Jackson library to offer
free computer classes
The Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive, will be offering the following free computer training classes during October:
• Oct. 19, 10 a.m. or 2 p.m., Raton Basico (basics in Spanish);
• Oct. 25, 10 a.m. – Mouse Basics;
• Oct. 26, 10 a.m. – E-mail Basics;
• Oct. 28, 7 p.m. – How to set up tables in Microsoft Word.
All classes are free and open to the public, and are repeated on a monthly basis. Registration is requested. For more information or to register, call (732) 928-4400 and ask for the reference desk.
Family fun on tap at Turkey Swamp Park
Oct. 20 is the date of the Monmouth County Park System’s Turkey Swamp Park Day celebration. Residents and their families are invited to the annual celebration at the facility on Georgia Road, Freehold Township, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature a scarecrow contest (1:30-4 p.m., registration and fee required), children’s games and races, pumpkin painting, pony rides, an archery demonstration, free entertainment, canoe and paddle boat rentals, and an arts and craft show and sale. Admission and parking are free.
Recording industry icon
coming to Freehold
Sid Bernstein, the man who brought the Beatles to America, is scheduled to appear at Barnes & Noble, Freehold Township, at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17. The legendary agent, manager and promoter played a role in the careers of some of the most famous names in the recording industry, including the Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley. Bernstein will be discussing and signing his book, It’s Sid Bernstein Calling.
Theatre Co. nominated
for five Perry Awards
Broadway has the Tony, television has the Emmy, motion pictures have the Oscar, but community theater has the Perry. Ocean County College Theatre Company has recently received five Perry Award nominations.
The nonprofit organization Recog-nition of Excellence in Community Theatre Inc. sponsors the Perry Awards each year and honors outstanding community theater productions throughout New Jersey.
Between 150 and 200 shows per season are reviewed with 25 nomination committee members who see and score the productions. Each production is seen by two committee members, the scores are averaged, and the top seven productions in each category are nominated.
The OCC Theatre Company has been nominated for the following awards: Outstanding Direction of a Play, Arthur Waldman, Toms River, for Crimes of the Heart; Ensemble Actor in a Play, Nicholas Kelly, Lakewood, for Mr. Roberts; Outstanding Lighting Design by Judi Finnegan, Lakewood, for Crimes of the Heart; Outstanding Properties by Susan Suchcicki, Brick, for Sideman; and Outstanding Set Design by Neil Prince, Interlaken, for Crimes of the Heart.