FUND-RAISERS Today •
Friday
• Fish fry
, sponsored by St. Stan’s HSA, 4-7 p.m., in the school cafeteria, 221 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville. Takeouts available. Flounder dinner prices: $8, adults; $5, children. Homemade haluski, macaroni and cheese, mozzarella sticks also available. Limited tickets available at the door. Call John at (732) 254-1120.
• Fish fry
, sponsored by the Presbyterian Women of the First Presbyterian Church, Sayreville, at the church, 172 Main St. Takeout orders at 4:30 p.m.; dinner seating at 5 p.m. Tickets: $10, adults; $5, children under age 12. Call (732) 605-1205 or (732) 257-9060.
Fridays through April 21
• Fish fry
, sponsored by Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180, 5-8 p.m., at the lodge home, 74 W. Railroad Ave. Fresh fish. Takeout orders available. (732) 521-2180.
• Lenten fish dinners
, sponsored by St. James Knights of Columbus Council No. 6336, 5-8 p.m., at the council home, 83 Lincoln Ave., Jamesburg. Fresh fish and pasta dinners, soup and salad bar, dessert table. Takeouts available. (732) 521-3366.
Saturday
• "Spring Craft Show," sponsored by St. Thomas the Apostle HSA, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the school auditorium, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. Bake sale, 50/50, refreshments. Admission is free. Call (732) 251-0265 or (732) 723-1549.
• The American Cancer
Society (ACS) will benefit from the box office sales of a special performance of Godspell presented by the Sayreville Main Street Theatre Company, 3 p.m., at the Step-Inn Ballroom, MacArthur Avenue, Sayreville. Discounted admission tickets sold only through the ACS: $15, including show, dessert, beverage. Call Bill Delaney at (732) 828-1800, Ext. 197.
• "Blini Dinner,"
sponsored by St. Euphrosynia Church, South River, 4-8 p.m., at the Belarusian-American Community Center, South Whitehead Avenue, South River. Belarusian pancakes, sausages, ribs and gravy, blintzes. Takeout orders available. (732) 254-9594.
• "St. Patrick’s Day
Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner and Dance," sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4589 and its Ladies Auxiliary, 7 p.m. to midnight, at the post home, 33 Daniel Road, Spotswood. Donation: $15, refreshments included. (732) 251-9862 after 3:30 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday
• Juried craft show, sponsored by the Cranbury Education Foundation, in cooperation with the Cranbury Arts Council, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, at Cranbury School, Main Street. Clothing, jewelry, pottery, home furnishings, toys, folk art by artisans from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York. Admission: $4, adults; $1, children. Supervised children’s center, prize drawings, lunch, refreshments. Proceeds will be used to renovate a classroom for use as a community room. (609) 395-1700, Ext. 411.
Sunday
• Harlem Wizards
vs. the South River "River Rats" basketball game, sponsored by the PTAs of the South River elementary, middle and high schools, 7 p.m., in the high school gym, Montgomery Street. Tickets: adults, $7 in advance, $8 at the door; students ages 12 and under, $6 in advance, $7 at the door; free of charge to children ages 4 and under. Refreshments available. Call Debbie Geesey at (732) 390-8202, Debbie Cseh at (732) 254-3758 or Joann Devlin at (732) 613-4073, Ext. 7256.
• "St. Patrick’s Day
and St. Joseph’s Day Dinner," sponsored by American Legion Post No. 214, 2-6 p.m., at the post home, Whitehead Avenue, South River. Choice of corned beef or ham and trimmings. Cost: $8, adults; $4, children under age 10. (732) 257-5865.
Monday
• Snapple caps collection, sponsored by Old Bridge High School Project Graduation. Residents are urged to bring in the caps after 7 p.m. to the television studio at the high school east campus, Route 516. Individuals who attend the 7:30 p.m. Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) meeting at the school may bring the caps with them at that time.
Monday through March 19
• "Bargain Book Sale,"
sponsored by the East Brunswick Friends of the Library, beginning at 7 p.m. on Monday, 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday-March 18, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 19, at the J.C. Penney court, Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18, East Brunswick. Discount prices on more than 50,000 books in hardcover and paperback, large-print, rare and collectible works; videocassettes; video games, books on tape; audiocassettes; CDs; computer software. Free puppet shows by the Library Puppeteers at 7 and 7:30 p.m. on March 15 and 16. A $1 admission charge on the first night only; current Friends members admitted free of charge. Proceeds benefit the East Brunswick Friends of the Library fund-raising efforts. (732) 390-6783 or (732) 390-6950.
Next Wednesday
• "Millennium Fashions" show, sponsored by the Sisterhood of Congregation Beth Ohr, Old Bridge, 6:45 p.m., at the Grand Marquis, Route 9, Old Bridge. Donation: $36, includes dinner, fashion show, door prize raffle ticket. Call Lee at (732) 679-3660 or Cheryl at (732) 360-1072.