December 10, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 23 Wyckoff Wanderings Library hosts events On Tuesday, Dec. 16 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the Wyckoff Public Library will present a night of Open Video Gaming for tweens and teens in grades 6-10. The event will be held in the Monroe Room and snacks will be provided. The library has planned two December Family Movies Nights. The films will be shown in the Shoymeyer Room. On Thursday, Dec. 18, “Guardians of the Galaxy” will be the feature presentation from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A screening of “Elf” will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 23. The library is located at 200 Woodland Avenue. For more information, call (201) 891-4866. Blood Drive set The Wyckoff Public Library and Community Blood Services will sponsor a Blood Drive from 3-7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18. The mobile donation vehicle will be parked in front of the library at 200 Woodland Avenue. To schedule an appointment, call the reference desk at (201) 891-4866, extension 2, or visit www.wyckofflibrary.org under the Events Calendar. Walk-in donors are welcome, but may have to wait for an available technician, and may be turned away if the schedule is full. Any healthy individual aged 17 through 75 and weigh- ing at least 110 pounds may donate. Donors should eat a moderate meal before donating and must bring identifica- tion showing signature. Donors receive complimentary non-fasting cholesterol and glucose screening. Library presents ‘All about Elvis!’ Celebrate the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s 80th birthday with a unique entertainment experience presented by Rex Fowler of the folk duo Aztec Two-Step. This 7 p.m. event will be held Jan. 9 at the Wyckoff Public Library, 200 Woodland Avenue in Wyckoff. Act One of the evening will feature a buffet dinner of Elvis’ favorite foods. Act Two includes a one-hour docu- mentary, “200 Cadillacs,” produced by Fowler about Elvis’ unusual generosity. Act Three includes a 45-minute con- cert by Fowler and his band. The program will include new songs plus favorite Elvis hits. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at the reference desk. For more information, call (201) 891-0656. This pro- gram is sponsored by the Friends of the Wyckoff Library and the Rizzo Cultural Arts Series. Epichorus to perform On Dec. 12, Temple Beth Rishon will host The Epicho- rus. The group will present a free concert celebrating the diversity of Jewish music. The group will join with Cantors Ilan Mamber and Summer Greenwald-Gonella, Rabbis Ken Emert and Lois Ruderman, the Temple Beth Rishon Adult Choir, Kol Rishon for the 7 p.m. pre-Chanukah Shabbat evening service with Itay Goren on piano, and Jimmy Cohen on percussion. The concert, supported by the Channa Mamber Memo- rial Music Fund, will begin at 7:45 p.m. when Zach Fred- man and his musical ensemble will perform music of the Judaeo-Arabic Jews. The Epichorus, created and curated by Fredman, is an ensemble channeling the sounds of Judeo-Arabic retro- folk. The ensemble plays original music, interspersed with repertoire from 1930s Egypt, the religious songs of Syrian and Iraqi Jews, Sufi and classical Arabic tunes, creating new sounds in world music, returning listeners to the ecstatic states of the desert, the harem and the market- places of the Middle East. The evening will begin with a 6 p.m. congregational dinner. The cost for dinner is $18 for adults, $10 for chil- dren, with a family maximum of $40. Reservations are required. For more information or to reserve tickets, call (201) 891-4466 or visit www.bethrishon.org. An Oneg Shabbat with desserts will follow the con- cert. Christmas Tree Sale under way The Wyckoff Lions Club’s annual Christmas Tree Sale is under way at the parking lot across from Boulder Run on Franklin Avenue. The sale will continue through Dec. 20 or until all the trees are sold. This is the 41st year the club has hosted its tree sale. Choose from a selection of balsam, Frasier, and Doug- las firs. This year, a wreath maker will be on site to assist with designing wreaths in 12-, 16-, and 20-inch sizes. Sale hours are weekdays from 5 to 9 p.m. and weekends from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Menorah Lighting & Chanukah Celebration set The Wyckoff Town Hall Menorah Lighting and Cha- nukah