Sackets Harbor, N.Y. — “Who would think that a camera and computer are great quilting tools?” say Piecing with Pixels: Unique Quilts from Your Own Images authors Gudny Campbell and Sandra Hart. The pair is sending 10 of their digitally-designed quilted works to the March 20-21 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Quilt Show in Sackets Harbor, NY. The works feature circular patterns and pieces to fit the show theme of “Circles and Wheels on the Byway.” Read more »

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 »

Late Season Rates Start Saturday, March 13

Highmount, N.Y.  - Historic snowfall totals for February followed by warm temperatures the first week in March have made skiers and riders flock to the slopes of Belleayre. The perfect conditions resulted in a record setting weekend for skier visits in March and Belleayre is poised to operate well into spring. From bumps to groomers to glades to terrain parks, Belleayre is 100% open and in optimum shape.  And between runs there is nothing like relaxing with friends on the deck of Overlook Lounge with DJ Heat providing the tunes as the tasty smell of BBQ fills the air. Read more »

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. Read more »

Ultimate New York Romance Stories Sought

New York, N.Y. - Romance in New York has been captured in countless Hollywood productions. Now, amateur filmmakers can have their love immortalized with I LOVE NEW YORK’s new competition to discover the best New York State love story. I LOVE NEW YORK (http://www.iloveny.com/), New York State’s tourism promotion agency, and New York University’s Tisch Graduate School of Film are collaborating to sponsor a team of New York University (NYU) filmmakers to produce a movie about “Love in New York.” Read more »

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.
 
The current World Record is a torch lit parade with 624 people, held in Portugal in January of 2010. Read more »

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. Read more »