Bayonet Farm Art and Music Festival set for Sept. 13
      HOLMDEL — The sixth annual Bayonet Farm Art and Music Festival will be held Sept. 13 at Bayonet Farm, 41 Middletown Road, Holmdel. The festival will feature a plein air painting competition and juried art show with works from local artists, photographers, sculptors and potters.
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Fireworks festivities in Hazlet July 3
      Hazlet Recreation will hold its annual fireworks celebration July 3 at the ball field at Veterans Memorial Park, Union Avenue (rain date July 5). Festivities begin 6 p.m. with a DJ, food vendors and glo-necklaces will be available for purchase at $2 each. Fireworks begin at dusk. Parking is availa...
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CASA annual 5K race/walk Aug. 29
      Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Children of Monmouth County and the Jersey Shore Running Club will team up for CASA's annual 5K race and fun walk Aug. 29 at Joe Palaia Park, Ocean Township (rain or shine). Registration will open at 8 a.m., and the run/walk will begin at 9 a.m.
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Walk for Food Allergy slated for Sept. 12
      The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) Walk for Food Allergy: Moving Toward A Cure will take place 10 a.m. Sept. 12 at the great lawn north of Pier Village, Long Branch. Check in is 9 a.m. Emcee will be Brian Thompson of News 4 New York, and honorary chair is Frank Dicopoulos, area residen...
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Center announces blood drives for July
      Central Jersey Blood Center, Shrewsbury, has announced the following local blood drives scheduled for July: • July 11 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Masonic Matawan Lodge No. 192, First Baptist Church of Matawan, 232 Main St.
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OceanFirst Bank to host calendar contest
      The annual OceanFirst Bank Calendar Contest is under way, and photographers are invited to submit original local photographs to be displayed in the bank's 2010 community calendar. Suggested themes include seasonal scenes of familiar local landmarks, beaches, oceans or lakes within Ocean, Monmouth...
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Fourth of July Parade of Boats in Red Bank
      The Shrewsbury River Yacht Club Inc., Fair Haven, will hold its annual Fourth of July Parade of Boats on July 4, beginning at 11 a.m. The boats will leave the yacht club and pass by Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank, with a boat review of the decorated boats at noon sharp on the pier in Marine P...
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