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They toss sabres, spin flags and flip rifles. Others

bang drums, blow bugles, dance and march across a

football field—they are members of the Hawthorne

Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps. For 68 summers,

some 60 brass players, along with 36 percussionists and

32 colorguard, wearing satin shirts, bell bottomed pants

and sombreros, have performed Latin-themed routines

that fuse art and athletics.

The Caballeros is a community band of members

who range in age from 15 to 50-something. Founded in

1946 at Hawthorne American Legion Post #199, the

‘Cabs’ compete in a circuit sponsored by Drum Corps

Associates. They perform their competitive, themed

routines on football fields throughout the US and make

stadiums quake and crowds roar.

The 2014 theme is Entrapment, which... “will take you on a

journey of seduction and pursuit fueled by the character and

hypnotic energy of the award winning Caballero Colorguard.” The

program is staged to an original score by Key Poulan and Rob

Ferguson, visually brought to life by drill writer Drew Farmer and

colorguard designers Bobbey Biddle and Matthew Hurley. Program

coordinator is Cliff Bialkin. See the Cabs in competition against

eight other travelling corps, some from as far as Atlanta, at 6:30 pm

on July 12 in their 50th Annual Grand Prix at Passaic County

Technical Institute in Wayne. Tickets are $24. For more info, go to

www.crowntickets.com or call 888-547-6478.

Hawthorne Cabs in 68th Season

Other Upcoming PC Arts Events July 3: The Kootz at Little Falls Music and Market Series

July 8: Concerts Under the Stars, West Milford

July 10: PCCHC Arts Grants Deadline, Paterson

July 11: NJBG’s Lawn Concert, Ringwood

July 13: Red Molly in New Legacy Concert, Ringwood

July 17: PCCHC History Grants Deadline, Paterson

Aug. 2: RMAA Open Photography Exhibit receiving, Ringwood

Aug. 11: Shakespeare in the State Park, West Milford

Sept. 4: Stories in a Square Exhibit by Mohamed Khalil closes

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The Ringwood Manor Association ofthe Arts (RMAA) presents the 2014 Open

Photography Exhibition at Ringwood

Manor State Park with art receiving on

Aug. 2. The show is on view from Aug. 6

to Sept. 10.

Open to anyone 18 years and older

using digital and traditional photography,

the competition offers cash prizes in each

of seven categories: Landscape, Nature,

Floral, Still Life, Architecture, People, and

Unclassified (pictorial, abstract, digitally

created).

A reception for the artists, open to the

public, is on Aug. 17 from 1:30 to 3:30

pm. On Aug. 23, from noon to 2 pm, there

will be a free, open critique of the works

hung at the show. Show curator Joe

Fontana, a photographer and art gallery

director, will lead the discussion which

will include other experienced

photographers and artists.

Gallery hours are 1 to 4 pm,

Wednesdays, weekends, and holidays.

Admission to the gallery is free but the NJ

State Parks System charges a parking fee

between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

To download the detailed

prospectus/entry forms visit

http://rmaarts.wordpress.com/about/photo-

show/. For additional information or

questions, email joe@fontanaartsllc.com

or call 201-775-4975.

Summer fun abounds at the New JerseyBotanical Garden (NJBG) in Ringwood.Not only are the gardens and woodlands

beautiful, there are many great events lined up, including

Skylands Manor tours (July 6), Audubon walks (July 13

and Aug. 10), a Home Depot Children’s Workshop (July

19) and a summer Craft Fair (Aug. 9). There are also free

docent-led garden tours every Sunday afternoon at 2 pm,

or bring your phone or tablet to try out the new free cell

phone audio tours anytime. NJBG’s summer concert series

is in full swing with lawn concerts by Loretta Hagen (July

11), The Dalton Gang (July 25), Rave On! (Aug. 8) and

No Fuss and Feathers (Aug. 22). The Botanical Garden is

open every day from 8 am to 8 pm, and Garden admission

is always free. Parking is $5 per car on summer weekends

and holidays; weekday parking is free. For more, visit the

Garden online at njbg.org.

The Concerts Under The Stars at the West MilfordRotary Gazebo in Bubbling Springs Park opens on July 8

with Jimmy The Barber’s Rockaholics, a classic rock band,

playing covers from the 60’s to the 80’s. Do-Wop group,

Streets of the Bronx, takes the stage on July 15. The New

Jersey Concert Band performs music from Bach to the

Beatles on July 22. Farmer Phil swings in on July 29 with

some good old country sounds. West Milford goes island

hopping on Aug. 12 with a tribute to Jimmy Buffet by the

Parrot Beach Band. All shows are free and begin at 7:15

pm and the concession stand will be open for refreshments.

In case of rain, concerts will be cancelled and rescheduled

on Aug. 5, 19 and 26. To find out more about the series,

call 973-728-2860.

