Category: Independent Calendar

  • Poricy Park offers children’s holiday activities

    Poricy Park Nature Center, Middletown, will offer "Frosty Friend" Dec. 5, 3:30-5 p.m. for children in grades 2-6. The craft program will be at the nature center on Oak Hill Road in Middletown. Cost is $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers. Class size is limited to 15 and registration is necessary. Children will create a…

  • EXHIBITS All Media November Exhibit

    EXHIBITS All Media November Exhibit Nov. 11-Dec. 7 Mon.-Sat., noon to 4:30 p.m. reception Nov. 12, 3-5 p.m. Guild of Creative Art 620 Broad St., Shrewsbury free and open to the public (732) 741-1441 Powwows and Portraits oil paintings by Franke DeBevoise through Nov. 30 Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sat. and Sun. by…

  • Park system schedules art museum trip, hike

    The Monmouth County Park System has scheduled a trip to New York’s Museum of Modern Art Nov. 18, 9:15 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. The bus will leave from Thompson Park, Newman Springs Road, the Lincroft section of Middletown. Cost is $17 per person, which includes transportation and park system leader. Participants will have the…

  • Kiwanis to conduct ‘Food for the Hungry’ drive

    The Kiwanis Club of Holmdel will conduct its 15th annual "Food for the Hungry" drive Nov. 25 and 26; and Dec. 2, 3, 9 and 10, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. High school students and Key Club members will accept donations at local points.…

  • Trip to Jersey Gardens Mall set by parks & rec

    The Middletown Township Depart-ment of Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a trip to the Jersey Gardens Outlet Mall in Elizabeth on Nov. 18. The cost of the trip is $10 per person which includes round trip transportation only. Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. The bus departs from the Johnson Gill Annex…

  • Matawan Baptist church anniversary concert Sun.

    Matawan Baptist church anniversary concert Sun. As part of its 150th Anniversary 2000 Celebration, First Baptist Church of Matawan will host a Community Massed Choir Concert 4 p.m. on Nov. 12 in the church auditorium at 232 Main St. The senior choirs of First Presbyterian Church of Matawan, directed by Dr. Graham McKinley; New Light…

  • In Brief Hazlet rec Halloween contest winners named

    In Brief Hazlet rec Halloween contest winners named Hazlet Recreation Commission has announced the winners of its Halloween House Decorating Contest, and costume contest. Winners of the house decorating contest are: First place, 1760 Union Ave.; Second place, 36 12th St.; third place, 21 Clover Drive; fourth place, 23 Galway Drive; and honorable mentions, 12…

  • Camp Happiness to hold fried chicken dinner

    Camp Happiness will hold a Southern Fried Chicken Dinner Nov. 18, 4-7 p.m. The dinner will be at Camp Happiness, 18 Burlington Ave. in the Leonardo section of Middletown. Cost is $10 per person. Proceeds will benefit Camp Happiness, a nonprofit organization which assists the blind. For more information, call (732) 291-0878.

  • More In Brief Veterans Day ceremony planned in Holmdel

    More In Brief Veterans Day ceremony planned in Holmdel Holmdel Board of Recreation Commissioners and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 5198 are sponsoring a Veterans Day ceremony, Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m. The ceremony will commence at Town Hall at 4 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel. The celebration will feature speaker Colonel James Newbauer, and a…