Government and the Arts Highlights for Feb. 14-20

What follows is a digest of activities, events and political discussions that will occur during the week of Feb. 14-20. For more local events, visit the Lawrenceville Patch events calendar.

Monday, Feb. 14

Lawrence Township Board of Education, 7 p.m., Lawrence High School, 2525 Princeton Pike. The agenda for the meeting is available online.

Tuesday, Feb. 15

Winter Hike, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Rosedale Park, Blackwell Road, Hopewell Township. Parking Area. Free.  Sponsored by Mercer County. For more information, send an email to: jrogers@mercercounty.org.

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Lawrence Township Council, 7 p.m., Municipal Building, 2207 Lawrence Rd. The agenda for the meeting is available online.

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, League of Women Voters, 7 p.m., Conant Hall, Educational Testing Service, 660 Rosedale Road, Lawrence. Discussion of upcoming legislative redistricting sponsored by area League chapters.

Wednesday, Feb. 16

Homecare and Hospice Medicare Benefits Information, 10:30 a.m., Mercer County County Connection, Route 33 at Paxson Avenue, Hamilton. Care-giving discussion by the Visiting Nurse Association of Mercer County.

Thursday, Feb. 17

Planning for Incapacity, 10-11:30 a.m., Mercer County County Connection, Route 33 at Paxson Avenue, Hamilton. Estate planning in case you are physically or mentally unable to care for yourself.

Friday, Feb. 18

Meditation Circle, 2:30-2:30 p.m., Mercer County Library, Lawrence Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike (Business Route 1). Join Reference Librarian Ann Kerr and reduce stress using meditation. Light stretching at the beginning of the meditation hour will relax your muscles and allow you to be more comfortable and focused.

Saturday, Feb. 19

Winter Kitchen, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Howell Living History Farm, Valley Road off Route 29, Titusville (Hopewell Township).

Sunday, Feb. 20

Poetry reading, 2 p.m., South Brunswick Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. Anthony Buccino and David Crews read as part of the fifth season of the poetry readings at the library. Open reading to follow feature readers. Admission is free, but a donation of a nonperishable food item is requested.