Category: Sentinel-EBS Calendar

  • Aboussleman Band to perform at library

    Tommy Aboussleman and His All-Star Band will perform in a concert set for 7:30 p.m. March 20 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The group plays a wide range of classic songs from artists such as Simon and Garfunkel, Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra, the Beatles, the Grateful Dead, Neil Young and…

  • Granny’s Cellar craft show set in Sp’wood

    The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Spotswood, will host its annual Granny’s Cellar Spring Craft Show 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. March 27 at Immaculate Conception School, 23 Manalapan Road, Spotswood. The event will feature approximately 75 crafters displaying and selling handcrafted merchandise. Admission is $2 for adults; children will be admitted free of charge. Baby…

  • Wiley to speak on news media, bias

    Journalist Charles Wiley will speak on the media, news bias, objective reporting and advocate journalists at the next meeting of the Old Bridge Toastmasters Club set for 7 p.m. March 25 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Wiley has appeared as a commentator and personality on numerous local…

  • SRHS class of ’60 schedules reunion

    The South River High School (SRHS) class of 1960 will hold a 50-year reunion Oct. 2 at Ria Mar Restaurant, South River. An informal gathering will take place Oct. 1 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Monroe. For more information, call 732-257-5810 or 732-830-5253.

  • AARP offers trip to Cape Cod and islands

    AARP Chapter No. 4854, Old Bridge, will sponsor a May 23-27 trip to Cape Cod, Mass., (including Provincetown) and the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket, south of the Cape. Cost is $525 per person, double occupancy; price includes four breakfasts and two dinners. For more information and to reserve, call Kathy at 732-583-0820.

  • African Violet Show set for March 26, 27

    The Central Jersey African Violet Society will hold its 31st annual African Violet Show and Sale 3-7 p.m. March 26 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 27 at First Baptist Church, 232 Main St. (Route 79), Matawan. The event will feature judged plants, interpretive designs, planted containers and educational exhibits. Unusual African violets and other gesneriads…

  • Egg hunt, hat contest planned for March 27

    The Monroe Township Mother’s Club and the Monroe Township Recreation Department will hold their annual Egg Hunt and Bonnet/Top Hat Contest beginning at noon on March 27 at Dey Farm, off Federal Road, between Applegarth and Perrineville roads, Monroe. In case of rain, location will be the hockey rink at the Monroe Township Community Center,…

  • Holt to appear at March 21 breakfast

    The East Brunswick Jewish Center and its Men’s Club will present a 12th District Congressional Breakfast beginning at 9 a.m. March 21 at the temple, 511 Ryders Lane. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) will offer a talk on Israel. A question-and-answer session is set for 9:30 a.m. Fair Haven Mayor Mike Halfacre (R) will be the…

  • Flower-arranging workshop set for 3/20

    Deena Main, a Jamesburg resident and horticulturist, will present a hands-on flower-arranging workshop at the Rutgers 34th Annual Home Gardeners School (HGS) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 20. Workshop participants will learn basic techniques and create their own arrangements to take home. Along with Main, more than 25 of the state’s top home…