Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Columbiettes to host Dec. 12 Christmas Tea

    St. Bartholomew Columbiettes will host its annual Christmas Tea at 2 p.m. on Dec. 12 in Robert Frey Hall, Willow Street, East Brunswick. The event will feature music, holiday stories, tea and cookies. Admission is $10 and a dozen cookies to share. A portion of the proceeds will be used to purchase socks and foot…

  • Shelter sets open house, holiday gift boutique

    Sayrebrook Pet Adoption Center, 1400 Main St., Sayreville, will host a Home 4 the Holidays open house from noon to 7 p.m. on Dec. 3. The event will feature a holiday gift boutique offering new gifts for pets and pet lovers. Free refreshments will be served. The boutique also will be open from noon to…

  • Dance to the oldies at American Legion post

    Spotswood American Legion Post No. 253 will sponsor its monthly Oldies Dance from 8-11 p.m. on Dec. 17 at the post home, Devoe Avenue, next to the lake. The event will feature dancing and listening to the music of the ’50s and ’60s. Admission is $7 per person and includes soda, cake, coffee and tea.…

  • Fund-raisers

    Dec. 2 • Adopt-A-Family, sponsored by the South River Elementary School PTA, to make the holiday season more enjoyable for disadvantaged children in South River. Monetary donations, clothing, toys, food are sought. To donate, call Donna Geesey or Ashlee Geesey at (732) 390-8202 or Alison Zemann at (732) 390-0678. Drop-off box also located at the…

  • Fund-raiser to benefit Tomorrow’s Children

    A Family Fun Night to benefit Tomorrow’s Children’s Fund is planned for 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 10 at Tutor Time, 2500 Route 9 south, Old Bridge. Highlights will include pictures with Santa and Pookie (participants should bring their own cameras), holiday shopping, and a charity auction featuring gift baskets, merchandise and gift certificates. All proceeds…

  • Watercolorist to share skills at artists meeting

    Watercolorist Lorraine Niemela of Colts Neck will be the guest presenter at the next meeting of the Suburban Artists Guild (SAG) of Central New Jersey planned for 2 p.m. on Dec. 10 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center Drive. Niemela teaches watercolor classes in the United States and abroad. She has…

  • Holiday tea planned at Old Bridge Library

    Food and tea historian Judith Krall-Russo will host a holiday tea at 2 p.m. on Dec. 5 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Topics will include the development of holiday festivals within the various cultures in America. Teas and snacks will be presented. Registration is required. Seating is…

  • Applebee’s schedules Toys for Tots benefit

    Children, their friends and families are invited to a Breakfast With Santa from 8:30-10:30 a.m. on Dec. 4 at all Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar restaurants in New Jersey, including the location at Ryders Crossing Shopping Center, Milltown Road and Ryders Lane, Milltown. With a $10 per person donation to the U.S. Marine Corps Toys…

  • Fund-raiser to benefit Brain Injured Children

    Sayreville Brain Injured Children (BIC) will benefit from a fund-raising sale set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 27 at Black Belt Academy, ShopRite Shopping Center, Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. Laurie McInerney of Old Bridge, an independent consultant for Tastefully Simple Inc., a direct sales company offering convenience-driven gourmet foods, will…