• The Monmouth County Park System will host a seasonal job fair from noon to 4 p.m. March 13 at the Fort Monmouth Recreation Center, 2566 Guam Lane, Tinton Falls. Learn about seasonal (3-9 months) job opportunities in the parks, including positions for camp counselors, lifeguards, golf course workers, retail clerks and more. Prospective employees must be at least 16 years of age and a Monmouth County resident. Applicants should bring their resume. A full listing of seasonal job openings can be found online at www.monmouthcountyparks.com. Details: 732-842-4000, ext. 4339. For persons with hearing impairment, the Park System TTY/TDD number is 711.
• The spring session of Dancing by the Peddie Lake with Candace Woodward-Clough will begin April 1. Beginner classes will start at 7:30 p.m. and intermediate classes will start at 8:30 p.m. for the four-week instruction classes in swing, foxtrot, waltz and Latin dancing to be held at 112 Etra Road, Hightstown. The cost is $60. Class size is limited. Registration is required. Details: 732-995-4284 or [email protected]
• The Allentown Public Library, 16 S. Main St., Allentown, will sponsor a digital preservation event from noon to 2 p.m. March 12. Learn how to preserve personal collections of print, photographs, slides and audio-visual material. Items can be brought to the library for this session. Once scanned and digitized, patrons will be notified of a date and time to retrieve their material from the library. Details: 609-259-7565.
• The Ladies of Saint Joseph will present “A Special Springtime Ladies Mimosa Brunch” featuring humorous guest speaker Jamie Novak, author of “Keep This, Toss That.” Finger sandwiches and mimosas will be served. The brunch will take place from noon to 3 p.m. April 17 at the St. Joseph Church Parish Hall, 91 Stillhouse Road, Millstone Township. Residents of all towns are welcome to attend. Cost is $20 per person. Call Rosalie at 732-490-5302 for tickets/reservations.
• 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 Monmouth County Genealogy Society will meet at 1:30 p.m. March 13 at the Eatontown Community Center, 72 Broad Street, Eatontown. Henry McNally of Manasquan will present “Emigrants and Exiles: The Ireland They Left Behind.” Details: 732-747-0090 or [email protected].
• Center Players, 35 South St., Freehold, will present Neil Simon’s “Chapter Two” at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays now through March 13. Tickets are at $23 to $25 and are available by calling 732-462-9093 or visiting www.centerplayers.org
• The CentraState Healthcare Foundation will host “Comedy for a Cause” at 8:30 p.m. March 11 at the American Hotel, Freehold. Doors open at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 at the door. Must be 21 and over. There will be a cash bar. Proceeds will benefit women’s health services at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Details: centrastatecomedy.eventbrite.com or contact 732-294-7135 or [email protected]
• 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 (March 16) 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 (April 7) 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.
Items for the Datebook may be sent via email to [email protected]. Please submit items at least two weeks prior to a scheduled event.