Category: Independent Calendar

  • North’s ‘Halloween Haunted Woods’ Oct. 23

    The senior class at Middletown High School North will present its annual “Halloween Haunted Woods” Oct. 23 from 6-10 p.m. at Tindall Park, Tindall Road, Middletown. The fee has not yet been announced. Proceeds will benefit the senior class. For more information, call (732) 671-2005. Program on Haitian arts, culture Oct. 24 The New Jersey/Haiti…

  • Ham dinner at St. Mary the Virgin Oct. 17

    St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church will host a ham dinner Oct. 17 with seatings at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the church hall at 8 E. Front St., Keyport. The menu will include various side dishes and dessert. Tickets are $7 per person and may be purchased in advance or at the door.…

  • Community Wellness Day slated for Oct. 16

    Brookdale Community College, in conjunction with the Mercy Center and Meridian Health, will presenting the seventh annual Community Wellness Day Oct. 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Asbury Park Salvation Army, 605 Asbury Ave. The day will consist of free workshops and health screenings, complimentary breakfast and lunch, gifts and door prizes.…

  • ‘Separation of Church and State’ forum Oct. 14

    The Monmouth County Friends of the ACLU-NJ will sponsor the discussion “Separation of Church and State: How Separate Are They?” in a public forum Oct. 14 at 7:30 p.m. The free event will be at Monmouth Beach Borough Hall, 22 Beach Road. Eleanor Novek, Ph.D., associate professor at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, will discuss…

  • Register by Oct. 18 for ‘Trick or Trot’

    The Jersey Shore Running Club will hold its 11th annual “Trick or Trot” Oct. 24 at Seven Presidents Park, Long Branch. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m., the kids walk at 10:30 a.m., and 4-mile race/walk at 11 a.m. Proceeds will benefit The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, Neptune. The theme is Halloween, and participants…

  • ‘Kites Against Breast Cancer’ set for Oct. 16

    The fifth annual “Kites Against Breast Cancer — Soaring High to Fight Breast Cancer” event will be held Oct. 16 at 11 a.m. at the Ocean Grove beachfront. The fund-raiser is a collaboration of the breast centers at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, and Ocean Medical Center, the women’s diagnostic center at Riverview Medical Center,…

  • ‘Octoberfest’ fair at Hazlet church Oct. 16

    Faith Reformed Church, 215 Middle Road, Hazlet, will hold its 12th annual “Octoberfest” fair Oct. 16 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The free event will feature crafts, pony rides, a yard sale, bake sale, face painting, games, prizes, pumpkin painting, and scarecrow making. For more information, call the church, (732) 888-0200.

  • VFW No. 4247 Halloween party Oct. 30

    Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post No. 4247, Waverly and Third streets, Keyport, will sponsor a Halloween party Oct. 30 from 8 p.m. to midnight at the post. Tickets are $10 in advance, and $15 at the door. The event will feature prizes and various foods. For tickets or more information, call (732) 264-8391.

  • ‘A Songwriter’s Night’ slated for Oct. 28

    Area songwriters, in conjunction with “Songwriter’s Block” will sponsor and perform “A Songwriter’s Night” Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. The event is a fund-raiser for the daughter of local musician and fellow songwriter Tony Guadagno, who passed away suddenly Oct. 1. The free event will be at Nauvoo Grill, 121 Fair Haven Road, Fair Haven.…