Category: Independent Calendar
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County park system reopens Longstreet Farm
The Monmouth County Park System announced that Longstreet Farm, Longstreet Road, Holmdel, is now open following cleaning and maintenance. Guided tours are available weekends and holiday afternoons, and farm hours are daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Several programs and activities are also planned. “Mixed Media Techniques” will be offered Mondays from 1-4 p.m.…
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Area historical society to meet March 21
The Middletown Township Historical Society will hold its next meeting March 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the MacLeod-Rice House, Croydon Hall, 900 Leonardville Road Leonardo section of Middletown. Margaret Thomas Buchholz, author of “New Jersey Shipwrecks: 350 Years in the Graveyard of the Atlantic,” will be the guest speaker. All are welcome. For details contact…
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Voyagers’ Center open house March 16
Voyagers’ Learning Center at Holmdel Community Church, 40 Holmdel Road will hold an open house March 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. The free event will feature staff demonstrating sewing, polymer clay, hands-on math, martial arts and other programs. There will be workshops and classes throughout the day. Voyagers will also team up with…
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Deadline for Memorial Scholarships April 15
Applications are now being accepted for New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation Scholarships, with application deadline April 15. The two $2,500 scholarships are open to graduating seniors from New Jersey planning to further education either at a college or university or trade/technical school. Applicants must submit proof of acceptance to a college or trade school,…
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‘Ethnic Research: Italian and German’ March 19
The Education Committee of the Monmouth County Genealogy Society, Lincroft section of Middletown, will present the workshop “Ethnic Research: Italian and German” March 19 at 9 a.m. (German) and 1 p.m. (Italian). The workshop will be at the Eatontown Community Center, 68 Broad St. Fee is $30 for all day or $15/lecture for nonmembers, and…
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Entries now accepted for Sgt. Pat’s 5K
Jersey Shore Running Club (JSRC), Shrewsbury, will present the 16th annual Sgt. Pat’s 5K March 26 at 11 a.m. at the promenade and boardwalk in Long Branch. Registration fee is $17, $15 for JSRC members before March 20 and $20 after March 20. There will also be a 2-mile fitness walk, and children’s races. Proceeds…
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‘Maple Syruping,’ ‘Little Acorns’ offered at park
Poricy Park, Oak Hill Road, Middletown, will present “Maple Syruping” March 20 at 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Attendees will see the tapping of a maple tree, learn how maple syrup is made, and sample some pure maple syrup. Fee is $5 per person and $20 per family (maximum). No registration is required for the…
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Club to hold ‘Ladies Night Out’ March 23
The Middletown Newcomers’ Club will hold “Ladies Night Out” March 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Anna’s Italian Kitchen, 1686-1688 Route 35, Middletown Cost is $38 for nonmembers and $35 for members (BYOB). The menu will feature various appetizers, pasta, choice of entree, dessert, espresso, coffee and tea. Preregistration is required and may be done by…
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Workshops, open house slated at Brookdale
The visiting writers series, student activities and English Club at Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown, will welcome Russian-born poet Ilya Kaminsky March 22 for a reading and lecture. Kaminsky is the author of “Dancing In Odessa.” The free event will be from 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. at Room 116, Larrison Hall.…
