September 22, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 25 Mahwah Minutes Pasta Night planned The Ramapo Reformed Church at 100 Island Road in Mahwah will hold a Pasta Night on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. between the Mahwah Day afternoon festivities and the fireworks. The church is within walking distance of Commodore Perry Field. Dinner includes pasta marinara, meatballs, bread and butter, beverage, and dessert. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for children under age 12. A family ticket for four adults is $25. For tickets and additional information, call (201) 529-3075. North Jersey Biz Expo set Members of the Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce will join business organizations and other chambers of commerce from across the region at the North Jersey Biz Expo 10 on Thursday, Sept. 23, at Birchwood Manor, 111 North Jefferson Road, Whippany. The expo will be open from noon to 5 p.m. and is New Jersey’s largest networking event. The North Jersey Biz Expo brings together hundreds of business owners, purchasing agents, human resources experts, consultants, service providers, manufacturers, sales people, and marketing professionals. Attendees and exhibitors can view a wide array of goods and services of interest to them and their businesses. Meet with the area’s premier business leaders to exchange information, and share ideas, contacts, and business referrals. Booth space and sponsorship opportunities are currently available. For more information, call the North Essex Chamber of Commerce Chamber office at (973) 2265500. Contact the Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce for more information at www.mahwah.com or call (201) 529-5566. Brandes presents job search workshop Join Barbara Brandes for her Sept. 27 workshop, “Job Search in the Age of the Internet: What Do Employers Want?” The program will be held at 7 p.m. at the Mahwah Public Library, 100 Ridge Road, Mahwah. Unemployment is reaching a rate not seen for over a decade. Jobs are out there, but there are many more applicants for each job. Separate yourself from the rest of the pack by targeting your job search from a new perspective. Brandes specializes in career and executive coaching, helping business professionals define their goals, develop career strategies, and take actions for continued success. She is School of Business Career Advisor at Monroe College. Call (201) 529-READ for additional information. Network at the Mahwah Museum The Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a business card exchange on Wednesday, Sept. 22 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mahwah Museum, 201 Franklin Turnpike, Mahwah. This evening of networking and refreshments is being hosted by the Mahwah Museum Society. Attendees will view the exhibit, “The First Class at Mahwah High.” The exhibit chronicles the creation of Mahwah High School in the late 1950s and the oral histories and recollections of the school’s early graduates. Students from Mahwah attended Ramsey High School until 1959. The first class graduated from Mahwah High in 1960. The cost is $15 for Chamber members and $30 for non-members. Prepaid registration is required to guarantee participation; an additional $5 processing fee will be charged the day of event. For reservations, register online at www.mahwah.com or call the Chamber office at (201) 529-5566. Pack 258 welcomes new members Cub Scout Pack 258 of Mahwah will be signing up new members on Sept. 24 between 6 and 8 p.m. at Joyce Kilmer School’s all-purpose room. Sign-up will be from 6 to 7. A question and answer session will follow. Refreshments will be served. All boys in grades one through five are welcome to join. New recruits are invited, but not obligated, to participate in the first pack meeting of the year, which features a physical fitness test. The top boys will go on to compete in the District-wide Physical Fitness Test in October. For more information, contact Leigh Kidwell at leighandrich@optonline.net. Book group to discuss Hansen Not by Bread Alone, a spiritual book discussion group, will meet on Sunday, Sept. 26 from 5 to 6 p.m. at Panera Bread, 1300 State Route 17 in Ramsey. The title under discussion will be “Mariette in Ecstasy” by Ron Hansen. This study of religious passion concerns an extraordinary spiritual experience in rural upstate New York just after the turn of the century. At 17, Mariette Baptiste, educated daughter of the local doctor, enters the cloistered convent of Our Lady of the Afflictions as a postulant. Her religious fervor makes an impact on the small community of nuns whose days and nights are measured in a round of prayer and farm work that changes only with the seasons. Their ordered life is disrupted as Mariette begins to fall into a series of trances from which she awakens with stigmata. Hansen discusses the skepticism, jealousy, and adoration evoked in the nuns, and Mariette’s own response and that