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Foundation to hold benefit event Aug. 20
The Akshaya Patra Foundation will hold its 2016 Inaugural New Jersey Benefit Event at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 20 at the TV Asia headquarters in Edison. Dr. Deepak Chopra will be the event’s keynote speaker. Comedian Omi Vaidya will act as the event’s Master of Ceremonies. This year’s event will feature an evening of networking,…
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Metuchen’s ‘Double Feature Under the Stars’ set for Aug. 20
The Metuchen Arts Council and the Metuchen Recreation Commission will present a “Double Feature Under the Stars” on Aug. 20 in Oakland Park on Oakland Ave., Metuchen. “Toy Story” (1995) will begin at 8 p.m. followed by “The Princess Bride” (1987) at approximately 9:45 p.m. The field opens at 7:30 p.m. Bring lawn chairs, a…
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Summer concert series announced in Metuchen
Metuchen’s outdoor Summer Concerts Series, “Metuchen Rocks!” gets underway at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 11 with Carrie Jackson and her Jazzin’ All Star Ensemble. The free concert will take place on the Metuchen Summer Stage located on the corner of New and Center streets in downtown Metuchen. In the event of rain, the concerts will be held…
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Avenel Arts Center to include studios, galleries, performance space
WOODBRIDGE — Woodbridge Township officials will receive grant funding to create the Avenel Arts Center at Station Village. The $50 million project will transform the 27-acre former industrial site into mixed-use, community-centered, arts-related retail, according to information provided by the Middlesex County Office of Communication. The village will include more than 50,000 square feet of…
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Benefit 5K race to be held in Monroe Township
Friends and Neighbors in Action (FNA) will hold its 10th annual 5K Race and Fun Walk on Oct. 1 at Thompson Park in Monroe Township, Middlesex County. Proceeds from this year’s FNA 5K will benefit Rutgers Veterans House at Rutgers University, funding the launch of a service dog program focused on suicide prevention in military…
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Jackson Memorial band gears up for new season
JACKSON – Under the watchful eyes and well-trained ears of Jackson Memorial High School Band Director Jason Diaz and Assistant Band Director Eric Ficarra, the members of the Jaguar Band have spent a good portion of their summer preparing for their 2016 program “Letters From Home.” The summer practice is in advance of band camp,…


