Category: Atlanticville Calendar

  • Local families receive holiday meals

    NEPTUNE — Children in the Kids Café program receive a hot meal each day during their after-school programs. However, when schools are closed, many families struggle. The grocery chain, Wegmans, wanted to help those families. So Wegmans teamed up with The Food- Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties to distribute a frozen turkey and bag…

  • Epiphany celebration slated for Jan. 3

    The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will host Pranzo with La Befana in celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany from 1-4 p.m. Jan. 3 at St. Mary’s Church, Madonna Hall, 1 Phalanx Road, Colts Neck. The cost is $15 for adults and $10 for children ages 3-10. The event will include a performance…

  • Shrewsbury Chorale welcomes conductor

    Do you like to sing? The Shrewsbury Chorale invites all interested local singers to participate in open rehearsals on January 5 and 12 from 7:45-10 p.m. The group practices weekly on Tuesday evenings at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County, 1475 W. Front S., Lincroft. Scores will be provided and there is no charge.…

  • Special needs Boy Scout troop accepting applicants

    Boy Scout Troop 926 meets every Monday at St. Martha’s Church, Herbertsville Road, Point Pleasant, 7:30-8:30 p.m. On Jan. 4 at 7:30 p.m. the troop will be accepting applications for differently abled and boys with special needs who want to join Boy Scouts. It is an opportunity to make friends and have fun while learning…

  • Band to bring in 2016

    Joe Hughes and his band Goldenseal will be at Rooney’s Oceanfront Crab House, 100 Ocean Ave., Long Branch, from 9 p.m.- 1 a.m. on Dec. 31. The band who also played at Rooney’s last New Year’s and will be playing there throughout the spring and summer, include Joe Hughes, lead singer and rhythm guitar; Pat…

  • Awards open to people with disabilities

    VSA New Jersey (VSA/NJ), a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the creative power of people with disabilities, is accepting applications for the 2016 Arts Achievement Awards through Jan. 22. The annual VSA/NJ Arts Achievement Awards include the Student Arts Excellence Awards, presented to students with special needs (mainstreamed, inclusion, self-contained classes or activities), 14…

  • Attic Treasures and Bake Sale slated

    The Food Pantry and Community Clothes Closet of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation will serve as the host to an Attic Treasures and Bake Sale from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. on Dec. 5 and from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 6 at 992 Broadway, West Long Branch. All proceeds will go toward the building expansion…

  • ‘Scrooge the Musical’ to be staged at Paramount

    The Premier Theatre Company presents Scrooge the Musical, Dec. 5 and 12 at 7 p.m., and Dec. 6 and 13 at 1 p.m., at the Paramount Theater, 1300 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, $15 for students, and $12 for children. For more information, call 732-774- STAR or visit…

  • Craft and vendor fair set for Dec. 12

    The Long Branch Athletic Department Green and White Association first annual Craft and Vendor Fair will be held from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 12 at Long Branch High School, 404 Indiana Ave., Long Branch. The gift selection will include body and skin care products, children’s books, seashell ornaments, stone art, scarves and gloves, tie dye…