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Spotswood Public Library Summer Reading Club members and Summer Story Time children are invited to “Storytelling With Animal Balloon Sculpture,” presented by Currier’s Magical Mania, 11 a.m.-noon Aug. 13 at the library, 548 Main St. More ... South River will observe its second annual National Night Out with a street fair and party set for 4-9 p.m. Aug. 3 on the South River High School grounds, 11 Montgomery St. The event is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) and co-sponsored locally by the South River Police Department and the South River Municipal Alliance. More ... Auditions for the upcoming Main Street Theatre Company production of Neil Simon’s comedy “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” will be held 7-9 p.m. Aug. 2 and 3 at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. More ... Temple B’nai Shalom, Fern and Old Stage Roads, East Brunswick, is enrolling students in its religious school programs for kindergarten-12th grade. Temple membership is not required for grades K-2. More ... Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) will host a telephone town-hall meeting with central New Jersey residents beginning at 7:20 p.m. Aug 2. The one-hour meeting will provide par- ticipants with an opportunity to ask questions and share views on the issues facing New Jersey and the country — the economy, health-care reform, energy sustainability, Wall Street, college affordability, etc. More ... A presentation titled “Childhood Obesity in America: What Kids, Parents and Communities Can Do To Help Prevent It” is planned for 7 p.m. July 29 at the First Reformed Church, 40 Thomas St., South River. More ... The Spotswood Police Department, in partnership with the Spotswood Drug and Alcohol Alliance, will hold the borough’s National Night Out: America’s Night Out Against Crime, honoring hometown hero Army Spc. Michael Gonzalez, 5-8 p.m. Aug. 3 on the grounds of the Spotswood Municipal Building, Summerhill Road. Rain location will be Spotswood High School. More ... Polish National Alliance Lodge No. 1728 will sponsor an Aug. 8 bus trip to Trump Marina Casino, Atlantic City. The bus will depart at 10 a.m. from the Sayreville Borough Hall parking lot, 167 Main St. Cost is $22; the casino will provide participants with a $25 play return and a $5 food voucher. For more information or to reserve, call Eddie at 732-254-7991. More ... The Monroe Township High School cheerleaders will hold an all-day car wash beginning at 9 a.m. July 31 at the high school, Perrineville Road. Proceeds will be used for the team’s local competitions and to offset fees for supplies during the season. More ... The East Brunswick Quarterback Club Golf Tournament fundraiser will be held Aug. 11 at Gambler Ridge Golf Club, 121 Burlington Path Road, Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. Shotgun start is set for 1 p.m. A dinner and awards presentation will take place at 6 p.m. More ... East Brunswick Hadassah will sponsor a Splish-Splash Summer Bash 12:30 p.m. Aug. 3 at a private home in East Brunswick. Rain date is Aug. 8. The event will feature swimming, shopping and a catered luncheon buffet. More ... The Milltown Department of Recreation will offer several upcoming events. All trips and programs are open to borough residents and nonresidents. More ... Online and mail-in registration has begun for the fourth annual Friends and Neighbors in Action (FNA) 5K Race and Fun Walk, organized by FNA and sponsored by the North American Center for ContinuingMedical Education (NACCME), and set for Oct. 2 in Thompson Park, Monroe. More ... The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders free summer concert series will continue with performances in four county parks. All concerts are free of charge and open to the public. The upcoming schedule is as follows: More ... The Monroe Township Recreation Department will sponsor its 12th annual sandsculpting contest through Sept. 10. The competition is open to township residents who create a sand sculpture during any trip to a beach, lake, resort, campsite, etc. More ... Guests will learn how to design and create their own jewelry at a program set for 7-8 p.m. July 29 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Local jewelry designer Carole Doerr will share professional tips on the tools needed and on how to select the best supplies and basics to create necklaces, bracelets and earrings. More ... Open houses are planned for 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Aug. 2-6 at the Goddard schools of Old Bridge, 300 Belchase Court and 1480 Englishtown Road; Sayreville, 3079 Bordentown Ave.; and Spotswood, 206 Summerhill Road. More ... Vendors offering new and used merchandise and homemade crafts are sought for the Spotswood Reformed Church Flea Market and Yard Sale set for 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 28 at the church, 429 Main St. The event will be held rain or shine. Rental cost is $20 per table; $15 for vendors who provide their own table. More ... The East Brunswick Young Adult Charity Players (EBYACP) will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a production of “The Stars of Sunset Studios,” an original musical revue based on musical-theatre standards and top-40 songs, at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6 and 7 and 2 p.m. Aug. 8 at the East Brunswick Cultural Arts Center, 210 Dunhams Corner Road. More ... A “Goldbergs” show marathon is set for 6 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Jewish Congregation of Concordia, 1600 Perrineville Road, in the Concordia Shopping Center. The original television shows will be screened. Admission is $5 per person. