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Merry-Go-Round Playhouse and Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival are thrilled to kick off the 2012 Season! We have so many wonderful shows of every variety for you to enjoy.

 
If you haven't heard, we will have 3 unique venues for you to experience!  Not only will you get to see your traditional Broadway style musicals you've come to expect at The Preston H. Thomas Theatre at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, we will also bring you 3 Off-Broadway style musicals on The Main Stage at Auburn Public Theater, and an e...

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January 31, 2012, Cayuga County, NY-  The Cayuga County Office of Tourism has published the 2012 Official Visitors’ Guide to CayugaCounty to help visitors and residents find their way to the great things to see and do in the area.  The 64-page guide was designed by local design firm, Coburn Design, based in Auburn, NY, with cover photography by Aurora photographer Jacqueline Conderacci.

The new guide contains information on attractions, entertainment, recreation , shopping, wineries and a variety of places...

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Dr. Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars is celebrating its 50^th Anniversary this year, a historic milestone for the winery and the Finger Lakes wine industry.  50 years ago Dr. Konstantin Frank pioneered the introduction of the European vitis vinifera to the Finger Lakes, forever changing the course of winemaking in the Finger Lakes and Northeastern United States.

Prior to Dr. Konstantin Frank’s introduction of vitis vinifera to the region, the only grape varietals planted in the area were native vitis labrusca...

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Inn's Laid-Back Sophistication the Perfect Atmosphere for Romance

For the seventh in its series of Epicurean Events, the Aurora Inn Dining Room will celebrate Valentine¹s Day with a Sparkling Wine Dinner. Red, white, and rosé sparking wines will be paired with each course of the special limited menu dinner. Chef Patrick Higgins is crafting the fare specifically for the evening¹s wines, which hail from Italy, California, and Australia as well as the Finger Lakes.

The dinner is $85 ++ a person, with ...

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The Ti-Ahwaga Community Players will present the tense thriller 'Wait Until Dark' Feb. 10, 11, 12, Feb. 17, 18, 19, and Feb. 24, 25, 26 at the Ti-Ahwaga Performing Arts Center, 42 Delphine St., Owego, NY.

'Wait Until Dark' by Frederick Knott is a classic suspense play that pits the blind Susy Hendrix against three ruthless con men out to get a heroin-filled doll that Susy's husband, Sam, innocently carried home from Canada as a favor to a woman who has since been murdered. It's a deadly game of cat and ...

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ITHACA, NY – Experience! The Finger Lakes is debuting two Ithaca-focused tour offerings for the 2012
season. These two new tours—Fabulous Falls Above Cayuga, and Made In Ithaca 2.0: Luscious Libations—
highlight the wondrous natural beauty and fabulous fermented favorites exist right within the Ithaca city
limits. Experience! The Finger Lakes will be donating a percentage of sales from these two tours to local
charities as a way of giving back to the community.
Fabulous Falls Above Cayuga is a 1.5 hour tour that...

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ITHACA, NY – Every winter, Experience! The Finger Lakes, LLC offers a Winter Wine Series
that takes advantage of the unhurried pace during the off-season to provide intimate experiences
with local producers. This year Laura and Alan Falk are proud to offer a new tour that
collaborates with three eminent purveyors of the Finger Lakes region: Sheldrake Point
Vineyards, Lively Run Goat Dairy, and Chef Samantha Izzo-Buyskes of Simply Red.
The 6 and ½ hour tour begins with a visit to Sheldrake Point Vineyards, where ...

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Rockwell Museum of Western Art

111 Cedar Street, Corning, NY 14830

Date:  January 24, 2012

Contact:  Beth Manwaring ▪ 607.974.4254 ▪ manwaringb@rockwellmuseum.org

President’s Day Weekend Activities for Families: February 19 & 20, 2012

Corning, New York - Families with children of all ages are invited to journey West at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art! Through Art Hunts, Art Packs, and Hands-on Activities, families are invited to have fun together on Sunday February 19 and Monday ...

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Ithaca, N.Y. – Organizers anticipate 5,000 teachers and family members to attend Winter Recess 2012, Ithaca’s one-of-a kind festival for public school teachers and district employees.

Scheduled Feb. 17-26, 2012, Winter Recess coincides with the Presidents Week school break and offers a community-wide calendar of special events, retail incentives, dining promotions and lodging deals just for educators.

“This event celebrates educators, thanks them for all their hard work and showcases the Ithaca comm...

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Major Traveling Exhibition Surveys Midcentury American Art and Design  

ROCHESTER, NY — The years following the Second World War saw an explosion of craft art in America. Men and women from all walks of life and corners of the globe rediscovered and reinvigorated such traditional media as ceramics, fiber, glass, metal and wood. In our own region, Rochester Institute of Technology and Alfred University became major creative centers. 

A major traveling exhibition that surveys the studio craft movement opens F...

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