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PC Film Festival at Fabian TheaterThe Fabian 8 Cinema in Center City Mall inhistoric downtown Paterson is the new home of the6th Passaic County 2010 Film Festival. Beginning at10 am on April 17, 32 short videos and films will beviewed in the modern cinema. Open to the public,all films are 10 minutes or less and are created byhigh school and college students and independentfilmmakers who live, attend school, or work inPassaic County.

Presented by the Passaic County EconomicDevelopment Department with support from variouspublic and private sponsors, including PCCHC, thisyear’s festival was launched in October with a freefilm workshop. Hosted by film industry professionalswho are also members of the Passaic County FilmCommission, participants were given insight intofilmmaking techniques and examples of what a 10minute short should be, said Deborah Hoffman,Director of Economic Development.

“We had 13 judges from the film industry—actors,directors, producers, trades people—so they gave ouryoung filmmakers a good vetting and offered somenetworking opportunities,” she said. The objective ofthe juried exhibition is to support young independentfilmmakers by providing a public forum in which toshowcase their work and an opportunity to interact withmembers of the television and filmmaking community. After the viewing on April 17, the

Passaic County Filmmakers Award –The Costello, named for the late andbeloved Patersonian comic LouCostello – will be awarded to the first,second and third place winners fromthe High School, College andIndependent Filmmaker entries.

The public is invited to this freeevent. There is free parking in theadjacent lot. All videos and films arerated “G.” For info, contact DeborahHoffman , Director of EconomicDevelopment, at 973-569-4720, viafilm@passaiccountynj.org or go towww.passaiccountynj.org/film. W

Other Upcoming PC Arts Events April 10: 30th Anniversary of The Poetry Center reading, Paterson through April 17: What Work Is photo exhibit, Botto House, Haledon April 18: RMAA 31st Young Artists’ Expo, Ringwood State ParkApril 18: The Chopin Singing Society 100th Anniversary, PassaicApril 18: Bluesman John Hammond, New Legacy Series, Ringwood April 23: WPU Spring Jazz Room Series finale, Wayne April 25: Ringwood Friends of Music piano duo, RingwoodApril 16-25: Blame It On The Movies, Theater League of CliftonApril 9-24: Nunsense by Blue State Productions, Clifton April 21: Picturing Health: Medicine & Art Lecture, Pompton Plains April 30: Anthology of NJ Poets submissions deadline, Millburn through April 29: Images of China photo exhibit, PCCC Galleries, Paterson

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Veteran bluesman John Hammond will appear at theRingwood Public Library New Legacy concert series onApril 18 at 2 pm. Hammond does justice to classic blues bycombining powerful guitar and harmonica playing withexpressive vocals and a dignified stage presence. He is aGrammy Award winner and eight time nominee, includinghis 2010 nomination for best traditional blues album.Tickets are $20, available at the Ringwood Library, by mailorder (enclose a SASE) or at www.ringwoodlibrary.org(click on New Legacy). The Ringwood Public Library is at30 Cannici Dr., Ringwood, NJ 07456. Info atwww.ringwoodlibrary.org or by calling 973-962-6256. WThe Ringwood Friends of Music presents FrédéricChopin’s 200th Birthday Celebration, a concert featuringPolish songs, Cello Sonata, and keyboard masterpieceswith several acclaimed pianists including Aaron Wunschand Ana Berschadsky on April 25 at 7 pm. Free admission.Community Presbyterian Church, 145 Carletondale Rd,Ringwood. 973-962-4477 or 973-835-5862. WThe Chopin Singing Society #182 celebrates its 100thanniversary with a Grand Concert, Banquet and Ball on April18 at 2:30 pm at the Polish-American Cultural Center, 1-3Monroe St., Passaic. The group is one of the oldest maleindependent choral groups still active in the United States.The Society was officially organized on March 10, 1910, inhonor of the 100th anniversary of Fryderyk Chopin’sbirth. Singers are all volunteers and newcomers (you do nothave to speak Polish) are welcomed to join. For tickets, callChair John Budzinski at 973-779-4310 or any other Societymember. Visit www.thechopinsingingsociety.org. W

