Absecon In Your Town, Edition of Nov. 27, 2009
Nov, 24-2009 11:39 am
Christian Women’s Club dinner
The Mainland After 5 Christian Women's Club will host a "Sounds of Christmas" buffet dinner 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1 at Gourmet Italian Restaurant on Pitney Road in Galloway Township. Singer and actress Karen Knight will sing holiday songs and talk about the troubles in her life. Admission is $17. Call (609) 646-0183 or (609) 965-4840.
Church Service of Remembrance
As part of its holiday celebration, the United Methodist Church at Absecon, W. Church Street and Pitney Road, will hold a gathering to remember loved ones through music and prayer. The service of remembrance will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 in the church sanctuary. Participants may bring ornaments or pictures to place on a tree of life. Refreshments and fellowship will follow. Call (609) 646-3180.
Choirs to perform at Absegami
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey’s Performing Arts Program will present “A Holiday Choral Extravaganza: A Portrait of the Season” 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 in Absegami High School’s Performing Arts Center off Wrangleboro Road in Galloway Township. It will feature the Stockton College Chorus, the Stockton Oratorio Society and Chorale, and choirs from Absegami High School, Charter Tech High School for the Performing Arts and Holy Spirit High School.
Historical Society Christmas meeting
The Absecon Historical Society will hold its Christmas meeting Monday, Dec. 7 at Gourmet Italian Restaurant, Pitney and Jimmie Leeds roads, Galloway Township.
Cocktails start at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6. The guest speaker will be Dr. Beverly Vaughn. Dinner is $20 for members and $25 for nonmembers.
Irish Tenor Ronan Tynan performs for Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit High School Music Department will host its annual winter fundraiser, The Spirit of Music Holiday Concert, featuring renowned Irish Tenor Ronan Tynan. The performance, which is open to the public, will be held 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10 at the Ocean City Music Pier. Also performing will be the Villanova Spires a cappella group from Villanova University. The Holy Spirit Choir and Band ensembles and The Sandpipers Bagpipe and Drum Corps of Atlantic City will also perform. Ticket options include the all-inclusive dinner and show ticket for $150 a person, auditorium seating for $75 a person and solarium seating for $50 a person. To purchase tickets, contact the music pier at www.oceancitychamber.com/musicpier.asp or www.ocnj.us events, or call (609) 525-9248. For information email Claire N. Collins at Cncollins3@verizon.net or call (609) 927-7509.
Absecon PTO Winter Carnival Fundraiser
The Absecon Parent Teacher Organization Winter Carnival will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 in the H. Ashton Marsh School cafeteria. Bordz Action Sports of Somers Point is sponsoring a school-wide art contest to design a T-shirt that will be sold in its store. Bordz will also hold a live skate demonstration. Also featured will be a magic show with Joe Holiday, Mrs. Absecon announcing the art contest winner and games and prizes. Admission is $5 per child; adults are free. Call (609) 646-4767.
Historical Society model train show
The Absecon Historical Society will host a model train show 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13 at Howlett Hall Museum, 100 New Jersey Ave. in Absecon. The show is free.
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Community Center for Senior Citizens
The Community Center for Senior Citizens is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Absecon United Methodist Church, 100 Pitney Road for all Atlantic County residents age 60 or older. Call (609) 645-0013 or email seniorcenterumc@comcast.net.
Storytime at Absecon Public Library
Storytime for preschoolers is 10 a.m. Wednesdays this year at the Absecon Public Library, 305 New Jersey Ave.
New Galloway Networking Group
Business Networking International meets 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday at Gourmet Italian Cuisine at the corner of Pitney and Jimmie Leeds roads in Galloway Township. Only one member per profession is allowed in a chapter, and the Galloway Township chapter is just forming. Call (609) 927-7722 ext. 6002, or (609) 748-1387.
Absecon Women’s Club
The Absecon Women’s Club meets 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at members’ homes. Club goals are to help support charitable and educational community projects. This year’s state project is autism. Call (609) 646-1749.
Rotary Club of Absecon-Galloway
The Rotary Club of Absecon-Galloway meets 7:30 a.m. every Thursday at the Galloway Diner, 245 W. White Horse Pike. See www.abseconrotary.org.
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