• A Kristallnacht commemoration will be sponsored by the Second Generation at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Marlboro Jewish Center, School Road West. Guest speaker will be Walter Schwartz, a Jewish War veteran and a member of the Monmouth County Human Relations Commission. Details: (732) 972-0259.
• Blood drives will be conducted by Central Jersey Blood Center at three Freehold Township sites: from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at CentraState Medical Center, West Main Street, Freehold Township, in the cafeteria end room; from 6-9 p.m. Nov. 16 at CentraState’s bloodmobile in the physicians’ parking lot; from 6:30-9 p.m. Nov. 9 at Independent Fire Company No. 1, Siloam Road (Route 527) and Route 537; and from 6-9 p.m. Nov. 15 at East Freehold Fire Company, East Freehold Road.
• A Holiday Bazaar featuring crafts, gift baskets, new and used table and baked goods will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 11 at West Farms United Methodist Church, 153 Casino Drive, Farmingdale. A light lunch will be available.
• Holiday craft fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 11 at Bayshore Health Care Center, 715 N. Beers St., Holmdel. There will be handcrafted items, "trash and treasure" and baked goods. Details: (732) 739-9000, ext. 8227.
• Garden State Horror Writers will meet at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. Linda Addison, poet and short story writer, will be the guest speaker at noon. Details: (732) 651-0189.
• Young Widows/Widowers Social Group will meet for dinner and music at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at La Chitarra, Route 35, Middletown; call Dayle, (732) 870-9310. The group is planning a dinner-theater trip for Nov. 18 to see Gaslight at the Clarksburg Inn, Millstone. Call Jaki, (732) 870-1886.
• Colts Neck Sport and Vintage Card, Starting Lineup, Collectible, Pokémon and Beanie Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 12 at Colts Neck Firehouse No. 2, Conover Road. Admission is free. Details: (732) 946-9620.
• Moms Club of Freehold will meet for breakfast at 10 a.m. Nov. 13 at the Empire Diner, Route 9, Freehold Township; the Walking Club will meet at 9:15 a.m. Nov. 14 at Freehold Raceway Mall; a "Hoot and Howl Dinner" will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 15; Mom’s Night Out is set for Nov. 16; and a children’s sing-along will be held at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 17 at Barnes & Noble, Freehold Township.
• Cecilian Music Club will hold its annual Fall Student Showcase at 2 p.m. Nov. 12 at Freehold Music Center, Route 9, Freehold Township. The concert is free and open to the public.
• "Tracking: Hands On," a three-part workshop on how to create a family budget, will be offered from 7-9 p.m. Nov. 14 and 21 at Garden State Consumer Credit Counseling, 225 Willowbrook Road, Freehold Township. There is no charge, but reservations are required. Details: Diane (800) 772-4557, ext. 406.
• Deep Cut Orchid Society will meet at 7:15 p.m. Nov. 14 at Colts Neck Firehouse No. 2, Conover Road. Guest speaker Tom Purviance will speak on intergeneric oncidiums; there will also be a show table of flowering orchids. All are welcome to attend. Details: (732) 222-1436.
• La Leche League will meet at 8 p.m. Dec. 14 at First United Methodist Church, 91 W. Main St., Freehold. New mothers are welcome to bring their babies. Details: Jeanne, (732) 462-3781, Bonnie, (732) 303-1785, or Lenore, (732) 446-8901.
• National Council of Jewish Women, Central Jersey section, will meet at noon Nov. 15 at Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. The program will discuss how the Jewish people have influenced American music. Refreshments will be served. Details: (732) 566-8148.
• A gift auction will be sponsored by the Women’s Auxiliary of Freehold Elks Lodge No. 1454 Nov. 15 at the lodge, 73 E. Main St., Freehold; doors will open at 6 p.m. and the sale will begin at 8 p.m. Refreshments will be available. Details: (732) 462-2647.
• A pasta dinner will be sponsored by Marlboro Mustang Pop Warner from 6-11 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Morganville Volunteer Firehouse, Tennent Road. Admission is $10 per person. All proceeds will benefit 8-year-old Sal Malvasi, a fourth-grader at Frank Defino Central School. Call Linda Adams, (732) 946-8423.

