Family Fun Blooms at Croft Farm: Schedule of Events

Join us on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26 for our 4th annual Juried Craft Festival featuring Family Fun Weekend at Croft Farm sponsored by My Gym of Cherry Hill. Here is the full schedule of events:


Saturday, April 25
9:30 am: Run Your Own Life Without Drugs & Alcohol 5K Fun Run/Walk
11 am – 5 pm: Craft Festival Opens
11 am – 5 pm: Art Exhibit Opens
11 am – 5 pm: MY GYM Moon Bounce
Candy necklace creations*
“Kids! Start your garden” with Sustainable Cherry Hill*
11 am – 3 pm: Garden State Discovery Museum: Museum on the Move

*while supplies last

Sunday, April 26
11 am – 5 pm: Craft Festival Opens
11 am – 5 pm: Art Exhibit Opens
11 am – 5 pm: MY GYM Moon Bounce
Candy necklace creations*
"Kids! Start your garden” with Sustainable Cherry Hill*
12 – 3 pm: Cherry Hill Police Kid ID Card Registration
3 – 4 pm: Gloria Youth Orchestra (Arts Center)

*while supplies last

Admission to Family Fun Weekend is free however; certain activities such as the 5K run do require a fee to participate.

Attention Crafters!!

Cherry Hill Township and the Cherry Hill Arts Board are looking for crafters to participate in the fourth annual Art Blooms juried craft festival on Saturday, April 25 & Sunday, April 26 at Croft Farm. The festival opens Art Blooms - a week long series of art and cultural events that includes a juried art exhibit of 2 dimensional works. The craft festival has been expanded this year to include activities for children, a Community Non-Profit Information Fair and a 5K Fun Run/Walk.

We are also looking to add some hands-on crafts/activities for children. If you have any suggestions or would like to provide an activity, please contact the Arts Board at 856-661-4810 or email Arts@CHTownhsip.com.

If you are interested in participating as a crafter, please click here to download a form.

If you are a non-profit group interested in participating in the comminuty fair please contact the Arts Board at 856-661-4810 or email Arts@CHTownship.com.

Tickets still available...

This Friday, enjoy Dolce Suono: Metal & Wood Band at the Croft Farm Arts Center (100 Borton's Mill Road) beginning at 8 p.m. Dolce Suono features Mimi Stillman on flute, guitarist Allen Krantz, violist Burchard Tang and Emilio Gravagno on double bass.

This unique ensemble is a popular favorite, performing music from vibrant Renaissance songs to Baroque classics to the folk-influenced Schulhoff Concertina, and thrilling tangos by Astor Piazzolla. This group arranges much of its own music for a festive, improvisatory vibe.

Tickets still remain and can be purchased at the door or in Room 102 of the Municipal Building. Cost is $15 for general admission and $12 for adults 55 and over.

You won't want to miss this exciting concert!!

Academy of Vocal Arts - A Sell Out Performance!

On Sunday, February 8, 2009, members of the Academy of Vocal Arts performed Opera Plus! - a selection of Opera and Broadway favorites - infront of a sold-out audience at the Croft Farm Arts Center. Selections included "Brindisi" (“Libiamo ne'lieti calici”) from Verdi’s La Traviata, "Seguidilla" from Bizet’s Carmen, “La ci darem la mano” from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, “This nearly was mine” from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific and “The Impossible Dream” from Leigh’s Man of La Mancha.

From left to right: Luke Housner, piano; Taylor Stayton, tenor; Olivia Vote, mezzo-soprano;
Steven LaBrie, baritone; Colleen Daly, soprano

Our next Ensemble Series Concert will be held on Friday, March 13 at 8 p.m. and will feature Dolce Suono: Metal & Wood Band.

Academy of Vocal Arts Present Opera & Broadway Favorites

Exciting young artists from the world-renowned Academy of Vocal Arts present a concert of opera favorites on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at the Croft Farm Arts Center. The performance will begin at 3 p.m. and tickets are only $15 ($12 for adults 55 and older and just $10 for students and groups of 10 or more).

The program will include selections from La Traviata, Carmen, Don Giovanni, South Pacific, Man of La Mancha and many more!

Performing that afternoon are:

For more information, visit www.avaopera.org.

CALL FOR ARTISTS, CRAFTERS & POETS

The Cherry Hill Arts Board is currently looking for local artists, crafters & poets to be a part of this year's Art Blooms in Cherry Hill. This year, the event will be bigger then ever since the Arts Board and Cherry Hill Township have combined Art Blooms & Spring Family Festival into one giant event that features a two-day juried craft festival with a 5K Fun Run/Walk, childrens activities such as a moon bounce and crafts; a juried art exhibit showcasing original, 2 dimensional works (no photography please); evening poetry reading; film screening and discussion; childrens concert; afternoon luncheon with the arts; and a concert with members of the Ocean City Pops.

To participate in the Juried Craft Festival, click here.

To participate in the Juried Art Exhibit, click here.

To participate in the poetry reading, please submit 3 sample poems to <"mailto: Arts@CHTownship.com">for consideration.

Sell Out Performance for Gregory DeTurck

Gregory DeTurck, pianist and Cherry Hill High School West graduate, performed in front of a sell out audience during an afternoon rectial at the Croft Farm Arts Center yesterday.

The program consisted of:

Sonata in A major Hob. XVI/26 - F. Joseph Haydn
Nocturne in A-flat major Op. 33 - Samuel Barber
Notturno in B-flat major - Benjamin Britten
Miroirs - Maurice Ravel
Iberia - Isaac Albeniz
Fantasia Baetica - Manuel de Falla