Susan and Clifford Rumpf with their 2013 RMAA Show First Place landscapepiece entitled ‘Roller Coaster in the Sea’. Below, visitors enjoying the natural

landscape in the New Jersey Botanical Garden in Ringwood.

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The Friends of Long Pond Ironworks (FOLPI) presents Pericles on

Aug. 9 at 5 pm for the annual performance of Shakespeare in the Park.

Staged by the Hudson Shakespeare Company, the production will be

presented in front of an 18th century building within the Long Pond

Ironworks Historic District in West Milford. Free and open to the

public, attendees are asked to bring lawn chairs and bug spray.

FOLPI is a nonprofit group working in cooperation with the NJ

Division of Parks and Forestry to preserve, restore, and interpret Long

Pond. Long Pond Ironworks was founded in 1766 and operated

continually until 1882, making iron for a wide range of purposes.

Today, the ruins of three furnaces and other structures remain within

Long Pond Ironworks State Park Contact FOLPI at 973-657-1688 or

visit www.LongPondIronworks.org.

Little Falls Alliance for A Better Community (ABC) Music and

Market Series features The Kootz on July 3 and continues through

Aug. 28. Staged at the Gazebo in Memorial Park at Main St. and

Wilmore Rd., the 5th Annual Series is free and takes place

Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 pm. The Market is open for shopping

from 5 to 8:30 pm. For a line up of performers, search on Facebook

for Little Falls ABC. W

The PCCHC is offering 2015 arts and history re-grants. The

deadline for arts applications is July 10 and for history applications,

July 17. Go to www.pccc.edu/pcchc for details. Contact Susan Balik

at sbalik@pccc.edu or 973-684-5444 to discuss applying.

The Mill Girls is a three-dimensional display that showcases images

of mill girls on large-scale replicas of the wooden bobbins used in

early textile mills. Created by Donna Berger, the exhibit is displayed

through Aug. 23 at the Botto House National Landmark, home of the

American Labor Museum, 83 Norwood St., Haledon. Info at

labormuseum.net.

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Red Molly (above) will perform at the

Ringwood Public Library’s acclaimed New

Legacy concert series on July 13 at 2 pm. Since

2004, Americana trio Red Molly has been

bringing audiences to their feet with gorgeous

three-part harmonies, crisp musicianship, and a

warm, engaging stage presence. The band

consists of Laurie MacAllister (bass, banjo),

Abbie Gardner (dobro, banjo) and Molly Venter

(guitar). Tickets are available in person at the

Ringwood Public Library, 30 Cannici Dr., or

visit www.ringwoodlibrary.org.

Stories in a Square is an exhibition of mixed media paintings on wood byPaterson artist Mohamed Khalil presented by the PCCHC through Sept. 4.Over 50 square-shaped artworks are on view in the Broadway & LRC

Galleries at PCCC, Broadway at Memorial Drive in downtown Paterson.Summer hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am to 9 pm. Admission isfree. For info, go to www.pccc.edu/art/gallery or call or write Curator

Jane Haw, at 973-684-5448 or jhaw@pccc.edu.

18 time Grammy Award winning polka musicband Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra return to

Passaic’s Third Ward Park, at the corner of Van

Houten and Passaic Aves., on July 24 for a free

concert at 7:30 pm. Bring blankets or a lawn

chair. For info, call 973-473-5111.

In the Greater Paterson area thelate sculptor Gaetano Federici is a

well-known local figure, having

created many of the public sculptures

displayed throughout the city. In 2013

the Passaic County Historical Society

(PCHS) began raising funds for the

Gaetano Federici Restoration and

Exhibition project. Today the Society

is proud to announce that only eight

statues of the original 27 are still in

need of sponsorship.

The PCHS recently held a

reception to thank the donors for their

support and to reveal the conserved

pieces for the first time since repairs

were made.

Contributors to the project include

the Knights of Columbus (St. Philip

the Apostle Council 11671 of Clifton

and Juan Perez Council 262 of

Passaic), the Loyal Order of the

Moose Lodge No. 657, the North

Jersey Federal Credit Union, UNICO

(Passaic-Clifton Chapter), the

PCCHC, members of the Federici

family and private individuals. For

details on the Gaetano Federici

Restoration project or the Society,

call 973-247-0085 or visit

lambertcastle.org.

The PCHS, a 501(c)(3) non-profit,

is housed within Lambert Castle, at 3

Valley Rd., Paterson. Its collection

showcases examples of the County’s

cultural and artistic diversity, as well

as examples of its natural, civil,

military and ecclesiastical history. The

Society also maintains an archives

library, which houses manuscripts,

books and photographs of historical

and genealogical interest.

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Ancestors of the late Gaetano Federici (below at work) were feted recently at LambertCastle at a reception to benefit the Gaetano Federici Restoration project.