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Finger Lakes Events Calendar

Festivals, Happy Hour, Live Music, Theatre, and More!

It doesn’t matter what your interests are or who you’re in the Finger Lakes with, you can always find a great event to enrich your time in the region with those you care about. 

Events take place all year round in the Finger Lakes region. From lakeside (and on the lake) events in the summer to harvest activities in the fall, snowmobiling or snowshoeing in the winter, and festivals in the springtime! Step inside a glassmaker’s studio to blow your own glass, stroll Main Street on a food tour, or gather for live music and theater performances. Browse the list of Finger Lakes events below or search the specific dates you will be visiting to see everything going on in the region.

Great Events that Happen Every Year

Below, you will find dozens of great events happening throughout the year with many of them happening annually. If you have memories of favorite annual Finger Lakes events from childhood such as cardboard boat regattas, hot air balloon festivals, cheese, apple or pumpkin festivals, to name a few, it’s likely that event that still takes place or, has likely improved your enjoyment. If you see a special event that piques your interest but can’t make it, click on the event anyway, it might be coming back next year!

Events Added Daily

Make sure to check back frequently to see if any other great events have been added. Events are added daily by businesses from every sector and interest so if there is nothing that sparks your interest now, there very well could be soon!
 

**Public Notice**

Please be sure to contact event venues directly for details regarding scheduling changes. These events are all subject to change or be cancelled at the discretion and direction of the event organizers or business hosting the event. Please be sure to contact the event organizers or venue directly to confirm times and details. The Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance provides this information as posted by partner businesses and does not endorse or sponsor any listed event. 

 

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Events for May 1, 2018 x
Indian Cinema Still
Stories of Indian Cinema

Stories of Indian Cinema includes Abandoned and Rescued, the intriguing behind-the-scenes tale of the recently acquired collection of Indian films and posters; a film series that includes screenings of a selection of film reels discussed in the exhibition; and Nandita Raman: Cinema Play House, a series of poignant black-and-white photographs of abandoned and failing single-screen cinemas in India.

Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Events for May 2, 2018 x
Indian Cinema Still
Stories of Indian Cinema

Stories of Indian Cinema includes Abandoned and Rescued, the intriguing behind-the-scenes tale of the recently acquired collection of Indian films and posters; a film series that includes screenings of a selection of film reels discussed in the exhibition; and Nandita Raman: Cinema Play House, a series of poignant black-and-white photographs of abandoned and failing single-screen cinemas in India.

Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Events for May 3, 2018 x
Indian Cinema Still
Stories of Indian Cinema

Stories of Indian Cinema includes Abandoned and Rescued, the intriguing behind-the-scenes tale of the recently acquired collection of Indian films and posters; a film series that includes screenings of a selection of film reels discussed in the exhibition; and Nandita Raman: Cinema Play House, a series of poignant black-and-white photographs of abandoned and failing single-screen cinemas in India.

Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Art Explorers' Story Hour: Signs of Spring at the Rockwell Museum

On the first Thursday of each month, The Rockwell Museum and The Southeast Steuben Library team up for a story-time experience. Children’s Librarian Sue McConnell will read stories linked to The Rockwell’s collection. Toddlers, preschoolers and their caregivers are welcome.

Spring Writes Literary Festival 2018
Spring Writes Literary Festival

The Community Arts Partnership’s (CAP) Spring Writes Literary Festival takes place in downtown Ithaca annually during the first weekend in May and features over 40 (!) literary themed events over four days. Events include panels and workshops geared towards emerging and established writers - and events such as readings, performances, and play readings that are also of interest to the general public.  Now in its 9th year, the Festival has evolved into an impressive array of events.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

This event is also supported by 

 

 

 

CAP Annual Events

 

Events for May 4, 2018 x
Indian Cinema Still
Stories of Indian Cinema

Stories of Indian Cinema includes Abandoned and Rescued, the intriguing behind-the-scenes tale of the recently acquired collection of Indian films and posters; a film series that includes screenings of a selection of film reels discussed in the exhibition; and Nandita Raman: Cinema Play House, a series of poignant black-and-white photographs of abandoned and failing single-screen cinemas in India.

Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Spring Writes Literary Festival 2018
Spring Writes Literary Festival

The Community Arts Partnership’s (CAP) Spring Writes Literary Festival takes place in downtown Ithaca annually during the first weekend in May and features over 40 (!) literary themed events over four days. Events include panels and workshops geared towards emerging and established writers - and events such as readings, performances, and play readings that are also of interest to the general public.  Now in its 9th year, the Festival has evolved into an impressive array of events.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

This event is also supported by 

 

 

 

CAP Annual Events

 

Nitrate Picture Show
The 4th Nitrate Picture Show

The Nitrate Picture Show, the world’s festival of film conservation, returns for a fourth year. The festival features screenings of vintage nitrate prints from international archives—including the Eastman Museum’s own collection—as well as lectures, workshops, and other opportunities to experience the art and science of film preservation, from print conservation to archival projection.

Countdown to the 4th Nitrate Picture Show at the George Eastman Museum May 4–6

Rochester, N.Y., April 30, 2018—The George Eastman Museum will present the 4th Nitrate Picture Show on May 4–6, 2018, at the Dryden Theatre in Rochester, NY.  The 4th Nitrate Picture Show has been generously funded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Imagine Monroe (powered by COMIDA).  The schedule for this year’s festival includes ten programs of feature-length and short films from eleven international archives and collections. The titles in this year’s lineup will be revealed at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 4.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently named the George Eastman Museum a recipient of its 2018 FilmWatch grant, with an award of $10,000 to support the Nitrate Picture Show.  In addition, the museum has once again received sponsorship support for the festival from Imagine Monroe (powered by COMIDA), in the amount of $10,000. Funding from both the Academy and Imagine Monroe will enhance the festival experience for the more than 400 passholders that will be heading to Rochester from around the country and the world for the Nitrate Picture Show this week.

A limited number of festival passes are still available and can be purchased at eastman.org/nps. Passes entitle participants to three days of film screenings, talks, and demonstrations, as well as a reception on Saturday night and museum admission throughout the festival weekend.

The featured speakers for the 4th Nitrate Picture Show are Mikko Kuutti, deputy director of the National Audiovisual Institute in Finland, and Paul C. Spehr, former assistant chief of the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division at the Library of Congress.

 

Mikko Kuutti is an architect by education, specialized in building conservation and restoration. He researched film cold storage in his master’s thesis and finds the chemistry and technology of celluloid fascinating. He is currently secretary general of ACE, the association of European film archives and was previously deputy head of the Technical Commission of FIAF, the International Federation of Film Archives. Kuutti’s talk will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 4.

 

Paul C. Spehr, retired from the Library of Congress, continues to contribute to the revived interest in the early years of film history through his articles, participation in symposia, and efforts in saving our film heritage. Spehr will deliver his talk, which will be the Eastman Museum’s annual James Card Memorial Lecture, on Friday, May 4 at 3 p.m. Spehr is on the board of Thanhouser Company Film Preservation Inc. and the Albanian Cinema Project, as well as the editorial board for the journal Film History. He is a member of the Association of Moving Image Archivists and of Domitor, the international society for the study of early cinema. He is currently working on a book on the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in the years prior to 1908. Both talks will be held in the Dryden Theatre, and are included with the festival pass.

 

To view the full schedule of events for the 4th Nitrate Picture Show, visit eastman.org/nps.

TICKET INFORMATION

Festival Passes: May 4–6, 2018

  • Patron Pass: $250
  • Festival Pass: $150
  • Student/Eastman Museum Member: $125

 

Beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 4, single-screening tickets will be available first come, first served at the Dryden Theatre box office.

  • General admission: $20
  • Student/Eastman Museum Member: $18
  • Ages 17 & under: $5

The 4th Nitrate Picture Show is supported in part by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and by Imagine Monroe (powered by COMIDA). Additional support is provided by Scott O. Harbert.

