Category: Suburban Calendar

  • E.B. temple to host Adult Bingo Oct. 27

    Adult Bingo is set for 7:30-10 p.m. Oct. 27 at Temple B’nai Shalom, Fern and Old Stage roads, East Brunswick. Cost is $18 per person and includes salad, pizza, soda, coffee and tea. RSVP to 732-251-4300, ext. 232, or [email protected]. Checks should be made payable to Temple B’nai Shalom and mailed, along with the names…

  • Teens Taking Action slates Oct. 27 meeting

    The Old Bridge Library invites teens in grades six through 12 to the Teens Taking Action meeting set for 2-3 p.m. Oct. 27 at the library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, Old Bridge. TTA is the library’s teen community-service group. Discussion at monthly meetings focuses on scheduling projects to benefit the community. Teens…

  • Parish will host gifts-discovery event

    The Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Stewardship Council, in conjunction with the Diocese of Metuchen Office of Stewardship, will offer a Gifts Discovery Workshop 9 a.m.-noon Oct. 27 in the lower church, Main Street, Sayreville. All parish adults are welcome to attend. Participants, who will learn what Scripture and tradition teach about giftedness, also will…

  • Church plans coat drive, distribution

    Conklin United Methodist Church and its ministry, God’s Closet Thrift Shop, 882 Main St., South River, will hold a winter coat drive through Oct. 26. Donations of new or gently used winter coats for children, women and men may be dropped off at the church’s side entrance. A Coats ’N Oats event is set for…

  • Far Cry to rock at Columbian Club

    The Knights of Columbus Council No. 426 Columbian Club, 308 Fourth St., South Amboy, will present Far Cry in performance from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Nov. 2. The rock band, featuring Karl Cochran, Bruce Terkildsen and Billy Orrico, will play classic rock cover tunes. For more information, call the club at 732-721-2025.

  • Alborada to dance in ‘Festivals of Spain’

    The Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre will present its production of “Festivals of Spain” 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Jersey Shore Arts Center, Main Avenue and Main Street, Ocean Grove. The program will feature Alborada’s soloists and ensemble in dances including the Alegrías, a flamenco dance performed with the traditional bata de cola (dress with…

  • Help with résumés coming to library

    A program titled “Let a Professional Polish Your Résumé” is set for 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 3 at the Sayreville Public Library, Washington Road. Dr. Colleen Georges will spend one-onone time with participants, giving each résumé a critique with suggestions for improvement. To register, email Alaina at [email protected] or call 732-727-0212, ext. 25. Each…

  • Photo

    Logan Policano, 15 months, enjoys his first pumpkin-picking day at Cheesequake Farms on Route 9, Old Bridge, on Oct. 14. Greater Media Newspapers is asking readers to submit photographs of their family members or friends enjoying activities in central New Jersey. Readers may submit photos via email to [email protected]. Please provide information including names and…

  • Food, clothing drive slated for Oct. 27, 28

    Custom Landscaping and Lawn Care will hold its fourth annual Food and Clothing Drive 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 27 and 28 outside Acme Market, 300 Ryders Lane, Milltown. Nonperishable food items and donations of clothing are sought. All contributions will be distributed to various food and clothing banks in Middlesex County.