April 23, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 15 Franklin Lakes Scribe Programs for college-bound set The Franklin Lakes Public Library will host two pro- grams to help students who are preparing for college. Both sessions will be held from 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. at the library located at 470 De Korte Drive. Registration is requested; call (201) 891-2224 or sign up online at www.franklin- lakeslibrary.org. CPA Michael March will present a program about fund- ing college on Thursday, April 24. This free one-hour lecture will focus on minimizing out-of-pocket costs, regardless of income or assets, and maximizing the amount of aid eligi- bility. A question and answer session will follow. On April 30, learn how to write a college essay that really stands out. Lisa Paterson will discuss what college admis- sion teams are look for during the screening process. Teens invited to play Bingo The Franklin Lakes Public Library will host a Super Teen Bingo Bash on Thursday, April 24. Students in grades five and up are invited to play from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The event will also include prizes and refreshments. For more information, call (201) 891-2224. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. ‘The Mitzvah’ to be performed On May 1, the Chabad Jewish Center of NW Bergen County will present “The Mitzvah,” a solo work for the stage conceived, performed, and co-authored by actor and child of a Holocaust survivor, Roger Grunwald. The pro- gram will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the center at 375 Pulis Avenue in Franklin Lakes. The performance, held in com- memoration of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day, will be followed by a lecture and discussion. “The Mitzvah” (“The Good Deed”) sheds light on one of the most astonishing stories of World War II: how tens of thousands of German men, classified as “mischlinge” (the derogatory term the Nazis used to describe those descended from one, two, or three Jewish grandparents) ended up serving in Hitler’s army. To tell the story, Grunwald portrays an array of char- acters including Christoph (the “mischling”); Schmuel, a Polish Jew from Bialystok and the play’s chorus who offers edgy commentary probing the boundary between the absurd and the horrific. “The Mitzvah Project” is fiscally sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) public, tax-exempt foundation established by the New York State Council on the Arts in 1971 to work with the arts commu- nity to develop and facilitate programs in all disciplines. The project is the recipient of a 2013 NYFA Opportunity Grant. For more information, visit www.themitzvah.org or contact Roger Grunwald at (917) 363-3437. Admission to the performance and lecture is $10; spon- sors of $180 would be appreciated. To RSVP, call (201) 848-0449 or e-mail rabbi@chabadplace.org. Doctor to address auxiliary The Franklin Lakes Branch of the Valley Hospital Aux- iliary will host Dr. Michael J. Sternschein, chairman of the department of plastic surgery at Pascack Valley Hospital, on April 28. The group will meet at 7 p.m. in the Franklin Lakes Library at 470 De Korte Drive. Light refreshments will be served. The community is invited. For details or to become a member of the auxiliary, con- tact June Linz at (201) 396-9711, junel1369@live.com. Give a Gift, Give a Book launched The Friends of the Franklin Lakes Public Library’s “Give a Gift, Give a Book” program offering library lovers an opportunity to honor friends and family while sup- porting the library’s collection. The public is invited to participate by donating funds for books honoring family members, friends, hard-to-buy-for relatives, favorite teach- ers, and others. For $30, a new book will be purchased and added to the library’s collection and a commemorative bookplate will be added to each volume. Order forms are available at the library located at 470 DeKorte Drive or online at www. franklinlakeslibrary.org. For details, call (201) 891-2224. Janjigian exhibits artwork Lucy Janjigian, a widely traveled painter, muralist, and sculptor, is the High Mountain Presbyterian Church’s artist of the month for April. Her series of 33 paintings will be on exhibit in the church’s gallery located at 730 Franklin Lake Road. “Journey to Resurrection” is the evolution of many years of Bible study and personal experiences growing up in Jerusalem. Born of Armenian descent in Jerusalem, Janjigian attended English mission schools before coming to the United States, where she received a bachelor’s degree in biology at Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio. She con- tinued her graduate studies at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, where she earned her MS in plant ecology. After many years of study at the Art Students League and Stacey Studio Workshop in New York City, Janjigian won many awards and exhibited in numerous one-person and group shows. Her works hang in many public and cor- porate collections throughout the world. She is listed in “Who’s Who in American Art.” Gallery hours are weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday by appointment. Call (201) 891-0511. Homework Helpers available The Franklin Lakes Public Library offers Homework Helpers for children in kindergarten through grade five on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 5 p.m. Volunteer high school students are paired with the elementary school stu- dents to assist with homework assignments at the library. There will be no Homework Helpers sessions during school and library holiday closings. Registration is required. To register a child, call (201) 891-2224. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. FLOW Notes Sports poster sponsors sought The athletic department at Ramapo High School is seeking community sponsors for its sports poster program. Funds raised by the sale of the posters will benefit athletics at Ramapo High. All American Sports Posters has been contracted to produce the posters. For sponsorship information, contact RHS Athletic Director Ron Anello at (201) 556-1500 or All American Posters at (800) 556-1380.