VERONICA YANKOWSKI Harriet Cook prepares to clean up Riverside Gardens Park, Front Street, Red Bank, on Saturday morning.
The class of 1963 at Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls, the first class to graduate from the school, is holding a 40th reunion at 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Italian American Memorial Association (IAMA) in Long Branch. Betty Hill Child, who is organizing the celebration with Linda Marceau Morgan, said they had been talking for some time of having a reunion.
"We said this year, we have to do it," she said.
To make reservations or for more information, call Bill Barnshaw at (732) 544-8454, or Jimmy Siciliano, (732) 222-1572.
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CHRIS KELLY ASA Demo Team member Matt Wilhelm (above), of Chicago, freestyles for the crowd at Monmouth Park’s Family Funday Sunday.
Sickles Market in Little Silver is hosting its fourth annual "blues" festival, in celebration of the blueberry, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday.
Sickles, 1 Harrison Ave. just off Rumson Road, noted that the state of New Jersey is the second-largest blueberry producing state in the country, producing more than 40 million pounds of cultivated blueberries each year.
Activities for children at the festival include the "Bee Lady" with her beehive from noon to 2 p.m., blue face painting from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., and a blueberry pie-eating contest for kids at noon and 2 p.m. Sickles employees will compete in the annual employee blueberry pie-eating contest at 4 p.m.
There also will be blues music by Holly Baines and Sauce from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and by Barbara King from 2-5 p.m.
CHRIS KELLY Padraig Brennan, 2, (r) of Spring Lake Heights wears a balloon hat at Monmouth Park’s Family Funday.
Sickles will offer special prices on blue food — blueberries, blue potatoes, blue cheese and blueberry pies, tarts and muffins — and blue plants, flowers and gift items. For more information, call Sickles Market at (732) 741-9563.
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The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), based in Shrewsbury, is seeking volunteers to answer phones and help out behind the scenes at this year’s Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, airing on WWOR UPN 9 on Sunday, Aug. 31, and Monday, Sept. 1. The telethon raises funds to support the MDA’s program of worldwide research, public health education, and services for people affected by any of more than 40 neuromuscular diseases. To volunteer, contact the local MDA office at (732) 389-0855.
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The Monmouth Civic Chorus, based in Red Bank, has invited all singers to join in a Summer Sing of great opera choruses. Come sing favorite selections from some of the world’s most beautiful operas at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 4 at Rumson Presbyterian Church, 4 East River Road. The $5 admission fee includes refreshments. Opera anthology scores will be available on loan. For more information, call the Chorus at (732) 933-9333.
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To help fight cerebral palsy and have a good time, head for the Windansea Tiki Bar at 56 Shrewsbury Ave. in Highlands Saturday, Aug. 23, for an afternoon of live music. David Miller & Jampact will provide music from noon to 4 p.m. For tickets, call Connie at (732) 651-6391, or the Windansea at (732) 872-2266, and ask for Lisa. A donation of $25 is requested.
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Red Bank’s 49th Annual Sidewalk Sale will take place July 25, 26 and 27 with approximately 100 participating retailers and real bargains to be had. Look for clearance items and bargains at apparel shops, vintage stores, craft and gift shops, book stores, salons, jewelers, and galleries. Sidewalk sale tables festooned in colorful tablecloths will be set up throughout downtown, including Broad, Monmouth, White, Front, Mechanic and Wallace streets and English Plaza.
Hours are: Friday, July 25, and Saturday, July 26, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, July 27, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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If you shop the sidewalk sales on July 26, stick around for Street Life and enjoy the bonus of live music from 7 – 10 p.m. as five musical acts perform throughout town:
Jim Pellegrino Trio will perform at Red Bank Sleep Shoppe, 25 Broad St.; Bourbon Street Band at The Dublin House Courtyard, 30 Monmouth St.; Sonny Kenn at The Pepper Shack, 16 White St.; Tonemasters at the Red Bank Train Station; and Short Stop at Häagen-Dazs, 90 Broad St.
The Red Bank Sidewalk Sale is produced by Red Bank RiverCenter, the downtown business alliance.
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A benefit for the David Christopher Miller Cerebral Palsy Fund will be held Aug. 23, noon to 4 p.m., at The Windansea Tiki Bar, 56 Shrewsbury Ave., Highlands. The event will feature live music by David Miller & Jampact. Admission is a $25 donation to the fund, which benefits victims of cerebral palsy. For tickets, call Connie at (732) 651-6391 or Lisa at Windansea at (732) 872-2266.
