Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Youth programs planned at library

    The Sadie Pope Dowdell Library, 100 Harold G. Hoffman Plaza, South Amboy, next to South Amboy High School, will host a variety of upcoming youthprogramming events. Registration is ongoing for Monday Tot Times, Friday Preschool Story Time and Crafts, Story Time and Crafts programs for ages 5 and up, Kid Movie Nights, Teen Movie Nights,…

  • Local theatre troupe to offer youth classes

    The Main Street Theatre Academy, a subsidiary of the Main Street Theatre Company, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville, is now registering students for the fifth season of its Theatre Classes for Kids, set for Saturdays, April 10-May 29. Two classes will be offered. “Imagination and Creativity,” set for 9-10 a.m. April 10- May…

  • Spotswood Library sponsoring Book Sale

    The Spotswood Public Library, 548 Main St., is conducting a Welcome Spring Book Sale during regular library hours through April 10. The library will be closed April 2 and 3. Hardcover books, paperbacks, children’s books, VHS videos and audiocassettes will be available. Mass-market paperbacks sell for 50 cents each or three for $1, hardcovers and…

  • Firefighters panel slates awards dinner

    Brothers Helping Brothers, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families of New Jersey firefighters killed or disabled in the line of duty, will hold its third annual Heart of the Fire Service Awards Dinner set for 6-10 p.m. April 17 at the East Franklin Firehouse, Somerset section of Franklin. Three New Jersey firefighters will be…

  • Event at Chili’s to aid nuns’ work

    A Chili’s Give-Back Night to benefit the School Sisters of Notre Dame is set for noon-11 p.m. April 7 at Chili’s, 368 Route 18 south, East Brunswick. The restaurant will donate 10 percent of sales for the day to the School Sisters of Notre Dame, a teaching religious order that serves in the United States…

  • Volunteers needed for SAMHAJ booth

    Volunteers are needed to staff an information table for SAMHAJ (South Asian Mental Health Awareness in Jersey) at the “India Fair-2010” April 3 at the New Jersey Convention and Exhibition Center, Raritan Center, Edison. The available times are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., 2-5 p.m. and 5–8 p.m. Duties include setting up brochures, answering questions…

  • Artists sought for exhibit, sale at library

    The Jamesburg Public Library/Cultural Center, in conjunction with The Artisan Framer, Jamesburg, recently announced its call to artists for the third Jamesburg Art Exhibition and Sale, set for April 18-May 1 at the Jamesburg Public Library, 229 Gatzmer Ave. The original artwork should be framed and no larger than 28-by-32 inches; the artist’s name and…

  • Alborada schedules gala and fundraiser

    The Alborada Spanish Dance Theatre, Old Bridge, will host La Noche de Lunares (Night of Polka Dots), the company’s sixth annual gala and fundraiser, 4-9 p.m. April 18 at Ria Mar Restaurant, 25 Whitehead Ave., South River. The evening will feature an authentic Spanish dinner, flamenco and Spanish-dance performances by Alborada troupe members, a silent…

  • Auxiliary seeking vendors, crafters

    Vendors and crafters are sought for the second annual American Legion Post No. 211 Auxiliary Indoor Craft and Vendor Show set for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 24 at the post home, 240 MacArthur Ave., Sayreville. Space-rental cost is $25; approximately 12-15 spaces are still available. Flea-market dealers are not sought. For more information or to…