About the George Eastman Museum Nitrate Collection
The George Eastman Museum holds one of the largest collections of nitrate prints in the United States, preserved at the Louis B. Mayer Conservation Center, a state-of-the-art facility located 12 miles southwest of Rochester. The museum’s collection of more than 6,000 nitrate titles covers the history of cinema made during the nitrate era, from Edison and the Lumière brothers to the final studio productions filmed on the illustrious celluloid. The Eastman Museum is a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), the world’s leading group in the field of film conservation and preservation.

About the George Eastman Museum
Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to film preservation and to photographic preservation and collections management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

# # #

The 4th Nitrate Picture Show will return to the George Eastman Museum May 4–6, 2018

The George Eastman Museum will present the 4th Nitrate Picture Show in the spring. Building on the great success of its first three years, the festival returns to the Dryden Theatre in Rochester, NY, for its fourth edition on May 4–6, 2018. Festival passes for the Nitrate Picture Show, the world’s festival of film conservation, will go on sale at 9:00 a.m. (EST) on Monday, December 11, 2017. All passes, tours, and workshops will be available for purchase through the museum’s website at eastman.org/nps.

The 4th Nitrate Picture Show will continue in the tradition of exhibiting pristine archival films on flammable stock from international archives—including the Eastman Museum’s own collection—as well as present lectures, workshops, and other opportunities to experience the art and science of film preservation, from print conservation to archival projection. This year’s program will feature another great lineup of nitrate prints from around the world, and a cinematic experience that can’t be duplicated anywhere else.

Over the past three years, hundreds of people from more than 20 different countries have made the trip to Rochester to indulge in the nitrate experience at the George Eastman Museum. The official program, which is kept secret until the first day of the festival, will be announced at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 4.

Festival passes for the Nitrate Picture Show range in price from $125 to $250, and include admission to the festival’s entire film program, including ten nitrate screenings. The festival will also feature lectures, demonstrations, workshops, and more.

Events for May 5, 2018 x
Indian Cinema Still
Stories of Indian Cinema

Stories of Indian Cinema includes Abandoned and Rescued, the intriguing behind-the-scenes tale of the recently acquired collection of Indian films and posters; a film series that includes screenings of a selection of film reels discussed in the exhibition; and Nandita Raman: Cinema Play House, a series of poignant black-and-white photographs of abandoned and failing single-screen cinemas in India.

Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Spring Writes Literary Festival 2018
Spring Writes Literary Festival

The Community Arts Partnership’s (CAP) Spring Writes Literary Festival takes place in downtown Ithaca annually during the first weekend in May and features over 40 (!) literary themed events over four days. Events include panels and workshops geared towards emerging and established writers - and events such as readings, performances, and play readings that are also of interest to the general public.  Now in its 9th year, the Festival has evolved into an impressive array of events.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

This event is also supported by 

 

 

 

CAP Annual Events

 

Nitrate Picture Show
The 4th Nitrate Picture Show

The Nitrate Picture Show, the world’s festival of film conservation, returns for a fourth year. The festival features screenings of vintage nitrate prints from international archives—including the Eastman Museum’s own collection—as well as lectures, workshops, and other opportunities to experience the art and science of film preservation, from print conservation to archival projection.

Countdown to the 4th Nitrate Picture Show at the George Eastman Museum May 4–6

Rochester, N.Y., April 30, 2018—The George Eastman Museum will present the 4th Nitrate Picture Show on May 4–6, 2018, at the Dryden Theatre in Rochester, NY.  The 4th Nitrate Picture Show has been generously funded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Imagine Monroe (powered by COMIDA).  The schedule for this year’s festival includes ten programs of feature-length and short films from eleven international archives and collections. The titles in this year’s lineup will be revealed at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 4.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently named the George Eastman Museum a recipient of its 2018 FilmWatch grant, with an award of $10,000 to support the Nitrate Picture Show.  In addition, the museum has once again received sponsorship support for the festival from Imagine Monroe (powered by COMIDA), in the amount of $10,000. Funding from both the Academy and Imagine Monroe will enhance the festival experience for the more than 400 passholders that will be heading to Rochester from around the country and the world for the Nitrate Picture Show this week.

A limited number of festival passes are still available and can be purchased at eastman.org/nps. Passes entitle participants to three days of film screenings, talks, and demonstrations, as well as a reception on Saturday night and museum admission throughout the festival weekend.

The featured speakers for the 4th Nitrate Picture Show are Mikko Kuutti, deputy director of the National Audiovisual Institute in Finland, and Paul C. Spehr, former assistant chief of the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division at the Library of Congress.

 

Mikko Kuutti is an architect by education, specialized in building conservation and restoration. He researched film cold storage in his master’s thesis and finds the chemistry and technology of celluloid fascinating. He is currently secretary general of ACE, the association of European film archives and was previously deputy head of the Technical Commission of FIAF, the International Federation of Film Archives. Kuutti’s talk will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 4.

 

Paul C. Spehr, retired from the Library of Congress, continues to contribute to the revived interest in the early years of film history through his articles, participation in symposia, and efforts in saving our film heritage. Spehr will deliver his talk, which will be the Eastman Museum’s annual James Card Memorial Lecture, on Friday, May 4 at 3 p.m. Spehr is on the board of Thanhouser Company Film Preservation Inc. and the Albanian Cinema Project, as well as the editorial board for the journal Film History. He is a member of the Association of Moving Image Archivists and of Domitor, the international society for the study of early cinema. He is currently working on a book on the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in the years prior to 1908. Both talks will be held in the Dryden Theatre, and are included with the festival pass.

 

To view the full schedule of events for the 4th Nitrate Picture Show, visit eastman.org/nps.

TICKET INFORMATION

Festival Passes: May 4–6, 2018

  • Patron Pass: $250
  • Festival Pass: $150
  • Student/Eastman Museum Member: $125

 

Beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 4, single-screening tickets will be available first come, first served at the Dryden Theatre box office.

  • General admission: $20
  • Student/Eastman Museum Member: $18
  • Ages 17 & under: $5

The 4th Nitrate Picture Show is supported in part by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and by Imagine Monroe (powered by COMIDA). Additional support is provided by Scott O. Harbert.

About the George Eastman Museum Nitrate Collection
The George Eastman Museum holds one of the largest collections of nitrate prints in the United States, preserved at the Louis B. Mayer Conservation Center, a state-of-the-art facility located 12 miles southwest of Rochester. The museum’s collection of more than 6,000 nitrate titles covers the history of cinema made during the nitrate era, from Edison and the Lumière brothers to the final studio productions filmed on the illustrious celluloid. The Eastman Museum is a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), the world’s leading group in the field of film conservation and preservation.

About the George Eastman Museum
Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to film preservation and to photographic preservation and collections management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

# # #

The 4th Nitrate Picture Show will return to the George Eastman Museum May 4–6, 2018

The George Eastman Museum will present the 4th Nitrate Picture Show in the spring. Building on the great success of its first three years, the festival returns to the Dryden Theatre in Rochester, NY, for its fourth edition on May 4–6, 2018. Festival passes for the Nitrate Picture Show, the world’s festival of film conservation, will go on sale at 9:00 a.m. (EST) on Monday, December 11, 2017. All passes, tours, and workshops will be available for purchase through the museum’s website at eastman.org/nps.

The 4th Nitrate Picture Show will continue in the tradition of exhibiting pristine archival films on flammable stock from international archives—including the Eastman Museum’s own collection—as well as present lectures, workshops, and other opportunities to experience the art and science of film preservation, from print conservation to archival projection. This year’s program will feature another great lineup of nitrate prints from around the world, and a cinematic experience that can’t be duplicated anywhere else.

Over the past three years, hundreds of people from more than 20 different countries have made the trip to Rochester to indulge in the nitrate experience at the George Eastman Museum. The official program, which is kept secret until the first day of the festival, will be announced at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 4.

Festival passes for the Nitrate Picture Show range in price from $125 to $250, and include admission to the festival’s entire film program, including ten nitrate screenings. The festival will also feature lectures, demonstrations, workshops, and more.

I Love My Park Day at Cayuga Lake State Park!

