Auditions
      Allegro!, a choir 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 in Manasquan. Details: Wende Deppeler, (732) 528-5945. First Avenue Playhouse will hold auditions for its July production of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" April 23 and 24 at 7 p.m. at the playhouse, 123 First Ave.
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Marlboro town council slates budget meeting
      The Marlboro Township Council has made several changes to its upcoming meeting schedule. The council has scheduled a special meeting for budget discussions on April 23 at 7 p.m. at the municipal complex, Township Drive, off Wyncrest Road.
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Cantor to perform
      Wayne Siet, Temple Shaari Emeth's cantor of more than 33 years, will perform in concert April 28 at 8 p.m. at the temple, 400 Craig Road, Manalapan. His voice and passion continues to inspire audiences and the program will include liturgical music and Broadway tunes.
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Antiques vendors needed for annual spring show
      Antiques dealers and collectors are invited to the Freehold Center Partnership's 10th annual Spring AntiqueFest/Art Show on Sunday, May 20 (rain date, May 27) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on West Main Street (between Court and Throckmorton streets).
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Datebook
      + Monmouth Folk Dancers teach international folk dancing Tuesday nights from 7-10 p.m. at the United Methodist Church of Red Bank, 247 Broad St., Red Bank. Beginners welcome. Park and enter from rear lot. Cost is $4 per person. No partners needed.
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Children's choir concert includes inspiring stories
      MARLBORO - Monmouth Worship Center will present World Help's Children of the World, an international children's choir made up of 15 orphan children from four countries (Brazil, India, Philippines and Uganda). The choir is traveling across the United States for 10 months.
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Scholarship available
      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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Marlboro senior earns scholarship award
      Adam Gross, a senior in the Freehold Regional High School District's Special-ized Business Learning Center at Marl-boro High School, has been named a recipient of the Principal's Leadership Award Scholarship, co-sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals and Herff Jones Inc.
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Fishing derby part of outdoor adventure expo
      Get your youngster hooked on fishing when the Monmouth County Park System hosts a Children's Fishing Derby as part of its annual Outdoor Adventure Expo at Turkey Swamp Park, Georgia Road, Freehold. Held from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, the derby is sponsored by the Jersey Shore Chapter of Trout Unlimited.
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Brownie troop to hold cookie sale for soldiers
      St. Rose of Lima School's first-grade Brownie Troop No. 1254 will hold a cookie sale April 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Wal-Mart on Route 537, Freehold Township. The Scouts are asking customers to support American soldiers by purchasing boxes of cookies to be sent to three soldiers who are in Iraq, two of whom are graduates of St. Rose.
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Antiques vendors needed for annual spring show
      Antiques dealers and collectors are invited to the Freehold Center Partnership's 10th annual Spring AntiqueFest/Art Show on Sunday, May 20 (rain date, May 27) from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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