Category: Suburban Calendar
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Dinner will honor Sisters in Service
Our Lady of Victory Knights of Columbus Council No. 2061 Columbiettes will honor religious sisters at the fourth annual Sisters in Service Dinner set for Nov. 23 at the Knights Victorian Hall, 775 Washington Road, Parlin. Participants will attend the 5 p.m. Mass at OLV Church. Dinner will follow at the hall. Tickets cost $10…
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B-way songs, scenes on tap at library
The Theater Gang, featuring local-theater talent, will present an evening of songs and scenes from a variety of well-known plays, musicals and comedies beginning at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 7 at the Old Bridge Library Main Branch, Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The program, part of the library’s First Friday performance series sponsored by the Friends…
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Marimba concert on tap at St. Mary’s
The Music at St. Mary’s Concert Series will present artist Greg Giannascoli in a marimba concert at 4 p.m. on Nov. 16 at St. Mary’s Church, 256 Augusta St., South Amboy. Giannascoli, a faculty member at the Juilliard School, New York City, is a master marimba player. The concert is free of charge; however, free-will…
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Sayreville Rec. annual toy drive Nov. 17-21
The Sayreville Recreation Department. is sponsoring its annual toy drive Nov. 17- Nov. 21. New toys only will be accepted at the Recreation Office 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. For more information, call 732-390-7092.
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Donors sought for Nov. 9 blood drive
A blood drive will be held 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 3139 Route 516, Old Bridge, opposite the Bridgeway Diner. For more information, call 732-679-8883 or log on to www.lc-goodshepherd.org.
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‘Meet’ pilgrim at O.B. Library Nov. 8
The public will have the opportunity to “meet” with one of Plymouth Colony’s first female pilgrims, Constance Merriweather, at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 8 in the Central Branch of the Old Bridge Public Library. Hear what she has to say about her experiences as a celebrant of the First Thanksgiving in the new settlement in Plymouth…
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‘Modern Anti-Semitism’ to be topic of program
The I.L. Peretz Secular Jewish Community will offer its next monthly educational program, “Modern Anti-Semitism and Hostility Toward Israel,” at 8 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the Rutgers Labor Education Center, Ryders Lane, New Brunswick. Presenter will be Dr. Lee Jessim, professor of psychology at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. A discussion will follow. The public…
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St. Petersburg Ballet in Monroe Nov. 15
The Monroe Township Cultural Arts Commission will present the Saint Petersburg Classic Ballet Theatre 8 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Richard P. Marasco Center for the Performing Arts, 1629 Perrineville Road, Monroe Township, NJ 08831. The company of 12 soloists and principal dancers will perform “A Classical Ballet Gala” that may include such group works…
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Discounts offered on chemical-free products
Due to the price increases in its 2009 product offering, the Lawrence Brook Watershed Partnership will extend its annual Organic (Chemical-Free) Lawn and Home Cleaning Product Sale at 2008 prices through Nov. 29, 10 a.m.-noon on Saturdays at the group’s headquarters, 85 Washington Ave., Milltown. Appointments after hours may be arranged. The offer represents a…
