Monthly meeting Tues. Jan 10th 7:30pm @ the South Orange Public Library, 65 Scotland Rd, S. Orange. Please join us!!
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2012 will be a year in which the political campaigns for the office of President of the United States will dominate our news coverage. However, for those in job search or career change there will be a far more important campaign in their life—their JOB SEARCH CAMPAIGN. Come join Maplewood/South Orange admin committee member and Five O'Clock Club Certified Career Coach, Tony Calabrese, as he leads the group in a discussion on “Steps for Building Your Job Search Campaign in 2012.” In this interactive discussion, Tony will share some of the strategies he has learned from his Five O'Clock Club teachings and which participants may want to choose to incorporate as they take on their searches in 2012.
The session will be this Monday, January 9, 2012 beginning at 10 A.M. at the Maplewood Library, and of course we’ll have open networking too.
Tony Calabrese
Five O'Clock Club Certified Career Coach
NJPCA President-Elect 2011
Absolute Transitions, LLC
(973)-762-1350
absolutetransitions.com
Maplewood/South Orange Professionals in Transition is part of the geographically more inclusive online discussion/support group Northern NJ Professionals in Transition: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NNJ_PIT/
Lace up your bowling shoes and enjoy a fun and exciting day of bowling bringing together the MetroWest community.
In celebration of Jewish Disability Awareness Month, join with families and friends from MetroWest’s Friendship Circle, JCC MetroWest, JESPY House, JFS, Jo...int Chaplaincy Committee, JSDD, JVS, MetroWest ABLE, Morris County Connection, The Partnership for Jewish Learning and Life, WAE Center and YLD of MetroWest NJ.
The afternoon will feature bowling, face painting, fun, and prizes. Everyone welcome!
$9 per person & $36 per family (includes shoe rentals). Eagle Rock Lanes is a fully accessible facility. For more information or to register, please contact Lauren Switalski, YLD Associate at lswitalski@ujcnj.org.
Tis' the season for Black Truffles. Come and enjoy a decadent truffle dinner featuring spectacular wine pairings.
for more a full menu and more information visit us http://www.aboverestaurantbar.com/fine-wine-fabulous-food-fun-times
When you dine as a family on Wednesdays
Kids 12 and under enjoy a
Mama Mancini Meatball Dinner
for FREE
for more details http://www.aboverestaurantbar.com/mama-mancini-pasta-night-kids-eat-free
Get In Shape This New Year- Please visit My Online Store- derdos.qhealthzone.com
4-3-2-1 Fitness DVD- can order stability balls, resistance bands. Weight Loss program, Many Organic supplements. Also Organic Beauty & Household products, Gifts, Jewelry & more.
Proceeds to help The Boys & Girls Club Of West Orange -www.bgcwo.org
Join us for an evening socializing and decadent desserts with a dessert cooking demo by Chef Robin of Sweet Blossom. PLEASE NOTE: Event will take place in a Private Home in Maplewood, NJ. Address will be announced upon registration.
Enjoy delicious desserts, wine pairings and the company of new and old friends.
Chef Robin learned from the best at The French Culinary Institute and Jean Georges in New York City.
Couvert is $25 per person. To register, please visit: www.ujcnj.org/dessert. For more information, contact Lauren Switalski at lswitalski@ujcnj.org.
The Walsh Gallery is pleased to present “Crossroads: A Shifting Landscape” a multi-media group exhibition of contemporary landscape art curated by Jesse Gordon and Emily Ozga. The included artists address contemporary innovations in the landscape genre visually, thematically and through the use of alternative media. Artwork included in the exhibition also emphasizes the changing role of landscape art in the present day as a platform for socio- political discourse as opposed to a verisimilitude of the natural world. The curators developed this exhibition as a response to the traditional objectives of the genre, demonstrating contemporary concerns about the world we inhabit.
Featured artists include Louise Barry, Carol Chave, Travis Childers, Raquel A. Foote, Richard Gilles, Mikhail Gubin, William Hudders, Nina Jordan, Suzy Kopf, Jeremy Rosenstein Kortes, Franck Lesbros, Susan Maakestad, Jason Meyer, Bruce Pollock, Daniel Rosenbaum, Patrick Seufert, Susan Shaw, Rachel Sitkin, Ryan Thompson, Kati Vilim, Joe Waks and Sook Yoo. The selected artists include an international group, as well as artists from the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. An exhibition catalogue with an essay by the curators will be available at the Walsh Gallery.
2012 Playhouse Workshop Series
Sunday, January 22, 2012 2-4pm
Speaker: Tina Lehn, educator and Principal, South Mountain Elementary School, South Orange
Title: Every Child is Smart: Understanding Different Learning Styles
This workshop will help parents better understand what different learning styles look like in their children and how they affect their child’s school experience.
With over 25 years of experience in local schools, Lehn is deeply grounded in the ideas of Howard Gardner and the seven distinct (or multiple) intelligences he has identified.
Please contact Playhouse at 973-736-9451 for further information or with any questions.
Board of Education Superintendent Osborne presented a proposal for Middle School Transformation in SOMSD at the recent BOE meeting.
