JCC to sponsor happy hour for Jewish singles
      The Jewish Community Center of Western Monmouth County will sponsor a happy hour for the Monmouth County Young Jewish Singles Group (ages 24-35) at Metropolitan Cafe, 8 E. Main St., Freehold Township. The event will be held April 18 at 7 p.m. Cost is $5 per person in advance, $10 per person at the door. There will be drink specials. The group will meet at the first-floor lounge.
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Auditions
      Allegro!, a choir composed of 32 men and women, has openings for tenors, baritones and basses. Rehearsals are 7:30-9:30 p.m. weekly at the Presbyterian Church, Manasquan. Details: Wende Deppeler, (732) 528-5945. Women of Song, a female vocal group, is seeking sopranos and altos. The group performs a variety of music.
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Volunteers needed to help provide fun for kids
      The Alliance for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse is seeking volunteers to paint kids' faces, wear a mascot costume and distribute information during "Manalapan Day," June 9 from 4-10 p.m. at the Manalapan Recreation Complex.
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Troops short on personal items request donations
      The Freehold American Legion Post No. 54 will conduct a drive to collect items needed by one of its members and his fellow soldiers who are stationed overseas, fighting in the war on terror. PFC William Madigan, a 20-year-old member of Post No. 54, has been assigned to F.O.B.
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Women's group plans summer trip to Cape Cod
      Women's American Organization for Education Resources Through Technical Training (ORT) is accepting reservations for a five-day, four-night trip to Cape Cod and The Islands, June 10-14. Cost is $540 double occupancy; additional $95 single occupancy. Trip includes breakfast and dinner every morning and each night. The group will stop at the Mohegan Sun Casino on the return trip.
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Datebook
      + LeTip of Manalapan meets every Thursday from 7-8:30 a.m. for a business networking breakfast at the Manalapan Diner (back room), Route 9 north, Manalapan. Details: (732) 513-8213; www.letipofmanalapan.com. + Single Friends, a group for adults age 55 and older, meets every Thursday for fun and chat on singles issues, at 7:45 p.m.
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Restaurant food and beverage tasting event
      The Marlboro Educational Foundation invites adults to sample fine foods and festive beverages from more than 40 area restaurants, food stores and vineyards at a food and beverage tasting event, April 30 from 6-10 p.m. at The Excelsior, Route 9 south, Manalapan.
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IAA offers its first annual scholarship
      For the first time, the Italian American Association of Monmouth County is offering a scholarship to Monmouth County high school seniors of Italian Descent. Information can be downloaded from the Web site at www.iaamonmouthcounty.com. Deadline for applications is April 28. For further information, call Cheryl Scuorzo at (732) 536-5832.
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Soap opera stars will visit 'Stars That Shine'
      The second annual "Stars That Shine" casino night karaoke and celebrity bartending soap opera event has been scheduled for April 14 at the Deal Golf and Country Club, Deal. The event is a fundraiser to benefit the Central Jersey Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
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Passion play for the 2007 Easter season
      The Upper Room Players of Monmouth Worship Center, Marlboro, will present an original Easter drama, "Very Early in the Morning," which tells of the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The play will be presented March 31 at 7:30 p.m., April 1 at 6:30 p.m. and April 6 at 8 p.m.
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ELC dinner and gift auction tickets available
      The Early Learning Center (ELC) of Temple Shaari Emeth, Manalapan is selling tickets for its second annual dinner and gift auction to be held May 10 at Battleground Country Club, 41 Millhurst Road, Manalapan. This year's event theme is "How Sweet It Is!" Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner and auction beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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