November 27, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 21 Mahwah Minutes December Bag Sale set The Clothing Closet Ministry at Ramapo Reformed Church will hold a December Bag Sale on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The church is located at 100 Island Road in Mahwah. The Clothing Closet features items for adults and chil- dren. Choose from a variety of sweaters, jeans, sneakers, boots, shoes, blouses, sweatshirts, slacks, and more at $5 per bag. The sale will include a free jacket or coat with every bag of clothes purchased, while supplies last. The Clothing Closet is located at the rear of the Ramapo Reformed Church’s education building, situated at the corner of Island Road and West Ramapo Avenue in Mahwah. All proceeds from the sale benefit the church’s ongoing community ministry. Library to host Holiday Matinee Movie The Mahwah Public Library will present a Holiday Matinee Movie, “Arthur Christmas,” on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. This movie reveals the incredible, never-before seen answer to every child’s question: “How does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?” The answer: Santa’s exhil- arating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. At the center of the film is a story about a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero, Arthur, with an urgent mission that must be completed before Christmas morning dawns. Movie snacks and drinks will be available. This program is free and no tickets are necessary. Seats are on a “first come” basis. For more information call (201) 529-READ. The library is located at 100 Ridge Road. Gingerbread House workshops set Mahwah Girl Scout Ambassador Troop 903 invites chil- dren to make a Gingerbread House on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The Scouts are offering two sessions: 4 to 5:30 p.m. or 6 to 7:30 p.m. Workshops will be held at Ramapo Ridge Middle School at 150 Ridge Road. The cost is $11. (Snow date: Dec. 16 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.) In addition to the gingerbread project, each child will receive a snack and a fun patch. Children who attend Lenape Meadows School and sign up for the early session may be walked to Ridge School by the Scouts. RSVP to GStroop903@gmail.com or (201) 248-0125 by Nov. 29. Proceeds from this event will support the troop’s Gold Award projects. 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. 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. 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. Special hours announced for railroad exhibit The Mahwah Museum has announced special holiday hours for the Donald Cooper Railroad. The railroad – a 15 x 20 foot HO scale model – will be open on Fridays from 6 to 9 p.m. from Nov. 29 through Dec. 20. A special holiday treat for children, this railroad operates 10 trains, including Thomas the Tank Engine. Youngsters delight in the realis- tic subway that runs at their eye level. The model contains street fairs, a skateboard park, a subway system, construc- tion sites, and a replica of the Great Falls of Paterson. The Donald Cooper Railroad is also open on weekends from 1 to 4 p.m. from September through June. The Donald Cooper Railroad was the gift to the museum by Renee Darboe, a Mahwah resident, whose late husband, Donald Cooper, collected over 700 cars and 70 locomo- tives during his lifetime. The layout is the devoted work of a group of railroad volunteers who spend many hours each week to wire the tracks, maintain the cars and the tracks, and keep the railroad in good condition. The meticulously detailed scenery, largely handled by volunteer Starlene Van Dunk, is changed according to the season. The Mahwah Museum, located at 201 Franklin Turn- pike, also features the exhibits “Neighborhoods of Mahwah: 1913-2013” and “Les Paul in Mahwah.” Admission is $5. Members and children are admitted free of charge. For more information, call (201) 512-0099 or visit www.mah- wahmuseum.org. The Mahwah Museum receives operating support from the New Jersey Historical Commission. 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. For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact Susanne or Rosalie at (201) 529-5757, extension 213. Library offers free streaming media service The Mahwah Public Library is the first library in New Jersey to offer “Hoopla,” a streaming media service that allows library members to enjoy popular movies, television programs, music, and more on their computer, tablet, or smartphone. Mahwah Library members can download the free Hoopla digital mobile app on their Android or iOS device or visit hoopladigital.com to begin enjoying thousands of titles available to borrow for instant streaming or tempo- rary downloading to their smartphones, tablets, and com- puters. There are thousands of titles, including selections from major Hollywood studios, record companies, and publish- ers, and all titles are available all the time – no more wait- ing for items on hold. Once a title is checked out on one device, it is auto- matically available on all of the member’s devices with the Hoopla digital app and/or via PC Web browsers and begins streaming immediately. Downloaded content can also be viewed offline at a later date. Videos can be borrowed for 72 hours, music for seven days, and audiobooks for 21 days. All content can be viewed or listened to as often as desired during the checkout period and can be returned early. To learn more about this new offering, visit www.mah- wahlibrary.org or contact the library at (201) 529-7323.