With March ending, April brings a new month with another concert from the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club. This month's show, set for 8 p.m. Saturday at the Fair Lawn Community Center, features former Fair Lawn resident Christine DeLeon opening for James Keelaghan, a native of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Keelaghan said that he is performing three shows in the United States before heading to do a tour in Western Canada. DeLeon, in a telephone interview, said she is looking forward to returning to Fair Lawn. She moved to Dover after she married fellow musician Michael DelVecchio. “I love married life …

Fair Lawn's Old Library Theatre is presenting its final weekend of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella from Friday to Sunday at the Fair Lawn Community Center. Friday and Saturday shows are at 8 p.m., and Sunday matinees are 2 p.m. General admission is $20, students and seniors are $18, and children under 12 are $10. After the show, children of all ages will be able to meet and take pictures with the cast, and get autographs. Visit http://www.oldlibrarytheatre.net/main.html for more information. *** On April 2 at 8 p.m., the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club will present acclaimed Canadian singer-…

On April 2 at 8 p.m., the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club will present acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter James Keelaghan at the Fair Lawn Community Center. Opening the evening will be Christine DeLeon, a singer-songwriter from New Jersey. Over the course of nine recordings Keelaghan has earned numerous nominations and awards—including a Juno (Canada's Grammy)—and acclaim from Australia to Scandinavia. Possessed of an insatiable appetite for finding the next unique story line, Keelaghan forges his pieces with brilliant craftsmanship and monogrammed artistic vision, making him one of the most …

The League of Women Voters of Fair Lawn is sponsoring a showing of "Waiting for Superman," a film that undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, on Saturday, March 19, beginning at 1 p.m. at the public library. "Waiting for Superman" analyzes the failures of American public education by following several students through the educational system. However, filmmaker Davis Guggenheim offers hope by exploring innovative approaches taken by education reformers and charter schools that have refused to leave their students behind. Mary Wallace, former president of the Board of Education …

The Readers Roundtable Book Group for adults is meeting at the Maurice M. Pine Free Public Library at 2 p.m. March 17 to discuss "How to Make an American Quilt," by Whitney Otto. In this book you will meet the ladies of the Grasse Quilting Circle. Glady Jo, her sister Hy, and friends Anna, Marriana, Constance, Sophia and Em gather once a week in Glady Jo's home to assemble quilts. Their current project is to assemble Hy's grand-daughter, Finn's, marriage quilt. It is during this process that we get a glimpse into each of these women's love stories and learn what stitches & fabrics create …

On Saturday March 5 at 8 p.m., the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club will present Tony Trischka and Territory at the Fair Lawn Community Center. Opening the evening will be Paul Friedman and Jody Kruskal. Trischka is "regarded by fans as perhaps the most influential banjo player in the roots music world," according to the Hurdy Gurdy club. A resident of Fair Lawn, Trischka’s performance will celebrate his 40-plus years of performing. With his interest in banjo sparked by the Kingston Trio's "Charlie and the MTA" in 1963, Trischka joined the Down City Ramblers two years later and in 1971 made his …

The Rotary Club of Fair Lawn is hosting Volunteering in Fair Lawn Information Night March 3 from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Fair Lawn Community Center, with the assistance of John Cosgrove of the George Frey Center for Arts and Recreation and James Graff of the borough's Recreation Department. According to Rotary, residents "do want to volunteer in their local community, but they are: 1) not aware of volunteering opportunities available to them; 2) afraid of or just don't understand the time commitment and; 3) don't know how to approach organizations that meet their ideas of service to the community…

The Knights of Pythias Benjamin N. Cardozo Lodge #163/157 is holding Bike-A-Thon Presentations on Feb. 16. Knights of Pythias meetings are at the Fair Lawn Senior Center For more information, email cardozospeaks@hotmail.com. *** Cosmos Club of Fair Lawn is seeking new members. Located at the former VFW Hall on Morlot Avenue, this is a civic-minded organization for men of Italian descent. Call 201-796-3201 for more information. *** The Fair Lawn Lions Club is holding a Golden Raffle Drawing on March 2. For more information, email President Ed Gruber at EdGruber@alum.rpi.edu. The club meets …

“This is not your grandpa’s folk music,” said Ron Olesko, head of the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club. “The musicians we have performing are accomplished artists and very talented.” Olesko is getting the word out to music fans—especially newcomers to the folk genre—that this weekend's performance at the Fair Lawn Community Center will be something unique and fun. The concert takes place Saturday at 8 p.m., featuring the new acoustic trio Brother Sun and their opening act, Danielle Miraglia. The musicians will be available to sign autographs and meet fans. “I think they represent the best in …

The Fair Lawn Russian Club is presenting “The Crime Without Punishment” (in Russian)—A meeting with Marina Litvinenko, with participation by Alex Goldfarb—on Sunday, Feb. 6 at 6 p.m.  This program, produced by Dimitry Mikhaylov, examines the history of the mysterious political killing of Alexander Litvinenko in London. Tickets are $25/$30. For Information and ticket sales call 201-835-7708 or log on to www.fairlawnrussianclub.org. *** On Tuesday, Feb. 1, the Fair Lawn Lions Club is holding its Golden Raffle Fundraiser. For more information, email President Ed Gruber at EdGruber@alum.rpi.edu. …

On Saturday, Feb. 5 at 8 p.m., the Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club will present the Brother Sun and Danielle Miraglia at the Fair Lawn Community Center. Brother Sun is a new acoustic trio featuring singer-songwriters Pat Wictor, Greg Greenway, and Joe Jencks. Calling upon contemporary songwriting and informed by the deep roots of gospel, blues, and folk, the trio weaves a tapestry of harmony that is fresh and yet familiar. Steeped in American "roots" music, Wictor is a contemporary songwriter and interpreter drawing on the rural country, gospel, and blues traditions of our nation. Jencks is an …

Welcome to the first edition of "The Club Hub." This column will share the news of all clubs based in the borough, so please feel free to e-mail jacob.kamaras@patch.com and let us know what's going on with your local organization. The Fair Lawn Russian Club is offering special prices on tickets to the Jan. 19 New Jersey Nets vs. Utah Jazz basketball game for visitors to the club's website. Special prices are available until this Sunday. The game will feature the NBA's top Russian player, Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko. *** The Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Club is holding a logo contest to reflect …