http://thebeat.iloveny.com The Official New York State Tourism Blog Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:05:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Find Resources for 2700+ Miles of Snowmobiling Trails in NY and PA More than 2700 miles and 200-plus inches of snow await snowmobilers in the Great Lakes Seaway Trail region of New York and Pennsylvania, according to the recently updated "Great Lakes Seaway Trail Snow-Cruising is Fresh!" Fact Sheet. "This Great Lakes ... http://thebeat.iloveny.com/great-lakes-seaway-trail-snow-cruising-info-now-available-1970.html Fonda, NY - As the holiday season approaches the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce wants to remind everyone of the resources they have available to make planning easier. "Whether you are staying home for the holidays or traveling the Chamber has many free resources that can assist you with your travel ... http://thebeat.iloveny.com/montgomery-county-offers-resources-to-make-holiday-planning-easier-1969.html Lake Placid, N.Y. --- Figure skating icon Scott Hamilton is back, ready to thrill audiences with a new skating show, Scott Hamilton's Holiday Concert on Ice, coming to the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y. on Tuesday, Dec. 29, at 7:30 p.m. For more than 20 years, the Olympic Champion and ... http://thebeat.iloveny.com/scott-hamilton-returns-lake-placid-with-holiday-concert-on-ice-1966.html Rochester, NY - Some artists use paint. Others use bronze. But lawyer-turned-artist Nathan Sawaya builds whimsical, awe-inspiring masterpieces with plastic bricks-LEGO® bricks, to be exact! Marvel at thirty eye-popping sculptures-giant heads, bodies, wall portraits, and more-created by Sawaya from nearly one million colorful LEGO bricks at the new exhibit The ... http://thebeat.iloveny.com/the-art-of-the-brick%c2%ae-opens-at-strong-national-museum-of-play%c2%ae-december-5-1964.html Times Square to be Focal Point for Hundreds of Thousands of Revelers and Television Viewers on December 31 New York City - NYC & Company, the official marketing, tourism and partnership organization for New York City, has  announced activities surrounding the 2009 New Year's Eve festivities. The year-end celebration brings hundreds ... http://thebeat.iloveny.com/nyc-company-announces-details-of-new-years-eve-celebration-in-new-york-city-1962.html Two-Week Program Returns with Same Great Prices New York City - NYC & Company, New York City's marketing, tourism and partnership organization, has announced dates for NYC Restaurant Week Winter 2010. The semiannual event will run from January 25-February 7, 2010, with the same prices charged since 2006. Costs will remain ... http://thebeat.iloveny.com/nyc-company-announces-nyc-restaurant-week%c2%ae-winter-dates-for-2010-1960.html Albany, N.Y. -- During the holiday season, there are magical shows to see, a wonderland of lights to tour, and a wealth of special events to savor. For very special shopping, there are the Holiday Gift Expo at the Albany Institute of History and Art, the Chocolate Expo at the New ... http://thebeat.iloveny.com/albany-celebrates-a-capital-holiday-season-with-very-special-events-1958.html