• Howell Historical Society will have a speaker from the Manasquan Reservoir at 8 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Howell Township municipal building on Preventorium Road. Attendees will learn what’s available at the reservoir. Details: (732) 919-7036.
• Social Ballroom Dancing is held at the Jackson Community Center on the last Friday of every month. The next dances are scheduled for Sept. 26 and Oct. 31. The $5 donation includes a dance lesson at 7 p.m. followed by general dancing from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Music provided by DJ Rod. All ages are welcome. Free refreshments. Jackets preferred. Details: (732) 928-2313.
• Flea market and mum sale sponsored by the New Egypt Elks Lodge No. 2457, 105 Lakewood Road, New Egypt, Sept. 27, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors are needed. The fee is $8 per space if you bring your own table. A limited number of tables are available for $5 each. Details (609) 758-8700 or 758-5259.
• Young at Heart will help celebrate National Adult Day Services Week, through Sept. 27. Displays and information are available at Ocean County Mall, Toms River; Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Township; and Monmouth Mall, Eatontown.
• Multiple Sclerosis Support Group will begin Sept. 27 and continue on the fourth Saturday of each month through May, 2004. Meetings are held from 1 to 3 p.m. at Epiphany Church, 615 Thiele Road, Brick. The group is open to all persons with MS and anyone involved with a person with MS. Details: (732) 920-3641.
• "Granny’s Attic and Bake Sale," sponsored by the Faith Circle of Jackson United Methodist Church, Sept. 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Oak Tree Mobile Home Park’s Recreation Hall off Diamond Road, Jackson. Details: (732) 928-9172.
• A Roast Beef Dinner will be held at the First Baptist Church, 240 First Street, Lakewood, Sept. 28, from 12:30-2 p.m. Donation of $8 for adults and $4 for children under 10 years old includes beverages and desserts as well as dinner. Baked goods will be on sale. All are invited without reservations. Details: (732) 657-8972 or (732) 657-7938.
• A Fall Plant Swap and Garden Fair will be held at the Jackson Library, 2 Jackson Drive, Sept. 30. Plants to swap must be brought to the library between 4-7 p.m.. The swap will take place 8-8:30 p.m. The swap is co-sponsored by the library and the Green Thumb Garden Club. Demonstrations, refreshments. Register: (732) 928-4400.
• Senior Social Club, sponsored by the Lakewood Community School meets weekly at the Senior Citizen Center in the Princeton Administration Building, 655 Princeton Ave, Lakewood. They will host a breakfast for new members Oct. 1 at 10 a.m. Weekly activities available free to members include aerobics, arts and crafts, bridge, crochet, knitting, quilting, scrapbooking, art and ceramics. Details: (732) 905-3685.
• Rummage sale at First Baptist Church, First Street and Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, Oct. 3-4, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Details: (732) 363-0885.
• Gift auction sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post No. 4703, 54 Magnolia Drive, Jackson, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. Donation of $5 required. All proceeds of the auction will go to aid hospitalized veterans and their families.
• Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School, 60 Citadel Dr., Jackson, will have its yearly "Festifall" carnival Oct. 4, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. Rummage tables, games, crafts, karaoke, clown, songs and food. Tables may be reserved for $10 each. Call: (732) 367-2031.
• Jersey Shore Doll Club will meet Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the municipal building on Washington Street in Toms River. New members are welcome. Details: (732) 506-0719 or (732) 270-0113.
• A Walking Club Program will be conducted by the Ocean County Depart-ment of Parks and Recreation at the Ocean County Park, Route 88. The club, which is designed for all ages, will be held on Wednesdays Oct. 8-29 at 11 a.m. Participants should meet at the TennisPro Shop. The fee is $10 for the season and incudes a luncheon social on Oct. 29. Register in advance at (877) OCParks.
• Eighth Annual Craft Show hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary to Laurelton Fire Company No. 1, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Laurelton Fire House, Route 88 west and Olden Street, Brick. Details: (732) 458-7095.
• New Egypt Elks, 105 Lakewood Road, Plumsted, will sponsor a Fish Fry Oct. 17 from 6-8 p.m. The cost per person is $4 for ages 5-9, $8 for ages 10 through adult, and free for children under 4. Take out will be available as well as salad. Details: (609) 758-8700.
• The League of Women Voters of Ocean County will meet 10:30 a.m. Oct. 18 at the Ocean County Library, Washington Street, Toms River. The speaker will be Robert Giles, executive supervisor of the Ocean County Board of Elections. The public is welcome. Details: (732) 244-2596.
• The Monmouth County Chapter No. 411 of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) meets on the third Tuesday of every month (except July and December). The next membership meeting will be at 1 p.m. Oct. 19 in the Community Center on Locust Avenue in West Long Branch. All currently active and former federal employees and their spouses are eligible to attend. Refreshments will be served. Details: (732) 431-5264 .