Category: Sentinel-EBS Calendar

  • Main Street to stage ‘Leader of the Pack’

    The Main Street Theatre Company will continue performances of “Leader of the Pack,” a rock ‘n’ roll musical featuring hits of the late ’50s and early ’60s. The musical is written by the team of Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry and Phil Spector and will be held 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, through Aug. 22, and…

  • ‘Damn Yankees’ auditions scheduled

    Auditions for the upcoming Villagers Theatre production of “Damn Yankees” will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 10, 11 and 12 at the theater, 475 DeMott Lane, Somerset section of Franklin. Callbacks are set for Aug. 13. The musical, featuring a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler…

  • Events in E.B. honor longtime director

    Events are planned this weekend to honor Elliott Taubenslag, who is retiring as director of East Brunswick’s Children’s Summer Theater program after serving for 50 years. Every summer, Taubenslag has directed the program for kids age 7-12 in the program, which runs four days a week and has received numerous awards. A dinner will be…

  • Vendor Day to aid Ronald McDonald

    The Italian American Club of Renaissance at Cranbury will sponsor a Vendor Day to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Foundation 1-5 p.m. Sept. 12 at Renaissance at Cranbury Crossing, 48 Vineyard Court, Monroe, off Cranbury Station Road. All family members are welcome to attend, shop and taste a “little bite of Italy.” The event also…

  • Women invited to free self-defense class

    Brill’s Karate, 508 Main St., Main Street Marketplace, Spotswood, will host a free women’s self-defense clinic 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 15. Participants will learn basic defensive skills to help them feel more secure and enable them to defend themselves and their family in various situations. Areas to be covered will include: how to avoid looking…

  • Community invited to Shabbat Dinner

    The Chabad Jewish Center of Monroe will hold its fifth annual Shabbat Community Dinner, “Shabbat Under the Stars,” at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at 261 Gravel Hill Road. Services are set for 7 p.m. The dinner will feature Professor H. Finman. Couvert is $25 per person. RSVP is required. To reserve or for more information,…

  • Concert to feature blues, jazz, country

    The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission’s 2009 Music in the Park Summer Series is offering free live musical events 6-8 p.m. on Thursday evenings in the open-grove gazebo on the lake at Thompson Park, Monroe. The remaining concert schedule is as follows: • Aug. 6 — The Andy Stein Blue Four, playing jazz, blues and…

  • Information session set at McCarrick H.S.

    Prospective students and their parents are invited to attend an information session set for 4:30-6:30 p.m. Aug. 12 at Cardinal McCarrick/ St. Mary’s High School, South Amboy. Guests will learn about the high school’s “Educating For the 21st Century” initiative, including distance learning with online courses and more. Faculty and staff members will be available…

  • Buying and selling on eBay to be discussed

    Fran Solomon will offer a lecture on how to buy and sell on eBay at 1 p.m. Aug. 12 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. The event is presented by the Middlesex Chapter of the Brandeis National Committee. Admission is free of charge. All are welcome to attend. Call Marsha at…