Hudson Valley Foodways Will Be the Subject of a Great Estates Conference March 20
Event to Coincide with Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, March 15-28
Hyde Park, N.Y. — “Bon Appetit: Food and Dining in the Hudson Valley,” a conference organized by the Great Estates Consortium, will be held on Saturday, March 20 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Henry A. Wallace Center at the Roosevelt Library and Home here.
“Bon Appetit,” which celebrates the rich history of food in the Hudson Valley, has been planned to coincide with Hudson Valley Restaurant Week 2010. This fourth annual event will take place between March 15-28, and will showcase this scenic New York State region as a premier culinary destination. Conference attendees are encouraged to dine at fixed prices in nearby restaurants and stay in local hotels offering special Restaurant Week rates. More information is available at http://www.hudsonvalleyrestaurantweek.com/. Read more »
Owego, N.Y. — What’s there to do in your own backyard? When are all the festivals happening this year? The new 2010 Calendar of Events for Tioga County has been published and is now available for free from numerous distribution racks around the county and also at the Tourism Office Visitor’s Center located at 80 North Avenue in Owego. It lists Tioga’s festivals, events and tourism-related activities for the year. If you would like one mailed to you, please call 687-7440 or email 
Late Season Rates Start Saturday, March 13
Gloversville, N.Y. - The Fulton County Regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Art Gallery, located at 2 North Main Street, Gloversville, is hosting a “Celebration of 30 Years of Women’s History Month,” an exhibit featuring artwork, photographs, historical artifacts, quilts, and information centered around Women’s history. The exhibit will run through April 25 in the Chamber’s gallery and can be viewed during Chamber office hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. 
Windham, N.Y. - Windham Mountain is going to attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest Torch Lit parade this Saturday, March 6, 2010.The time of the event will be at dusk, around 6 p.m.
Saranac Lake, N.Y. - Congratulations to all of the Tri-Lakes area Olympians who represented this region and the United States so well during February’s XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. This Friday, March 5, the Village of Saranac Lake, the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, the Women’s Civic Chamber and the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), will honor several of those athletes with a parade beginning at 4 p.m. The parade route is scheduled to start at the corner of Olive St. and Broadway and make its way to the Town of Harrietstown Town Hall on Main St. 
