News Transcript Datebook, July 20

• The Hannahs and To The Skyline will perform at the Manalapan Community Center, Route 33, Manalapan, at 8 p.m. Aug. 5. Details: [email protected]

• CentraState Healthcare System will present a free physician lecture about bariatric surgery, “Is Weight-Loss Surgery Right for You?” from 7-8 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Star and Barry Tobias Health Awareness Center, Freehold Township. The lecture is free, but space is limited and registration is required. Details: 732-308-0570.

• The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education will meet at 7:30 p.m. on the following dates: Aug. 9, committee of the whole; Aug. 23, regular action meeting. All meetings will be held at the board offices at 54 Main St., Englishtown. The meetings are open to the public. Details: 732-786-2500.

• Seniors who graduated from Freehold Regional High School, Freehold Borough, and Southern Freehold Regional High School, Howell, in June 1966 will get together from Aug. 26-28 for a combined 50-year reunion. The seniors who graduated in 1966 spent their freshman and sophomore years together in Freehold Borough, before Southern Freehold Regional opened in September 1964 and the class was divided. There will be a combined reunion from 6-11 p.m. Aug. 27 at the American Hotel, Freehold. To make a reservation, contact Donna Cusworth Hansen at [email protected] for Southern Freehold Regional or Steve Herr at [email protected] for Freehold Regional.

• The Solana Marlboro will host a monthly health and wellness series on the following dates: July 27, 4:30 p.m., Virtual Dementia Tour, experience a day in the life of a Solana resident. Dinner and/or refreshments will be served. RSVP by calling 732-536-3000.

• The Freehold Borough Arts Council will publish its first community cookbook with recipes from residents and restaurants. Proceeds will support local arts. Interested individuals may submit a favorite family recipe and an anecdote about the recipe. Categories are appetizers, soups, salads, vegetables, entrees and desserts. To receive a submission form, email [email protected] or call Dru-Anne Palaima at 732-598-4539.

• The Monmouth County Audubon Society will host a bird walk to look for nesters and shorebirds on Sandy Hook in northern Monmouth County. The event will take place at 6 p.m. July 21. Anyone interested in participating can meet at 6 p.m. in the parking lot of the old visitors center, south of the ranger station. The trip is open to members and non-members of the society and participation is free. Advance registration is not required. Details: http://www.monmouthaudubon.org

• The 40th anniversary celebration of “Olde Freehold Day ” will take place on July 23 at Lake Topanemus Park, Pond Road, Freehold Township, from noon to 6 p.m. The event will feature five bands, food, a disc jockey, classic cars, rides, refreshments (including a beer garden) and activities on the lake. All are welcome to attend. Details: Oldefreeholdday.com

• The Monmouth County Fair will be held at the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, from July 27-31. Hours are 5-11 p.m. July 27-29; 3-11 p.m. July 30; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 31. There will be Kids’ Zone rides in the outdoor entertainment area, a trapeze act, Bwana Jim, racing pigs, home and garden competitions, vendor displays, food, entertainment and more. General admission is $8 per person. Children 12 and under are admitted free at all times. Details: 732-842-4000.

• The Manalapan Seniors and Chapter 4 will sponsor a bus trip to a Trenton Thunder baseball game on Aug. 4. The bus will leave the Manalapan municipal complex at 5 p.m. and return at about 10:30 p.m. A reserved picnic area will include hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, baked BBQ chicken, potato salad, garden salad and more from 6-8 p.m. Details: 732-446-8401.

• On Aug. 11, the Manalapan Senior Center and Chapter 4 will be running a bus trip to the Westchester Broadway Theatre for a performance of “Million Dollar Quartet.” The play recounts the recording session that brought together Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the only time. Lunch is included for the cost of $59. Details: 732-446-8401.

• The Essential Tremor Support Group meets from 7-9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month (Aug. 4) at the Jack Aaronson Conference Center at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Details: 732-462-8304, after 10 a.m.

• The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance will meet in the spiritual center of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 1 Phalanx Road, Colts Neck, from 7:30-9 p.m. every Thursday. Details: 732-536-5826 or 732-320-0029.

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