Category: Suburban Calendar

  • ‘Little People, Giants’ program at library

    Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. on July 29 for "Little People and Giants," a youth program set for 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 5 and 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 7 at the Old Bridge Main Library, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. Participants in the program, which is open to youngsters entering first-sixth…

  • O.B. Office on Aging to host dinner-dance

    O.B. Office on Aging to host dinner-dance The Old Bridge Office on Aging will hold a dinner-dance from 1-4 p.m. on Aug. 10 at the Palm Plaza, in the shop­ping center at Morristown Road and Route 34, Old Bridge. The event will feature a luau theme. Music will be provided by the Showoffs. Cost is…

  • Church youth group slates July 19 car wash

    Church youth group slates July 19 car wash The youth group of Simpson United Methodist Church will hold a car wash from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 19 in the church parking lot at the corner of Route 516 and Owens Road, Old Bridge. Cost is $5 for cars, $7 for vans and…

  • Fund-raising racetrack trip planned for July 20

    Fund-raising racetrack trip planned for July 20 The South Amboy Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Daughters of America will sponsor a July 20 trip to Monmouth Park Racetrack, Oceanport, to benefit Cardinal McCarrick High School, South Amboy. Cost is $30 and includes train fare, ad­mission, racing program, and food and beverages. For reservations or…

  • High school teaching nuns to be remembered

    High school teaching nuns to be remembered A liturgy for deceased Sisters of Mercy who taught at St. Mary’s High School, South Amboy, and St. Mary’s High School, Perth Amboy, is planned for 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 28 at Mount St. Mary, Watchung. Graduates and friends of both schools are invited. For more information, directions…

  • Auditions set for holiday ensemble CD

    The Sayreville Main Street Theatre Company will host auditions for the New Jersey Community Theatre Holiday CD from 7-10 p.m. on July 17 and 23 at the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center, Dolan Street, Sayreville. All ages and all vocal ranges are invited to audition. Interested individuals should bring appropriate music. The desire to be a…

  • Vendors, car exhibitors are sought for street fest

    Vendors and car exhibitors are sought for the borough of Jamesburg’s third annual Tonkery Boulevard Street Fest and Car Show set for Aug. 9. Proceeds will benefit the borough’s recreation department. The festival will feature rides for children, cars, a "burnout" contest, a monster truck ride and a food court. Vendors will offer collectibles, crafts,…

  • Playhouse 22 will stage ‘Forever Plaid’ musical

    Playhouse 22, 210 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick, will present the musical Forever Plaid at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and at 3 p.m. on Sundays, July 18-Aug. 9. A salute to the music of the 1950s, the play tells the story of the quintessential guy group whose members are brought back to life…

  • Residents invited to join in fair’s home arts fest

    The Middlesex County Fair Association invites county residents to participate in this year’s home arts festival commemorating the 65th anniversary of the Middlesex County Fair, set for Aug. 4-10 at the fairgrounds, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. There are 14 different categories, including needlework, crafts, photography and foods, from which to choose. Adult and junior divisions…