Play Chess & Go will be held at 10 a.m. Jan. 3, 10, 17 and 24 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Meet every Saturday throughout the month when the library is open and play a game with others players. Beginner to advanced skill levels are welcome. Details: 732-431-7220.
Yoga for beginners will take place at 7 p.m. Jan. 14 and Jan. 28 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Steven Russell, a certified yoga instructor in practice for more than 10 years, will teach the class. Adults 18 and older are welcome. Bring a mat or a large towel. Details: 732-431-7220.
Millstone Township will hold a free rabies clinic 1-2 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Department of Public Works, 899 Perrineville Road, Millstone Township. Details: 732-446-4249, ext. 1702.
Jeannie Geremia, the Garden Club of New Jersey’s Community Garden Chair and Bee GAP (Gardeners Adding Pollinators) Chair, will be the featured speaker at the Jan. 8 meeting of the Allentown Garden Club. She will teach ways to create a pollinator friendly habitat in every garden to grow the pollinator population, and will have examples of native bee houses, brochures and door prizes. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Allentown Methodist Church, Church Street (next to LaPiazza), and all are welcome. Details: Visit AllentownGardenClub.net.
Dancing by the Peddie Lake with Candace Woodward-Clough will offer two four-week sessions of instruction in swing, foxtrot, waltz and Latin dancing. The first session will begin on Jan. 15 and the second session will begin on Jan. 16. For each session, beginner classes start at 7:30 p.m. and intermediate classes start at 8:30 p.m. Dance classes will be held at 112 Etra Road, Hightstown. The cost is $60 for the fourweek session. Class size is limited. Register at 732-995-4284 or send an email to candaceclough1987@yahoo.com.
The Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, will host origami for experienced paper folders at 1:15 p.m. Jan. 3. Paper magician Dorothy Kaplan and the Circle of Origami Paperfolders will be featured. Details: 732-431-7220.