Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Suppliers seminars set for outside travel agents

    Home-based, independent, outside travel agents are invited to several upcoming New Jersey Outside Sales Support Network (OSSN) Suppliers Educational Product Seminars and Dinners. Each event will begin at 6:30 p.m., unless otherwise indicated, at the East Grand Buffet, 6 Edgeboro Road, East Brunswick. The schedule is as follows: + May 9 – Tourlite (Greece), Canadian…

  • HGTV personality will appear at library

    Jamie Novak, a featured organizer on HGTV’s “Mission Organization,” will present a “Clear Clutter and Chaos” workshop at 1:30 p.m. on May 6 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, located at Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The author of “A Busy Person’s Guide to a Life You Love” and “1,000 Best Quick and…

  • Separated, divorced group slates meetings

    Passages, a nondenominational, self-help group for separated and divorced adults, holds meetings at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 505 Main St., Spotswood. The organization, which offers small weekly discussion groups and a calendar of social outings, is designed to provide emotional support to individuals going through the pain associated with separation…

  • Car wash proceeds to benefit youth group

    The Messiah Lutheran Church Youth Group will sponsor a car wash from 9 a.m. to noon on May 7 at the church, 3091 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. Event proceeds will be used toward expenses associated with the group’s upcoming Junior High Servant Trip to Washington, D.C. For more information, call (732) 721-8493.

  • Hadassah to wrap holiday gifts at mall

    East Brunswick Hadassah will hold a Mother’s Day Gift Wrap event from May 7-14 during regular mall hours in the Macy’s wing of Brunswick Square Mall, Route 18, East Brunswick. The event will feature gift paper appropriate for Mother’s Day, graduation, weddings, birthdays, etc., as well as all-purpose wrap and small and medium gift bags…

  • Conklin Coffee House will feature Reunited

    A Conklin United Church Coffee House is set for 7-10 p.m. on May 6 at the church, 82 Main St., South River. The event will feature Reunited offering music of the ’50s and ’60s. Admission is $5 per person. Refreshments will be available. For more information and to make reservations, call (732) 257-0559 or (732)…

  • Paper marbleizing workshop set at library

    The Sayreville Public Library, 1050 Washington Road, will sponsor an Interactive Paper Marbleizing program for adults and youngsters from 1-3 p.m. on May 6. Paper marbleizing is an ancient art form with roots in Turkey and Persia. Originally, the papers were used exclusively for bookbinding. Today marbleizing is used in designing stationery, paper for scrapbooking…

  • Reverse mortgages to be topic at seminar

    Reverse Mortgages Center, Howell, will hold a free, customized reverse-mortgage analysis seminar, “60 Minutes to Financial Freedom,” at noon on May 10 at the Courtyard Marriott, 420 Forsgate Drive, Monroe. Seating is limited. Reservations are requested. For more information and to reserve, call (866) 784-9111.

  • Villagers will present ‘Of Mice and Men’

    Villagers Theatre, a nonprofit center for the performing and cultural arts, will present a main stage production of the classic drama “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m., through May 14, at the theater, 415 Demott Lane, Somerset section of Franklin. Tickets cost $16 for…