The 2nd annual I Love My Park Day at Cayuga Lake State Park is on May 5, 2018.  Come out to the park starting at 10 AM and choose from a variety of volunteer projects to work on with other community members and park staff.  Snacks and lunch will be provided!  For more information and to register please visit: https://www.ptny.org/events/i-love-my-park-day

Find your finest Derby hat and join us for a Mint Julep!
9th Annual Kentucky Derby Party at Finger Lakes Distilling

Join us for our 9th Annual Kentucky Derby Party here at Finger Lakes Distilling! We’re so excited to continue this great tradition with another year of watching the Kentucky Derby with all of our friends and fans while enjoying live entertainment by the Notorious Stringbusters, heavy hors d’oeuvres, tasty desserts, local FLX beer and wine and, of course, our famous McKenzie Mint Juleps and handcrafted house cocktails. As always, we’ll commemorate Derby Day with the limited release of a new McKenzie Single Barrel Wheated Bourbon Whiskey. This event sells out quickly, so get your tickets now! Tickets are $40 each and all inclusive of entertainment, food and drinks for the evening.

Derby Day at Finger Lakes Gaming and Racetrack
Derby Day at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack

The 144th running of the Kentucky Derby happens Saturday, May 5, and the #1 place to experience the race in our area is Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack! From the Vineyard Buffet to Remedy Bar & Lounge to the Upper Grandstand, the fun and excitement of the Kentucky Derby fills Finger Lakes on May 5!

DERBY DAY CELEBRATION AT REMEDY BAR & LOUNGE

Watch Derby races on the big screen all day. Win prizes from Angry Orchard and Corona. Participate in a Derby Hat Contest, and you could win up to $150 cash. Enjoy our full menu starting at 2pm, including a $12 pizza & domestic draft combo. Plus, $5 Mint Juleps! To be eligible for prizes, you must be a member of the Lucky North Club (free to sign up).

$27.95 DERBY DAY BUFFET  * RSVP: 585-742-9215

$10 Free Play included with purchase. Unlimited buffet access from 11am until the end of Derby races. Private cash bar. Free Finger Lakes and Derby programs. Several TVs showing all the action from Finger Lakes and Churchill Downs. Mutuel tellers and kiosk available for wagering. Must be a member of the Lucky North Club (free to sign up). Reservations encouraged: 585-742-9215.

DERBY DAY DOUBLE WHEELIN'

Two winners selected after each Finger Lakes live race for a chance to win up to $500 in betting vouchers. On the last drawing of the day, the top prize will be doubled -- win up to $1,000 in betting vouchers! Check in at the Lucky North Club in the Upper Grandstand to receive your entry. Must be a Lucky North Club member (free to sign up).

DERBY DAY DOORBUSTER

Starting at 10am, the first 1,000 Lucky North members to check in at the Lucky North Club in the Upper Grandstand will receive a free Kentucky Derby commemorative glass. Not a member? Sign up for free!

*** Must be 18 to enter Gaming Floor, play Video Gaming Machines, wager on horse racing, or dine at any Gaming Floor venue.***

35 Centuries of Glass
Crystal City Saturday at the Corning Museum of Glass

Be the first to experience the Museum’s summer celebration of 150 Years in the Crystal City. Join us on May 5 to kick off our summer of celebration.

Our neighbors residing in local ZIP codes (148, 149, 169) are invited to enjoy free admission as we unveil the new Crystal City Gallery, along with outstanding programming — including a brand new glassmaking demonstration dedicated to sharing Corning’s unique story in becoming what the world now knows as the “Crystal City.”

Events for May 6, 2018 x
Indian Cinema Still
Stories of Indian Cinema

Stories of Indian Cinema includes Abandoned and Rescued, the intriguing behind-the-scenes tale of the recently acquired collection of Indian films and posters; a film series that includes screenings of a selection of film reels discussed in the exhibition; and Nandita Raman: Cinema Play House, a series of poignant black-and-white photographs of abandoned and failing single-screen cinemas in India.

Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Spring Writes Literary Festival 2018
Spring Writes Literary Festival

The Community Arts Partnership’s (CAP) Spring Writes Literary Festival takes place in downtown Ithaca annually during the first weekend in May and features over 40 (!) literary themed events over four days. Events include panels and workshops geared towards emerging and established writers - and events such as readings, performances, and play readings that are also of interest to the general public.  Now in its 9th year, the Festival has evolved into an impressive array of events.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

This event is also supported by 

 

 

 

CAP Annual Events

 

Nitrate Picture Show
The 4th Nitrate Picture Show

The Nitrate Picture Show, the world’s festival of film conservation, returns for a fourth year. The festival features screenings of vintage nitrate prints from international archives—including the Eastman Museum’s own collection—as well as lectures, workshops, and other opportunities to experience the art and science of film preservation, from print conservation to archival projection.

Countdown to the 4th Nitrate Picture Show at the George Eastman Museum May 4–6

Rochester, N.Y., April 30, 2018—The George Eastman Museum will present the 4th Nitrate Picture Show on May 4–6, 2018, at the Dryden Theatre in Rochester, NY.  The 4th Nitrate Picture Show has been generously funded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Imagine Monroe (powered by COMIDA).  The schedule for this year’s festival includes ten programs of feature-length and short films from eleven international archives and collections. The titles in this year’s lineup will be revealed at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 4.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently named the George Eastman Museum a recipient of its 2018 FilmWatch grant, with an award of $10,000 to support the Nitrate Picture Show.  In addition, the museum has once again received sponsorship support for the festival from Imagine Monroe (powered by COMIDA), in the amount of $10,000. Funding from both the Academy and Imagine Monroe will enhance the festival experience for the more than 400 passholders that will be heading to Rochester from around the country and the world for the Nitrate Picture Show this week.

A limited number of festival passes are still available and can be purchased at eastman.org/nps. Passes entitle participants to three days of film screenings, talks, and demonstrations, as well as a reception on Saturday night and museum admission throughout the festival weekend.

The featured speakers for the 4th Nitrate Picture Show are Mikko Kuutti, deputy director of the National Audiovisual Institute in Finland, and Paul C. Spehr, former assistant chief of the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division at the Library of Congress.

 

Mikko Kuutti is an architect by education, specialized in building conservation and restoration. He researched film cold storage in his master’s thesis and finds the chemistry and technology of celluloid fascinating. He is currently secretary general of ACE, the association of European film archives and was previously deputy head of the Technical Commission of FIAF, the International Federation of Film Archives. Kuutti’s talk will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 4.

 

Paul C. Spehr, retired from the Library of Congress, continues to contribute to the revived interest in the early years of film history through his articles, participation in symposia, and efforts in saving our film heritage. Spehr will deliver his talk, which will be the Eastman Museum’s annual James Card Memorial Lecture, on Friday, May 4 at 3 p.m. Spehr is on the board of Thanhouser Company Film Preservation Inc. and the Albanian Cinema Project, as well as the editorial board for the journal Film History. He is a member of the Association of Moving Image Archivists and of Domitor, the international society for the study of early cinema. He is currently working on a book on the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in the years prior to 1908. Both talks will be held in the Dryden Theatre, and are included with the festival pass.

 

To view the full schedule of events for the 4th Nitrate Picture Show, visit eastman.org/nps.

TICKET INFORMATION

Festival Passes: May 4–6, 2018

  • Patron Pass: $250
  • Festival Pass: $150
  • Student/Eastman Museum Member: $125

 

Beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 4, single-screening tickets will be available first come, first served at the Dryden Theatre box office.

  • General admission: $20
  • Student/Eastman Museum Member: $18
  • Ages 17 & under: $5

The 4th Nitrate Picture Show is supported in part by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and by Imagine Monroe (powered by COMIDA). Additional support is provided by Scott O. Harbert.

About the George Eastman Museum Nitrate Collection
The George Eastman Museum holds one of the largest collections of nitrate prints in the United States, preserved at the Louis B. Mayer Conservation Center, a state-of-the-art facility located 12 miles southwest of Rochester. The museum’s collection of more than 6,000 nitrate titles covers the history of cinema made during the nitrate era, from Edison and the Lumière brothers to the final studio productions filmed on the illustrious celluloid. The Eastman Museum is a member of the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF), the world’s leading group in the field of film conservation and preservation.

