Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • April 25, 2012 Ridgewood The New Jersey Choral Society’s third annual patron celebration, “bel canto,” will be presented Saturday, April 28 from 7 to 10 p.m. at The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood, 215 West Ridgewood Avenue in Ridgewood. Under the direction of Conductor Eric Dale Knapp and accompanied by pianist Linda Sweetman-Waters, a talented group of singers from NJCS will perform familiar selections from opera, operetta, and Broadway. Musical New Jersey Choral Society hosts annual patron event selections from opera will include “Flower Duet” from Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, “Barcarolle” from Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffman, and arias from Bizet’s Carmen and Verdi’s La Traviata. Selections from the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas Pirates of Penzance and Mikado, and Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Sweeney Todd, will also be featured. This patron event will include dinner, wine, and an auction featuring a variety of unique items, including tickets to Yankees and Mets games, a Nook color, Dooney & Bourke leather handbags, a tour of the historic Bergen County Courthouse, a gift certificate to Spa Envy Massage, and a dinner party for eight with Dawn’s Catering. All proceeds from the evening will support the New Jersey Choral Society. The New Jersey Choral Society is one of the state’s most prestigious choral groups. Well-known for presenting outstanding and unique programs, NJCS performs three major programs annually in Bergen and Essex counties, and has performed in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, China, and Australia. This summer they will perform at Westminster Hall in London as part of the prelude to the Summer Olympics with a follow-up concert in Edinburgh, Scotland. Tickets for this special fundraising event are $75 and can be purchased by visiting www.NJCS.org or calling (201) 3797719. The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood is wheelchair accessible. Clockwise from top left: Dan Lynch of Wayne, Lois Hainsselin of Hillsdale, Maria DeStefano of Woodland Park, Diane Simet of Hillsdale, Sara Canetti of Suffern, New York, and Ryan Milkwick of Ridgewood.