Villadom Times Weekly Newpaper Online-January 26, 2011 Issue

Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • January 26, 2011 Villadom Happenings Support group to meet LifeLines, a supportive and informative resource for prostate cancer patients and their partners in northern Bergen County, will meet Tuesday, Jan. 25 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at the Church of the Presentation in Upper Saddle River. The group was formed by prostate cancer patients to share information and experience about available treatment and service resources. The group does not offer or give medical advice, only insight, information, and support. Research has shown that peer support groups during critical health crises may improve both survival rate and quality of life. The church is located at 271 West Saddle River Road. For more information, call (201) 505-9653 or e-mail lifelines@optonline.net. Deutsch entertains at Woman’s Club lunch Nina Deutsch, pianist, singer, and speaker, will discuss the music and personalities of the great Broadway composers including Gershwin, Rodgers, Kern, and Berlin, and living composer Bob Dylan at the Feb. 16 luncheon of The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood. The program, which will be held at 215 West Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood, is sponsored by the Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The club will hold a business meeting at 11:30 a.m. followed by a catered lunch at noon. The program will begin after lunch. For reservations, send a check made payable to The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood to the clubhouse, 215 West Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. The cost for the lunch is $20 for members and $25 for non-members. The fee will be $5 for non-members who wish to attend the program only. Deadline for reservations is Feb. 11. 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. For details, call the club office at (201) 444-5705. O’Toole fundraiser set The annual cocktail reception honoring Senator Kevin O’Toole will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event will be held at Il Tulipano, 1131 Pompton Avenue in Cedar Grove. Governor Chris Christie will be the special guest. Tickets are $250. Proceeds will benefit the Election Fund of Kevin J. O’Toole. For more information, contact Maria Chappa at (973) 239-3024 or at mchappa@aol.com. Music scholarship applications available Scholarship applications are now available for the 20th Annual Walter Engel Festival of Young Performers. The scholarships are awarded every year to high school seniors who perform at the festival and whose musical skills and participation in community outreach set them apart from their peers. The festival will be held April 2 at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood. The festival celebrates the musical gifts of young performers, providing a non-competitive performance venue for elementary, middle, and high school students from all over northern New Jersey. The concerts feature classical music performed by singers, pianists, and other instrumentalists ranging from beginning through advanced levels. Scholarships are awarded every year to high school seniors who perform at the festival and whose musical skills and participation in community outreach are deemed outstanding. Engel, who died in 2007, touched the lives of countless individuals through the Festival of Young Performers and his earlier work as a teacher and conductor. To download performance and scholarship applications, visit www.festivalofyoungperformers.org. Performance and scholarship applications are due by Feb. 8. For more information, call Marcia Bakshi at (201) 612-8379 or e-mail the festival at fypconcerts@hotmail.com. Scott to present history lecture Autumn Wind Scott will present “The People of the Slanting Rock” at the Mahwah Museum on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Through photos and artifacts, Scott will relate the story of New Jersey’s aboriginal people. Chair of the New Jersey State Commission on American Indian Affairs, Scott is a member of the Ramapough Lenape Nation. She has served her community officially since 1999 as a member of the New Jersey State Commission on American Indian Affairs. Appointed in early 2007 by Governor Corzine, Scott has been an activist for American Indian rights for over 20 years. She is a lecturer and a producer and coordinator of American Indian events. Admission to Scott’s lecture is $3 per person; free for Mahwah Museum members. Refreshments will be served. Reservations are recommended and may be made by visiting www.mahwahmuseum.org or by calling (201) 5120099. The museum is located at 201 Franklin Turnpike, Mahwah. Retreat planned for clergy spouses The Church Relations Ministry of Christian Health Care Center will hold its annual Winter Clergy Spouses’ (continued on page 22) Happy New Year! Please make a resolution to fill out the “requester form” below. It costs nothing to respond, and the form is quick and easy to fill out. Every response helps Villadom TIMES reduce postage costs for this free newspaper that is delivered with the mail. The form may be completed online (www.freevilladom.com), mailed in, or dropped off at our office at 333 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park. Your information will only be used for this purpose. Each addressee only needs to fill out the form once. Resolve to ﬁll out this form today! 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