About the George Eastman Museum
Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to film preservation and to photographic preservation and collections management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

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The 4th Nitrate Picture Show will return to the George Eastman Museum May 4–6, 2018

The George Eastman Museum will present the 4th Nitrate Picture Show in the spring. Building on the great success of its first three years, the festival returns to the Dryden Theatre in Rochester, NY, for its fourth edition on May 4–6, 2018. Festival passes for the Nitrate Picture Show, the world’s festival of film conservation, will go on sale at 9:00 a.m. (EST) on Monday, December 11, 2017. All passes, tours, and workshops will be available for purchase through the museum’s website at eastman.org/nps.

The 4th Nitrate Picture Show will continue in the tradition of exhibiting pristine archival films on flammable stock from international archives—including the Eastman Museum’s own collection—as well as present lectures, workshops, and other opportunities to experience the art and science of film preservation, from print conservation to archival projection. This year’s program will feature another great lineup of nitrate prints from around the world, and a cinematic experience that can’t be duplicated anywhere else.

Over the past three years, hundreds of people from more than 20 different countries have made the trip to Rochester to indulge in the nitrate experience at the George Eastman Museum. The official program, which is kept secret until the first day of the festival, will be announced at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 4.

Festival passes for the Nitrate Picture Show range in price from $125 to $250, and include admission to the festival’s entire film program, including ten nitrate screenings. The festival will also feature lectures, demonstrations, workshops, and more.

Events for May 7, 2018 x
Indian Cinema Still
Stories of Indian Cinema

Stories of Indian Cinema includes Abandoned and Rescued, the intriguing behind-the-scenes tale of the recently acquired collection of Indian films and posters; a film series that includes screenings of a selection of film reels discussed in the exhibition; and Nandita Raman: Cinema Play House, a series of poignant black-and-white photographs of abandoned and failing single-screen cinemas in India.

Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Events for May 8, 2018 x
Indian Cinema Still
Stories of Indian Cinema

Stories of Indian Cinema includes Abandoned and Rescued, the intriguing behind-the-scenes tale of the recently acquired collection of Indian films and posters; a film series that includes screenings of a selection of film reels discussed in the exhibition; and Nandita Raman: Cinema Play House, a series of poignant black-and-white photographs of abandoned and failing single-screen cinemas in India.

Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

May Think Tank: Preparing for Tourism Season – A Special Event Rundown

The busy season is almost here, and there are a lot of great things happening in the area over the next several months! Visitors want to know about events happening in the area and it is important for those who regularly interact with visitors to be well informed about things going on in the area. Join us on Tuesday, May 8 from 4:00 pm to 6:00pm at the Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce (214 N. Franklin Street, Watkins Glen) for a Think Tank dedicated to sharing information on just this topic – and more!

You’ll hear from representatives of the Corning Museum of Glass, Watkins Glen Promotions, Finger Lakes Film Society, and the Chamber of Commerce. You are also welcome to share information about your organization or business’s upcoming plans and events. Think Tank attendees will learn about upcoming big events as well as recurring happenings, receive promotional items to hand out to guests, and learn how to utilize Chamber resources to find information about events on any given day.

This is an important opportunity to brush up on your knowledge before peak season hits. Chamber President and CEO Rebekah Carroll shares, “With so many things to see, do, and experience in our area, it can be hard to keep up! But we are all ambassadors for this region and we should all be educated about what’s happening in our area. This event is open to all who are interested. The more passionate, informed ambassadors we have – the better. Please join us!”

Think Tanks are offered as a complimentary benefit to members of the Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce. Advance reservations are requested by Monday, May 7. Please contact Events Manager Anna Rainous to RSVP: 607-535-4300 or anna@watkinsglenchamber.com.

The Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce’s mission is to advance economic success through support, promotion, and education. In furtherance of this mission, the Chamber presents many educational opportunities throughout the year for local businesses and organizations, Think Tanks are just one of these opportunities. Think Tanks are held monthly on the second Tuesday, with times alternating between 4-6pm for odd months and 8-10am for even months.

Tablescape
Eastman Entertains: At the Movies

Eastman Entertains, a display of beautiful table settings, creatively themed tabletops, and lush floral arrangements, returns to the George Eastman Museum for a third year. This year's theme is At the Movies, and each tablescape is inspired by a popular motion picture, such as My Fair LadyA League of Their Own, and Alice in Wonderland

Organized by the Eastman Museum Council and the George Eastman Museum Landscape Committee. 

Related Film Series
The Dryden Theatre presents a series of five of the films that inspired tablescapes in Eastman Entertains.

Eastman Entertains: At The Movies Tabletop Displays

The George Eastman Museum has announced that its popular Eastman Entertains: At the Movies, will be on view from Tuesday, May 8, through Sunday, May 20. For two weeks only, a spectacular array of creatively styled table settings and floral arrangements inspired by popular motion pictures—including My Fair Lady, A League of Their Own, Steel Magnolias, and The Goonies—will be displayed throughout the mansion of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman.

 

Now in its third year, Eastman Entertains pays homage to George Eastman’s own entertaining of friends, family, and business colleagues at his grand East Avenue residence. As Rochester’s leading

citizen, Eastman was accustomed to hosting guests, and he ensured that each luncheon, dinner party, and event was a memorable experience for them. This display continues to honor the tradition of entertaining at the mansion that Eastman cherished.

 

The 23 creative tablescapes and arrangements throughout the National Historic Landmark mansion were designed by Eastman Museum Council members, local garden club members, florists, or specialty retailers.

 

As a complement to the displays in the mansion, the Dryden Theatre will screen five of the films that provided inspiration for this elegant and elaborate display.

 

Eastman Entertains: At the Movies Film Series

  • Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, US 1934, 100 min., 35mm)
    • Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
  • Father of the Bride (Vincente Minnelli, US 1950, 93 min, 35mm)
    • Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
    • Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • Carousel (Henry King, US 1956, 124 min., 16mm)
    • Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • South Pacific (Joshua Logan, US 1958, 140 min., 35mm)
    • Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, US 2013, 142 min., 35mm)
    • Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.

 

A special preview party is scheduled for Monday, May 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 general or $100 patrons— patron level includes a pass for all films in the Eastman Entertains film series. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, May 1: (585) 327-4935. Guests will enjoy prosecco, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to see Eastman Entertains: At the Movies before it opens to the public.

 

Eastman Entertains is presented by the Eastman Museum Council and the museum’s Landscape Committee. Admission is free to members and included with general museum admission.

 

About the George Eastman Museum

Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to the fields of film preservation and of photographic preservation and collection management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

Events for May 9, 2018 x
Indian Cinema Still
Stories of Indian Cinema

Stories of Indian Cinema includes Abandoned and Rescued, the intriguing behind-the-scenes tale of the recently acquired collection of Indian films and posters; a film series that includes screenings of a selection of film reels discussed in the exhibition; and Nandita Raman: Cinema Play House, a series of poignant black-and-white photographs of abandoned and failing single-screen cinemas in India.

Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Tablescape
Eastman Entertains: At the Movies

Eastman Entertains, a display of beautiful table settings, creatively themed tabletops, and lush floral arrangements, returns to the George Eastman Museum for a third year. This year's theme is At the Movies, and each tablescape is inspired by a popular motion picture, such as My Fair LadyA League of Their Own, and Alice in Wonderland

Organized by the Eastman Museum Council and the George Eastman Museum Landscape Committee. 

Related Film Series
The Dryden Theatre presents a series of five of the films that inspired tablescapes in Eastman Entertains.

Eastman Entertains: At The Movies Tabletop Displays

The George Eastman Museum has announced that its popular Eastman Entertains: At the Movies, will be on view from Tuesday, May 8, through Sunday, May 20. For two weeks only, a spectacular array of creatively styled table settings and floral arrangements inspired by popular motion pictures—including My Fair Lady, A League of Their Own, Steel Magnolias, and The Goonies—will be displayed throughout the mansion of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman.

