westfield, NJ -
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Redeemer Lutheran Church
229 Cowperthwaite Pl, Westfield, NJ -
The Presbyterian Church in Westfield
140 Mountain Ave, Westfield, NJ -
Youth & Family Counseling Service
233 Prospect St, Westfield, NJ
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Miller Cory House Museum
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Digiplex Rialto Theater
250 E Broad St, Westfield, NJ -
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Thomas Alva Edison Intermediate School
800 Rahway Ave, Westfield, NJ -
Philly Pretzel Factory
295 South Avenue E, Westfield, NJ -
Temple Emanu-El
756 E Broad St, Westfield, NJ
Sally McBride
7:45 am on Monday, April 23, 2012
Why does Union County do passports too? Does the post office already do that?
Sally McBride
7:49 am on Monday, April 23, 2012
just searched the state department for places to get you passport in zip 07090. This is what was returned:
UNION COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE
WESTFIELD POST OFFICE
GARWOOD POST OFFICE
CRANFORD POST OFFICE
FANWOOD POST OFFICE
SCOTCH PLAINS POST OFFICE
Let's close the Union County one and save some money
NJD
9:13 am on Monday, April 23, 2012
Do you have any idea that it would even save any significant amount of money? Do you know whether it is a requirement that a government office provide this service? Or are you, as usual, just spouting negative comments with no thought process or insight involved?
Sally McBride
8:52 pm on Monday, April 23, 2012
Yes, it will save money. Someone is getting paid to do that job and is not needed (probably you, or you have a similar job that wastes taxpayer money). And it does not matter how much money it saves. Government should not waste any taxpayer money
NJD
9:48 pm on Monday, April 23, 2012
There is no designated person that does passports. Any one off the women who work in the office stop what they are doing for the few minutes it takes to take a picture and hand out a form. And no, I don't have that job or any government job for that matter but don't let that little fact get in the way of your complaining, insulting people, or just plain negative outlook on life Sally Sunshine!!
NR9
10:11 pm on Monday, April 23, 2012
@Sally McBride.
Why stop with the Union County Clerk? How about getting rid of passport services at all 5 of the area post offices? Why stop there?... How about reducing water costs by telling all government employees working in government buildings that toilets can only be flushed at the end of each day with whatever accumulated that day from all employees/visitors? We can cut water usage and save money on water that way.
We all know there is often "fat" that can be trimmed from budgets, but not always. Sometimes, the fat has already been cut and further cutting will be penny-wise and pound-foolish. I'm not saying the passport issue discussed above would be cutting fat or being penny-wise and pound-foolish. I don't know - there were not enough details in this article to conclude- not for me to conclude and not for you to conclude.
The entire "article" on the topic of passports was, literally, ONE SENTENCE! I'll paste it here: "Union County Clerk Joanne Rajoppi announced that free passport photographs are available from Monday, April 23, 2012 through Saturday, April 28, 2012 when customers apply for a U.S. Passport at her offices in Elizabeth and Westfield"). And yet you drew a pretty strong conclusion. Drawing hasty conclusions like that, without knowing/understanding key facts, is a poor way to think in the first place.
I'm totally with "NJD" on this one.