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March 4
Artists Wanted for M&T Bank Clothesline Festival
Applications are now being accepted for the M&T Bank Clothesline Festival, a juried fine art and crafts festival held on the grounds of the Memorial Art Gallery. The long-running event celebrates its 54th anniversary this year.
The Clothesline takes place on Saturday and Sunday, September 11 and 12, and showcases artists from a 53-county region of New York state. Artists living in all counties of New York except Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk and Westchester are eligible to apply.
The application deadline is Friday, March 26, with space assignments mailed June 10. If spaces remain, updates will be posted at http://clothesline.rochester.edu.
To apply, a downloadable application with instructions for submitting images is available at http://clothesline.rochester.edu.
For more information, call the Memorial Art Gallery events office at 585-276-8950, or e-mail clothesline@mag.rochester.edu.
March 4
Heron Hill Winery Sponsors Benches on Parade
Benches on Parade, presented by Nazareth College and produced by Dixon Schwabl, is a summer-long project that helps raise funds for local nonprofit organizations. Heron Hill Winery is proud to sponsor the largest bench by internationally renowned artist Philip Burke whose subject is local musician Chuck Mangione. Burke’s vivid caricatures have adorned the pages of Rolling Stone magazine for more than a decade. He is known for his explosive use of color, sparing brush strokes and distorted renditions of his subjects.
The benches will be displayed across the Greater Rochester and Finger Lakes area starting in May. At the end of the summer, the benches will be auctioned off to the highest bidder. A portion of the auction proceeds will benefit Nazareth College Arts Center, Rochester City Ballet, the New York Wine & Culinary Center and an additional nonprofit of the high-bidder’s choice.
Owner and grape grower John Ingle is thrilled to have Rolling Stone’s past artist designing Heron Hill’s bench. “Everyone that participates in this community project benefits,” he said. “It’s a win, win, win.”
Heron Hill Winery has generously donated to over 50 great causes and organizations including: Ducks Unlimited, Palate Press Wine Auction for Haiti, Camp Good Days, Golisano Children’s Hospital, PBS, Tanglewood Nature Center, Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester, Relay for Life, Historical Society, Red Cross, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, United Way, SPCA, March of Dimes and Museum of Natural History.
For more information about Heron Hill Winery, one of Travel & Leisure’s 10 most spectacular tasting rooms, visit www.heronhill.com.
March 4
The 8th Annual Hunter’s Hope Candlelight Ball in Rochester Raises Funds and Broadens Awareness
NFL Pro Hall of Fame and former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly and his wife Jill will hold their eighth annual Hunter’s Hope Candlelight Ball on Friday, March 26, 2010. This gala event, which has annually drawn a large and supportive crowd, is an evening to celebrate life and love for all children while raising funds to help broaden public awareness of Krabbe disease and other leukodystrophies. Funds raised from the ball will support research efforts that will identify new treatments, therapies and ultimately a cure.
This year’s event will take place at the Radisson Hotel Rochester Riverside from 6 p.m. to midnight. Greg Connors of Connors and Ferris LLP and his wife Jeni will serve as Honorary Chairs.
“We accepted this special recognition because of our respect for Jim and Jill Kelly’s courageous spirit of love for their son Hunter and all children, as well as their life-long commitment to further research of Krabbe disease and other leukodystrophies,” said Greg Connors. “In addition, we fully support the Kelly’s tireless efforts and major goal to ensure every newborn in every state will be tested for every possible disease through a Universal Newborn Screening program.”
The Hunter’s Hope Foundation continues to make significant progress toward their highest priority of Universal Newborn Screening throughout the United States. Jim Kelly, Founder of Hunter’s Hope, addressed state representatives when he was invited to speak at the National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Summit in Philadelphia, Penn. In addition, the Kelly Family, along with Hunter’s Hope, received national attention in October of 2009, when the National Institute of Health Newborn Screening Research Program was named in memory of Hunter Kelly. The program is authorized to carry out, coordinate, and expand research in newborn screening.
“Each and every year we are blessed with the support from the Rochester community, which has been instrumental in working toward our goals and our highest priority of Universal Newborn Screening throughout the country,” said Jim Kelly. “The support we have received and continue to receive also helps us provide programs and assistance for families that are affected by these terrible diseases. The families are the reason we press on. We do not want anyone to go through what our family did with Hunter. Jill and I are looking forward to sharing this special evening with our honorary chairs and friends, Greg and Jeni Connors, all of our special guests, and the generous Rochester Community.”
