“I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people.” F.D.R.
“New Deal Gallery” Features Paintings That Reflect a Presidential Promise
and America’s Great Depression
(GENESEO, NY – December 15, 2008) Visitors can gain a unique glimpse of American life during the 1930’s and the Great Depression at the New Deal Gallery at the newly opened Livingston Arts Center in Mount Morris, New York. The New Deal Gallery resurrects and features, on a rotating basis, over 200 easel paintings that have been in storage, unseen by the general public for decades. The works of art represent one of the most complete collections of easel painting funded by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal. Read more »

    … as are Videotopia, Barbie, Comic Book Superheroes, and LEGO—all coming to Strong in 2009! See a full list of their great upcoming exhibits and family events on the new 2009 media calendar.

And check out press announcements about Toddler Book Club, Monday Kicks and Educators Open Houses !

Ithaca, N.Y. (Dec. 5, 2008)—Ithaca’s annual Winter Recess, the nation’s first and only festival for public school teachers, will open for Valentine’s Day 2009 and bring an estimated 4,000 educators and family members into the Finger Lakes community. The weeklong event, Feb. 13-22, offers pre-K-12 teachers and their guests a discounted week of recreation, relaxation and entertainment in a community built on education. Read more »

Auburn, New York – November 24, 2008 – An old fashioned, village-wide Christmas in the Finger Lakes offers something for everyone – events, shopping, wineries, parades, luxury lodging and entertainment are just a few of the highlights. Cayuga County is a prime hub for visitors from Ontario, Canada, Rochester and Buffalo, NY and is nestled by three of the Finger Lakes—Cayuga Lake (the longest of the Finger Lakes), Owasco Lake, and Skaneateles Lake as well as the Great Lake Ontario. Read more »