Category: Suburban Calendar
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Hospital auxiliary to sponsor Casino Night
Saint Peter’s University Hospital Auxiliary, New Brunswick, will host Casino Night 2007 from 7-11 p.m. at Forsgate Country Club, 375 Forsgate Drive, Monroe. The event will feature blackjack, craps and roulette. Prizes will include a diamond heart necklace; gifts; gift certificates from local businesses; a one-year membership to the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, New…
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Chinese drama first up at library film festival
The annual Fall International Film Festival at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, will begin on Oct. 16 with 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. screenings of the Chinese drama “Together.” The PG-rated 2003 movie, which will be shown in its original Mandarin with English subtitles, has a running time of 116 minutes. Themes…
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Safe-driving course coming to senior center
An AARP-sponsored driver-safety program will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 25 and 26 at the Sayreville Senior Center, 423 Main St. Cost is $10. Checks should be made payable to AARP. Upon completion of the course, students will receive a certificate entitling them to a 5-percent discount on the major…
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Crafters sought for rosary society bazaar
Crafters are needed for the St. Bartholomew’s Altar Rosary Society Craft Bazaar set for 5-9 p.m. on Nov. 9 in the church hall, Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Table-rental prices are $25 and $30. For more information and to reserve, call Lucy at (732) 846-4771.
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Concert, scholarship will honor De Carolis
A Big Band Benefit Concert to honor Mario “Chic” De Carolis and to fund the first music scholarship in East Brunswick is planned for 3-5 p.m. on Oct. 28 at East Brunswick High School, Cranbury Road. De Carolis, who died in February, was a music teacher and bandleader at East Brunswick High School, Middle School…
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Organ concert next up for St. Mary’s series
The Music at St. Mary’s Concert Series will present organist William Berg in concert beginning at 4 p.m. on Oct. 14 at St. Mary’s Church, 256 Augusta St., South Amboy. Berg, who will offer music from France and Germany written over the past four centuries, will perform on St. Mary’s historic 1883 Jardine and Sons…
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Thermometer exchange scheduled for Oct. 11
The Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders, in cooperation with the borough of South River, will sponsor a mercury-thermometer exchange from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 11 at the South River Senior Center, 55 Reid St. County residents may turn in their old mercury thermometers and receive a new mercury-free digital thermometer, free…
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Fundraisers
Oct. 4 & 5 • “KidStuff Coupon Books,” available through Our Lady of Lourdes School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown. Cost: $25 each. Books contain money-saving coupons for shopping (clothing, shoes, toys, books, sporting goods, etc.), recreational and cultural activities, restaurants, more. To order, call the school at (732) 828-1951. Oct. 5 • Church Indoor Rummage…
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Giant Flea Market set in Laurence Harbor
The St. Lawrence Church Giant Flea Market is planned for 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 6 at the church, 109 Laurence Parkway, Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge. The event will take place inside the parish hall and outside in the church parking lot. The parish kitchen will be open. Donations of items…