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Five students graduated from Dorothy B. Hersh High School, a fully accredited high school operated by the Arc of Monmouth for students ages 14-21 with developmental disabilities. The Arc of Monmouth also held its annual membership meeting recently at the Arc Center on Wayside Road, Tinton Falls. Incoming elected officials are Rhona Levy, Point Pleasant Beach, president of the board; Philip Fina, Middletown, first vice president; Richard Kammerer, second vice president; Richard Harter, Cream Ridge, secretary; Robert Gura, Rumson, treasurer; Theodore Stieve, Fair Haven, assistant secretary; and D. Roderick Webster, Little Silver, assistant treasurer. Randall B. Smith, Middletown, is immediate past president.
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The Source, Red Bank Regional High School’s Youth Services Program, received a $13,000 grant from The United Way of Monmouth County. The funding will go toward mental health services, academic support, and recreation.
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Toilet-trained 3- and 4-year-olds are being sought for participation in Red Bank Regional High School’s Preschool Lab class this fall.
Under the direction of Child Development teacher Susan Eads, high school students will supervise the children in activities such as arts and crafts, games, music, and basic sound and letter recognition.
The class is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings from 9:15 to 10:45 a.m. The fee is $25. For more information, call Susan Eads at (732) 842-8000, ext. 331.
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A Mass and Healing Service, conducted by the Rev. John Campoli, will be celebrated Monday, July 28, at 8 p.m. at Holy Cross Church, Ward Avenue in Rumson.
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The Red Bank Elks Lodge No. 233 donated $1,000 to Army Community Services at Fort Monmouth. Proceeds will benefit families of active duty soldiers.
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John Stives, who just stepped down from the Shade Tree Commission, was commended by the Borough Council for his role in making the borough the desirable community it is today. At the council’s July 7 meeting, Stives was recognized for his 39 years of service as a member of the Shade Tree Commission. He recently resigned from the commission because he was moving out of town.
"John Stives is the last of the charter members and has served the borough of Little Silver since the establishment of the Shade Tree Commission in 1964," the resolution says.
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Navesink Maritime Heritage Association, Fair Haven, will hold its fifth annual boat-building event July 18-20 during "Family Boat Building Week of 2003" sponsored by WoodenBoat Magazine, Brooklin, Maine. The event will be held at the fairgrounds of the Fair Haven Volunteer Fire Department, River Road.
The association is one of only two sites in New Jersey to participate in this event. Information can be found on the Web site, www.woodenboat.com or www.navesinkmaritime.org.
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The Art Alliance of Monmouth County, 33 Monmouth St., Red Bank, will hold a six-person show July 19-Aug. 8. An opening reception will be held July 19 from 7-10 p.m.
The show will include painter Lawrence Brown, watercolorist Jeffrey Clapp, mixed media artist Nanci Hersh, sculptor Glenn Murgacz, and photographers Donna Clapp and Ken Karlewicz.
For show hours or more information, call the gallery at (732) 936-9442.
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Aslan Youth Ministries, Red Bank, will hold a "Walk for Haiti" July 19, from 8:30-10 a.m. at Liberty Park, corner of Grand and Asbury avenues, Asbury Park. The walk is 2.5 miles along lakes, beaches and tree-lined streets. Proceeds will help send teenagers from Monmouth County to Haiti to do humanitarian projects this summer.
For more information, call Lynn Ann at (732) 741-7824.
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Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are still available for Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts’ 12th annual "Girl Scout Golf Classic," July 21 at 8:30 a.m. at Knob Hill Golf Club, Manalapan. Entry fee is $225, which covers golf carts, lunch, prizes, two "Mulligans," two "Beat the Pro" competitions, and refreshments. Proceeds benefit local Girl Scouts in Monmouth and Ocean counties.
For more information, call Nancy Cummons at (732) 938-5454, ext. 37, or go to the Web site at www.mcgirlscouts.
org.
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CPC Behavioral Healthcare, Red Bank, will hold its 39th annual summer benefit, "An Evening in Old Key West," July 25 at 7 p.m. at Hollywood Golf Club, Deal.
Honorees will be Jim Filip, owner of Doris & Ed’s Seafood Restaurant, Highlands, and Maggie Lubcke and Joe Romanowski, owners of Joe & Maggie’s Bistro, Long Branch. Each restaurant donates proceeds from gift certificate sales to the CPC Foundation.
Journal ads and sponsorships are still available for the event, which will feature a live auction, silent auction, entertainment by LaBamba and the Hubcaps, body painting, cigar rolling, a cocktail party, and gourmet dinner.
For tickets or more information, call Donna at (732) 824-2460.
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The Red Bank Public Library, 84 W. Front St., will present the Amazing Miss Helen performing magic tricks and balloon art July 29 from 10-11:30 a.m. Registration is suggested for the free event.
To register or for more information, call the library at (732) 842-0690.