• Monmouth Worship Center, Marlboro, will host a Mega Sports Camp from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 7-11 for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. Youngsters will learn techniques in soccer, baseball and football and learn to put their faith into action on and off the sports field. Registration fee is $30. Camp is held at the Marlboro recreation center football field. Details: 732-332-9600.
• Monmouth Worship Center, 37 Vanderburg Road, Marlboro, will hold a vacation Bible school with the theme “Maker Fun Factory.” Children will discover they are created by God and built for a purpose; Aug. 21-25, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for children in kindergarten through sixth grade. Registration is $20 by Aug. 8 and $30 after that date. Details: 732-332-9600.
• Using psychodrama, role play and action methods, Grief Information, Education and Recovery Services will lead “Moving Through Grief: Using Psychodrama and Action Methods to Heal from a Loss” from 1-4 p.m. Aug. 5 in Freehold Township. The interactive workshop is appropriate for community members, health care professionals, caregivers, clergy, educators and psychodrama trainees. Details: www.GIERS.org. Some scholarships are available; call 732-577-1076.
• Raising Hope for Others will host its 10th annual fundraiser from 2-5 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Gordons Corner Fire Company, 683 Tennent Road, Manalapan. All are welcome to attend; admission is free. Light refreshments will be available. There will be a petting zoo, a pony ride, children’s crafts, silent auction, ticket basket raffle, 50/50, petite auction and a separate children’s ticket basket raffle. The event will support Marie DeWoolf’s medical bills due to Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, Lupus and Multiple Myeloma.
• The Old Brick Church, 490 Route 520, Marlboro, is offering vendor spaces at its annual trash and treasure sale and flea market on Sept. 16. Sellers of new, used, household, vintage and antique items and more are welcome. Large outside spaces rent at $15. There is ample parking at the church. Food will be available. For an application, contact Sharon at 732-264-3046.
• A fundraiser to benefit Jewish War Veterans Post 536, Manalapan-Marlboro, will be held at Texas Roadhouse, 1000 Route 9, Old Bridge, from noon to 3 p.m. Aug. 27 and from 4-10 p.m. Aug. 28. A flier is necessary; 10 percent of each bill will be donated to Post 536. Details: 732-721-0780.
• The Marlboro Recreation Department will host a free outdoor concert at the Marlboro Recreation Community Center at 7 p.m. Aug. 6 featuring 1960s hits from both sides of the Atlantic performed by The British Invasion Years. Bring a blanket or lawn chair. No dogs, smoking or alcoholic beverages are permitted. There will be free inflatable rides. Details: 732-617-0100.
• “What’s in Your Homeowner’s Policy” will be discussed by Marty Weisman and Janet Fitzgerald from 7-9 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Robert Bellarmine, 61 Georgia Road, Freehold Township. The presentation is part of the 2017 discussion series sponsored by Kathy Lo Bue, managing director, Glen Eagle Advisors, LLC. Adults of all ages are invited. The series is free, nonsectarian and open to the community. RSVP to 732-866-6660.
• The Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District Board of Education will meet on the following dates: Aug. 8, 7:30 p.m., regular action meeting; Aug. 22, 7:30 p.m., regular action meeting. Both meetings will be held at the district offices at 54 Main St., Englishtown. The meetings are open to the public.
• A free yoga class is offered every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Morganville United Methodist Church, 215 Conover Road, Marlboro. All are welcome. Bring a mat or a large towel. Details: 732-946-4247 or 732-536-2031.
• The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County, 310 Mount’s Corner Drive, Freehold Township, will host its first Student Film Short Festival at 2 p.m. Aug. 20. Admission is $10. The project is being headed by museum volunteer Avery Cohen, who is a college student majoring in film studies. Details: 732-252-6990.
• The Freehold Regional High School Class of 1962 will host a 55-year reunion on Oct. 14 at the American Hotel, Freehold, from 7 p.m. to midnight. The cost of $62 per person includes hors d’oeuvres, buffet, DJ, valet parking and other special activities. On Oct. 13 from 7-10 p.m., a pizza get together will be held at the Freehold Elks Club. The cost is $10 per person. The weekend’s activities will conclude on Oct. 15 with a brunch beginning at 11 a.m. at the American Hotel. The cost of the brunch is $15 per person. Invitations for all events have been mailed to class members. If you have not received one, contact Don Ollwerther at 732-462-2732 or email ollieplace@optonline.net. Up-to-date reunion information can be found at www.frhs62.com or on Facebook at Freehold Regional High School Class of 1962.
