JOSH DAVIDSON Grant Eberbach, 12, readies himself to return a serve during Strathmore Swim and Tennis Club’s annual family barbecue, held at the club on Lloyd Road in Aberdeen on Friday, July 25.
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Open house at Keyport preschool Aug. 11-16
     Good News Christian Preschool, 60 Maple Place, Keyport, will hold an open house Aug. 11-16 from 10 a.m.-noon. The preschool is an outreach of Gethsemane Lutheran Church, and offers sessions for children age 2 1/2 to four.
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Church to celebrate anniversary Aug. 5-10
     Second Baptist Church, 205 Atlantic Ave., Keyport, will celebrate its 110th an­niversary the week of Aug. 5-10 with vari­ous services. All services begin at 7:30 p.m.
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Benefit recital at Church of Good Shepherd Aug. 8
     The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 112 Middletown Road, Holmdel, will present a benefit recital by Shelby Batchelor and Carmine Pernini and area musicians Aug.
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‘Men Are Dogs’ slated at playhouse Aug. 8-30
     First Avenue Playhouse, 123 First Ave., Atlantic Highlands, will present Joseph Simonelli’s Men Are Dogs Thursdays-Sundays Aug. 8-30. Showtimes are Thursday-Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. (doors open at 8 p.m.), and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI Mitchell Shenker, Holmdel, holds his daughter Tara, 4, on his shoulders at the Camp Arrowhead Carnival in Marlboro on Thursday, July 24.
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     MARK KSENIAK Kevin Estavanik emerges from the pool at the Middletown Swim and Tennis Club on Saturday.
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Graduates sought for AmeriCorps program
     The New Jersey Community Develop­ment Corporation (NJCDC) is currently recruiting recent college graduates from Monmouth County to take part in Ameri­Corps.
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Register for trip to New York shrines by Aug. 19
     The Catholic Women of Zion, Middletown, will sponsor a trip to New York to the Shrine of the North American Martyrs, in Auriesville, and the Shrine of Blessed Kateri Tekawitha, in Fonda, Oct.
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VNACJ to raffle off Springsteen tickets
     The Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey (VNACJ), Red Bank, will raffle off four tickets to a Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band performance on Aug.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI Joseph Edwards, 3, and Mia Buscaglia, 4, of Holmdel eat ice cream at the Monmouth County Fair in Freehold Township Thursday.
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Downtown Matawan Celebration Aug. 5
     The Downtown Matawan Alliance in partnership with the Matawan Borough Po­lice Department will host the seventh an­nual Downtown Matawan Celebration Aug.
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