Celebration will be held Dec. 16 at 6 p.m. The community is invited to join Mayor Doug Christie and local officials for the festivities. In addition to the meno- rah lighting, participants will enjoy a live ice-carving of a six-foot ice menorah by Kristoff and Olaf, live music, hot Chanukah refreshments, glow giveaways, and a special fundraiser. For more information, or to help sponsor the event, call Chabad Jewish Center at (201) 848-0449 or visit www. chabadplace.org. Honor a loved one at CHCC’s ‘Tribute in Lights’ Last year, Christian Health Care Center in Wyckoff introduced Tribute in Lights, a new holiday tradition that provides a unique opportunity to make a contribution in honor of, or in memory of, a loved one. This holiday season, Tribute in Lights will again illuminate a main area of CHCC’s campus at 301 Sicomac Avenue. The name of each person being remembered or hon- ored, along with the donor’s name, will be published in the 2014 Tribute in Lights Commemorative Booklet, which will also contain scripture, poetry, and reflective writings. All donors will receive a copy of the booklet in early 2015. It will also be available on CHCC’s website at www.Chris- tianHealthCare.org. Call Mellanie Chen at (201) 848-4312 to request a form. To make a tax-deductible gift, visit www.ChristianHealth- Care.org. The deadline to make gifts to be included in the booklet is Jan. 31, 2015. CHCC provides a broad continuum of high-quality care, including senior-life, short-term rehab, and mental-health services. As a non-profit organization, CHCC delivers care to the community based upon the Christian principles on which it was founded more than a century ago. For more information, visit ChristianHealthCare.org. Y group to perform ‘Shrek’ “Shrek,” everyone’s favorite ogre, will appear on the Wyckoff Y stage this December. The Y’s in-house theater company will bring all the beloved characters to life on stage, and prove there is more to the story than meets the ears. Irreverently fun for the whole family, “Shrek” proves that beauty is truly in the eye of the ogre. Performances will be Dec. 11 through 14. Shows will Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sunday at 3 p.m. Tickets purchased in advance are $20 for adults; $15 for seniors, ages 62 and up; $15 for students, ages 13 through 22; and $12 for children age 12 and under. Prices will increase the day of show. To purchase tickets, call (201) 891-2081 or visit wyckoffymca.org. The Wyckoff Family YMCA is located at 691 Wyckoff Avenue. New toddler class announced The Early Childhood Learning Center at Temple Beth Rishon will host an Open House on Dec. 11 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. to introduce its new class for the “young set.” The class, scheduled to begin in January, is for children who are over 15 months and walking. Sessions will be held from 9 a.m. to noon and parents may choose between two to five mornings. The children in this class will be in an environment where they will grow socially, emotionally and cogni- tively. Temple Beth Rishon is located at 585 Russell Avenue. For more information on the school or this new class, contact the school’s director at (201) 891-4466 or preschool@bethrishon.org. Monday at the Movies slated The Wyckoff Public Library, located at 200 Woodland Avenue, presents free screenings of movies on Mondays at 2 p.m. “Joyeux Noel” (2005), starring Diane Kruger, Benno Furmann and Guillaume Canet will be the feature pre- sentation on Dec. 15. On Christmas Eve, 1914, German, French and Scottish troops call a truce to the brutal Great War to fraternize and celebrate, incurring the wrath of their governments. Based on a true story. The film is rated PG-13 and runs 116 minutes. On Dec. 22, see “Black Nativity” (2013) starring Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett and Jennifer Hudson. A street- wise teen from Baltimore raised by a single mother trav- els to New York to spend his Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives and embarks on a surprising and inspi- rational journey. The movie is rated PG and is 93 minutes long. “Hugo” (2011) starring Asa Butterfield, Chloe Grace Moretz and Ben Kingsley will be the film selection on Dec. 29. An orphan who lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris becomes wrapped up in a mystery involv- ing his late father and an automaton. The PG rated movie is 126 minutes long.