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      Bulletin Board April 8, 2010  RSS feed
      4-H seeks donations for Clothing Drive
            The Middlesex County 4-H Association will hold its annual Clothing Drive 7-9 p.m. April 7 and 8 and 5-8:30 p.m. April 14 at the 4-H Center, 645 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick.
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      Interactive ‘mind’ show set at library
            Teens are invited to test the powers of their minds at “Phenomenon,” an interactive show set for 11 a.m. April 10 at the South River Public Library, Appleby Avenue.
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      Singer, ventriloquist to perform in Monroe
            The Greenbriar at Whittingham adult community, Monroe, will present singer Tony B in a performance set for April 11 at the Richard P. Marasco Performing Arts Center, Monroe Township High School, Perrineville Road. Opening act will be ventriloquist Gary Willner. Tony B will offer songs of Bobby Darin, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and others.
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      Artists sought for E.B. Fine Arts Festival
            The township of East Brunswick, Division of Recreation and Community Services and the East Brunswick Arts Commission will sponsor the eighth annual Fine Arts Festival, an outdoor juried show and sale of fine art and crafts, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. June 5 around the pond at the East Brunswick municipal complex, Jean Walling Civic Center, Ryders Lane. Rain date is June 6.
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      Bariatric weight-loss group slates meeting
            Raritan Bay Medical Center will sponsor a Bariatric Weight-Loss Support Group meeting 6:30-8 p.m. April 15 in Centennial Hall at the hospital’s Perth Amboy division, 530 New Brunswick Ave.
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      EBJC youth group will stage ‘Annie’
            The USY/Kadima Youth group of the East Brunswick Jewish Center (EBJC), 511 Ryders Lane, will present “Annie” at 9 p.m. April 17 and 3 p.m. April 18. Tickets, which cost $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and children under age 13, may be purchased in advance or at the door. For more information, call 732-257-7070.
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      Church will host Earth Day Celebration
            In celebration of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Trinity Presbyterian Church, 367 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, will sponsor a community-fellowship event at 5 p.m. April 18 in the church hall.
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      Church will observe Divine Mercy Sunday
            Divine Mercy Sunday will be celebrated with special devotions beginning at 2 p.m. April 11 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Manalapan Road, Spotswood.
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      Technology to be focus at SEPTA event
            The East Brunswick Special Education PTA (SEPTA) will hold its next monthly meeting at 7:15 p.m. April 12 in the meeting room at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center.
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      Event to raise funds for 9/11 memorial
            The New Jersey 9/11 Memorial Foundation will hold a Night of Comedy fundraiser featuring a show, dinner and a silent auction, April 10 at the Primetime Comedy Club, 960 Route 9 south, Sayreville. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. A buffet dinner will be served 6-7:15 p.m. The comedy show will begin at 8 p.m.
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      Alborada schedules gala and fundraiser
            The Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre, Old Bridge, will host La Noche de Lunares (Night of Polka Dots), the company’s sixth annual gala and fundraiser, 4-9 p.m. April 18 at Ria Mar Restaurant, 25 Whitehead Ave., South River.
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      Tickets available for Partner in Excellence
            The East Brunswick Education Foundation (EBEF) will sponsor its annual Partner in Excellence Dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. April 14 at The Pines Manor, Edison. Honorees will be educators Carlotta Miller and JoAnn Yonchiuk, and Larry Solomon and Sherri Moskowitz of Inner- Workings (Corporate Edge).
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      Tickets available for legion Comedy Night
            Sons of the American Legion, American Legion Post No. 25, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown, will host an Adult Comedy Night April 24. A hot buffet will be served 5:30-7:30 p.m. The show will begin at 8:30 p.m. The event will feature Otto and George and two additional comedians. There will be a cash bar. Donation is $35 per person; guests must be age 21 or older to attend.
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      Craft Fair slated for April 18 at Brookside
            The Barclay Brook/Brookside PTA will host a Craft Fair 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 18 in the gym at Brookside School, 370 Buckelew Ave., Monroe.
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      Alzheimer’s benefit planned at legion
            American Legion Post No. 25, 4 JFK Blvd., Milltown, will hold a fundraiser to benefit Alzheimer’s disease noon-3 p.m. April 10. Cost for the event’s luncheon buffet is $25 for adults, $20 for seniors above age 60, $15 for children. There also will be a cash bar.
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      Car wash to aid Monroe Falcons
            The Monroe Falcon football team will hold a fundraising car wash 8 a.m.-1 p.m. April 10 at Monroe Township High School, Perrineville Road. Cost is $5 per car.
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      Hungarian singer to appear at event
            An Organ Restoration Fundraiser Dinner and Entertainment, featuring vocalist Tunde Csonka, is set for 5 p.m. April 10 at Magyar Reformed Church Center, corner of Fayette Street and Kirkland Place, Perth Amboy. The event will include a program of Hungarian operetta and nostalgia songs and tunes from Broadway musicals.
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      Community invited to dance to the oldies
            A Rock ’n’ Roll Oldies Dance is set for 8-11 p.m. April 16 at Knights of Columbus No. 4815 Council Hall, 61 Pine St., Old Bridge. The event will feature music by a DJ. Admission is $9 per person and includes coffee, cake, soda and desserts. For more information, call 732-251- 0970.
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      Tickets on sale for Holy Name dinner
            St. Stan’s Holy Name Society will sponsor a sit-down Roasted Half-Chicken Dinner 5-9 p.m. April 23 at St. Stanislaus Kostka School, MacArthur Avenue, Sayreville. The menu will include chicken, a baked potato, string beans, garden salad, dessert, soft drinks, milk, coffee, tea, beer and wine.
