Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Donors sought for Aug. 7 blood drive

    St. Thomas the Apostle Church, in cooperation with Knights of Columbus Council No. 4815, will hold a summer blood drive 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 7 in the parish auditorium, Route 18 south, Old Bridge. Donors must be between the ages of 17 and 75, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in reasonably good health.

  • Teen Writing Group to meet Aug. 9, 23

    This month’s meeting of the Old Bridge Public Library’s Teen Writing Group will be held 7 p.m. Aug. 9 and 23 at the library’s main branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The meetings will include writing exercises, brainstorming strategies, free writing time, peer review, writing contests, and other publishing opportunities. All genres are welcome. Bring…

  • Registration slated for rec programs

    The Sayreville Recreation Department will accept registration beginning Aug. 16 for its upcoming fall preschool classes, “Mommy and Me,” “Little Chefs,” “All by Myself” and “Learn and Play” at Kennedy Park. Sessions will begin Sept. 13. Interested individuals may register 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Mondays-Fridays, at the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center, Dolan Street. For more information,…

  • Registration open for religious school

    Temple B’nai Shalom, Fern and Old Stage Roads, East Brunswick, is enrolling students in its religious school programs for kindergarten-12th grade. Temple membership is not required for grades K-2. The curriculum includes Hebrew, Judaic studies and family education. Classes for grades K-2 are held on Sunday mornings; grades 3-6 meet on Sunday mornings and Wednesday…

  • ‘Stuart Little’ auditions Aug. 7

    Plays-in-the-Park will hold auditions for the musical “Stuart Little” Aug. 7 at 2 p.m., backstage at the Roosevelt Park Amphitheater, 1 Pine Drive, Roosevelt Park, Edison. Seven roles are available; Stuart Little can be played by a small male or female adult, plus three men and three women who play all the other roles. All…

  • New hours added to thrift store’s schedule

    The Trinity Treasure Thrift Store, Trinity United Methodist Church, 815 Bordentown Ave., Sayreville, is now open 5:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays (weather permitting) and 9 a.m.- noon Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. If the outside temperature reaches 90 degrees, the store will close. The shop is celebrating Christmas in July. For more information, call the church at 732-721-3558.

  • Chamber of Commerce plans barbecue, picnic

    The Chamber of Commerce serving Old Bridge, Sayreville and South Amboy will hold its Chamber Barbecue and Picnic 4:30-7 p.m. Aug. 17 at Hauser Hill Farms, John and Midge Hauser’s home, 336 Ticetown Road, Old Bridge. The event is sponsored by Browntown Bus Co., Hauser Hill Farms, the Chamber of Commerce, ShopRite of Old Bridge…

  • Elks will hold Aug. 7 pig roast

    South Amboy Elks will host its annual pig roast 3-7 p.m. Aug. 7 at the lodge, 601 Washington Ave. The event will feature music by the Southern Steel Band, hot dogs, hamburgers, salads, corn on the cob, and roast pig. Draft beer and soda also will be provided. Tickets, which cost $25 per adult in…

  • ‘High School Musical’ to close Plays-in-Park

    Middlesex County’s summer theater, Plays-in-the-Park, will conclude its 48th season of musicals with a production of “Disney’s High School Musical” 8:30 p.m. through Aug. 14 at the Stephen J. Capestro Theater in Roosevelt Park, Edison. There will be no performance Aug. 8. An audio-described performance is planned for Aug. 6 (rain date: Aug 7). A…