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2008 Schedule of Assemblies, Picnics, Parties, etc.

All Assemblies are held from noon to 4:00 p.m. at the Mercer County Library Headquarters Branch, Alternate U.S. Route 1 South and Darrah Lane, Lawrenceville, NJ (directions below).

Assemblies are on the first Saturday of the month unless otherwise noted.

Most Assemblies are preceded by a High Council meeting from 11 a.m. to noon. All Prydonians are welcome to attend (if you don't mind being really bored...)


2008 Assembly Schedule

Rough schedule for regular meetings:  11am-Noon:  High Council meeting.  Those members who are curious, strong of stomach, or have an issue they would like to raise are welcome to attend.  Noon-2pm:  Grazing and chatting.  2pm-4pm:  Announcements from High Council meeting, guest speaker.  After the meeting, we generally repair to a local eatery.  Those who go to dinner will be asked to kick in sufficient extra to cover the cost of our guests' meal(s). If you have questions please contact us at:  Prydoniansofprynceton@yahoo.com

February 2, 2008: Lawrenceville Library Meeting Rooms 1-2, Lawrenceville, NJ

March 1, 2008: Lawrenceville Library Meeting Rooms 1-2, Lawrenceville, NJ

April 5, 2008: Lawrenceville Library Meeting Rooms 1-2, Lawrenceville, NJ

May 10, 2008: Lawrenceville Library Meeting Rooms 1-2, Lawrenceville, NJ

June 14: Lawrenceville Library Meeting Rooms 1-2, Lawrenceville, NJ

July 2008: TBA

August 2008: TBA

September 6, 2008:
Lawrenceville Library Meeting Rooms 1-2, Lawrenceville, NJ

October 4, 2008: Lawrenceville Library Meeting Rooms 1-2, Lawrenceville, NJ

November 1, 2008: Lawrenceville Library Meeting Rooms 1-2, Lawrenceville, NJ

December 6, 2008: Lawrenceville Library Meeting Rooms 1-2, Lawrenceville, NJ


Note: Event information may change. Check back here regularly or read The Renegade. Thanks!

Non-members - i.e., family and friends - are welcome at all public club events (no unattended children, please). For information, send us e-mail.

Donations of food and drink (non-alcoholic) are always welcome.

Assemblies are usually followed by dinner at a local restaurant. There is no fee to attend public club events, but members are responsible for their own meals and entertainment.

If our guest is joining us for dinner, we ask everyone going to dinner to chip in a little to help pay for the guest's dinner - thanks!


Directions to the

Lawrence Headquarters Branch

(Lawrenceville, NJ)

Assemblies are held the first Saturday of each month from Noon to 4:30 p.m.

LOCAL DIRECTIONS TO MERCER COUNTY LIBRARY, HEADQUARTERS BRANCH

Route 1 (from the north): Take Route 1 south until it splits in two (about two miles south of Quakerbridge Mall and Mercer Mall). Take the righthand road (Alternate Route 1, aka Business Route 1) to the first traffic light (Darrah Lane - you'll see a Triangle Art Center ahead of you on your right). Turn right at the traffic light. The Library is on your immediate right.

Route 1 (from the south): Take Express Route 1 until it merges with Route 1. Make a u-turn at the jughandle just past Mrs. G's appliance store (Bakers Basin Road) and follow Route 1 (from the north) above. OR get onto Alternate Route 1 northbound and make a left onto East Darrah Lane using the jughandle.

From Route 295. Get off at Exit 67, onto Route 1 South (towards Trenton). (You're already south of Quakerbridge Mall and Mercer Mall, so don't bother looking for them. The Route 1 split is about a mile south of where you get onto Route 1. Stay in the right-hand lane after you go through a traffic light at Franklin Corner Road; you'll pass a Toyota dealership and a Kawasaki dealership.) Follow Route 1 (from the north) above.

