Lowville, NY - Lowville’s 5th Annual Cream Cheese Festival takes place Saturday, Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; admission is free. This unique event is held in the streets of this historic town, centrally located in the heart of Lewis County.
The Festival includes live music, fun contests for both children and adults, delicious local food, local artists, Cream Cheese Festival store, cream cheese recipe contest and of course, the Largest Cheese Cake in the United States! Read more »
New York, NY - New York State (www.iloveny.com) is celebrating Labor Day with a number of hotel packages, discounts and special events offering travelers one last shot at a quick and easy getaway during the final days of summer. Ranging from State Fair passes and antique markets to spa specials and hotel discounts, travelers can give summer a proper send off this Labor Day weekend by taking advantage of the following specials: Read more »
Rochester, NY - Strong National Museum of Play brings the nation’s foremost scholars on childhood to Rochester for Strong Perspectives, a free lecture series about the changing roles of children and play throughout American history. Read more »
Niagara Falls, NY - Encounter Niagara Tours has introduced a series of Student and Group Tour products that blend period-dress Interpreters with vivid and exciting itineraries - showcasing the History, Heritage and Beauty of the Niagara USA Region. As a Receptive Service, featuring the Region’s finest Step-on Guides, Encounter Niagara Tours brings alive the Niagara Region. Featured Tours are available of the Erie Canal, Underground Railroad sites in Niagara, War of 1812 and Fort Niagara History, Agriculture and many others. Read more »
Haines Falls, NY - The Mountain Top Historical Society is pleased to announce that the Town of Hunter has been named a Preserve America Community. Hunter is the first community to be so designated in Greene County. The Society applied for the Town’s designation which makes it eligible to participate in a federal program administered by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and the National Park Service. A letter from First Lady Michelle Obama was sent to Hunter Town Supervisor Dennis Lucas last month announcing that Hunter was one of 26 communities nationwide to be named as Preserve America communities this year. Read more »
Every Wednesday in September and October the series Our Flesh and Blood presents features and documentaries about living with challenges
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The Dryden Theatre at George Eastman House presents every Wednesday in September and October a series of films and documentaries that focus on persons with disabilities, titled Our Flesh and Blood.
“Each of these films demonstrates the power of cinema to connect us with those who seem different, but, which in the end, remind us that all of us, disabled or not, share the same aspirations for life,” said Jim Healy, Eastman House’s assistant curator of motion pictures. “We are all flesh and blood.” Read more »
2009 Festival program announced; first chance to purchase tickets
Rochester, NY — ImageOut, Upstate New York’s longest running lesbian and gay film and video festival, is pleased to announce the 17th annual program lineup at the Festival Fair! This is the first chance for the public to learn about this year’s exciting Festival lineup and buy tickets prior to online sales. The Fair is Tuesday, September 8th, 6:00-11:00 p.m., at the Rochester Museum and Science Center’s Eisenhart Auditorium, 657 East Avenue, Rochester. This event is free and open to the public and local media are invited to interview programming, board and outreach committee members at the Fair. Read more »
