Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • December 10, 2014 Villadom Happenings Bergen Sinfonia returns home for the holidays On Friday, Dec. 19, Bergen Sinfonia will return to its home venue – the Bergen Community College Anna Maria Ciccone Theater – for its annual Holiday Concert Friday at the college’s main campus, 400 Paramus Road in Para- mus. The 7:30 p.m. concert is part of the 2014-15 “Curtain Up!” series and will include holiday favorites and seasonal standards under the direction of Murray Colosimo. The featured soloist will be 11-year old violinist Dylan Hamme, who recently appeared on NBC Television with world- famous violinist Joshua Bell. The program will include Ponchielli’s “Dance of the Hours,” a visual media performance of Strauss’ “On the Beautiful Danube,” waltzes, works by Bach and Faure, and a medley of winter holiday favorites. Tickets are $35 for the general public, $20 for senior citi- zens, and $10 for students. To purchase tickets, visit tickets. bergen.edu or call (201) 447-7428. Bergen Community College, based in Paramus, is a public two-year coeducational college enrolling nearly 16,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip J. Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack, and Bergen Commu- nity College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. Associate degree, certificate, and continuing education programs are available in a variety of fields. JCO hosts Hanukkah Party JCO of Northern Bergen County will host its annual Hanukkah Party for children up to age 10 on Tuesday, Dec. 16 from 4 to 5:15 p.m. at the Upper Saddle River Firehouse, 375 West Saddle River Road in Upper Saddle River. The event is free for members and $18 for non-members. The event will feature entertainment and holiday treats. After the party, attendees are invited to the Menorah Light- ing at the Upper Saddle River Borough Hall at 376 West Saddle River Road. The menorah will be lit every night thereafter until Dec. 23. For more information, or to RSVP, e-mail jconbc. info@yahoo.com. Choral Society to perform Experience festive seasonal music as the New Jersey Choral Society presents “Gloria,” a concert of sacred and traditional holiday music on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street in Ridgewood. The program will feature John Rutter’s cantata, “Gloria,” the New Jersey premieres of “Glory to God” by Julian Revie and “Gloria” by Rick Ryan (a member of the Connecticut Choral Society), and David Hamilton’s elegant work of Christmas worship “Gloria.” Excerpts from Daniel Pinkham’s “Fanfares,” “Sanctus” from Verdi’s “Requiem” and “Bogoroditse Devo” (“Ave Maria”) by Rachmaninoff will also be featured. Some traditional carols, such as “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” “Angels We Have Heard on High,” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” will also be included. The chorus will be accompanied by organist Linda Sweetman-Waters, a brass and percussion ensemble, and the junior high school chorus from the New Jersey Home School Association under the direction of Noelle Dachis. Established in 1980, the New Jersey Choral Society is one of the state’s most prestigious choral groups, and is known for presenting outstanding and unique programs. Under the direction of Eric Dale Knapp, NJCS performs three major concerts annually in Bergen and Essex coun- ties. The group has performed at Carnegie Hall and at the White House and has toured internationally in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, China, Australia, England, and France. North Pole resident visits Santa Claus dropped by unexpectedly at a home on South Irving Street in Ridgewood, where one-year-old Declan and his five-year-old sister Delia were having a meal with their grandparents. Declan was slightly unnerved by the surprise visit and kept his distance, but Delia sat right down near Santa, and had a nice 15 minute conversation with the man from the North Pole. Santa brought toys for both children. As he waved goodbye, Santa did reveal that retired Ridgewood Police Department Captain and former Ridgewood Mayor Keith D. Killion was the person who wrote the North Pole and requested that Santa make an early visit to South Irving Street. (Photo courtesy of Boyd A. Loving.) Come one hour prior to concert time for The Inside Line, a complimentary lecture that provides an insightful and intimate discussion of the music for all ticket holders. Tickets are $25 for general admission; $22 for students, seniors, and patrons with disabilities. The cost for children age 12 and under is $12. Tickets purchased at the door will cost an additional $5. Group discounts are available. For reservations or more information, visit www.njcs.org or call (201) 379-7719. In support of the Center for Food Action, the New Jersey Choral Society will be collecting nonperishable food items at this concert. West Side Presbyterian Church is wheel- chair accessible. Funding has been made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. RBARI holds Gift Sale The Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. will host a sale at the Copper Tree Mall, 350 Ramapo Valley Road (Route 202) in Oakland on Friday, Dec. 12 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will feature a wide range of gifts, holiday/seasonal items, and household items -- some are animal-related, but most are not. Proceeds will benefit the animals of RBARI. To learn more about the organization, visit www.rbari.org. Winter Concert is this week The Ridgewood High School Bands will perform their annual Winter Concert on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The con- cert, featuring the school’s three curricular bands -- the Symphonic Band, Concert Band, and Wind Ensemble -- will be held in the Ridgewood High School Campus Center starting at 7:30 p.m. The public wis welcome to this free performance. The RHS Symphonic Band, conducted by John Lucken- bill, will present a program that includes “Our Kingsland Spring” by Samuel R. Hazo and “Amen” by Frank Ticheli. The RHS Concert Band, conducted by Jeffrey Haas, will perform a program featuring John Philip Sousa’s “King Cotton” and Steven Reineke’s renowned “Fate of the Gods.” The Wind Ensemble, also conducted by Haas, will present a program featuring “Fanfare and Flourishes for a Festive Occasion” by James Curnow; “Along an English Countryside,” a new piece by Richard Saucedo written in the style of famous British composer Malcolm Arnold; and “Variations on a Korean Folk Song,” a staple of modern band literature by John Barnes Chance. (continued on page 30)