Category: Suburban Calendar
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Registration under way for palm-weaving event
The Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission and the Folklife Program for New Jersey will present “Palaspas: Traditional Filipino Palm Weaving Workshop” from2-3:30 p.m. onMarch 15 at East Jersey Olde Towne Village, 1050 River Road, Piscataway. “Palaspas,” whichmeans palm-weaving in the Philippine language, is a centuriesold tradition practiced in preparation for Palm Sunday. Coconut palm…
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Juggler, unusual animals, penguins slated at library
The East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will offer a variety of upcoming family programs. Juggler Jen Slaw will appear at 7 p.m. on March 15. Slaw’s juggling combines humor, skill and beauty in an interactive show including a variety of different styles of juggling, using music, dance and comedy. The event is…
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Tickets on sale for OLOL Casino Night
Our Lady of Lourdes School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will host a Casino Night on April 19. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Cards will be dealt beginning at 6 p.m.E ach ticket, available in advance or at the door, includes admission, $300 in “play” money, a buffet dinner, dessert, coffee and tea. There will…
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Chabad will sponsor Purim gala at MTHS
Chabad House of Monroe will host its fifth annual Purim Celebration beginning at 11 a.m. on March 21 in the cafeteria at Monroe Township High School (MTHS), Perrineville Road. The event, titled “Purim With A Shmear,” will feature a Purim brunch of bagels and “shmears” and an appearance by comedian Paul Lyons of “Everybody Loves…
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Presentation to focus on Sand Hill Indians
The public is invited to learn about the American Indians who never left New Jersey at the nextmeeting of the Intertribal Indians of New Jersey set for 2 p.m. onMarch 15 in the log cabin located beside the lake and opposite the animal enclosure in Thompson Park,Monroe. Claire Garland, director of the SandHill Indian Historical…
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‘Velveteen Rabbit’ to hop into theater
Circle Players will present its production of the children’s classic “The Velveteen Rabbit” at noon and 3 p.m. on March 15 and 22 at the Circle Playhouse, 416 Victoria Ave, Piscataway. The play tells the story of a stuffed toy rabbit that comes to life, through the power of love, in a young boy’s nursery.…
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Hadassah to sponsor Etrog Jam performance
Etrog Jam will present a mix of instrumental klezmer music and Yiddish theater and Israeli songs in a performance set for April 3 at the East Brunswick Jewish Center 511 Ryders Lane. The event is sponsored by the East Brunswick Chapter of Hadassah. DavidGoldfarb,MiriamLibove-Goldfarb and Bill Seldin will perform.All are invited to attend.
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Legend of ‘Jersey Devil’ coming to Sayreville
The Sayreville Senior Citizens Tuesday Club will present Dr. Angus Kress Gillespie in a program titled “The New Jersey Devil” at noon on March 11 at the Sayreville Senior Center, 423 Main St. Dr. Gillespie is a professor ofAmerican studies at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. The public is invited. Admission is free of charge. The…
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Torathon scheduled for March 8 at temple
Congregation Beth Ohr, Route 516, Old Bridge, will hold a Torathon-5768 onMarch 8. Registration is set for 7:30 p.m.Havdalah will follow at 7:45 p.m. Classes will begin at 8 p.m. Participants may choose from a variety of topics and speakers. Some of the teachers will include: Rabbi EugeneWernick of Congregation Beth Ohr; Dr. Judah Landa,…
