• ‘Nutcracker’ set for Dec. 6 at MPAC

    New Jersey’s Performing Arts Ensemble will present “The Nutcracker” ballet at 1 p.m. Dec. 6 at Millstone Township Performing Arts Center, 5 Dawson Court. Other performances are scheduled for 2 p.m. Nov. 28 and 29 at the Strand Theater, Fourth and Clifton avenues, Lakewood; 2 p.m. Dec. 5 at Paramount Theater, Ocean Avenue, Asbury Park;…

  • ‘Madeline’s Christmas’ will come to Marlboro

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Twelve little girls in two straight lines who live in an old Parisian house covered in vines will entertain audiences when the Marlboro Community Players present “Madeline’s Christmas.” The show will be performed at Marlboro High School, Route 79, Marlboro, on Dec. 4- 6 and Dec. 11-13. Performance times will…

  • ‘Rescue Ink Unleashed’ stars host art auction

    Adopt-A-Pet, Millstone, has been rescuing animals since 1984. Many of the dogs the agency has rescued have gone on to become therapy dogs with Furry Angels Therapy Dogs, Millstone. The therapy dogs and their owners will be honored during a Dec. 5 event at Freehold Raceway. The event will feature an art auction with the…

  • Bands work in harmony to help feed the hungry

    Greater Media’s Good Samaritan Holiday Bash will feature The Reveling with Jay Weinberg BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Music, merriment and good will to others contribute to the spirit of the holiday season. Greater Media wants to fuel that spirit by providing a way for people to enjoy good music, have some fun and help…

  • Allentown Post Office has a Santa mailbox

    The Allentown Post Office has provided a special mailbox for letters addressed to Santa Claus. In order to get a response from Santa, all letters must be received by Dec. 19. The Women’s Association of Allentown has sponsored this service.

  • GCU community to celebrate 2nd annual Victorian Christmas

    The holiday spirit will be found at Georgian Court University’s second annual Victorian Christmas Festival and Gift Boutique to be held from Dec. 4 through Dec. 6 in the Casino Auditorium on the historic Lakewood campus. As guests shop for unique gifts and crafts from more than 30 vendors and artisans at the gift boutique…

  • Giving Tree will be in Allentown Library

    The Women’s Association of Allentown will place its Giving Tree in the library on Main Street again this year. Donations of gloves, hats, mittens, socks or other small items can be hung on the tree. Volunteers from the Women’s Association will distribute the donations to people in need in the community. For details, email [email protected].

  • Allentown slates open house weekend

    Allentown will hold its holiday open house weekend from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 5-6. Sales and discounts will be offered throughout the shops in town as well as free refreshments, caroling and tree lighting ceremonies. Free photos with Santa will be offered noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 6 at The Sweetest Things and…

  • Childhood memories form basis of book

    BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Three years ago when Pat Pattan started her book, “When We Were Growing Up,” little did she know that it would reveal a message for the economic turmoil of today. Subtitled “Uplifting Stories of Families That Turned Hard Times Into Good Times,” Patten interviewed people who were born between 1914 and…

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