Wednesdays
Free Acoustic Open Mic Night and Poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue. Audience and musicians are welcome. 609-333- 1230.
December
Christmas at Kuser Mansion: Kuser Farm Mansion 45-minute free tours will be held: Fri., Dec. 13 from 6 – 9 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 14 from 5 – 9 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 15 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Santa visits the Mansion: Fri., Dec.13 from 6 – 8:30 p.m.; Sat., Dec. 14 from 5 – 8:30 p.m.; Sun. Dec. 15, from 12 – 3 p.m. The Jersey Valley Model Railroad at the Mansion: Sun., Dec. 15 from 11 a.m. -3 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 28
A “Kisses for Alexander” Benefit will be held at Killarney’s Publik House, 1644 Whitehorse Mercerville Road, Hamilton, from 12 to 5 p.m. The event will benefit, a 5-year-old Hamilton resident who developed necrotizing enterocolitis and is in need of a colon transplant. Cost is $35 per person and will include roast beef, meatballs, vodka rig, wings, salad, draft beer and wine. Visit www.facebook.com/events/657780197578262/
Sat., Jan. 11
Washington Crossing Audubon will conduct a walk to observe winter birds 10 a.m. Meet at Spring Lake – Roebling Park (end of Sewell Ave., Hamilton).
Sun., Jan. 12
Friends for the Abbott Marshlands will conduct to walk to observe winter ducks, from 1-3 p.m. Meet at the Spring Lake – Roebling Park (end of Sewell Ave., Hamilton). (609-303-0706 or [email protected].
Mon., Jan. 13
The Mercer County Italian American Festival Association will be holding its monthly meeting at the Heritage Center, 2421 Liberty St., Hamilton, 609-631-7544 at 7 p.m. The Festival Association is looking for volunteers for the 2014 Festival to be held at Mercer County Park in September. Also, the Heritage Building is looking for volunteers to help in the office, maintenance and setting up for different social functions.
Sat., Jan. 25
Friends for the Abbott Marshlands will conduct a walk to observe nature in winter from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. In case of inclement weather, check www.marsh-friends.org or contact 732-821-8310. Meet at Spring Lake – Roebling Park (end of Sewell Ave., Hamilton).
Recurring events
The Nottingham Garden Club meets at 7:00 p.m. every third Wednesday at the Switlik Hall located on Joe DiMaggio Drive in Yardville. New members are welcome. Please come and join us at one of our meetings. For more information, contact Pat at 609-586-7897.
Historic Kuser Farm Mansion is offering tours now through the end of October.
Tours are Saturdays and Sundays between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The last tour starts at 2:15 p.m.
The mansion is at 390 Newkirk Avenue, Hamilton.. No registration is required. Admission is free. For more information, call 609-890-3630.
Summer movie showings will be featured at the Hamilton Township Public Library throughout July.
Showings will take place July 23, 30 and 31.
The library is at 1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. Way. For more information about the movie program, including showing start times, visit www.hamiltonnjpl.org or call 609-581-4060.
Historic John Abbott II House tours are offered.
Tours will be open at the house at 2200 Kuser Road on Saturdays and Sundays from noon until 5 p.m. The last tour starts at 4:15 p.m.
Donations are accepted. For more information, email [email protected] or call 609-585-1686.
Weekly senior games. Plumsted Senior Outreach Services, Thursdays from 1 to 3 p.m., Plumsted Municipal Building lower level via elevator, 121 Evergreen Road.
Play a different game every week, including Scrabble, bingo, board and card games and dominoes. For further information, call 609-758-2241, ext. 111, and leave message.
Senior exercise classes, sponsored by the Plumsted Senior Outreach Service, at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in the lower level of the Plumsted Municipal Building, 121 Evergreen Road. All new participants are required to submit a doctor’s permission form. To register, call 609-758-2241, ext. 111.
Mid-day Toastmasters Club. Meets 11:30 a.m. second and fourth Tuesdays each month at Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Allentown-Robbinsville Road. Contact Jim Samuel at [email protected].
The Good Neighbor Fund assists area residents with emergency needs such as utility, rent and medical bills. To donate, mail check payable to Good Neighbor Fund in care of Allentown Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 122, Allentown, 08501.
Plumsted TNR Committee. Plumsted Trap, Neuter and Return Committee every Sunday 7 a.m. to 10 a.m., New Egypt Flea Market, 933 Route 536, Plumsted.
MOMS Club of Upper Freehold/Allentown. First Thursday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Allentown Presbyterian Church, 20 High St.; for information, contact Barbara Nissinger or Jen Domen at [email protected].
Millstone MOMS: 10 a.m., MOMS Club of Millstone Township, second Thursday of each month; for information, contact Melanie Sullivan at 732-851-5559 or [email protected] or www.millstone.nj.us/Moms_Club.html.
Discussing books. Meets 6:30 p.m., Plumsted branch of the Ocean County Library, first Wednesday of the month; registration can be done in person, by phone at 609-758-7888 or online at www.theoceancountylibrary.org.
Breastfeeding support group is a free opportunity for mothers to learn about breastfeeding techniques, parenting issues and how to prepare to return to work.
The group meets every Tuesday from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at the Robert Wood Johnson Fitness & Wellness Center at 3100 Quakerbridge Road. Registration is required. Get more information or register online at rwjhamilton.org/education or call 609-584-5900.
4MOMS postpartum group meets every Thursday from 1 to 2 p.m. to discuss parenting topics with moms and experts from Robert Wood Johnson-Hamilton experts.
The free gathering takes place at the Robert Wood Johnson Fitness & Wellness Center at 3100 Quakerbridge Road. Registration is required.
Get more information or register online at rwjhamilton.org/education or call 609-584-5900.
Alzheimer’s Association Support Group meets the third Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m. at RWJ Center for Health and Wellness, 3100 Quakerbridge Road, Mercerville. Call Marsha Maloney at 609-396-6788, Ext 275.
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