Datebook

• An all-you-can-eat breakfast will be served at the New Egypt United Methodist Church, 38 N. Main St., New Egypt, 8-11 a.m. Aug. 16. Admission: $6 for adults, $3 for ages 5 and under. Details: 609-758-2147.

• A peach festival will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 8 Main St., Farmingdale, 5-7 p.m., Aug. 17.

• Congregation Ahavat Achim/ Olam, 106 Windeler Road, Howell, will host an open house for prospective members from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 17. Details: 732-367-1677.

• The Howell Board of Education will conduct a policy meeting at 7 p.m. Aug. 18 at the administration building, 200 Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, Howell. Employment of teaching staff, employment of non-instructional personnel and policy on bomb threats are among the items on the agenda.

• An American Red Cross blood drive will be hosted by the New Egypt First Aid and Emergency Squad 2-7 p.m. Aug. 20 at the New Egypt Middle School cafeteria, Evergreen Road, Plumsted. Photo ID is required for donors. Appointments: 609-758- 8445.

• Jimmy and the Parrots will perform a free concert at John F. Johnson Jr. Memorial Park on Kierych Drive, Jackson, at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20. Rain date: Aug. 21. Food vendors will be on-site at 6 p.m.

• The Ocean County Coin Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Ocean firehouse at Arnold and St. Louis avenues, Point Pleasant Beach. Education and coin auctions take place at the meetings. There is no charge for admission and all are welcome. Details: 732-255-6911.

• Christmas in August Tricky Tray will be held Aug. 22 at V.F.W. Post 4703, Magnolia Drive, Jackson. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. No one under age 18 will be admitted. Details: 609-893-3372.

• A pig roast will be held at the New Egypt Elks lodge, 105 Lakewood Road (Route 528), New Egypt, 1-11 p.m. Aug. 23. Tickets are $25; children age 12 and under will be admitted for free. Details and tickets: 609-351-3428.

• An open house brunch will be held at Beth Am Shalom, a reform congregation, 400 Carey St., Lakewood, from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 24. Interfaith couples are welcome. Details: (732) 363-2800.

• All Saints' Episcopal Church, Second Street and Route 9, Lakewood, will hold its second annual Blessing of the Backpacks Aug. 31 at the 10:30 a.m. service. Children, teens and adults can bring their backpacks, briefcases, laptop totes, etc., for a special blessing to kick off the school year. Details: 732-367-0933.

• The New Jersey Museum of Transportation's Pine Creek Railroad at Allaire State Park will hold its annual Railroaders Weekend Sept. 6-7 at the park, 4265 Atlantic Ave. (Route 524), Wall Township. Trains will leave every half-hour from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The event will feature multiple vintage locomotives and trains, displays and exhibits. Train rides are $5 per person and everything else is free. Details: 732-938-5524 or www.njmt.org.

• The Howell Women's Club invites all local women to its annual membership tea at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9 in the media center at the Taunton School, 41 Taunton Drive, Howell. Women from the Howell, Jackson, Lakewood and Freehold areas are invited to attend. Details: 732-938- 7278 or 732-938-5486.