 

Now in its third year, Eastman Entertains pays homage to George Eastman’s own entertaining of friends, family, and business colleagues at his grand East Avenue residence. As Rochester’s leading

citizen, Eastman was accustomed to hosting guests, and he ensured that each luncheon, dinner party, and event was a memorable experience for them. This display continues to honor the tradition of entertaining at the mansion that Eastman cherished.

 

The 23 creative tablescapes and arrangements throughout the National Historic Landmark mansion were designed by Eastman Museum Council members, local garden club members, florists, or specialty retailers.

 

As a complement to the displays in the mansion, the Dryden Theatre will screen five of the films that provided inspiration for this elegant and elaborate display.

 

Eastman Entertains: At the Movies Film Series

  • Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, US 1934, 100 min., 35mm)
    • Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
  • Father of the Bride (Vincente Minnelli, US 1950, 93 min, 35mm)
    • Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
    • Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • Carousel (Henry King, US 1956, 124 min., 16mm)
    • Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • South Pacific (Joshua Logan, US 1958, 140 min., 35mm)
    • Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, US 2013, 142 min., 35mm)
    • Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.

 

A special preview party is scheduled for Monday, May 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 general or $100 patrons— patron level includes a pass for all films in the Eastman Entertains film series. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, May 1: (585) 327-4935. Guests will enjoy prosecco, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to see Eastman Entertains: At the Movies before it opens to the public.

 

Eastman Entertains is presented by the Eastman Museum Council and the museum’s Landscape Committee. Admission is free to members and included with general museum admission.

 

About the George Eastman Museum

Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to the fields of film preservation and of photographic preservation and collection management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Events for May 10, 2018 x
Indian Cinema Still
Stories of Indian Cinema

Stories of Indian Cinema includes Abandoned and Rescued, the intriguing behind-the-scenes tale of the recently acquired collection of Indian films and posters; a film series that includes screenings of a selection of film reels discussed in the exhibition; and Nandita Raman: Cinema Play House, a series of poignant black-and-white photographs of abandoned and failing single-screen cinemas in India.

Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Tablescape
Eastman Entertains: At the Movies

Eastman Entertains, a display of beautiful table settings, creatively themed tabletops, and lush floral arrangements, returns to the George Eastman Museum for a third year. This year's theme is At the Movies, and each tablescape is inspired by a popular motion picture, such as My Fair LadyA League of Their Own, and Alice in Wonderland

Organized by the Eastman Museum Council and the George Eastman Museum Landscape Committee. 

Related Film Series
The Dryden Theatre presents a series of five of the films that inspired tablescapes in Eastman Entertains.

Eastman Entertains: At The Movies Tabletop Displays

The George Eastman Museum has announced that its popular Eastman Entertains: At the Movies, will be on view from Tuesday, May 8, through Sunday, May 20. For two weeks only, a spectacular array of creatively styled table settings and floral arrangements inspired by popular motion pictures—including My Fair Lady, A League of Their Own, Steel Magnolias, and The Goonies—will be displayed throughout the mansion of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman.

 

Now in its third year, Eastman Entertains pays homage to George Eastman’s own entertaining of friends, family, and business colleagues at his grand East Avenue residence. As Rochester’s leading

citizen, Eastman was accustomed to hosting guests, and he ensured that each luncheon, dinner party, and event was a memorable experience for them. This display continues to honor the tradition of entertaining at the mansion that Eastman cherished.

 

The 23 creative tablescapes and arrangements throughout the National Historic Landmark mansion were designed by Eastman Museum Council members, local garden club members, florists, or specialty retailers.

 

As a complement to the displays in the mansion, the Dryden Theatre will screen five of the films that provided inspiration for this elegant and elaborate display.

 

Eastman Entertains: At the Movies Film Series

  • Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, US 1934, 100 min., 35mm)
    • Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
  • Father of the Bride (Vincente Minnelli, US 1950, 93 min, 35mm)
    • Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
    • Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • Carousel (Henry King, US 1956, 124 min., 16mm)
    • Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • South Pacific (Joshua Logan, US 1958, 140 min., 35mm)
    • Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, US 2013, 142 min., 35mm)
    • Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.

 

A special preview party is scheduled for Monday, May 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 general or $100 patrons— patron level includes a pass for all films in the Eastman Entertains film series. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, May 1: (585) 327-4935. Guests will enjoy prosecco, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to see Eastman Entertains: At the Movies before it opens to the public.

 

Eastman Entertains is presented by the Eastman Museum Council and the museum’s Landscape Committee. Admission is free to members and included with general museum admission.

 

About the George Eastman Museum

Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to the fields of film preservation and of photographic preservation and collection management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

How I Became a Pirate

How I Became a Pirate May 10, 2018 A Clemens Center Mary Tripp Marks School-Time Series production performed by Holden & Arts Associates/Dallas Children’s Theatre Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Tickets: $5. For group and/or single tickets, call our School-Time Coordinator at 607-733-5639 ext. 248. Download order form.

AARRRGH! Sail off on a swashbuckling musical excursion as young Jeremy Jacobs joins Captain Braid Beard’s band of comical pirates and searches for the perfect spot to bury their treasure. Jeremy finds fun and adventure on the high seas, but he soon learns that home and family are treasures you can’t find on any map! Based off the popular book, the production includes terrific songs like “A Good One to Boot”, “Green Teeth”, “I’m Really Just a Sensitive Guy”, “Talk Like a Pirate”, “Soccer by the Rules”, “Pirates Dot Arrgh”, and more… It’s a joyful family musical that is sure to leave young mateys singing and dancing in the aisles!

Recommended for grades Pre K-3 (65 minutes) Curriculum Connections: Literature, Music, Language Arts

Study Guide available approximately one month prior to performance.

Events for May 11, 2018 x
Indian Cinema Still
Stories of Indian Cinema

Stories of Indian Cinema includes Abandoned and Rescued, the intriguing behind-the-scenes tale of the recently acquired collection of Indian films and posters; a film series that includes screenings of a selection of film reels discussed in the exhibition; and Nandita Raman: Cinema Play House, a series of poignant black-and-white photographs of abandoned and failing single-screen cinemas in India.

Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Tablescape
Eastman Entertains: At the Movies

Eastman Entertains, a display of beautiful table settings, creatively themed tabletops, and lush floral arrangements, returns to the George Eastman Museum for a third year. This year's theme is At the Movies, and each tablescape is inspired by a popular motion picture, such as My Fair LadyA League of Their Own, and Alice in Wonderland

Organized by the Eastman Museum Council and the George Eastman Museum Landscape Committee. 

Related Film Series
The Dryden Theatre presents a series of five of the films that inspired tablescapes in Eastman Entertains.

Eastman Entertains: At The Movies Tabletop Displays

The George Eastman Museum has announced that its popular Eastman Entertains: At the Movies, will be on view from Tuesday, May 8, through Sunday, May 20. For two weeks only, a spectacular array of creatively styled table settings and floral arrangements inspired by popular motion pictures—including My Fair Lady, A League of Their Own, Steel Magnolias, and The Goonies—will be displayed throughout the mansion of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman.

 

Now in its third year, Eastman Entertains pays homage to George Eastman’s own entertaining of friends, family, and business colleagues at his grand East Avenue residence. As Rochester’s leading

citizen, Eastman was accustomed to hosting guests, and he ensured that each luncheon, dinner party, and event was a memorable experience for them. This display continues to honor the tradition of entertaining at the mansion that Eastman cherished.

 

The 23 creative tablescapes and arrangements throughout the National Historic Landmark mansion were designed by Eastman Museum Council members, local garden club members, florists, or specialty retailers.

 

As a complement to the displays in the mansion, the Dryden Theatre will screen five of the films that provided inspiration for this elegant and elaborate display.

 

Eastman Entertains: At the Movies Film Series

  • Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, US 1934, 100 min., 35mm)
    • Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
  • Father of the Bride (Vincente Minnelli, US 1950, 93 min, 35mm)
    • Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
    • Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • Carousel (Henry King, US 1956, 124 min., 16mm)
    • Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • South Pacific (Joshua Logan, US 1958, 140 min., 35mm)
    • Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, US 2013, 142 min., 35mm)
    • Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.

