Category: Examiner Calendar

  • Historical society to host lecture on Octavius Catto

    As part of Allentown’s Harvest Festival Weekend, the Allentown-Upper Freehold Historical Society will inaugurate a program series. The first program in the series will discuss Octavius Catto, a young black man who became an early civil rights advocate. Daniel R. Biddle and Murray Dubin of the Philadelphia Inquirer will present the program. Catto was schooled…

  • Allentown Library offers parenting programs

    The Allentown Public Library will offer a series of programs for parents. Each session of “Parenting From the Heart” will begin at 10 a.m. “Roadblocks to Effective Parenting” will be presented Sept. 29 and will discuss how parents knowingly undermine their own efforts, and how to avoid common mistakes that even well-intentioned parents make. “How…

  • Hungarian dinner on menu at Millstone Elks

    Millstone Elks Lodge 2613 will serve its next Friday night dinner Sept. 24, when the menu will feature a Hungarian dinner by the Ladies Auxiliary. Dinners are served from 6-8 p.m., and the cost is $10 for adults, $7 for children, unless otherwise noted. Proceeds benefit charities support by the Elks Club. Oct. 1 will…

  • Jason Cayne Foundation slates charity golf outing

    The Jason David Cayne Foundation, a financial support system for Monmouth County residents who have unexpectedly lost a spouse, will hold a golf outing fund-raiser. The event will be held Oct. 4, starting with a continental breakfast at 9 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 10 a.m., at Knob Hill Country Club, Manalapan. The…

  • Horse Park to host national show Sept. 26

    The National Championship Standardbred Horse Show will be held Sept. 26 at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold Township. More than $3,500 in prize money will be awarded at the event, which is presented by the Standardbred Pleasure Horse Organization of New Jersey and the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New…

  • Jacob Landau’s art to be celebrated in October

    The Roosevelt Arts Project and Rosa Giletti Fine Art will present the third annual Jacob Landau Studio event, “Tying the Past to the Present,” beginning Oct. 9. The studio is located at 30 Lake Drive, Roosevelt. The opening reception will be held Oct. 9 from 5-8 p.m., with a concert by David Brahinsky and Friends…

  • Local author to speak at Holocaust Center

    Fred Spiegel of Howell will be the first guest author for 2004 at the “Meet the Author Program Book Signing” sponsored by the Center for Holocaust Studies at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. Spiegel will preview his book, “Once the Acacias Bloomed: Memories of a Childhood Lost,” the story of his experiences as a child survivor…

  • Girl Scouts slate fall programs for girls

    Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts, will offer several programs for girls at Camp Sacajawea, Route 524, Howell. The following programs are for girls in grades one through three: “Cupcake Sculptures,” Sept. 22 from 4:30-6 p.m., will teach participants how to make sculpture cupcakes with colorful frostings and decorations. The cost is $7 per girl. “Crazy…

  • Archives and History Day Oct. 16 at library

    Archives and History Day offers residents an opportunity to meet archivists, historians, curators and others in the field of history, and hear their stories. Held annually at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan, the event is open to the public and free of charge. There will be exhibits and educational programs presented by archives, historic…