• Temple Rodeph Torah, 15 Mohawk Drive, Marlboro, will host a free holiday tot Shabbat event for all children up to 5 years old from 9:15-10:15 a.m. Sept. 17. Hear the shofar, storytime, create a craft, eat apples and honey.
• Archives and History Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. More than 60 local and state history organizations will have displays about topics relating to New Jersey history and their organization. To become an exhibitor, call 732-308-3771.
• Old Brick Church will hold a flea market/trash and treasure sale on Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 490 Route 520, Marlboro. All are welcome to attend. A wide variety of items will be available for sale along with a light lunch menu and home-baked goods. Rain date is Oct. 1. Spaces available. Details: 732-264-3046.
• Freehold Elks Lodge 1454, 73 W. Main St., Freehold, will host its monthly breakfast on Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to noon. Made to order breakfast; all you can eat. Adults, $9; children under 12, $5. Proceeds benefit local charities and organizations. Details: 732-431-8707. The monthly breakfast is served on the third Sunday of each month (September through April).
• A giant yard sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 8 (rain date Oct. 9) in the front parking lot at the Park Avenue School Complex, 280 Park Ave., Freehold Borough. Vendors are being sought (no food vendors). Cost is $10 for a 10×10 space. Payment deadline, Oct. 1. Details: FISPTO280@gmail.com
• On Sept. 21 at 5:30 p.m., the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold Township, will host a shofar making demonstration for children age 7 and up. Each participant will leave with his/her own handcrafted shofar. The fee is $12 per child. Details: 732-252-6990.
• The Freehold Memorial Day Parade Committee in conjunction with The Cabin restaurant, Howell, will host a benefit night for the 2017 parade on Sept. 20 from 5-10 p.m. The parade committee will receive 20 percent of a patron’s pre-tax, pre-liquor bill as a donation. Visit www.freeholdmemorialdayparade.com to download the flier or let the hostess know you are there for the parade.
• A new cancer support group will meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Monmouth Worship Center, 37 Vanderburg Road, Marlboro. A prayer group will meet at 8:30 p.m. Details: 732-332-9600.
• Manalapan MRC-CERT will collect used and old clothing and other household items on Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon at town hall, Route 522. Items to be accepted include clothing, garments and accessories, shoes, linen (towels, sheets, blankets, small rugs, mats), small electric appliances. Pick-up of items may be able to be arranged. Details: 732-446-8345.
• The Manalapan Board of Health will sponsor a free rabies immunization clinic for dogs and cats on Nov. 5 from 9-11:30 a.m. in the Manalapan Recreation Center, Route 522, at the new expansion building by Field K and the spray park. The best entrance to this area of the rec center is the western entrance. Dogs must be on a leash and cats must be in a carrier. Details: 732-446-8345.
• State assemblywomen Joann Downey and Shavonda Sumter will be featured speakers at “Deal Me In,” the 2016 Monmouth County Women’s Democratic Caucus fundraiser to support women candidates for office. The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Nauvoo Grill, Fair Haven. Tickets are $50. Details: 732-637-9126.
• The Freehold Township Education Foundation will host its fifth annual Monte Carlo Night fundraiser from 6-11 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Eagle Oaks Country Club, Howell. There will be casino games, a gift basket auction and a silent auction. Tickets are $84 to $100. Proceeds from the fundraiser will support the Freehold Township K-8 School District. Visit www.ftefnj.org to register.
• A flea market will be held in the Freehold Jewish Center parking lot, 59 Broad St., Freehold Borough, on Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Parking spaces” in the lot are $36 per spot. The synagogue will have its own tables for those who wish to donate items. To reserve a spot, call 732-462-0254.
• An identity theft symposium will be offered to the public from 6:15-8:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Manalapan. There is no cost to attend. Presenters from Microsoft and the Division of Consumer Affairs will teach attendees how to troubleshoot and protect identity, and privacy and personal data from being stolen online. Seating is limited. Register at www.millstonedems.org or call 609-495-4391.
• The Millstone Elks will host their first Antique and Classic Car Show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Millstone Township Middle School, 5 Dawson Ct., Millstone Township. All years, makes and models welcome; $15 pre-registration, $20 day of show. Free admission to all spectators. Proceeds to benefit children with special needs. Music by Wolfman Jerry. Details: 732-637-8720.
