Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Teens Taking Action to gather at library

    The Old Bridge Library invites teens in grades 6-12 to the next Teens Taking Action (TTA) meeting set for 2-3 p.m. Feb. 26 at the library main branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. TTAis the library’s teen community-service group. Discussion at monthly meetings focuses on scheduling projects to benefit the community. The program is free…

  • Zumba fundraiser to support Alborada

    European School of Dance, 860 King Georges Post Road, Fords section of Woodbridge, will hold its second Zumba fundraiser to benefit the Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre noon-3 p.m. Feb. 26. Guests may participate in one, two or all three hours for a $20 donation. Instructors will be Angela Hodges, Andrea Orlando and Iglika and Bob.…

  • Rain barrel workshop will be held March 7

    Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County will present a “Rain Barrel: Train the Trainer” workshop at the EARTH Center, in Davidson’s Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave, South Brunswick, 6:30 to 9 p.m. March 7. The program is intended for educators, garden club members and environmental organizations, not for individual residents. Covered in the workshop…

  • Tickets available for Yankee Doodle Circus

    Performances of the Yankee Doodle Circus are set for 12:45, 3:15 and 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26 in the gym at Old Bridge High School, Route 516. Tickets are free of charge for children under age 14, with the advance purchase of an adult ticket. A limited number of advance-sale adult tickets are available for $17…

  • Rosarians to begin Easter Babka Sale

    St. Mary’s Altar Rosary Society, South River, will sponsor its annual Easter Babka Sale Feb. 25-April 1. Cost is $10.50 or $11.50 per babka. Available varieties include cinnamon crumb, poppy seed, prune, raisin, cheese, apricot and cheese and raspberry and cheese. Orders, with payment, may be given to any Rosarian in the Seniors Room after…

  • Vendor, crafter space open at March 2 event

    Vendors and crafters are welcome at the Paws for Success Craft/Vendor Night set for 6:30-10 p.m. March 2 at Hammarskjold Middle School, 200 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. Paws for Success is a program designed to reward Hammarskjold students who represent one of the four schoolwide goals or “paws” for success: Be Safe; Be Respectful; Be…

  • Sun salutations event to aid children

    Abenefit for Special Strides, a nonprofit organization in Monroe devoted to improving the lives of children with developmental disabilities, will be held noon-2 p.m. Feb. 18 at Yoga Suite, 557 Atlantic Ave., Aberdeen. The event will include 108 sun salutations, a sequence of 12 positions performed as one continuous exercise. Suggested donation is $20. Details:…

  • Cast members sought for ‘The Full Monty’

    The Main Street Theatre Company will hold open auditions for its upcoming production of the musical “The Full Monty” 7 p.m. Feb. 22 and 10 a.m. Feb. 25 at the Main Street Theatre, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. For more information, log on to www.smstc.org.

  • Tickets available for trip to Mackinac

    Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Seniors will sponsor a May 26-June 1 trip to Mackinac Island, Mich. Cost of the trip is $980 and includes deluxe motor-coach transportation; bus-driver gratuity; hotel accommodations for six nights, including two nights at the Inn at Mackinac on the island; admission to Greenfield Village, Ford Rouge Factory, a carriage…