Hobart, N.Y. - On Sunday, Feb. 14 at 3 p.m. former Hobart resident Jim Meagley will be giving his 2nd lecture on the History of Hobart.
This lecture on Hobart history will involve a review and discussion of the settlement and development of the Hobart village area by looking at a progression of maps Read more »
First Costume Institute Exhibition Based on Renowned Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection
New York, N.Y. - The spring 2010 exhibition organized by The Costume Institute of The Metropolitan Museum of Art will be American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity, the first drawn from the newly established Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Met. The exhibition, on view from May 5 through August 15, 2010 (preceded on May 3 by The Costume Institute Gala Benefit), will explore developing perceptions of the modern American woman from 1890 to 1940, and how they have affected the way American women are seen today. Read more »
Rochester, N.Y. - Fatten up your brain through play with daily activities at Fat Brain School-Break Week at Strong National Museum of Play Saturday, February 13 through Sunday, February 21.Put on your thinking cap and challenge yourself to mind-expanding Fat Brain games and toys such as Twig, Animalogic, and Tri-Spy. Build amazing creations with Dado Cubes-a toy whose invention was inspired by Strong’s National Toy Hall of Fame® inductee, the Cardboard Box! Read more »
Exhibit on Display at the Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center through March 31
Albany, N.Y. – An exhibit featuring more than 50 works of art by members of Q.U.I.L.T., Inc., a Delmar-based quilt guild, is on display at the Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center, corner of Broadway and Clinton Avenue, through March 31.
The display includes never-seen-before “slice quilts” – one of Albany and one of Troy. These pieces are comprised of segments created by 12 quilt artists. To celebrate Albany New York’s Quadricentennial, these quilters collaborated to reproduce in fabric two photographs: the Albany Skyline and Troy at Low Tide. Read more »
A Northern New York annual winter tradition has begun anew. January 2010 “Maple Schools” will educate novices and experienced producers about the latest information, technology and equipment for making maple syrup and value-added maple products. Read more »
Lake Placid, N.Y. - Hot on the heels of the largest and most prestigious mountain film festivals in the world, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will return for its eleventh year to Lake Placid, 7:30 PM on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts.
This year’s selection of over 2 hours of magnificent cinematography tells powerful stories that reflect a wide range of mountain experiences and portraits from mountain sports to mountain culture and the environment. Read more »
Sackets Harbor, N.Y. - Cash prizes, the opportunity to showcase your work locally and blending your fabric artistry with that of quilters from across a 518-mile shoreline region are reasons to enter the 2010 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Quilt Show and Challenge. The Seaway Trail Foundation, which will host the March 20-21, 2010 show at the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center in Sackets Harbor, NY, has posted show entry guidelines and a registration form online at http://www.seawaytrail.com/ . Read more »
