• Shakespeare readings to take center stage

    The East Brunswick Arts Commission and the East Brunswick Public Library will sponsor “Celebrate Shakespeare!” 2-3:30 p.m. April 5 at the library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Theater majors from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, will perform staged readings of scenes and monologues from “Cymbeline,” “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” “A…

  • Perry Brothers band to perform April 2

    The Sayreville Cultural Arts Council will present The Perry Brothers four-piece band in concert beginning at 7:30 p.m. April 2 at the Sayreville Senior Center, 423 Main St. Admission is free of charge. The public is invited. All ages are welcome. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 732-257-6510.

  • Public invited to Communal Seder

    Bris Avrohom of Old Bridge, 770 Madison Gardens, will hold a Passover Communal Seder at 7:30 p.m. April 8. The seder, which will be conducted in English and Russian, is open to the public. Cost is $25 per adult, $18 per senior, $15 per child 2-12. Reservations are required. For reservations and more information, call…

  • Local theater troupe to offer youth classes

    The Main Street Theatre Academy, a subsidiary of the Main Street Theatre Company, 3018 Bordentown Ave., Parlin section of Sayreville, is now registering students for the 2009 spring semester of its Theatre Classes for Kids, set for Saturday mornings April 4- May 9. Two classes will be offered. “Imagination and Creativity,” set for 9-10 a.m.,…

  • Club seeks items for shelter, pediatric unit

    The Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Women’s Club is sponsoring Lenten-season collections to benefit two local charitable organizations, Manna House and Saint Peter’s University Hospital Pediatric Oncology Unit, New Brunswick. Manna House is a transitional shelter for women and their children who are leaving abusive situations. The Women’s Club hopes to create Easter baskets for…

  • Abbey choral group to perform March 30

    The Tewkesbury Abbey, England, Schola Cantorum will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. March 30 at Christ Episcopal Church, 5 Paterson St., New Brunswick. The event will feature works by Bach, Francis Poulenc, Thomas Tallis, John Tavener and more. General admission is $20; $15 for students and seniors. For more information, call the church at…

  • OLV Seniors plans April 3 meeting

    Our Lady of Victories (OLV) Seniors will hold its next meeting at 1:30 p.m. April 3 in the church’s Monsignor Dalton Hall, Main Street, Sayreville. Participants, who are asked to bring a nonperishable food donation for the St. Vincent de Paul Society, should come dressed in their spring finery. Discussion will focus on the May…

  • Vendor, crafter slots available at event

    Vendors and crafters are sought for the South River Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary Indoor/Outdoor Flea Market set for 8 a.m.-3 p.m. April 18 at the post home, 31 Reid St. Rain date is April 19. Cost is $15 for an outdoor space, $20 for an indoor space; vendors must supply their own tables.…

  • Proceeds Nights to benefit Samsel PTO

    The Samsel Upper Elementary School PTO, Sayreville, will sponsor Proceeds Nights April 1 and 2 at Arirang Hibachi Steakhouse, 986 Route 9 south, Sayreville. Guests should present an event flier to their server. The restaurant will then donate 15 percent of each supporter’s bill (eat in or takeout) to the PTO. To obtain a flier,…

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