• Curtain to rise on Monroe writers’ play

    Berdanhand Productions will offer performances of “Calamities at Clo-Achers,” an original comedy by Monroe residents Myra Danon and Meryl Berness, July 11-27, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, at the Hightstown Elks Lodge, 110 Hickory Corner Road, off Route 130 south, East Windsor. The play steps beyond the security gates of an active…

  • Ladies auxiliary plans toy, clothing drive

    The Ladies Auxiliary of the South Old Bridge Fire Department will sponsor its annual Clothing Drive 9 a.m.-1 p.m. June 28 in the parking lot at the Engine No. 2 firehouse, 14 Throckmorton Lane. Items sought include wearable and used clothing, shoes, handbags, belts, linens, baby accessories, hats, scarves, ties, briefcases, blankets, towels, pillows, curtains,…

  • Library to host gallery reception for artist

    A gallery reception for artist Valentina Kuroschepova is set for 1-3 p.m. June 14 at the Monroe Township Library, 4 Municipal Plaza. Guests are invited to meet the artist. Light refreshments will be served. Registration is not required. For more information, call the library at 732-521-5000.

  • Rock concert to aid Monroe youngster

    The New Jersey alternative rock band Garden State Line will perform a benefit concert 8 p.m. June 27 at the Strand Center for the Arts, Lakewood. A generous portion of the proceeds from the show will support Taylor “Iron Man” Barta, a 6-year-old Monroe boy who has been diagnosed with stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a…

  • Flower girls

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Mary Pan of East Brunswick checks out a variety of orchids from Susan Gange at the farmers market during the East Brunswick Fine Arts Festival on June 7.

  • Paper shredding will be held June 14

    Middlesex County will hold a shred program 9 a.m. to noon, or until the truck is full, on June 14 in the Spotswood Municipal Building parking lot, 77 Summerhill Road, Spotswood. Middlesex County residents may bring confidential documents to the mobile papershredding event. Files, receipts, bills, financial statements or any other confidential documents will be…

  • Vendors welcome at craft, flea market

    The Independent Order of Odd Fellows of New Jersey Craft and Flea Market is set for 9 a.m.-2 p.m. July 13 at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 133, Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. Vendors are sought for the event. Rental fee is $15 per space; add $5 for a table, if needed. The VFW will…

  • Talk to shed light on George, Ira Gershwin

    The Brandeis National Committee (BNC), Middlesex Chapter, will present a program titled “The Music of George and Ira Gershwin” at 1 p.m. June 25 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Jean Walling Civic Center. Guest speaker will be Dr. Robert Butts, music professor at Montclair State University and the College of St. Elizabeth, Morristown, and…

  • Theatre group to debut ‘Gypsy’ musical

    Trilogy Productions of Old Bridge, a nonprofit community theatre group founded by Rosemarie Rivoli, Marijoe Burns and Chriss Hilfman, will present its inaugural production, “Gypsy,” at 7 p.m. June 20 and 2 and 7 p.m. June 21 at Jonas Salk Middle School, 155 W. Greystone Road, Old Bridge. The musical’s cast and crew range in…

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