A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES Thursday, October 18, 2012 Page 7

FCC Annual Cabaret ShowOn Tap For This Saturday

WESTFIELD – The First Con-gregational Church (FCC) invitesall to its annual cabaret show andbasket auction this Saturday, Oc-tober 20, beginning at 7 p.m. Itwill take place in the church’sPatton Auditorium, located at 125Elmer Street in Westfield.

Entitled “October Surprise,” theevening will feature a lively revueof show tunes and comedy underthe direction of award-winning pia-nist Joe Regan. This event will befree and open to the public.

Back by popular demand, ElaineBrier, a singer/actress/writer knownfor her comedic songs, will once againshare the stage with Mr. Regan. Join-ing them will be professional actorsMichael Dundon and PeterCummings, along with Susan Speidel,director of performing arts atMorristown-Beard School, and AlisonNead, choir director of the First Pres-byterian Church of Cranford. Round-ing out the cast will be three amateursingers from the congregation.

Mr. Regan, FCC assistant direc-tor of music, is a professional pia-nist/singer who performs at pianobars and private events throughout

the New York area. He currentlycan be seen at “Don’t Tell Mama”in Manhattan and on weekends at16 Prospect Street Wine Bar & Bis-tro in Westfield. He is the recipientof a 2007 MAC (Manhattan Asso-ciation of Cabarets) Award for BestRevue for “Johnny Mercer Sings.”

Among the songs to be performedwill be cabaret standards and favor-ites from Broadway, pop, rock androll and oldies. Comedy numbers,sing-along selections and audiencerequests will fill out the revue.

First hosted by the FCC Steward-ship Committee in 2003, “OctoberSurprise” has become an annual event.Raffle tickets will be sold for a chanceto win assorted gift baskets assembledaround such themes as chocolate-lov-ers, Disney and “A Night on the Town.”All proceeds will benefit the Pastor’sDiscretionary Fund for use in times ofcrisis. Seating is limited and reserva-tions are suggested.

Interested persons are asked tocontact the church office at (908)233-2494 or by e-mail atuccfcc@verizon.net. For addi-t ional information, visi tfccofwestfield.org.

Marshall W. Farnham and Ms. Colleen E. Higgins

Ms. Colleen HigginsTo Wed Marshall FarnhamMr. and Mrs. Michael Higgins,

Esq. of East Boothbay, Me. andIslamorada, Florida Keys, proudlyannounce the engagement of theirdaughter, Ms. Colleen ElizabethHiggins, to Marshall WestonFarnham of Boothbay Harbor, Me.

He is the son of Fred Farnham andMs. Michelle Farnham, who arelifelong residents of BoothbayHarbor.

Ms. Higgins is a nationally cer-tified school psychologist and li-censed educational psychologistpracticing in Bedford, Mass. Sheis a 1999 graduate of Oak KnollSchool of the Holy Child in Sum-mit, N.J. The bride-to-be receivedher undergraduate degree in psy-chology, cum laude, from the Col-lege of the Holy Cross in Worces-ter, Mass. and both her Mastersand Six-Year degrees from North-eastern University in Boston.

Mr. Farnham is a 2001 graduateof Boothbay Regional High Schooland holds an Associate degree inMachine Tool Technologies fromCentral Maine Community Col-lege. He also has earned a certifi-cate in Yacht and Small Craft Sur-veying from the Chapman Schoolof Seamanship in Stuart, Fla. Thefuture bridegroom is a commerciallobster harvester, boat builder andaccredited marine surveyor.

A coastal Maine wedding isplanned for next August.St. Paul’s Church Seeks

Donations For Book SaleWESTFIELD – St. Paul’s Episco-

pal Church is seeking donations forits annual Friends of Music BookSale. The sale will be held Sunday,November 4, noon to 5 p.m.; Mon-day, November 5, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.,and Tuesday, November 6 (BagDay), from 9 a.m. to noon.

Especially needed are hardback andpaperback fiction and non-fiction,cookbooks, audio books, videos,computer software, compact discs,records, DVDs, puzzles andchildren’s books. The church is un-able to accept donations of textbooks,magazines, encyclopedias or

Reader’s Digest condensed books. Ifpossible, individuals are asked to bagand label their donations by category.

Individuals may drop off dona-tions in the church’s Parish Hall dailystarting on Sunday, October 21, andany time after 4 p.m. on weekdaysand all day on weekends. To accessthe Parish Hall, use the Euclid Av-enue driveway entrance.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is lo-cated at 414 East Broad Street, nearEuclid Avenue and across from theWestfield Municipal Building. Forfurther information, call (908) 451-5082 or e-mail cbnj123@verizon.net.

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The Y, The JCC and The Chelsea present

RSVP to Simone Klein by Oct. 19th 908-889-8800, ext. 214

SENIOR HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIRWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24th

9:30 AM -1:30 PMBlood pressure and glucose screeningsby Overlook Medical CenterFlu, pneumonia and shingles

immunizationsby Rite-Aid. Bring Medicare card.Memory Enhancement Presentationby Dr. Joel Ross, Memory Enhancement

Center of AmericaThe Importance of Physical Activity by Fox RehabilitationSocialization and Laughter

by Marc Schnitzer, Bayada Home Health Care

FEATURING:

We’re stronger together!

