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Lambert Castle will be elegantly appointed for theholidays and open for self-guided candlelight tours.The first of the fundraisers is at 6 pm on Dec. 12. Thesecond is between 1 and 4 pm on Dec. 13 and the finalbegins at 6 pm that same day. Area florists are donatingtheir time, design skills and the materials to appoint thisNational Landmark Victorian era building.

“The Music Room, the Gem Room, the FormalDining Room, the Breakfast Room and the Parlor will beamong the nine rooms decorated with unique and artisticfloral creations. Even the Great Art Hall will be ladenwith holiday boughs and bows,” said Museum DirectorAlison Faubert.

The arches, the balconies, and all the castle’s gloriousmantles—each unique, some marble, some ItalianTulipwood, some oak and more—will be decorated.“What a beautiful setting for our floral designers toshowcase their talents. We are so grateful for theircontributions,” added Faubert.

Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $6 forchildren 12 and under, which includes lightrefreshments. Proceeds of the event are to benefit thePassaic County Historical Society, a non-profit 501(c) 3educational organization. The historical society runs amuseum and local research library in Lambert Castle,which is part of the Passaic County Park system.

Lambert Castle, located on ValleyRd. at the Clifton and Paterson border,was built in 1893 as a residence forPaterson’s silk magnate CatholinaLambert. It is perched high atop GarretMountain and is long recognized as anicon for the county’s industrial andartistic history. There is plenty of freeparking; for directions, membership andmore about the castle and the PCHS goto www.lambertcastle.org or call973-247-0085, ext.200. W

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A Victorian Christmas

A Victorian Christmas tree nearly two storieshigh greets visitors in the Great Room.

Dec. 5: Poetry reading at The Poetry Center, PCCC, Paterson Dec. 5: Harmony Singers Peace, Hope & Harmony Concert, Pompton LakesDec. 5: One World, Different Music and Dance Day, Clifton Dec. 6: Chopin Singing Society Christmas Concert, PassaicDec. 11: The Nutcracker by NJ Foundation for Dance & Theatre ArtsDec. 11: Concert Chorale Christmas Event, Little FallsDec. 11: Music at the Mission Holiday Celebration, West MilfordDec. 12: Rita Costanzi at Ringwood Friends of MusicDec. 12: Paterson Holiday Parade of LightsThrough Dec. 19: Artists’ Interpretations, Clifton Arts Center Through Jan. 5: PYPP Photo Exhibit at PCCC, Paterson

Other Upcoming PC Arts Events

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The Ringwood Friends of Musiccelebrates its 25th Anniversary Seasonon Dec. 12 at 8 pm with harpist RitaCostanzi. One of the premier artiststo emerge from Vancouver, Costanzibegan training under her father, notedviolist Francis Tursi and has achievedinternational recognition, receivinginvitations to Tanglewood, Marlboro,Chautauqua, Sitka and BellinghamFestivals. The concert is atCommunity Presbyterian Church,145 Carletondale Rd. Ringwood.Fee. Call 973-835-5862. WPeace, Hope & Harmony Concert:The winter holidays give individualsof all faiths pause to consider theconcept of peace in the world asreligious holiday anthems carry amessage of hope, while secular songscall for making merry. This eclecticconcert by the Harmony Singers, onDec. 5 at 7:30 pm at the PomptonReformed Church, 59 Hamburg Tpk,Pompton Lakes, expresses all of thosesentiments, along with a few surprises.Tickets are $10 and children under 12get in free. For more info, visitwww.harmonysingersnj.org. W

The Concert Chorale ChristmasConcert is on Dec. 11 at 7:30 in theFirst Presbyterian Church, Caldwell,at the intersection of Bloomfield andRoseland Aves. A second concertwill take place on Dec. 12 at 4 pm atthe Second Reformed Church, 6Walnut St., Little Falls. The programincludes a mini-Christmas cantataand other seasonal favorites. Fee.For info, call 973-256-6353 or emailyenda123@gmail.com. WMusic at the Mission presentsGandalf Murphy and the SlambovianCircus of Dream’s HolidayCelebration on Dec. 11 at 8 pm.Music at the Mission is located at1452 Union Valley Rd., WestMilford. Fee, call 800-613-1455 orwww.musicatthemission.org. W15th Annual Martin Luther KingJr. Jazz Festival & Dinner is Jan. 16at the Church of the Assumption, 35Orange Ave., Clifton. Performersinclude Ike Brown’s Jazz ProphetsEnsemble, Arnetta Johnson & SubitoSound and others. Dinner is at 6 pm.Tickets are $35 or $40 at the door.Call 973-478-4124. W

