The Contemporary Art of Nancy Maas
After Nancy Maas has spent large amounts of time and energy perfecting a watercolor painting, she cuts it up. All that hard work down…
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Georgia O’Keeffe: Color and Conservation
Excitement is building at the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) in Rochester for the October 1 opening of Georgia O’Keeffe: Color and Conservation, a three-month…
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At Home in Syracuse
Central New York’s Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse offers a joyful destination, not only for viewing original sculpture, paintings, and decorative objects, but…
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Un Tempo Dimenticato (A Forgotten Time)
Anger festered and grew among the gangs of Italian immigrant workers who were knee-deep in the pits. It was half past 8 Friday morning,…
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Off to the Races
When Jonney Birosh visited the new Tioga Downs racetrack on opening day last June, she used her own “system” to choose the horses she…
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Heard of the New Herd? Alpacas!
Don Tompkins gently placed the animal’s halter into his son’s hands. Two-year-old Austin grinned up at the unusual creature, its long neck towering above…
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A Journey in Architecture
CANANDAIGUA: SONNENBERG MANSION AND GARDENS Back in 1877, most wealthy New York City residents built their summer homes on Long Island or in the…
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Hilltops, Hogbacks & Hollows: Mountain Biking in the Finger Lakes
Mark Schrader has chicken pox. Brown chicken pox, black chicken pox! His florescent orange jersey is covered in chicken pox, and it is impossible…
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Autumn; The Season of Color
I prefer to use the word “autumn” instead of “fall” to describe the season between summer and winter. That may be because several years…
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Coyotes Come Calling
As the flickering campfire crackles beneath a fading lavender sky, a distant coyote begins to wail at the rising moon. Soon more coyotes join…
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