January 11, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 23 Mahwah Minutes Chamber holds Meet & Greet The Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a free Meet & Greet networking event for all local businesses on Thursday, Jan. 26 from 8 to 10 a.m. The event, which is open to members and non-members, is being hosted by Sharp Electronics Corporation, 1 Sharp Plaza in Mahwah. All attendees are given an opportunity to introduce themselves to the group and explain a little about themselves and their businesses. Refreshments will be available. Registration is requested, but not required. Walk-ins are welcome. Online registration is available at mahwah.com, or call the Chamber office at (201) 529-5566. Volleyball and basketball schedules change The Mahwah Recreation Department has announced that, due to the unavailability of gym space at Ramapo Ridge School, the Men’s Basketball and Women’s Volleyball programs will be alternating gym space at Joyce Kilmer School, 80 Ridge Road, on Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. Women’s Volleyball will be held in the new gym on the first and third Wednesday of each month. Men’s Basketball will be held the second and fourth Wednesday of each month. Group to discuss ‘The Last Lecture’ “Not by Bread Alone,” a spiritual book discussion group, will meet Sunday, Jan. 29 at 5 p.m. at Panera Bread, 1300 Route 17 in Ramsey. This month’s selection is Randy Pausch’s “The Last Lecture.” It is a tradition within some academic communities for professors to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. When Randy Pausch, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon, was asked to give such a lecture, he didn’t have to imagine it as his last, since he had recently been diagnosed with terminal cancer. But the lecture he gave wasn’t about dying. It was about the importance of overcoming obstacles, enabling the dreams of others, and seizing every moment. The event is sponsored by the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mahwah. For more information, contact Jennifer Edwards at paicc@yahoo.com or (201) 327-1276. Book and film group to meet The Mahwah Public Library’s “Classic Book and Film Society” will meet Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. to discuss Muriel Sparks’ “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.” The club, facilitated by Carolyn Epstein and Rich Thielker, meets one month to discuss classic novels, and the next month views and discusses the film version of the same story. Epstein, a Mahwah resident, is a teacher with Saint Thomas Aquinas College’s English/writing department. Thielker taught film and literature and the history of film at Pascack Valley High School and at the Pascack Valley Community School. This club is free. No registration is necessary. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. For information, call (201) 529-READ. Sunday Music Series to continue The Mahwah Public Library’s Sunday Music Series will include a variety of performances in January. All programs are free and seating is provided on a “first come” basis. Concerts begin at 2 p.m. On Jan. 15, the Diane Perry Quartet with singer and violinist Dian Perry will offer “Out of My Dreams” Perry is bursting on the scene as a jazz, blues, and bebop vocalist with mature vision, smoky sound, and tastefully informed melodic sense. Performing the “American Popular Songbook” she fell in love with as a teen, she delights audiences with new perspectives on old standards. Celebrate Chinese New Year “Year of the Dragon” with Chinese Theatre Works “Dance and Magic from China” on Jan. 22. In addition to Chinese Folk Dancing, the program will include a demonstration of Chinese Opera Face Painting, and Bian Lian (Magical Face Changing). Chinese Theatre Works is a non-profit theatre company whose mission is to preserve and promote the traditional Chinese performing arts, create new works that bridge Eastern and Western aesthetics and forms, and foster understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture around the globe. The Adelphi Chamber Ensemble, the oldest chamber orchestra in Bergen County and Northern New Jersey, will offer a concert on Jan. 29. The ensemble will perform works by Bach, Britten, and Brahms. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. Call (201) 529READ for additional information. Knitting group welcomes new members Beginner and advanced knitters are invited to join the monthly knitting circle, Knit One, Drop In, at the Mahwah Public Library. Crocheters are also welcome. The group, which is committed to knitting with a purpose, may send finished projects to Save the Children, Covenant House, or U.S. Troops. Yarn is provided and instruction is available. Attendees should bring size eight knitting needles. Registration is not necessary. The group meets the fourth Saturday of the month at 3 p.m. Upcoming meeting dates are: Jan. 28, Feb. 25, and March 24. Knit One, Drop In is currently requesting donations of yarn. Anyone with leftover yarn may bring it to the Mahwah Public Library at 100 Ridge Road. Call (201) 529-READ or visit the website at http://mahwah.bccls.org/. Golf course registration available Golf registration for the 2012 season is now available at the five county golf courses and the administrative offices at Bergen County Plaza. The individual courses can be contacted at the following numbers: Darlington Golf Course in Mahwah, (201) 327-8770; Orchard Hills Golf Course in Paramus, (201) 447-3778; Overpeck Golf Course in Teaneck, (201) 837-3020; Rockleigh Golf Course, (201) 7686353; and Valley Brook Golf Course at River Vale, (201) 664-5886. Registrations and renewal may also be obtained at the golf administration office, located at Room 401 in One Bergen County Plaza in Hackensack. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. For additional information, call the Bergen County Golf Line at (201) 336-7259. Library offers host of programs The Mahwah Pubic Library has planed a variety of activities for the New Year. The career transition support and networking group, “Neighbors Helping Neighbors,” will meet on Thursdays beginning Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. This free peer volunteer support group is open to people who are actively looking for work and would like to re-invigorate their job search. Group members will assist each other with search techniques, offer support, and help with personal and professional networking. No registration is necessary. The Thursday Afternoon Movie series will feature several films at 1:30 p.m. during January. The schedule of screenings includes: Jan. 12, “The Help;” Jan. 19, “Rise of the Planet of the Apes;” and Jan. 26, “Super 8.” The Mahwah Public Library is located at 100 Ridge Road. Call the library at (201) 529-READ or visit the website at http://mahwah.bccls.org/ for program information. Have you filled out a “requester” form yet? If you have, we thank you. If you have not yet done so, please take a moment now. It’s only necessary to respond to this request one time, but more responses are still needed. These “requester” forms help us save on postage and assure a higher level of service for our readers as the U.S. Post Office reduces its services. Please remind your friends, co-workers, and fellow organization members to respond, too. 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