Datebook

+ Monmouth and Ocean County Brain Tumor Support Group Inc. will meet from 3 to 4:45 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Wall Library, 2700 Allaire Road. Dr. John Vitali will speak about the role of the family physician in brain tumor treatment. Details: (732) 449-8877, (609) 758-0806 or e-mail Mngioma634@aol.com.

+ A craft fair and gift auction will take place at Cedar Village's Clubhouse, Route 70 and Herbertsville Road, Brick, Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Christmas villages, hand-knitted items, American Girl clothes, jewelry, children's table, books, baked goods and food will be available for purchase.

+ A one-day America's Boating Course will be given Oct. 14 by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Division 16 at the Ocean Fire Company on Arnold Avenue in Point Pleasant Beach. The cost is $50 per person. Call (732) 295-3065 or e-mail auxdiv16@aol.com by Oct. 7 to register.

+ AARP Chapter 2920, Point Pleasant, will have its monthly meeting Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. at the Old Guard Building on Duchess Lane in Brick. New members welcome. Details: (732) 785-3347.

+ The Laurelton Art Society's next meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Brick High School's east cafeteria, 346 Chambers Bridge Road. Dolores Ziegler will give an acrylic collage demonstration. Members and guests are invited. Details: (732) 938-6406.

+ A yard sale and ethnic lunch fundraiser will be held Oct. 14, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Annunciation Orthodox Church, 360 Van Zile Road, Brick. The lunch offerings will feature homemade foods native to the multicultural members of the parish, such as holupki (stuffed cabbage), pierogi, kielbasi and kraut, Italian sausage, and spanakopita (Greek spinach pie). Details: (732) 458-9032.

+ A spaghetti dinner sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 38 will take place at Church of the Visitation, Mantoloking Road, Brick, Oct. 15 from 4 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for children ages 10 and under. Details and tickets: (732) 920-9474 or (732) 262-2326.

+ Rainbows/Prism groups will meet at St. Dominic Church., 250 Old Squan Road, Brick. Rainbows is a peer support group for elementary school-age children who have experienced significant loss in their lives through death, divorce or other painful transitions. Prism is a support group for single parents, stepparents and parents whose children are in Rainbows. Both groups are open to the community at no charge and will run from 11 a.m. to noon on Sundays from Oct. 15 to Nov. 19. Details: (732) 840-1412, ext. 35.

+ The American Association of University Women, Northern Ocean County branch, will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Veterans Memorial Middle School Library in Brick. Certified acupuncturist Keith Koehler will be the guest speaker. Guests are welcome. Details: (732) 370-6565.

+ The Ocean County Retired Educators Association will hold its fall meeting/luncheon at 1 a.m. Oct. 17 at the Captain's Inn, Lacey Road, Forked River. Details and reservations: (732) 350-2904 or www.ocrea.net. Reservations must be made by Oct. 7.

+ A Suicide Survivors Support Group will meet at 7:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at St. Dominic's Church parish meeting room, 250 Old Squan Road, Brick. All are welcome to join the free group at any time. Details: (732) 899-8483.

+ The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Association of America, Ocean County Chapter, meets the second Saturday of each month 1-3 p.m. in the all-purpose room of Epiphany Church, 615 Thiele Road, Brick. All people with MS and people who care for people with MS are welcome. Details: (732) 920-3641 or (732) 477-1479.

+ Volunteer first aid squad members are desperately needed to join the Herbertsville First Aid Squad in Brick. All training is provided at no cost. Details: (732) 840-9116 or www.herbertsville.org.

+ Grief Share, a 13-week seminar/support group for those who are grieving the death of someone close, meets Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon at the Church of Grace and Peace, 1563 Old Freehold Road, in the Barnabas Building. Details: (732) 349-1550, ext. 204.

+ Free nature walks and nature programs are offered on Saturdays and Sundays at Cattus Island County Park, 1170 Cattus Island Blvd., Toms River. Call (732) 270-6960 for complete schedules.

+ PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), Jersey Shore Chapter, meets the second Wednesday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. at United Church of Christ of Toms River, 1681 Ridgeway Road (Route 571), Manchester. Details: (732) 408-1745 or visit www.jerseyshorepflag.org.

+ The Old Guard of Brick and Greater Point Pleasant Area, a nonpolitical, nonmilitary, nonprofit organization for retired men, holds meetings every Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at 170 Duchess Lane, Brick. New members are welcome. Details: (732) 528-8134 or (732) 477- 4058.

+ TOUGHLOVE, a support group for parents of children whose behavior is unacceptable, meets at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Church of the Master, 110 Salem Hill Road, Howell,. Details: (732) 536-9324 or (732) 431-1740.

Items for the Brick Bulletin Datebook may be faxed to (732) 780-4192. Please submit items at least two weeks prior to a scheduled event.