The Week Ahead in South Brunswick

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Family Karate Summer Camp, , 621 Ridge Rd, Monmouth Junction, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Karate Camp is an esteemed illustration of adding value to your son or daughter’s summer experience. Enroll this summer with the nationally acclaimed instructors of Family Karate Super Center as they bring a unique experience of fun-filled days with games that focus on teamwork, safety, and communication.  Call 732-438-9990 for their two-week itinerary which includes obstacle courses, fire safety, science day, pets day, and water games.

Monday

, 42 Riva Avenue, South Brunswick, 6:30 p.m. Elijah’s Promise Culinary School will be hosting their Farm to Table event at the EARTH Center, home to Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Middlesex County. The Farm to Table series, focuses on supporting locally grown produce, which reduces pollution created by shipping food long distances.  This Elijah’s Promise event is the kick-off event for their "Eat Local Challenge", in which they ask residents to shop for food grown within a100 mile radius of New Brunswick.  Buying Jersey Fresh produce also encourages growers to continue farming and preserving open space.  The guest chef for the evening will be Chef Claudette Herring of Red Bank’s Via 45.  Attendees will first tour the EARTH Center’s gardens, then experience the culinary techniques used to prepare seasonal produce.  Some of the food prepared for tasting will be harvested from the EARTH Center’s vegetable garden. 

Tuesday

, , 540 Ridge Rd, Monmouth Junction, 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. This informative session focuses on the keys to basic meal planning, including sources of carbs in our foods, the difference between refined and unrefined foods, serving sizes of common foods, and the basics of menu planning.

Wednesday

, 540 Ridge Rd, Monmouth Junction, 10:30 a.m. A battle of the ages as the center hosts a Wii tournament for video game superiority. 

Thursday

, , 540 Ridge Rd, Monmouth Junction, 12:30 p.m. The show will include instrumentals, dancing and singing. The kids will sing, dance and musically charm their way into your heart at the South Brunswick Senior Center Youth Talent Show. Do you have a talented grandchild or know a young person who would like to perform? Please sign up with performance description and length of arrangement. To register a young adult and for more information, call 732-320-4000, ext. 7670.