Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar
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Metuchen YMCA to sponsor events
The Metuchen Branch YMCA, 65 High St., Metuchen, is sponsoring the following upcoming events: • Oct. 9: Oktoberfest at the Platzl Brahaus. View colorful foliage while working up an appetite for a four-course family-style dinner. Bus will depart from the Metuchen municipal pool parking lot at 8:30 a.m. Fee: $72 per person. • Nov. 1:…
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Workshop on grant writing set for Sept. 23
Applications for arts grants to fund projects taking place January through December 2010 are now available through the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Applications must be submitted online no later than midnight Wednesday, Oct. 21. Signature pages, Americans with DisabilitiesAct forms, and all support materials must be postmarked or brought to the commission’s office…
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Edison libraries to host book clubs
The Edison Public Library will host the following book clubs: Sept. 30 at 2 p.m., Willa Cather’s “Death Comes for the Archbishop” at the Edison Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave. Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m., Janet Evanovich’s “Finger Lickin’ Fifteen” at North Edison Branch Library, 777 Grove Ave., Edison. And, Oct. 21 at 2 p.m.,…
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‘Poetry of Art’ exhibit slated in Edison
The Edison Arts Society will present the 2009-10 statewide art exhibit titled “The Poetry of Art” from Sept. 23 through Jan. 22, 2010. The exhibit will be held at the Edison Municipal Gallery, located in the Edison Municipal Building, 100 Municipal Blvd. There will be an opening reception 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at the gallery.…
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‘Old Tyme Circus’ Sept. 25 at St. Matthew
Our Lady of Peace Home School Association, in conjunction with the St. Matthew’s Fathers Club, will host the original “Old Tyme Circus Under the Big Top” on Sept. 25 on the grounds of St. Matthew’s, 100 Seymour Ave., Edison. Shows will be presented at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance and…
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Blue Mass at Our Lady of the Mount Church
Our Lady of the Mount Church, 167 Mount Bethel Road, Warren, Somerset County, will celebrate its annual Blue Mass at 10:30 a.m. Sept. 23. The Mass honors all local, county, state and federal law enforcement officials of all faiths who live and work within the Diocese of Metuchen, which includes Hunterdone, Middlesex, Somerset and Warren…
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Mental health for Latinos to be discussed
The 2009 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) NJ “Mental Health in the Latino Community” conference will take place Oct. 3 at St. Mary & St. Peter Catholic Academy, 165 Somerset St., New Brunswick The goal of this conference is to offer valuable information to the Latino community on mental illness. Experts will discuss the…
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SAG slates meeting, seeks new members
The Suburban Artist Guild of Central New Jersey (SAG) will hold open registration at its first regular meeting of the 2009-10 year at 1 p.m. Sept. 11 at the East Brunswick Library, 2 Jean Walling Civic Center. New members are welcome to enroll. T he meeting will include a light luncheon followed by a “show-and-tell”…
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Hazardous waste drop-off day planned
The Middlesex County Division of Solid Waste Management will hold a household hazardous waste drop-off day from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 19 at Woodbridge Public Works, 225 Smith St., Keasbey section of the township. Household hazardous wastes that are improperly disposed of are identified as a danger to children and animals, a potential…