Composer and arranger Maria Schneider joins theWilliam Paterson Jazz Orchestra as a guest conductor forthe finale concert of the 32nd annual WPU Spring JazzRoom Series on April 23 at 8 pm in Shea Center, Wayne.Launched in 1978, The Jazz Room features renownedprofessionals who encompass the complete spectrum ofjazz, as well as student ensembles. For tickets and info,call 973-720-2371 or go to www.wplive.org. WThe Harmony Singers of Wayne present From Stage toScreen featuring choral music from grand opera,Broadway shows and film on May 8, at 3 pm at theYM/YWHA of North Jersey, 1 Pike Dr., Wayne. GeneralAdmission is $10 and can be paid at the door. Childrenunder 12 are admitted free. A “sneak preview” anddriving directions are at www.HarmonySingersNJ.org.The Harmony Singers, a multipart community chorus,welcomes experienced singers without audition for thefall season which begins in September. Rehearsals areheld Tuesday evenings at the Preakness School in Wayne.Contact 973-628-4535 or visit the web for info. W

The piano concert series at the Ringwood PublicLibrary continues with Agustin Muriago on May 2 at 2pm. Muriago has won several international and nationalpiano competitions and performed in the RingwoodFriends of Music concert series and at Steinway Hall inNew York City in 2009. His program will consist of worksby Haydn, Albeniz, Chopin and Ravel. The RingwoodPublic Library is located at 30 Cannici Dr. and is fullyaccessible. Additional information is available by callingthe library at 973-962-6256. Admission is free anddonations will be accepted. WBlame It On The Movies is a musical cavalcade of songsand themes from some of the world’s favorite films and itwill be staged by The Theater League of Clifton in April.Dates are April 16, 17 and 18; April 23, 24 and 25 withperformances at the theater at School 3, 365 WashingtonAve., Clifton. Info: www.theaterleagueofclifton.com. W

Blue State Productions stages the musical comedyNunsense on April 9-24 at St. Peter’s Episcopal ChurchHall, 380 Clifton Ave., Clifton. The show celebrates thehistory and magic spell of the catholic nun through musicand comedy. For performance times and dates, call973-472-9445. Blue State is a non-profit organization withproceeds benefiting St. Peter’s Community Outreach. WIron Mountain Stage Company of Ringwood is stagingDelval Divas, a comedy about six women inmates at alow-level security prison for white and pink collarcriminals. With the warden in one pocket and their cellblock guard in another, the ‘Divas’ indulge their lavish andluxurious lifestyles until Beth is prematurely released anda murderess moves into her place. Then the Department ofCorrections announces its intention to close the Delvalfacility due to mismanagement and relocate inmates to theless-than-glamorous Black Rock Federal Prison. How dothe Divas save Deval, solve a murder and reunite on aRoman holiday? Performance dates: May 1, 7 pm DinnerTheatre Show – advanced tickets required—at theCommunity Presbyterian Church, 145 Carletondale Rd.,Ringwood; May 2 and May 7 performances at the SkylineLakes Fire Department – 67 Edgewood Rd., Ringwood .For more info, visit www.ironmtn.org. WThe Ringwood Manor Association of the Arts presentsits 31st Annual Young Artists’ Expo from April 18 to May16. Participating students in grades 3 -12 get to experienceall aspects of a professional, competitive art show. Studentartists can submit up to two pieces at no cost. Receivingof artwork is on April 16 from 3 - 7 pm and April 17 from10 am to 1 pm in the Barn Gallery. Call 973-839-0921 orvisit rmaarts.wordpress.com. The Barn Gallery is inRingwood State Park, Sloatsburg Rd., Ringwood. W

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Celebrating Women’s History Month, the Passaic CountyCultural & Heritage Council presents Images From China,photographs by New Jersey artist Laura Cuevas. The exhibit canbe viewed in the Broadway & LRC Galleries at PCCC throughApril 29, Broadway at Memorial Drive in the downtown historicdistrict of Paterson. For info, contact Jane Haw at 973-684-5448or jhaw@pccc.edu or go to www.pccc.edu/art/gallery. W, P, A

What Work Is, a black and white photo documentary on the Parker ShoeService on E. 18th St. in Paterson by Juan Giraldo, is exhibited throughApril 17 at the American Labor Museum/Botto House NationalLandmark, 83 Norwood St., Haledon. For info, call 973-595-7953,email labormuseum@aol.com or visit www.labormuseum.org. WAshley Kesling, the Local Arts Development Coordinator for thePCCHC, is featured in a group show entitled Emerging Patterns at14 Maple Gallery, 14 Maple Ave., Morristown. The exhibit runsthrough Aug. 11. Free; call 973-285-5115 or www.morrisarts.orgfor info. To see Kesling’s work, go to www.ashleykesling.com. WThe Passaic County Cultural & Heritage Council is now onFacebook. It’s another way to stay connected and showcase PCarts. Go to www.facebook.com/PCCHC.

