March 21, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 21 Ridgewood Notes Dave and Andrea Szott to speak The Our Lady of Mount Carmel MOMs group and the religious education department will host an evening of Faith, Family & Football: A Night for Moms & Dads on Thursday, March 29 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the parish center, 1 Passaic Street. Dave and Andrea Szott will share their story of how their faith in God kept their marriage together during Dave’s 14-year NFL career and helped them face the challenges of raising their two sons, the eldest of whom is developmentally disabled. Appetizers, desserts, and beverages will be served. A cash prize contest will be held to benefit the junior high youth mission trip, “Just Five Days.” RSVP by March 26 to Sara Kearns at kearns@olmcridgewood.com or call (201) 444-0211. Knights host Pancake Breakfast The Ridgewood Knights of Columbus will host an all-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, March 31 from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the parish center of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 1 Passaic Street in Ridgewood. There will be a special appearance former New York Giant Jeff Feagles. The Easter Bunny will also be paying a visit. The donation is $10 per child under age 13; $15 for adults. A maximum of $40 per family is requested. Proceeds will benefit the Knights’ local charities. For more information, call Brian Conn at (201) 444-0752. Candidates Night set The Ridgewood League of Women Voters will hold a forum for candidates for the Ridgewood Board of Education on Thursday, March 29 at the education center, third floor, 49 Cottage Place at 7:30 p.m. Four candidates are running for the two available seats. The school board election is scheduled for April 17. Television coverage will be provided by Channel 77. Concert Band series continues Elaine Douvas, the principal oboe of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra since 1977, will be featured at the Ridgewood Concert Band’s March 30 concert. The 8 p.m. program will be held at West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street in Ridgewood. Douvas serves on the faculties of the Juilliard School, Mannes College, and The New School for Music in New York City. Other musical highlights will include Revueltas’ “Sensemaya,” Grainger’s “Gumsuckers March,” and Sousa’s “The Thunderer.” A prelude at 7:30 p.m. will showcase the Hackensack High School Concert Band directed by Lisa MacVicar. Tickets may be purchased at the door or at www.ridgewoodband.org. Senior and student pricing is available; children 13 years or younger will be admitted free of charge with a paying adult. Family concert offered The Ridgewood Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with the Ars Musica Chorale, will offer a family concert of Sergei Taneyev’s “Johannes Damascenus Cantata for Chorus and Orchestra” on Sunday, April 1. The program will be presented at 4 p.m. at West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street in Ridgewood. The concert will feature oboe soloist John Skelton in the “Sinfonia” from Bach’s “Cantata No. 156 for Oboe, Strings and Continuo,” and will include American songs by Randall Thompson and Howard Hanson. Advance general admission tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and $10 for students. At the door, prices will be $23, $18, and $13 respectively. The Ridgewood Symphony is among the largest volunteer symphonies in the country, with players from 48 different municipalities in Bergen, Passaic, and Rockland counties. The orchestra is directed by Arkady Leytush. This season’s programs have been made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, subscriptions, or advance ticket sales, call (201) 612-0118, or visit www.ridgewoodsymphony.org. OPRC hosts events Ridgewood’s Old Paramus Reformed Church, located at 660 East Glen Avenue, will host an Easter Egg Hunt at 10 a.m. on March 31. Children in the Sunday school will be joined by children from the Little Ivy Pre-School and others from the community. All children, age 12 and under, are welcome to participate. Refreshments will be served, and prize eggs will be awarded. An antique appraisal event will be held on March 31 from 1 to 4 p.m. The doors to the church’s barrier-free Education Building will open at 12:30 p.m. Limited seating will be available. The public is invited to bring collectibles and antiques. Each appraisal costs $5; attendees may bring two items to be appraised. Bake Sale items and refreshments will be available for purchase. Jon Felz, a certified appraiser with 30 years of experience in estate sales and auctions, will conduct the program. Felz, a member of the New England Appraisers Association and president of RZM Fine Arts & Antiques in Pearl River, New York, has appeared on Antiques Road Show. On April 1, the church will hold its allyou-can-eat Pancake Breakfast from 8 to 9 a.m. The event will be held in the Education Building. In addition to pancakes, sausage, bacon, home fries, and scrambled eggs will be offered. