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For Immediate Release

Jacobsen Landscape & Garden Gallery Art Show
Portion of Proceeds to Benefit Children's Aid and Family Services


(Paramus, NJ) – September 2, 2009 žu On Saturday, September 12, 2009, from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., local painters, photographers, sculptors and pottery makers will display their work at a special exhibit hosted by Fine Artist, Joe Terrone of Glen Rock (www.joeterrone.com) and the Jacobsen Landscape Gallery, at 11 Barnstable Court in Saddle River. The artwork will also be available for sale, and a portion of the proceeds will be dedicated to Paramus-based Children's Aid and Family Services..

Visitors to the art show will be able to watch artists paint among the gardens and also see first-hand how to throw a pot on a potter's wheel, as demonstrated by Wendy Morris. Guests from the well-known Art Center of Northern New Jersey (www.artcenter-nnj.org) will have work on display, along with award-winning Plein Air Painters of the Ridgewood Art Institute, William Brown and Diana Gibson. A special selection of pieces by professor and sculptor Elaine Lorenz will be located throughout the outdoor Gallery.For a complete list of exhibiting artists, contact Joe Terrone at jdterrone@aol.com.

There is no charge for the event, and refreshments will be available. Comfortable walking shoes are suggested. Rain date is Saturday, September 26.More information about the show is available by calling Joe Terrone at 201-248-9776 or Jeff Martini of Jacobsen's at 201-825-4440.

Children's Aid and Family Services is one of the leading nonprofit human services organizations serving northern New Jersey. The agency is fully accredited and has served the community for more than 110 years. Its mission is to preserve, protect and, when needed, provide families. Motivated by compassion for vulnerable children, young adults, frail elderly and their families, it provides high-quality and innovative services that meet their social, educational and emotional needs. For more information on the agency, call 201.261.2800 or visit www.cafsnj.org.

For more information:
Madinah Grier (201) 261-2800 mgrier@cafsnj.org
Sheila Riccardi (201) 261-2800 sriccardi@cafsnj.org



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