• Indian footwork tells the story of African folktales

    Nrithyanjali Institute to perform with Kamate Traders on Aug. 27 BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer The Kamate Traders African drumming and dance troupe (l) and the Nrithyanjali Institute of Dance (r) will perform “Rhythm in the Soul” Aug. 27 in New Brunswick. NEW BRUNSWICK — Indians and Africans may have more in common than you…

  • Summer’s ebb

    Above: Anuj Patel (l) and Husain Kapa of Spotswood make Japanese folding screens during the Spotswood Public Library’s end-of-summer carnival on Aug. 10. Left: Teagan Jones, 4, of Spotswood, awaits the start of the carnival. Below: Melissa Devlin helps her daughter Tabitha, 4, make a dream catcher. PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Friday-Night Dinner on menu at E.B. VFW

    The Men’s Auxiliary of East Brunswick Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133 will host the last of its Friday-Night Dinners 6- 8 p.m. Aug. 26 at the post home, 485 Cranbury Road. Cost is $8.50 per person for eat-in or takeout meals. The VFW Ladies Auxiliary will begin its own series of Friday-Night Dinners…

  • Fundraiser to support special-education PTO

    The East Brunswick Special Education PTO will sponsor a Dine-to-Donate event 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Cambridge Inn, 19 Summerhill Road, Spotswood. The restaurant will donate a percentage of supporters’ checks to the PTO. Participants must present an event flier for the donation to count. To download a flier, log on to www.ebnet.org…

  • St. Bart’s School is holding registration

    St. Bartholomew School School, 470 Ryders Lane, East Brunswick, is continuing to register students for the 2011-12 school year. The school offers an academic-based halfday and full-day prekindergarten, full-day kindergarten, and classes for grades 1-8. Classes in art, physical education, state-ofthe art computer and science lab, music and Spanish are offered. Also available are before-…

  • Woman’s Club selling tickets for ‘Barefoot’

    The East Brunswick Woman’s Club is selling tickets for the 8 p.m. Sept. 30 performance of “Barefoot in the Park” at Playhouse 22, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Tickets are $30 each. Proceeds from the sale will support scholarships and local charities. For more information, call 732-254-9034 or 732-821-9586.

  • ‘Osprey Talk’ next up at Cheesequake Park

    An “Osprey Talk” program is set to begin at 1 p.m. Aug. 28 at Cheesequake Park, Old Bridge. Participants will meet at the Boathouse Pavilion for a short walk to the park’s osprey nesting platform. Discussion will focus on all aspects of osprey behavior, anatomy and migration patterns. The birds will be viewed with the…

  • MTHS classes of ’81-’83 to celebrate

    Monroe Township High School (MTHS) classes of 1981, ’82 and ’83 will hold a combined reunion 7 p.m.-midnight Oct. 15 at the Crowne Plaza, 390 Forsgate Drive, Monroe. Tickets cost $80 each; price includes dinner, music by a DJ and dancing. To RSVP, individuals should send a check and their email address to Gary Clayton,…

  • Donations sought for African famine relief

    The Islamic Society of Central Jersey (ISCJ) will sponsor East Africa Relief — An Urgent Call forAction and Central Jersey Community Response 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Islamic Society of Central Jersey, 4145 Route 1 south, South Brunswick. Members of the community are invited to respond to the needs of the EastAfrican famine…

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