Category: Suburban Calendar

  • Theater co. to hold auditions Nov. 17/18

    The Main Street Theater Company is holding auditions for “Love, Sex and the IRS” 7-9 p.m. Nov. 17 and 18 at 3018 Bordentown Ave., in the Parlin section of Sayreville. Callbacks, if necessary, will be Nov. 20. Five men and three women are needed. Go to www.smstc.org for a character breakdown. Be prepared to read…

  • OLOL schedules Nov. 15 Pasta Night

    Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) School, 44 Cleveland Ave., Milltown, will hold a Family Pasta Night 4-9 p.m. on Nov. 15. Dinner will include pasta, meatballs, sausage and peppers, salad, bread, beverages, dessert, coffee and tea. The event also will feature music and raffles. Tickets cost $12 for adults, $5 for children age 10 and…

  • Holiday gift fair at St. Ambrose Knights

    A holiday gift fair will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 16 at the St. Ambrose Knights of Columbus, 1 Frederick Place, Old Bridge. Several vendors will be on hand. For more information, call 732-727- 7366.

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • ‘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…

  • ‘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…