Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Community invited to school colloquium

    St. Thomas the Apostle School, Route 18 south, Old Bridge, will present its annual colloquium 7:45-8:45 p.m. April 26. The community is invited to attend. Each year St. Thomas students celebrate cultural diversity by highlighting a region of the world. This year the colloquium will celebrate Native-American cultures. For more information, call the school at…

  • Homeopathy to be topic in Old Bridge

    The Wellness Center Pharmacy and Surgical, 3117 Route 9, Old Bridge, in the Ticetown Shopping Center next to Farmer’s Market and Ciccone’s Deli, will offer a Wellness Series of lectures focusing on various medical and health-related topics. The series will kick off 6-7 p.m. April 23 with a talk on homeopathy, an alternative medicine that…

  • fundraisers

    April 22 • Spirit Night Dining-To-Donate, sponsored by the Old Bridge YMCA swim team, 1-10 p.m., at Damon’s Grill, Route 9, Marlboro. Restaurant will donate 15 percent of supporters’ checks to the swim team; event ticket must be presented to the server for the donation to count. For tickets, log on to www.obyswimteam.org or call…

  • Temple to sponsor ‘Noa’ in concert May 1

    Entertainer Achinoam Nini, known as “Noa,” will present her mix of Israeli, American pop and world music in a concert set for 8 p.m. May 1 at the East Brunswick Performing Arts Center in Hammarskjold Middle School, 200 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. The concert is sponsored by Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, New Brunswick, in honor…

  • First-aid auxiliary to host blood drive

    The Morgan First Aid Squad Auxiliary, Morgan section of Sayreville, will sponsor a blood drive 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 1 at the squad building, Route 35 north, South Amboy, next to Club Abyss. Donors will receive a raffle ticket for an Around the Town gift basket containing donations from local merchants. In addition, a coupon…

  • Twilight Tours set at historic cemetery

    The East Brunswick Museum Corporation will offer Twilight Tours of historic Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Old Bridge Turnpike and Gunia Street, East Brunswick, 4-7 p.m. April 24 and 25. Self-guided tours will be ongoing every 15 minutes. The tours will feature living-history re-enactors dressed in period costumes and offering narratives depicting the “Village resident” each represents.…

  • ‘Silhouette’ craft on tap at library

    Youngsters in grades 4-6 are invited to an “Old-Fashioned Silhouettes” craft program set for 2 p.m. April 24 at the Old Bridge Public Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The program, which is sponsored by the Friends of the Old Bridge Public Library, is free of charge and open to the public. For…

  • Residents invited to April 24 Nature Walk

    The Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership (LBWP) will sponsor a Nature Walk beginning at 2 p.m. April 24 in the Rutgers Gardens area, North Brunswick. The tour will wind through the Helyar Woods natural woodlands to view the wetlands, wildlife and spring vegetation in the area and to observe the Lawrence Brook and Westons Mill Pond.…

  • Auxiliary to host Craft, Vendor Show

    The second annual American Legion Post No. 211 Auxiliary Indoor Craft and Vendor Show is set for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 24 at the post home, 240 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville. Proceeds from the show will be used to provide an informational tea/luncheon for area Blue and Gold Star Mothers. For more information, call Patricia A.…