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Silent Auction at Imagine Supports Craft Emergency Relief Fund

margo — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 15:08:16 +0000

(Skaneateles, NY – Oct. 2011) Imagine, the fine arts and fine craft gallery at 38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles, will host a silent auction to benefit CERF+ (Craft Emergency Relief Fund) throughout October.

Items will be previewed Oct. 7 from 6 to 9 p.m., as part of the village’s First Friday celebration. Refreshments will be provided, along with entertainment by the Pond Creek Bogstompers.

“We will have a beautiful display of artwork, with two or three pieces from each medium we represent—everything from paintings and pottery to woodworking, glass and jewelry,” says gallery director Sarah Panzarella. In addition to the silent auction held at the gallery, items will be featured online at http://www.imagineskaneateles.com.

CERF+ offers grants, loans and brokered assistance to craft artists suffering career-threatening emergencies. The organization helped to establish, and has been a key player in, the National Coalition for Arts Preparedness and Emergency Response.

Imagine is located in the lakeside village of Skaneateles, nestled in the Finger Lakes region of Central New York. It represents artists from across the country and Canada, along with many Central New York artists, to create one of the most diverse contemporary art collections in the area.

The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, call 315-685-6263 or go to http://www.imagineskaneateles.com.

State Police Investigate Fatal Accident in Skaneateles

margo — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 12:23:56 +0000

(Elbridge, NY – Sept. 9, 2011) State Police in Elbridge are investigating a fatal pedestrian accident that occurred at 6:31am Sept. 9 on State Route 38A in the Town of Skaneateles, Onondaga County.

The investigation revealed the pedestrian, Timothy D. Mitchell, 39, from Owasco, NY was walking northbound on the shoulder of State Route 38A when he inexplicably darted into the path of a 2003 Kenworth tractor-trailer. Mitchell was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The investigation also revealed that a short time before this incident, Mitchell was walking northbound on St. Rt. 38A in the Town of Niles, Cayuga County when he darted into the path of a passenger vehicle. He was grazed by that vehicle and refused assistance and continued walking northbound for approximately half-mile before being struck by the tractor trailer.

The investigation is continuing; the driver of the tractor trailer was not injured.

BIG TRUCKS 2011 Coming in October

margo — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:24:17 +0000

(Marcellus, NY – Oct. 2011) Climb on, jump in and honk the horns of big and little trucks at the “BIG TRUCKS 2011” event on Sunday, Oct. 2 at Saunders Quarry located on Limeledge Road in Marcellus.

This is a benefit to raise funds for The Skaneateles Nursery School.

Children and adults of all ages will be able to explore the power and size of really BIG trucks, heavy equipment and emergency vehicles. Jump and dig through the giant sand pile!

There will be magicians, raffles, prizes, food and music.

The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tickets are available at the gate for $4; children 2 and younger get in free.

For more information, call Danielle or Sharon at 685-8543 or visit the website at www.skaneatelesnurseryschool.com.

Michelle Danforth Exhibition Opens at Imagine

margo — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:21:57 +0000

(Skaneateles, NY – Sept. 2011) Landscape paintings by Michelle Danforth will be featured throughout the month of September at Imagine, the fine arts and fine craft gallery at 38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles.

The exhibition opens Sept. 2 from 6 to 9 p.m., as part of the village’s First Friday celebration. Refreshments will be provided, along with entertainment by the Pond Creek Bogstompers.

“I am very much interested in what ‘living rural and being as self-sufficient as possible’ mean in today’s society,” says Danforth, who is a full-time farmer in Ticonderoga, N.Y. “My current paintings and drawings are representations of my deep passion for the rural landscape.

“My work is based on a broad sense of everyday experiences,” she says. “Through my work, I express my feelings for the location and the wonders of nature that I encounter along the way.”

Danforth tries to bring her experiences of peace within the landscape to the viewer.

“I travel often to be in contact with the silence of nature, to allow myself to be taken over by impulse and instinct, using my trained eye to capture the beauty that surrounds me,” she says. “In my images, there exists a sense of solitude and silence that translates into a moment of being present with nature that can be shared with the viewer.”

On her North Country farm, Danforth in surrounded by a menagerie of animals—Jersey cows, pigs, goats, chickens, Swedish ducks, and her beloved Cotswold, Leicester, Lincoln and California Red sheep.

