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Expansion Projects Starting at Watertown International Airport and Adirondack Regional Airport Will Facilitate Tourism and Economic Development

Work Continues on Terminal Expansion and Other Improvements at Ogdensburg International Airport

Projects Funded Through Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization Competition

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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that work is getting underway on projects that will modernize the Watertown International Airport and the Adirondack Regional Airport, creating welcoming travel gateways that will help attract new visitors and bring added economic activity to the North Country.

Sullivan County, NY (August 13, 2024) - As the summer sun reaches its peak, the Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association is excited to announce a vibrant lineup of events for the week of August 13th-19th 2024. This action-packed week promises to deliver an eclectic mix of cultural experiences, outdoor activities, and community celebrations that highlight the Sullivan Catskills’ unique charm and natural beauty …

Buffalo Artist Kevin Kegler’s “Start Over Again” Installed as Permanent Waterfront Exhibit

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The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) today announced the unveiling of a new permanent sculpture at the Buffalo Outer Harbor. The piece, which is called “Start Over Again,” has been installed on the Greenway Nature Trail next to the Bell Slip (see map here). The five orange and steel chairs represent the waterfront’s latest piece of public art and is sure to create many Instagrammable moments. The sculpture was designed by Buffalo artist Kevin Kegler and fabricated by Nickel City Metal Works.

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 6:30pm

New York, N.Y. -- South Street Seaport Museum announces Trivia Aboard a Tall Ship on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 6:30pm. Tickets are $20 and registration is required. seaportmuseum.org/trivia

Come aboard the 1885 tall ship Wavertree to enjoy a delightful evening of New York City trivia with the Seaport Museum and the Guides Association of New York City (GANYC). Prepare to immerse yourself in an enthralling exploration of the city’s history as you engage in a friendly competition against professional tour guides and devoted trivia aficionados.

Auburn, NY (Aug. 7, 2024) – This fall, Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, NY, will display a nationally significant exhibit that highlights the practice of printing on textiles in the exhibit “Beyond the Surface: Contemporary Artists and Printed Textiles.”

It is the first exhibition to focus exclusively on printed textiles since the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery’s 1978 exhibition “Printed, Painted, and Dyed: The New Fabric Surface.” …

This is the first exhibition to feature Krimes’s two major installations, Purgatory (2009) and Apokaluptein:16389067 (2010–13), and they will be presented in dialogue with 19th-century photographs by the French criminologist Alphonse Bertillon

Exhibition Dates: October 28, 2024–July 13, 2025
Exhibition Location: The Met Fifth Avenue, Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography, Gallery 851

New York, NY (August 7, 2024) — This October, The Metropolitan Museum of Art will open the exhibition Jesse Krimes: Corrections that will explore the critical role photography has played in structuring systems of power in society, policing, prosecution, incarceration, and identification from the singular perspective of artist Jesse Krimes (American, born 1982).

Mumford, N.Y. - Genesee Country Village & Museum invites crowds to a rousing weekend of 19^th-century baseball during the national Silber Ball Tournament, hosted at the living history museum’s reproduction 1800s ball field Friday, August 9, through Sunday, August 11.  GCV&M boasts the nation's most comprehensive 19th-century baseball program, featuring games throughout the summer and culminating in the National Silver Ball Tournament.Vintage baseball teams don authentic woolen uniforms, wield double-knobbed bats, and play with brown balls in the country's first and finest replica 19th-century baseball park.

Osceola, N.Y. – Henry Jankiewicz will perform at the N. American Fiddlers Hall of Fame and Museum on Sunday August 18, from 2:00-5:00 pm. Jankiewicz will be joined by Curt Osgood and John Wobus at the Museum at 1121 Comins Road in Osceola NY…

September 6–15, 2024

Astoria, NY — One of the most exciting and inspiring filmmakers to emerge so far this century, director and novelist Pema Tseden (1969–2023) revolutionized Tibetan representation in Chinese cinema, creating unprecedented films that combine standardized narrative forms with Tibetan culture and language. Museum of the Moving Image will celebrate Pema Tseden, who died last year in mid-career at age 53, with a complete retrospective of his films from September 6–15.