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UticaOneida County Branch NAACP Black History Month CelebrationUtica, N.Y. - Join the Utica/Oneida County Branch NAACP to celebrate Black History Month 2025 with its annual program hosted by the History Center. This event will follow the national theme of African Americans and Labor. The program is available in person and virtually via Zoom.

Erie Canal Photo ContestUtica, N.Y. (January 23, 2025) – “Got an old mule and her name is Sal, 15 miles on the Erie Canal!” These famous lyrics from the classic song The Erie Canal remind us of the waterway’s rich history—and now, the canal is celebrating an incredible milestone: 200 years

To commemorate this bicentennial anniversary, Oneida County Tourism (OCT) is inviting you to share your love for the canal by entering the Oneida County Tourism Capture the Canal photo contest. This is your chance to showcase your talent, celebrate your community and make history right here in Oneida County. Winning photos will be featured in the OCT Destination Guide, on social media, and our website.

Fenimore Art MuseumCooperstown, N.Y. — This winter, Fenimore Art Museum presents three live, virtual tours focusing on the museum’s renowned collections. Each of the free tours will be offered on two separate dates. All take place on Tuesdays, January 14 through February 18 from 2:00-2:30 p.m. and are conducted via Zoom. To see the full schedule, tour descriptions, and to register, visit FenimoreArt.org. Virtual tours are free of charge, but we ask that you consider a donation in order for the museum to continue offering quality virtual programming.

oneida-county-tourismUtica, N.Y. (November 25, 2024) – Oneida County Tourism proudly announces the addition of two highly accomplished professionals to its Board of Directors: Michael Lehr, VP of Marketing and Content for the Utica Comets, and Danny Frieden, Co-Owner of Copper City Brewing Co. in Rome, NY. Their combined expertise will strengthen Oneida County Tourism’s strategy and expand our insight into both sports tourism and agritourism.

Fenimore Art MuseumCalling All Playwrights, Poets, and Prose-Smiths!

Cooperstown, N.Y. — Fenimore Art Museum’s Glimmer Globe Theatre is pleased to announce its 2025 NEXT! Readings of New Works by Regional Playwrights and Write Out Loud performances, both planned to take place at the museum early next year. The museum is currently looking for submissions of plays, poems, prose and short stories for consideration. All submission guidelines can be found at fenimoreartmuseum.org/submissions. Deadline for submissions is January 19, 2025.

Oneida County History CenterSaturday, November 9, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.

Utica, N.Y. – Join Jessica Farmer, cultural programs coordinator at the Shako: wi Cultural Center, for a Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) storytelling and wampum-making workshop. This program takes place at the Oneida County History Center on November 9 at 2:00 p.m. All ages are invited, and all supplies are provided.

PR - Path Through History - Museums & MoreNorwich, N.Y. – Thanks to generous support from the Friends of the Museum District, the Chenango County Historical Society (CCHS) will again host offerings for the semi-annual statewide commemorations known as Path Through History weekend.

As part of “Museums & More!” Day on Oct. 12, CCHS will host special programming from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Experience “Life on ‘The Lillie’” with the Chenango Canal Association and “18th Century Living” with historic interpreter George Cummings.

Fenimore Art MuseumThe group of new acquisitions features oil paintings and pastels from American artists including Mary Cassatt, William Merritt Chase, Georgia O’Keeffe, John Singer Sargent, and others.

All 27 works are currently on view in the museum’s exhibition American Masterworks.

Cooperstown, NY -- Fenimore Art Museum announced that its acquisition and installation of 27 major works of American art valued at $33.8 million is now complete. The final two pieces, both pastels, were recently installed. Campanile at Lido (1879) by James McNeill Whistler and Still Life with Fruit, Vase and Cup (1910) by Max Weber are on view through December 29, 2024, as part of the exhibition American Masterworks. Acquisition of these works was generously funded by the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust.

We Are NYProject Awarded $32 Million From the Governor’s $230 Million Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization Competition

Fly-Through Video Offers First Look at Major Upgrades Planned as Part of Ongoing Modernization Project

Video of Rendering Available Here 

(September 9, 2024) Governor Kathy Hochul today unveiled a new fly-through video rendering that offers viewers their first glimpse of a reimagined Greater Binghamton Airport. The two-and-a-half-minute video depicts the major upgrades planned for the Greater Binghamton Airport. Announced by the Governor in November, the project is being funded with $32 million from the Governor’s $230 million Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization Competition. The video, which was produced by the airport’s consultants, is available for viewing here.

Oneida County History CenterUtica, N.Y. - The Oneida County Historical Hall of Fame has named four individuals to its 2024 inductee class: Dr. John Cochran, Army Surgeon General and physician to George Washington; Charles Gaetano, founder of Charles A. Gaetano Construction Corporation, entrepreneur and philanthropist; Chauncey Goodrich, Godfather of all modern potatoes; and Carolyn K. Tyler, a barrier-breaking educator. The Hall of Famers will be inducted alongside the 2024 Richard W. Couper ‘Living Legends’ class: Michael Bosak, preservationist; Lucretia Hunt, public servant and educator; Dr. Michael Kelberman, cardiologist and autism advocate; Bonny Niles, historian and community leader; and Michael "Doc" Woods, jazz musician and composer.

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