Tag: Independent Datebook

• The Monmouth County Park System will host Piano Ballads from the Turn of the Century on Sept. 3 from 1-3 p.m. at Historic Longstreet Farm, Holmdel. Turn-of-the-19th-century ballads will be performed in the farmhouse. Free. Details: 732-842-4000. • The Monmouth County Park System will host Historic Battery Lewis tours on Sept. 3, 4, 10,…

• Monmouth County officials have scheduled paper shredding events so residents have the opportunity to dispose of old documents and confidential files safely. All shredding events will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the following locations: Aug. 20, Aberdeen Municipal Building, 1 Aberdeen Square; Sept. 10, Union Beach Recycling Center, 1400 Florence…

• The Ashley Lauren Foundation will hold its inaugural Touch A Truck fundraiser on Aug. 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bucks Mill Park, 125 Bucks Mill Road, Colts Neck. Admission, $5 (children under 2 free). Rain date is Aug. 27. There will be emergency trucks, food trucks, a New Jersey State Police…

• The Axelrod Performing Arts Center will present The Weeklings, featuring a unique tribute to the music and inspiration of The Beatles, on the outdoor deck at Bell Works, 101 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel, on Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. Cocktails will be available for purchase. In the event of rain, the concert will take…

• Two-time Tony Award nominee Christine Andreas will join Grammy Award-winning bandleader Vince Giordano and pianist Art Topilow for a night of Broadway at 7 p.m. July 31 at the rooftop bar at Bell Works, Holmdel. Joining them will be vocalist and saxophonist Danny Bacher. The performance is sponsored by the Axelrod Performing Arts Center.…

• New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, will conduct the following blood drives: Aug. 5, St. Dorothea Church, 240 Broad St., Eatontown, 12:30-6:30 p.m.; Aug. 12, Middletown United Methodist Church, 924 Middletown‑Lincroft Road, Middletown, 12:30-6:30 p.m.; Aug. 18, Congregation B’nai Israel, 171 Ridge Road, Rumson, 12:30-6:30 p.m.; Aug. 18, Brotherhood…

• The Monmouth County Park System will host Seining Along Sandy Hook Bay on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, July 1-29, from 11 a.m. to noon at Bayshore Waterfront Park, Middletown. Meet on the beach near the parking lot. Discover a variety of fish, crabs and other sea creatures by pulling a long seine net along…

• New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, will conduct the following drives: July 8, Chelsea at Tinton Falls, 1 Hartford Drive, Tinton Falls, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; July 19, Lincroft Bible Church, 790 Newman Springs Road, Middletown, 1-7 p.m.; and July 25, North Centerville Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1,…

• New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, will conduct the following drives: July 2, Monmouth Mall, 180 Route 35, Eatontown 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; July 6, Middletown Elks, 251 Church St., Middletown, 1-7 p.m.; July 8, Chelsea at Tinton Falls, 1 Hartford Drive, Tinton Falls, 11:30 a.m. to 5:30…