Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Holt to sponsor small-business event

    Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) will host a small-business tax workshop 8:30 a.m. Feb. 7 at the Monroe Township Public Library, 4 Municipal Plaza. The event is designed to help area businesses learn how they can take advantage of new tax credits that the congressman helped enact into law. Guests will learn how they may be…

  • CPR instruction planned at hospital

    Raritan Bay Medical Center will sponsor an American Heart Association (AHA) “CPR for Family and Friends” class 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at the hospital’s Perth Amboy division, 530 New Brunswick Ave. The class will include a basic introduction to adult, infant and child “chain of survival”; CPR; and safety, legal and ethical considerations. Formal credit…

  • Library to present Puppetry Festival

    Two professional puppetry shows are planned for the East Brunswick Friends of the Library’s 2011 Puppetry Festival set for 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. Feb. 13 and 27 at the East Brunswick Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Tickets are on sale at the library circulation desk. Families with children ages 4 and up are invited to…

  • Emergency blood drive set for Feb. 6

    The East Brunswick Rescue Squad and St. Bartholomew’s Knights of Columbus will hold an Emergency Blood Drive 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 6 at St. Bartholomew’s Church, 470 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick. Blood-supply levels are at a critical low in the area. With the recent wave of snowstorms and ice storms, New Jersey Blood Services was…

  • MOMS to celebrate fifth anniversary

    The MOMS Club of East Brunswick will hold its next monthly business meeting 10:30 a.m. Feb. 10. Interested individuals are invited to attend and celebrate the club’s fifth anniversary with refreshments, games and crafts. For event location and to RSVP, email [email protected]. For more information about the MOMS Club, log on to www.ebmomsclub.com.

  • Celebrate Arbor Day with a free tree

    The New Jersey Tree Foundation is offering free 2-year-old trees (1 to 2 feet tall) to celebrate Arbor Day 2011 in New Jersey. Schools, local governments, tree groups, nonprofit organizations, Scout groups and any volunteer organization may apply for the free trees. In 13 years, the N.J. Tree Foundation’s “Celebrate Arbor Day!” program has planted…

  • Rummage Sale slated for three days

    Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, 222 LivingstonAve., New Brunswick, will host its annual Winter Rummage Sale 7-10 p.m. Feb. 5, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 6 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 13. The event will feature bargains on clothing, furniture, jewelry, housewares, electronics, toys, linens and more. There will be a selection of designer and new items.…

  • Woman’s clubs plan free self-defense event

    The Greater Brunswick Area Junior and Woman’s Clubs will host a free Ladies Night Out Self-Defense Class 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at United Methodist Church, 47 N. Main St., Milltown. Brill’s Karate will provide the instruction. All are welcome to attend. Baby-sitting will not be provided. For more information, email Kim Davey at [email protected].

  • Performers welcome at Open-Mic Night

    The Main Street Theatre Company will sponsor an Open-Mic Night fundraiser 7 p.m. Feb. 5 at the theater, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Performers may sing, read poetry, act, do magic or comedy, dance or play music (individual or band), etc. A house accompanist will be provided…