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Auburn, NY (March 2, 2023) – Families are invited to visit Schweinfurth Art Center 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, 2023, for a free fun family craft. Participants will draw a portrait to be added to the walls of the Art Center as part of our current exhibition, Both Ends of the Rainbow. All supplies will be provided. All you need to bring is your creative self!…

Corning, NY – Corning’s Centerway Square has been voted the #2 Best Public Square in the country, as part of USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards for 2023. Nominees are chosen by a panel of relevant experts which include a combination of editors from USA TODAY. After being nominated, the public votes over a four-week span to determine bragging rights. Centerway Square has been named to the Top 10 multiple times.

Passes for the seventh Festival of Film Conservation currently on sale

Rochester, N.Y., February 16, 2023—The George Eastman Museum will present the seventh edition of the Nitrate Picture Show in late spring. The world’s only festival entirely dedicated to nitrate film will be held June 1-4, 2023 at the Dryden Theatre, the George Eastman Museum’s historic venue for film exhibition in Rochester, N.Y. Festival passes are currently available for purchase through the museum’s website at eastman.org/nitrate-picture-show.

Mumford, NY (February 15, 2023) – In celebration of the return of maple sugaring season in New York State, Genesee Country Village & Museum will host its annual Maple Sugar Festival on Saturday and Sunday, March 18 - 19, and Saturday and Sunday, March 25 - 26. Explore a modern-day sugarhouse where fresh syrup is boiling, then journey into a 19th-century sugar camp staffed by costumed historical interpreters to learn about the techniques and tools used by early settlers used to collect sap and make maple sugar.

Marcia Resnick: As It Is or Could Be is the first comprehensive presentation of the photographer’s wide-ranging work

Rochester, N.Y., (February 9, 2023) – The George Eastman Museum, in collaboration with the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, recently announced the first-ever museum exhibition dedicated to longtime photographer Marcia Resnick. Following presentations at Bowdoin and in Minneapolis, the exhibition opens at the George Eastman Museum Saturday, February 11.

Thousands of bulbs continue George Eastman's tradition

Rochester, N.Y., February 3, 2023—The George Eastman Museum will bring an early dose of spring to Rochester this February with its annual Dutch Connection floral show. The display will open to the public on February 10 and will remain on view for two weeks. The annual show is a welcome treat in the midst of winter, with thousands of tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, amaryllis, and spring annuals in various vibrant shades filling areas of George Eastman’s historic mansion. Tropical orchids courtesy of the Genesee Region Orchid Society will also be on display throughout the mansion. Dutch Connection will be on view through February 26.

Auburn, NY- In honor of Black History month, The Cayuga County Office of Tourism and Justin Harris Tours, is excited to present Harriet Tubman’s Chosen Hometown Walking Tour. Follow in the footsteps of Harriet Tubman, across the streets and floors of the historical landmarks that welcomed her to live as a free woman in her chosen hometown of Auburn, NY.

Tickets on sale Fri., Feb. 3

Waterloo, N.Y. – Two bands that pay homage to the classic rock era have been added to del Lago Resort & Casino’s 2023 entertainment lineup: That Arena Rock Show will take the Vine Showroom stage Fri., Mar. 17 at 8:00 p.m.; and Central New York’s Hard Promises returns with a classic rock tribute performance on Fri., Apr. 21 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets for both shows go on sale this Fri., Feb. 3. More information can be found at: dellagoresort.com/entertainment/#upcoming-events.

Auburn, NY (Jan. 10, 2023) – Schweinfurth Art Center is pleased to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Challenge America award of $10,000. This grant will support the art center’s Quilters of Color Initiative.

Corning, NY – Corning’s Centerway Square has been nominated for “Best Public Square” in the country by a panel of experts for USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards for 2023. The nomination is just the beginning, however, as the public ultimately gets to decide the winner. Voting begins on Monday, January 9th, 2023 at 12pm Eastern and runs through February 6th at 11:59am EST. The public may vote once per day. After four weeks of voting, the top vote-getters will be announced.