Flower show tips
will be shared
Thursday, Oct. 25 — The Neshanic Garden Club will hear Teri Holman on the N.J. Garden Club State Flower Show theme, “Mardi Gras Madness,” at its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. at the Station House, Olive Street, Neshanic Station.
Ms. Holman will focus on hanging combination planters. The program will begin at 11. Lug a mug to a light luncheon at noon. For information, contact president Janet Gibson at 908-359-0176.
Celebrate Halloween
at YMCA fun night
Friday, Oct. 26 — Super heroes, princesses, witches, ghosts and goblins are invited to “Halloween at the Y,” 6:30-8:30 p.m., at Hillsborough Family YMCA, 19 East Mountain Road. Ghoulish games, scary stories, spooky snacks and dancing.
A Haunted Forest (weather permitting) will be provided by Boy Scout Troop 89. The Child Development Center will host an open house. Bring a canned food item for Hillsborough Food Bank. For info, contact Matt Gray at [email protected] or 908-369-0490 ext. 616.
Food collection
for county pantry
Sat., Oct. 27 — Non-perishable food and drink donations benefit Somerset County Food Pantry. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at American Legion post, 429 South Main St. Sponsors are Marine Corps League 1284, American Legion Post 304, Boy Scout Troop 193.
Food festival helps
Manville squad
Sun., Oct. 28 — Samplings from menus of area restaurants to benefit Manville First Aid & Rescue Squad. 5:30 p.m. VFW hall, 600 Washington Ave., Manville. Sponsored by Manville Rescue Squad Auxiliary to replace and purchase equipment for the squad. $25 (limited tickets sold at door). Call Betty Ann at 908-725-3694 or any auxiliary member.
Learn to talk
about drug abuse
Tues., Oct. 30 — Life Skills will host a presentation by Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey in the media center at Hillsborough Middle School, 6:45-8 p.m. Learn how parents can listen and communicate effectively with children to prevent substance use. Targeted at parents of students in grades 4-12. To register, call 908-431-6600, ext. 2809, or email [email protected]. Walk-ins welcome.
VFW hall to host
benefit for animals
Friday, Nov. 2 — People For Animals hosts a tricky tray at the Manville VFW, 100 Washington Ave. Doors open at 6 p.m.; drawings at 8. Tickets at $15 in advance and $20 at door includes tickets, hors d’oeuvres. Call 973-282-0890, ext. 311, or visit www.pfaonline.org. Event will benefit spay/neuter clinics and animal rescue program.
Basket auction
boosts school choirs
Friday, Nov. 2 — Hillsborough High School Choir and Choir Parents Association will hold its annual basket auction in the Commons to benefit school choral programs. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. First tickets pulled at 8:30 p.m. Baskets include a Coach bag, Keurig coffee makers, camera and soda stream units.
Admission and advance ticket packages available through a choir student, at 908-431-6600, ext. 3227 or [email protected]. Tickets available at door.
Kehilat Shalom
holds rummage sale
Friday, Nov. 2 — Congregation Kehilat Shalom in Belle Mead will hold sale on Friday and Sunday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. Household and kitchen items, clothing, children’s toys, tools, sports items, light furniture, books. Donations of gently used or new items accepted 1-7 p.m., Oct. 29–31, or call office at 908-359-0420. Bicycles in any condition accepted for donation to Boys and Girls Club of Trenton Bike Exchange Program.
Comedy night
boosts research
Saturday, Nov. 3 — “An Evening of Laughter” sponsored by Organization for Autism Research, 7 p.m., Somerville Elks, 375 Union Ave, Bridgewater. $45 per person includes dinner buffet, music. Dancing. Cash bar all evening. Make checks payable to UNIICO of Hillsborough. 908-347-8708.
Temple holds
fall blood drive
Sunday, Nov. 4 — Hillsborough’s Temple Beth-El’s fall blood drive is 8 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., 67 Route 206. With written parental permission, donors may be as young as 16. For appointment or information, contact Rochelle at [email protected].
Chorus hosts concert
by singer-violinist
Sunday, Nov. 4 — At 3 p.m. the Raritan Valley Chorus will host soprano and violinist Cassandra Marie Lambros and The Riverside Quartet in a benefit “Music of Love” concert at the Hillsborough Reformed Church, 1 Amwell Road. Free admission but donations benefit the chorus and its Help Us Grow campaign. Works by Mozart, Schumann, Chopin, Puccini, Obradors, Andrew Lloyd Webber, John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Township to hold
veterans’ ceremony
Mon., Nov. 12 — Hillsborough hosts its fourth annual Veterans Day ceremony and brief reception at 7 p.m. at Garden of Honor at the municipal complex, South Branch Road. All who attend are asked to bring a canned food item for township food bank. Veterans can sign up directly by calling 908-369-8314.
Garden club to hear
talk on tree pests
Thurs., Nov. 15 — Neshanic Garden Club meets at 9:45 a.m. at Station House, Olive Street, Neshanic Station. At 11 a.m. Nick Polanin of the Rutgers Master Gardener Program, will speak about the trees on community and state property, with a focus and pests and diseases. Lug your mug to the light luncheon at noon. Prospective members encouraged. Contact club president Janet Gibson at 908-359-0176.
Elks lodge hosts
tricky tray raffle
Saturday, Nov. 17 — Tricky tray basket raffle at Manville-Hillsborough BPOE 2119, 1500 Brooks Blvd., Hillsborough, Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Raffle begins at 7:30. $10 (includes one free sheet of tickets). No one under 18 admitted. Bring five non-perishable food items for the local food pantry and get a free grand prize raffle. For tickets call 908-725-1717 or 908-575-9610. Tickets will be sold at the door.
Township hall hosts
indoor flea market
Sat., Nov. 17 — Ladies Auxiliary of Fire Company No. 1 holds market at Hillsborough municipal building, 379 South Branch Road. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Food available.
Blood drive slated
at Rt. 206 firehouse
Sat., Nov. 17 — American Red Cross drive in memory of local coaches Thomas Angeline and Mario DellaFera at Fire Company No. 2, 375 Route 206, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Make appointment at 1-800-RED-CROSS or go to www.redcrossblood.org and use sponsor code 02215959 or call Dawn Welches at 908-281-6260 or email [email protected]. Bring photo ID. Eat before giving.
Continuing events
Community theater — “Dial M for Murder” by Somerset Valley Players at the theater at 689 Amwell Road (Route 514) on weekends through Nov. 4. Tickets are $15 (or $13 for seniors and students) for Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. For tickets, go to www.svptheatre.org or call 908-369-7469.
Send items of local interest to [email protected] or Community Calendar, c/o the Hillsborough Beacon, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, N.J. 08542, or fax to 609-924-3842.