Danforth studied art at Cornish College of Fine Art, in Seattle, where she earned a bachelor’s degree, and at Vermont College of the Arts, in Montpelier, where she earned a master’s degree. She has taught Pre K-12 art, gifted and talented classes, and college courses, and has served on a committee for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.

Imagine is located in the lakeside village of Skaneateles. It represents artists from across the country and Canada, along with many Central New York artists, to create one of the most diverse contemporary art collections in the area.

The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, call 315-685-6263 or go to http://www.imagineskaneateles.com.

Celebrity Chefs Compete in Culinary Competition

margo — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:21:48 +0000

envIRONmental CHEF supports Baltimore Woods Nature Center

(Marcellus, NY – Sept. 2011) Using only locally grown and produced foods, four celebrity chefs go head-to-head with their creative concoctions and culinary skills.

Sous chefs drawn from patron ticket holders assist in the prep work—chopping, dicing, slicing— alongside these master chefs. A panel of experts weighs in on the culinary creations, then, after everyone samples the foods, the audience picks the winning Chef.

Celebrating the abundance of locally grown and produced foods in Central New York, Steve Landon, Farm to Table Chef; Joelle Mollinger, Joelle’s French Bistro; Ellen Leahy, bc; and Alicyn Hart, Circa, join this cook-off challenge competition on Sunday, Sept. 18 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. The event takes place at Baltimore Woods Nature Center, 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus.

Putting together the best in local culinary masters with the best in local food, this is an evening of entertainment and culinary pleasure. Beer will be provided by Middle Ages Brewery and wine courtesy of Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars. Enjoy an evening at The Woods, while helping support the nature center at this fundraiser for this local gem of the CNY community.

“Baltimore Woods Nature Center’s mission is to connect people with the natural world surrounding us. Since food is one of our most fundamental connections to nature, an event showcasing the many ways to eat locally, and the benefits to our physical, mental and community health is an important part of our work,” says Patty Weisse, Executive Director of the nature center.

The list of local food producers and growers includes Middle Ages Brewing Company; Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars, Farmshed CNY, Cafe Kabul, Harvest Homes Organics, Small Potatoes Sales and Market, Schoolhouse Farm, JAVA-GOURMET, Seneca Salt Company, Pride of NY, Byrne Dairy, South Side Innovation Center of Syracuse University (SSIC) and the Northeast Organic Farm Association–NY (NOFA-NY). The Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics of Cornell University will be unveiling two new varieties of potatoes at the event.

Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, contributing editor for Edible Finger Lakes magazine and author of a blog advocating locally grown and produced foods is the guest emcee for the evening.

“This will be the first time these great chefs will be going toe-to-toe in our version of Kitchen Stadium. It will be a fun night to support Baltimore Woods, a gem of a local resource,” says Baskerville- Burrows.

EnvIRONmental CHEF homegrown is held in the memory of Jean Graham of Skaneateles. Graham touched many lives in the community through her work as a teacher, volunteer, and leader.

For ticket information, call Baltimore Woods at 315 673-1350 or visit www.baltimorewoods.org for on-line ticket purchase. This event is a fundraiser, and proceeds benefit Baltimore Woods Nature Center.

Barry Darling Exhibition Opens at Imagine

margo — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:41:15 +0000

(Skaneateles, NY – July 2011) Paintings by Tully artist and educator Barry Darling will be featured throughout the month of August at Imagine, the fine arts and fine craft gallery at 38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles.

The exhibition opens Aug. 5 from 6 to 9 p.m., as part of the village’s First Friday celebration. Refreshments will be provided, along with entertainment by the Pond Creek Bogstompers.

Darling, who was director of the Department of Art at Henninger High School for almost 30 years, has been an adjunct assistant professor of art at Le Moyne College since 1990.

In addition to one-man shows locally at the Everson Museum of Art, Eureka Gallery and Le Moyne College’s Wilson Gallery, he has had exhibitions at the Castle Gallery in New Rochelle, Fenton Moore Fine Arts in Buffalo, and Waxlander/Khadoure and Adieb Khadoure Fine Art in Santa Fe, N.M.

Darling’s recent work involves acrylic color, acrylic medium on canvas and paper, and random use of ink transfers and acrylic pastes.

“Ultimately, I am intrigued by the impact of the image, and secondly by an inferred story or ‘view’ from the contemplative act of manipulating familiar colors and images, and hopefully discovering a little somethin’ along the way,” he says. “It’s the small revelation that keeps me involved. There’s an excitement in standing aside and letting things happen.”

