AXA Advisors will present “Charting a New Course: Employment Transition” at 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at the Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive. The event is free and open to the public. Space is limited. Register by calling 732-928-4400.
T’ai chi chih classes will be held at the Howell Senior Center, 251 Preventorium Road, Howell, on Tuesdays 1:30-2:30 p.m., beginning Oct. 11. Classes are open to Howell residents age 60 and over. Call 732- 938-4500, ext. 2552, to register.
Used books are being collected by the Friends of the Plumsted Township Library for a book sale in November. Fiction, nonfiction, large print, children’s books, CDs, DVDs, audio books, and jigsaw puzzles will be accepted. Books may be dropped off behind the library on Evergreen Road on Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Details: 609-758- 0009 or 732-580-5600.
The community is invited to enjoy an old-fashioned family-style turkey dinner at Hope Presbyterian Church’s 108th annual Harvest Home Dinner on Oct. 1. The menu includes turkey, gravy, stuffing, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, green beans, carrots, cranberry sauce, cole slaw and homemade pickles, along with choice of desserts. There will be seatings at 4, 5:15 and 6:30 p.m. Take-out will be available. The cost to adults is $12 and children ages 3-12 is $7. Call the church at 732-364-8318 and press No. 5 to make reservations. The church is at 617 Hope Chapel Road, Lakewood.
The seventh annual Russian and Slavic Cultural Festival will be held from noon to 7 p.m. Oct. 2 at St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, 200 Alexander Ave., Howell. Attendees will experience Russian and Slavic culture through live performances, traditional arts and crafts, music, dancing, and games for children. Details: 848-459-2426 or russianfest.org.
The Respect Life Committee of St. Veronica’s Church, Howell, will host its 21st annual Life Chain on Oct. 2 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Details: 732-367-2565.
Weekly senior games, hosted by Plumsted Senior Outreach Services, will be held 1-3 p.m. Oct. 6 (Scrabble), Oct. 13 (bingo, nominal fee), Oct. 20 (board games) and Oct. 27 (bingo, nominal fee) in the community meeting room of the Plumsted municipal building, Evergreen Road, New Egypt. All seniors are welcome. Details: 609-758-2241, ext. 111.
A gift auction hosted by the St. Aloysius Altar Rosary Society will be held Oct. 15 at St. Aloysius School, 935 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with callings beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person. Refreshments will be available. Prizes include a $1,000 American Express gift check, an iPad 2, a television, Coach handbags and more. For details and tickets, call 732-928-8308 or 732-905-8998.