• Holiday Craft Fair Dec. 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Burnt Tavern Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, 1049 Burnt Tavern Road. Handmade crafts, "trash and treasure" table, plants, gift auction, quilt raffle and 50/50 raffle. Proceeds to benefit the resident memorial fund and Dottie’s House for battered women. Details: (732) 840-3700.
• Holiday Auction Dec. 6 at Pioneer Hose Fire Co. No. 1, 312 Drumpoint Road, Brick. Hosted by Ladies Auxiliary. Admission $5. Food and refreshments available for purchase. Christmas items, household items, toys and much more to be auctioned. Door prizes. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Auction begins at 8 p.m. No one under 18 years old admitted. Details: (732) 477-1391.
• Multi-Cultural Club meeting, Dec. 8, 10:30 a.m. at the Brick Township Office of Senior Services 373 Adamston Road. Preregister at (732) 920-8686.
• Women’s Aglow of Brick meeting Dec. 9 at the American Legion Hall, 822 Mantoloking Road, Brick, from noon to 2 p.m. Guest speaker Gena McKenna Smith will present Springhouse Productions’ "The Christmas Angel." Women of all faiths welcome. Cost of $5 includes continental breakfast. Details: (732) 364-5062 or (732) 716-0709.
• "Christmas Cheer and Sing Along" from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at Doolan’s Restaurant, Spring Lake. Hosted by Woman’s Club of Brick. Songs of Bing Crosby, Perry Como, Andy Williams and more. The cost of $41 includes a full-course lunch and dancing to a live band. All are welcome. Call
(732) 255-1937 for reservations.
• Free cholesterol screening Dec. 12, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Brick Township Office of Senior Services 373 Adamston Road. Preregister at (732) 920-8686.
• Holiday Craft Fair, hosted by The Brick Marching Dragon Caravan, Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Brick Township High School, 346 Chambers Bridge Road, Brick. More than 100 crafters will display hand-crafted items. Bake table, silent auction, 50/50 raffle, basket raffles and holiday entertainment. Lunch will be available. Free admission. Call (732) 451-9029.
• Sugarplums Boutique, Dec. 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. hosted by United Methodist Women of Central United Methodist Church, 729 Arnold Ave., Point Pleasant Beach. Christmas bake sale, featuring homemade cookies, fudge, peanut brittle, candy, gingerbread, jams, jellies and more. Details: (732) 892-1233.
• Caregiver Seminar, Dec. 15, 10:30 a.m. at the Brick Township Office of Senior Services 373 Adamston Road. Preregister at (732) 920-8686.
• AARP Chapter 2920 Point Pleasant monthly meeting Dec. 15, 1 p.m. at St. Martha’s Roman Catholic Church Hall, 3800 Herbertsville Road, Point Pleasant. New members always welcome. Christmas party planned for Dec. 11 at Waterview in Belmar. Cost: $25. Details on both: (732) 899-8149.
• Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce Business Luncheon, Dec. 16 at Manhattan Steakhouse, 2105 Route 35 North, Oakhurst. Reservations are requested. Admission is $18 for members and $23 for nonmembers. Walk-ins will admitted for an additional fee of $5. All are welcome. Details: (732) 728-1888.
• Senior Holiday Party Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. Registration will be accepted through Dec. 5 at the Brick Township Office of Senior Services. 373 Adamston Road, Brick, or by calling (732) 920-8686. There will be a lottery drawing to determine who gets a ticket. Winners will be notified by telephone.
• Myasthenia Gravis Support Group will be held monthly at Ocean Medical Center (Brick Hospital), 425 Jack Martin Blvd. at 7 p.m. Next meeting is Dec. 29. Details: (732) 262-1526.
• AARP Brick Chapter usually meets the first Tuesday of each month at the Old Guard building, 170 Duchess Lane, Brick from noon to 3 p.m. Refreshments. Details: (732) 920-2246.
• Free Kids Bereavement Support Group at The Center for Kids & Family at Community Medical Center’s Cory Building, 599 Highway 37 west, Toms River. For children ages 7-14 who have lost someone close to them. Group meets the first and third Thursday of every month from 5-6 p.m. Details: (732) 505-KIDS
• Senior Support Group meets at 11 a.m. every Thursday at Temple Beth Or, 200 Van Zile Road, Brick. Transportation is available for those who need it. Contact: Carol at (732) 363-8010.
• Self-defense classes for women and girls age 14 and older will be held at Community Medical Center’s Center for Women’s Health in the Cory Building, 599 Highway 37 west, Toms River, on the second and fourth Monday of every month from 7-8 p.m. The fee is $3 per person for each class. Call (732) 341-1400 to register.
• Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets on the fourth Saturday of each month through May. 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.
• Alzheimer’s/Dementia Support Group for caregivers meets the second Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. at Country Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 16 Whitesville Road, Toms River. Details: (732) 736-5132.
• A Brain Injury Support Group meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at Community Medical Center, 99 Highway 37 west, Toms River. Details: (732) 557-8076.
• Scleroderma Support Group meets on the fourth Friday of every month at 2:30 p.m. at the Lighthouse at Toms River in the Cory Building of Community Medical Center, 599 Route 37 west, Toms River. Details: (800) 621-0096.
• Cookbooks and poetry books which contain recipes and poems contributed by local older Americans are available to the public. The suggested donation to have a book mailed to a residence is $4. Books are also available at the Brick Township Office of Senior Services, 373 Adamston Road. Details: (732) 920-8686.