of the Mother Superior. For more information, contact Jennifer at paicc@yahoo.com or (201) 327-1276. Ancient Indian wisdom topic of lecture Swami Parthasarathy will lecture on his new book “Governing Business & Relationships” on Sunday, Sept. 26 from 10:15 a.m. to noon at the Hindu Samaj Auditorium, 247 West Ramapo Avenue, Mahwah. World-renowned philosopher and bestselling author Parthasarathy has been acclaimed by “TIME,” “The New Yorker,” and “Business Week” as a pioneer in the application of ancient Indian wisdom to the challenges of modern Western life. This latest book provides one with the complete knowledge to achieve lasting productivity and success at work while ushering peace and harmony in all relationships. Children age 14 years and over are welcome. Admission is free. Copies of the book will be available at the event. For more information, visit www.vedantausa.org. Parent group offers workshop The Mahwah Parent Advocacy Group will present a workshop for parents, “SPAN Awareness,” on Wednesday, Sept. 29 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mahwah High School media center. The school is located at 50 Ridge Road in Mahwah. This free workshop is designed to provide parents/caregivers and community members with information on the activities, staff, and services that SPAN (Statewide Parent Advocacy Group of New Jersey) has to offer to New Jersey residents. SPAN, the state’s leading parent advocacy agency, aims to empower families and inform and involve professionals and other individuals interested in the healthy development and educational rights of children. For more information, contact Christine Luciano at lucianochristine@yahoo.com. Seniors plan trip to Little Italy The Mahwah Seniors will visit the Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy on Saturday, Sept. 25. The bus will depart at 11 a.m. and leave Manhattan at 5 p.m. to return to Mahwah. The cost of the trip is $20 per person and includes round trip transportation to Little Italy. Mahwah residency is not required. For more information, contact Rosalie Giudice at (201) 529-5757, extension 277. The Mahwah Senior Center, located at 475 Corporate Drive, is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Auxiliary sets fall meeting The Mahwah Branch of the Valley Hospital Auxiliary has planned a Welcome Back meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 29. Karyn Peterson of Body Mechanics will be the guest speaker. The cost of the event is $15 per person. In addition to raising funds, members of the branch attend various social functions throughout the year. Mahwah residents are encouraged to join the auxiliary, bring a friend, renew acquaintances, and get involved. For more information, call Jane at (201) 684-1230. Church offers support for bereaved As Thanksgiving approaches, those who are grieving the loss of a loved one may face the holiday with intense and confusing emotions. All those who are grieving a loss are invited to participate in a sevenweek Bereavement Support Group starting Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m., at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, 900 Darlington Avenue, Mahwah. Participants are asked to attend as many meetings as possible during the seven-week period. Register by calling (201) 327-1276. Beefsteak Dinner planned The Church of the Immaculate Conception, 900 Darlington Avenue, Mahwah, will host a Beefsteak Dinner on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 6:30 p.m. The all-you-can-eat dinner will be supplied by Baskinger’s. Tickets are $35 per person and include filet mignon, salad, and dessert. Prizes will be awarded to best bread tower. For tickets, call (201) 327-1276. Varian Fry exhibit opens A traveling exhibit from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, “Varian Fry, Assignment: Rescue, 1940-1941,” will be on display at Ramapo College through Oct. 8 in the Pascal Gallery, Berrie Center for Performing and Visual Arts. The exhibit is sponsored by Ramapo College’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies in cooperation with the Berrie Center Art Galleries and the Committee to Honor Varian Fry, a former resident of Ridgewood. The exhibition and all events associated with it are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. and Wednesday from 1 to 7 p.m. Several additional programs have been scheduled in conjunction with the exhibition. On Monday, Sept. 27 at 7:15 p.m., Rosemary Sullivan, professor of English at University of Toronto and Fellow, Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, will present “Lives on the Line: Varian Fry and the Artists He Saved at the Villa Air-Bel.” On Monday, Oct. 4 at 7:15 p.m., Sheila Isenberg, author and professor of English at Marist College, will present “The Intellectual as Hero: Varian Fry and his Feat of Rescue.” For more information, call Dr. Michael A. Riff, director of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, at (201) 684-7409.