Category: Suburban Calendar

  • OLV commemorative cookbooks available

    The Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Senior Group is offering the OLV 125th Anniversary Commemorative Cookbook, a compilation of recipes from parishioners, for the summer sale price of $10. To purchase, visit the church pastoral center or call Teri at 732-727-7639. Cookbooks also will be on sale after all Masses Aug. 28 and 29.

  • Parish to celebrate 125th anniversary

    The Our Lady of Victories 125th Anniversary Dinner-Dance will be held 3-8 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Reception Center at St. Clement, 172 Freneau Ave., Matawan. The event will feature a cocktail hour, dinner, a dessert table and a five-hour open bar. A DJ will provide entertainment throughout the evening. Cost is $75 per person.…

  • ‘Monsters Inc.’ to be screened Aug. 21

    The Sayreville Recreation Department will sponsor an outdoor screening of “Monsters Inc.” at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at Kennedy Park, Washington Road. Guests should bring their own lawn chairs or blankets. Vendors will be on site. Registration is not required. For more information, call 732-390- 7092 or 732-390-7096.

  • Breakfast benefit set for E.B. resident

    The American Legion Post 214 Auxiliary in South River invites the public to a Benefit Breakfast for the Tommie Lukowski Cancer Fund. Tommie, a 20-year-old resident of East Brunswick, is involved in his second battle with cancer. He was first diagnosed at 17. The breakfast will be held on Aug. 22 from 8 a.m. to…

  • Special-needs soccer seeking teen buddies

    Local teens ages 13 and up are sought to act as buddies with Just4Kixs, a soccer program designed for special-needs children ages 4-12. The program is conducted through the Old Bridge Soccer League. The teen buddies, who volunteer their time one hour a week to help a child learn the sport, will be paired with…

  • Pirate Billy Bones’ coming to library

    Youngsters will learn how to become a true buccaneer when “Pirate Billy Bones” visits the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center, at 11 a.m. Aug. 21. The show, which features David Engle, will offer children lessons on how to stand, talk, laugh, eat and sing like a pirate. There will be “on-your-feet” audience…

  • Pancake Breakfast on tap at O.B. church

    Grace Church of Old Bridge, 442 Cottrell Road, will hold a Free-for-All Outdoor Pancake Breakfast beginning at 9 a.m. Aug. 29. An outdoor service will follow at 10 a.m. All are welcome to attend. Admission is free of charge. For more information, log on to www.cottrellcorners.org, email cottrellcorners@ aol.com or call 732-588-5906.

  • Ticket sale to benefit scholarships, charities

    The East Brunswick Woman’s Club is selling tickets for the 3 p.m. Oct. 10 performance of “How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” at Playhouse 22, East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. Tickets cost $30 each. Proceeds from the sale will support scholarships and local charities. Ticket holders are invited to partake…

  • Pet-adoption event scheduled at shelter

    The Sayreville Pet Adoption Center, 1400 Main St., is hosting a Dogs Days of Summer Adoption Event through Aug. 21. Adoption fees are half-price. All dogs are spayed/neutered, up-to-date with vaccines, dewormed and heartworm negative. The event also will feature refreshments, contests, giveaways, a secret-bonus sale and more. For more information, call the shelter at…