Category: Sentinel-NBS Calendar

  • Dance-a-thon to benefit foundation

    Quo Vadis, the student newspaper at Middlesex County College, will sponsor a dance-a-thon with the Prodigal Foundation Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Woodbridge, to benefit children affected by cancer, 6 p.m. to midnight on Oct. 17 in the College Center on the Edison campus. The college radio station will provide music, and Apryl Evans,…

  • D&R Park to offer workshop, walk

    Delaware and Raritan (D&R) Canal State Park will present a Project Learning Tree workshop for teachers and Scout leaders 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 11 at the park office at 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston section of South Brunswick. The free workshop uses forestry and the outdoors to teach subjects such as science, art and English. Teachers…

  • Annual health fair to be held Oct. 13

    The JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) will host a community health fair at the Menlo Park Mall from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 13. The health fair will provide an opportunity to talk with rehabilitation experts and professionals; hear about the latest rehabilitation programs; obtain information on preventative health care measures; and learn about…

  • Benton Frank to highlight library gala

    South Brunswick Public Library will welcome author Dorothea Benton Frank at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 at Sir John’s Restaurant, North Brunswick, at the Library Foundation’s annual gala book and author dinner-dance. Reservations are requested by Oct. 10. Frank is the best-selling author of nine novels, such as “Full of Grace,” “Sullivan’s Island” and her latest,…

  • ‘Bipolar Disorder and the Family’ Oct. 4

    The Intensive Family Support Services IFSS) of Middlesex County will present the seminar, “Bipolar Disorder and the Family,” 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at UMDNJ-University Behavioral Healthcare, 151 Centennial Ave., Piscataway. The free seminar is for individuals with a family member diagnosed with bipolar disorder and will cover the causes, symptoms and treatment of the…

  • Fall music recitals in October at N.B. church

    First Reformed Church of New Brunswick, 9 Bayard St., will host free recitals this fall Wednesdays from 12:15- 12:45 p.m. Lunch follows each recital. Mezzo-soprano Alyson Harvey, and pianist Tim Brown will perform art songs in German and English Oct. 8. Mari-Jo Policastro and Steven Russell, the four-hands team on piano, will perform “Polymania,” Oct.…

  • Walk for Autism slated for Oct. 5

    The Jan Handleman Memorial Walk for Autism will be 10 a.m. Oct. 5 at Rutgers Gardens, off Ryders Lane, New Brunswick (rain date Oct. 12). The event will include refreshments and prizes. The walk honors the late Dr. Jan Handleman, educator and director of programs for the autistic. For more information, contact Ed at 908-868-…

  • Register for Unity Night by Oct. 10

    Project Single Moms (PSM) of My Daughter’s Keeper, North Brunswick, will present Unity Night 2008 for single moms only noon-midnight Oct. 18. Preregistration must be done by Oct. 10. The event will be at Society Hill North Community Center, 1 Society Hill Way, North Brunswick. It will feature a swap of new and slightly used…

  • Blood drive Oct. 10 at North Brunswick H.S.

    New Jersey Blood Services will hold a blood drive 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at the North Brunswick Township High School, Raider Road. The center is in special need of Type A-, B- and O-. Eligible donors should be 17 years of age, weigh 110 pounds and be in generally good health. Donors…