March 30, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 19 Ridgewood Notes Y hosts Healthy Kids Day On Saturday, April 2, the Ridgewood YMCA encourages all children and parents to come to the Y for a play date and commit to being active every day. It’s all part of the YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day™ – the nation’s largest health day for families. The free event will take place 112 Oak Street in Ridgewood from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Activities will include family swimming, face painting, obstacles courses, magic shows, and summer camp games. The Y holds Healthy Kids Day to teach healthy habits and inspire a lifetime love of physical activity. At a time when 33 percent of American children are overweight or obese (according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), developing healthier habits that include increased physical activity is more important than ever. Healthy Kids Day will be celebrated at nearly 1,600 Y’s across the country, with more than 700,000 families expected to attend this year. For more information, contact Chris Wolfstirn at (201) 444-5600, extension 339 or visit www.ridgewoodymca.org. Botanicals exhibited Beth Murphy will exhibit her botanicals, original pressed botanical collages, in the Cottage Place Gallery at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, through April 17. Murphy’s use of tones, colors and textures provided by leaves, petals, stems, and grasses, produces works that transcend traditional approaches to pressed flower art. She is a self-trained artist and a member of ARTsee, a group of artists in Basking Ridge and Bernardsville. She has exhibited in numerous venues including arboretums, galleries, and corporate sites, and her work is found in private collections and in commercial venues. For more information, visit www.bethmurphybotanicals.com. Gallery hours are by appointment; call (201) 4446225. The gallery is located at the Unitarian Society of Ridgewood, 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood. Candidates’ Night set On April 7, the Ridgewood League of Women Voters will sponsor a Candidates’ Night for the upcoming board of education election. The league’s event will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Board of Education Building at 49 Cottage Place. This year, there are four candidates running for the two available seats. The candidates will receive three prepared questions in advance; a question session will follow. A trained moderator will facilitate the program, which will be televised on Cablevision’s Channel 77. Musical prelude to Holy Week offered On Sunday, April 10, Ridgewood’s Old Paramus Reformed Church’s congregation will be introduced to special music for Holy Week. Following the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service, a DVD of “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace,” a Mass composed by Englishman Karl Jenkins, will be shown at coffee hour in Fellowship Hall. OPRC Music Director and Organist Stewart Holmes will give a short presentation, describing certain parts of the Mass which the 21-voice Chancel Choir will perform on Maundy Thursday, April 21. All are invited to the presentation. The church is located at 660 East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood. For more information, call the church office at (201) 444-5933. Art exhibit features ‘Biblical Parallels’ The Women’s Guild at Ridgewood’s Old Paramus Church will host an exhibit of paintings, “Biblical Parallels” by award-winning artist Lucy Boyadijan Janjigian, on Wednesday, April 6 at 1:15 p.m. in the parish center, 660 East Glen Avenue. Each painting depicts a parallel of an Old and New Testament theme, from Genesis to Revelation. A Franklin Lakes resident, Janjigian is a widely-traveled painter, muralist, and sculptor. She was born of Armenian descent in Jerusalem where she attended English Mission Schools. She received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, and her master’s in plant ecology from Emory University in Atlanta. Painting became her passion after many years of study at the Art Students’ League and the Stacy Studio Workshop in New York City. The gallery and program presentation are open to the public. A free-will offering would be appreciated. For more information, call the church office at (201) 444-5933. Ladies Night Out set The Home School Association of Academy of Our Lady School will host Ladies Night Out on Friday, April 8 at 7 p.m. at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Center, One Passaic Street in Ridgewood. The evening will include a buffet dinner (Lent-appropriate) dessert, prize baskets, and an auction. Attendees are welcome to bring a beverage. Tickets are $40. Proceeds will benefit the Monsignor Holmes Tuition Assistance Program. The committee is seeking donations of prizes for the event. Contact Vanessa at (201) 612-3271 or Joan at (201) 445-4788. Academy of Our Lady is supported by the parishes of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Ridgewood and Saint Catharine Church in Glen Rock. Junior League offers leadership seminar Mary-Ellen Drummond will present “Leadership Excellence: Bringing out the Best in You and Others!” for the Junior League of Bergen County on Wednesday, March 30 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Woman’s Club of Ridgewood, 215 West Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood. Drummond will deliver an interactive seminar on how to inspire and act upon and achieve goals. She has been seen on NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN. She is a coach to Gold Metal Olympians, politicians, and employees of Fortune 500 companies. She has over 25 years of business, sales, and speaking experience. Tickets may be purchased at www.thejlbc.org for $10 in advance. At the door, tickets will be $15. For more information, call the Junior League of Bergen County at (201) 447-2292. Symphony hosts Dinner and Fashion Show The Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra will hold a dinner, special fundraiser and fashion show on Saturday, April 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church, 105 Cottage Place, in Ridgewood. The gala evening is the orchestra’s main fundraising event of the season. Proceeds will be used to offset the increasing costs of music and space rental. RSO Dinner and Fashion Show tickets are $50 per person and are available at Oliver’s Chocolates, 46 East Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood. Tickets may also be reserved by sending a check (payable to “Ridgewood Symphony”) to RSO Fashion Show, P.O. Box 176, Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Tickets will be held at the door. Andrea Szott, wife of an NFL player, will address the Our Lady of Mount Carmel MOMs group on April 6 at 9:30 a.m. at the parish center, One Passaic Street. Szott, a wife and mother of two, will share her inspiring and faith filled journey of how God has blessed her family’s life through the gift of her son, Shane, who was born with cerebral palsy. MOMs is collecting Andrea Szott Easter basket donations. Items needed include children’s toothbrushes, books for children ages four to six, board books for children six months to age three, small spring outdoor toys, and treats and candy. Items may be dropped off at 387 Prospect Street, Ridgewood by Monday, April 11. Ministry of Motherhood (MOMs) is a group of women, both new and experienced mothers, striving to make Christ the center of their family life through supporting, sharing with, ministering to, and learning from, each other. For membership information, e-mail membership@olmcmoms.org. Andrea Szott to address MOMs The Ridgewood Symphony, whose concerts have been delighting local and regional audiences for more than 70 years, is among the largest volunteer orchestras in the state. 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