Datebook

+ Bagels, Brownies and Books, a homeschooler book club, will discuss "Over Sea, Under Stone," by Susan Cooper at 1 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Howell library, 318 Old Tavern Road. Details: (732) 938-2300.

+ An Academic Appreciation Back to School Block Party, hosted by the SAGE Foundation, will be held Sept. 2 from noon to 8 p.m. on Martin Luther King Boulevard between John and Center streets in Lakewood. (Rain date Sept. 3.) Speakers will encourage young people to realize their potential, value education and aim to be the best they can be. Vendors, music, poets, dance, arts and crafts, information, food and voter registration. Details: (848) 525-9926.

+ Ocean County Coin Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7 and Sept. 21 at the Point Pleasant Beach firehouse at Arnold and St. Louis avenues in Point Pleasant Beach. Education and coin auctions take place at the meetings. There is no charge for admission - all are invited. A free coin auction for juniors takes place at 6:45 p.m. prior to the meeting. A coin show and exhibit will be held at the Laurelton Fire House, Brick, Sept. 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Details: (732) 255-6911.

+ A free memory seminar and luncheon will be held Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. at the Howell Senior Center, 251 Preventorium Road. Hosted by Dr. Manjula Thopcherla, a board certified physician of internal and geriatric medicine at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood, the seminar will focus on memory loss and dementia. A free memory test will be available. Call (732) 938-4500, ext. 2552 by Sept. 5 to register.

+ A blood drive will be held Sept. 8 for Courtney Hughes, a young girl from St. Aloysius parish and school in Jackson. Sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus, Council 6201, the blood drive will take place at the Knights of Columbus home at 410 Bartley Road, Jackson. Call (732) 905-0370 to make an appointment to donate or visit the Knights home.

+ Railroaders Weekend will be celebrated Sept. 9-10 at the Pine Creek Railroad of Historic Allaire State Park, Route 524 (Atlantic Avenue), Wall Town-ship. The event will feature trains, locomotives, shop tours, displays, exhibits and more. Train rides are $5 per person and the rest of show is free. Trains will leave every half hour from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Details: (732) 938-5524 or www.njmt.org.

+ An indoor flea market will be held at St. Aloysius Church, Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson, Sept. 9 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost for tables is $15 each. The Holy Name Society will provide refreshments. Details: (732) 901-6594 or (732) 928-3145.

+ The Howell Women's Club will host its annual open house membership tea Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Taunton School library, Taunton Drive, Howell. Women from Howell and surrounding areas are welcome. Refreshments and gift auction. The club meets the second Tuesday of each month from September through June. Details: (732) 308-0677, (732) 938-5486 or send an e-mail to HowellWomensClub@yahoo.com.

+ "The Men of American Male Revue," a ladies night out fundraiser to benefit the Give Back Foundation, will be held at the New Egypt Elks Lodge, Route 528 and Lakewood Road, New Egypt, on Sept. 15. Doors open at 8 p.m. and show starts at 9. Tickets: $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Must be 18 to enter. Details: (609) 758-9201 or (609) 290-4011.

+ Experts from SCORE will review the basics for starting a business Sept. 19, 6:45 p.m. at the Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive. Details: (732) 928-4400.

+ For Hispanic Heritage Month Movie Night, the Jackson library will present "Real Women Have Curves" for ages 13 and up Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Details: (732) 928-4400.

+ The American Association of University Women, Northern Ocean County Branch, a nonprofit organization that provides funds to advance education, research and self-development for women who have college degrees, will hold its Recruitment Tea for new membership, Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m., at Veterans Memorial Middle School library in Brick. There is also a student affiliate membership. Details: (732) 370-6565.

+ "Rubber-stamping With Lois Folla" will be demonstrated Sept. 26, 7 p.m., at the Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive. Attendees ages 16 and up will learn how to create unique greeting cards with rubber stamps. Details: (732) 928-4400.

+ The Howell Adult Book Club will discuss the entire Harry Potter book series by J.K. Rowling at the Howell library, 318 Old Tavern Road, at 7 p.m. Sept. 27. Details and registration: (732) 938-2300.

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