Archive for March, 2011
Finger Lakes Summer Art Festivals
Corn Hill Festival has art, food and great live music
The Finger Lakes region has a wonderful variety of artists and craftsman.
Here is a partial listing of some of the fun art festivals in the Finger Lakes Region coming up for 2011.
43rd Annual Corn Hill Arts Festival
July 9 and 10, 2011
Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 10am-5pm
133 South Fitzhugh Street, Rochester
Rochester, NY 14608
(585) 262-3142
The Corn Hill Arts Festival is a juried show of premier fine arts and crafts. Consistently ranked as one of the top art shows in the United States, this two-day event offers a unique selection of handcrafted artwork of over 400 artists from around the country and Canada.
Keuka Arts Festival in Boat Launch Park
Keuka Arts Festival
Jun 11 and 12, 2011
10 am to 5 pm
Boat Launch Park, Keuka Street, Penn Yan, NY 14527
(315) 308-7523
A juried, high-end arts festival featuring mediums of every sort. We also feature Finger Lakes Wineries, Micro Brews, local restaurant cuisine and a farmers market for local creations. We bring entertainment for the children and adults with face painting, drawing, balloon crafting, the magic man and many styles of music throughout the days. The venue is on the Keuka Outlet Trail and is accessible by boat, car, bike or on foot. Historic downtown Penn Yan is only a 1 block walk away.
Jul 16 2011
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Homer Green
Homer, NY 13077
(607) 749-2604
30th annual Holiday In Homer, sponsored by the Homer Congregational Church. Over 100+ crafters on the green in beautiful downtown Homer, NY. Entertainment all day – fun for the entire family. Visit our website at http://www.holidayinhomer.com for more details.
41st Annual Syracuse Arts and Crafts Festival
Jul 29-31, 2011
Fri 10am-6pm;
Sat & Sun 10am-5pm
Columbus Circle, downtown Syracuse
(315) 422-8284
This spectacular 3-day showcase by 165 of the country’s most talented artists, crafts people, and entertainers is centered on historic Columbus Circle in downtown Syracuse. More than 60,000 visitors will shop and browse among the art and craft exhibits and enjoy a wide variety of music, multi-cultural performances, summer refreshments, and participatory activities. The festival presents an exceptionally wide selection of contemporary arts and crafts, ranging from functional to decorative. Both 2- and 3-dimensional works will be featured including ceramics, fabric and fiber, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, wood, painting, graphics, drawing, sculpture, and photography. Exhibitors participate from over 30 states and Canada.
Perfect time of year to have an art festival right along the lake
38th Annual Waterfront Art Festival
July 30 and 31, 2011
Canandaigua, NY
The Waterfront Art Festival is a juried fine art & crafts festival. It’s held in Kershaw Park on Lake Shore Drive in Canandaigua New York. This puts the festival right on the north shore of beautiful Canandaigua Lake. Come join us for a beautiful day in the park with your friends and family.
The Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival
September 17 and 18, 2011
Sat 10am-5pm
Sun 10-4pm
17th year
Fall is perfect for the Grape Festival, Art, food, music and lots of color
Naples Grape Festival
September 24th and 25th, 2011
The Naples Grape Festival will be held at the Naples High School Grounds and across the street at Memorial Town Hall from 10am til 5pm, rain or shine. Enjoy wine, food, arts, crafts and local/regional music. Bake a pie for the World’s Greatest Grape Pie Contest and sample every thing “grape” that our valley has to offer.
Oct 17 and 17, 2011
Art Exhibit and Sale
Aspen House, Radisson
Baldwinsville, NY 13027
(315) 672-3769
Artist of the CNY Art Guild presents their works for viewing and for sale. The public may also vote for their favorite art piece.
Ganondagan: Bridge Between Today and Yesterday
Tour a real Longhouse right on the grounds
Southeast of Rochester, just south of the town of Victor, lies Ganondagan (ga·NON·da·gan) which means “Town of White.”
Ganondagan, called “Gannagaro,” was once a thriving Seneca village, the largest of its kind west of Syracuse. The hill was covered with as many as 150 longhouses, each housing 8 to 12 families. Four towers were used to store corn, and the entire village was surrounded by a ten-foot palisade that provided protection against warring neighbors. Today it is a place to celebrate Seneca history and culture.
The Seneca people; were one of the six nations comprising the Iroquois Confederacy: Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, Senecas and Tuscaroras.
Now we know where so many of our Finger Lakes names come from — the Iroquois.
Longhouses housed 8-12 families
Iroquois communities are matriarchal. Women own and tend the fields. When a man marries, he lives with his wife’s family and takes her name. Seneca farmers were primarily women and they were dependent upon 3 major crops: corn, beans and squash. The Senecas believed these 3 crops (The 3 sisters) sustained life (my kids would have starved).
Charlie's view along the woods trail
On a cold spring day we visited Ganondagan and hiked ALL of their trails. The trails led across fields, marsh, through woods, alongside a winding stream, up and down, through dense thickets and without a map we were thoroughly lost.
The trails are well-marked, but circuitous and we looped around several times before finding our way back to the the trail we started out on.
Sweetgrass Fork Trail
This would have been helpful. Geting lost was fun.
The trails are perfect for hiking, snowshoeing or cross country skiing.
One of their most famous yearly events is the Native American Dance and Music Festival. This year it is on July 23 and 24, from 10am-6pm.
The Native American Dance & Music Festival features a wide range of Native American traditional dancers, musicians, storytellers, and artists sharing their cultural heritage, crafts and arts with festival goers.
Hours of Operation:
May 1 through September 30
Tuesday – Sunday, 9 am – 5 pm
During October
Tuesday – Saturday 9 am – 5 pm
Trails are open year round
These are NOT long houses. maybe they're man shacks
Some other great sites with information on Ganondagan.
Fingerlakes Fish Story
I am not a fisherman. But I know that a lot of people come to the Finger Lakes to fish, so I asked my Uncle Harold if he would write about his experiences. He has lived on Skaneateles Lake for his entire 80 years and knows the best fishing spots on the lake (which I am SURE he will never reveal).
“My best memory has to be The ” Monster” Trout that didn’t get away.
Finger Lakes Music Festivals 2012
Spring is making short appearances with rainy days, in between the regular menu of blinding snowstorms. Its time to dream about summer — and buy your tickets for all the awesome music festivals in the Finger Lakes area — before they sell out.
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