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The Elisabeth Morrow School (EMS) in Englewood, New Jersey and Project Cicero will partner up this March to host a 16-school Book Drive that will benefit local schoolteachers in the Englewood Public School system and Teach for America Greater Newark. Project Cicero, which has been in existence in NYC for over ten years, takes new and gently used books from donors at public schools and independent schools and redistributes them to needy public schools through an annual book drive. Project Cicero now has over 100 private, public and parochial schools involved in the drive each year. To date, Project Cicero has placed over 1,850,000 books into 10,500 classrooms and school libraries reaching 450,000 children in under-resourced schools in NYC. This year, for the first time, Project Cicero will expand to Northern New Jersey, benefiting schools in Englewood and Newark.

"Whether you are already running your own retail business or thinking about becoming an independent retailer, there are some important tricks of the trade you need to know and probably don't," says Joanna Bradshaw author of "Be a Millionaire Shopkeeper: How Your Independent Shop Can Compete with the Big Guys" (published by iUniverse).

Oxygen's fan favorite original series BAD GIRLS CLUB returns for season 10 in Atlanta on a new night and time beginning tonight, January 15 at 8 PM ET/PT.

Oxygen's fan favorite original series BAD GIRLS CLUB returns for season 10 in Atlanta on a new night and time beginning on Tuesday, January 15 at 8 PM ET/PT. T

As part of its 80th season celebration, Bergen County Players (BCP) will present Neil Simon's FOOLS, a light, frothy, fairy tale for adults featuring Simon's brilliant use of vaudeville, slapstick, puns and wordplay. Under the direction of Iris Weinhouse, FOOLS will be performed at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell now through November 10th. Get a first look at the production in the photos below!

The Players Guild of Leonia present: BALLROOM. Book by Jerome Kass, music by Billy Goldenberg, lyrics by Marilyn & Alan Bergman. Directed by Annette Lenge. Based on Kass' teleplay for the 1975 Emmy Award-winning television drama 'Queen of the Stardust Ballroom,' the plot focuses on lonely widow Bea Asher, who becomes romantically involved with Alfred Rossi, a mail carrier she meets at the local dance hall.

As part of its 80th season celebration, Bergen County Players (BCP) will present Neil Simon's FOOLS, a 'light, frothy, fairy tale for adults featuring Simon's brilliant use of vaudeville, slapstick, puns and wordplay.' Under the direction of Iris Weinhouse, FOOLS will be performed at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell from October 20th through November 10th at The Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell, NJ. Shows will be on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets may be purchased online at www.bcplayers.org, by calling 201-261-4200 or by visiting the box office at 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell during regular box office hours. Tickets are $20 on Friday and Saturday and $16 on Sunday.

Fair Lawn Recreation Department's resident theatre company, Old Library Theatre, presents Jekyll & Hyde, a gothic musical conceived for the stage by Steve Cuden and Frank Wildhorn. Under the direction of Patrick Stevens, of Dover, and musical direction of Anthony Bevilacqua, of Garfield, Jekyll & Hyde will be performed at the George Frey Center for Performing Arts from October 12-14, 19-21 & 26 and 28, with shows at 8pm on Friday and Saturday and 2pm on Sunday. Tickets may be reserved by calling (201) 797-3553.

Celebrating 80 Years, The Bergen County Players (BCP) presents The Music Man, a musical comedy and treasured piece of theater by Meredith Willson. Under the direction of Larry Landsman, The Music Man will be performed at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell from tonight, September 8th through October 6th, 2012. Shows will be on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets can be purchased online at www.bcplayers.org, by calling 201-261-4200 or by visiting the box office at 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell during regular box office hours.

Celebrating 80 Years, The Bergen County Players (BCP) presents The Music Man, a musical comedy and treasured piece of theater by Meredith Willson. Under the direction of Larry Landsman, The Music Man will be performed at the Little Firehouse Theatre in Oradell from September 8th through October 6th, 2012. Shows will be on Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets can be purchased online at www.bcplayers.org, by calling 201-261-4200 or by visiting the box office at 298 Kinderkamack Road in Oradell during regular box office hours.

It's The Bard meets 'Jersey Shore' this May as The Players Guild of Leonia presents Shakespeare's classic comedy of mistaken identity, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. Freely adapted and staged by director Ray Yucis, the play centers on the comic misadventures of two sets of identical twins, separated in infancy, who find themselves in the same beachfront town on the same day. As the saying goes: 'Mayhem ensues.' Filled with Shakespeare's traditional comic blend of slapstick, clever wordplay, eccentric characters and romance, COMEDY OF ERRORS is the perfect show for the 'Shakespeare-phobic' or for those encountering The Bard for the very first time.

It's The Bard meets 'Jersey Shore' this May as The Players Guild of Leonia presents Shakespeare's classic comedy of mistaken identity, THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. Freely adapted and staged by director Ray Yucis, the play centers on the comic misadventures of two sets of identical twins, separated in infancy, who find themselves in the same beachfront town on the same day. As the saying goes: 'Mayhem ensues.' Filled with Shakespeare's traditional comic blend of slapstick, clever wordplay, eccentric characters and romance, COMEDY OF ERRORS is the perfect show for the 'Shakespeare-phobic' or for those encountering The Bard for the very first time.

"American Idol" watch out! Young starlets from Englewood, NJ will dazzle a bergenPAC audience with their musical talents on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at the 7th Annual "Englewood Idol," a fundraising event for the Dr. John Grieco Scholarship Fund. The annual event will be held at 7:00 pm at Englewood's illustrious bergenPAC.

"American Idol" watch out! Young starlets from Englewood, NJ will dazzle a bergenPAC audience with their musical talents on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at the 7th Annual "Englewood Idol," a fundraising event for the Dr. John Grieco Scholarship Fund. The annual event will be held at 7:00 pm at Englewood's illustrious bergenPAC.

Mayor Brian P. Stack & Board of Commissioners announce that the City of Union City will be presenting 'The Union City Christmas Concert' featuring two highly acclaimed musicians, renown tenor Mariano Vidal and accomplished pianist Alex Brown, on Friday, December 9, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the Union City Performing Arts Center. 'The Union City Christmas Concert' promises to be an elegant evening of live theatre full of memorable holiday music.

Mayor Brian P. Stack & Board of Commissioners announce that the City of Union City will be presenting 'The Union City Christmas Concert' featuring two highly acclaimed musicians, renown tenor Mariano Vidal and accomplished pianist Alex Brown, on Friday, December 9, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the Union City Performing Arts Center. 'The Union City Christmas Concert' promises to be an elegant evening of live theatre full of memorable holiday music.

The Players' GUILD OF LEONIA presents: FANTASTIC MR. FOX, by Roald Dahl, Adapted for the stage by David Wood and irected by Ron Rosario. This classic tale tells the hysterically funny story of a wily fox who uses cunning to outwit three bumbling farmers. The production will November 19-20, 2011, 11am & 2pm at The Civil War Drill Hall Theatre, 130 Grand Ave., Leonia NJ. All tickets $10. 201-947-9606/leoniaplayers.org.

THE PLAYERS' GUILD OF LEONIA presents: FANTASTIC MR. FOX, by Roald Dahl, Adapted for the stage by David Wood and irected by Ron Rosario.

Bergen County Players (BCP) presents one of the most enduring masterpieces of American theater, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee, a dark comedy about a dysfunctional couple confronting the self-deceptions and raw pain of their marriage while hosting a chaotic, hilarious cocktail hour.

Bergen County Players will kick off its 2011-12 season with the multiple Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.