Through Fri., Aug. 23
Artist Michael Malzone will be part of the fourth annual exhibit, “Along the Delaware River and Crosswicks Creek.” at the Artful Deposit gallery, 201 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown City, through Friday, Aug. 23. Mr. Malzone has been a professional artist for over 30 years and teaches painting, drawing, and cartooning at his studio, the Creators Workshop, located in Pompton Plains. For more information, call 609-298- 6970 or visit the gallery blog at www.artfuldeposit.blogspot.com/.
Sat., Aug. 10
The Friends for the Abbott Marshlands will host a wildflower and fern walk from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mary Anne Borge, a naturalist at Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve, will lead the leisurely woodland walk in the shade. Meet at the Northern Community Park parking lot in Bordentown Township on Groveville Road between Route 130 and Route 206. For more information, call 732-821-8310.
Sat., Aug. 17
The Friends for the Abbott Marshlands will host a canoe/kayak trip along the Delaware River and Crosswicks Creek at 10 a.m. Meet at the confluence of the Delaware River and Crosswicks Creek on Bordentown Beach. The paddle is an 8-mile tidal trip through the Abbott Marshlands to Roebling Park and back. Bring lunch and water. Rentals are not available. Contact leaders to confirm participation at 609-259-3734 or [email protected].
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Bordentown Elks Lodge 2085 has bingo every Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. There is a progressive jackpot, and food is available for purchase. The lodge has sandwich night every Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. The price is $6 per person. Lodge 2085 also hosts a breakfast the third Sunday of every month from 8 to 11 a.m. All proceeds benefit the Special Children’s Committee.
Kindergarten Roundup is approaching for the Bordentown School District. Community members who have children who will be 5 or older by Oct. 1 may visit www.bordentown.k12.nj.us to download registration information or may contact either Clara Barton Elementary School or Peter Muschal Elementary School for a registration packet.
St. Mary’s Senior Citizens Club meets the second Monday of the month at 1:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Parish Center, 45 Crosswicks St., Bordentown City.
Any parent who suspects his or her child may be slow in developing language, social, motor or cognitive skills may be eligible for the Bordentown Regional School District’s preschool disabilities program. Contact the Child Study Team at 609-298-0025 ext. 1135 for more information.
Bordentown Regional School District is offering a full-day, tuition-based early education program for children 4 or older. Contact Louise Sullivan at 609-298-0025 ext. 1129 for more information.
The Dorothea Dix Unitarian Universalist congregation of Bordentown City offers classes for children every Sunday at 10 a.m., 39 Park St. For more information, visit www.ddixuu.com.
Church school classes for preschool through high school youth are being held at Christ Church, 130 Prince St., Bordentown. Call the parish office at 609-298-2348 or visit cctown.com to register.
Bordentown Township Seniors plan a trip to Bally’s Casino every third Tuesday of the month. For information, call Chuck Klosinski at 609-298-2688 or Carol Panella at 609-298-4235. The club meets the first and third Monday of each month at 1 p.m. at the Senior Community Center on Municipal Drive. All township seniors age 55 and older are welcome.
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