Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Pork loin next up at VFW Friday dinner

    East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 will host its next Friday- Night Dinner 6-8 p.m. Jan. 20 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road. The meal will feature pork loin, mashed potatoes, salad, vegetables and more. Cost is $9. For more information, call 732-254- 9674 or log on to www.vfwpost133.org.

  • Alborada to perform ‘Memories of Spain’

    The Ocean County Community College Fine Arts Theater, College Drive, Toms River, will present the Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre in a performance of “Recuerdos de Espana: Memories of Spain” 2 p.m. Jan. 29. The event, presented in collaboration with the Rudin Chamber Players of Princeton, will feature an evening of flamenco and Spanish music and…

  • Auxiliary to gather Jan. 24 in Sayreville

    The Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4699 will hold its monthly meeting 8 p.m. Jan. 24 at the post home, 757 Jernee Mill Road, Sayreville. Guests are invited to bring ideas for helping U.S. soldiers overseas. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 732-264- 3043.

  • Former NFL player to speak at temple

    A program titled “From Super Bowl to Super Jew,” featuring Alan Veingrad, a former NFL offensive lineman with the Green Bay Packers and a member of the Super Bowl XXVII champion Dallas Cowboys, is set for Jan. 29 at Young Israel of East Brunswick, 193 Dunhams Corner Road. A brunch will begin at 10:30 a.m.…

  • Sacred Heart plans Jan. 29 open house

    Sacred Heart School, 229 Cedar St., South Amboy, will hold an open house 1-4 p.m. Jan. 29. Visitors will tour the school and find out about its students, faculty and HSA. Interested individuals also are invited to log on to www.sacredheartsa.com and take a look at the school’s spiritual and education programs, its latest technology…

  • Elks to hold Jan. 28 worn-flag retirement

    The New Jersey Central District Elks will host its annual Flag Retirement Ceremony 10 a.m. Jan. 28 at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Edison. All are welcome to attend the ceremony, which is designed to retire the nation’s worn flags with honor and dignity. Individuals may bring their worn flags to…

  • Bariatric weight-loss group slates meeting

    Raritan Bay Medical Center will sponsor a Bariatric Weight-Loss Support Group meeting 6:30-7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 in the cafeteria of the Medical Arts Building, adjacent to the hospital’s Old Bridge division, Ferry Road, between routes 9 and 18. The meeting is designed for individuals who have had weight-loss surgery, are contemplating weight-loss surgery or are…

  • Chamber will host Installation Dinner

    The Chamber of Commerce serving Old Bridge, Sayreville and South Amboy will sponsor its annual Installation Dinner 5:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at Ria Mar Restaurant, Whitehead Avenue, South River. Incoming officers and trustees will be installed. Cost for the dinner is $30 for members, $35 for nonmembers. For more information and to reserve, call Eileen…

  • Tickets on sale for Pocketbook Bingo

    The Sacred Heart School HSA will sponsor a Designer Pocketbook Bingo beginning at 7 p.m. Feb. 10 in Sacred Heart Church Memorial Hall, Washington Avenue, South Amboy. The event will feature 12 games of bingo. Tickets, which cost $30 per person, must be purchased in advance; price includes 12 bingo sheets. A cash bar will…