From Route 206. Take Route 206 (from north, until just past Rider College; from south until before Rider; if you see Rider College on your left, you've gone too far) to (west) Darrah Lane. Go eastward about two miles; just before intersection with Alternate Route 1 South, Library will be on your left. Across the street is the Triangle Art Center.

TO GET TO THE LOCAL DIRECTIONS

From Philadelphia: Take Route 95 North to New Jersey. 95 becomes 295 (what's in a name?). Get off at Exit 67 (immediately following Exit 8B - yes, we know, it's confusing - hey, this is New Jersey!), take Route 1 southbound, until it splits in two. Take Alternate Route 1 (aka Business Route 1) South. Follow Route 1 (from the north) above.

From northern New Jersey: Route 1 eventually leads to Trenton, but it's very congested around New Brunswick and then all the way down past Princeton into Lawrenceville. Take it if you have low blood pressure and lots of patience. Follow Route 1 (from the north) above.

New Jersey Turnpike to Exit 9 (New Brunswick). Route 18 to New Brunswick. The entrance to Route 1 south is on the overpass just after the Route 1 north peel-off, less than a mile after you get on Route 18. The Library is about 20 congested miles south of New Brunswick. Follow Route 1 (from the north) above.
 

For those of you less afraid of complicated directions than of sitting in traffic all afternoon, take the Turnpike to Exit 8A (or Exit 8, see next paragraph): at the traffic light after the tolls, turn right, toward Cranbury. Get into the left lane. Make a left at the very next light. Go straight to the second light. Right onto 614W. Cross Route 130. Remain on 614W (called Dey Road). Follow for about 3 miles to the next light. Turn right onto Scudder's Mill Road. Straight till the third traffic light, which is Route 1. To get onto Route 1 south, cross Route 1 (no direct left turn onto Route 1). Follow Route 1 (from the north) above.


From Turnpike Exit 8: get onto Route 33 West. Follow until it ends. Turn left. Turn right at the very next traffic light (Stockton Street). Follow until Route 130. Cross Route 130. This is now Princeton-Hightstown Road. Follow about 8 miles. About 1/4 mile past an Acme Supermarket (on your left), the road will swing about to the left over a railroad bridge. Follow it. At the T-junction, go right. Follow about a mile or two till you come to Route 1 (you'll see three gas stations and a realty office and church on the four corners). Go left. Follow Route 1 (from the north) above.

From the East (Shore Points): Take Route 195 West until it ends at Route 295. Follow From Route 295 above.

From South Jersey: take 295 North to Bordentown, follow 206 until it connects with 295 again, and follow #3 above. OR take 130 to 206 to 295 and follow #3. OR take 206 north until it connects with 295 and follow From Route 295.

REMEMBER

For information,  e-mail the club.

We can arrange to pick you up at the Princeton Junction train station (from New York - click here for NJ Transit schedules - or from Philadelphia - click here for SEPTA Saturday Central Philadelphia to Trenton schedule - NOTE: from Trenton you must take NJ Transit to Princeton Junction). Please send an e-mail well in advance. You must let us know which train you will be on.

We may also be able to arrange rides. Please give us sufficient notice. If you can offer a ride, please call or e-mail to let us know.

In case of an emergency (only on the day of an Assembly), you missed your train, etc, call the Lawrenceville Library at (609) 882-9246. Ask for Sam or Vivian and mention Prydonians of Prynceton.


Directions to the December Holiday Party


Driving:

From Philadelphia: Take the Vine Street Expressway/I-676 West. Exit to I-76 West/Valley Forge. Continue on I-76 West about 25 miles to King of Prussia. Take Exit 327/Mall Blvd, which is the last exit before the Pennsylvania Turnpike toll gate. Stay in the right lane to avoid entering the toll plaza. See "From Exit 327/Mall Blvd."

