DeBows United Methodist Church, 509 Monmouth Road (corner of Route 537 and Route 571), Jackson, will host an open mic coffee house at 7 p.m. March 28. Details: 732-928-4475.
The Jackson Library, Jackson, will host the first pre-National Library Week stuffed animal dog show at 6:30 p.m. April 8. Children and families are invited to bring stuffed animals to the competition, obstacle course and parade. Registration is required. Details: 732-928-4400.
The Center for Healthy Aging at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, will present the basics of diabetes with Irene McNamara at the Jackson Library, Jackson, at 2 p.m. April 13. Complimentary blood glucose screening will be included. Registration is required. Details: 732-928-4400.
The Jackson Library, Jackson, will offer candy construction for Maker Monday at 4 p.m. April 13. Participants in grades 6- 12 are invited to use their art and engineering skills with candy. Everything is edible. Registration is required. Details: 732-928- 4400.
The LEGO Club will meet at the Jackson Library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson, at 6:30 p.m. April 13. Children ages 4-10 are welcome. The library will provide the LEGO. Details: 732-928-4400.
The Nocturnes Big Band and vocalist Cheryl Parker will perform a benefit concert at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 434 Aldrich Road, Howell, at 3 p.m. March 28. The band will play original scores from the 1940s to the present. This event is open to the public, and a $10 donation is suggested. Light refreshments will be served. Details: 732-363- 0732.
The New Egypt Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary will hold its annual chicken salad and bake sale and vendor show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 29 at the firehouse, 59 Main St., New Egypt. For bake sale information, call Sarah Jo, 609-758-3260, or Debbie, 609-738- 2241. For vendor show information, call Kim, 609-947-9883.
The Friends of the Plumsted Township Library, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt, will collect books from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 4 for future book sales. Fiction, nonfiction, large print books, children’s books, CDs, DVDs, audio books and jigsaw puzzles are accepted. Individuals are asked not to donate soiled or mildewed items. Videotapes, Readers Digest condensed books, magazines and encyclopedias are not accepted. Drop books off behind the library. Do not leave items if no one is present. Details: 609-758-0009 or 732-580- 5600 or email plumstedfriends@comcast.net.