February 26, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 19 Franklin Lakes Scribe Gallagher to perform Kurt Gallagher will entertain families and children of all ages on Thursday, March 20 at the Franklin Lakes Library at 470 DeKorte Drive. Gallagher will perform his imagina- tive, interactive program that will have the audience laugh- ing and dancing along. Registration for the 4 p.m. concert will begin Feb. 27. To register, call (201) 891-2224 or visit www.franklinlakeslibrary.org. Club sponsors art lecture Artist Bart D’Andrea will discuss the paintings of John Singer Sargent at the March 10 meeting of the Woman’s Club of Franklin Lakes. The 7 p.m. presentation will be held at the ambulance corps building on Bender Court. The public is invited and refreshments will be served. A general meeting of the club will precede the lecture. D’Andrea’s paintings have been shown at the Old Church Cultural Center, Westchester Italian American Art- ists Show, the Make Ready Gallery in Montclair, and the Kotinsky Gallery in Pompton Lakes. He lectures monthly at Meadow Art and Design Studio in Fair Lawn and at a variety of artist organizations, adult education schools, and libraries. He holds a master’s degree in fine art with a con- centration in painting and has taught at New York Univer- sity, SUNY, and the School of Visual Arts. He presently teaches at Bergen Community College. The WCFL is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting community, area, and national causes. The 2013-14 beneficiaries are the Imus Cattle Ranch for Kids with Cancer, student scholarships, and local charities. For membership information, contact Alice Booth at (973) 696- 3476 or Lois Vitenson at (201) 891-5119. ‘Broadway Night Returns’ Franklin Avenue Middle School, located at 755 Frank- lin Avenue, will present “Broadway Night Returns” on Wednesday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. Singers J. Mark McVey & Christy Tarr-McVey will be the featured performers. There will also be a special appear- ance by the FAMS cast of “High School Musical Junior.” Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students. To purchase tickets, send checks made payable to “FAMS” to Elizabeth Hartman, 755 Franklin Avenue, Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417. For more information, e-mail ehartman@franklinlakes. k12.nj.us. Computer classes available The Franklin Lakes Public Library will offer an “Intro- duction to Windows 8” on Tuesday, March 4 at 7 p.m. PC teacher Betsey Coyne will present the new features of Win- dows 8. Registration is under way. Contact the reference desk at (201) 891-2224. Class size is limited. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. Laprey offers advice on returning to college Patricia Laprey, director of the degree completion pro- gram at Ramapo College, will present “Returning to Col- lege as an Adult: What You Need to Know” on Tuesday, March 11. Laprey will discuss paths available for those contemplating a return to college. A question and answer session will follow. The 7 p.m. program will be held at the Franklin Lakes Public Library at 470 DeKorte Drive. School board to convene The Franklin Lakes Board of Education will meet at 8 p.m. on Feb. 25. The session will be held in the music room at Franklin Lakes Middle School, 755 Franklin Avenue in Franklin Lakes. The public is invited. Cornelia Baker retrospective set During the month of March, High Mountain Presby- terian Church in Franklin Lakes will host a retrospective exhibit of prints and paintings by Cornelia Baker (1929- 2013). The exhibit will include works created over the course of Baker’s career, including monotypes, serigraphs, paint- ings on canvas, and giclée prints on paper and canvas. All exhibited work will be priced for sale. Baker, a Franklin Lakes resident for 50 years, worked out of her home studio and at the Art Center of Northern Jersey. She was inspired by everyday objects found around her home and immediate surroundings and the architecture she encountered in her travels. The opening reception will be held Sunday, March 2 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Gallery at the High Mountain Presbyterian Church, 730 Franklin Lake Road in Frank- lin Lakes. The public is invited and light refreshments will be served. The gallery is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kane to discuss the beauties of Ireland Dr. James Kane, professor of education at William Pat- erson and formerly of Columbia University, will return to Franklin Lakes Public Library on Thursday, March 13 at 7 p.m. to share a slide show and lecture entitled “Enchanting Ireland.” His program will showcase the beauties of Ire- land, a country called the “Forty Shades of Green.” All are welcome. The library is located at 470 DeKorte Drive. For more information, call (201) 891-2224. Learn about maple sugaring Children in kindergarten and grade school are invited to discover the secrets of maple sugaring on Thursday, March 6. Sap-Splosion will be held at 3:45 p.m. at the Franklin Lakes Public Library at 470 DeKorte Drive. The group will venture outside to a maple tree by the library to learn the process of making sweet syrup. The syrup will be available for sampling. Registration for Franklin Lakes residents is under way. Call (201) 891-2224, stop by the library during regular hours, or sign up online at www.franklinlakeslibrary.org. ESL group to meet The Franklin Lakes Public Library at 470 DeKorte Drive will host a free eight-week ESL (English as a Second Language) Conversation Group beginning Feb. 27. The program, facilitated by former ESL teacher Jacqueline Basralian, will meet from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and is open to beginning and higher level speakers. Registration may be completed at the adult reference desk or by calling (201) 891-2224. Class size is limited, and early registration is encouraged. Non-residents will be put on the waiting list and contacted if space is available. Press releases for this column may be sent to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon.