November 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 15 Mahwah Minutes Holiday Tree Lighting announced The Township of Mahwah’s Annual Tree Lighting Festi- val will be held Sunday, Dec. 1 in the senior center located in the municipal building, 475 Corporate Drive. The festiv- ities will begin at 4:30 p.m. The schedule of events includes a performance of holiday tunes by the Joyce Kilmer Choir at 4:45 p.m., the arrival of Santa at 5 p.m. to light the tree, a magician, and face painting. Refreshments will be served and Santa will have gifts for all his little friends who come to meet him. Town Hall Menorah Lighting set The community is invited to the Mahwah Town Hall Menorah lighting and Chanukah Celebration on Monday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. In addition to the menorah lighting, there will be enter- tainment, hot Chanukah refreshments, glow-giveaways, and Chanukah crafts for children in the senior center. Mayor Bill Laforet and local officials will be participating in this free program. For more information, or to become a sponsor, contact Chabad Jewish Center at (201) 848-0449 or visit www.chabadplace.org. College ensembles perform concert Ramapo College vocal ensembles CantaNOVA, Sky- lark, and Take12 will perform “An American Holiday Spirit of Appalachia” on Sunday, Nov. 24 at the Mahwah Public Library. The 2 p.m. concert, under the direction of Lisa Lutter, will feature pianist Itay Goren. The college’s vocal ensembles have received inter- national acclaim for their innovative programming and diverse repertoire. CantaNOVA’s accolades include a 2010 feature con- cert at Bohemian National Hall sponsored by the United Nations. Skylark, an all female group, has delighted audi- ences since 2007 with their mix of jazz and contemporary music. The men’s group, Take12, performs classical and new arrangements, including music that showcases their falsetto ranges. The Ramapo College ensembles have performed in Vienna, Prague, Costa Rica, Guam, the Philippines, and just returned from a 2013 summer concert tour to Finland, Estonia, and Russia. In competition with choirs from South Africa, China, Russia, and throughout Europe, the Ramapo choirs entered seven program categories and won medals in each, including a gold medal for Take12. This concert is free. Seats will be available on a “first come” basis. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. Family Thanksgiving events set The Mahwah Public Library, located at 100 Ridge Road, will hold two programs for families during Thanksgiving weekend. The programs are free and seating will be avail- able on a “first come” basis. On Friday, Nov. 29, a screening of “Monsters Univer- sity” (2013) will be presented at 2 p.m. Mike Wazowski (voiced by Billy Crystal) and James P. Sullivan (voiced by John Goodman) are inseparable, but that wasn’t always the case. When these two mismatched monsters met, they couldn’t stand each other. The film is rated G and is 104 minutes long. Movie snacks and drinks will be provided. Ron Sopyla will present a feast of stories on Saturday, Nov. 30. “A Thanksgiving Feast: Shadow Puppetry and Storytelling” will begin at 3 p.m. On the menu will be a tale of an old woman who ate and ate, and then faced a tiger who wanted to eat and eat; an Eskimo boy who ate a whale and then drank up the ocean; a goat who ate a whole garden; and old Mr. Ogre who wants to eat a little boy who loves to eat. Seniors invited to see ‘Cinderella’ The Mahwah Senior Center will host a trip to see Rod- gers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” on Broadway on Wednesday, Dec. 11. This production has been delighting audiences with its contemporary take on the classic tale. The performance features an orchestra, the pumpkin, the glass slipper, the masked ball, and some surprising new twists. Tickets are $61 per person. The bus will depart from Mahwah at 10 a.m. Group members will be on their own for lunch. Tickets, call (201) 529-5757, extension 213. Painting party Members of the National Civilian Community Corps and a local Mahwah family made preparations for a Home Depot- sponsored paint project. The home belongs to the family of a U.S. Air Force veteran. Special needs (continued from page 7) The senior housing building is not expected to be con- structed until after the special needs housing is completed and the funds for the senior housing building become avail- able. The budget for the total project is $2.3 million. The township intends to use about $1,250,000 in development fee funds that are in the municipality’s affordable housing trust fund and will add $125,000 to that amount to prepare the site for the senior housing building. The United Way will obtain additional funding from other sources, county and state grants, and additional monies may become avail- able to spend on the project from developers’ fees. This article includes reporting by F.J. McMahon.