The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, call 315-685-6263 or go to http://www.imagineskaneateles.com.

Austin Leads ‘Conversations With Judy’

margo — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:49:06 +0000

(Skaneateles, NY – July 2011) Actress Laura Austin, founder and artistic director of the Redhouse Arts Center in Syracuse, will lead “Conversations with Judy,” an up close and personal discussion with Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter Judy Collins, at the Skaneateles Library from 1 to 3 p.m. July 30.

Later in the evening, Collins will perform at a concert at Stella Maris Retreat Center. Both events are sponsored by the Skaneateles Area Arts Council (SKARTS).

During the free public event, Collins will have a book signing for her book, “Singing Lessons,” which includes a musical CD inside. Her CD “Paradise” will also be for sale. In “Singing Lessons,” Collins reflects on her life and career after her son, Clark’s, suicide in 1992 and offers comfort to other survivors of personal tragedies.

The interviewer, Laura Austin, has distinguished herself in the theater and arts. Under her direction, the Redhouse Arts Center has hosted more than 300 events in theater, film, visual art and music.

Over the last four seasons, Austin has overseen the production of 16 plays, where she assumed responsibility for casting, commissioning, directing, acting, promoting and fund-raising. Austin’s career has encompassed television and film work in Los Angeles, off-Broadway, and regional theater work throughout the United States and abroad.

The Skaneateles resident has been an adjunct professor of drama in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University and is an active member of the Screen Actors Guild. Her extensive study includes work at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, the Hartford Conservatory, Nikolais Louis Dance Theatre, Second City, Howard Fine Studios and Trinity College, where she earned the President’s Fellowship Award in Theatre and Dance.

SKARTS board member Heather Hawkins is chairing the event.

To contact the Arts Council, call (315) 685-2414.

Skaneateles to host Antique and Classic Boat Show

margo — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:18:46 +0000

(Skaneateles, NY – July 2011) Among the thousands of visitors to the Antique and Classic Boat Show held in Skaneateles July 29 to 31 will be John Howard of Pendleton, NY who will be judging his 12th show in this Finger Lakes village.

Howard, who is head of the judging committee for ACBS (Antique and Classic Boat Society) International, has judged shows for more than a dozen ACBS chapters in the United States and Canada. But the Skaneateles show is one of his favorites.

“The Skaneateles show is extremely well organized and nicely run,” says Howard, one of several judges for the show. “The boats are high quality, and there are a lot of unique boats—like the Penn Yan and the Lightning sailboat—that we don’t usually see outside central New York state.

“The Skaneateles show is a pleasure to judge,” he says, noting he looks forward to it all year long. “I really enjoy the people, the setting, the community, even the drive in from western New York.”

The show, in Clift Park, features land and water displays of some 80 antique and classic wooden boats, ranging from mahogany runabouts manufactured by Chris-Craft, Hacker and Gar Wood in the early 1900s to launches, sailboats, canoes, rowing craft and race boats—many restored to their original condition.

It is organized by the Finger Lakes Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society and the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation (also known as the Skaneateles Foundation), and presented by M&T Bank.

Hours are 3 p.m. to dusk Friday, 9 a.m. to dusk Saturday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.

Admission is free, and the event is handicapped accessible.

Judging of the boats, in 20 categories, takes place Saturday morning. Throughout the weekend, visitors to the show will cast their votes for the highly coveted People’s Choice Award, sponsored by Doug’s Fish Fry, which will be presented at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

“Our Antique and Classic Boat Show has become a tradition for exhibitors, families and visitors,” says Susan Dove, executive director of the Skaneateles Foundation. “With children’s activities, the boat parade, free concerts, historical tours—and shopping and dining opportunities afforded by the village’s unique boutiques, galleries and restaurants—there truly is something for everyone.”

Activities throughout the weekend include:

• a performance by the Skaneateles Community Band, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday

• a display of antique model boats by the Syracuse Model Boat Club, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

• a book-signing by noted boat historian Tony Mollica, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the registration tent. His books, on vintage boats and the Thousand Islands, will be for sale at the Ship’s Store.

• an opportunity for children to paint toy wooden boats, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday

• guided tours by the Skaneateles Historical Society, starting at 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. $10 per person, with proceeds benefiting the Historical Society.

• an a cappella performance by The Finger Lakes Chorus, the Geneva, N.Y., chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, noon to 3 p.m. Saturday

• the boat parade and fly-by, starting at 3 p.m. Saturday

• a cruise aboard the Judge Ben Wiles, for photographers and spectators, from 9 to 10 a.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children under 13 accompanied by an adult. The photo for this year’s boat show poster, by Lisson Photography, was shot at last year’s show during an impromptu photo shoot.

• a performance by the Soda Ash Six, noon to 3 p.m. Sunday

Throughout the weekend, raffle tickets will be sold for five big-ticket items, including a framed, three-dimensional water chart of Skaneateles Lake created by Lisa’s Chart Art of Webster, N.Y., and valued at $1,000.

Other prizes are a cocktail cruise for four aboard an antique boat, a dinner cruise for two aboard the Judge Ben Wiles, tickets to the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, and a framed 2011 boat show poster.

Tickets are $5 each, three for $10 or 10 for $20. Tickets can also be purchased prior to the show at the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce or Finger Lakes Photography, where the water chart is on display. Winners will be announced at the conclusion of the show, at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Can’t wait for the show? An antique boat is now on display at M&T Bank in the village. The 1954 Penn Yan Cartop was provided by Moravia resident Dick Curvin.

For more information, go to http://www.skaneateles.com or call the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce at 315-685-0552.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Seminar is This Weekend

margo — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:49:25 +0000

(Cazenovia, NY – July 8, 2011) The following is the schedule and list of teens attending the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) seminar held at Cazenovia College. Students are selected for their leadership potential and willingness to serve others. Local Rotary clubs from across Central New York pick the teens and pay their tuition to attend the seminar.

More information on RYLA in Central New York is available at www.rotarydistrict7150.org/RYLA

Rotary District 7150 RYLA schedule for July 8-10, 2011

FRIDAY

7 a.m.: RYLA staff arrive, prepare stations on registration tables, get room keys, sign Staff Action Policy.

8-9:45: Registration in front entrance of Shove Suites (Building 6, along Seminary Street, off of Sullivan Street), room assignments and taking gear to Shove Suites rooms, then students go to Morgan Center. Secret Squares ice breaker, rules

9:45 to 9:55 Welcome, Morgan Room (Past District Governor Herb Jerry)

9:55 to 10:05: Conference rules and expectations (Larry Richardson)

10:05 to 10:20: Move project supplies to shelf building location, to be determined..

10:20 to 11:05: “The Importance of Effective Communication in Leadership and in Life,” (Maureen Louis, director of Communication Studies at Cazenovia College), Morgan Center

11:05 to 11:15: Restroom break.

11:15 to noon: “Developing the Attitude of a Champion,” (Tim Ahern, president of Ahern, Murphy & Associates) Morgan Center

Noon to 12:15 p.m.: “Free time” — Divide project parts

12:15 to 1: Lunch in Hubbard Hall dining center

1 to 1:45: “Know Your True Colors,” McDonald Lecture Hall in Eckel Hall (Phyllis Danks, former high school athletic director, Marcellus and Jordan-Elbridge high schools)

1:45 to 1:50 Move to Morgan Center

1:50 to 2:40: “Communicate to Motivate,” Morgan Room (Liz Metzger. librarian, Canastota Public Library)

2:40 to 2:45: Bathroom break

2:45 to 3:30: “Ethics and Credibility: How They Tie into Effective Leadership” Morgan Room (Kurt Wheeler, Mayor of Cazenovia)

3:30 to 3:35: Move to projects studio

3:35 to 4:10: Start assembling shelves

4:10 to 4:20: Break

4:20 to 4:45: Teen issues, and skit planning (Larry Richardson and Barbara Devendorf), Morgan Room

4:45 to 5:15: Swimming pool activities planning session, Coleman A&B or if weather is good, out on the Quad (Phyllis Danks)

5:15 to 6: “Free time”

6 to 6:40: Supper in Hubbard Hall dining center

6:40 to 7: Class meeting, day in review, Shove Hall lower lounge (Ellen Nowyj)

7 to 7:30: Change clothes and walk to college’s swimming pool

7:30 to 9: Swimming pool games and activities (games, Marilyn Anderson; ugly dive competition, Larry Richardson)

9 to 9:30 p.m.: Walk back to Shove Suites, change for evening activity

9:30 to 11:30: Mexican night snack and movie, Sayford Cafe

11:30: Lights out

SATURDAY

8 to 8:40: Breakfast in Hubbard Hall dining center

8:40 to 9:25: “Free time” (shelves), project area

9:25 to 9:30: Move to Morgan Room

9:30 to 10:15: Setting and prioritizing goals, Morgan Room (Paul Muench, varsity football coach and teacher at Fayetteville-Manlius High School)

10:15 to 10:20: Bathroom break

10:20 to 11:05: Internet, cell phones and personal life: Predators are watching you, and so is your future, Morgan Room (Wendy Fical, direcor of Utica office of National Center for Missing & Exploited Children)

11:05 to 11:15: Bathroom break

11:15 to noon: “Teamwork in politics, and the importance of working together throughout life,” Morgan Room (U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle)

noon to 12:40 p.m.: Lunch in Hubbard Hall dining center.

12:40 to 1:00: Dress for challenge course, walk to van pickup spot in driveway between Hubbard Hall and Shove Hall

1:00 to 2:15: Ride to challenge course at SUNY Institute of Technology, in Utica

2:15 to 6:30: Low-ropes challenge course

6:30: Leave in vans for Cazenovia College. Eat dinner on the way back

8:15 p.m. Arrive back at Cazenovia College

8:15 to 9: Spaghetti tower building — members and joints (Larry Richardson) interactive session, east end of Hubbard Hall cafeteria

9 to 11:30 Pizza & wings and a student-led Q&A, stand-up comedy, Sayford Cafe, followed by a teen-led game on the Quad

11:30: Lights out.

SUNDAY

8 to 8:45 a.m.: Breakfast in Hubbard Hall dining center

8:45 to 9:00: Group photo, hopefully outside on the quad

9:00 to 9:15: Teams move projects from studio to lobby of Hubbard Hall

9:15 to 9:40: Participants describe their planned service projects, including how they plan to gather resources and materials, Sayford Cafe

9:40 to 9:45: Move to the Morgan Room

9:45 to 10:05: Teens perform their skits, Morgan Room

10:05 to 10:25: Teens complete RYLA surveys, receive Rotary 2010-11 theme pin, Morgan Room

10:25 to 11:40: Get dressed for banquet, clean out rooms, have room and suite inspected by RYLA staff, carry luggage to the Morgan Room

11:40 to 11:50: Turn in envelope with room key and swipe card to Mary Beth Richardson in the lobby of Hubbard Hall, and get $20 security deposit

11:50 a.m. Take your seats in the banquet room.

noon to 2:00: Recognition banquet in College Dining Center. Special guest is Jenni Gratien, program director of Chadwick Residence. Keynote speaker is District Governor Jim Gascon (need PowerPoint projector, screen and laptop)

2:00: Get some of the teens to load the project into truck. Conference concludes. RYLA staff collapses.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Class of 2011

Bethanie “Beth” Abbott

3115 Falls Road

Marcellus, NY 13108

sponsored by the Rotary Club of Marcellus

Alan Baldwin

126 Lincklaen Street

Cazenovia, NY 13035

sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cazenovia

Madeline “Maddie” Balman

4059 South Street Road

Marcellus, NY 13108

sponsored by the Rotary Club of Marcellus

Alex Bateman

402 Park Avenue

Fulton, NY 13069

sponsored by the Rotary Club of Fulton Sunrise

Mike Best

P.O. Box 111

Bouckville, NY 13310

sponsored by the Rotary Club of Oriskany Falls

Brooke Cole

713 Jervis Avenue

Rome, NY 13440

Marcellus Woman Arrested for Aggravated DWI

margo — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:17:16 +0000

(Elbridge, NY – June 29, 2011) State Police in Elbridge arrested 49 year-old, Tammy K. Bednarski from 4770 Northeast Townline Road in Marcellus for Aggravated DWI, an unclassified misdemeanor.

Troopers arrested Bednarski after investigating a one car accident that occurred at 10:12pm on Stump Road in the Town of Skaneateles. Bednarski was driving a 2001 Jeep eastbound on Stump Road at a unsafe speed when she crossed into the westbound lane, over corrected and exited the south shoulder, striking a tree. She was not injured in the crash.

Bednarski had a reported .23 percent BAC and was issued an appearance ticket returnable to the Town of Skaneateles Court on July 13 at 7pm.