North Jersey Guitar raffles off special guitars at ALF

WEST MILFORD — North Jersey Guitar and Music Center held its annual Autumn Lights Festival music stage and free raffle. The prizes for this year’s festival were two special Felix the Cat guitars and a New Jersey Guitar gift certificate. The 2014 winners are:

Jessica Rhinesmith - Felix the Cat electric guitar

Jack O’Bryant - Felix the Cat acoustic guitar

Jaimie Donnelly - Gift certificate

Owner Shawn Reams on the event:

“This year was a huge success – we were so pleased with the turnout," said Shawn Reams, owner of North Jersey Guitar. "Our main objective this year was to let the town and visitors know how passionate we are about what we do and to showcase some great local talent. We feel it is so important to have music in this town - music is such an important aspect of so many people’s lives. All of the performers played their hearts out and their passion really showed. Having the stage located near our store this year turned out better than we could have expected. We can’t wait until next year.”

Reams had a special guest show up too.

“We had a very special visit from Don Oriolo, the Felix the Cat artist. He met with fans, made some special drawings, and even played a few songs," said Reams. "Don is also the owner of Oriolo guitars, a very unique brand of guitars. We recently started carrying these great instruments and people are loving them!”

North Jersey Guitar and Music Center is a full service music store located at 1612 Union Valley Road, above the Valley View Pub. While they specialize in guitars, NJG also offers instruction for piano, voice, drums, violin, and other instruments. NJG offers many instruments for sale as well as accessories. They also provide school band rentals, supplies, and more.

For more information, call 973-728-7200 or email northjerseyguitar@gmail.com.