 

A special preview party is scheduled for Monday, May 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 general or $100 patrons— patron level includes a pass for all films in the Eastman Entertains film series. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, May 1: (585) 327-4935. Guests will enjoy prosecco, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to see Eastman Entertains: At the Movies before it opens to the public.

 

Eastman Entertains is presented by the Eastman Museum Council and the museum’s Landscape Committee. Admission is free to members and included with general museum admission.

 

About the George Eastman Museum

Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to the fields of film preservation and of photographic preservation and collection management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Events for May 12, 2018 x
Indian Cinema Still
Stories of Indian Cinema

Stories of Indian Cinema includes Abandoned and Rescued, the intriguing behind-the-scenes tale of the recently acquired collection of Indian films and posters; a film series that includes screenings of a selection of film reels discussed in the exhibition; and Nandita Raman: Cinema Play House, a series of poignant black-and-white photographs of abandoned and failing single-screen cinemas in India.

Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Tablescape
Eastman Entertains: At the Movies

Eastman Entertains, a display of beautiful table settings, creatively themed tabletops, and lush floral arrangements, returns to the George Eastman Museum for a third year. This year's theme is At the Movies, and each tablescape is inspired by a popular motion picture, such as My Fair LadyA League of Their Own, and Alice in Wonderland

Organized by the Eastman Museum Council and the George Eastman Museum Landscape Committee. 

Related Film Series
The Dryden Theatre presents a series of five of the films that inspired tablescapes in Eastman Entertains.

Eastman Entertains: At The Movies Tabletop Displays

The George Eastman Museum has announced that its popular Eastman Entertains: At the Movies, will be on view from Tuesday, May 8, through Sunday, May 20. For two weeks only, a spectacular array of creatively styled table settings and floral arrangements inspired by popular motion pictures—including My Fair Lady, A League of Their Own, Steel Magnolias, and The Goonies—will be displayed throughout the mansion of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman.

 

Now in its third year, Eastman Entertains pays homage to George Eastman’s own entertaining of friends, family, and business colleagues at his grand East Avenue residence. As Rochester’s leading

citizen, Eastman was accustomed to hosting guests, and he ensured that each luncheon, dinner party, and event was a memorable experience for them. This display continues to honor the tradition of entertaining at the mansion that Eastman cherished.

 

The 23 creative tablescapes and arrangements throughout the National Historic Landmark mansion were designed by Eastman Museum Council members, local garden club members, florists, or specialty retailers.

 

As a complement to the displays in the mansion, the Dryden Theatre will screen five of the films that provided inspiration for this elegant and elaborate display.

 

Eastman Entertains: At the Movies Film Series

  • Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, US 1934, 100 min., 35mm)
    • Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
  • Father of the Bride (Vincente Minnelli, US 1950, 93 min, 35mm)
    • Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
    • Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • Carousel (Henry King, US 1956, 124 min., 16mm)
    • Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • South Pacific (Joshua Logan, US 1958, 140 min., 35mm)
    • Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, US 2013, 142 min., 35mm)
    • Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.

 

A special preview party is scheduled for Monday, May 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 general or $100 patrons— patron level includes a pass for all films in the Eastman Entertains film series. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, May 1: (585) 327-4935. Guests will enjoy prosecco, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to see Eastman Entertains: At the Movies before it opens to the public.

 

Eastman Entertains is presented by the Eastman Museum Council and the museum’s Landscape Committee. Admission is free to members and included with general museum admission.

 

About the George Eastman Museum

Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to the fields of film preservation and of photographic preservation and collection management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Daguerreotype of a couple
Photographic Preservation and Collections Management Master's Essay Presentations

Students in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management—the George Eastman Museum's joint graduate program with the University of Rochester—will present their research. Topics range from nineteenth-century panoramas to the Zelda Mackay Collection.

Free to members; included w/ museum admission. Talk only: $6 general, $3 students.

Unidentified photographer. Couple, ca. 1855. Ambrotype with applied color. George Eastman Museum, purchase.

mother's day family
Mother's Day

Bring mom for an extra special Mother's Day on May 13. Mothers FREE (no ID needed)! Join us as we celebrate the role of mothers throughout history. Watch the village come alive with springtime activities that will shower mom with love and affection! Don't miss chocolate-making demonstrations, American Heritage Chocolate tastings and wine/beer pairs both days! Mother's Day festivities focus on two very important facets of 19th-century culture: fashion and chocolate!

See What We Have in Store for our 2018 Season

Chat with our knowledgeable costumed interpreters who keep the hearth fires burning, the heirloom gardens flourishing, and the livestock tended. You’ll hear the clanging of the blacksmith’s hammer, smell the aroma of fresh baked treats and truly experience life in the 19th-century. Interpreters — including master cooks and craftsman — will be demonstrating their talents all day.

Muds & Suds at Watson Homestead
  • Saturday, May 12, 2018
  • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

A Family-Fun Day for children ages 5 to 12.  This is a child friendly, age appropriate, non-competitive event to bring children together for some of their favorite Spring things: Being Active, Being Outside and Getting Dirty!

The Getting Dirty Obstacle Course is designed to give children over and under fun – wet, dry, slippery and some parts filled with mud!  Other challenges will include soap suds, bubbles, slippy slide and athletic whimsies.  Parents will be responsible for the getting clean part, so bring towels and a set of clean clothes, plus swim suits for the whole family to enjoy our heated swimming pool afterward.

The fabulous fun kicks off with the first wave of 25 starting at 10am. Additional waves will follow every 10 minutes as needed. 

All participants receive a t-shirt, participation ribbon and a picnic lunch: hamburger or hotdog, chips, watermelon, cookie & drink.  Spectators are welcome and additional lunch tickets can be purchased for $5 with child’s registration.  Cost is $20 per child prior to May 1st and $25 after May 1st. 

To register, please mail registration form, release/waiver form and payment to:
Watson Homestead, 9620 Dry Run Rd., Painted Post, NY  14870

 

Registration Form: http://www.watsonhomestead.com/s/Muds-and-Suds-Registration-2018.pdf

Release/Waiver Form: http://www.watsonhomestead.com/s/releasemudsud.pdf

For questions, contact Watson Homestead at 607-962-0541 or whomestead@stny.rr.com.  For directions, click here.

Elaine Wilson Carousel 100th Anniversary
Elaine Wilson Carousel 100th Anniversary at The Strong National Museum of Play

Celebrate 100 years of the Elaine Wilson Carousel. Learn how museum conservators care for and preserve one of the largest artifacts in The Strong’s collection from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit representatives from the Hershell Carousel Factory Museum, design your own carousel horse, and enjoy one free ride per person on the carousel with paid admission. Included with general museum admission fees.

Events for May 13, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Tablescape
Eastman Entertains: At the Movies

Eastman Entertains, a display of beautiful table settings, creatively themed tabletops, and lush floral arrangements, returns to the George Eastman Museum for a third year. This year's theme is At the Movies, and each tablescape is inspired by a popular motion picture, such as My Fair LadyA League of Their Own, and Alice in Wonderland

Organized by the Eastman Museum Council and the George Eastman Museum Landscape Committee. 

Related Film Series
The Dryden Theatre presents a series of five of the films that inspired tablescapes in Eastman Entertains.

Eastman Entertains: At The Movies Tabletop Displays

The George Eastman Museum has announced that its popular Eastman Entertains: At the Movies, will be on view from Tuesday, May 8, through Sunday, May 20. For two weeks only, a spectacular array of creatively styled table settings and floral arrangements inspired by popular motion pictures—including My Fair Lady, A League of Their Own, Steel Magnolias, and The Goonies—will be displayed throughout the mansion of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman.

 

Now in its third year, Eastman Entertains pays homage to George Eastman’s own entertaining of friends, family, and business colleagues at his grand East Avenue residence. As Rochester’s leading

citizen, Eastman was accustomed to hosting guests, and he ensured that each luncheon, dinner party, and event was a memorable experience for them. This display continues to honor the tradition of entertaining at the mansion that Eastman cherished.

