Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • March 20, 2013 Villadom Happenings Indoor market to close for season The last indoor session of the Ramsey Farmers Market will be held March 24 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Eric Smith School, 73 Monroe Street in Ramsey. Market followers can stock up on all their favorites from over 20 farmers and food purveyors, featuring artisanal breads and cheeses, organic and traditional produce, local honey, homemade pastas, sauces and soups, organic prepared foods, yak and llama wear and meat, free range eggs, pasture raised/antibiotic free meats, freshly baked goods (including gluten free baked goods and pastas), artisanal coffees, gourmet teas, pickles, nuts, and much more. The outdoor market’s fourth season will open June 2, and will be held along with the Strawberry Festival hosted by the Woman’s Club of Ramsey. The Ramsey Farmers Market is held every Sunday, June through November, from 9 to 2 at the Ramsey Main Street train station. Each week, area residents visit the market for the best local, fresh produce and products, music, children’s crafts, festivals, and more. The Ramsey Farmers Market is sponsored by the Ramsey Historical Association and supported by the Borough of Ramsey. Visit www.ramseyfarmersmarket.org for a complete list of participating vendors or call (201) 675-6866 for more information. The market features free admission and ample free parking. Networking event announced Abbott & Caserta Realtors will host a Business Card Exchange on Thursday, March 21 at 5:30 p.m. at Boom Burger, 180 Route 17 South in Mahwah. This networking event will include professionals from many different industries. Admission is $15 cash, and is payable at the door. The cost of admission includes appetizers and one beverage. RSVP to Amy DeBellis at (201) 447-6600, extension 327 or home@njhouse.com. RBARI partners with storage facility Access Self Storage of Franklin Lakes has become a designated pet supply donation drop-off site for the RamapoBergen Animal Refuge, Inc. RBARI, a no-kill animal shelter based in Oakland, has a current wish list posted at www.rbari.org. Donors who use the Franklin Lakes drop-off site will be eligible to participate in a contest for a free month of storage. Winners will be chosen every other month. Donations may be dropped off at the Franklin Lakes location anytime during normal business hours. Access Self Storage is located at 574 Commerce Street. Call (201) 337-0099 for details. Ensemble to present concert The Bergen Catholic High School Fine Arts Department has announced that the Men’s Vocal Ensemble and Orchestra will host a Winter Concert on Wednesday, March 20 in Artistic endeavor the Blessed Edmund Rice Library at 7:30 p.m. In addition to performances by the two groups, there will be vocal solos by senior Kirk Nouhan of Rockaway and freshman Niko Paladino of Paramus, and a piano solo by freshman Adam Rakowski of Clifton. Bergen Catholic is a private high school for young men located at 1040 Oradell Avenue in Oradell. The school’s students reside in 128 towns in the surrounding area. Call (201) 261-1844. Opera company sets spring production The Garden State Opera, now in its eleventh season, will perform selected scenes from Mozart’s “Cosi fan tutte” and “L’oca del Cairo” on Saturday, April 6 at 8 p.m. The program will be held at the San Giuseppe Santa Croce Camerina Society at 131 Wagaraw Road in Hawthorne. The performance is staged and features a chamber orchestra. Tickets are $25. For tickets and information, call (973) 685-9972. Large print programs and FM listening systems are available on request. Call (973) 685-9972 for availability. This project is funded, in part, by the Passaic County Cultural and Heritage Council at Passaic County Com- Waldwick artist Andrea Mistretta was invited by UNICO National to exhibit her Carnivalesque art and sign her book, ‘Mardi Gras Parade of Posters,’ at UNICO’s Rediscover Your Italian Heritage Fair at Sacred Heart Church in Rochelle Park. The event was sponsored by UNICO Saddle Brook and featured live music, an Italian language lesson, art, foods of Italy, historical and cultural displays, and a lecture and video presentation. Proceeds from Mistretta’s poster sales at the event benefited UNICO’s charities, including The Jimmy V Foundation and Cooley’s anemia research. munity College, through a grant from Garden State Opera 2013 Spring Production. This project is made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of the State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and administered by the Essex County Division and Cultural and Historic Affairs. (continued on page 20)