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome. For more information, call 609-395-1952. More ... The township of Old Bridge Food Bank, in partnership with the Old Bridge YMCA, will conduct a Health- and Beauty-Aid Drive during regular business hours through Aug. 20 at the YMCA building, 1 Mannino Park. Collection bins will be set up inside the facility. Items sought include toilet paper, soap, toothpaste, feminine products, shampoo, conditioner and deodorant. More ... St. Thomas the Apostle Church, in cooperation with Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815, will hold a summer blood drive 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 7 in the parish auditorium, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. Donors must be between the ages of 17 and 75, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in reasonably good health. More ... Registration is open for the eighth annual High Speed Chase for the Cure 5K Run/3K Walk set to begin at 8 a.m. Sept. 12 at the Louis Brown Athletic Center on the Rutgers University Livingston campus, Piscataway. Proceeds will benefit The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick. More ... The International Film Festival at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will continue Aug. 1 with 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. screenings of the Austrian film “The White Ribbon,” the winner of the Palm d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2009. More ... Middlesex County’s summer theater, Plays-in-the-Park, will conclude its 48th season of musicals with a production of “Disney’s High School Musical” 8:30 p.m. Aug. 4-14 at the Stephen J. Capestro Theater in Roosevelt Park, Edison. There will be no performance Aug. 8. An audio-described performance is planned for Aug. 6 (rain date: Aug 7). More ... The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of East Brunswick and the St. Bartholomew Knights of Columbus will hold their annual Yard Sale 7 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 11 in the parking lot at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. The event will be held rain or shine. A limited amount of vendor spaces are available at a cost of $30 each. More ... The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission’s 2010 Music in the Park free summer concert series is continuing in the open-grove gazebo on the lake at Thompson Park, Monroe. The remaining schedule is as follows: • Aug. 5 — Rhythms and Roots: Latin and Soul Tunes Under the Stars, featuring Josh Robinson and his quintet; More ... The Holistic Moms Network of Middlesex County will hold a meeting 6:30-9 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Unitarian Society, 176 Tices Lane, East Brunswick. Topic will be “Lunch-Box Ideas.” Guests are invited to bring and display their reusable containers, “green” lunch boxes, reusable utensils and other items they may put in their lunch boxes. More ... Auditions for the upcoming Playhouse 22 production of “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller are set for 7 p.m. Aug. 9 and 10 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. The show will be directed by Jonathan Wierzbicki. More ... The MOMS Club of the East Brunswick Area will hold its monthly business meeting 10 a.m. Aug. 11. A representative from the East Brunswick Public Library will be on hand to provide a children’s activity. For event location and to RSVP, email ebmomsclub@ymail.com. For more information about the MOMS Club, log on to www.ebmomsclub.com. More ... The Old Bridge Alumni Path Foundation, with the support of the Old Bridge Township Board of Education, will create a commemorative engraved-brick walkway to lead the way to Lombardi Stadium. More ... The Jamesburg Elks Motorcycle Committee will sponsor its third annual Karl Cuff Memorial Bike Run Aug. 7 beginning with registration 9-11 a.m. at the Elks lodge, 74 W. Railroad Ave., and ending at the Hightstown American Legion Post, Route 130, East Windsor. Food, refreshments and entertainment will be provided at the end of the run. More ... Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe, 261 Gravel Hill Road, will host its annual Shabbat Under the Stars 6:30 p.m. Aug. 13. Couvert is $25 per person. To RSVP, call Chanie at 732-656-1616 or email chaniezak@aol.com. More ... The Hernandez Theatre Workshop Inc., in collaboration with the city of South Amboy Department of Recreation, will present the musical “Footloose” 7 p.m. July 30 and 31 and 2 p.m. Aug. 1 in the South Amboy Middle School/High School Theatre, 200 Harold G. Hoffman Plaza. Tickets cost $15 for adults, $12 for students and senior citizens. More ... For the second straight year, the 11-year-old Monroe Gold baseball team won the MTBA B Bash Tournament. Once again, the 11-yearolds got their summer travel season off to a fine start and went 4-0 to win the tournament. More ... |
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