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      Earth Day at EARTH Center April 22
            Middlesex County’s Office of the Rutgers Cooperative Extension will celebrate Earth Day 4-7 p.m. April 22 at Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick.
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      ‘Children of the Holocaust’ April 12
            “Children of the Holocaust: Then and Now” will be presented April 12 at Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, 222 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick. The exhibit begins at 6 p.m. and the program, featuring speaker Judith Vogel of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Department at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, will begin at 7:15 p.m. For more information, call 732-432-7711, ext. 23.
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      Rain barrel workshop April 17, 29 at park
            The Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will present a “Build a Rain Barrel” workshop at the EARTH Center in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave, South Brunswick. Registration for the 11 a.m. April 17 workshop is due by April 14. Registration for the 6:30 p.m. April 29 workshop is due by April 26.
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      Miniature-golf event to aid youth mission
            The youth group of St. Paul’s Church will host a Miniature Golf fundraiser noon-8 p.m. April 17 at the basketball courts at Milltown Borough Park (past Major League Field), Violet Terrace. Rain date is April 24. The event will help raise money to finance the group’s upcoming mission trip to Raleigh, N.C.
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      Diabetes group to gather at hospital
            The Raritan Bay Medical Center Marion Tanzman Diabetes Center will sponsor a free diabetes support group meeting 7-8:30 p.m. April 14 in Auxiliary Hall B and C, lower level of the Old Bridge Medical Arts Building, adjacent to the medical center, off Ferry Road, between routes 9 and 18. Individuals coping with the disease are invited to attend with a spouse or caregiver.
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      Blessing of the Bikes coming to St. George’s
            The annual Blessing of the Bikes is planned for April 25 at St. George’s Anglican Church, 56 Main St., Helmetta. Coffee and doughnuts will accompany registration, which is set to begin at 10 a.m. The event will feature vendors, food and music by Off White Trash. More than 135 bikes are expected.
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      Farm Fair scheduled for April 10 at library
            The Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, will hold a Farm Fair 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. April 10. The event will feature lectures, demonstrations and more. All family members are invited to attend. With the exception of the plant exchange, all events are ticketed. Free tickets are available at the library welcome desk. A variety of events are scheduled throughout the day.
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      Auxiliary to sponsor April 18 Psychic Fair
            Spotswood Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4589 Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor a Psychic Fair 1-5 p.m. April 18 at the post home, 33 Daniel Road.
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      Pancake Breakfast on menu at church
            The Youth Group of the First Reformed Church, 40 Thomas St., South River, will host a Pancake Breakfast 8:30-11 a.m. April 17. The menu will include all-you-can-eat pancakes, eggs, potatoes, sausage, coffeecake, coffee, tea and juice. Cost is $7 for adults, $4 for children under age 12. Call Beth at 732-257-7014 for more information.
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      Applications available for EBHS preschool
            East Brunswick High School (EBHS) is accepting applications for its 2010-11 Preschool Education Program to be held at the high school, Cranbury Road. Applications and more information are available by logging on to www.ebnet.org.
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      Donations sought for book, media sale
            The Friends of the Monroe Township Library will hold its annual Book and Media Sale April 24-30 at the library, 4 Municipal Plaza.
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      Toastmasters to hold April 8, 22 meetings
            The Old Bridge Toastmasters Club will meet 7:15-9 p.m. April 8 and 22 at Cottrell Corners Community Church, 442 Cottrell Road, Old Bridge. The “learn-by-doing” public-speaking club is designed to improve an individual’s speaking, listening and presentation skills in a comfortable atmosphere. Participants proceed at their own pace. New members are always welcome.
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      Compost workshops April 10, 13 in S.B.
            Middlesex County will hold a free backyard composting workshop at 10 a.m. April 10 and a free vermicomposting workshop 6:30 p.m. April 13, both at the Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension EARTH Center at Davidson Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. Preregistration is required by calling 732-745-4170 or e-mailing solidwaste@co.middlesex. nj.us.
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      Quilters invited to April 12 meeting
            The Molly Pitcher Stitchers Quilt Guild will meet 7:30-9:30 p.m. April 12 at Neff Chapel, Old Tennent Church, Tennent Road, Tennent section of Manalapan. Doors will open at 7 p.m.
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      Festivities, open house on tap at Golden Rule
            The Golden Rule Christian Center at Trinity United Methodist Church, 815 Bordentown Ave., South Amboy, will hold a 10-Year Anniversary Celebration and Open House 10 a.m.- 1 p.m. April 10. For more information, call 732-721-3887.
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      County Folk Art Craft Show April 16, 17, 18
            The Country Folk Art will present its craft show with home décor and more on April 16, 17 and 18 at the N.J. Convention and Expo Center, 97 Sunfield Ave., Edison. Hours are Friday 5-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $6 with free parking. For more information, visit countryfolkart.com.
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      Artists sought for exhibit, sale at library
            The Jamesburg Public Library/Cultural Center, in conjunction with The Artisan Framer, Jamesburg, recently announced its call to artists for the third Jamesburg Art Exhibition and Sale, set for April 18-May 1 at the Jamesburg Public Library, 229 Gatzmer Ave.
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      Spaces available at Giant Flea Market
            Vendors are sought for the St. Lawrence Church Giant Spring Flea Market set for 6 a.m.-4:30 p.m. May 1 at the church, 109 Laurence Parkway, Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge. Tables cost $20 each and are available for rental inside the parish hall and outside in the church parking lot. The parish kitchen will be open during the event.
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      Auxiliary seeking vendors, crafters
            Vendors and crafters are sought for the second annual American Legion Post No. 211 Auxiliary Indoor Craft and Vendor Show set for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 24 at the post home, 240 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville. Space-rental cost is $25; approximately 12-15 spaces are still available. Flea-market dealers are not sought.
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