Auction/bake sale
Friday, April 8 Christ Episcopal Church, 130 Prince St., Bordentown, will hold the annual Chinese Auction and bake sale at 6:30 p.m.
A 50/50 raffle, door prizes and free refreshments will be featured. Five dollars buys 20 tickets. Call 298-2348 for details.
Spring Fling
Saturday, April 9 Spring Fling dinner dance fund-raiser sponsored by the Greater Bordentown Area Chamber of Commerce will be held at Olde York Country Club, 228 Old York Road, Columbus, from 6 to 11 p.m.
The cost is $60 per person and includes dinner, dancing, door prizes, and is a scholarship fund-raiser for business students at Bordentown Regional High School and Northern Burlington County Regional High School.
Call Liz Gregory at (609) 298-3113 or Linda Zasowski at (609) 424-2200 for tickets.
Elvis tribute
Saturday, April 9 Mark Reno will perform a tribute to Elvis Presley at the Roebling VFW, 10th and Main streets, Roebling, at 8 p.m. Soda and light refreshments are included in the $18 ticket. Cash bar will be available.
Call Pam at 499-1123 or Judy at 801-0184 to reserve tickets.
Breakfast
Sunday, April 10 The Valley of Central Jersey, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, will hold a breakfast from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 103 Dunns Mill Road, Bordentown, and the public is invited.
Tickets will be sold at the door $8 for adults and $5 for children under 10. Call 298-3404 for details.
Bordentown City Cats
Tuesday, April 12 Bordentown City Cats will meet at the Carslake Community Center, 207 Crosswicks St., Bordentown, at 7 p.m. and the public is welcome. Call 324-3896 for details.
Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, April 13 Greater Bordentown Area Chamber of Commerce will meet at 7:30 a.m. in the patio room at Matoris, Route 130 South, Bordentown. Speaker will be Shirley Littleford with Ann Davis of ERA Realty.
Trash or treasure
Friday, April 15 and Saturday, April 16 The monthly sale will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church, 339 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown, from 9 a.m. to noon on the second floor of the education building. Spring and summer clothing will be featured.
Casino trip
Sunday, April 17 A charter bus will leave Wrightstown for Trump Plaza Casino in Atlantic City at 10:30 a.m. and will return to Wrightstown at 8 p.m.
Price is $25 and attendees will receive a $15 coin voucher (cash) and $5 food voucher plus bus driver tip.
Call Tony of Ellen Seneca at 758-2263 for location pick-up and other details. Proceeds will benefit the Regular Republicans of New Hanover.
Writers’ group
Tuesday, April 19 Women writers group will meet at 7:30 p.m. inside By the Book/U & I Gift Shop, 150 Farnsworth Ave. There is no fee and no experience is necessary. Bring paper and pen/pencil. If you have something written and want feedback, bring it in. Call Arlene at 298-3334 for more details.
Senior luncheon
Wednesday, April 20 John A. Roebling’s senior luncheon to honor 80-year-old members will be held at 1 p.m. at Town and Country Diner, Route 206, Bordentown.
A $5 reservation ticket is needed and will be refunded at the door on the day of the luncheon.
City Gardens
Wednesday, April 20 Bordentown City Gardens will hold the regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Carslake Community Center, 207 Crosswicks St., Bordentown.
New members are invited to share in the joy of planting for the spring and summer seasons.
‘Moon Over Buffalo’
Starting Thursday, April 21 The New Bordentown Community Players will present Ken Ludwig’s "Moon Over Buffalo" on April 21, 23-24, 29-30, and May 6-7.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. in the old auditorium under the clock tower at Rancocas Valley Regional High School, 520 Jacksonville Road, Mount Holly.
Tickets are available at the door. General admission is $10 but $8 for seniors and students with identification. Call 744-3361 for details.
Earth Day clean-up
Saturday, April 23 An Earth Day clean-up of Thorntown Creek is slated from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Rain date: April 24).
This year’s focus will be on the floodplain behind Ocean Spray. Sturdy shoes and work gloves are recommended. Garbage bags and wheelbarrows will be provided.
Meet at the corner of Elizabeth Street and rear entrance to Ocean Spray. The event is sponsored by the Bordentown City Environmental Commission (BCEC). Call 324-9505 for details.
Flea market
Sunday, April 24 The Columbus chapter of UNICO National will hold a flea market at the Puglia farm on Columbus Road, Columbus. Proceeds will go to the UNICO scholarship fund for graduating seniors from Northern Burlington Regional High School.
Donations of quality items are sought. Donations and gifts are tax deductible. Call 424-0701 to donate.
Ticket Auction
Saturday, April 30 The Band Boosters of Bordentown Regional High School will hold the annual Ticket Auction at BRHS, 50 Dunns Mill Road, Bordentown. Doors open at 6 p.m. and drawings will begin at 7:30 p.m.
The $5 admission fee at the door includes one sheet of tickets, a beverage and dessert. Refreshments and additional tickets will be available for purchase. No one under 18 will be admitted.
Prizes include tickets to local attractions, gift certificates, autographed collectibles, household goods, etc. The BRHS jazz band will perform during the opening preview. Call 298-5799 for details.
Ship reunion
Saturday, April 30 Crewmen who served aboard the U.S.S. Coral Sea CVB/CVAS/CV-43 are sought for a mini-reunion at Sir John’s Restaurant, North Brunswick. Additional information is also available about the U.S.S. Coral Sea CVA-43 Association by contacting Jack Weber at (732) 828-1234 or 273 Crestwood Drive, Milltown, NJ 08850.
Atlantic City trip
Sunday, May 1 The bus trip to Showboat Casino in Atlantic City planned by the Knights of Columbus No. 570 and originally scheduled for April 10 has been rescheduled.
Call Bob at 298-5530 for details and reservations.
Annual carnival
Tuesday, May 10 through Sunday, May 15 Holy Assumption School’s annual carnival will be held on Hornberger Avenue and Parish Lane. More details are forthcoming and bacon bread will be sold.
Gallery show/awards reception
Through Wednesday, May 18 The New Jersey Chapter of the American Artists Professional League will present the spring members-only show at the Bordentown Gallery, 204 Farnsworth Ave., and it is open to the public. An awards reception, open to the public, is slated Sunday, April 10.
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