The Hunter’s Hope Foundation was established in 1997 by Jim Kelly and his wife Jill, after their infant son, Hunter (February 14, 1997 – August 5, 2005) was diagnosed with Krabbe Leukodystrophy, an inherited fatal nervous system disease. While Jim and Jill have been blessed with the opportunity to share Hunter’s story and the hope of the foundation named after their son all over the world – their greatest passion is to bring encouragement and hope to families in the midst of suffering. The foundation’s mission and focus is threefold: to fund research necessary to treat and cure Krabbe Disease as well as other devastating leukodystrophies, increase newborn screening standards across the United States to obtain early detection and treatment for all treatable diseases, and ultimately Hunter’s Hope exists to inspire all parents to thank God for their children.
Registration and corporate opportunities for the event are still available online at www.huntershope.org. For more information on Hunter’s Hope Foundation or the Rochester Candlelight Ball, please visit us online or call 716-667-1200.
March 4
National Motorcycle Touring and Travel Magazine
features the Finger Lakes Region
RoadRUNNER Magazine recently visited the Finger Lakes Region to write an exciting nine-page travel article that highlights some of the best roads, accommodations, and local attractions in and around Ithaca.
Visit www.roadrunner.travel to learn more about the publication.
March 4
“Dashboard Diaries” Blog Takes New Look at an Old Road
Travelers of Routes 5 and 20 have a new resource at their fingertips – a blog called Dashboard Diaries. Drawing from the popular “Best of the Best" pocket map published by the Routes 5 & 20 Committee, Dashboard Diaries takes a fresh look at some of the unique eateries, activities, scenic spots and shops that stud the highway between Skaneateles and Batavia. The new blog lives online at Routes5and20.com, a site maintained by an alliance of chambers and visitor bureaus along the road, including the Finger Lakes Visitors Connection in Ontario County.
“Routes 5 and 20 is an iconic road with such deep contemporary value,” says AJ Shear, communications manager for the Finger Lakes Visitors Connection. “I don’t think people realize how many unique stories and wonderful shops and restaurants can be found on the road. This blog will give people the opportunity to share their Routes 5 and 20 experiences, read reviews from others and get inside info on the best spots to visit.”
The blog already contains entries from across five counties, with a focus on those places and activities rated “best of the best” in a local survey. Seneca Lake State Park in Ontario County is one of the entries featured on the site at the moment. A team of third-party reviewers is continuously traversing the road in order to provide new reviews and seasonal content, and more entries will be added all the time.
March 4
New Exhibits at the West End Gallery in Corning
West End Gallery announces the opening of its newest exhibit, “Director’s Choice,” featuring personal favorites selected by Gallery Director Lin Gardner. Showcased in the Upstairs Gallery is a Memorial Showcasing of artwork by Irene Schelling. There will be an opening reception on Friday, March 19 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The reception is sponsored by Mary Fehlner in memory of her friend, Irene Schelling.
In addition to the paintings selected for Director’s Choice, Gardner will exhibit a portion of her own personal collection of artwork by West End Gallery artists.
Showcased in the Upstairs Gallery is artwork by Irene Schelling, born in Berlin, Germany in 1935. Irene died in November of 2008. She painted with the Corning Painters Group and had taught at One Seventy One Cedar Arts Center. She loved the fellowship and collaborative inspiration of working with the artists in the Corning Painters Group. This is an opportunity for Irene’s friends and family and visitors to West End Gallery to view a collection of her work once more. All events at West End Gallery are free and open to the public.
Visit www.westendgallery.net for more information.
March 4
Gala Dinner Celebration to be Held at Casa Larga Vineyards
Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation Inc. (Sheen Housing), a not-for-profit housing organization dedicated to providing low income families, seniors and persons living with disabilities, a safe, decent, affordable home is please to announce their Building Hope Together Gala Dinner Celebration. The gala will take place at Casa Larga Vineyards in Fairport. The date is March 20, 2010. This is the annual fundraising event to which the public is invited.
Each year the foundation holds this event to raise funds for the Emergency Home Repair Program which assists very low income families, seniors and persons living with disabilities maintain safe decent housing by eliminating health and safety issues within their home.
This year the theme is Joke-us-Pocus and the entertainment will be Tim Gabrielson. Tim combines comedy and magic to create a fun-filled magical evening.
Sheen Housing welcomes the opportunity to share their work with the public. They are always looking for new partnerships and volunteers committed to assist low-income families in need. To find more information about Sheen Housing, call Deborah Spillane at 585-461-4263 or visit www.sheenhousing.org.