The Board of Education will hold a public forum on the proposal on January 11, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. in the Columbia High School Auditorium (following the Superintendent’s State of the District address at 7:00 p.m.). No action will be taken at this session.
The forum is one of a series of activities and events that the Board of Education is undertaking to ensure that the public is informed about the middle school proposal and has the opportunity to ask questions and share viewpoints as the Board deliberates over the future of middle level education in SOMSD.
The Board would appreciate questions related to the proposal submitted to MStransformation@somsd.k12.nj.us by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, January 9. These questions will help preparations for the January 11th forum.
The South Orange Rotary will meet at 12:15 p.m. at Giorgio's Restaurant, with a featured speaker from Legalshield, a private firm offering the largest provider network of lawyers in the state.
The South Orange Rotary will meet at Giorgio's Restaurant at 12:15 p.m. on January 19th, with featured speaker Darrell Berger.
The South Orange Rotary will meet at Giorgio's Restaurant at 12:15 p.m. on January 19th, with featured speaker Darrell Berger.
Interested in becoming a CASA Volunteer?
By attending an information meeting, you can learn how you can help improve the lives of abused and neglected children as a volunteer CASA – Court Appointed Special Advocate, for Essex County youth in foster care. You will get an overview of the Essex County CASA program, the foster care situation in Essex County and the role of a volunteer Advocate.
CASA volunteers:
• Represent the best interests of the child for permanency to the court and the child protection system
• Promote the delivery of needed services while the child is in foster care
• Seek to decrease the length of time a child spends in foster care and the number of placements he/she must endure before obtaining a safe and permanent home.
For more information, please contact Carol Costello at (973) 648-3351 or email her at info@casaessex.org
A Family Story • The artwork of Tim Van Campen, Susan Headley Van Campen and Greta Van Campen
Reception Tuesday, January 10th 6-9PM
Reception Tuesday, January 10th 6-9PM
Michaelian & Kohlberg
315B Springfield Avenue
Summit, NJ
908-522-1004
The Many Are One alumni awards gala is Seton Hall's premier annual black-tie event. The gala provides an opportunity to celebrate the ways in which the University's alumni have positively influenced our world. Proceeds raised from the gala support four-year scholarships for children, grandchildren and siblings of alumni who attend Seton Hall; each selected student receives $36,000 in scholarship funds over four years.
Come as you are, leave as you always wanted to be.
New tunes, never before attempted in public.
Remember, the smart money wears spatter-proof clothing, thereby insuring their personal safety. See you there!
Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center, a Barnabas Health facility, will host two training programs in West Orange for individuals interested in becoming a Hospice Volunteer in Essex, Hudson or Union Counties.
The volunteer training program is designed to give participants an understanding of the needs of patients and families who are coping with advanced illness. Program topics include Hospice History and Philosophy, Hospice Nursing, Spirituality in Hospice, Personal Death Awareness, Listening, and the Nuts and Bolts of Volunteering. Upon completion of the program, volunteers will be connected with patients in close proximity to where they reside.
For more information, or to register, please contact Spiro Ballas, Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center, at 973-322-4866 or sballas@barnabashealth.org.
The programs will be offered as follows:
Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center, West Orange
Programs to be held on 1/23, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/27, 3/5, 3/12 and 3/19
JCC MetroWest, West Orange
Programs to be held on 2/2, 2/9, 2/16 and 2/23
Established in 1981, Barnabas Health Hospice and Palliative Care Center provides comprehensive physical, emotional and spiritual care and support services for patients with advanced illness and their families throughout ten counties in the State of New Jersey. The program, which serves infants, children, adults and the elderly, honors the unique choices and values of patients and their families while offering full access to the broad array of services provided by Barnabas Health.
“In as few as three hours a week, volunteers can make a tremendous difference in the life of a patient coping with advanced illness,” explains Ballas. “Volunteers can read to patients, hold their hand, or just spend time with them while their loved ones take a breather. They are also a resource to families, typically helping by listening to their thoughts and concerns or assisting them with small tasks. When you volunteer for hospice you get back as much as you give.”
Exclusive Truffle Dinner & Wine Pairings Event
Tis' the season for black truffles. Come enjoy a decadent truffle dinner featuring spectacular wine pairings.
$75 a person (Includes wine pairings)
Price does not include tax and gratuity
For reservations, call 973.762.2683 or go to http://bit.ly/iW3Rxk
Amuse
Grilled hickory smoked Bacon
Jicama cantaloupe slaw
Truffle Foam
Freixenet Blanc de Blanc, Spain
Prima
Snapper Consume
Vegetable chick pea fritter
Red snapper mousseline
Chervil and shaved truffles
SeaGlass Chardonnay, Santa Barbara
Main
Heaven and Earth
Petit Filet mignon
Duxelles filled scallop
Celery root scurma
Celery leaf salad truffle Muscato dressing
Perigourdine and Foie Gras Sauce
Perdriel Coleccion by Bodega Norton, Cabernet Sauvignon, Argentina
Finale
Crème brulee
Vanilla and truffle infused Creme
Coriander chocolate dirt
Almond tuile
Truffle and white chocolate ice cream
Maple Grand Marnier drizzle
Terra D’Oro Port, Amador County