From Exit 327/Mall Blvd.: Continue on exit ramp to light. At Mall Blvd., turn left at the light, and left again onto Wills Road (third light).  Go to the "T" intersection (next light), and turn left onto Allendale Road.  Turn right onto Keebler Road (second light).  The first left is General Armstrong, which you can take, or take the next left, General Steuben and turn at the next right onto General Armstrong.  568 General Armstrong is the sixth house on the right from the intersection of Generals Armstrong and Steuben.

From New Jersey: From the New Jersey Turnpike, exit to the PA Turnpike West. Take Exit 326 (old 24): Valley Forge, from the PA Turnpike. Stay to the right through the toll booths. As you leave the toll booth, take the first (immediate) exit right. The exit is marked Valley Forge and will loop around and merge into Gulph Road (Rt. 363). Follow Gulph Road around in front of the Park Ridge Hotel, to the light at the intersection of First Avenue (the Valley Forge Convention Center is on the far corner). Turn right onto First Avenue and to the light at Allendale Road ("T" intersection, about a mile and a half). Turn right onto Allendale Road, then turn left on Keebler Road at the next light (about a block).  The first left is General Armstrong, which you can take, or take the next left, General Steuben and turn at the next right onto General Armstrong.  568 General Armstrong is the sixth house on the right from the intersection of Generals Armstrong and Steuben.

Train:

Take either the R6-Norristown to the Norristown T.C. or the R5-Paoli to Strafford.  The Norristown station is a couple of miles closer than the Strafford station, but the service is better on the R5 (natch - it's The Main Line).  If you plan to use the train, please call ahead (610-348-0499) to arrange for pickup.

last updated:  12-4-2006

Directions to the Summer Cookout:
From the north: Take Route 1 South past Princeton, through West Windsor, and into Lawrenceville (just like you were going to the Mercer County Library in Lawrenceville for an Assembly). South of the Interstate 95/295 junction, get in the right-hand lane. South of the Franklin Corner Rd traffic light, Route 1 splits in two. Take the right-hand fork (aka Business Route 1) south past the Darrah Lane traffic light (waving to the Library on your right as you go past). About a mile and a half south on Business Route 1 (past the Lawrenceville Shopping Center), you’ll see Womanspace across the highway. Turn left onto Trumbull Ave (if you pass the Burger King on your right, you’ve gone too far; continue to the end of Business Route 1 and go all the way around the traffic circle back onto Business Route 1 north; turn right onto Trumbull). Number 717 is on your right. Park on Trumbull or on Ohio Avenue at the end of Trumbull.

From the south: Take Route 295 north all the way round Trenton to the Route 1 South exit; follow the above directions.

From Pennsylvania: Take Route 95 north into New Jersey to the Route 1 South exit; follow the above directions.


Directions to the Greene Grove Picnic Area,

Washington Crossing State Park

(Titusville, NJ)

From New Jersey Turnpike (North or South): Take Exit 7A (Route 195 exit). Follow 195 West until it becoms Route 295 (don't get off! After Exit 2, 195 becomes 295). Stay on 295 North until it turns into 95 South (confusing, huh? Welcome to New Jersey!).
Get off at Exit 1 (Route 29). Take Route 29 North towards Lambertvielle for approximately 4­5 miles. Turn right onto Route 546 (Washington Crossing­Pennington Road). The Park entrance is about 1/2 mile on the left. Stop at the entrance booth to pay the $4 fee. Green Grove is straight back about 1/4 miles. Follow the signs.
From Eastern New Jersey/Shore Area: Take Route 195 West until it connects with Route 295. Follow the above directions.

From Pennsylvania: Take Route 95 north. Immediately after crossing the Trenton over the Scudder Falls Bridge, get off at Exit 1 (Route 29). Follow the above directions.

From Central/Western New Jersey: Take Route 202 South (past the Flemington Circle in Hunterdon County) to Route 29 (Lambertville/Stockgon exit-the last exit before the toll bridge to Pennsylvania). Make a left onto Route 29 south. Turn left at the third traffic light onto Route 546. The Park entrance is about 1/2 mile on the left. 


Updated: February, 2008


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