Category: Independent Calendar

  • Park system to host spring dance lessons The Monmouth County Park System invites area residents to sign up for spring dance lessons running April 12 through May 17 from 7-8 p.m. The park system will host swing dance lessons at the Highlands Community Center. Participants will learn the basic steps, kicks, timing, turns and double…

  • Open auditions for park system talent showcase Two stage appearances at the annual Monmouth County Fair are possible for Monmouth County fifth- and 12th-graders. Participants have until April 14 to sign up for auditions that could lead to performing in the 18th annual talent showcase sponsored by the Monmouth County Park System. Youngsters who can…

  • Littoral Society plans symposium April 14 The American Littoral Society, Highlands, is presenting its New Jersey symposium on April 14. This year’s symposium is titled "The Best-Kept Secrets of New Jersey: Marine Wonders and the Wilds of the South," and includes two slide presentations. A reception at 7:30 p.m. will precede the 8 p.m. program…

  • BULLETIN BOARD School plans ‘A Natural High Family Night’ The Willow Tree Club of Matawan Avenue Middle School will hold "A Natural High Family Night" 7:30 p.m. April 10 at the school. The event will feature a talent show with music and skits on drug awareness. All are invited to attend. The Willow Tree Club…

  • BULLETIN BOARD Mid’town Parks & Rec. offers ballroom dancing The Middletown Township Department of Parks and Recreation will hold a 10-week, ballroom dancing class to begin on April 11 and run from 7-8 p.m. at the Middletown Senior Center, 900 Leonardville Road, Leonardo section of Middletown. Participants will receive professional dance instruction in the fox-trot,…

  • Hazlet rec sets registration for music lessons Registration is now accepted for Hazlet Recreation’s musical instrument lessons for children ages 6 through 17. Participants may register for basic piano or guitar lessons. Classes will be held from 9-10 a.m. on Saturdays for piano and from 10-11 a.m. on Saturdays for guitar, beginning April 8. A…

  • Brookdale tour slated for National Library Week The Monmouth County Librarians Association will sponsor a National Library Week tour for its members at the Brookdale College library at 2 p.m. on April 11. Located at Brookdale Commu-nity College, 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown, the Brookdale library has recently been enlarged and upgraded…

  • Events Chamber of Commerce holds jellybean contest The Chamber of Commerce of the Greater Keyport area will hold a jellybean contest April 1-April 22. Look for posters in participating store windows. Participants will guess the number of jellybeans in the jar and get a chance to win a giant Easter basket from the Keyport Chamber…

  • Holmdel Historical Society dinner set for April 9 The Holmdel Historical Society will hold a covered-dish dinner at the Holmdel Community Center, Crawfords Corner-Everett Road, Holmdel, at 5 p.m. April 9, featuring a slide show of historic Holmdel. Tickets are $10 per person; $8 seniors. Make checks payable to the Holmdel Historic Society; mail to…