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Celebrate the start of the summer with a weekend of wine and food pairings on the Trail

Watkins Glen, NY - What better way to celebrate the change in seasons than with a summer-themed wine and food pairing event?! Join the members of the Seneca Lake Wine Trail for the Smokin' Summer Kickoff on Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9.

Auburn, NY (May 15, 2024) – The Schweinfurth Art Center’s exhibition galleries will temporarily close as of May 27, 2024, after “Expanded Vision: Two Centuries of Paintings from the Cayuga Museum Collection” and pop-up exhibit “Worth Mentioning” close, due to construction for the West End Arts Campus, a project of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) of the City of Auburn.

Millersburg, OH (April 10, 2024) – The National Scenic Byway Foundation congratulates the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway as a winner of our 2024 Byway Award for Byway Enhancement. This is one of the Foundation’s eight national awards presented annually.

The Cayuga Lake Blueway Trail is a program of the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway as an enhancement to encourage engagement with the recreational, scenic, natural, historic, and cultural resources of the lake’s environment through on-the-water experiences.

Ithaca, NY—The Finger Lakes Land Trust announced the addition of ten new locations to its outdoor recreation web site, GoFingerLakes.org. Go Finger Lakes is offered as a free public service to help residents and visitors discover the best locations in the region for hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, canoeing, cross-country skiing, and other outdoor activities.

Wednesday, May 8

Mumford, April 26, 2024 – Opening on Wednesday, May 8, a new multi-media exhibit in Genesee Country Village & Museum’s John L. Wehle Gallery will explore the concept of the American rural cemetery. Rather than gloomy or frightening space, exhibit posits the institution of the rural cemetery as a social center with a living ecosystem – a place for scenic respite.

Spring into Fun at Destiny USA Event April 25th, 12PM - 2PM in the Canyon

Syracuse, NY (April 18, 2024) – Destiny USA invites families to kick off their Spring Break with an unforgettable event: "Spring into Fun at Destiny USA". On Thursday, April 25th, from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM, families are invited to join us in the Canyon for an afternoon packed with excitement featuring a magical performance from Syracuse's premier magician Wade Live.

Auburn, NY (April 18, 2024) – Schweinfurth Art Center has opened registration for its eight half-day sessions of Summer Art Camp, which run in July and August.

Camps are scheduled for morning or afternoon and are organized by age group. Each week has a different topic and instructor. Camps usually fill quickly, so people are encouraged to sign up early on our website, https://schweinfurthartcenter.org/youth-classes/…

Syracuse, NY (April 15, 2024) – Star Trek fans in the Syracuse area will have a rare opportunity to meet living legend William Shatner in person at Destiny USA. Destiny USA and Cooperstown Connection are hosting the event on Saturday, May 4th, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (with VIP arrival at 12:30 PM) in the Canyon at Destiny USA. During this time, William Shatner will be signing merchandise, taking photos, and meeting his fans.

A beautiful 35mm nitrate print of the silent film will be screened on Thursday, May 30

Rochester, N.Y., April 11, 2024—To kick off the eighth annual Nitrate Picture Show, the George Eastman Museum will screen a unique tinted nitrate print of D.W. Griffith’s silent masterpiece Intolerance (1916) on Thursday, May 30 at 6:30 p.m. The Nitrate Picture Show is the first festival in the world entirely dedicated to screening original nitrate prints from the 1910s to the 1950s, from silent cinema to Technicolor spectacles. The full program of film titles being shown this year will be announced at a press conference at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 30 at the Dryden Theatre.