Exhibition features photographs by Margaret Bourke-White,
Arnold Newman, Nickolas Muray, and George Eastman -
plus one of the first images ever taken in Africa
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - George Eastman House International Museum of Photography & Film presents Africas: Photographs from the Eastman House Collection, a look at the museum’s collection photographs that suggest some of the many ways Africa has touched our lives. It will be on view June 28 through Sept. 28, 2008. The Africas exhibition is part of a three-exhibition series by the same title, “Africas,” which focuses on sub-Saharan Africa, on view at Eastman House this summer.
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Large-scale color photographs by acclaimed artist Phyllis Galembo
showcase visually stunning costumes of priests and priestesses
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Artist Phyllis Galembo has traveled extensively to photograph visually stunning costumes worn by traditional priests and priestesses, carnival performers, Halloween revelers, and Haitian vodoo practitioners. Her recent photographic portraits of masqueraders from West Africa will be featured in a an exhibition at George Eastman House this summer, titled West African Masquerade: Photographs by Phyllis Galembo, on view this summer June 28 through Sept. 28.
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Auburn, NY - June 15, 2008 - Cayuga County’s tourism web site, www.TourCayuga.com has just added a new feature, “Coco’s Corner.” Coco, an American Water Spaniel, is the official spokes’dog’ for Cayuga County’s ‘Lake Effect’ marketing campaign which emphasizes the positive physical and emotional benefits that visitors will experience by being in, on or near Cayuga County’s lakes. Coco offers tips and advice on some of the great things to see and do in Cayuga County and with 14% of all adults (29.1 million) traveling with a pet on a trip of 50 miles or more, she knows a ‘dog’s eye view’ is pretty important.
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Submit your video online for a chance to win $500 worth of GORE-TEX@ gear
ADIRONDACK PARK, NY July 1, 2008 - If you are vacationing in the Adirondacks this summer and fall, don’t forget to take videos and capture “My Places in the Adirondacks” memorable moments. Spot a bald eagle soaring above the timberline, witness an extraordinarily inspiring scene or catch your family singing campfire songs and share your experience with others for a chance to win $500 worth of GORE-TEX® gear.
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For one week in September, join an exclusive tour though
private and public camps of the Adirondacks, led by experts
in the field of architectural history and preservation and local historians
ADIRONDACK PARK - It’s 1874. Union Pacific railroad magnate Thomas Durant implores his son William West Durant, an architect who is traveling in Europe to return home. Thomas Durant, having recently acquired a very large expanse of property in Upstate New York, needs his son’s expertise to help him develop his new acquisition into a tourist destination.
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ADIRONDACK PARK, NY (June 9, 2008) - For any parent who has ever taken the kids on vacation - no matter how long the car trip or how great the destination - the back seat sentiment is usually an impatient, “Are we there yet” from the moment the car pulls out of the driveway. Luckily, the Adirondacks are right in your backyard and filled with interactive museums, events and attractions. Exploring and having fun are what the Adirondacks are all about. Kids won’t be the only ones asking “Are we there yet?”
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ADIRONDACK PARK, NY (June 12, 2008) - The Adirondack Park is well known for skiing and hiking, but what many do not realize is that there are 60 picturesque golf courses in the six million acre wilderness park. The most challenging part of golf in the region is keeping one’s head down as some of the most breathtaking views of mountains and lakes can be had from the cedar-lined fairways and rolling greens of the signature courses.
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