Dr. Fred Jacobs (l-r), commissioner of the state Department of Health and Senior Services, presents the 2006 New Jersey Governor’s Nursing Merit Award in Community Health to Janet Schaller, R.N., home care intake coordinator for the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey, Red Bank.
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The Long Branch Concordance (LBC) will host a beer-tasting fundraiser and community awareness event on Nov. 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Shore Institute for Contemporary Arts (SICA) on Third Avenue.
BrewSips@SICA will feature the beers of this region as well as food and entertainment. Tickets for the event cost $30 per person or $50 per couple.
The LBC is welcoming additional sponsors and in-kind donations of beer, soft drinks and food. Interested individuals can call Jhanna Even, LBC Development at 732-571-1670, ext. 304.
The LBC is a nonprofit agency that helps residential of coastal Monmouth County obtain information and resources for health care, housing needs, at-risk youth, rent and utilities, job development, language skills and domestic violence.
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The Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, Ocean Ave., is hosting a “Backpack Safety and Body Awareness” free event on Sept. 18 at 7 p.m.
Dr. Tyler M. Richards will give a presentation on why it is important to help children develop body awareness and proper spinal hygiene.
To register or for more information call (732) 229-1649 or e-mail [email protected].
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On Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m. at Long Branch City Hall on Broadway, a CAFRA hearing will be held on a proposal to develop the site of the US Life Saving Station No. 5, also known as the Takanassee Beach Club.
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Falls programs presented by the Long Branch Historical Association will include:
+ Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. author James Turner will read passages from his book “Seven Superstorms of the Northeast” at the Long Branch Main Library on Broadway,
+ Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, guest speaker Richard Veit of Monmouth University’s Department of History will present a slide presentation on New Jersey’s historic burial grounds from the 1600s to present day.
+ Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, a presentation will be made on the death of President James A. Garfield, who died after being shot in the Elberon section of the city.
The African American Arts & Heritage Festival will be held on Sept. 16 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. Admission is free and the event will include food, 100 nonfood vendors, cultural events, live entertainment, a gospel show and children’s rides. For more information, call (732) 229-9398.
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The Long Branch Main Public Library on Broadway has postponed the “Fiesta at your Library” scheduled for Sept. 16 until further notice. A new date will be announced soon.
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The American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA) annual fall conference will be held at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa on Ocean Boulevard in Long Branch Oct. 9-11. The international forum on ocean and coastal issues will mark the 80th anniversary of ASBPA and will feature three days of workshops led by national and international scientists and scholars in the fields of oceanography, the coastal environment, beach preservation and other issues of importance to the shore. For more information, visit www.asbpa.org or www.thejerseyshorepartnership.com.
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The Association for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) is seeking first- and second-graders to enter a statewide art project that will portray children’s vision of the future. The children’s drawings will be used to illustrate the association’s “New Jersey Kids Count 2007,” an annual report that tracks the well-being of children in New Jersey. Kids Count will be released in January and will feature selected entries of the “Picture the Future” art project. For more information and to register, visit www.acnj.org or call (973) 643-3876.
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A “Women’s Only” health seminar & fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House will be held Sept. 26 from 7-8 p.m. at the Natural Healthcare Center on West End Court in Long Branch.
For more information or to R.S.V.P., call (732) 222-2219 or e-mail [email protected].