Category: Sentinel-EBS Calendar
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Tree-lighting festivities set for Dec. 7 in S.R.
The South River Parks and Recreation Commission will sponsor the borough’s annual Holiday Tree-Lighting Celebration beginning at 7 p.m. on Dec. 7 near the Szabo Gazebo in Dailey’s Pond Park, Prospect Street. Musical entertainment will be provided by the South River Girl Scouts and the South River Elementary School All- Star Singers. The event will…
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Muslim-Jewish relations to be discussed at library
Guest speaker Dr. Moshe Sherman will offer a presentation titled “Crescent and Star: Muslim-Jewish Relations Over the Centuries” at the next installment in the East Brunswick Public Library’s Middle East Lecture Series set for 7-8:30 p.m. on Dec. 2 at the library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Sherman is a rabbi and the dean of the…
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Hadassah to sponsor Dec. 2 Hanukkah Party
Children and adults of all ages are welcome to attend a Hadassah Hanukkah Party set for 10 a.m. on Dec. 2 at a private home in East Brunswick. Youngsters will color a Hanukkah picture, play dreidel and hear a holiday story, while grownups meet and mingle. Members and nonmembers are welcome. Admission is free of…
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Registration under way for library holiday events
The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., will offer several holiday programs for youngsters. “Ceramics for the Holidays,” open to 5- to 10-year-olds, is planned for 3:30-4:30 p.m. on Dec. 4 or 6. “Holiday Fun for Preschoolers” is set for 1-1:45 p.m. on Dec. 4 or 10:30-11:15 a.m. on Dec. 6. “Holiday Fun for Toddlers,”…
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Hanukkah celebration, menorah lighting slated
The Concordia Shopping Center, Monroe, and Chabad House of Monroe will sponsor the annual Menorah Kindling Ceremony and Hanukkah Celebration beginning at 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 at the Concordia Shopping Center, in front of Everything Jewish by Chabad, 1600 Perrineville Road. The event will feature the lighting of the giant menorah, music, dancing, a…
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Advent Eucharistic Day to begin season at church
St. Bartholomew’s Church, 460 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, will mark the beginning of the Advent season with an Advent Eucharistic Day titled “The Reason for the Season” set for Dec. 2. The event will begin with the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 3 p.m. A holy hour and evening-prayer service will follow at 4…
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Food, toy drive to aid needy local families
The Spotswood High School History Club and Octagon Community Service Club are conducting a Christmas Food and Toy Drive to assist needy local families. Residents may drop off donations in care of Frank Yusko at the high school, Summerhill Road.
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Sounds of ‘Messiah’ to fill historic church
The New Brunswick Chamber Orchestra and the Christ Church Choir, under the direction of Mark Trautman, conductor, will perform Handel’s “Messiah,” featuring Part I and excerpts from Part II and Part III, at 6 p.m. on Dec. 2 at historic Christ Church, 5 Paterson St., New Brunswick. Tickets cost $17 per person, $15 for students…
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‘Spanish Nutcracker’ scheduled for Dec. 1
The Piscataway Cultural Arts Commission will present the Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre in “Sueno de Una Nina: A Spanish Nutcracker” at 7 p.m. on Dec. 1 at Quibbletown Middle School, 99 Academy St., corner of Washington Avenue, Piscataway. The new production celebrates the diversity of Spain’s dances and music spanning seven centuries, while embracing the…
