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Guest Producers Announced for Unique, Outdoor Beverage Festival that Includes Brunch, Bonfire and Fireworks

Lake George, NY (February 19, 2024) — Exclusive barrel-aged beverages from the best craft producers in New York are rolling into Lake George for Adirondack Pub & Brewery’s 12th Annual Barrel Fest on March 2, 2024, from 2-5 p.m.

Barrel Fest is more than your average beer festival in a hotel conference room. This outdoor bash knows no walls and takes place nestled in the beauty of the Adirondacks near the shores of Lake George.

Monday, July 22, 2024
Tickets on sale this Friday at 10:00AM

Lewiston, NY – As part of Artpark’s 50th Anniversary Season, The Flaming Lips will perform the entire Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots album and more at the Artpark Amphitheater on Monday, July 22, 2024 at 7:30PM. 

Released in 2002, Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots remains the commercial high-water mark in The Flaming Lips’ wild four-decade journey, giving the GRAMMY® award-winners their first RIAA certified Gold Record.

NYC's Only Seaport Ghost Tour

New York, N.Y. - Boroughs of the Dead presents a brand new walking tour: Ghosts of the Seaport, a phantasmagoria of nautical ghosts, vengeful spirits, pirates, and other waterfront phantoms. 

This is the city's only South Street Seaport ghost tour, and the first to focus specifically on the spectral and supernatural side of the seaport. Nautical lore is filled with ghost stories and sailor superstitions, and we're so excited to finally have an appropriately haunted walking tour of this historic district! …

Macy’s Flower Show ^® featuring DIOR will blossom at Macy’s Herald Square from Sunday, March 24 through Sunday, April 7 

New York, NY (February 20, 2024) – This Spring, a larger-than-life garden with whimsical floral arrangements and multi-sensory displays celebrate the season of renewal at the 49^th Macy’s Flower Show^® featuring DIOR. Transforming the main floor, balcony and windows of the world-famous Macy’s Herald Square flagship store in New York City, the botanical exhibition blossoms from Sun., March 24, 2024, to Sun., April 7, 2024. …

Riverhead, NY (Feb. 16, 2024) --- East End agricultural, natural and cultural history will be the focus of four guided walking tours to be offered this spring at Hallockville Museum Farm, a 28-acre preserved North Fork farm homestead in Riverhead. The tours will cover a range of topics including barn architecture from the 18^th to the 20^th centuries, local tree species, antique farm equipment and medicinal uses of plants.

Rochester, N.Y. (February 16, 2024)—The George Eastman Museum has announced that it will be open on Monday, April 8 in celebration of the 2024 total solar eclipse. Titled “Focus, Click, Totality!”, this special event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will showcase the historic gardens and grounds as a viewing area for this once-in-a-lifetime celestial event.

Innovative Augmented Reality Campaign Brings George Washington to Life

Dutchess County’s Revolutionary War Impact Highlighted

Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (February 15, 2024) – Dutchess Tourism, Inc. (DTI) announced the launch of Commander in Cheers, an innovative augmented reality initiative aimed at sparking new engagement with the Revolutionary War history of Dutchess County, kicking off a multiyear celebration of the United States of America’s Semiquincentennial on July 4, 2026. This innovative project will spotlight the roles Dutchess County played in the Revolutionary War and highlight its contributions to American history. The campaign represents a collaborative effort between DTI, Dutchess County Historian William P. Tatum III, Ph.D., technology partner Evercoast and DTI’s agency of record, FourthIdea, to create an immersive experience that educates, entertains, and inspires visitors of all ages.

Registration Waived for Out-of-State Snowmobilers for First Two Weekends in March

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced two free snowmobile weekends for all out-of-state and Canadian snowmobilers to rev their engines. This year’s events will occur March 1- March 3 and now March 8 - March 10, encouraging out-of-state visitors to come ride the 10,500 miles of snowmobile trails in New York State.

“Old Skool Sessions” Moves to a New Time on Saturday Nights

Liberty, N.Y. – Radio Catskill, public radio for The Catskills and Northeast Pennsylvania, announced the addition of three new locally produced music shows. Plus, listener favorite “Old Skool Sessions with DJ Chucks and Selector Starkey” moves to a new time on Saturday nights. The new schedule will start February 15.

Glens Falls, New York – Lower Adirondack Pride is thrilled to announce the return of its highly anticipated second annual Glens Falls Pride Festival, scheduled to take place from Friday, May 31, 2024, through Sunday, June 2, 2024. Following the resounding success of last year's inaugural festival, which drew an enthusiastic crowd of over one thousand attendees, this year's event promises to be even more spectacular.