Walt Whitman, William Carlos Williams andAllen Ginsberg, at right and above, at theGreat Falls in 1966. Photo Jerry Benjamin.

‘Monk’, is among the digital photos exhibited in the show ‘Images FromChina’ by Laura Cuevas in the Broadway & LRC Galleries at PCCC.

In Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of its founding, thePoetry Center at Passaic County Community College announces thepublication of an anthology, The American Voice in Poetry: TheLegacy of Whitman, Williams, and Ginsberg - The celebration of the30th anniversary of The Poetry Center. Poems that were selected forinclusion in the anthology were submitted to a contest conducted bythe Poetry Center. Winning poems were those rooted in the literarytradition that honors place, voice, and specificity, in the legacy of,but not imitating, Walt Whitman, Allen Ginsberg and William CarlosWilliams. Poets included in the anthology, whose poems captureplaces and experiences in North Jersey, will read their work at abook launch on April 10 at the Poetry Center, in the historicHamilton Club Building, 32 Church St., downtown Paterson. Areception will follow the program. This event is free with parking inPCCC lot #3 on College Blvd. Visit www.pccc.edu/poetry for a listof poets and other details, or call 973-684-6555. W, P, A

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The life of Jennie Tuttle Hobart,pictured, the wife of America’s 24thVice President, Garret AugustusHobart, will be celebrated in anexhibit at the Lambert Castle Museumthrough April 30. The Hobartsresided in Paterson, where Hobart wasa successful businessman andindustrialist, who accumulated a largefortune. He served as Vice Presidentfrom March 4, 1897, until his deathfrom heart failure in Paterson onNovember 21, 1899, at age 55.

Mrs. Hobart’s life as a woman, amother, a wife, a widow, a nationalfigure, a philanthropist and acommunity leader will be explored inthe exhibition. Among the items are adining table believed to belong to theHobart Family which was donated tothe Passaic County Historical Societyjust in time for the opening of Jennie

Tuttle Hobart: The Second Lady. Thetable will be among other artifactsfrom the PCHS Hobart Collection,and a special “mini” Hobart ArtGallery, created by the society’s guest

curator, Cristina Deutsch, Curator atthe Danforth Memorial Paterson FreePublic Library.

Hours are Wed. through Sun., 1 to4 pm. Admission is $5 for adults, $4for seniors, $3 for children and is freeto all Passaic County HistoricalSociety members. The LambertCastle Museum is on Valley Rd. onthe Clifton-Paterson border and wasoriginally built as the home of the silkbaron Catholina Lambert in 1893. Thelandmark building is now part of thePassaic County Park System. ThePassaic County Historical Societyruns the museum and library within.For info, go to www.lambertcastle.orgor call 973-247-0085 ext. 200. WSouth Mountain Poets, one of NJ’soldest non-profit poetry groups, has acall for submissions for its 2010Anthology of New Jersey Poets.Submit up to five poems, one perpage, maximum 70 lines. Previouslyunpublished poems are preferred.Include a cover letter with: names ofpoems, contact information, emailaddress and a brief bio. Do not putnames on the individual poems. Sendsubmissions to South Mountain Poetsc/o J. Christian 435 Wyoming Ave.Millburn, NJ 07041 Deadline: April30. Pre-purchase the anthology for$15 by including a check with yoursubmission payable to South Mountain-Watchung Poets. For info email:southmountainpoets@gmail.comClifton Arts Center DirectorRoxanne Cammilleri will present alecture entitled: Picturing Health:Medicine & Art at Chilton MemorialHospital in Pompton Plains on April21 at 2 pm. The presentationaddresses the relationship betweenmedicine and art and the history ofart and the development of medicinefrom the ancient Greeks to thepresent. The free lecture is at theCollins Pavilion of Chilton MemorialHospital. Call 973- 831-5367 or goto www.chiltonmemorial.org. W

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