Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Master violinist to perform at church

    The Music at St. Mary’s Concert Series will present young master violinist Joseph Puglia in concert at 4 p.m. Dec. 21 at St. Mary’s Church, 256 Augusta St., South Amboy. Puglia, who recently graduated from the Juilliard School, New York City, and is currently studying in the Netherlands, will perform a Bach sonata and two…

  • Temple women to celebrate holiday

    Bris Avrohom of Old Bridge will host a Women’s Circle Celebration at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23. Participants will light the menorah, enjoy traditional Hanukkah treats and create their own decorative flavored olive oils using glass bottles, herbs and vegetables. For more information and to reserve, call 732-316-7600 or log on to www.BrisAvrohom. org/OldBridge.

  • Museum to celebrate Ragtime Christmas

    The Thomas Warne Historical Museum, 4216 Route 516, Old Bridge, across from Old Bridge High School, will host A Ragtime Christmas on Dec. 13 and 14. Doors will be open noon-8 p.m. The celebration, titled “La Belle Époque: 1890-1914,” will feature Jim Jasion and his jazz, the Young at Heart Doll Club collectors, period refreshments,…

  • Thompson offers help with Medicare Part D

    Assemblyman Sam Thompson (R-13) will sponsor one-on-one assistance with the Medicare Part D prescription-drug program from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays-Fridays, at his office, 725 Route 34, Old Bridge. An appointment is required. There is no fee for the service. Trained Medicare counselors will sit down with each beneficiary to help find the plan…

  • Fundraisers

    Dec. 11, ongoing • Holiday Boutique, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.- 9 p.m. Wednesdays, noon-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, at the Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton St., corner of George and Hamilton streets, New Brunswick. Gifts inspired by art and design. Visitors invited to tour two special museum exhibitions…

  • JFVS hosts 2nd annual Casino Night Dec. 13

    Jewish Family and Vocational Service (JFVS) of Middlesex County will be holding its second annual Casino Night at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at Trayes Hall in the Douglass Campus Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Proceeds will directly benefit the social services provided by this agency. Admission to Casino Night is $36 per person and…

  • Tickets on sale for solo ‘Christmas Carol’

    The Villagers Theatre will present troubadour/ actor Michael Kroll in a one-man adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” at 8 p.m. Dec. 19 at the theater, 457 DeMott Lane, Somerset section of Franklin. The play was inspired by the tour Charles Dickens embarked upon, performing his classic holiday work in the United States during…

  • Free horse-drawn carriage rides offered

    New Brunswick City Market will present free horse-drawn holiday carriage rides leaving 6-9 p.m. Dec. 12, 13, 19 and 20 from the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 2 Albany St., or from The Heldrich, 10 Livingston Ave. The public is invited. Carriages will take participants on nostalgic rides through decorated downtown streets. Docents from the New Brunswick…

  • Hanukkah Carnival coming to Old Bridge

    Bris Avrohom of Old Bridge, 770 Madison Gardens, will host a Hanukkah Carnival noon-2:30 p.m. Dec. 21. The event will feature face-painting, game booths with prizes, food vendors, raffles, a moon bounce and a 16-foot slide. Admission is $10 for children ages 3-13 (cost includes unlimited game booths and art), free of charge for adults…