Ridgewood October 20, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 9 Artists’ work on display The Valley Hospital Art Gallery, 223 Van Dien Avenue in Ridgewood, will feature the oil paintings of Kay Daniels and the watercolors of Gloria Donoghue this month. The Valley Hospital Art Gallery is located in the corridor leading to the Kurth Cottage Café and Gift Shop, where the artists’ work can be seen seven days a week. A portion of the sale of all artwork benefits the hospital’s Nursing Scholarship Program. Daniels studied art at Bergen Community College in Paramus. With special inspiration from teachers Bernice Liebowitz and Mona Brody, she honed her emphasis on form and color. She experimented with watercolor, pastel, and acrylic, but found her great love was oil. Her work has varied from abstract to traditional, from the human figure to landscape. Her work has been described as full of color and light. She draws inspiration from her love of nature, people watching, and her travels. Daniels is an active supporter of the Fort Lee Artists Guild. She has won prestigious awards at exhibitions and has exhibited with the Fort Lee Artists Guild, the Fort Lee Museum, the Fort Lee Public Library, Cresskill Library, the Suhae Gallery, the American Sephardic Federation, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations of New York, and many other art groups in New York and New Jersey. Her artwork is in many private collections. “I approach each painting, whether a portrait, a landscape, flowers or abstract with a need for expression, and I pursue it with everything I have learned in color and construction. I experiment with unusual materials, and have worked extensively with acrylics, pastels, and multimedia constructions, as well as oils. My art allows me to connect my inner being and essence with life around me,” Daniels said. A native New Yorker, Gloria Donoghue’s watercolors capture the spirit and convey the mood of her native surroundings and the many European countries she has visited. Since her retirement as a New York City teacher, she has studied watercolor painting with many outstanding teachers who have challenged and inspired her. They include Charles Reid, Mel Stabin, Eli Tosenthal, Christine Freidman, Dominic Distefano, and Mary Ann Heizen; and international artists Alvaro Castagnet and David Taylor. Donoghue’s house portraits have been commissioned by homeowners in Pennsylvania, Kansas, Delaware, Maryland, Illinois, Indiana, and New York. Her award-winning work is permanently on display at the Pearl River Library and has been exhibited at the Community Center in Highland Park, Illinois and in libraries in Valley Cottage, Upper Saddle River, and Oradell. The Washington Elm Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 192 (Ho-Ho-Kus/Ridgewood) and its Ladies Auxiliary invite students in grades six through 12 and educators of students in grades K-12 to participate in one of three upcoming contests. Students must be from Ho-Ho-Kus, Saddle River, Upper Saddle River, or Ridgewood; educators must be teaching in one of those districts. The deadline for nominations/submissions is Nov. 1. The VFW welcomes nominations from peers, supervisors, or other interested individuals (who are not family members) for the New Jersey State VFW Outstanding High School Citizenship Teacher. Current K-12 classroom teachers, who teach at least half the school day in a classroom environment, are eligible. Previous state and national VFW winners are ineligible. The VFW’s Citizenship Education program stimulates interest in American history, traditions, institutions, civic responsibility, flag etiquette, and patriotism. Deadline for VFW contests approaching High school students are invited to participate in the VFW’s Voice of Democracy Scholarship Competition. Entrants in this annual audio essay competition must write and then record a three-to-five minute audio essay. This year’s theme is: “Does my generation have a role in America’s future?” Middle school students may enter the Patriot’s Pen Essay Competition. Students in grades six, seven, and eight will have the opportunity to win thousands of dollars in U.S. Savings Bonds and a trip to be honored at the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary Community Service Conference. Students will be required to write a 300 to 400 word essay on the theme: “Does patriotism still matter?” In each contest, winners at the post level will advance to district-level competition. District-level winners then compete at the state level for cash prizes and trips. Contact Post 192 at (201) 445-1121 for applications and additional information. ‘Soldier’s Conscience’ presented The Peace and Justice Committee of The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood will present “Soldier’s of Conscience,” a film by Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg, on Sunday, Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. The film presents the dilemma of individual U.S. soldiers when their finger is on the trigger and another human being is in their gun sight. Profiling eight American soldiers, the film reveals the moral dilemma soldiers experience when they have to make that split-second decision in combat that can never be forgotten or undone. “Soldiers of Conscience” was made with cooperation of the U.S. Army and is narrated by Peter Coyote. A discussion of the film will follow. Refreshments will be served, and a small donation would be appreciated. The Unitarian Society is located at 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood. Call (201) 444-6225 or visit www.uuridgewood.org. HARDING WINE&SPIRIT Wow! 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