Community Bulletin Board
'Shop 'Til You Drop' at Bayview March 10

Bayview Elementary School, 300 Leonardville Road, Belford section of Middletown, will hold a "Shop 'Til You Drop" bazaar March 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free bazaar will feature approximately 45 vendors offering items such as jewelry and pocketbooks, and brand items such as American Girl doll clothes, and Buddy Bears. Pictures with the Easter bunny will be taken from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vendor spaces are also still available priced at $75 for two 6-foot spaces, or $50 for one, and vendors must supply tables. For more information, e-mail Mdavatelis@yahoo.com, or call (732) 495-4454.

COFFEE program slated for March 1 in Lincroft

Lincroft Bible Church's Women's Circle of Friends for Encouragement & Education (COFFEE) program will hold its next program March 1 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the church at 790 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown.

Guest speaker Michael Mangini, an estate planning attorney, will present "Estate Planning Do's and Don'ts." The program is free and open to all women. Refreshments are ,served and child care is provided at no cost for children up to age five. For more information, call the church at (732) 747-1231.

MCAC juried art show available via audio tour

A special audio tour of the Monmouth County Arts Council (MCAC) Juried Art Show will allow audiences with low vision or visual impairments to enjoy a firsthand experience of the art exhibit.

Thanks to the Community Foundation of Monmouth County, The New Jersey Blind Citizen Association, in collaboration with MCAC, has created and donated an audio description of the 28th annual juried art show and sale. Providing the technology to record and edit the audio tour, Tom Brennan of 90.5 The Night was instrumental in MCAC's initiative to enable many more people with sight loss or impairments to enjoy the exhibit.

The 18-minute audio description concentrates on information on the show, juror and artists, as well as the visual appeal of the artwork. It is narrated by Sue Ferraro, at teacher at Camp Happiness. Several sculptors have also granted permission to allow visually impaired visitors to touch the artist's work.

Listening devices are available at the museum on the campus of Brookdale Community College, Lincroft section of Middletown. Individuals may also tour the exhibit online at www.monmouthartscouncil.org/jas.php) or download the audio description to an MP3 player. Works will be displayed until the end of the exhibition March 4.

For admission price or more information, call the museum at (732) 747-2266.

Concert at Young Israel of Aberdeen Feb. 24

The Young Israel of Aberdeen, 479 Lloyd Road, will host a concert by Laibel ben Moshe Feb. 24 at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $10 per person and includes refreshments.

For more information, call (732) 583-6262 or visit www.YIaberdeen.com.

Open house at Keyport preschool Feb. 24

Good News Christian Pre-School, 60 Maple Place, Keyport, will hold an open house Feb. 24 from 10 a.m. to noon.

The school offers half-day sessions for children age 2 1-2, 3 and 4. Also offered is "Mommy & Me" for children age 18-36 months run by Gethsemane Lutheran Church.

For more information, call (732) 335-1522 or (732) 264-8078.

Rhythm Kings Dixieland Band at church Feb. 25

First Presbyterian Church of Matawan, 883 Route 34, will welcome the Rhythm Kings Dixieland Band Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. The event will also include a chili and cornbread supper. The band consists of saxophonist Jerry Rife, as well as trumpet, baritone sax, trombone, tuba, drums and banjo.

Tickets are $8, $6 for youth and seniors, and $4 for children younger than age 10.

For more information, call (732) 566-2663.

Youth sought for YMCA Black Achievers program

The Community YMCA, Middletown, invites students in grades six through 12 to take part in the Black Achievers initiative program focusing on character development and to introduce youth to positive role models in the community.

Students meet Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m., and one Saturday per month at the Count Basie Achievement Center, The Community YMCA, 138 Drs. James Parker Blvd., Red Bank. There are 17 adult volunteers involved with the program.

For enrollment information or to volunteer, call Jo Ann at (732) 747-4426, ext. 13 or e-mail jrountree@cymca.org.

Holmdel nonprofit holding guitar drive

Sylvia's Children, Holmdel, is holding a guitar drive for children in Masaka, Uganda. The nonprofit was founded in 2004 by Sylvia Allen in an effort to feed, clothe and house orphans in Masaka.

Guitars or monetary donations to use toward the purchase of a guitar will be accepted at Sylvia's Children. For more information, call (732) 946-2711 or visit www.sylviaschildren.org.