Page 16 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • November 28, 2012 Beefsteak benefits station restoration Waldwick Watch School hosts Art and Craft Bazaar The Village School will host an Art and Craft Bazaar on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the school located at 100 West Prospect Street in Waldwick. The evening will feature wine and cheese, music, and over 25 artists and artisans selling jewelry, origami, pottery, wood items, handpainted items, photography, fashion design, knitwear, and more. For details about the event, contact Louise McMath at (201) 445-6160 or lmcmath@thevillageschool.net Church reschedules Country Fair The Waldwick United Methodist Church, located at 25 Franklin Turnpike, has rescheduled its 49th Annual Country Fair for Saturday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year’s fair will feature gourmet delights, jewelry, gift baskets, handmade crafts, collectibles, baked goods, and more. The Barnwood Country Inn will serve homemade soups, chili, hot dogs, burgers, grilled cheese, and chicken salad sandwiches from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For information, call (201) 447-6425. ‘Ramp It Up’ concert to benefit Macleod The local community is being asked to attend Ramp It Up, a benefit concert for Brennan Macleod, a seven-yearold Waldwick boy with cerebral palsy. Attendees will enjoy an evening of music and fun. The event will include a special fundraiser with prizes and a dance or two by local Irish dancers. The event will start at 7 p.m. and is BYOE: Bring Your Own Everything! Guests are encouraged to bring their own food and beverages. All of the proceeds from this event will go to help Brennan. Tickets are available for $20 for adults and $10 for children under 12 and can be purchased by calling Karen at (201) 444-6855. Checks can be made out to Ramp It Up, c/o 73 Lindbergh Parkway, Waldwick, NJ 07463 or online at http://rampitupfundraiser.blogspot.com/. Saint Luke’s Church is located at 340 North Franklin Turnpike in Ho-Ho-Kus. Prize donations would be greatly appreciated. LaRue to appear at library In the early 1900s, families and friends gathered in parlors for homemade entertainment. Often, this form of amusement could be found in the many popular magazines of the day. At Christmastime, the publishers pulled out all the stops -- offering stories of the season and printing elaborate gift books with more stories and prolific illustrations. On Tuesday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m., the Waldwick Public Library will host professional actress Michèle LaRue. The performer will present a vibrant reading of two of these classic short stories: “Gift of the Magi” by O. Henry (1906), and “A Winter Courtship” by Sarah Orne Jewett (1890). Written to be read aloud, these stories delight the ear with their powerful verbs, evocative adjectives, and rich dialects. Despite the preponderance of television, films, the Internet, and special effects, we still crave to simply listen to a tale well told. LaRue is an Illinois native who currently a resident of Secaucus. She has performed often with New Jersey’s The East Lynne Company, founded by her late husband Warren Kliewer, to uniquely specialize in the performance of American plays of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It was there that she began performing the short stories that became her series of Tales Well Told -- among them, Dorothy Canfield Fisher’s “The Bedquilt.” The program is free and open to the public; however, space is limited and advance registration is recommended. The library is located at 19 East Prospect Street in Waldwick. For more information, call (201) 652-5104. Traphagen School hosts fundraiser Traphagen School will host a shopping fundraiser at Barnes and Noble on Route 17 South on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Participants may shop between 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. for books, CDs, DVDs, Starbucks, games, and gift items and the store will donate a percentage of each sale to the school. A special story time at 3:30 p.m. will feature Traphagen teachers reading their favorite books. At 7:30 p.m., Mr. Sileo and the school’s fifth grade band will perform. For details, e-mail traphagenpso@yahoo.com. The Waldwick Community Alliance had a full house at its first Beefsteak Dinner recently. At top left, Vice President Doug Cowie and his wife, Jeana, greet guests, shown here enjoying the event catered by the Brownstone. At bottom right, guests preview the memorabilia offered at auction.