Olde Freehold Day Coming Saturday

The National Weather Service (NWS) forecast calls for a 40 percent chance of rain or thunderstorms Friday afternoon. The high for the day will be near 90 degrees and the overnight low will be 71.

Saturday will be mostly sunny with a high of 91 degrees and an overnight low of 69.

NWS forecasts that Sunday will be mostly sunny. The high for the day will be 91 and the low will be 70.

Olde Freehold Day will be held at Lake Topanemus Park on Saturday, July 30 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will feature live bands, a treasure hunt, a fishing derby, paddleboats and more.

The Monmouth County Fair continues Thursday at 5 p.m. at East Freehold Showgrounds on Kozloski Road in Freehold Township. The event features a variety of rides, vendors, food booths, raffles 4-H exhibits and more. Admission is $7.

Special events Friday include a watermelon seed-spitting contest, a goat show, and a quilting demonstration. Saturday is Bakers Day, when baked goods by Monmouth County residents will be judged; kids races and dog agility demos are also scheduled. Sunday’s activities include the Antique & Classic Car Show, pie-eating contests, and a clown show.

Congregation Kol Am, a reform congregation serving the greater Freehold area, is celebrating its 10th anniversary by launching summer Shabbat services on Fridays from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Rabbi Brooks Susman leads the services, which are held at Calgo Gardens in Howell near the Freehold Township border.

Those interested in participating in Congregation Kol Am summer Shabbat services may to call 732-792-8000 or visit congregationkolam.org.

The Center Players’ five-week run of the canine comedy Sylvia continues this weekend. The curtains rise at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $24 for adults and $22 for seniors and students.