Category: Sentinel-EDM Calendar

  • Edison library to feature local authors

    The Liberty States Fiction Writers will feature local authors Linda Parisi, Pearl Wolf and Penny Marcez at its May 9 meeting at 10:30 a.m. at the Edison Public Main Library, 340 Plainfield Ave. The authors will share insight on one of their latest releases and will offer the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of…

  • Scrapbooking Day fundraiser May 9

    St. James Episcopal Church in Edison will be holding a Scapbooking Day fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 9. There is a $25 fee, which includes breakfast, lunch, snacks and drinks, as well as a 4-foot scrapping area. There will also be a Cricut, Cricut Expression, and Cuttlebug, as well as many…

  • Elks to host Mother’s Day Breakfast

    The Edison Elks Lodge No. 2487 will host a Mother’s Day breakfast 8:30-11 a.m. May 10, at the lodge, located on Old Post Road next to the ShopRite plaza. The cost is $6 for adults and $3 for children. Moms will be given flowers and treated to a special drink. For more information, call the…

  • Fish & chips dinner May 9 in Metuchen

    St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 17 Oak Ave., Metuchen, will present its annual fish and chips dinner 5-7 p.m. May 9. The Thistle Restaurant of Kearney will cater the event, and chicken dinners will also be available if ordered in advance. Dinners include entrée, french fries, cole slaw, beverage and brownie sundaes. The cost is $13…

  • B’nai B’rith couples plan May 17 dinner

    The B’nai B’rith Ketubah Married Couples Unit (age 40-plus) will meet for dinner at 5 p.m. May 17 at The Shrimp Box, 75 Inlet Drive, Point Pleasant Beach. The price of the dinner will be divided among those attending. Nonmembers are welcome. To reserve, call Elaine at 908- 232-0062 by May 12.

  • Edison roller-skating rink now open

    The Middlesex County Family Roller Skating Rink, Roosevelt Park, Edison, is now open through June 28. It will be closed July and August and will reopen Sept. 4 through Oct. 25. Residents of all ages and abilities can now take advantage of the county’s open-air family roller-skating rink. The rink’s hours are Friday and Saturday…

  • NAACP panel will discuss Obama

    The Metuchen Edison Area Branch of the NAACP will present “President Obama: First 100 Days,” with ABC News One correspondent Linsey Davis, at 7 p.m. May 14, at the Edison Job Corps Academy, 500 PlainfieldAve., Edison. A panel will explore some of Barack Obama’s immediate priorities, the key players involved, and track the progress of…

  • Make a Difference walk-a-thon May 6

    The Children’s Tumor Foundation will sponsor the Centenary Walking to Make a Difference Walk-a-Thon on Wednesday, May 6, from 10 a.m. to noon and will start at the Centenary United Methodist Church, 200 Hillside Ave., Metuchen. The walk will include picturesque Hillside Avenue and Main Street and will culminate with a special guest performance by…

  • Clearwater concert for Pete Seeger May 3

    Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Inc. and N.J. Friends of Clearwater will host a 90th birthday concert for Pete Seeger called “Clearwater: Creating the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders” at 7 p.m. on May 3, at Madison Square Garden, New York City. Scheduled to appear are Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Eddie Vedder, John Mellencamp, Emmylou Harris,…