February 8
List of Finger Lakes Museum Sites Narrow
First there were nineteen. Then there were five. Now there are two. John Adamski, president of the Board of Trustees of the Finger Lakes Cultural & Natural History Museum, said today that the site selection committee has referred two sites to the board for further assessment. They are the Geneva/Seneca Lake State Park site along the lakefront in Geneva and Keuka Lake State Park near Branchport. Both sites offer lake frontage.
No longer in contention is the Bush Farm in Ledyard, the Wells College campus in Aurora, and Sampson State Park in Romulus. Sponsors of those sites were informed of the decision last Friday and in a show of commitment and dedication, each pledged to continue supporting the project.
Adamski said that a great deal of effort was put into proposals from the five site sponsors and that each had to be fairly evaluated. Site selection committee members logged more than 150 hours in multiple site visits, committee meetings, and deliberations, not to mention the uncounted miles that were driven.
The committee has asked the board to consider a comparative marketing study to help determine which of the two remaining sites would be the most viable due to concerns for the long-range economic stability of the project based on its location.
Adamski said, “The advantage that the Geneva site has is its central location, which is close to the Thruway and halfway between Rochester and Syracuse. The benefit of the Keuka Lake site is its intimate lakefront and wilder setting, which is more conducive to outdoor wildlife exhibits.” Plans call for natural habitats to showcase native wild animals such as bald eagles, beavers, black bears, coyotes, foxes, otters, and the unique Seneca White Deer.
The proposed $40 million is planned to be primarily funded by private donations and corporate grants. A committee is currently working on a fundraising program.
For more information or to make contact, see www.fingerlakesmuseum.org.
February 8
Promise To Be Nice, And Kids Will Let You Play In It Too
Cronise Enterprises, Inc. has announced the formation of a new division, Bristol Shire Cottages, which will be manufacturing and marketing an entirely original design of children's playhouse. The new division will complement the core business, Cronise Landscape & Design, which this year is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Drawing inspiration from the literature of J.R.R. Tolkien, and from the hills of Bristol, father and son design team Del and Daniel Cronise have created what they believe is a unique take on a backyard fixture. The sweeping logo of the new company echos the shape of the cottages and reflects the rolling terrain surrounding the company office.
"Most playhouses are just scaled-back versions of conventional architecture" said Del Cronise. "We wanted ours to be more fantasy oriented, a design far different than the typical"
Dan Cronise pointed out that, while the popularity of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy has many people saying "Oh look! A hobbit house," there have been quite a few other descriptives used such as faerie house, igloo, even "boy cave"
The cottages are built to order and delivered fully assembled. While only one style and size is currently available, each cottage can be individualized by the wide array of colors offered. Delivery is currently limited to western New York, in the area between Buffalo and Syracuse.
The business has a website, www.bristolshirecottages.com, where these charming little houses are available to order.
February 8
Canandaigua Classic Antique Show Benefits Granger Homestead
On Sunday, February 14, 2010 the 11th annual Canandaigua Classic Antique Show and Sale will be held at Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack, 5857 Route 96, Farmington, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be 35 quality antique dealers. Admission is $5.00. To download a coupon for a $1.00 off admission, go to www.CanandaiguaClassic.com. Food will be available throughout the day. Plenty of free parking is available.
From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Dropped Shop Restoration Studio of Orchard Park, New York will offer restoration appraisals. If you own an heirloom with a flaw, this business specializes in the restoration of all types of damaged china, pottery, porcelain, glass, and gold leaf articles. Ernie Kionke, the restorer, provides appraisal estimates after examining each piece. The price charged varies from $3.00 to $5.00 for the appraisal and will be deducted from any work carried out.
From 1 to 3 p.m. H. Price Prazar will provide a verbal appraisal of antiques and collectibles for $5.00 per item. Bloomfield bookseller Sean Fagan will appraise two books for $5.00. All proceeds will go toward the cost of further upgrades to one of the carriage barns at the Granger Homestead's Carriage Museum in Canandaigua. Go to www.grangerhomestead.org for details of the carriage collection.
Also at the 2010 show attendees can prove their antique meddle by identifying an object from the Carriage Museum’s collection. The mystery item can be viewed at the antique show. The winner, selected randomly from the correct entries, receives the choice of a free horse-drawn sleigh (or carriage) ride for two people.
February 8
Conservation Agreement Secures Lakeshore Woodlands
The Finger Lakes Land Trust today announced that it has acquired a permanent conservation easement on scenic woodlands adjacent to Cayuga Lake’s eastern shore. Located in the Town of Lansing, the Ross/Penhollow property features 47 acres of hillside forest with 2,000 feet of frontage on the Norfolk Southern rail line, which, in turn borders Cayuga Lake.
