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Fund-raiser for Kristen Hodgkiss set for Nov. 2

The Kristen Hodgkiss Assistance Fund will sponsor "An Evening Out" Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. The fund-raiser will be at McLoone’s Riverside Restaurant, Sea Bright, and tickets are $35 per person.

Hodgkiss is a fourth-grader at Knollwood School, Fair Haven, who is suffering from lymphoblastic leukemia. The evening will feature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and music by Tim McLoone and the Shirleys.

For ticket information, please call Trish Reiss at (732) 345-1510 or Anne Mentel at 741-1562. Checks and donations may be payable to: The Kristen Hodgkiss Assistance Fund, P.O. Box 6486, Fair Haven 07704.

Mental Health Assoc.

plans wine-tasting event

The Mental Health Association Foun-dation, Eatontown, will present "A Vintners’ Showcase" Nov. 4, 6-8:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Shrewsbury Yacht Club, River Road, Fair Haven. Tickets are $75 per person. A "Connoisseurs’ Circle" will be held at 5 p.m., with tickets priced at $150 per person.

The evening of wine tasting will include a 1999 Benziger fume blanc, a 1995 Chateau Ste. Michelle merlot, various other wines and hors d’oeuvres.

For advance reservations, call the MHA at (732) 542-6422.

Holiday bazaar slated for Monmouth Day Care

The Monmouth Day Care Center will hold a Holiday Bazaar Oct. 28, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be at the center at 9 W. Bergen Place, Red Bank. Vendors will display such items as custom-made furniture, jewelry, antiques and other items. Proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund of Monmouth Day Care Center. Monmouth Day Care Center is a nonprofit organization, providing child care to families with varying socio-economic backgrounds. Call (732) 741-4313.

Cel-ebration art gallery

sets Halloween exhibit

Cel-ebration! Animation Art Gallery will hold a "Halloween Nightmare" Oct. 28, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The gallery is at 30 Monmouth St., Red Bank. Appearing between 2-4 p.m. will be Kent Melton, sculptor and artist for such studios as Warner Brothers and Disney. The museum is displaying props and artwork used in The Nightmare Before Christmas and James and the Giant Peach. Call (732) 842-8489.

Woman’s Club sets date for Christmas Bazaar

The Rumson Woman’s Club will hold its Christmas Bazaar Nov. 19, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The bazaar will be at the club house on Bingham Avenue, Rumson.

For more information, call Linda Babeuf at (732) 842-5687.