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children age 12 and under. Members of the community are invited. Tickets may be purchased through March 28 at the church office weekdays from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Reverend Daniel Kreller, pastor of Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in HoHo-Kus, will discuss his travels through the Holy Land at the Women’s Guild’s April 4 meeting. The program will be held at 1:15 p.m. Reverend Kreller spent three weeks in Jerusalem and one week in Galilee, walking, reading scriptures, writing his reflections, and taking photographs. He will show photos from his trip. The program, which will be held in the education center, is open to the public. For more information, call (201) 4445933 or visit oldparamus.org. Horticulturist to speak Deirdre Larkin, associate managing horticulturist at the Cloisters in Manhattan, will discuss the museum’s medieval garden at the College Club of Ridgewood’s April 3 meeting. The program will be held at 1 p.m. at the Ridgewood Public Library, 125 North Maple Avenue in Ridgewood. The Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. The museum building and cloistered gardens are located in Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan. The gardens are planted in reconstructed Romanesque and Gothic cloisters and evoke a garden that provided food and spiritual refreshment. Larkin oversees all aspects of the gardens, including their design and maintenance, the development of the medieval plant collection, the management of daily office operations, and the training and supervision of staff and volunteers. The cost to attend Larkin’s program is $10 for guests. College Club members will be admitted free. To purchase tickets, call Jennifer Brito at (201) 445-0442. Mendelssohn’s ‘Elijah’ to be performed The West Side Oratorio Choir and Orchestra will present Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” on Sunday, March 25 at 4 p.m. at West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street in Ridgewood. This program will be performed under the direction of Minister of Music Joanne Harris Rodland assisted by Associate Minister of Music Deborah Holden-Holloway. “Elijah” will include the Jersey City University Chorale under the direction of Dr. Robert Prowse, who will sing the title role. Over 150 voices will join the 40-member orchestra. Mendelssohn composed “Elijah” in 1846. Its text derives largely from the Old Testament, I Kings 17-II Kings I. The oratorio follows the main episodes in the Hebrew prophet’s life. Fire imagery throughout the text describes Elijah and his world. Several works from “Elijah” have emerged from the oratorio setting to become favorites with soloists and choruses, notably, “Cast They Burden Upon the Lord,” “Be Not Afraid,” “Lift Thine Eyes,” and “He, Watching over Israel.” For the past 42 years, the West Side Oratorio Choir and Orchestra have performed masterworks from the choral repertoire to critical acclaim. This concert, which is part of a series of events celebrating West Side Presbyterian Church Centennial Year, is free and open to the public. Child care is provided for preschool children. A freewill offering will be received. For more information, call (201) 6521966 or visit www.westside.org. Citrus fruit available Ridgewood High School Band still has cases of fruit from its annual Citrus Sale available. Selections include an orange/ grapefruit combo and the orange/apple/ pear mix. Each 20 pound case is $25. Proceeds benefit band activities and scholarships for seniors. To purchase fruit, contact Carol Gyzander at (201) 447-2443 or cgyzander@aol.com. Learn about retirement basics The Ridgewood Community School will offer a one session course, “Retirement Basics,” on Wednesday, March 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Benjamin Franklin Middle School, 335 North Van Dien Avenue in Ridgewood. Harris R. Reinstein, MBA, CLU, ChFC will present information to help course participants make informed saving and investment decisions concerning retirement. Topics will include the importance of life expectancies and how they relate to retirement savings, expenses and income gaps, insurance needs, the impact of inflation, and tax-advantaged savings vehicles. The cost is $30 per person. The class size is limited. Contact the Ridgewood Community School at 49 Cottage Place in Ridgewood at (201) 670-2777 to register.