• Single Active Seniors (SAS) is a discussion and activity group for men and women over 55. SAS meets every Sunday at 12:30 p.m. in the Colts Neck Reformed Church, Route 537 West, Colts Neck (in the white building to the right of the church). Social activities are introduced and group participation is encouraged. There are no fees and all are welcome to attend. Details: Email jacq200@aol.com, subject line, SAS.
• The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will host its 49th annual house tour on Aug. 4. The self-guided tour will include several historic homes, as well as tents, a historic inn and other historic buildings. Ocean Grove is a 19th century planned community on the Monmouth County shore. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 on Aug. 4. To reserve tickets, visit oceangrovehistory.org or call 732-774-1869.
• The 16th annual “An Evening in the Vineyards” wine tasting event to benefit the Linda E. Cardinale Multiple Sclerosis Center at CentraState will be held from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 15 in the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, Freehold Towsnhip. More than 70 wines will be featured along with spirits (coordinated by Max’s Beer Wine and Liquor) and food provided by the Metropolitan Café and Great Restaurants catering. The Gordon Stillwell Tasting Room upgrade is a special tasting experience featuring several exclusive Napa Valley wines and food pairings for the most discerning wine enthusiasts. Tickets are $150 per person and sponsorships are available. Details: 732-294-7099.
• 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 from 7-9 p.m. Aug. 7 at the Colts Neck Library, 1 Winthrop Drive. Sunday’s group will not meet in August. Day stitchers will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Colts Neck Library. Details: Toni, 732-462-5540, or www.mcega.org
• The Monmouth County Audubon Society will host a summer evening bird walk on Sandy Hook in northern Monmouth County at 6 p.m. Aug. 24. Meet in parking lot M (5.7 miles from the entrance gate). Follow Hartshorne Drive, the main park road, north to Atlantic Avenue, then right on Ford Road to parking lot M. All are welcome to attend. Advance registration is not required. This trip will involve walking in sand for about one-third of a mile each way along Fisherman’s Trail at the northern tip of Sandy Hook. Details: http://www.monmouthaudubon.org or email info@monmouthaudubon.org
• The Deep Cut Orchid Society meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month (Aug. 8) at the Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave., Tinton Falls. There is a speaker, refreshments and a discussion of plants on the show table. There is no cost to attend and everyone is welcome.
• The Freehold Borough K-8 School District Board of Education has made changes to its meeting schedule. The Aug. 7 meeting will be moved to 7 p.m. Aug. 8 at the Park Avenue complex. The Aug. 21 meeting will be moved to 7 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Park Avenue complex. The Oct. 9 and Oct. 23 board meetings are cancelled. The board will meet on Oct. 16 at the Freehold Learning Center.
• The fourth annual PJ Library Summer Carnival will take place at Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County, Marlboro, from 10-11:30 a.m. Aug. 6. The carnival will feature inflatable rides, games, face-painting, prizes, snacks and special guest appearances. Admission is free, but advance registration is required to attend. Details: Linda Glickstein, 732-431-5525.
• The Old Bridge Toastmasters Club meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 7:15-9 p.m. at the Sayre Woods Bible Church, 2290 Route 9 South, Old Bridge. The club seeks to help individuals become better speakers and better leaders. There is no cost to attend a meeting and residents of all towns are welcome to attend. Details: 908-906-4926 or http://oldbridge.toastmastersclubs.org/
• Look for turtles, egrets, herons, ospreys and other wildlife during a boat tour of the Manasquan Reservoir, Howell. Each 45-minute tour leaves from the Visitor Center, Windeler Road, Howell. Tours are offered at the top of the hour from 2-5 p.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, May 6 through Sept. 4. Wednesday tours are offered at 2, 3 and 4 p.m. from July 5 through Aug. 30. Evening tours are offered on the first Friday of each month May through September; call 732-751-9453 as times vary for the evening tours. All tours are weather and water level dependent. The fee is $6 per adult and $4 per child age 12 and under.
• The Essential Tremor Support Group meets from 7-9 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month (Aug. 3) at the Jack Aaronson Conference Center at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Details: 732-462-8304, after 10 a.m.
• New Jersey Blood Services is in need of volunteers to work blood drives in Ocean and Monmouth counties. Tasks include assisting donors with registration, watching donors for post-donation reactions and responding to their needs. Details: Jan Zepka, 732-616-8741.
• 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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