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Objection Overruled! Four Reasons Why Vacation Property Owners Should Put Their Rental Fears to Rest
by Christine Karpinski
Many vacation property owners would like to rent their home out when they’re not using it themselves. Problem is, they let their worry about the “what-ifs” override the benefits of collecting all that glorious rental income. Here, Christine Karpinski addresses some of the most common objections. Read More
Calendar
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July 2010
1…DIRT Car Racing
Weedsport
1…Moravia Farmer’s Market
1…”Man of La Mancha” at Hangar Theatre
Ithaca
1…Backyard BBQ - Live Music, NYS Craft Beer, Barbeque Favorites!
Canandaigua
2…Yard Sale - Yates County Genealogical & Historical Society
Penn Yan
3…Up Close and Personal Artist Series
Watkins Glen
3…Finger Lakes Produce Auction
Penn Yan
5…St. Peter's Arts Academy - Summer Session
Geneva
7…"The Pajama Game" at Cortland Repertory Theatre
Preble
9…AuroraFest
Aurora
9…Geneseo Air Show - The Greates Show on Turf
Geneseo
10…Corn Hill Arts Festival
Rochester
10…Tales & Trails at Ganondagan
Victor
10…St Peter's Episcopal Church Antique Show & Sale
12…Glass Camp: Glass Detectives
Corning
15…Historic Palmyra’s Pageant Week Walk Around the Village
16…Finger Lakes Wine Festival
Watkins Glen
17…Wine Country's 28th Annual Boat Show and Regatta
Hammondsport
17…29th Annual Holiday In Homer
17…Fiddlers of the Genesee & Jam Session
Ontario, New York
19…Summer History Camp at Rose Hill Mansion
Fayette
20…Hemlock Little World's Fair
23…Skaneateles Antique and Classic Boat Show
24…East Hill Classic Jazz Group
Trumansburg
24…Third Annual Outdoor Art Show
Seneca Falls
24…37th Annual Waterfront Art Festival
Canandaigua
25…Fifty-Mile Long Garage Sale
Route 90 from Montezuma to Homer
29…Antiques Auction: Tools and Related Antiques
Avoca
31…New York Country Hoe Down
Watkins Glen
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Newsbits
“Saw Lady” In concert In Hammondsport
On Saturday, July 3 at 6 p.m. Natalia Paruz will perform with the Manhattan Chamber Orchestra at the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum in Hammondsport. Paruz is an ambassador of the 300-year-old art form of making music with a carpenter’s handsaw. The concert will include classical favorites, the American premier of a composition by Scott Munson, pop and folk music, and patriotic music of George M. Cohan.
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Experience History in Your Backyard
A new and exciting opportunity sponsored by the History Coalition of Cayuga County (HC3) is being offered from July 11 to 18. Fifteen museums and historical societies in Cayuga County have joined together to offer special programs and additional hours. Inspiring family histories; unique inventions; and the ways each generation grew, made choices and faced challenges have been collected and are on display. They tell the story of how the county helped to shape America.
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"Promises, Promises," the Musical Comedy, Opens July 7 at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in Auburn
Based on the 1960 Academy Award-winning film The Apartment with a book by Neil Simon and music and lyrics by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, "Promises, Promises" is sure to charm. This delightful musical comedy tells the story of an ambitious bachelor, Chuck Baxter, an employee of Consolidated Life Insurance Company. In an effort to advance his career, he lends executives the key to his apartment for their extramarital affairs. Things get complicated when Fran Kubelik, the object of Chuck’s affection, becomes the mistress of one of the executives.
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Bridges For Brain Injury Presents a One-of-a-kind Summer Camp
Bridges For Brain Injury is pleased to offer a unique summer day camp experience from Monday, August 9 through Friday, August 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. The “Animal Exploration Kids Kamp” will be offering interactive wildlife presentations, as well as activities and programs with visiting professionals in the fields of art, education, zoology, and wildlife in a natural setting at Sonnenberg Gardens. There will be animal career exploration activities and a special visit from zoologist and television celebrity Jarod Miller.
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Ithaca’s Kitchen Theatre Reaches $1.2 Million Campaign Goal
Strengthening its growing presence on the regional arts scene, the Kitchen Theatre Company (KTC) has reached its $1.2 million fundraising goal for the Campaign for a Bold New Space. The capital campaign was launched in early 2009 with a goal of raising $950,000 for the purchase and total renovation of the building at 417 West State/Martin Luther King, Jr. Street in Ithaca. That goal was increased to $1.2 million in October 2009, when campaign organizers realized the high level of support from the community, including a bequest from the estate of Judith Holliday and a gift by the children of Percy Browning in honor of her life-time of philanthropic efforts and her birthday.
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First Annual Owascoman Triathlon Set for July 3
Auburn Memorial Hospital (AMH) is pleased to announce the first annual Owascoman Sprint Triathlon, held July 3, 2010, from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Emerson Park on Owasco Lake. Eager to encourage personal fitness and healthy lifestyle, AMH found a perfect partner in their neighbor to the east, the organizers of the very successful Skaneateles Labor Day Race Weekend.
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Wayne County Historical Society Holds Super Summer Sweepstakes All Over the County
The Wayne County Historical Society is embarking on an exciting new fundraiser, the Super Summer Sweepstakes. Tickets for the sweepstakes cost $10 apiece and are for sale all over the county at different days and locations. Each ticket provides a chance to win up to $500. Only 2250 tickets were printed. The Wayne County Historical Society operates The Museum of Wayne County History located at 21 Butternut Street, Lyons, just a short walk up from Erie Canal Lock #27.
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