• A Veterans Day ceremony will be held at the Manalapan municipal complex, Route 522, at 11 a.m. Nov. 11. The ceremony will mark the re-dedication of the township’s veterans memorial, which has been moved from the corner of Route 522 and Taylors Mills Road to a newly created memorial area in front of the municipal building. Members of the public are welcome to attend the ceremony, which is presented by the Manalapan Veterans Affairs Committee.
• The Freehold Branch of AAUW at its Nov. 17 meeting will present “Oldies but Goodies,” the music of the 1960s. Professor Stephen Marcone will focus on America’s youth through the music of the Righteous Brothers, the Beach Boys, Bob Dylan and more, using audio visual examples and newsreels. The event will be held at the West Freehold School, Freehold Township. RSVP Julie Warshawsky, 732-367-6035.
• The National Council of Jewish Women, Central Jersey Section, will host its membership appreciation luncheon on Nov. 16 at the All Seasons Diner, Freehold Township. The event celebrates the organization’s membership and is an occasion for members to meet and greet each other at the start of a new year. The cost is $20 per person and is open to NCJW members. To become a member or for further information, call Sylvia Schecter, 732-972-7726.
• Morganville United Methodist Church, 215 Conover Road, Marlboro, will host its fall Nearly New Rummage Sale on Nov. 11-12. Items for sale include men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and shoes; toys, games, housewares, art and home décor. A separate boutique section offers new and specialty items. Sale times are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 11 and 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 12. Proceeds benefit missions of the church. Details: 732-946-4247.
• Score a strike against the stigma of mental illness at No Stigma Network’s bowling party fundraiser from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 13 at Howell Lanes, Route 9, Howell. A $15 ticket per person (in advance) includes two hours of bowling, shoe rental, pizza and soft drink. Tickets will be $20 on the day of the event. Details: Shrabanee, 732-533-7632, or Linda, 732-939-2092, or email nostigmanetwork@gmail.com
• The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold Township, will host its second annual holiday boutique from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 4. Items for purchase will include jewelry, artwork, Judaica and vintage American mah jong sets from the 1940s through the 1970s (proceeds from the sets will benefit the museum) and more. Vendor tables are $25. Admission is free. Details: 732-252-6990.
• The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will sponsor a Hanukkah menorah/platter painting event on Dec. 8 from 4:30-6 p.m. at Around the Corner Art Center, Freehold Township (next to the museum). The cost is $12 per child, supplies included. Reserve a space early. Details: 732-252-6990.
• Professor Maurice Mahler will present a lecture about the life and work of American writer, poet, feminist and playwright Gertrude Stein at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold Township, at 1 p.m. Nov. 9. Admission is $8 for museum members and $10 for non-members. To make a paid reservation (non-refundable), call 732-252-6990.
• Brookdale Community College’s 2016-17 Visiting Artist Series returns on Nov. 3 with a free presentation by noted metalsmith and jewelry artist Frederick Marshall at noon in the college’s Center for Visual Arts (CVA) Gallery, Lincroft. Marshall will show his work and discuss the artistic process. The presentation is free and open to all. Attendees may bring lunch. Park in lots 1 and 2. Details: 732-224-2520.
• PJ Library is offering a free music class at 10 a.m. Nov. 6 at Solomon Schechter Day School, Marlboro. Enjoy music and story time with children’s musician, and Solomon Schechter music teacher Mr. Sam. The class is for toddlers through age 8. The program is free and open to the public. RSVP required to Linda@schechtergmc.com
• Embroiderers’ Guild of America-Monmouth Chapter welcomes stitchers of all levels. There are sit and stitch tables at each meeting, as well as special projects. Evening stitchers will meet Nov. 7 from 7-9 p.m. at the Colts Neck Library, 1 Winthrop Drive, Colts Neck. Day stitchers will meet Nov. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Colts Neck Community Church, 25 Merchants Way, Colts Neck. Details: Toni, 732-462-5540 or www.mcega.org
• The Mourning After presents “Moving Through Grief-Healing From the Loss of a Loved One” from 7-9 p.m. Nov. 9 at St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, 61 Georgia Road, Freehold Township. The free, nonsectarian program is open to adults of all ages and is hosted by Kathy Lo Bue, managing director, Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC. Refreshments provided. RSVP requested by calling 732-866-6660.
