George Critelli, at right, of Rutherford, shows off his Best of Show certificate winning him $1,000 for his pottery work. Moments earlier this award was presented to him by Arts Council President Lynne M. Grasz Hall, zt left. The Edgewater Mayor and Borough Council sponsored this prize. Photo by Donna Brennan
In what has become Edgewater’s largest cultural event, celebrating the arts, music and culture, the Edgewater Arts Council and Edgewater Cultural & Historical Committee joined forces to celebrate the Arts on Sunday, September 14.
Sunny skies shined down on 70 artists competing for $5000 in cash prizes, 30 vendors, 20 sponsors and nearly 4,000 attendees for the 23rd annual Edgewater Arts & Music Festival.
In the simultanious11th annual Edgewater Ford Assembly Plant Vintage Auto Show competition, 73 cars vied in 37 categories for trophies and recognition.
In the Edgewater Arts juried art competition, 12 winners were selected in seven categories winning a total of $5000 in cash prizes.
The Art winners are:
Best of Show: George Critelli, Rutherford, $1000, pottery
Sponsor: Borough of Edgewater Mayor and City Council
Best Art: Helen DeCarlo, New Milford. $500, painting
Pamela Fenwick, Leonia, $250, watercolor
Sponsor: Mariner’s Bank
Best Mixed Media: Bingul Sevimli, Guttenberg, $500, marbleized art
Olga Rogachevskaya, Edgewater, $250 block prints
Sponsor: Hudson Dance Studio
Best Fiber Arts: Peter Dabal, Wyckoff, $500 hand dyed wools and scarfs
Beverly Altenore, East Orange, $250, jackets
Sponsor: Anonymous Edgewater Arts Patron
Best Photography: Virginia Brown, Leonia, $500
Karen Farber, Edgewater, $250
Sponsor: Professional Children’s Academy
Best Craft: Joseph Checchi, Palisades, NY $500, wood creations
Andy Coyle, Haledon, $250 wood creations
Sponsor: Whole Foods
Best Student: Isabella Tsang, Edgewater $250, pen & ink
Sponsor: New York Waterways
Music Sponsors were Yogart Frozen Yogurt Studio, UFC Gym and The ViiBE.
Musical groups performing were Fishcakes and the Fried Daddies, The Revivors and Annie Minogue band. Dancers represented Professional Arts Academy, Hudson Dance Studio and The ViiBE. Festival Music Director is Larry Lipsen
“This is the biggest car show were have ever had in the 11 years we’ve been conducting this event,” said Douglas E. Hall, director of the car show and chairman of the Edgewater Culrural and Historical Committee. The show, which is open to all makes of cars, commemorates the nearly quarter of a century the Ford Motor Company built cars and trucks in Edgewater moon a pier that his now the community of Independence Harbor.
Winners in the automotive competition are:
Best of Show: Raymond Madden of Jersey City with his Chevrolet Corvette
People’s Choice: (selected by ballot from attendees) John Carlos Santiago, 1972 Chevrolet Camero
Best Ford: Lou Catti of Pearl River, N.Y.
Best Ford Model A: also Best 1920s and Earlier: Mike Gorman of Oradell
Best Ford Thunderbird: Bob Sabino of Fort Lee
Best Ford Mustang and Best 1960s car:: Phil Pisano of Maywood
Best Ford made in Edgewater Ford Assembly Plant: Sal Minervini of Saddle Brook
Edgewater Cultural and Historical Committee chairman Douglas E. Hall presents the Best of Show trophy to James Maddad of Jersey City for his Chevrolet Corvette. Photo by Donna Brennan
Best 1930s Ford: Rich Svorec of Hillsdale
Best 1940s Ford: Tom Delvecchia of Maywood
Best 1970s Ford and Best Mercury: Rich Peterson of River Edge
Best 1980s Ford: Dave Martone of Cliffside Park
Best 1990s Ford: Bob Slater of Bloomfield
Best Ford Truck: Michael Zsrzel of Upper Saddle River
Best Lincoln (1947): Jerry McSpirit of Alpine
Best General Motors car (Cadillac) and Best 1950s car (Chevrolet): Wilfrido Feal of North Bergen
Best Discontinued Name Plate (car brand no longer made): Noel Gaston of Cliffside Park
Best Customized car: John Lynch of Leonia
Best 1930s car: Robert Montgomery of Teaneck
Best 1940s car: (1949 Jaguar): Fred Daibes of Edgewater
Best 1980s car: Ed Frischkorn of Hasbrouck Heights
Best 1990s car: Bob Slater of Bloomfield
Best Foreign Car: Dennis Krimer of Jersey City
Best Convertible: Johnny Spinosa of Cliffside Patk
Best Muscle Car: also Special Recognition of Cars of the 21st Century: Noem Kirk of New Milford
Best Truck: Willie Ruiz of Bayonne
“Our combined event is arguably the largest in north New Jersey and possibly in the whole state,” said Lynne Grasz Hall, President, Edgewater Arts Council.
The Edgewater Arts Council is a 501.c4 non-profit, non-partisan, private organization of volunteers, dedicated to broadening awareness of visual and performing arts and crafts.
The Edgewater Arts Council sponsors concerts and other artistic events throughout the Borough. The Arts Council promotes local artists by establishing a gallery at the Community Center to display indoor art. It introduced outdoor art with four sculptures it donated to the Borough, which sited them in public places around town. One of them is onThompson Lane, at the entrance to the Arts Festival.
Support for the Arts Council traditionally comes from local businesses, commercial and private benefactors and from fundraising projects and grants from the Borough of Edgewater.
Additional funding is made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the Department of State, through grant funds administered by the Bergen County Department of Parks, Division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.
Lynne M. Grasz Hall is the President of the Edgewater Arts Council. Vice President/Design Director is Karin Thieme. Treasurer is Linda Kligman. Other active committee members are Helen Fenwick, Esther Fried, Ksenia Davidova. Katherine Sobong, Briana Nurse and Larry Lipsen.
Douglas E. Hall is Chairman of the Edgewater Cultural & Historical Committee. Board members include James Trager, Adrian Rodriguez, Linda Farrell, Susan Candee, Sheila Olaksen and Joyce Bellfield. Ruth Paci founding chair of the committee serves as past chair emrtitus.
More information is at www.edgewaterartsnj.org
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