 

The 23 creative tablescapes and arrangements throughout the National Historic Landmark mansion were designed by Eastman Museum Council members, local garden club members, florists, or specialty retailers.

 

As a complement to the displays in the mansion, the Dryden Theatre will screen five of the films that provided inspiration for this elegant and elaborate display.

 

Eastman Entertains: At the Movies Film Series

  • Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, US 1934, 100 min., 35mm)
    • Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
  • Father of the Bride (Vincente Minnelli, US 1950, 93 min, 35mm)
    • Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
    • Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • Carousel (Henry King, US 1956, 124 min., 16mm)
    • Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • South Pacific (Joshua Logan, US 1958, 140 min., 35mm)
    • Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, US 2013, 142 min., 35mm)
    • Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.

 

A special preview party is scheduled for Monday, May 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 general or $100 patrons— patron level includes a pass for all films in the Eastman Entertains film series. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, May 1: (585) 327-4935. Guests will enjoy prosecco, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to see Eastman Entertains: At the Movies before it opens to the public.

 

Eastman Entertains is presented by the Eastman Museum Council and the museum’s Landscape Committee. Admission is free to members and included with general museum admission.

 

About the George Eastman Museum

Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to the fields of film preservation and of photographic preservation and collection management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Mother's Day Flowers
Mother's Day Brunch at the Gould Hotel

Celebrate Mother's Day at the Gould Hotel! 
Mother’s Day May 13th, 2018
Adults $28.95, Youth under 12 $12.95, 5 and younger no charge
Reservations Required. 
20% gratuity added for parties of 6 or more. 
(315) 712-4000 www.thegouldhotel.com

STARTERS
Fresh Fruit Display
Assorted pastries, muffins, bagels and breads

SALAD DISPLAY
Fresh mixed greens and romaine lettuce with toppings and house made dressings 

OMELET STATION
With swiss, cheddar and american cheeses, peppers, onions, broccoli, spinach, sausage, bacon and ham 

BREAKFAST STATION
Bacon & Sausage
Home Fries
Scrambled Eggs with Cheese
Stuffed French Toast
Sausage Gravy with Buttermilk Biscuits
Carving Station
Beef Steamship with horse radish sauce or demi with mushrooms
Fresh In-House Smoked Ham with mango salsa or dill sauce
Turkey Breast with cranberry mustard 

ENTREES
Chicken French over pasta tossed with grape tomatoes & artichokes
Crab Cakes with remoulade
Salmon with rice and lemon dill sauce
Asparagus
Smashed Potatoes
Sweet Potato Casserole 

DESSERT DISPLAY
Chef Select Assorted Desserts
Coffee and Tea

Mimosas Brunch Mother's Day Eggs Benedict French Toast Hammondsport
Mother's Day Brunch & Dinner - Time to make your reservation!

Mother's Day Brunch & Dinner!

Brunch 10-2 Dinner 2-8

$3 Mimosas & Champagne Cocktails!

Eggs Benedict

Grand Marnier French Toast 

Smoked Salmon

Shrimp & Grits

Breakfast Burrito

Monte Cristo and more!!!!!

Mother's Day Brunch at Watson Homestead
  • Sunday, May 13, 2018
  • 10:00 AM 2:00 PM

Watson Homestead invites you to a Mother's Day Brunch!
Reservations required. Call 607-962-0541.

$15 per person
Children Ages 6-12 $7.00
Children under 5 FREE

Sponsored by Corning Catering & Watson Homestead Conference & Retreat Center

Mother's Day Feast Includes:
Scrambled eggs, home fries, maple sausage links, bacon, chicken Ala King with Biscuits. Corning Catering Carving Station with ham, turkey breast, stuffing, garlic smashed potatoes. Penne with tomato basil sauce, alfredo.  Linguini tossed with olive oil, garlic and parmesan cheese.  Hot soups and salad bar. For dessert: cookies, brownies, assorted pastries, cherry and apple coffee cake.

For more information call: 607-962-0541
Or e-mail us at whomestead@stny.rr.com
Visit our website www.watsonhomestead.com

Events for May 14, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Tablescape
Eastman Entertains: At the Movies

Eastman Entertains, a display of beautiful table settings, creatively themed tabletops, and lush floral arrangements, returns to the George Eastman Museum for a third year. This year's theme is At the Movies, and each tablescape is inspired by a popular motion picture, such as My Fair LadyA League of Their Own, and Alice in Wonderland

Organized by the Eastman Museum Council and the George Eastman Museum Landscape Committee. 

Related Film Series
The Dryden Theatre presents a series of five of the films that inspired tablescapes in Eastman Entertains.

Eastman Entertains: At The Movies Tabletop Displays

The George Eastman Museum has announced that its popular Eastman Entertains: At the Movies, will be on view from Tuesday, May 8, through Sunday, May 20. For two weeks only, a spectacular array of creatively styled table settings and floral arrangements inspired by popular motion pictures—including My Fair Lady, A League of Their Own, Steel Magnolias, and The Goonies—will be displayed throughout the mansion of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman.

 

Now in its third year, Eastman Entertains pays homage to George Eastman’s own entertaining of friends, family, and business colleagues at his grand East Avenue residence. As Rochester’s leading

citizen, Eastman was accustomed to hosting guests, and he ensured that each luncheon, dinner party, and event was a memorable experience for them. This display continues to honor the tradition of entertaining at the mansion that Eastman cherished.

 

The 23 creative tablescapes and arrangements throughout the National Historic Landmark mansion were designed by Eastman Museum Council members, local garden club members, florists, or specialty retailers.

 

As a complement to the displays in the mansion, the Dryden Theatre will screen five of the films that provided inspiration for this elegant and elaborate display.

 

Eastman Entertains: At the Movies Film Series

  • Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, US 1934, 100 min., 35mm)
    • Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
  • Father of the Bride (Vincente Minnelli, US 1950, 93 min, 35mm)
    • Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
    • Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • Carousel (Henry King, US 1956, 124 min., 16mm)
    • Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • South Pacific (Joshua Logan, US 1958, 140 min., 35mm)
    • Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, US 2013, 142 min., 35mm)
    • Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.

 

A special preview party is scheduled for Monday, May 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 general or $100 patrons— patron level includes a pass for all films in the Eastman Entertains film series. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, May 1: (585) 327-4935. Guests will enjoy prosecco, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to see Eastman Entertains: At the Movies before it opens to the public.

 

Eastman Entertains is presented by the Eastman Museum Council and the museum’s Landscape Committee. Admission is free to members and included with general museum admission.

 

About the George Eastman Museum

Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to the fields of film preservation and of photographic preservation and collection management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Meet me at the Museum-Rockwell Museum

As part of our effort to make the art collection accessible to as many people as possible, The Rockwell Museum is pleased to once again partner with Corning Museum of Glass to offer the Meet Me at the Museum program, a collaboration with the Alzheimer’s Association. This program is offered free of charge for individuals with dementia and their caretakers. Registration is strongly encouraged.

Events for May 15, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Tablescape
Eastman Entertains: At the Movies

Eastman Entertains, a display of beautiful table settings, creatively themed tabletops, and lush floral arrangements, returns to the George Eastman Museum for a third year. This year's theme is At the Movies, and each tablescape is inspired by a popular motion picture, such as My Fair LadyA League of Their Own, and Alice in Wonderland

Organized by the Eastman Museum Council and the George Eastman Museum Landscape Committee. 

Related Film Series
The Dryden Theatre presents a series of five of the films that inspired tablescapes in Eastman Entertains.

Eastman Entertains: At The Movies Tabletop Displays

The George Eastman Museum has announced that its popular Eastman Entertains: At the Movies, will be on view from Tuesday, May 8, through Sunday, May 20. For two weeks only, a spectacular array of creatively styled table settings and floral arrangements inspired by popular motion pictures—including My Fair Lady, A League of Their Own, Steel Magnolias, and The Goonies—will be displayed throughout the mansion of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman.

