Villadom Times Weekly Newpaper Online-November 10, 2010 Issue

November 10, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 15 Ridgewood Notes Veterans Day observance set American Legion Post 53 in Ridgewood will hold a Veterans Day ceremony at the monument in Veterans Memorial Park, Van Neste Square, Ridgewood, at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11. The pubic is invited to participate in this service honoring the nation’s veterans. Savona exhibits ‘Stitched Artifacts’ The Cottage Place Gallery will host “Stitched Artifacts,” textile and mixed media art by Passaic artist Diane Savona, Nov. 13 through Dec. 12 at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood. Savona’s award-winning work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the Northeast including a recent one-woman show at the Hermitage Museum in HoHo-Kus. Her work has been featured in recent issues of FiberArts Magazine and Piecework Magazine. She is winner of both the 2009 NJ State Council on the Arts Fellowship, and the Center for Emerging Artists 2009 Fellowship. The opening reception will be held Nov. 13 from 2 to 5 p.m. Other hours will be by appointment; call (201) 4446225. The gallery is located at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place. For more information, visit www.uuridgewood.org or the artist’s website at www. dianesavonaart.com. Annual Craft Show set The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood will host its 19th Annual Crafts in Ridgewood Show on Friday, Nov. 19 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free. The show features the work of over 30 area artists. There will be a wide variety of original, functional, and decorative arts and crafts, including pottery, woodenware, jewelry, textiles, photography, glass, original paintings, drawings, and watercolors for sale. Participating artists include Bernard Spitz, known for his glazed pottery; Steve Riskind, who will be showing his photographs of musicians from last summer’s Marlboro Music Festival; and Nancy Pertrie, a local watercolorist with an Impressionistic style. Carolyn Ferrell will provide demonstrations of lampwork beads and Sharon Gross will demonstrate block printing techniques. The participating artisans donate 25 percent of their sales to C.A.M.P., an interfaith organization, which sponsors the Youth Development Program that provides child care and administers programs aimed to enhance the educational, recreational, and social skills and interests of children from ages six through 12 for working parents in Paterson. The Unitarian Society is located at 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood. Phone (201) 444-6225 or visit www.uuridgewood.org. Wine & Food Tasting to benefit Children’s Aid & Family Services Children’s Aid and Family Services’ annual Wine and Food Tasting Evening will be held Friday, Nov. 12 at The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood, 215 West Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood. Presented by TD Bank, food is being provided by Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill and Bar, Chevy’s Fresh Mex, Panera Bread, and The Shannon Rose. Wines will be provided by Carlo Russo’s Wine and Spirit World of HoHo-Kus. The evening also includes an auction featuring vacation packages, a baseball autographed by New York Yankees great Whitey Ford, Kate Spade handbags, a golfthemed wine basket, and gift certificates for personal training sessions. Tickets are $75 and proceeds will focus on supporting programs for infants and young children in the agency’s care, including Baby Basics, which provides free nutritional formula and diapers to low-income families with infants and toddlers. To order tickets, or for details about available sponsorship or journal ad opportunities, call (201) 261-2800 or visit www.cafsnj.org. Children’s Aid and Family Services is one of the largest regional, nonprofit human services organizations serving northern New Jersey. The agency is fully accredited and has served the community for more than 110 years. Its mission is to preserve, protect and, when needed, provide families. Motivated by compassion for vulnerable children, young adults, frail elderly, and their families, it provides high-quality and innovative services that meet their social, educational, and emotional needs. Film series to feature ‘Steal a Pencil for Me’ Temple Israel and JCC of Ridgewood will present the second in this fall’s Adult Education Committee’s film series, “Steal a Pencil for Me,” on Sunday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. This film relates the story of Jack and Ina Polak, who will be on hand to lead a discussion following the screening. Both the film and the discussion are open to the public; a $5 donation is suggested. “Steal a Pencil for Me” is a documentary by Academy Award nominee Michèle Ohayon. The film tells the story about the power of love and the ability of human beings to rise above unimaginable suffering. Viewers will learn about the love triangle involving Jack, Manja and Ina Polak, all of whom were deported to the same concentration camp and lived together in the same barracks. The evening is sponsored by the synagogue’s Donald Fellows Holocaust Education Memorial Endowment Fund. Temple Israel is located 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. For more information, call 201-444-9320 or visit www. synagogue.org. Hanukkah Boutique planned The community is invited to drop by Temple Israel and JCC’s Hanukkah Boutique, which will be held Nov. 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A wide variety of Hanukkah merchandise will be available, including menorot, candles, dreidels, jewelry from Israeli artisans, Hanukkah crafts and decorations, gifts for teachers and family members (including pets) and whimsical mahjong-themed gifts. Admission is free. Temple Israel and JCC is located at 475 Grove Street in Ridgewood. For more information, call (201) 444-9320 or visit www.synagogue.org. Emmanuel (continued from page 21) into a fundraiser by collecting checks or gift cards for ECF, or donate your restaurant or business for a few hours to host a fundraiser of your choice. Your efforts will help us to help families like Mia’s in many ways, including sending a caseworker to visit the families at their home or at the hospital. This support for the kids, their siblings and parents is crucial. Your food donations or grocery gift cards help to support ECF’s food pantry. Volunteers deliver groceries from our pantry and other goods to many homes in the region. Kids can help us by hosting a Bake Sale, or another creative event. We rely on the local community to help support our families. Many of them do not have the financial or emotional support to help them get through a major illness like cancer. Please remember: We do not charge anything for our services. We rely on you! We are also available to speak at your fundraiser or event and talk about our programs. If you have a few hours a week to spare, consider becoming a volunteer or just stop by and meet with us, take a look at our pantry, and see what ECF is all about. Volunteers are welcome to assist on Monday from 10 to 1 or 1 to 5 p.m., Wednesday from 1 to 5, and all day on Friday. Call us at (201) 612-8118 before you stop by. Please do not leave items at the center without checking with us first. Our storage space is limited. The Northern Regional Center is located at 174 Paterson Avenue, Midland Park, NJ 07432. Visit online at www.emmanuelcancer.org. As always, thank you for helping the children and their families! ��