New York, NY - With the winter holidays on the horizon, New York State (http://www.iloveny.com/) is preparing for a season full of merriment and holiday spirit featuring festive events and value-added hotel packages across its 11 vacation regions. Here are some of the winter activities and deals travelers can expect this season. Read more »
Hopeful Early Opening, Tap into Winter Party, Snow Therapy Winter Season Deals
Highmount, NY - Last Friday afternoon, the Belleayre Mountain snowmaking staff tested the snow guns in order to be prepared for the dropping temperatures. It is the goal of the DEC to open Belleayre Mountain’s season doors on Saturday, November 14th with their Annual Tap into Winter Party, beginning at 1:00pm. An open rail jam event, Fashion Showcase, and Bar Party will be a great celebration, with a promotional ticket price of $25. Read more »
Exhibition: December 4, 2009 - January 10, 2010
Opening Reception: Friday, December 4th, 2009, 6-9 p.m.
Garnerville, NY - A site-specific installation by Tamara Gayer will be on view at the GAGA Arts Center in Garnerville, NY from December 4th to January 10th.
The show, Everything’s For Sale, is comprised of ‘Skyline,’ a large scale installation that will use the windows in Gallery B at GAGA as a substrate; and ‘Window,’ a lightbox positioned opposite these windows. ‘Skyline’ plays with the image of the skyline of Manhattan, depicting some of the iconic buildings of this vista and outlining the power and aesthetic history of the City. This piece takes this engagement a stage further by altering some of the specifics, toying with our perception of the generic image of the City. The light box ‘Window’ offers the complementary intimate view of the City. Read more »
Belleayre Mountain offers new programs and new discounts for November 14th Opener
Highmount, NY - The leaves have fallen and temperatures are beginning to drop; Belleayre Mountain is waiting for just the right evening to kick start their snowmaking guns. Tony Lanza, superintendent of the 2009 Ulster County Tourism Business of the Year, Belleayre Mountain, is eager to open for full-time operation on November 14th. The mountain’s winter operation has proven to show its vital significance to the local region, “because of its devoted returning visitors and countless recreational opportunities.” The earlier Belleayre Mountain opens its doors, the earlier the local region can expect tourism dollars for the 2009- 2010 winter season. Read more »
Ellicottville, NY - Readers of SKI Magazine rated Holiday Valley Resort in Ellicottville (Cattaraugus County; Chautauqua-Allegheny Region) as the 4th best winter resort in eastern North America for 2009. This survey was mailed to 40,000 SKI Magazine readers at the conclusion of the 2008-09 season. This ranking places Holiday Valley among the top ten in the East for the 6th consecutive year. Some of Holiday Valley’s features that were highly ranked include Lifts (2nd), Après Ski (3rd), Dining (4th), Family Programs (4th), Service (6th), Off Hill Activities (6th), Terrain Parks (7th) and Overall Satisfaction (8th).
Syracuse, NY — Unpack your suitcases and toss your Rosetta Stone back in the closet - from October 9 through January 3, you can see the best part of Europe right at home, in Syracuse’s Everson Museum! Turner to Cézanne: Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales, is an exhibition that features a collection of over 50 never-before-seen-in-the-US masterpieces created by world-renowned artists such as Cézanne, Van Gogh, Monet, Daumier, Renoir and Turner, among others.
Exhibition dates: Oct. 6, 2009-Jan. 10, 2010
Location: Galleries for Chinese Paintings and Calligraphy
Press preview: Monday, Oct. 5, 10 a.m. - noon
New York, NY – The first comprehensive exhibition of Luo Ping’s paintings ever presented in America, Eccentric Visions: The Worlds of Luo Ping (1733-1799) will bring together nearly 60 works, including many Chinese “National Treasures,” by one of the most celebrated painters in 18th-century China. Complemented by 27 pieces from American collections, this momentous international-loan exhibition will reveal the range and brilliance of the artist’s vision as well as his place among his peers. Highlights of the exhibition will include the sensational handscroll Ghost Amusements (ca. 1766)—one of the best known paintings in the late imperial China—depicting the world of ghosts that, he claimed, he had seen with his own eyes. Read more »
