Category: Independent Calendar

  • Enroll by June 15 for ‘Audubon Adventures’ kit

    The Monmouth County Audubon Society, Red Bank, is offering the free “Audubon Adventures” kit to fifth-grade classroom teachers for the 2006-07 school year, with enrollment deadline June 15. This program is an environmental curriculum supplement that has connected children nationwide to the natural world. The kit delivered in October consists of a teacher’s guide and…

  • ‘Barkingdale’s Jewelry Bazaar’ at SPCA June 24

    The Coalition for the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MCSPCA) will host its first “Barkingdale’s Jewelry Bazaar” June 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at SPCA facility, 260 Wall St., Eatontown. New and pre-owned jewelry, both genuine and costume, will be available at special pricing. The selection will range…

  • Lloyd Road students take part in Locks of Love

    The student council at Lloyd Road School, Matawan, under the direction of Shelley Gross and assisted by Wendy Winchel, sponsored a “cut-a-thon” May 25 for Locks of Love. Salon Cemone, Manalapan, donated its time to the effort. The salon’s employees cut the hair of 20 students and faculty members, resulting in the donation of more…

  • Deep Cut Orchid Society to meet July 11

    Deep Cut Orchid Society will hold its monthly meeting July 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave., Tinton Falls. The meeting will consist of a series of culture workshops (no guest speaker). There will also be a show table of flowering orchids grown by members, a plant raffle, door prize, and…

  • Elks lodge schedules car wash, anniversary dinner

    The Keyport-Matawan Elks Lodge No. 2030 will hold a charity car wash at the lodge parking lot, 249 Broadway, Keyport, June 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is no set cost to have a vehicle washed, just a donation. The lodge is also planning its 50th anniversary dinner, to be held at the…

  • ‘Goodwill from the Grill’ in Middletown June 17

    Whole Foods Market, 471 Route 35, Middletown, will hold “Goodwill from the Grill” June 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Burgers, sides and other items, and beverages will be sold outside the market with 100 percent of proceeds going to support Impact OASIS. Impact OASIS works to build local organic farm centers that maintain…

  • Talk ‘Across USA with Ron and Bob’ June 15

    The Middletown Township Public Library, 55 New Monmouth Road, will present “Across the USA with Ron and Bob” June 15 at 7 p.m. Retired Middletown Police sergeants Ron Furiato and Bob Murphy will recount the duo’s motorcycle trip last summer from New Jersey to California and back. The duo will recount the individuals they met,…

  • Bon Jovi guitar auction, bands at charity event

    The rock band Bon Jovi has donated an autographed Celebrity Ovation guitar to raise money for local cancer patient Michelle Seamans. The guitar was signed by all four members of the band: singer Jon Bon Jovi, guitarist Richie Sambora, drummer Tico Torres and keyboardist David Bryan. The guitar will be raffled off at a summer…

  • Katrina Community Initiative to meet June 14

    The Katrina Community Initiative will sponsor a mission work planning session for a trip scheduled for the Gulf Coast area June 14 at 7 p.m. at Pilgrim Baptist Church, 172 Shrewsbury Ave., Red Bank. The Initiative has completed several phases to assist Gulf Coast families. Upcoming phases include a school supply drive in August, and…