Sept. 23
Cigar-tini Night, sponsored by the East Brunswick Elks, 7 p.m., at the lodge, 21B Oakmont Ave. Admission is $25 and includes two martinis or beer, wine, soda until 9 p.m.; two cigars; cold-cut platter; salads; dessert; coffee or tea. Proceeds support the lodge’s Army of Hope Committee, which donates money to help families who have a lost or disabled member in the military. To reserve, call Pete at 732-522-1353, Pat at 732-985-2647, or the lodge at 732- 821-9527.
Friday-Night Dinner, sponsored by the LadiesAuxiliary of East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133, 6-8 p.m., at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road. Roast pork on menu. Cost is $8.50 per person, eat-in or takeout meals. Free Wi-Fi. Call 732-254-9674; log on to www.vfwpost133.org. Sept. 23 & Fridays through Oct. 21
Cruisin’ for the Kids Cruise Nights, sponsored by the Just Us Cruisers classiccar club, 6-9 p.m., in the parking lot at Peterpank Diner, Route 9 north, South Amboy/Sayreville. Family-oriented events featuring classic cars; children’s games; DJ with music from the ’50s-’80s; trophies; fan-belt toss; more. Proceeds benefit the Camp Dill Foundation. Call Richard at 732- 525-0412 or the diner at 732-721-2850; log on to www.cnjcca.com. Sept. 24
Car Wash and Garage Sale, sponsored by the East Brunswick High School Performing Arts Parents Association (PAPA), 8 a.m.-2 p.m., at the high school, 380 Cranbury Road. All proceeds go to support the drama club’s activities. Email [email protected].
Cooper Classic Car Show, sponsored by the Chris Cooper Scholarship Fund, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., at Burke’s Park, Washington Road, Sayreville. Rain date is Oct. 2. Show, raffles, 50/50, food, trophies, vendors, DJ, live music by Kaotic Control. Car registration is $10 in advance, $15 on day of show. Spectators admitted free of charge. Event will raise money for the scholarship fund, named in honor of Cooper, a 1999 Old Bridge High School (OBHS) graduate who pitched for the high school baseball team and died as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident in 2003. Proceeds help an OBHS boys baseball player and an OBHS girls softball player attend college. Call Jim at 732-721-9045; log on to www.coopsta.com.
Community Yard Sale, sponsored by St. Mary of Ostrabrama Church Holy Name Society, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., in the parking lot at the church, 30 Jackson St., South River. Rain date is Oct. 15. Kitchen open; breakfast and lunch foods, beverages available. Call Peter at 732-651-8235.
Fall Yard Sale, sponsored by 4-H of Middlesex County, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., at the 4- H Center, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Rain date is Sept. 25. Variety of vendors selling new and used items, crafts, collectibles. Refreshments sold. Call Abbie at 732-398-5265; email [email protected]. nj.us.
Italian Dinner, sponsored by Trinity United Methodist Church, 4:30-7 p.m., at the church, 815 Bordentown Ave., Sayreville. Eggplant parmigiana, spaghetti, meatballs, sausage, shells, lasagna, ziti, bread, salad, dessert. Tickets cost $13 for adults, $5 for ages 5-10. Takeouts available. 732- 721-3558.
Trash and Treasure Yard Sale, sponsored by the St. James Columbiettes and Altar Rosary Society, 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., in the parking lot, at St. James Church, 36 Lincoln Ave., Jamesburg. Event will move indoors in event of rain. Call Sandra Bohinski at 732-521-3012.
Harbor Lights Ball, black-tie fundraising dinner, sponsored by the Raritan Bay Medical Center Foundation, cocktail hour at 6:30 p.m., at the Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel, Iselin section of Woodbridge. Theme is “Havana Nights.” Cubaninspired music, live entertainment, silent auction, food, cash raffle. Proceeds benefit the medical center’s Broadening Our Vision, Securing Our Future growth and renewal project designed to expand available patient services and upgrade and enhance medical-center facilities. Raffle tickets sold at $20 each, with three cash prizes to be awarded; prize amounts determined by number of tickets sold. Drawing at 11:30 p.m.; winner need not be present to win. Call 732-324-5374; email [email protected].
Indoor Yard Sale, sponsored by the East Brunswick Youth Council, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., rain or shine, in the Nature Center in the Crystal Springs Family Aquatic Center parking lot, 388 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. Bargains, treasures, collector’s items. Household items, games, linens, stuffed animals, pet supplies, sports equipment, furniture, luggage, more. All proceeds benefit the East Brunswick Youth Council. 732-390-6797. Sept. 25
Tri-County Radio Control (RC) Club Open House, to benefit the DaisyAssociation of East Brunswick, noon-3 p.m., at Heavenly Farms Park, near the south end of Dunhams Corner Road, just west of the East Brunswick Community Arts Center. Flying will go on at the north end of the park near the county fairgrounds. Rain date is Oct. 2. Group’s pilots will demonstrate model airplanes. Instructors will teach guests how to make and use the planes. Food, refreshments available for suggested donation; $5 donation from any pilot wishing to fly. Auction will feature model airplanes, equipment. Log on to www.tcrcnj.com; call Mike at 732-406- 4206.
Dunking Booth, featuring former South Amboy Mayor John O’Leary, City Council members Mickey Gross and Donald Applegate and South Amboy High School teacher and coach Tony Gonsalves, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., part of the South Amboy Arts Festival and Street Fair, on Broadway. Proceeds from the dunking event benefit the Sadie Pope Dowdell Library, South Amboy. Log on to www.DowdellFoundation.org; call 732-316-1078.
Handleman Walk for Autism, sponsored by D.O.O.R.S. Inc., a nonprofit parent organization of the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center (DDDC), Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 10 a.m., at Rutgers Gardens, Ryders Lane, New Brunswick. Proceeds benefit students, adult clients and families of the DDDC impacted by autism, and will go to funding support for the adult program, respite services and weeklong sleep-away summer camp. Participants invited to walk as a team, an individual, a family. Prizes, refreshments, music, face-painting, moon bounce. Log on to www.doorsnj.org; call Ed Jacobson at 908-868-2910; email [email protected]; email [email protected]. Sept. 26
St. Jude’s Donate Our Profits Day, 11 a.m.-11 p.m., at Chili’s, 363 Route 18 south, East Brunswick. All profits go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. Face-painting for children; raffle. Restaurant has been holding its annual fundraiser, collecting donations for the hospital throughout September.