Category: Independent Calendar

  • Doll collector to speak to women’s group Feb. 3

    The women’s Coffee program at Lincroft Bible Church will hold its next meeting Feb. 3 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The free program is open to all women, and child care will be available for ages infant to 5 years. The guest speaker will be doll collector Lilly Roberts, who will discuss her collection of more than…

  • Trips to ‘Little Women,’ ski areas offered

    Hazlet Recreation will sponsor a bus trip to see “Little Women” at the Virginia Theatre, New York City, May 21. Tickets must be purchased by Feb. 21 to avoid cancellation of the trip. Tickets are $86 for bus transportation and rear mezzanine seating. A family trip to go tubing at Jack Frost in Pennsylvania is…

  • Elks ‘Winter B-B-Q’ slated for Jan. 29

    The Keyport/Matawan Elks will hold its annual “Winter B-B-Q” Jan. 29 from 3-9 p.m. at the Lodge at 249 Broadway, Keyport. Price is $15, $7.50 for children, and free for children younger than age 5. The “all-you-can-eat” event will feature ribs, chicken, hamburgers, hot dogs, and soda, and music by a DJ. For more information,…

  • Annual CBA art show and sale Feb. 4-6

    The CBA Mothers Club will present the 30th annual Christian Brothers Academy art show and sale Feb. 4-6 at CBA, 850 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown. A preview party will be held Feb. 4 from 7-10 p.m., and guests and artists will be able to discuss as well as purchase artwork. The show…

  • Registration under way for ‘Mommy & Me’

    Temple Shalom, Ayrmont Lane and Church Street, Aberdeen, is now accepting registration for its summer and fall “Mommy & Me” programs. Offered are classes for children age 2 1/2 through pre-K, and extended day classes for children age 14-30 months. Baby-sitting is available for siblings at Mommy & Me. The temple’s nursery school and Mommy…

  • ‘Battle of Algiers’ to open film series Jan. 28

    The international center at Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown, will open its “Foreign Film Fridays” series Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. with “Battle of Algiers.” The movie is in French and Arabic with English subtitles. It is the depiction of the Algerians’ struggle for liberation from France from 1954-62. The…

  • ‘Rooster in the Hen House’ at Poricy Feb. 6

    Poricy Park, Oak Hill Road, Middletown, will welcome Rebecca’s Reel Quilters for its next meeting in February. The group meets monthly, and newcomers and beginners are welcome. For date and time, call Poricy Park. Tom Powis will present “The Rooster in the Hen House” Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. at the nature center. Powis is…

  • ‘Shipwrecks’ program, winter walk to be held

    Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook, will present “Shipwrecks and Lifesavers” Feb. 6 at 2 p.m. at the Monmouth Beach Cultural Center, 128 Ocean Ave. The free program will be a slide program about shipwrecks and surfmen who rescued passengers from the waters off Sandy Hook. A “Winter Night Prowl” will be held Feb. 19…

  • Tickets now on sale for ‘Fat Tuesday’ breakfast

    The Middletown Senior Center, 900 Leonardville Road, will hold its annual “Fat Tuesday” pancake breakfast for senior center members Feb. 8 at 11 a.m. Cost is $2.50 and includes three pancakes, two sausages, orange juice, milk, and coffee or tea. Tickets must be purchased by Feb. 1. For more information, call (732) 615-2265.