The Chopin Singing Society #182presents its Sixth Annual ChristmasConcert on Dec. 6 at 3:30pm at thePolish-American Cultural Center 1-3Monroe St., Passaic. The chorus iscelebrating its 99th anniversary thisyear and is directed by AlicjaRusewicz Pagorek. Tickets are $25which includes a hot Polish buffet.The Passaic group is one of theoldest male independent choralgroups still active in the UnitedStates. The Society was officiallyorganized on March 10, 1910, inhonor of the 100th anniversary ofFryderyk Chopin’s birth. The group’srepertoire includes Polish classical,folk and patriotic songs, PolskieKoledy or Polish Christmas carols,a complete Latin mass, as well asAmerican classic and barber shopsongs. Singers are all volunteers andnewcomers (you do not have tospeak Polish) are welcomed to join.For tickets, call Artur Sroka at973-777-2345 or John Bubzinski at973-779-4310. More details about thegroup, its origins and other details atwww.chopinsingingsociety.org. W

Gwenn Karel Levine, the founder of the Paterson YouthPhotography Project or PYPP, is one of the four recipientsof this year’s Andrew Goodman Foundation HiddenHeroes award (www.andrewgoodman.org).

Given to “those ordinary people who do extraordinarythings,” Levine founded PYPP in 2001, with theinaugural class offered in January 2002. Since then,Levine, the volunteer photographers and the students haveutilized class space donated by the Paterson YMCA,which also offers a computer lab for digital photography.Students learn artistic and technical skills, build selfconfidence and allow professors to act as positive rolemodels in the lives of growing children.

Though the 10 week course costs $25, most of thefunding is derived from donations and grants, includingone from the PCCHC. This year’s class work is currentlyon view in the Broadway & LRC Galleries at PCCCthrough Jan. 5. The exhibit will then go to the PatersonLibrary, Lambert Castle and the Ridgewood Library. Formore info, contact Levine at 201-391-7663 or atgklevine@gmail.com.

“This award is special to me because of (the group) it’scoming from,” wrote Levine, pictured above with PYPPstudents in a file photo. “I was in college when thesecivil rights workers were murdered, and I remembermembers of my class going to Mississippi that year andparticipating in sit-ins at segregated restaurants.”

The New Jersey Foundation forDance & Theatre Arts presents TheNutcracker. on Dec. 11 at 7 pm andDec. 12 at and 7 pm. Performancesare at Passaic County TechnicalInstitute, 45 Reinhardt Rd, Wayne,Tickets are $20 and $25. Call 973-839-3022 or 973-839-4031 or write:New Jersey Foundation for Dance &Theatre Arts, c/o The King Centre forPerforming Arts, 527 RingwoodAve., Wanaque, NJ 07465. WOne World, Different Music andDance Day is Dec. 5 at 2 pm at theClifton Public Library, Piaget Ave.Performers of Eastern Europeandescent are invited to volunteer toappear for one performance. Toparticipate call 973-253-9579. W

The Paterson Holiday Parade ofLights rolls along Main St. onDec. 12 (see below) from 6 to 8 pm.With floats, marchers and plenty offanfare, it starts in South Paterson atCrooks and Dey St. and eventuallymeanders past a reviewing stand infront of City Hall on Market St. Inand around City Hall Plaza, there is aSanta’s Village, an official treelighting, as well as raffles, fireworksand free pictures with the jolly fellow.To participate in the snow or rainevent, call 973-278-4019.The Ringwood Farmers Market isbecoming a year-round destination asvendors and entertainers will be at thePark & Ride until noon on Dec. 19,Jan. 16, Feb. 20, March 20.

