June 14 & 15
• Benefit Day, sponsored by Our Lady of Lourdes School, Milltown, 11 a.m. June 14 to 2 a.m. June 15, at T.G.I. Friday’s, Route 1 south, North Brunswick. Restaurant will donate 20 percent of each school supporter’s check (eat-in or takeout) to the school. Diners must present event flier for donation to count. For fliers, call 732-828- 1951 or log on to www.ololschoolnj.org. June 14-16
• Immaculate Conception Carnival, 6- 11 p.m. June 14 and 15, 5-11 p.m. June 16, on the church grounds, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. Free admission. Rides; games; beer garden; food pavilion with specials (June 15, fish fry); zeppole, ice cream, funnel cakes, fried Oreos; live nightly entertainment featuring local bands, dance performances. Winner of Big-Bucks Raffle ($100 per ticket, only 3,000 sold) drawn June 15. Barbecued ribs and steamed clams every night. Ultimate Hot Wings Challenge June 15; sample-tasting passes sold, wing entries judged, trophy awarded. Live entertainment by All in One Music, June 14; Route 9 South, June 15; Ridgemont High, June 16. Alumni Night is June 15— all Immaculate Conception graduates invited. Fireworks extravaganza, June 16 after dark. Call 732-626-0486; log on to www.chicspotswood.com.
• Indoor Sale, sponsored by the Spotswood POW-MIAAwareness Group, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. June 14 and 15, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 16, at Holy Trinity Church Parish Hall, 100 Main St., Helmetta. All items offered will be new; none priced above $5. Clothing, shoes, health and beauty items, housewares, etc., available for purchase. Proceeds will be used to send packages to U.S. troops overseas and to help local veterans and their families. Call Rudy at 732-521-0593. June 15
• Magic Show, sponsored by Crandall- Kossman American Legion Post No. 177, 7:30 p.m., at the post home, 17 Emerson St., East Brunswick. Proceeds fund the bingo events and dinners the post holds for veterans at New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home atMenlo Park, Edison. Cost is $5 per adult; ages 12 and under admitted free with a paying adult. June 16
• Woodstock on the Lake, sponsored by the East Brunswick Elks, 2-7 p.m., rain or shine, on the grounds at the lodge, 21B Oakmont Ave. Guests encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs, picnic baskets. Tickets cost $15 in advance, $20 at the door for adults; $5 for ages 11-18; free for ages 10 and under. All proceeds benefit Elks Camp Moore for special-needs children in New Jersey. Call the lodge at 732-821-9527, Alan at 732-422-7796; email [email protected].
• CarWash and Clothing Drive, sponsored by the East Brunswick Cheer Booster Club, to support the three East Brunswick High School cheer teams, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at the high school, Cranbury Road. Fee is $5 for cars, $7 for vans and sport utility vehicles (SUVs). Used clothes, shoes, blankets, towels, hand toys should be brought in bags for clothing drive; bikes also accepted. Call Cheryl Makin at 732-406-2627.
• All-You-Can-Eat Charity Pig Roast, sponsored by Milltown Free and Accepted Masons Lodge No. 294, 1-8 p.m., at American Legion Joyce Kilmer Post No. 25, 4 JFK Blvd, Milltown. Proceeds benefit Milltown Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts. Tickets cost $20 per adult, $10 per child (ages 4-15), $50 maximum per family; under age 4 admitted free. For tickets, call Lynne Ridgway at 732-846-0167; email [email protected].
• Car Wash, sponsored by the Antlers Youth Group of Jamesburg-Monroe Elks Lodge No. 2180, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Gulf gas station, Forsgate Drive and Gatzmer Avenue, Jamesburg. Cost is $5 for cars; $10 for trucks, sport utility vehicles (SUVs). Call Della at 732-672-4230.
• Strawberry Fest, sponsored by Sons of Norway Noreg Lodge, 2-5 p.m., 80 Boundary Road, Marlboro. Fresh local strawberries over homemade shortcake and homemade whipped cream; Norwegian crafts; homemade cakes. Public invited. Cost is $5 per ticket. Call MaryAnne Kirby at 732-938-6042. June 17
• Father’s Day Breakfast, sponsored by Jamesburg Elks Lodge No. 2180, 8 a.m.- noon, at the post home, 74 W. Railroad Ave. Donation is $8 per person for adults, $5 for children under age 12. 732-521-2180.