Category: Sentinel-EBS Calendar

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    Dec. 15  Narrated Horse-Drawn Holiday Carriage Ride Tours of Historic Jamesburg, sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg, the Jamesburg Historical Society and the Jamesburg Revitalization Coalition, starting every 15 minutes 7-9 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Jamesburg, Gatzmer Avenue, corner of Church Street. Free hot chocolate, smoked-tomato soup, mulled apple…

  • Sociable Singles plans Dec. 18 meeting

    Etz Chaim Sociable Singles will hold a meeting 1-4 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Monroe Township Jewish Center, 11 Cornell Ave. The event will feature discussion, socializing and refreshments. Admission is $5 per person. The group is designed for individuals ages 50 and above. New members are welcome. For more information, call 609-655- 5137.

  • Menorah lighting planned in Monroe

    AGrand Hanukkah Menorah Lighting is set for 4-4:30 p.m. Dec. 21 at State Park, Perrineville Road, Monroe, across from Stop & Shop. The event will feature latkes and hot cocoa. For more information, email [email protected] or call 732-656-1616.

  • Gunkelman to speak at Hadassah meeting

    Nancy Gunkelman, a member of the Monroe Township CulturalArts Commission and a professional artist who has exhibited domestically and internationally, will be the featured speaker at the next general meeting of theAlisa Chapter of Hadassah set for 7:15 p.m. at Beit Shalom Synagogue, Concordia Shopping Center, Perrineville Road, Monroe. Gunkelman has spent many years as…

  • Alumni band to make ‘Merry Music’ Dec. 17

    The Rutgers University Alumni Wind Symphony will present “A Concert of Merry Music” 8 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Nicholas Music Center on the Douglass College campus of Rutgers University, George Street, New Brunswick. The free concert, conducted by Nicholas Santoro and Nanette O’Neal, will feature works by Gustav Mahler, Richard Wagner and many others.…

  • Hanukkah festival scheduled for Dec. 22

    The annual Torah Links of Middlesex County Community Hanukkah Extravaganza is set for 6:30 p.m. Dec. 22 at Churchill Junior High School, 18 Norton Road, East Brunswick. The event will feature entertainment by John Cassidy, comedian, magician and balloon artist; a hot dairy buffet with fresh latkes; a giant menorah lighting; face-painting; giveaways and raffles.…

  • Dance troupe to offer ‘Holiday in Birdland’

    The Main Street Theatre Company will present Derling Dance Arts in “A Holiday in Birdland,” featuring holiday favorites in song and dance, 8 p.m. Dec. 16 and 17 and 6 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. The performance is designed to offer a winter wonderland throwback…

  • Traditional holiday services set at church

    Trinity Presbyterian Church, 367 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, will host its traditional Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 7 p.m. Dec. 24, followed by a Christmas service at midnight. All are welcome to attend. For more information, call the church at 732-257-6636.

  • Panel to screen classic jazz program Dec. 21

    The Central Jersey Jazz Association will show a DVD of the classic CBS-TV special “The Sound of Jazz” 7 p.m. Dec. 21 in the community room at the Chuck Costello Complex, 1998 Route 18 North, Old Bridge. On Dec. 8, 1957, CBS presented the groundbreaking broadcast, which brought together 32 leading jazz musicians of the…