Category: Sentinel-EBS Calendar

  • Raritan Bay auxiliary

    sets Aug. 18 sock sale sets Aug. 18 sock sale The Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge Auxiliary will sponsor a Save on Socks Sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 18 in Auxiliary Hall B and C, lower level of the Old Bridge Medical Arts Building, adjacent to the medical cen­ter, off…

  • Victorian fashion show, lecture slated at library

    Fashion historian and costume designer Barbara Meyer Darlin will present a program titled "Unlacing the Victorian Woman" at noon on Aug. 20 at the Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St. The program, which has been described as a one-woman show, a social history lesson, a conceptual performance/lecture and a Victorian "striptease," will provide a glimpse…

  • Fund-Raisers

    Aug. 9 Fund-Raisers Aug. 9 • Tonkery Boulevard Street Fest and Car Show, sponsored by the borough of Jamesburg, noon to 8 p.m., along West Railroad Avenue. Rides for children; cars; "burnout" contest; monster truck ride; food court; vendors offering collectibles, crafts, trinkets, informational literature. Car registration: $10 prior to show, $15 on day of…

  • Aug. post office display focuses on mill power

    The August topic of the bulletin board history display at the Helmetta Post Office is how waterways in the 1800s were used to power local mills, including the George W. Helme Snuff Mill, which the borough is identified with. Mill Brook, with its Helmetta Pond reservoir, powered the snuff mill. Saw Mill Brook provided power…

  • Mandarin film to close

    Monroe Library film fest The Summer International Film Festival at the Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza, will con­clude on Aug. 13 with 2 and 7 p.m. screenings of the Mandarin drama Beijing Bicycle. The 2002 film, which will be shown in its original language with English subtitles, is rated PG-13.

  • Theater reschedules musical for children

    The Sayreville Main Street Theatre Company production of Candy Land: A Musical Adventure, originally scheduled for 1 and 3 p.m. on Aug. 9 and 16 at the Step Inn Ballroom, corner of MacArthur and McCutcheon avenues, Sayreville, has been rescheduled to 1 and 3 p.m. on Sept. 13 and noon and 2 p.m. on Sept.…

  • Youngsters invited to see ‘Little Red Riding Hood’

    The Library Players will present a performance of Little Red Riding Hood at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 7 at the Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza. Children ages 3-8 are invited. Tickets are available at the library. For more information, call (732) 521-5000.

  • Participants sought for youth contests at fair

    Participants sought for youth contests at fair The Middlesex County Fair Association is seeking boys and girls ages 7-11 to participate in this year’s King and Queen Contest to be held at 8 p.m. on Aug. 4, the first night of the fair, at the Middlesex County Fairgrounds, East Brunswick. In addition, the association is…

  • Update Your Wardrobe

    Dinner planned in E.B. The Brunswick Women’s Connection, affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries, will hold an Update Your Wardrobe Dinner from 7-8:30 p.m. on Aug. 14 at the East Brunswick Chateau, Cranbury Road. Chico’s will present a fall fashion show. Cost is $16 per person. For more information and to reserve, call Camille at (732) 679-8239…