• The Freehold Food Fest to benefit Camp Quality New Jersey, a nonprofit organization providing free sleep-away camping experiences for children with cancer, will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Nov. 5 in the parking lot of iPlay America, 110 Schanck Road, Freehold Township. Family fun, food trucks, music, special guests, a beer garden and more. Details: www.freeholdfoodfest.com
• An open ceramics program will be held from 12:30-4:30 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Thompson Park Creative Arts Center, Lincroft. Choose from a selection of bisque fired pottery pieces to glaze and make your own. Children age 12 and under are welcome, but must be accompanied by an adult. The cost is $6 per hour plus price of bisque ware; cash or check only. Pieces will be fired in about one week. Details: 732-842-4000.
• Join a Monmouth County Park System naturalist for a bird walk at 9 a.m. Nov. 3. Meet in the main parking lot by the shelter building at Turkey Swamp Park, Georgia Road, Freehold Township. Open to ages 8 and up. Free. Details: 732-842-4000
• Join a Monmouth County Park System naturalist for a one-hour bird walk at 9 a.m. Nov. 17 at Big Brook Park, Route 520, Marlboro. Open to ages 8 and up. Free. Details: 732-842-4000.
• The Freehold Borough Arts Council will host an arts and crafts vendor event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 3 at 618 (formerly Park 33), 618 Park Ave, Freehold. Guests may purchase unique arts and crafts made by local artists. Artists interested in securing a space may email info@freeholdborougharts.org
• The Battleground Historical Society will present its annual Soup Day from 1-3 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Village Inn, Water Street, Englishtown. Donation of $15; reservations required. Call Kathy at 732-679-4560 by Oct 19 as seating is limited.
• Turning Point restaurants in Long Branch, Little Silver, Holmdel, Manalapan, Brick Township and Sea Girt will host “Eat, Drink and Be Caring … Serving the Mission of LADACIN Network” on Nov. 5-6. LADACIN Network serves more than 3,500 individuals with complex physical and developmental disabilities or delays in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Details: www.theturningpoint.biz
• The Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance in Colts Neck will sponsor a talk by Carol Rickard on the topic “My Loved One has a Mood Disorder … How Can I Help?” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at St. Mary’s Church, 1 Phalanx Road, Colts Neck. The meeting is open to the public. Details: mpratima@gmail.com or mfalkowitz27@gmail.com
• The Bimah Players will perform Jewish skits and songs at 2 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold Township. “Deli Delights” is a smorgasbord of songs, poetry, comedy and drama. Admission is $8 for museum members and $10 for non-members. To make a reservation (non-refundable), call the museum at 732-252-6990 or visit www.jhmomc.org
• The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, Freehold Township, will present “A Musical Night at the Museum,” hosted by Dr. Sigmund and Candy Sattenspiel, and Alan and Margaret Wasserman, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12. This will be a night of jazz and classical music. Tickets are $44 per person. Proceeds dedicated to the museum’s permanent timeline exhibit, presenting more than 300 years of Monmouth County’s Jewish history. Details: 732-252-6990 or www.jhmomc.org
• Performances continue through Nov. 20 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of “The Sunshine Boys” at Center Playhouse, South Street, Freehold, presented by Center Players. Tickets are $23 to $25 (plus a $2 service fee per ticket). For tickets, visit www.centerplayers.org or call 732-462-9093.
• The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education will meet at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15 (regular action meeting) at the Manalapan Englishtown Middle School, 155 Millhurst Road, Manalapan. The meeting is open to the public.
• Abraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., Class of 1967 will reunite at 6 p.m. April 23, 2017 at Gargiulo’s Restaurant, Coney Island. Details: dlouie@davidjlouiec.com or 917-363-2500 or David Coleman at 732-547-2340.
• The Freehold Memorial Day Parade Committee, in conjunction with TGI Friday’s, Route 9, Freehold Township, is having a donation night. On Nov. 15 from noon to 10 p.m., TGI Friday’s will give 20 percent of a customer’s check to the parade committee, not including tax or alcohol. Download the flier at www.freeholdmemorialdayparade.com
• “Tunneling Through German Immigrant Research: A Case Study” will be the topic of the Monmouth County Genealogy Society meeting at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 13 at the Community Center, 72 Broad St., Eatontown. The speaker will be Richard Haberstroh, a founding member of the New York-based German Genealogy Group. The meeting is free and the public is welcome.
