Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • December 7, 2011 Villadom Happenings Cheerleading Clinic offered The Ramapo High School Varsity Cheerleaders will hold a Cheerleading Clinic for eighth grade girls on Saturday, Dec. 17 from noon to 3 p.m. Taught by the Ramapo team and coach, participants will learn cheerleading skills in preparation for high school tryouts. The cost of this clinic is $30. For details, or to register, contact Sharon Winters at (201) 651-0228 or e-mail SLWinters@optonline.net. Chamber players perform concert The All Seasons Chamber Players, one of New Jersey’s most popular and active chamber music ensembles, will present “Vive la France!” at the Ridgewood Public Library on Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. The program will offer three centuries of chamber music by famous French composers from the baroque era to the 20th century. The featured work will be a musical tour de force: Maurice Ravel’s “Piano Trio in A Minor” (1914). The program will also include a baroque “Trio Sonata in D” by Jean-Marie Leclair; the tuneful and playful “Dolly Suite for Piano Duet” by Gabriel Faure; and the ever-popular “Sonata for Flute and Piano” by Francis Poulenc. Robert Lawrence, co-director for programs, will introduce each piece to the audience with personal spoken program notes. This concert is part of the Sunday Afternoon Per- formance Series of the Friends of the Ridgewood Public Library. Additional support is provided by the Bank of America Foundation; the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, with grant funds administered by the Bergen County Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs; Frank & Lydia Bergen Foundation; Puffin Foundation; Verizon Foundation; Columbia Bank; Lillian P. Schenck Fund; Target; Shop Rite of Hackensack; the Bloomingdale’s Fund of the Macy’s Foundation; and Friends of All Seasons. The library is located at 125 North Maple Avenue. There is a $3 suggested donation at the door. Refreshments may be purchased at the snack shop at intermission. For further information, call (201) 670-5600. College offers free marketing seminar The School of Continuing Education at Bergen Community College will hold its first Bagels and Business workshop Monday, Dec. 12 from 7 to 9 a.m. in the Moses Family Meeting and Training Center, room TEC-128 at the college’s main campus at 400 Paramus Road in Paramus. Featured speaker Chris Rosica, president of Rosica Communications in Paramus, will draw from the strategies and tactics he outlines in his new book, “The Business of Cause Marketing.” Rosica previously authored “The Authentic Brand” and has appeared on Bloomberg Business News, ABC Television in New York, CNN and ESPN to comment on branding, public relations, Internet PR, and marketing, crisis communication, and other topics. Among the topics slated for discussion are: how partner- ing with non-profits can boost employee morale, generate customer loyalty, and increase sales; how to select the ideal charity with which to partner; why selecting an up-andcoming cause is often the best strategy; pitfalls to avoid; and how to evaluate a successful cause partnership and measure results. The event is free and open to the public. Registration and networking will take place from 7 to 8 a.m. To register, visit http://bagelandbusinesscausemarketing-esfb.eventbrite.com or call Ronald E. McKnight at (201) 612-5300. Bergen’s School of Continuing Education, Corporate & Public Sector Training provides customized learning and development solutions to small, medium and Fortune 1000 companies. Caldarone to entertain at luncheon Singer Greg Caldarone will entertain with holiday favorites at the Woman’s Club of Ridgewood’s luncheon on Wednesday, Dec. 14 at the clubhouse at 215 West Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood. A business meeting will be held at 11:30 a.m., lunch will be served at noon, and the program will follow at 1 p.m. For reservations, send a check made payable and mailed to: The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood, 215 West Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 by Dec. 9. The cost for lunch is $20 for members, $25 for non-members. The cost for the program only is $5 for non-members. The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood, a non-profit organization and member of The General Federation of Women’s Clubs and The New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs, always welcomes new members age 18 and older who live within a 19 mile radius of Ridgewood. For further information, call the club office at (201) 444-5705. (continued on page 34) This holiday season, we ask that Villadom TIMES readers who have not already done so give us a special gift by filling out the “requester form” below. It costs nothing, and is quick and easy to fill out. 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