Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Nativity of Our Lord will host blood drive

    New Jersey Blood Services will conduct a New Year’s Blood Drive 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jan. 22 at Nativity of Our Lord Church, 185 Applegarth Road, Monroe. Donors must be at least 17 years of age (16-year-olds need a parent’s permission letter), weigh at least 110 pounds and may not have donated blood within the last…

  • Swimmers sought to assist ROBIN team

    Volunteers are needed to work one-onone with the Old Bridge ROBIN (Recreation in Old Bridge for Those In Need) Area 5 Special Olympics Novice Swim Team 5:15-6:15 p.m. Sundays at the Old Bridge YMCA, Route 516. Interested individuals must be able to swim but do not have to be expert swimmers. Volunteers must be above…

  • Cut-A-Thon to benefit children’s hospital

    The Angles & Tangles hair salon, 152 Main St., Sayreville, will hold a Cut-AThon to help Kayla’s Crew raise funds for The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on Sunday, Jan. 15, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will include a 50/50 and tricky tray. Snacks and beverages will be available. Services will cost $20…

  • Friends Book Sale on tap for Jan. 21, 22

    The Friends of the Sayreville Public Library will hold its Winter Book Sale 1:30- 3:30 p.m. Jan. 21 and 22 in the conference room at the library, 1050 Washington Road. Donations for the sale are being accepted at the library. Titles for all ages are sought. Encyclopedia or books written prior to 2000 will not…

  • fundraisers •••

    Jan. 12-15 • Magazine Sale, sponsored by the Friends of the East Brunswick Public Library, at the library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Back issues of magazines covering science, entertainment, teens, adult topics, cooking, more. Bundle of 6-12 magazines sells for $3. Call 732-390-6767; log on to www.ebpl.org, click on News and Events. Jan. 13 •…

  • Auditions on tap for GB Revue Show

    GB Productions will hold auditions for its second annual Revue Show 7-9 p.m. Jan. 23 and 24 at St. Thomas the Apostle School, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. Interested individuals should come prepared to sing a Broadway show tune. Producers are looking for soloists, chorus singers and children’s-chorus members. Show dates will be March 10…

  • Church deacons set Spaghetti Dinner

    The First Presbyterian Church of South Amboy Board of Deacons will sponsor a Spaghetti Dinner 5-8 p.m. Jan. 28 at the church, 150 N. Broadway. The dinner, sit-down or takeout, will include spaghetti, bread, salad and dessert. All proceeds will go to the church food pantry and to help families in need in the community.…

  • Tickets available for Harlem Wizards game

    The Immaculate Conception Athletic Association will host an exhibition basketball game featuring the Harlem Wizards vs. the Immaculate Conception Big Dogs in an evening of “trick hoops and alley-oops” beginning at 7 p.m. Jan. 28 in the Immaculate Conception Youth Center Gymnasium, South Street, Spotswood. Doors will open at 6 pm. Advance tickets cost $9…

  • Curtain to rise on ‘Necessary Targets’

    Playhouse 22, East Brunswick’s community theater, will present Eve Ensler’s “Necessary Targets” 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays, Jan. 13-22, at Playhouse 22, East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. The one-act play is based on interviews conducted by the playwright with numerous women in war-ravaged Yugoslavia during the 1990s. The…