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Geneva, NY – Three Brothers Wineries and Estates is excited to announce its first Fall Fest on Sunday, September 29th from 11 AM to 6 PM. This vibrant celebration offers a unique opportunity to connect with nature, savor delicious food and craft beverages, shop local vendors, and create lasting memories.

Event Highlights:

• Steinholding Competition: Test your strength and endurance at our Steinholding Competition in the War Horse Brewing Company taproom. Four competitions will be held throughout the day, at 12 pm, 12:30 pm, 1pm, and 1:30 pm.

Hornell, N.Y. – Hornell Partners for Growth (HPG) is thrilled to announce the 5th Annual Maple City Fall Festival, set to take place on October 12, 2024, from Noon to 6:00 PM. This much-anticipated event, originally uncertain due to ongoing downtown construction, will now proceed as planned thanks to the projected early completion of the Downtown Hornell Construction Project.

Highlights Inclusivity Efforts, Including New Sensory Room and Sensory Day

Celebrates New Agricultural Exhibits and Offerings, Grounds Entertainment Options, Innovations and Special Days

Designates Tomorrow, August 22, State Parks Day at the NYS Fair, and Invites New Yorkers to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of New York State Parks with Free Admission for Parks Pass Holders that Day

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the opening of The Great New York State Fair, highlighting several new initiatives, special ceremonies and events scheduled to take place over The Fair’s 13-day run, as well as the completion of improvement projects that will enhance inclusivity and provide a world-class experience for fairgoers.

Auburn, NY (Aug. 13, 2024) – Schweinfurth Art Center has lined up several multi-day fiber workshops this fall that focus on surface design, recycling clothes, and felting. One 5-day workshop is online, and the rest are in person at the art center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn, NY.

Syracuse, NY – The Navy Week program returns to the city of Syracuse for the second time since the creation of the program in 2005.

Participating Navy assets include Sailors from the U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard, Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron TWO, USS Constitution, Naval Talent Acquisition Group Empire State, Navy Recruiting Command, Naval History & Heritage Command, Navy Band Northeast, Office of Civilian Human Resources, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, Navy eSports, U.S. Naval Academy, and the Office of Small Business Programs.

All-Electric Asteri Ithaca Includes 181 Affordable and Supportive Homes, State-of-the-Art Ithaca Downtown Conference Center

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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced completion of the new $96 million Asteri Ithaca, an affordable housing development and conference center in downtown Ithaca. Developed by the Vecino Group, the 12-story high-rise is a highly energy-efficient, all-electric building that includes 181 apartments, including 40 with on-site support services for people struggling with homelessness. In the past five years, New York State Homes and Community Renewal has created or preserved more than 1,000 affordable homes in Tompkins County. In addition, the 55,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Ithaca Downtown Conference Center will help fuel the City’s continued economic growth with bookable function space including an executive board room, grand ballroom, breakout rooms, pre-function space, and a full production kitchen.

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.” …

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.

Rochester, NY – On Saturday, August 16th, 2024, the Flour City Brewers Festival, a beloved annual celebration of craft beer in Rochester, will mark its 30th anniversary. In honor of this milestone, the festival has announced that starting in August 2025, the New York State Brewers Association (NYSBA) will take over as the producer of the esteemed event.

Find the wine…in our 5-acre corn maze for a grown-up corn maze adventure!

Macedon, N.Y. – Join Long Acre Farms & JD Wine Cellars as they host their 5^th Annual Wine Walk this August 17^th, and 22^nd. Guests will enter the maze between 6-7:15pm to start their journey wandering through the maze (with the help of a map) hunting for the JD Wine Cellars wine tasting stations (and a special Black Button stop!) hidden amongst the corn.