Twelve Things Happening In And Around Berkeley Township This Week

MONDAY - Art of Bonsai Workshop, 6 p.m., Berkeley branch of the Ocean County Library, 30 Station Road, Bayville. Ages 13-18. Learn the art of creating your own bonsai from members of the Deep Cut Bonsai Club. Students will be provided with a plant to work on. Space is limited. Please register at www.theoceancountylibrary.org or call 732-269-2144.

MONDAY - Berkeley Township Council, 7 p.m., Town Hall, 627 Pinewald-Keswick Road, Bayville. Caucus meeting starts at 7 p.m., followed immediately by the regular meeting. Hint: most of the discussion takes place during the caucus meeting.

MONDAY - The Beatles vs. the Rolling Stones - 1963-1969, 7 p.m., Toms River branch of the Ocean County Library, Washington Street, Toms River. Music video collector Spike Priggen presents a mix of live concert and television footage, mimed promotional clips, TV specials and promos, starting with some of their earliest known TV and newsreel appearances and taking them right up to the end of the 60s. Please register online at www.theoceancountylibrary.com or call 732-349-6200.

MONDAY - English Conversation Group, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Berkeley branch of the Ocean County Library, 30 Station Road, Bayville. Open to anyone who wants to learn how to converse in English.

TUESDAY - Central Regional High School Band Concert, 6:30 p.m., Central Regional High School auditorium, Forest Hills Parkway, Bayville.

WEDNESDAY - Ocean County Board of Freeholders, 4 p.m. Ocean County Administration Building, 101 Hooper Avenue, Toms River.

THURSDAY - Woof Tales: Read to the Dog, 4 p.m., Berkeley branch of the Ocean County Library, 30 Station Road, Bayville. Take turns reading to a therapy dog. Open to all young readers. Please register at www.theoceancountylibrary.org or call 732-29-2144.

THURSDAY - An Afternoon of Mah Jongg, 1 p.m. Berkeley branch of the Ocean County Library, 30 Station Road, Bayville. Experienced and novice players welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Library.

THURSDAY - Bingo night, sponsored by the Holiday City at Berkeley Bingo Club, Clubhouse #2, Port Royal Drive. Doors open at 5 p.m., bingo starts at 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY  - Central Regional High School Talent Show, 6 p.m., Central Regional High School auditorium, Forest Hills Parkway, Bayville.

SATURDAY - Dune restoration beach grass plantings, Island Beach State Park. Local volunteers will join with representatives from Field and Stream magazine to help restore the dune system damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Program is limited to 150. Registration is required.

SUNDAY - Live Animal Talks, 1 p.m., Nature Center, Jakes Branch County Park, 500 Double Trouble Road, Beachwood. Come and meet some of the park's inhabitants. The program is free and open to all ages.