The South River High School Adopt-A-Family Program Club is requesting donations to help create a memorable holiday by supplying gifts and necessities to families in need in the borough.
In the past, this program has assisted more than 100 children in the community.
The club is currently asking for toys, new clothing, food or a monetary gift to assist in purchasing items.
A drop off bin for items is located at the South River Public Library, 55 Appleby Ave. To donate a monetary gift, make the check payable to SRHS – Adopt-A-Family.
For more information, contact Debbie Napolitano at 732-613-4000 ext. 1223 or email [email protected].
T A Sprinkler, Inc. will hold its annual Winter Wonderlights Spectacular from Nov. 30 to Jan. 5, 2020, at the Middlesex County Fairgrounds, 655 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick.
There will be Christmas lights, food, hot chocolate and photo opps with Santa.
For the fourth consecutive year, residents can anticipate South River police officers and staff members sporting mustaches and beards to raise money and awareness for cancer.
Coming on the heels of the department’s breast cancer awareness initiatives during October, No-Shave November is about embracing hair, which many patients lose during cancer treatment. Money typically spent on razors and shaving during the month is instead donated to charity for cancer research and to aid those fighting cancer battles.
Each participating officer has personally made a monetary donation to the cause.
Donations can be made directly to No-Shave.org under the South River Police Department team. The goal of the department is to raise $2,500. Visit www.no-shave.org/team/srpd
Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) Parish will hold its annual Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 7 at the church, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown.
Since the Bazaar is on Pearl Harbor Day, visitors are invited to sign a selection of Christmas cards to thank our veterans, or can bring their own. The goal is to deliver 300 cards to the New Jersey State Veterans Memorial Home in Menlo Park.
The event will offer a day of holiday shopping, food and family activities. Highlights include the OLOL Emporium, old fashioned bake sale, New-to-You Christmas booth, ornament booth, vintage jewelry booth, religious articles booth, stocking stuffer booth and “nearly new” toys. Games and crafts for children, basket raffles, a gift card Christmas tree raffle and Magic Christmas Tree will return. Vendors will be offering crafts, jewelry, designer bags, homemade chocolate and candy, toys, decorative items, Scentsy, Thirty-One, crochet and knit items, wreaths and grave covers.
For information regarding the silent auction, visit www.ololchurchnj.org.
The Knights of Columbus’s annual Breakfast with Santa will also take place on Dec. 7, with seatings at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Advance registration is necessary.
Breakfast and lunch items will also be available for purchase.
For more information, call Bernadette at 732-828-6726, visit www.ololchurchnj.org or visit Facebook at ololmilltown.
The High School Equivalency Program is currently running and will conclude in May. Classes are held from 6-8:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at East Brunswick High School, 380 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Classes prepare attendees for TASC; not a testing center.
The Citizenship Program is currently running and will conclude in May. Classes are held on Mondays and Wednesdays in Meeting Room 3 at the East Brunswick Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center Dr. Classes run either from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or from 12:30-3 p.m. dependent on class level.
Learn more about colorectal cancer during a presentation at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 3 at the Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe.
Kathleen Iannuzzo of Saint Peter’s University Hospital Community Health Services will make the presentation. Registration is not required.
For more information, call 732-521-5000 or email www.monroetwplibrary.org.
The East Brunswick Library and the East Brunswick Human Relations Council will present a screening of the PBS documentary “American Creed” at 7 p.m. on Dec. 4 at the library, Civic Center Drive off Ryders Lane, East Brunswick.
The screening will be followed by a community conversation facilitated by Sylvia Chan-Malik, Ph.D., of Rutgers University.
A complete schedule of upcoming programs at the library can be found at www.ebpl.org/calendar.
Spotswood Reformed Church will hold a craft fair from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 7 at the church, 429 Main St., Spotswood.
Call 732-251-9277 for more information.
The Monroe Township Police Department will hold its sixth annual toy drive to benefit the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.
Drop off an unwrapped toy or non-monetary donation for children of all ages at the Monroe Township Police Department, 3 Municipal Plaza, through Dec. 8.
Due to infection control and allergy issues, the hospital can only accept new toys and cannot accept stuffed animals.
Specific toys requested by the hospital can be found at amzn.com/w/2FHTSA5I133KI
The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission, in collaboration with the Monroe Township Public Library, will present Boheme Opera, with a lecture by Jerry Kalstein, at 1 p.m. on Dec. 11 at the Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe.
“From Opera to Broadway” focuses on the origins and development that occurred over the centuries that begin with classic opera, change into Victorian era operetta and then become classic and modern Broadway. Focus will be given to both the style and form that begins with operatic arias and becomes modern songs. Composers will include Mozart, Puccini, Lehar, Strauss, Kern and Gershwin.
Admission is free.
East Brunswick Elks Lodge 2370 will hold Breakfast with Santa from 9 a.m. to noon on Dec. 15 at the lodge, 21 Oakmont Ave., East Brunswick.
Full breakfast buffet. Free photo with Santa. Dance party. Face painting.
Holiday attire is encouraged.
Cost is $10 per person. Children 5 and under are free.
RSVP is requited by emailing [email protected] or by calling 732-567-6671.
Playhouse 22 announced its 2019-20 season lineup:
“A Christmas Carol” will be Dec. 13-22.
“The Mystery of Edwin Drood” will be Feb. 7-23.
“Harvey” will be March 20 to April 5.
“Camelot” will be June 12-28.
All performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 p.m. Sundays.
Tickets for the main stage are $22 for adults or $20 for seniors and students.
A season subscription of three shows is $63 per person, or $57 for seniors and students. A select package of four shows is $80 per person or $72 for seniors and students. An elite package of five shows is $95 per person, or $85 for seniors and students.
Special times will be announced for “A Christmas Carol.” All tickets to “A Christmas Carol” and other special events and concerts are $15.
Playhouse 22 is located at the Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick.
For tickets, visit www.playhouse22.org.
One Steep at a Thyme will hold its seventh annual Dickens’ Christmas Tea from Dec. 6-22 at the tea room, 170 Gatzmer Ave., Jamesburg.
Evening, twilight or brunch tea service with a one-hour reading of “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens by professional actors.
Evening and twilight teas include seven courses at $75 per person, all-inclusive. Brunch teas are five courses at $60 per person.
For the complete schedule and to make reservations, visit www.onesteepatathyme.com. For more information, visit www.travelingliteracytheater.com.
Library officials are looking to exceed their goal of at least 20 quilts/muffs to donate to residents in Monroe.
For more about the project, visit www.monroetwplibrary.org/news/fidget-quilts-to-donate/.
The United States Census Bureau is seeking applicants for jobs for the 2020 Census.
For information on how to apply, visit 2020census.gov/jobs or call 1-855-JOB-2020.
The 10th annual Hugs for Brady Foundation Winter Gala will be themed “Oh What a Night!,” featuring entertainment from the stars of Broadway’s “Jersey Boys,” on Jan. 25 at The Palace at Somerset Park
The gala honors individuals who have made significant contributions to help those affected by childhood cancer. This year’s honorees are The 2020 Gala Committee as the Ellen Gambatese Pediatric Cancer Volunteer of the Year; Roy G. Svenson as the Brady Buggy Wagon Volunteer of the Year; Steven K. Libutti, director of the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, as the Dr. Randy Siegel Pediatric Cancer Medical Humanitarian of the Year; and Kevin Cummings, chairman and CEO of Investors Bank, as the Hugs for Brady Foundation Pediatric Cancer Humanitarian of the Year.
For more information, tickets, sponsorship information, to donate or to take part in the silent auction, visit www.hugsforbrady.org.