• The Shrewsbury Chorale invites choral singers to participate in an open rehearsal on Sept. 20 from 7:45-10 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Monmouth County, 1475 W. Front St., Lincroft. Learn about the organization, join in the fun, and schedule an audition. Scores provided. Details: 732-747-1362 or www.shrewsburychorale.org
• A night of comedy, dinner and gift auctions to benefit The Seeing Eye will be held at Sterling Gardens, Matawan, on Sept. 29. Admission is $38 per person. Checks may be sent to The Seeing Eye, P.O.Box 276, Manalapan, NJ 07726. Tables of up to 10 people may be reserved. Gift auction tickets will be sold at the event. RSVP by Sept. 20. Details: 732-272-7078.
• Congregation Ahavat Olam, 106 Windeler Road, Howell, will host a vendor/craft fair on Sept. 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature jewelry, wood products, Tupperware, sports, soaps, books, party supplies, elder law services, banking services, Judaica, clothing, handbags and more. Free admission. Details: robertaL0511@hotmail.com
• A flea market and trash and treasure sale will be held by the Old Brick Church, 490 Route 520, Marlboro, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 24. A wide variety of items will be available for sale along with a lunch menu and home-baked goods. Spaces are now available to the public for $15. Details: Sharon, 732-264-3046.
• The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold Township, will welcome Chris Tashima, Academy Award winning director, and actor of “Visas and Virtue,” on Sept. 18 at 2 p.m. Admission is $8 for museum members and $10 for non-members. A question and answer session will follow the screening of the film. Details: 732-252-6990 or www.jhmomc.org
• The Jersey Shore Rose Society will host its 45th annual Rose Show from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 17 at Deep Cut Gardens, 152 Red Hill Road, Middletown. There will be displays of locally grown roses, arrangements and rose photography. Consulting rosarians will be available to answer your questions. Free admission. Details: http://www.jsroses.com
• The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education will meet at the district offices, 54 Main St., Englishtown, at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20 for a regular action meeting. Details: 732-786-2500.
• Monmouth County will host document shredding events on the following dates: Sept. 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Freehold Township municipal building, corner of Schanck and Stillwells Corner roads, and Oct. 1, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Colts Neck municipal building, 124 Cedar Drive. Service is free to county residents. Limit 100 pounds of documents. Remove large binder clips; staples and paper clips may remain. Details: 732-683-8686, ext. 6721.
• Freehold Art Society will meet at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, on Sept. 28 at 6:45 p.m. Freehold Township artist Hillary Binder-Klein will present “Let’s Talk About Framing” and discuss how art work can be enhanced by using one of three attractive framing choices. The meeting is free and open to the public. Details: 732-938-6415.
• On Sept. 20, Brandeis University Professor Thomas Doherty will speak about The Great American (Television) Novel. Doherty is a professor of American Studies and a cultural historian with special interests in Hollywood cinema. The luncheon in Freehold Township is sponsored by the New Jersey Region of the Brandeis National Committee. Proceeds will support research into neurodegenerative diseases. Cost: $50 for BNC members; $60 for the general public. Details: Audrey, 732-254-3235.
• A Harvest Fest will be held from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Baird homestead, 24 Baird Road, Millstone Township. Pumpkin and house tour with $5 admission. Face art, pumpkin patch, games, arts and crafts, petting zoo, hay ride and entertainment. Details: www.mtfriendsofhistory.org
• The Monmouth County Genealogy Society will present its fall workshop, “An In-Depth Look at Federal Census Records,” on Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Community Center, 72 Broad St., Eatontown. Four presenters will focus on that topic. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $15 for society members ($20 at the door) and $20 for non-members. Checks should be made payable to the Monmouth County Genealogy Society and mailed to Education Committee, Monmouth County Genealogy Society, P.O. Box 5, Lincroft, NJ 07738-0005. Details: Beverly at 732-747-8505.
• New Jersey Blood Services, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers at blood drives. Volunteers assist donors with registration, escorting and canteen duties, and watch for post-donation reactions. Details: R. Jan Zepka, 732-616-8741.
• The Essential Tremor Support Group meets from 7-9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month (Oct. 6) at the Jack Aaronson Conference Center at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Details: 732-462-8304, after 10 a.m.
• The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance will meet in the spiritual center of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 1 Phalanx Road, Colts Neck, from 7:30-9 p.m. every Thursday. Details: 732-536-5826 or 732-320-0029.
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