• The Essential Tremor Support Group meets from 7-9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month (Nov. 3) at the Jack Aaronson Conference Center at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Details: 732-462-8304, after 10 a.m.
• The Marlboro Jewish Center will sponsor an Israel Adventure for Women from June 25 through July 6, 2017. The tour will visit traditional and off-the-beaten-path sites, and include Shabbat in Jerusalem and a stop in Tel Aviv. The itinerary includes talks with Israeli women who will bring their experiences and passions to life. Details: bethbankscohn@gmail.com
• Temple Shalom, 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen Township, will hold a pre-holidays bargain hunting rummage sale featuring costume jewelry, handbags and leather goods, gently used clothing and shoes for men, women and children, children’s toys and games, bedding and more. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 10, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 11 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 13.
• The Monmouth County Park System will present a mill demonstration at Historic Walnford, Walnford Road, Upper Freehold Township from 1-4 p.m. Nov. 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 and 26-27. See the 19th century gristmill in action. Free. Details: 732-842-4000.
• The Monmouth County Park System will host two sessions of Ask a Naturalist. The first is at 10 a.m. Nov. 18 at Big Brook Park, Route 520, Marlboro. Meet in the parking lot. The second is at 10 a.m. Nov. 29 at Turkey Swamp Park, Georgia Road, Freehold Township. Meet at the shelter building. Hit the trail with a naturalist and bring along questions. Free. Details: 732-842-4000.
• The Monmouth County Park System will present “Turkey Tales” at 11 a.m. Nov. 19-20 at the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center, Howell. Discover what turkeys eat for Thanksgiving during this story and craft. Free. Details: 732-842-4000.
• From now through Nov. 27, Girl Scouts in Monmouth and Ocean counties will sell nuts, candy, magazines and photo keepsake books. Customers may go online to buy any product sold nationwide during the fall product sale even if it is not available on the local order sheet. Customers should ask a Girl Scout for a link to her personal online store. Details: www.jerseyshoregirlscouts.com
• St. Peter’s Church, corner of Throckmorton and Main streets, Freehold, will host its annual holiday bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 19 and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 20. All are welcome to attend. There will be a silent auction (area attractions, restaurants, etc.), baked goods, handcrafted gifts and jewelry, and Historic Freehold afghans. Details: www.stpetersfreehold.org
• The Reformed Church of Freehold, 67 W. Main St., Freehold, will host a roast beef dinner open to the community on Nov. 5. A full course dinner will be served family style. Tickets are $18 for adults and $6 for children ages 6-12. Take-out dinners will be available. Tickets available at the door or through the church office. Details: 732-462-1717.
• Monmouth County Audubon Society will tour a banding station on Sandy Hook in northern Monmouth County to learn about the process. The group will meet at 8 a.m. Nov. 12 on Sandy Hook near M lot, the most northerly parking lot. Sandy Hook attracts migrating raptors, shorebirds and songbirds due to the abundance of food and areas of suitable habitat. Details: http://www.monmouthaudubon.org
• Naturalist George Nixon will present “Yellowstone: Land Between Fire and Water” at the Monmouth County Audubon Society meeting on Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. The program will be held at the Knights of Columbus hall, 200 Fair Haven Road, Fair Haven. The public is welcome; admission is free. Details: http://www.monmouthaudubon.org
• St. Mary’s Church, Colts Neck, will continue its “Light Up a Memory” tradition in 2016. For a contribution of $10 per light, individuals may sponsor a light in memory of someone deceased or in honor of a living person. There will be a tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 10 after the 4 p.m. Mass. All are welcome to participate. The deadline to reserve a light is Nov. 27. Details: 732-780-2666.
• The Ladies of St. Joseph, Millstone Township, will sponsor a bus trip to Lancaster, Pa., for Sight & Sound Theatres’ presentation of “Samson” on Dec. 6. Bus departs from St. Joseph Church at 9 a.m. and returns at approximately 8:30 p.m. There will be a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch smorgasbord lunch at Shady Maple and shopping time after lunch. Cost is $125 per person. Details: Rosalie, 732-490-5302.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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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