Category: Independent Calendar
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Brookdale to offer Women’s History Month events
The office of student life and activities, and the women’s student organization at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown, will continue the celebration of Women’s History Month with continuous showings of the film “Spin the Bottle: Sex Lies & Alcohol.” The film is a critique of the role popular culture plays in glamorizing excessive…
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Deadline April 1 for anniversary sponsorships
Sponsorship opportunities are now available for “Aberdeen Celebrates,” a series of events marking the township’s 150th anniversary. Four levels of sponsorship are offered: the $250 silver, $500 gold, $1,000 platinum, and the $2,500 premiere. Depending on the level selected, sponsors’ names will appear on the township Web site and various printed materials such as flyers,…
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Concert, talk at Middletown Library during March
Friends of the Middletown Township Public Library will sponsor a concert, “Celebrating Women Composers” March 18 at 2:30 p.m. at the library at 55 New Monmouth Road. Soprano Katherine Harris and pianist Allison Brewster Franzetti will give the performance celebrating female composers such as Caccini, Mendelssohn Hensel and Schumann. Both women are members of the…
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CBA senior attains the rank of Eagle Scout
Tom Critelli, a senior in Christian Brothers Academy, Lincroft, recently attained the rank of Eagle Scout. Critelli’s project involved restoring a historic cemetery on Telegraph Hill Road, Holmdel. Critelli, members of Troop 131 in Holmdel and friends and family removed garbage, took down low lying branches, painted fences, cleaned the sidewalk, landscaped and put wood…
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Society’s Strauss Museum reopens March 18
The Atlantic Highlands Historical Society has announced the Strauss Mansion Museum, 27 Prospect Circle, will open for the season March 18 and remain open through Dec. 9. The mansion is a 21-room house built in 1893 for use as a summer cottage by Adolph Strauss, a wealthy New York importer and merchant. Hours are Sundays…
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Mid’town students’ work displayed at library
Monmouth Beach Public Library, 18 Willow Ave., is exhibiting paintings and drawings created by Monmouth County Arts High School students during the month of March. Local students with works exhibited are Cassandra Bernadini, Middletown High School South, and Jessica Chepauskas and Emily Hueston, both Middletown High School North. The exhibit features work completed by gifted…
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‘One of My Wives is Missing’ opens March 9
Soar Productions, 1110 Union Ave., Union Beach, will present “One of My Wives is Missing” (“Catch Me if You Can”) March 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 8 p.m.; and March 11 and 18 at 2 p.m. The cast features local resident Bill Lee, Belford section of Middletown; Jim Walsh, Leonardo section of…
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Host families needed for exchange students
Cultural Academic Student Exchange (CASE), Middletown, is seeking host families for high school foreign exchange students age 15-18 for a semester or academic year. Students are fully insured and have spending money. Host families provide room and board and are eligible for a $50 per month tax deduction. For more information, call (800) 458-8336 or…
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‘Mommy/Dad and Me’ begins March 14
Hazlet Recreation will sponsor “Mommy/Dad and Me” for 2-year-olds beginning March 14. The six-week class will be Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m. at James J. Cullen Center, 1776 Union Ave., Hazlet. Cost is $40, with a $15 late fee after March 13. For more information, call Recreation at (732) 739-0653.