The Ross/Penhollow property was a high priority for conservation due to the fact that it is located within a county-designated Unique Natural Area and is part of a cherished scenic vista viewed by thousands of visitors each year from Taughannock State Park. The property features several rugged ravines as well as mature hardwood forest that supports a diversity of wildlife.
Landowners Barbara Kelliher Ross and Carol Ross Penhollow donated a perpetual conservation easement that will limit future development to a single additional home in a designated location that is designed to minimize impacts upon Cayuga Lake as well as the property’s scenic character. Forestry activities may be conducted solely with the prior review and approval of the Land Trust, which will be responsible for holding and monitoring the easement agreement.
Ross and Penhollow say that they “are proud of this land which has been in our family for five generations, and we are pleased to have a small part in preserving the beauty and tranquility of the countryside surrounding Cayuga Lake.”
The Ross/Penhollow easement is the 69th to be acquired by the Land Trust. Perpetual conservation easements are legal agreements that limit future development of the land while allowing it to remain in private ownership. They may be acquired through either purchase or donation. Donors of conservation easements are eligible for both state and federal tax benefits.
The Land Trust is a nonprofit organization that is supported by more than 1,900 families from across the region. Additional information about the Land Trust and conservation easements may be found at the organization’s web site – www.fllt.org.
February 8
“Eye of the Garden” is Theme for GardenScape 2010
The area’s most creative landscapers will take up a special challenge as they interpret “Eye of the Garden,” the theme for GardenScape 2010, to be held March 11 to 14 at the Dome Center in Henrietta.
Visitors to GardenScape 2010 will be treated to 20 artistically landscaped gardens that combine color, beauty and an almost mystical aura in this 19th annual flower and garden show produced by the GardenScape Professionals Association. They will also enjoy the breathtaking works of Alien Nature, an artistic exhibit of the macrophotography of flowers by New York City artists Roderigo Pedrolli and Michael Murphree.
“The concept for ‘Eye of the Garden’ is drawn from Trompe l'oeil, an art genre that involves creating realistic images to effect an optical illusion, causing two-dimensional illustrations to appear three-dimensional,” said GardenScape show manager Sarah Burchell. “Inspiration is also derived from the works of M.C. Esher, Salvador Dali and others.
The addition of Alien Nature brings a whole new dimension to GardenScape 2010, presenting works that offer a compelling, fresh photographic look at flowers and nature “manipulated and transformed into pieces that are dynamic, exotic and sometimes erotic – a surreal look at everyday common flora.”
In addition to the garden displays, more than 100 vendors will be on hand, and daily seminars will feature local and national horticultural experts. The show offers a new and improved interactive Children’s Garden, special early bird tours, a Friday evening “Sock Hop into Spring” with live music, and daily entertainment by local musicians and actors.
GardenScape is a not-for-profit organization whose proceeds from the show help support public and educational projects such as the Epilepsy Foundation, Cornell Cooperative Extension and the Ronald McDonald House. For more information on the show, including ticket pricing, go to www.rochesterflowershow.com or call 585-265-9018.
February 8
See Hawks and Owls Up Close!
Learn fascinating facts about the role and behaviors of these raptors in nature at Perinton Community Center, 1350 Turk Hill Road, Fairport. Instructors Ron Walker and David Semple will present a different topic – and different birds – each session. All birds in this program have been rehabilitated from injuries and are “non-releasable” (would not survive in the wild because of their injuries). These ambassadors of nature astound us with their awesome beauty and help teach us exciting new things about our natural world.
The dates are Febuary 23 (owls), and March 9 (spring migration) from 7 to 8 p.m. Cost is $10 per person, two people is $15, and a family is $20. For more information call 585-223-5050 or visit www.perinton.org.
February 8
Welcome to Viticulture 2010
Viticulture 2010 is a unique educational, commercial, and networking opportunity for grape growers, juice producers, wineries, researchers and others in New York, the Northeast and Midwest, and throughout the country. The February 17-19 conference at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center is the fourth in a series, with Viticulture 2007 drawing nearly 1,000 people from 26 states and four countries, and will include the Unity Banquet for the New York Wine & Grape Foundation.
A comprehensive series of seminars with world-class speakers will cover the most important topics for industry members, who will also have the opportunity to "kick the tires" of all kinds of equipment and services at a large trade show. The many meals and free time provide the ideal circumstances for reconnecting with old acquaintances and making new ones to advance your business or just have some fun.
For general questions, call Jennifer Cooper at 585-394-3620 or e-mail jennifercooper@nywgf.org.
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