Exhibit Reception - A Closer Look at our Community: The Fine Art of Mark Oberndorf - January 14, 2015

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Exhibit Reception: A Closer Look at our Community: The Fine Art of Mark Oberndorf
January 14, 2015

On Wednesday, January 14, 2015 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at Lambert Castle (home of the Passaic County Historical Society) at 3 Valley Road, Paterson NJ, the Passaic County Historical Society will be hosting a reception for our current art exhibit, "A Closer Look at our Community: The Fine Art of Mark Oberndorf." Meet Bergen County resident Mark Oberndorf and enjoy light refreshment as you view the paintings on exhibit. Admission to this event is free and open to the public.

Unable to join us on January 14th? A Closer Look at our Community: The Fine Art of Mark Oberndorf will be on exhibit in Lambert Castle through March 29, 2015. The exhibit can be viewed with a regular admission ticket. The museum is open Wednesday through Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm. Please call ahead for groups larger than ten people.

Passaic County Historical Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, was founded to cultivate interest among individuals and the community-at-large in the rich history of Passaic County. To this end our museum in Lambert Castle showcases examples of the County’s cultural and artistic diversity, as well as examples of the County’s natural, civil, military, and ecclesiastical history. The Society also maintains a library and archive, which houses manuscripts, books and photographs of historical and genealogical interest.

For more information on special events such as this one, visit the Passaic County Historical Society’s website at www.lambertcastle.org or call 973-247-0085.

*Painting: The Egg Platter Paterson, NJ by Mark Oberndorf. Provided by the Passaic County Historical Society.


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