• The Allentown Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Allentown United Methodist Church, 23 Church St., Allentown. Eric Blasco of Erb Food and Garden, Philadelphia, will discuss hugelkultur, a German technique used to build rich, organic garden soil. Visit AllentownGardenClub.net.
• The Allentown FFA Alumni will host its ninth annual gift auction and spaghetti dinner at 6 p.m. March 19 at the Hope Firehouse, 82 Route 526, Upper Freehold Township. Proceeds will provide students with opportunities to pursue careers in veterinary science, agricultural technology and mechanical systems, earth sciences, environmental science, horticulture, aquaculture and many other fields. The cost is $15. Details: 609-259-7292, ext. 1440 or 1443.
• The Horsemen’s Association of Millstone Township will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Millstone Community Center, Stagecoach Road (next to the firehouse). In addition to regular business, the association will be making plans for the spring pace at the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area. The topic of interest at the meeting will be “What to Look for When Buying a Used Horse Trailer.” Anyone who has an interest in horses is invited to attend the meeting and learn about upcoming trail rides and other activities. Details: www.hamt.org.
• The late winter sessions of Dancing by the Peddie Lake with Candace-Woodward-Clough will take place every Thursday for four weeks beginning Feb. 25 at 112 Etra Road, Hightstown. Beginner classes will start at 7:30 p.m.; intermediate classes will begin at 8:30 p.m. The cost is $60 for the four-week session. Details: 732-995-4284 or [email protected].
• Allentown Boy Scout Troop 180 will hold a Valentine’s Day pancake breakfast from 7:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 13 in the banquet room at the Allentown Presbyterian Church, 20 High St., Allentown. All are welcome to attend. Details: 732-995-3027.
• The Manalapan Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee will host a Lionel train show at the Manalapan Community Center, 114 Route 33 West, Manalapan, on Feb. 14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. All ages are welcome to attend and to enjoy train displays. Donations collected at the door will go toward helping veterans in the community. Details: Email Jack McNaboe at [email protected]
• The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, 310 Mount’s Corner Drive, Freehold Township, will present Professor Maurice Mahler discussing the life and work of Jewish Italian painter and sculptor Amedeo Clemente Modigliani at 1 p.m. Feb. 15 (snow date, 1 p.m. Feb. 24). Admission is $8 for museum members and for $10 nonmembers. Reservations are advised. Details: 732-252-6990 or www.jhmomc.org.
• The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance meets every Sunday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Freehold Community Wellness Center, 17 Bannard St., Freehold. Details: 908-433-1993 or 732-367-7450.
• The Novo Nordisk Diabetes Center at CentraState Medical Center is offering a support group for people with diabetes and their families. The group will meet on the third Wednesday of every month (Feb. 17) from 1-2 p.m. in the Jack Aaronson Conference Center in the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. Details: 732-308-0570.
• The Essential Tremor Support Group meets from 7-9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month (March 3) at the Jack Aaronson Conference Center in the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. Details: 732-462-8304, after 10 a.m.
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