Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar

  • ‘Tintypes’ at Edison Valley Playhouse

    The Edison Valley Playhouse, 2196 Oak Tree Road, Edison, is presenting “Tintypes” on Friday and Saturday nights through March 27 at 8 p.m. A Sunday matinee will be held at 3 p.m. March 21. This is a musical that uses popular songs of pre-World War I America to bring the humor, inspiration and passion of…

  • Garden club’s special program March 24

    The Terra Nova Garden Club will partner with the Woodbridge Garden Club for a special meeting on Wednesday, March 24, at 6:45 p.m. at the North Edison Library, Grove Avenue, Edison. Bruce Crawford, director of Rutgers Gardens, will present a program on the uses and horticulture for a very popular shrub in the local area…

  • Free re-employment series March 22-May 10

    The Metuchen Area Chamber of Commerce is offering a free re-employment series on Mondays from 7 to 9 p.m., starting March 22 and ending May 10, at First Presbyterian Church, 270 Woodbridge Ave., Metuchen, in the Education Building in Room 109. The series will provide job seekers with step-by-step professional job search advice — from…

  • Metuchen Rec. to hold egg hunt March 20

    The Metuchen Recreation Commission will hold its annual spring egg hunt on Saturday, March 20, at 9 a.m. at Myrtle Field in Myrtle Charles Park, Metuchen. Youngsters should bring a basket or bag to collect their eggs. Prizes will be awarded. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be canceled. Registration is not…

  • Middlesex County College open house March 21

    Middlesex County College, Woodbridge Avenue, Edison, will hold an open house for prospective students and their families 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 21 in the College Center. High school students who are considering continuing their education at Middlesex, as well as anyone who is thinking about taking a course at the college, are invited…

  • Meditation retreat slated for March 20

    A meditation mini-retreat: “Help Haiti, Help Yourself,” will be held Saturday, March 20, from 9 a.m. to noon at Fryer Hall, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen. Proceeds will benefit Episcopal Relief & Development’s Haiti Relief Fund. Learn the basics of meditation, breathing and visualization exercises that are designed to help one overcome the stress of living…

  • Exhibit at MCC celebrates Indian art

    Middlesex County College, in collaboration with the Indo American Arts Council, is presenting the art exhibit “Site of Departure, Source of Arrival.” The exhibit will run from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through March 25 in the Studio Theater Gallery at the college, Woodbridge Avenue, Edison. The artists of the Diaspora are originally from…

  • Painted Floor Cloth Workshop March 20

    The Friends of the Edison Public Library will present a Painted Floor Cloth Workshop on Saturday, March 20, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave., Edison. Guest speaker Nancy Leary will teach the group to make painted canvas floor cloths. Participants do not have to be artists. The cost…

  • Free art exhibit, lectures March 21

    In celebration of Women’s History Month, the Plainfield Historical Society is sponsoring a free art exhibition and lectures by Metuchen artist Joan Arbeiter. On Sunday, March 21, at 2 p.m., Arbeiter will give a slide lecture, “An Historical Survey of Women Artists 1550-1950: Unique Viewpoints and Challenges.” The artist discusses how does this fabulous art…