Notes

Area restaurants will be offering a culinary tasting as part of the "Taste of the Shore" event on Feb. 11 at the Sheraton Eatontown from 6-10 p.m. The event is being hosted by St. George Greek Orthodox Church and will benefit the parish's building fund for a new complex to be built in Ocean Township. Tickets for the event cost $75 and for more information or to reserve a ticket, call (732) 775-2777.

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The Monmouth Beach Cultural Center on Ocean Avenue will be hosting the art exhibit "Beauty … people, places, things" from Feb. 20 through March 8. The exhibit features paintings by Denise Weiner. The public is also invited to attend an artist reception planned for Feb. 22 from 7-9 p.m.

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The Ruth Hyman Jewish Community Center of the JCC of Greater Monmouth on Grant Avenue in Deal Park is planned to present a book discussion with Joshua Henkin, author of "Matrimony," on March 25 at 7:30 p.m.

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The St. Vincent DePaul of Holy Trinity on Prospect Street in Long Branch is holding a clothing drive on Feb. 9 and Feb. 10. New, unwrapped toys and clothing, shoes, handbags, belts, scarves, ties, hats, bedding, curtains, tablecloths, towels and stuffed animals can be dropped off at the parish hall on Feb. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Feb. 10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The toys will be redistributed at the parish's "Christmas in February" dinner on Feb. 17. For more information, call Daimee Mansfield at (732) 608-9996.

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Monmouth University in West Long Branch is scheduled to hold the 3rd annual "Jewish Culture Program Film Series and Cultural Events" series in the Wilson Hall Auditorium on the university's campus on Feb. 7, Feb. 19 and March 12.

On Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m. two films, "The King's Daughter" and "Be Fruitful and Multiply," will be presented. On Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m. composer Mark Zuckerman will present "In Search of Yiddishkeit," a musical odyssey of Jewish exploration and self-discovery. On March 19 at 7:30 p.m. the film "To Take a Wife" will be presented. All events are free and open to the public.

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The All Neighbors Foundation, based in Long Branch, is scheduled to present an "Intercultural Community Talent Show" in celebration of Black History Month on Feb. 16 from 7-10 p.m. at the Seashore Elementary School on Broadway.

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he cost of the event is $10 for adults

21 years old and older and student without an ID, $5 for students with an ID and free for children under the age of 5. For more information, call Marco Diaz at (848) 466-0736 or e-mail at a.n.f@hotmail. com.

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The Coastal Monmouth Alliance for the Prevention of Substance Abuse is scheduled to hold prevention unification meetings at 11 a.m. at the Monmouth Medical center in Long Branch on Feb. 13 and March 3.

••••• Monmouth University in West Long Branch and the Two River Film Festival is presenting a film screening of "Black Orpheus" tonight at 7 p.m. in the Pollak Theater on the university's campus for the "Latin American Realities" festival. Another film screening of "State of Fear: The Truth and Terrorism" is scheduled to be held on Feb. 22.

The film and documentary focus on Peru and Brazil. The events are free and open to the public. For a full listing of events planned for the Latin festival, visit www.monmouth.edu.

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The Monmouth University Alumni Association is scheduled to host a wine tasting on Feb. 16 from 6-8 p.m. in Woodrow Wilson Hall on the West Long Branch university campus. Tickets for the event cost $26 for alumni and $30 for guests. For more information, call (732) 571-3489 or visit www.monmouth.edu/alumni.

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The St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Asbury Park is hosting the "Taste of the Shore" on Feb. 11 at the Eatontown Sheraton. The event will feature food from more than 25 area restaurants, as well as a silent auction and hourly 50/50 raffle.

Funds raised by the event will benefit the parish's Building Fund for a new complex slated for construction in Ocean Township. Tickets for the event cost $75 and can be reserved by calling (732) 775- 2777.

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The N.J. Northeast Sustainable Energy Association is scheduled to hold its first chapter meeting on Jan. 26 at 8:30 a.m. at the Eatontown Public Library. Speaker Michele Maybaum will be presenting "An Overview of the N.J. Clean Energy Program." For more information, call (732) 695-2758 or e-mail nesea.nj@gmail.com.

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The Shore Regional Little League is accepting player registrations for its 2008 season. Registration is available to any child in at least second grade, between the ages of 7 and 16 as of April 30, 2008, and has a legal guardian residing in Monmouth Beach, Oceanport, Sea Bright or West Long Branch. Games begin in April and are held on weekday nights and on Saturdays.

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The American Cancer Society is hosting a kickoff party on Feb. 21 at the West Park Recreational Center on West Park Avenue in Oakhurst for its Ocean Township Relay for Life event scheduled to be held on May 2 and 3. For more information on the event, call Monica Santos at (732) 758-8259, ext. 216.

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The Long Branch Senior Citizen Center, 85 Second Ave., has a food program available to seniors in the community age 60 or older who are registered members of the center. Homemade lunch priced at $4 is prepared each Tuesday and Thursday at noon at the center, which is also seeking volunteers to assist with lunch preparation. For more information, call Katie at (732) 571-6542.

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The Deal Historical Society has moved to a quarterly meeting format with meetings scheduled for the second Tuesday of March, June, September and December at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Diane, president of the historical society, at (732) 502-0759.