Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar
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Depression/bipolar support groups to meet
Depression and bipolar support groups will meet 7:30-9 p.m. every Monday at the Metuchen YMCA, 65 High St., Metuchen; and 7:30-9:15 p.m. every Friday at the Robert Wood Johnson hospital auditorium, One Robert Wood Johnson Plaza, New Brunswick. The support groups are intended as an informal forum for education, support and socialization among patients diagnosed…
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Summer concert series set in Metuchen
The Metuchen Recreation Commission in conjunction with the Metuchen Cultural Arts Commission will sponsor a “Summer Concert Series Under the Stars” beginning Aug. 6 with Blue Number Nine. On Aug. 13 the performance will be by Blue Roux; on Aug. 20, the James Street Band; and on Aug. 27, The Kootz. All concerts will begin…
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Library to host ‘The Author Visit’
At 7:30 p.m. Aug. 13, mystery writer Chris Grabenstein will speak about his journey from improvisational comedian to his career in advertising and then author. The program will be held at the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave. Grabenstein is best known among adults for his mystery series of five titles that take place at…
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Metuchen library to offer poetry-writing event
The Young Adult Department of the Metuchen Public Library, 480 Middlesex Ave., Metuchen, will offer an additional poetry-writing workshop, “Salt Water Poems,” 6:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 19. Teens in grades six through 12 are invited to explore what makes a sea poem both sensuous and strong. Images of sand, salt and seashells will abound in this…
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Volunteers sought to mentor children
Youth Empowerment Services is launching a mentoring program for children of incarcerated parents in New Brunswick and the Middlesex County area. Volunteers will engage in a one-on-one mentoring relationship with a child, age 5-18, for a commitment of one year. Children who have one or both parents in prison are more likely to follow their…
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Edison seeking students with disabilities for special ed services
The Edison Township Public School District has a responsibility to locate, identify and evaluate all resident students with disabilities who are in need of special education and related services, including students with disabilities attending nonpublic schools. The school district locates, identifies and evaluates, where appropriate, the following: Children below school-entry age (3-5); school-age children; children…
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Event to focus on legislative update
The New Jersey Chapter of NAIOP-NJ, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, will present a special Legislative Update Breakfast on July 30 at the New Jersey Carpenter Contractor Trust Conference Center in Edison. The event begins with registration, networking and continental breakfast at 7:45 a.m., followed by the program from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. Participants…
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JCC to host ‘The Taming of the Shrew’
The Next Stage Ensemble, the traveling company of The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, will present William Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. The performance is open to the public, and light refreshments will follow.…
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‘Singin’ in the Rain’ in Edison Aug. 5-15
Middlesex County’s historic summer theater, Plays-in-the-Park, is pleased to announce the third musical offering of its 47th season with “Singin’ in the Rain” on Wednesday, Aug. 5, through Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Stephen J. Capestro Theater, formerly the Roosevelt Park Amphitheater, Route 1 south in Roosevelt Park, Edison. The show runs for 10 performances…
