November 5, 2014 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 19 Allendale Notebook Holiday Boutique Night is November 11 Northern Highlands Project Graduation 2015 will host its Holiday Boutique Night on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The event will be held from 4:30 to 9 p.m. at Northern Highlands Regional High School, 298 Hillside Avenue in Allendale. The boutique will feature gifts, jewelry, clothing, hand- bags, home accessories, specialty foods, sporting equip- ment, entertainment, and more. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for students. Marist College Gospel Choir to perform On Sunday, Nov. 23 at 4 p.m., the Marist College Gospel Choir will perform a concert to benefit the Highlands Pres- byterian Church Organ Restoration Project. The event will be held at Calvary Lutheran Church at 165 West Crescent Avenue in Allendale. Tickets purchased in advance are $20 and are available at www.highlandschurch.net or by calling (201) 327-4466. At the door, tickets will be $22. Since 2009, the Marist College Gospel Choir has been under the direction of David Burns. The group has traveled the Northeast performing for groups both large and small. Annual Holiday Breakfast announced The Allendale Woman’s Club will host a Holiday Break- fast Saturday, Dec. 6 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in the Brook- side School cafeteria. This annual event is for people of all ages and religious affiliations and will include a full breakfast supplied by Allendale Eats, Bernie’s Bagels, and Dunkin’ Donuts. There will be live entertainment, crafts, activities, and a visit from Santa. Those who attend are asked to bring a new, unwrapped gift for at-risk children ranging in age from newborns through age 12. The gifts will be donated to Family Prom- ise of Bergen County. Breakfast tickets are $5 per person and $20 for a family. Tickets will be available at the Allendale Holiday Walk on Friday, Dec. 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. and at the door on the day of the breakfast. Brookside School is located at 100 Brookside Avenue in Allendale. For more information, visit to www.allendale- womansclub.org or contact Lynn Novak at (201) 841–9194, AWCholiday@gmail.com. Community Christmas Choir seeks musicians A Community Christmas Concert will merge the vocal and musical talents of all five Allendale churches to spread the Christmas message and holiday spirit to the commu- nity on Sunday, Dec.7 at 4 p.m. at Archer United Methodist Church. The concert will include a handbell choir, arias by mezzo-soprano Laura Van Orden, and the Northern High- lands Jazz Band. Christmas carols selected by the choral directors of the five participating churches will be sung by the 40-member Community Christmas Choir and the Youth Choir. The concert will feature a piano presentation by Dmitri Kochtcheev and an organ selection by Alan Newman played on Archer United Methodist Church’s historic Moeller pipe organ. Pastor Jenny of Calvary Lutheran, Rev. Charles from Guardian Angel, Pastor David of Highlands Presbyterian Church, Rev. Michael from Trinity Episcopal, and Pastor Tom from Archer United Methodist Church will share the Advent story with scriptural references. Ray Gombach, sacred storyteller, will provide special insight to the Christ- mas message. Open rehearsals will take place at Archer United Meth- odist Church on Nov. 19 and Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. Anyone who is interested in joining the choir may attend the rehearsals to prepare for the concert. The Christmas Concert will be a benefit for Family Promise of Bergen County, a program that assists tempo- rarily homeless working families with children. Allendale’s churches have embraced the Family Promise families for the past eight years. Everyone is invited to attend a reception following the concert. Archer United Methodist Church is located at 37 East Allendale Avenue. For details, call (201) 327-0020. Ho-Ho-Kus Jottings Council plans one November session The Ho-Ho-Kus Council will hold a combination work session and public session on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 8 p.m. The work session that would have been held Nov. 18 was rescheduled due to the annual League of Municipalities Meeting. Auxiliary sets Shopping Night On Thursday, Nov. 20 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., the Ho-Ho- Kus Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary will host Shopping Night at the Community Church of Ho-Ho-Kus at 400 Warren Avenue. Participating vendors will provide products from Lia Sophia, Pampered Chef, Tupperware, Tastefully Simple, Arbonne, and more. This benefit will also include a free basket fundraiser that includes items from the vendors. The auxiliary will receive a portion of the proceeds, which will aid its support of charitable causes. Seniors plan fall events The Ho-Ho-Kus Seniors organization meets the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month in the Hermitage Educa- tion Center at 335 North Franklin Turnpike in Ho-Ho-Kus. Beverages and dessert are served at noon, and the programs begin at 1 p.m. Residents age 55 and up are welcome. Dues are $10 per year. On Dec. 9, the group will hear a program from Craig McManus on “Vintage Holiday Ornaments.” On Dec. 19, the group will travel to the Hunterdon Hills Playhouse to see “A Playhouse Christmas.” For more information, contact Joan at (201) 444-4896. Press releases for this column may be sent to editorial@villadom.com. Deadline is Wednesday at noon.