5 Things to Know Today in Point Boro, Point Beach

The federal Small Business Administration (SBA) will start a free webinar series on Thursday to help small business owners understand how the Affordable Care Act will affect their businesses and employees.

"This free webinar series will help you understand key pieces of the law and what you should know about tax credits, cost containment and more," says the SBA website. "Join us and get the facts you need to know."

The schedule is as follows:

• Thursday, July 25 at 12:00 PM ET: Click to Register
• Thursday, August 1 at 2:00 PM ET: Click to Register
• Thursday, August 8 at 2:00 PM ET: Click to Register
• Thursday, August 15 at 2:00 PM ET: Click to Register

On a lighter note, there will be a Psychic Event from 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Point Beach branch of the Ocean County library to raise money for the Point Pleasant Beach Library Association, which maintains the library building. "Reserve your time now and bring a friend – refreshments will be served," says the flier (see attached PDF).

The event will feature 15 minute sessions with one of the available professionals and the cost is $20 per session. Call Laurie at 732-600-5454 to schedule your appointment. Walk-ins are welcome. For more information, e-mail BEACHLIBRARY08@AOL.COM. The "Little Red Library" also has a Facebook page.

At 2:30 p.m. Thursday, there will be a Community Blood Drive at Hoffman's Ice Cream, 800 Richmond Ave. (Route 35 South), Point Beach. Every donor will receive an ice cream coupon. For more information, see the Patch event listing.

In Point Borough, another free concert is scheduled for Thursday night at Riverfront Park, River Road and Maxson Avenue, Point Borough. The event will begin at 4 p.m. with food, beer and wine and the live music is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Marc Ribler and Friends will perform "a night of classic soul Featuring JT Bowen - Lead singer from Clarence Clemons and Red Bank Rockers."

The Point Boro Class of 1983 is having its 30th class reunion at Jenkinson's on Saturday night. Tickets are $75 each. To see if there are any seats still available, email Regina Foley at drfj6300@comcast.net

The Ocean County library branches in Point Borough and Point Beach regularly schedule programs for all ages. For more information, see the county library website.

To see more events coming up, see Patch Events and please feel free to enter information about other local events.