Datebook

• The Rug Mill Towers, Jackson and Center streets, Freehold, will hold an open house Feb. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Prospective tenants may see the available apartments at that time. For information about the open house or apartment availability, call 732-294-1483 or 732-294-1491.

• “Toy Trains in Action” will be on display Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. .at the Knights of Columbus, 70 E. Main St., Freehold. Admission is a nonperishable food or monetary donation to benefit Freehold Open Door food pantry. There will be hundreds of antique toy trains and accessories dating from the late 1800s to today, many running on operating displays. There will also be a silent auction of a fully landscaped toy train layout with train set. Details: 732- 303-8299.

• “Understanding Today’s Retirement Living Options,” will be presented by Applewood Estates, CentraState’s active, continuing care retirement community Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. and March 6 at 10:30 a.m. at Applewood Estates, 1 Applewood Drive. The free informational seminar is for adult children of active senior parents. There is no fee to attend the seminar but registration is required. Light refreshments will be served. Details and registration: 732-303-7416.

• HELP for Haiti will be presented from 6-9 p.m. Feb. 25 at the West Freehold School gym, Castronovo Way, off Route 537, Freehold Township. Sponsored by the school PTO, the event will feature music by Rob Caputo, Joe Lyttle, Mike Perry, Jack Malysa, Mike Clawson and Jay Moran; donated gifts; gift auction; baked goods; T-shirts and bracelets. All proceeds will benefit the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.

• The Jewish Community Center of Western Monmouth will present “Power of the Mind: Benefits of Positive Thinking,” 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 26 at Temple Shaari Emeth, 400 Craig Road, Manalapan. Gail Plaza, Director of Wellness for Advanced Orthopedics, will present a seminar including reducing blood pressure and lowering cholesterol, reducing depression, anxiety and more. Register by Feb. 22. Details: 732- 683-9300, www.jccwm.org.

• Knights of Columbus, 70 E. Main St., Freehold, will offer its monthly buffet breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon Feb. 28. Donation: $7 per adult, $5 per child under age 12. Donations are used for various charities. All are welcome. Details: 917 586-7349.

• The Freehold Art Society will exhibit at the Freehold Public Library, East Main Street, Freehold, during library hours through May 8. The exhibit is open to any artist, amateur or professional. Artists may contact the society at 732-431-1039 for a prospectus and entry information.

• The American Association of University Women Freehold chapter is accepting book donations for its annual book sale. With the exception of Reader’s Digest magazines and textbooks, all book donations are appreciated. The proceeds of the book sale support scholarships for women who are returning to college and senior girls from the Freehold Regional High School District. Call 732-431-2297 for drop-off instructions.

• A scrapbooking and more girls night out will be held from 7-9 p.m. Feb. 17 at the First Baptist Church, 81 W. Main St., Freehold. Victoria Smith will be the guest speaker. To reserve a place, call 732-446- 9503 or 732-319-3602.

• A Hope for Haiti benefit concert will be presented from 2-8 p.m. Feb. 17 at Pine Brook Care Center, 104 Pension Road, Manalapan. Special guests will include Miss New Jersey, Manalapan Mayor Andrew Lucas, surprise guests from 2-4 p.m., Algia from 4-6 p.m. and To the Limit from 6-8 p.m. All proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross. Recommended admission donation: $10. Details: 732-446- 1804.

• The Embroiderers’ Guild of America Monmouth Chapter daytime group will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 18 at St. Mary’s Parish Hall, Colts Neck. The guild welcomes anyone interested in needlework, and at all levels. Details: 732-679-6739.

• Congregation Sons of Israel, Manalapan, will hold its annual Shabbat Across America Family Shabbaton on Feb. 19-20, featuring Rabbi Gershon Bacon, an associate professor in Jewish history at Bar-Ilan University, Israel. Details: 732-446-3000.

• A steak night hosted by the Freehold Council Knights of Columbus will be held from 6-9 p.m. Feb. 20 at the council hall, 70 E. Main St., Freehold. All are invited to attend. Donations are $22 and advance tickets are required. A cash bar will be available. Details: 917-586-7349.

• Kateri Environmental Center, 160 Conover Road, Marlboro, will present an interactive mystery adventure for children age 7 and up on Feb. 20 when Collier School’s Smith Hall will be transformed into Frogwarts, a school for young wizards. Students will wander the halls of the school searching for clues to help outsmart the villain during this family adventure. Shows will begin every 15 minutes between 5-9 p.m. Tickets are $10 per child ($8 for members of Kateri) and must be purchased in advance. Details: 732-946-9694.

• The Marlboro High School Lady Mustangs Softball Club is holding a clothing and soft household goods drive from 8 a.m. to noon Feb. 20 at Marlboro High School, 95 N. Main St. (Route 79), Marlboro. Rain date is Feb. 27. All clean and wearable clothes of any type or size (men, women and children) will be accepted, including shoes, handbags, belts, scarves, ties, hats, bedding, linens, towels, etc., and hard toys and stuffed animals. All donations must be in plastic bags. The drive will benefit the Lady Mustangs Softball Club.

• A casino night hosted by the Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Monmouth County, Marlboro, will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Marlboro Jewish Center, School Road West, Marlboro. The evening will feature professional casinostyle gaming, hors d’oeuvres, prizes, a dessert buffet and limited open bar. The cost is $150 per couple or $80 per person in advance, and $180 and $100, respectively, at the door. Details: 732-431-5525.

• Park Avenue Elementary School, 280 Park Avenue (Route 33), Freehold, will host its seventh annual PTO Basket Raffle on Feb. 20. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., followed by the raffle at 8 p.m. Admission is $10 per person and includes desserts, refreshments and chances for door prizes. No one under 18 will be admitted. Nearly 100 themed baskets will be raffled off. Donations for the raffle and ads for the journal are still being accepted. Details and tickets: 732-761-2124 or 732-761-2184.

• The Goddard School, Morganville, will host an open house to celebrate its fifth birthday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 21. All are welcome. The festivities will include tours, arts and crafts, face painting, balloon art and music. The school is offering $200 off first month’s tuition to families who enroll during the open house. Details: 732- 617-8181.

• Sacajawea Day Camp, Farmingdale, will host an open house from 1-4 p.m. Feb. 21 for campers and parents interested in summer camp, which will be in session from June 21 to Aug. 27. Those attending the open house and leaving a $50 per week deposit can save $30 per week of camp. Details: 732-751-2766.

• Families, friends and neighbors are welcome to attend Manalapan’s “Motown and More” dinner and dance party to be held at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Knob Hill Country Club, Manalapan. The $35 per person fee will include a four-course dinner and entertainment by DJ Adam. To reserve, call Susan at 732-446-8303.