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New Jersey Blood Services will conduct a blood drive from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Jan. 27 atNativity ofOur Lord Church, 185 Applegarth Road, Monroe. Donors must be at least 17 years of age (17-year-olds need a parent's permission letter), weigh at least 110 pounds andmay not have donated blood within the last 56 days. More ... East Brunswick Hadassah will present a Peace-Treaty Poker event at 8 p.m. on Feb. 23 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center, 511 Ryders Lane. Peace-Treaty Poker is a fast-paced game in which each hand is played against a different pair of players. More ... Aprogramtitled "Basic Backpacking" is planned for 1 p.m. on Jan. 27 at Cheesequake State Park, Route 34, Old Bridge. Individuals ages 10 and up are welcome to attend. The event is free of charge. For more information, call (732) 566- 3208. More ... The next meeting of the Chug Ivrit club for intermediate and advanced Hebrew speakers will take place at 11 a.m. on Jan. 27 at a private home in the Highland Park/Edison area. Chug Ivrit is sponsored by the Raritan Valley Chapter of Hadassah. Meetings are free of charge and open to the public. Men and women are invited. Membership in Hadassah is not required. More ... Our Lady of Lourdes School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will hold registration for new students in prekindergarten-eighth grade from 8:30 a.m. to noon and 6-8 p.m. on Feb. 5. Children must be 3 years old by Oct. 31, 2008, to enroll in the prekindergarten 3- year-old program. To enroll in the prekindergarten 4-year-old program, youngsters must turn 4 by Oct. 31. More ... The South River Elementary School Drama Club will present its production of "Alice of Wonderland" at 7 p.m. on Jan. 25 and 26 in the cafetorium at the school, Johnson Place. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets cost $3 for children and senior citizens, $5 for adults. Refreshments will be sold prior to the show and during intermission. More ... The Immaculate Conception Columbiettes of Spotswood Knights of Columbus Council No. 4907 will sponsor its annual Wine Tasting fundraiser from 7-10 p.m. on Feb. 2 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Crescent Avenue, Spotswood. Donation is $10 at the door and includes wine, cheese, crackers, fruit and coffee. Proceeds will benefit the Spotswood 100th Anniversary Celebration. More ... As part of its celebration of Catholic Schools Week, Our Lady of Lourdes School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will host open houses from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 27 and 9- 11 a.m. and 6:30-8 p.m. on Jan. 28. School tours will be offered, and registration packets for prekindergarten-eighth grades will be available. The Jan. More ... The borough of Helmetta, in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Radon Program, has designated January as Radon Action Month in the borough. In announcing the program, Helmetta Mayor Nancy Martin said, "Radon is a serious health risk. More ... East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370 will sponsor a Fabulous '50s Festival from 7 p.m. to midnight on Feb. 16 at the lodge, Oakmont Avenue. Snow date is March 2. The fundraiser will star Bill Turner and the Blue Smoke Band, with Joe Inacio as Elvis. A buffet, tap beer, wine and soda will be provided. More ... East Brunswick Hadassah will offer a gift-wrapping service fromFeb. 8-14 during regular mall hours at the Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18, East Brunswick. The charity gift wrap will benefit all Hadassah projects, including medical research for a breast-cancer cure. More ... Jan. 25 • Casino Night, sponsored by the Old Bridge Education Foundation (OBEF), 7-11 p.m., at Sunny Palace, Route 18, East Brunswick. More than $5,000 in prizes; cash bar; hors d'oeuvres. Tickets cost $30 each, $50 a pair; includes $25 per person in free chips. More ... The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., will sponsor a blood drive from 4-7:30 p.m. on Jan. 24. The Blood Center of New Jersey will conduct the drive.Abloodmobile will be on location in the library parking lot. All donors will receive a $15 gas card as a thank-you gift. Free cholesterol screenings also will be provided. Proper identification must be presented. More ... New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS) will sponsor a blood drive from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 26 at Brunswick Square Mall, East