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Auburn, NY – The New York State Equal Rights Heritage Center (ERHC) and City of Auburn Historic and Cultural Sites Commission have launched their summer campaign, “Meet Me in Auburn.” The multi-faceted marketing campaign invites visitors from across New York State and beyond to meet up in Auburn, NY – a central location in the Finger Lakes region – and discover all there is to do. As the City’s visitor center, the ERHC is poised to help travelers plan their visit, before their adventure begins.

Cornwall, NY – The Hudson Highlands Nature Museum is excited to be hosting its first ever Tacos & Tequila event on Saturday, July 29 at 6pm at the Nature Museum’s Outdoor Discovery Center location, 120 Muser Drive in Cornwall (off Angola Road) .

Join them for a special evening outdoors of taco & tequila tasting. They will be pairing your tastes of tequila with much more than a slice of lime.

Rochester, N.Y., July 13, 2023 – The George Eastman Museum is proud to present Nellie Bly Around the World in 72 Days: A Magic Lantern Show as part of the 2023 Rochester Fringe Festival on Thursday, September 21 at 7 p.m. on the museum’s East Lawn.

Kinderhook, NY – MVB Unplugged: No electricity needed for these charming 19th century games and crafts for the whole family. Take a break from your devices and enjoy a weekend Victorian-style! Visit Martin Van Buren NHS on July 22-23 and August 5-6 from 10a.m. to 3p.m. for some Victorian-style fun! There will be crafts for all ages, including supplies to make friendship bracelets, thaumatropes, and more.

Auburn, NY (July 13, 2023) – Join Ellen M. Blalock (pictured at left), artist-in-residence at Schweinfurth Art Center, on July 20, 2023, for a free Third Thursday conversation with pastry chef Duyen Nguyen at Everson Museum in Syracuse. Called Salt & Pepper, this last in a series event pairs Blalock with Nguyen, owner of Cake Bar. The two will discuss the culture, history, and techniques they use in their practice as they create in front of the audience.

Ticonderoga, NY (July 14, 2023) – The 30th Annual Ticonderoga Area Car Show will be held Sunday, August 6^th, 2023 in Ticonderoga’s Percy Thompson Bicentennial Park from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. There will be an array of awards given out including Fabulous 40, Terrific 25, and Top 10 Tuners. An array of special awards including Best of Show Car, Best of Show Truck, Best of Show Motorcycle, Best of Show Display, Trail Riders Choice, Fans Choice, Most Radical Engine, Best Color Scheme, Favorite Antique, Best Work In Progress, and Most Likely To Get Pulled Over. Awards/plaques have been custom designed for the 2022 Ticonderoga Area Car Show.

Christina Kallas’ Paris in Harlem opens the film festival, and Anna Baumgarten’s Disfluency is the Closing Night selection

Dito Montiel (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints) will receive Achievement in Filmmaking Award, and Greg Brownderville and Bart Weiss’ Fire Bones Southern Gothic live multi-media presentation will have its NYC debut

Queens, NY, (July 12, 2023 – Festival of Cinema NYC returns to the Regal UA Midway and the Queens Library at Forest Hills for its 7th year, August 3 - August 13. The festival opens with Christina Kallas’ indie NYC favorite Paris in Harlem and closes with Anna Baumgarten’s multiple award-winning drama Disfluency. Dito Montiel will be honored with FOC NYC’s inaugural Achievement in Filmmaking Award in conjunction with a special screening of his film, A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, and Greg Brownderville and Bart Weiss’ groundbreaking Southern Gothic multi-media project Fire Bones will be presented live in New York City for the first time.

You can now book these New York campsites to view next year’s solar eclipse – Time Out

It’s A New Era For All-Inclusive Resorts – The Zoe Report

How to spend a summer weekend in the Catskills – Trip Advisor

Where to Eat, Stay, and Play in the Adirondacks—the Birthplace of the American Vacation – Conde Nast Traveler…

“Staten Island Mode: Identity, Memory, Fashion”
Newhouse Center For Contemporary Art at Snug Harbor; On View July 29 – December 31, 2023

Fashion show marks 120th year of extraordinary women

Lake George, New York – Step back in time (in grand finery, of course) to celebrate Wiawaka Center for Women’s 120th year with the “History of Fashion Show”. Re-enactors portraying Wiawaka founders Katrina Trask (1853-1922) and Mary Fuller (1862-1943) will welcome guests from 2 to 4 p.m. July 23 to celebrate the evolution of women’s fashions from the philanthropists’ era.