Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Tickets on sale for Elks Fabulous ’50s gala

    East Brunswick Elks Lodge No. 2370 will sponsor a Fabulous ’50s Festival from 7 p.m. to midnight on Feb. 16 at the lodge, Oakmont Avenue. Snow date is March 2. The fundraiser will star Bill Turner and the Blue Smoke Band, with Joe Inacio as Elvis. A buffet, tap beer, wine and soda will be…

  • Spring Prom Show set for Feb. 10 at OBHS

    The Old Bridge High School (OBHS) PTSA will hold its Knights in Our Hearts Forever Spring Prom Fashion Show beginning at 1 p.m. on Feb. 10 in the auditorium at Old Bridge High School, Route 516. Approximately 90 students and several administrators will model formal attire. Old Bridge Superintendent of Schools Simon M. Bosco, Assistant…

  • Hadassah to sponsor ‘A Taste of Israel’

    East Brunswick Hadassah will offer a program titled “A Taste of Israel” at 2 p.m. on Feb. 3 at the home of a Hadassah member. Ricki Dayan will share her joy of cooking and her traditions while participants learn how to make falafel, pita and Israeli salad. Dayan, who has offered cooking classes to children…

  • Volunteers needed for domestic-violence team

    The Old Bridge Police Department is seeking volunteers for its Domestic-Violence Response Team. After being trained, members of the team will assist victims of domestic violence. Part-time, 10-week training will be provided by the police department via Women Aware Inc. Classes will be held beginning in February in Highland Park. Applicants must be 18 years…

  • Hebrew-speakers club will meet on Jan. 27

    The next meeting of the Chug Ivrit club for intermediate and advanced Hebrew speakers will take place at 11 a.m. on Jan. 27 at a private home in the Highland Park/Edison area. Chug Ivrit is sponsored by the Raritan Valley Chapter of Hadassah. Meetings are free of charge and open to the public. Men and…

  • Curtain will rise on ‘London Suite’ at MTHS

    The Monroe Township High School (MTHS) Footlights Club will stage Neil Simon’s “London Suite” at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 24, 25 and 26 in the auditorium at the high school, 1629 Perrineville Road. The play tells the stories of five different groups of characters who check into a hotel in London over the course of…

  • Donors to earn mall gift card at blood drive

    New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS) will sponsor a blood drive from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 26 at Brunswick Square Mall, East Brunswick. Donors will receive a $20 Simon Gift Card. Participants are invited to stop by the NJBS bloodmobile in the Route 18 mall parking lot to donate. General information will be…

  • O.B. AARP offers excursion to Pittsburgh

    Old Bridge AARP Chapter No. 4854 will sponsor a May 19-23 trip to Pittsburgh. The package will include transportation, four nights’ lodging and nine meals. There will be a guided tour of Pittsburgh, visits to Fallingwater (a Frank LloydWright design), the Johnstown FloodMuseum and Discovery Center, Clayton (Victorian home of Henry Clay Frisk), Station Square…

  • Columbiettes to host Feb. 2 Wine Tasting

    The Immaculate Conception Columbiettes of Spotswood Knights of Columbus Council No. 4907 will sponsor its annual Wine Tasting fundraiser from 7-10 p.m. on Feb. 2 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Crescent Avenue, Spotswood. Donation is $10 at the door and includes wine, cheese, crackers, fruit and coffee. Proceeds will benefit the Spotswood 100th Anniversary…