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• “Jews in Hollywood” will be presented by Rabbi Brooks Susman at 2 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Jewish Heritage Museum, 310 Mount’s Corner Road, Freehold Township. It will be the first in a series of three “Jews in …” lectures to be presented by the rabbi. Admission is $5 for museum members, $7 for nonmembers. Details: 732-252-6990.

• Embroiderers’ Guild of America- Monmouth Chapter evening group will meet from 7-9 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Colts Neck Library, 1 Winthrop Drive. Some members will work on a Swedish weaving sampler while other members will stitch on works in progress. The day group will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 16 at St. Mary’s Church Hall, Route 34 and Phalanx Road, Colts Neck. There will be a herringbone stitch class as well as stitching on individual projects. All stitchers welcome. Details: 732- 833-2504.

• “Totally Healthy Kids,” a fitness and nutrition class for children ages 7 to 11, will be offered from 6-7:45 p.m. on six consecutive Mondays beginning Jan. 30 at CentraState Medical Center’s Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main Street, Freehold Township. The program cost is $59 per child. Class size is limited and advance registration is required. For more information and to register, call 732-308-0570 or visit centrastate.com/healthprograms.com.

• The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education will hold its committee of the whole/regular board meetings at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School, 155 Millhurst Road, Manalapan; and on Feb. 21 and Feb. 28 at the district’s administration building, 54 Main St., Englishtown. The public is encouraged to attend. Details: 732-786-2500.

• The New Jersey Polymer Clay Guild welcomes those with an interest in the material to its workshops which are held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month (second Sunday if the first is a holiday) at the Thompson Park Craft Center, 805 Newman Springs Road (Route 520), Lincroft. Annual membership is $30. Details: [email protected].

• The CentraState Medical Center Auxiliary will host a trip to Resorts Hotel- Casino, Atlantic City, on Feb. 3. The cost of $27 includes $25 back in cash, plus $5 for food. No one under age 21 will be allowed on the trip. Buses will leave from the Covered Bridge parking lot in Manalapan at 9:15 a.m. Details: 732-536-5559.

• Free skin cancer screenings will be offered from 5-7 p.m. Jan. 30 at CentraState’s Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, but when detected early, has a cure rate of 99 percent. The screening is a quick and painless, non-invasive exam. Registration is required. Details and registration: 732-308-0570.

• Cashin’ In at the Cabin, a fundraiser to benefit the Adelphia Fire Company, Howell, will be held from 5-10 p.m. Feb. 2 at The Cabin, Route 33, Howell. Mention theAdelphia Fire Company and a portion of the evening’s revenue will go back to the fire company. Details: 732-577-1781.

• Battleground Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Village Inn museum, 2 Water St., Englishtown. Nathan Handlin, Marlboro’s township historian, will be the guest speaker. All are welcome to attend the meeting, which is free to all. Details: www.thevillageinn.org.

• A community luncheon will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Freehold, 118W. Main St., Freehold, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 27. Donation of $7 provides choice of two — salad bar, soup, sandwich — plus beverage and dessert. Take-out available. Details: 732-462-9667.