Many local vendors and shopping!

DONATION: $5.00(includes lunch)

JCC of Central New Jersey

1391 Martine Ave

Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

All happening at

See it all on the Web!www.goleader.com

Lions Club SchedulesPancake Breakfast

SCOTCH PLAINS – The ScotchPlains Lions Club will once again holda Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, Octo-ber 28, from 8 a.m. to noon. It will takeplace at the Scotch Hills Country Club,located at Jerusalem Road and PlainfieldAvenue in Scotch Plains.

This “all-you-can-eat” breakfastwill feature pancakes, eggs, ham andsausage. Beverages will include juice,coffee, tea and milk. The cost for thebreakfast is $7; children under age 6may attend for free. Tickets can bepurchased at the door or in advancefrom a Lions Club member.

This event is one of multiplefundraisers for this Lions Club, theproceeds of which are distributed tolocal charities and community activi-ties, with a special emphasis on themany organizations throughout thearea that serve the blind and visuallyimpaired. For more information onthe Pancake Breakfast or to reserve aplace, call Pancake Breakfast Chair-man Ron Kelly at (908) 753-8218.

Optimist Club to PresentHalloween Parade Oct. 28

WESTFIELD – The Optimist Clubof Westfield will present a HalloweenParade on Sunday, October 28. Thisnew Halloween event will be part of theannual day of trick-or-treating in down-town Westfield, featuring a children’scostume contest, entertainment androaming costumed characters.

Families will be welcome to takepictures with witches, ghosts and gob-lins. Children participating in the pa-rade should arrive at Quimby Street at2:30 p.m. The 3 p.m. parade in thedowntown area will start on QuimbyStreet and proceed along North Av-enue, Prospect Street, East Broad Street,Elm Street and return to Quimby Street.

The costume contest will be forchildren from pre-school through el-ementary-school ages. An adultshould accompany young children.

The Halloween Parade will followthe Downtown Westfield AnnualTrick-or-Treat event from 11 a.m. to3 p.m. The costume contest on

Quimby Street is organized and spon-sored by the Downtown WestfieldCorporation and Westfield downtownbusinesses. All activities and the pa-rade will occur rain or shine.

The 2012 Westfield Halloween Pa-rade is organized and sponsored bythe Optimist Club of Westfield. Theparade and related activities continuea long-standing Optimist tradition ofproviding fun, scary, entertaining andsafe Halloween family activities forthe community. For more informationabout the Optimist Club HalloweenParade, contact Jeffrey Feldman atfeldmanjeffreym@gmail.com.

The Optimist Club of Westfield is anot-for-profit service club composedof men and women who live and/orwork in the Westfield area. Club mem-bers participate in projects and ac-tivities that benefit youth and thecommunity. For information aboutthe Optimist Club of Westfield, go tooptimist@westfieldnj.com.

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Benefitting: Holy Trinity Interparochial School, Westfield & Mountainside

Cannonball HouseOpen For Weekend

SCOTCH PLAINS – The OsbornCannonball House Museum, locatedat 1840 Front Street in Scotch Plains,will be open for Union County’s “FourCenturies in a Weekend” this Satur-day, October 20, from 10 a.m. to 5p.m. and Sunday, October 21, fromnoon to 5 p.m.

The theme will be “wedding gownsthrough the years,” featuring gownsfrom the 1890s to present day. Cos-tumed guides will conduct tours. Themuseum also is open the first Sundayof each month from 2 to 4 p.m.

FW Community FoundationSets Annual Meeting Sunday

FANWOOD – The FanwoodCommunity Foundation Board ofDirectors invites all to its annualmeeting this Sunday, October 21, at3 p.m. The meeting will be held atthe Forest Road Community Cen-ter, located at Forest Road Park inFanwood.

This year, the Foundation willdiscuss the direction of the Founda-tion as well as the growing need forvolunteers to help support its ad-ministrative needs. The board alsowill consider for adoption revisedby-laws that will help govern theorganization going forward and fillup to four director positions thatare up for renewal.

The mission of the FanwoodCommunity Foundation is twofold:first, to provide financial assistancein the form of grants to individualsor groups in need of assistance wholive, work, support or serve the com-munity of Fanwood, and second, toraise money to meet these needs byseeking donations and providingphilanthropic leadership to thegreater Fanwood community. As anon-profit corporation, all dona-tions are tax-deductible.

Established in October 1998, theFoundation has accumulated assetsin excess of $120,000 made up ofcontributions from local residentsand businesses, bequests and me-morial donations. From the interestearned on the invested assets, theboard of directors has annually madegrants ranging from a few hundred

dollars to over $1,000 to eligibleapplicants seeking assistance. TheFoundation has awarded grants topurchase much-needed emergencyequipment for the Fanwood FireDepartment, a new camera for TV35,fund the purchase of materials forthe Fanwood Memorial Library andhas given grants to support variouscommunity organizations.

Many of its donors are local resi-dents who make ongoing contribu-tions to support the work of theFoundation. Other contributors haveincluded the Foundation in theirwill or had memorial contributionsmade in their memory to provide aliving legacy.

Anyone wishing to help or make adonation to the Foundation is invitedto attend the annual meeting or visitfanwoodcommunityfoundation.org.