Victorian Christmas at theRingwood Manor: The Woman’sClub of West Milford and the NorthJersey Highlands Historical Societyinvite guests to tour the lavishVictorian-era home on Dec., 5, 6, 12and 13, from 11 am to 5 pm, or onDec. 9. Admission is $7 for adults,$6 for seniors and $3 for children;proceeds help fund scholarships andrestoration of the Ringwood Manor;by appointment only. To schedule atour, call 973-853-7258. WThe Clifton Arts Center Gallerywill present Artists’ Interpretations,an exhibit and sale of watercolor artby the New Jersey Water ColorSociety. The exhibit is on displaythrough Dec. 19. Call 973-472-5499or visit cliftonnj.org. WJim Ruban’s paintings are displayedat the Ringwood Public Library,30 Cannici Dr., through Dec. 26.Call 973-962-6256. WMi Tierra by artist Eduardo GuzmánValverde is the first in a series of artexhibits organized by the City ofPassaic, with support from the libraryboard, to highlight the arts as well asthe multi-cultural make-up of thecity. The exhibit, at the PassaicPublic Library, 195 Gregory Ave.,continues through this month. To beconsidered for future exhibits, write:jgrubin@cityofpassaicnj.gov.

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From left, Carol Di’Alessandro of the Historic House Museums of Wayne in character at the Lambert Castle during the recentPassaic County History Day Celebration, harpist Rita Costanzi performs in Ringwood on Dec. 12, poets Rafael Campo and LindaPastan, who will read in Paterson on Dec. 5 as part of the Distinguished Poets Series.

Andy Warhol: Through a GlassStarkly is an exhibit of Warhol’sphotographic works, specifically hisPolaroid shots and black-and-whitesilver gelatin prints at MSU’s GeorgeSegal Gallery, 1 Normal Ave. inMontclair. Leading Warhol scholarand author of Andy Warhol’s SerialPhotography, William V. Ganis, PhDis the curator; through Dec. 12. Call973-655-3382. WThe History of Labor in Chicagois on view at the American LaborMuseum/Botto House NationalLandmark through Dec. 31. TheBotto House National Landmark islocated at 83 Norwood St., Haledon.Hours of operation are Mon. throughFri., 9 am to 5 pm. Tours are offeredWed. through Sat. from 1 to 4 pm orby appointment. Call 973-595-7953or go to www.labormuseum.org.W

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The 2010 Passaic County FilmFestival is on April 17 at the officesof the Passaic County EconomicDevelopment Department, 930Riverview Dr., Totowa. The Festivalis a showcase for high school anduniversity students as well asindependent filmmakers who live,attend school or practice their artwithin the county. Film entries mustbe received by Jan. 29, 2010.For info: film@passaiccountynj.orgcall 973-569-4720 or go towww.passaiccountynj.org/film. Writing Your Way Home, a poetryweekend intensive workshop led byLaura Boss and Maria MazziottiGillan will be held at St. Marguerite’sRetreat House in Mendham on Dec.11, 12, and 13. The $375 fee includesroom, meals and workshops. Info:mgillan@pccc.edu. The Distinguished Poets Series on

Dec. 5 features readings by RafaelCampo and Linda Pastan. The eventwill begin at 1 pm in the HamiltonClub Building, 2nd floor, 32 ChurchSt., Paterson. A question and answersession with Pastan will follow thereading, which is free. Poets RafaelCampo and Joe Weil will hold a twohour workshop prior to the reading,starting at 10 am. Admission is $10and participants must pre-register atwww.pccc.edu/poetry. For info, call973-684-6555. WAbraham Lincoln: Man of Sorrowis the Wayne Public LibraryLunchbox Learning Dec. 9 program.The President will be portrayed byChristian Johnson of the AmericanHistorical Theatre. Johnson hasappeared at the White House andNational Archives and is one of thepremier sources on the President bestknown for his role as Commander inChief during the Civil War.Refreshments will be provided atnoon and the event begins at 12:30pm. Admission is free. The library isat 461 Valley Rd., Wayne. For info,call 973-694-4272, ext. 5210. W

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