Ladies Workout Express joins forces with the International Council on Active Aging, with the support of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, to mark Active Aging Week, Sept. 27-Oct. 3, by bringing free fitness memberships, classes and health information to older adults this week. The second annual event is designed to encourage a healthier lifestyle in older adults. For details, call the Marlboro Ladies Workout Express, (732) 536-5454.
Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse, Marlboro, and Safety Care will give free children’s official photo safety identification cards Oct. 3 from noon to 5 p.m. Each card will include the child’s photo, fingerprints and any medical emergency information parents wish to provide, such as allergies, medications, or special phone numbers to call. The cards will be laminated with vinyl for protection.
Michelson Family Chiropractic, Manalapan, will host a free dinner-lecture Oct. 7 at a local Italian restaurant. The lecture will start promptly at 7 p.m. and will address optimal health and natural healing. Reservations are required, and seating is limited to 15 callers. Call (732) 409-7111.
The Jersey Shore Public Relations and Advertising Association, Red Bank, will hold its 30th annual Jasper Awards and membership dinner Oct. 8 at the Robert B. Meyner Reception Center at PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel. Proceeds will benefit the James R. McCormick Scholarship Fund for area communication students. An R.S.V.P. is required by Oct. 1. Tickets are $85 per person for the event, which includes a cocktail hour and sit-down dinner. For reservations, call (732) 842-3111.
CPC Behavioral Healthcare, of Middletown, will host its “Culinary Adventure” Oct. 25 at Old Orchard Country Club, Eatontown. The event will consist of both a one-hour presentation by food critic and radio personality Arthur Schwartz at 5:30 p.m., and food tasting from 6-9 p.m. Tickets to the Schwartz presentation are $35 (limited number of tickets available), the tasting party $65, and a combination ticket is $90. Local restaurants contributing to the tasting are Angelica’s and McLoone’s Riverside, Sea Bright; A’Vanti Ristorante Italiano, Oceanport; Branches, West Long Branch; Clover Hill Coffee, Colts Neck; Edible Arrangements, Ocean Township; It’s Greek to Me, Holmdel; Joe & Maggie’s Bistro, Long Branch; Old Orchard Manor and SAWA, Eatontown; Pasta Fresca, Shrewsbury; Sickles Market, Little Silver; The Margarita Man, Monmouth Beach; and Topps Bavarian Restaurant, Red Bank. The event will also feature baked goods, a silent auction, jewelry from Gem of An Idea, Fair Haven, and furs and leather from Winters Furs, Red Bank. Journal ads will be accepted through Oct. 6. For ads or event tickets, call (732) 842-2460.
Primerica Financial Services, 3499 Route 9 north, Freehold Township, will hold an open house for women Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. The free event is designed to educate women on the fundamentals of how money works, as well as opportunities in the financial services industry. Refreshments will be served. Reservations are required. Primerica also has offices in Eatontown, Brick and Edison. To R.S.V.P., call Lynette at (888) 380-9356, or Tania (888) 471-9859.
CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold Township, has doubled the number of sleep study suites offered at its Center for Sleep Disorders, There are now four suites at the center.
Samuel Krachman, D.O., board-certified sleep specialist, is the center’s medical director. The Sleep Center’s suites are used to conduct polysomnograms, or sleep studies, which records patients’ sleep patterns and monitor brain, heart, muscle and breathing activity to aid in diagnosis. Once identified, treatments include breathing devices, regular napping, drug therapy, relaxation exercises, surgery, dental devices, and treatment of underlying problems such as anxiety or depression. The home-like private bedroom suites for adults and teens include televisions and private restrooms.