Category: Sentinel-NBS Calendar

  • Tai chi classes to start at senior center

    A new session of tai chi/qigong will be starting at 9:30 a.m. with instructor June Counterman on Thursday, Oct. 14, at the South Brunswick Senior Center. This is a seven-week session, and the cost is $28. Registration is due by Oct. 2. Tai chi combines a type of meditative relaxation process with flowing movements, which…

  • Start! Heart Walk slated for Oct. 2

    Dee Matlock, a New Brunswick heart attack survivor, will lead the community with the American Heart Association’s Central NJ Start! Heart Walk scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 2, at Duke Island Park in Bridgewater. Presented nationally by Subway, and locally supported by Philips and Ethicon Inc., the Start! Heart Walk is focused on celebrating heart health…

  • NJAWBO conference set for Oct. 4-5

    The New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) is holding its annual conference Oct. 4-5 at the New Brunswick Hyatt Regency, 2 Albany St. This year’s conference is designed to provide success strategies and insights to empower, engage and energize women who are business owners, professionals and corporate leaders. The goal is to allow…

  • 4-H opens doors to public Oct. 3

    The Middlesex County 4-H Open House will be held from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, at the 4-H Center on the corner of Cranbury and Fern roads in East Brunswick. For more information on the open house, contact the Middlesex County 4-H office at 732-398-5261. For directions to the 4-H Center, visit www.co.middlesex.nj.us/extensionservices/ 4hclubs.

  • Event for families affected by autism

    The New Jersey Shore Walk Now for Autism Speaks event will take place Oct. 2 at the Great Lawn, Pier Village, Long Branch. There will be a 2- to 3-mile walk and a Community Resource Fair with educational sources, therapists, schools, recreational organizations, and creative child-friendly activities. For details, visit www.walknowforautismspeaks.org.

  • ESL classes are under way at library

    Improve your English language skills during the Basic ESL (English as a Second Language) class Wednesdays through Oct. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Quiet Study room in the South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. The Basic ESL class is taught by a certified ESL instructor with Literacy Partners…

  • Walk for Autism Oct. 3 at Rutgers Gardens

    DOORS Inc. is sponsoring the Handleman Walk for Autism at 10 a.m. Oct. 3, at Rutgers Gardens, Ryders Lane, New Brunswick. All proceeds will benefit students, adult clients and families of the Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center impacted by autism, including funding support for the adult program, respite services, and a weeklong sleep-away summer camp. For…

  • Flu shots available at The Shoppes on Sept. 25

    Robert Wood Johnson Visiting Nurses (RWJVN) will provide flu shots on Saturday, Sept. 25, at The Shoppes at North Brunswick from 9 a.m. to noon. The charge for flu shots is $25, or present a valid Medicare Part B/Medicaid card. Medicare HMOs are not accepted. Individuals covered by Medicare HMOs should contact their HMOs for…

  • St. Barnabas to host International Dinner

    St. Barnabas Episcopal Church will host an International Benefit Dinner 5:30-8 p.m. Oct. 2 at the South Brunswick Senior Center, 540 Ridge Road, Monmouth Junction. Admission is $15 per adult (ages 16 and over), $12 per child (ages 9-15), and is free for children 8 years old and younger. All proceeds will support the missions…