Page 6 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • September 11, 2013 Ridgewood Library to host concerts, lectures this fall This fall, the Ridgewood Public Library will present programs that will focus on Jane Austen and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and a series of Sunday afternoon con- certs. Programs on the 200th Anniversary of Jane Austen’s famous novel “Pride and Prejudice” and on “Mozart at the Movies” will be featured in late September and in early October. Both programs will offer insights into the lives of two creative geniuses whose lives overlapped briefly and who both died young, but left the world great master- pieces. John Burkhalter will set off the lecture on Austen, the English novelist, with music Austen would have known and played on the English spinet and the flute. The program will take place at 2:30 on Saturday, Sept. 21. Nearly all of Austen’s heroines were musical. Musi- cal talent was considered a vital social asset to marriage- minded girls in her era, the age of Napoleon, whose wife Josephine played the harp. The program will include a setting of Austen’s holiday city of Bath, the setting if a number of her novels, and the music will help listeners appreciate the cultural climate of the era, which also produced the works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, and George Gordon, Lord Byron. Mozart wrote music that subsequently appeared in more than 500 movies, not to mention celebrated film versions of some of his operas. On Thursday, Oct. 10 at 6:30 p.m., Catherine Sprague will offer clips from Mozart’s posthumous screen break- throughs, including “Amadeus,” “Elvira Madigan,” “The King’s Speech” and other films and then tell the real story behind the music and why Mozart wrote the works. The program, sponsored by the Friends of the Ridgewood Library, will last about 90 minutes and light refreshments will be offered. The library’s monthly Sunday afternoon concert pro- grams will begin this month and extend through January. On Sunday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m., Manhattan Jazz - Jazz Cabaret will feature jazz with a Latin accent and offer selections from the Broadway repertoire including works of George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, and Duke Ellington. On Sunday, Oct. 13 at 2 p.m., The Kootz, a band of unabashed nostalgia enthusiasts, will present songs made popular by The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, and the Bee Gees. One of the principal members of The Kootz is Chris Roselle, whose dead-on vocalizations as rock greats Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison usually close the Ridgewood Library’s concert season in June with a packed crowd in the audience and sometimes with dancing in the aisles. Vintage rock music is always popular with Ridgewood audiences, and early seating is advised for the concerts, which gener- ally go for an hour plus encores. On Sunday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m., Silverfox, featuring the voice of Rhonda Denet, will feature the music of Motown, the Detroit-based sound made most famous by Diana Ross and the Supremes and Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, starting in the 1960s. Motown combined African-Ameri- can rhythms and virtuosity with a big-band sound remi- niscent of the 1930s and 1940s. Denet, a superb singer, also enjoys telling the stories behind some of the songs and always achieves a warm rapport with her audience. On Sunday, Dec. 8 at 2 p.m., the All Seasons Cham- ber Players, professional classic musicians with experience with major American and European orchestras, will present ensemble performances. These musicians play the violin, cello, piano, harpsichord, and flute in Baroque, Classi- cal, and Romantic styles. They also present more modern music. The violinist and concert master, Robert Lawrence, Knights plan Stickball Tournament Ridgewood Knights of Columbus Council 1736 will be taking it to the streets on Saturday, Sept. 14 for the Fourth Annual Stickball Tournament. The games will begin at 11 a.m. on Passaic Street in Ridgewood. The entrance fee is $100 for a team of four. There will be trophies for the first, second, and third place winners. Refreshments, hotdogs, and hamburgers will be served. There will also be a cash prize contest. Proceeds will benefit the Social Service Association of Ridgewood. Registration is open to all. “Since the inaugural event in 2010, this has grown every year and is a huge success, and we expect this year to be just as lively,” said Event Coordinator Rich Paliotta. “Last year, the Knights went head-to-head with Ridge- wood’s Finest and Bravest. We encourage other local organizations sign up and join in the activities this year.” For an application, e-mail richpal@optonline.net or tony.lupo@ymail.com. The Ridgewood Knights will be celebrating the orga- nization’s 100 th Anniversary, and the stickball tourna- ment will kick off the start of the fraternal year. Many activities are being planned throughout the year to com- memorate the anniversary, culminating with a gala on June 14, 2014. offers brief descriptions and comments on the music. The ensemble also features Brenda Sakoksy on flute, Ellen Zoe Hassman on cello, and Jean Sreickholm on piano and harp- sichord. The ensemble’s members are artists in residence at Fairleigh Dickinson University. The group has performed more than 700 concerts since its inception in 1981. Audi- ence members are advised to arrive early, since the room is often filled to capacity. On Sunday, Jan. 5 at 2 p.m., Mikhail Smirnov will pres- ent Russian Cabaret music. Smirnov, a former Soviet Red Army soldier with a wry sense of humor and two degrees from Moscow State University, will vary from his tradi- tional costumed Russian and Ukrainian folklore format to introduce audiences to a dramatic contemporary look at Russian nightlife with skilled dancers in a modern mode. Programs for the remainder of the year are expected to include traditional Irish romantic and rebel songs, Japanese folk music, and popular American musical programs with scheduled to be announced as they are confirmed. The Ridgewood Library is located at 125 North Maple Avenue in Ridgewood.