Cranford Calendar
Our annual winter blood drive will be on Saturday, 1/28 at the Cranford Community Center from 9-3 pm. Help us get at least 50 donors, which will unlock a $500 donation to our scholarship fund.
Pre-register at
https://www.facebook.com/events/549596930556495/
Seniors are invited to join us at this weekly program to learn and practice a variety of technology skills, including smart phone/tablet basics and more. Topics will be based on class interest. Feel free to bring your own device. No registration is required, but we will ask for attendees to sign in when they come.
This program will run weekly, Tuesdays at 1pm at the Community Center, for 8 weeks, from December 13-January 31.
Co-sponsored by the Cranford Public Library and the Cranford Community Center.
Seniors are invited to join us at this weekly program to learn and practice a variety of technology skills, including smartphone/tablet basics and more. Topics will be based on class interest. Feel free to bring your own device. No registration is required, but we will ask for attendees to sign in when they come.
This program will run weekly, Tuesdays at 1 pm at the Community Center, for 8 weeks, from December 13-January 31.
Co-sponsored by the Cranford Public Library and the Cranford Community Center.
Beatles expert and rock historian Vinnie Bruno is back for another engaging lecture! Bruce Springsteen’s new album came out in November! If you love Bruce Springsteen, you won’t want to miss this program. Sponsored by the Friends of the Cranford Public Library.
Join us at the Community Center on Thursday, March 9 at 7pm!
Registration is appreciated: www.eventbrite.com/e/bruce-
Please make an appointment to give blood at Cranford Community Center on Monday, 3/13 b/w 1pm-7pm. To make an appointment, you can visit www.nybc.org/donate or text 732-616-8736. Appointments encouraged, Walk-ins welcome if social distancing can be maintained. Please help spread the word.
Women in Blues
Join us on Monday, March 20 at 7pm for Women in Blues! Part concert, part discussion, married duo, singer/songwriter Kirsten Thien, and musical producer Erik Boyd, perform select songs from some of the true pioneers of American music from 1920s and 30’s. They’ll also share some of their own original contemporary blues song and discuss how the early Blues women still inspire music today–almost 100 years later! Sponsored by the Friends of the Cranford Public Library. Registration is appreciated: www.eventbrite.com/e/women-in- |
Join the Cranford Clergy Council, Cranford Interfaith Human Relations Committee, Cranford Public Schools, & Saint Michaels School for the 12th Annual Cranford Community Holocaust Day of Remembrance this Wednesday at Orange Avenue School at 7:00 PM.
This annual event aims to honor the memory of the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust while educating about the horrors of genocide.
The featured speaker this year will be Maud Dahme, a passionate advocate for Holocaust education who is herself a survivor. Born in the Netherlands, she spent the entire German occupation in hiding with her sister and was saved from the Nazi death camps by a courageous Christian family who looked after the two of them.
Rabbi Paul Kerbel of Cranford’s Temple Beth-El Mekor Chayim (TBEMC) synagogue and president of the Cranford Clergy Council will introduce the speakers and performances, which include Cranford Township Mayor Brian Andrews and Cranford Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Scott Rubin. Performers include the Orange Avenue School orchestra, the Hillside Avenue School chorus, an original dance by the Cranford High School Performing Arts Dance Academy and original poetry written by Saint Michael School’s students.
This event is free and open to the public. It will also be recorded and aired on TV35.
The 23rd Annual Brian Jenkins Memorial Halloween Parade, Costume Contest, and Pumpkin’ Chunkin’ will be held on Sunday, October 29th starting at 1:00 PM.
We’ll have awards by age: 0-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, & 10-17, and for families or groups, we have Best Duo/Trio and Best Group (4+ People). Pre-register at bit.ly/Costume2023
Judging will take place at the Community Center parking lot from 1:00 to 1:45, followed by the parade to downtown Cranford and the Pumpkin Chunkin’ (weather permitting) on North Union Ave.
Lastly, we’ll once again have two online-only categories this year for Best Adult and Best Pet. Upload your entry at bit.ly/Costume-Contest-2023
Co-hosted by the Cranford Recreation & Parks Department and the Cranford Jaycees.