Fall Into Arts Festival Comes to Cherry Hill in October

Cherry Hill will host two weeks of art and cultural events in October.

Fall Into the Arts takes place Oct. 11-26 at the Croft Farm Arts Center (100 Bortons Mill Road).

The series opens with a Juried Photography Show, where photographers of all ages will be invited to enter this juried exhibit. The non-refundable jurying fee is $10 per piece and each photographer may submit up to three pieces for consideration during Intake on Oct. 8 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the Arts Center.

Each year, photographers ranging between novice and professional backgrounds enter and each has immeasurable talent.

All photographs are hand-selected by a highly accredited jury and will be on display in the Arts Center, and will be available for sale throughout each Fall Into the Arts event.

For a full list of guidelines, visit http://CherryHillArts.Blogspot.com.

The art gallery opens Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. with an artist’s reception.

The gallery will be open Oct. 13-16, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Oct.19, noon to 4 p.m.; and Oct. 20-23, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The top jury selected pieces will receive awards and light refreshments will be available.

The reception is free and open to the public.

Cherry Hill Township, the Cherry Hill Arts Board and the Garden State Film Festival present a “mini-fest” of some of the most critically and commercially acclaimed short films presented at the festival in recent years on Sunday, Oct. 12, 3 p.m.

The six short films that will be shown are: Admissions, The Wednesdays, Jerome’s Bouquet, Un Peu Plus, Miyuki’s Wind Bells and Death Taxes and Apple Juice. The films are from all over the world, including USA, France, Ireland and Japan.

This afternoon screening provides an intimate view of the annual Garden State Film Festival.

For more information about the films visit, www.gsff.org.

The ticket price is $10, available for purchase at the door.

The Luck Brothers will perform a blues, soul and classic rock & roll concert on Friday, Oct. 17, 8 p.m.-10 p.m.

The band has written songs for, performed and recorded with Lou Rawls, Sister Sledge, BeeGees, Anita Baker, Lionel Ritchie and more.

Tickets are $7 and available for purchase at the door or reservations can be made by calling the Recreation Department. Refreshments will be provided.

The Harvest Festival featuring Fire & Life Safety Day, co-hosted by Cherry Hill Township and the Cherry Hill Fire Department is Oct. 19, noon to 4 p.m.

Springdale Farms present a pumpkin patch and a farmers market.

There will also be ony rides, emergency fire vehicle display, fire hose squirt, Cherry Hill My Gym moon bounce, costume parade, live entertainment, balloon artists, face painting, Kid Card ID registration, and information fair and take-a-photo with a fireman. Refreshments will be available to purchase from Springdale Farms.

This year’s Harvest Festival is sponsored by Kennedy Health System, Republic Bank, International Sports Center, Holdbrook Pediatric Dental LLC, MedExpress Urgent Care and Melitta Coffee.

Attendees are encouraged to bring a canned food item that will be donated to the Cherry Hill Food Pantry.

Art in Your Pocket: Using the iPhone as a Creative Tool, presented by Photographer Cindy Patrick takes place Thursday, Oct. 23, 7 p.m.-9 p.m.

Patrick is an award-winning, internationally exhibited fine artist who creates her unique “photo paintings” using her iPhone and a wide selection of apps.

She will unveil her techniques and explain how to create art with an iPhone. This event is free, but reservations are necessary by calling the Recreation Department.

Closing out the two-week long celebration will be the first concert of the 2014 - 2015 Cherry Hill Ensemble Series, on Sunday Oct. 26.

The concert features three sopranos and an accompanist from the Academy of Vocal Arts along with singers from Cherry Hill High School East.

Sopranos include: Anush Avetisyan, Chloe Moore and Julia Dawson, accompanied by pianist Luke Housner. The concert begins at 3 p.m., and doors will open at 2:30 p.m.

Seating is general admission and tickets are just $15, $12 for seniors with a Gold card and $5 for students and children under 12.

The 2014 – 2015 Ensemble Series is sponsored by NFI.

For more information about Fall Into the Arts or to reserve tickets to any of the events, please contact the Recreation Department at 856-488-7868, or email Arts@CHTownship.com.