Brunswick. Donors will receive a $20 Simon Gift Card. Participants are invited to stop by the NJBS bloodmobile in the Route 18 mall parking lot to donate. More ... An SAT prep course for high school juniors will be offered at East Brunswick High School (EBHS), Cranbury Road, beginning Feb 4. Sessions are open to all East Brunswick residents. For more information and to register, log on to www.ebnet.org and click on Community Programs, or call (732) 613-6982. More ... Veterans of ForeignWars Post No. 1451 will hold a Spaghetti Dinner from 3-7 p.m. on Feb. 2 at the post home, 31 Reid St., South River. The menu will include spaghetti, meatballs, sausage, salad, bread, cof- fee, tea, soda and dessert. More ... South River Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1451, Reid Street, will be the setting for a National Wrestling Superstars Show set for 7:45 p.m. on Jan. 25. Proceeds will benefit the New Jersey Special Olympics Polar Bear Plunge. More ... The East Brunswick Police Department (EBPD) is accepting applications for its second Citizen Police Academy, planned for 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Feb. 21-May 22. A graduation ceremony will take place on May 22. The citizen academy is open to East Brunswick residents and business owners/operators, 18 years of age or older. More ... Artists are sought for the first JamesburgArt Exhibition and Sale, sponsored by the Jamesburg Public Library/Cultural Center, in conjunction with The Artisan Framer, Jamesburg. The juried show will be held from March 2-30 at the Jamesburg Public Library, Gatzmer Avenue. More ... The I.L. Peretz Secular Jewish Community will offer its next program, "Perceptions of Iranian Jews," at 8 p.m. on Feb. 1 at the Rutgers Labor Education Center, Ryders Lane, New Brunswick. Presenter will be Dr. Paul Sprachman, vice director of the Center for Middle-Eastern Studies and professor of Persian language at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. More ... The Altar Rosary Society of St. Bartholomew's Church, Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, will hold its annual Night of Recollection on Feb. 7 at the church. The Rev. Robert B. Kolakowski will preside over the event. A spiritual service is set for 6 p.m. Mass will begin at 7 p.m. A Lenten Supper ($5 per person, by reservation only) will follow in the church hall. More ... The Monroe Township High School (MTHS) Footlights Club will stage Neil Simon's "London Suite" at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 24, 25 and 26 in the auditorium at the high school, 1629 Perrineville Road. The play tells the stories of five different groups of characters who check into a hotel in London over the course of a year. More ... The Spring 2008 East Brunswick Adult and Community Education Program catalog, soon to be mailed to East Brunswick residents, also is available by logging on to www.ebnet.org and clicking on Community Programs, then Spring Catalog. Information on registration will be offered. More ... The Jamesburg Public Library Adult Book Club now meets at 11 a.m. on the first Monday of the month at the library, Gatzmer Avenue. Topic for the Feb. 4 discussion will be "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingslover. Several copies of the book are on hand at the library. More ... Monroe Girl Scout Cadette Troop No. 80330 will hold a Cookie Booth Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 26 at Stop and Shop, Perrineville Road, Monroe. Proceeds will be used to help fund an upcoming Scout trip to Washington, D.C. More ... Villagers Theatre, a nonprofit center for the performing and cultural arts, will stage "Little Women: The Musical" at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays, Feb. 1-24, at Villagers Theatre, 415 Demott Lane, Somerset section of Franklin. More ... Our Lady of Victories School Alumni Association, Sayreville, is holding a tuition raffle. The winner, who will be chosen on Feb. 15, will receive a $3,000 tuition payment to OLV grammar school or high school or to the college/university of his or her choice. Tuition may be used for the 2007- 08 or 2008-09 academic years. Tickets cost $25 each. More ... The Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge Auxiliary will sponsor a fundraising Socks Sale from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 25 in Auxiliary Hall C, lower level of the Medical Arts Building, adjacent to the hospital's Old Bridge division, off Ferry Road, between routes 9 and 18. More ... |
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