 

Now in its third year, Eastman Entertains pays homage to George Eastman’s own entertaining of friends, family, and business colleagues at his grand East Avenue residence. As Rochester’s leading

citizen, Eastman was accustomed to hosting guests, and he ensured that each luncheon, dinner party, and event was a memorable experience for them. This display continues to honor the tradition of entertaining at the mansion that Eastman cherished.

 

The 23 creative tablescapes and arrangements throughout the National Historic Landmark mansion were designed by Eastman Museum Council members, local garden club members, florists, or specialty retailers.

 

As a complement to the displays in the mansion, the Dryden Theatre will screen five of the films that provided inspiration for this elegant and elaborate display.

 

Eastman Entertains: At the Movies Film Series

  • Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, US 1934, 100 min., 35mm)
    • Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
  • Father of the Bride (Vincente Minnelli, US 1950, 93 min, 35mm)
    • Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
    • Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • Carousel (Henry King, US 1956, 124 min., 16mm)
    • Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • South Pacific (Joshua Logan, US 1958, 140 min., 35mm)
    • Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, US 2013, 142 min., 35mm)
    • Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.

 

A special preview party is scheduled for Monday, May 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 general or $100 patrons— patron level includes a pass for all films in the Eastman Entertains film series. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, May 1: (585) 327-4935. Guests will enjoy prosecco, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to see Eastman Entertains: At the Movies before it opens to the public.

 

Eastman Entertains is presented by the Eastman Museum Council and the museum’s Landscape Committee. Admission is free to members and included with general museum admission.

 

About the George Eastman Museum

Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to the fields of film preservation and of photographic preservation and collection management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Events for May 16, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Tablescape
Eastman Entertains: At the Movies

Eastman Entertains, a display of beautiful table settings, creatively themed tabletops, and lush floral arrangements, returns to the George Eastman Museum for a third year. This year's theme is At the Movies, and each tablescape is inspired by a popular motion picture, such as My Fair LadyA League of Their Own, and Alice in Wonderland

Organized by the Eastman Museum Council and the George Eastman Museum Landscape Committee. 

Related Film Series
The Dryden Theatre presents a series of five of the films that inspired tablescapes in Eastman Entertains.

Eastman Entertains: At The Movies Tabletop Displays

The George Eastman Museum has announced that its popular Eastman Entertains: At the Movies, will be on view from Tuesday, May 8, through Sunday, May 20. For two weeks only, a spectacular array of creatively styled table settings and floral arrangements inspired by popular motion pictures—including My Fair Lady, A League of Their Own, Steel Magnolias, and The Goonies—will be displayed throughout the mansion of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman.

 

Now in its third year, Eastman Entertains pays homage to George Eastman’s own entertaining of friends, family, and business colleagues at his grand East Avenue residence. As Rochester’s leading

citizen, Eastman was accustomed to hosting guests, and he ensured that each luncheon, dinner party, and event was a memorable experience for them. This display continues to honor the tradition of entertaining at the mansion that Eastman cherished.

 

The 23 creative tablescapes and arrangements throughout the National Historic Landmark mansion were designed by Eastman Museum Council members, local garden club members, florists, or specialty retailers.

 

As a complement to the displays in the mansion, the Dryden Theatre will screen five of the films that provided inspiration for this elegant and elaborate display.

 

Eastman Entertains: At the Movies Film Series

  • Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, US 1934, 100 min., 35mm)
    • Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
  • Father of the Bride (Vincente Minnelli, US 1950, 93 min, 35mm)
    • Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
    • Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • Carousel (Henry King, US 1956, 124 min., 16mm)
    • Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • South Pacific (Joshua Logan, US 1958, 140 min., 35mm)
    • Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, US 2013, 142 min., 35mm)
    • Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.

 

A special preview party is scheduled for Monday, May 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 general or $100 patrons— patron level includes a pass for all films in the Eastman Entertains film series. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, May 1: (585) 327-4935. Guests will enjoy prosecco, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to see Eastman Entertains: At the Movies before it opens to the public.

 

Eastman Entertains is presented by the Eastman Museum Council and the museum’s Landscape Committee. Admission is free to members and included with general museum admission.

 

About the George Eastman Museum

Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to the fields of film preservation and of photographic preservation and collection management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Annual Student Art Show
Annual Student Art Show at the Corning Museum of Glass

May 16 - 21, 2018 9:00am to 5:00pm

Discover the extraordinarily creative talents of more than 2,000 local students on display at this year's Annual Student Art Show at The Corning Museum of Glass. The Student Art Show includes the works of students from elementary, middle and high schools in the Corning area. The artwork in the high school and middle school level is judged in 20 different media.

Student Art Show Scholarship
Each year, the Museum awards one local high school senior a scholarship to pursue their studies in art. The student, who must have decided to major in art in college, is chosen by their school based on their artwork and academic standing. The recipient is recognized at the opening of the Annual Student Art Show.

Free and open to the public.

Opening Reception is May 16, 2018, 5 to 8 pm in the Auditorium.

 

 

Events for May 17, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Tablescape
Eastman Entertains: At the Movies

Eastman Entertains, a display of beautiful table settings, creatively themed tabletops, and lush floral arrangements, returns to the George Eastman Museum for a third year. This year's theme is At the Movies, and each tablescape is inspired by a popular motion picture, such as My Fair LadyA League of Their Own, and Alice in Wonderland

Organized by the Eastman Museum Council and the George Eastman Museum Landscape Committee. 

Related Film Series
The Dryden Theatre presents a series of five of the films that inspired tablescapes in Eastman Entertains.

Eastman Entertains: At The Movies Tabletop Displays

The George Eastman Museum has announced that its popular Eastman Entertains: At the Movies, will be on view from Tuesday, May 8, through Sunday, May 20. For two weeks only, a spectacular array of creatively styled table settings and floral arrangements inspired by popular motion pictures—including My Fair Lady, A League of Their Own, Steel Magnolias, and The Goonies—will be displayed throughout the mansion of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman.

 

Now in its third year, Eastman Entertains pays homage to George Eastman’s own entertaining of friends, family, and business colleagues at his grand East Avenue residence. As Rochester’s leading

citizen, Eastman was accustomed to hosting guests, and he ensured that each luncheon, dinner party, and event was a memorable experience for them. This display continues to honor the tradition of entertaining at the mansion that Eastman cherished.

 

The 23 creative tablescapes and arrangements throughout the National Historic Landmark mansion were designed by Eastman Museum Council members, local garden club members, florists, or specialty retailers.

 

As a complement to the displays in the mansion, the Dryden Theatre will screen five of the films that provided inspiration for this elegant and elaborate display.

 

Eastman Entertains: At the Movies Film Series

  • Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, US 1934, 100 min., 35mm)
    • Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
  • Father of the Bride (Vincente Minnelli, US 1950, 93 min, 35mm)
    • Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
    • Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • Carousel (Henry King, US 1956, 124 min., 16mm)
    • Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • South Pacific (Joshua Logan, US 1958, 140 min., 35mm)
    • Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, US 2013, 142 min., 35mm)
    • Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.

 

A special preview party is scheduled for Monday, May 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 general or $100 patrons— patron level includes a pass for all films in the Eastman Entertains film series. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, May 1: (585) 327-4935. Guests will enjoy prosecco, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to see Eastman Entertains: At the Movies before it opens to the public.

 

Eastman Entertains is presented by the Eastman Museum Council and the museum’s Landscape Committee. Admission is free to members and included with general museum admission.

 

About the George Eastman Museum

Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to the fields of film preservation and of photographic preservation and collection management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Annual Student Art Show
Annual Student Art Show at the Corning Museum of Glass

May 16 - 21, 2018 9:00am to 5:00pm

Discover the extraordinarily creative talents of more than 2,000 local students on display at this year's Annual Student Art Show at The Corning Museum of Glass. The Student Art Show includes the works of students from elementary, middle and high schools in the Corning area. The artwork in the high school and middle school level is judged in 20 different media.

Student Art Show Scholarship
Each year, the Museum awards one local high school senior a scholarship to pursue their studies in art. The student, who must have decided to major in art in college, is chosen by their school based on their artwork and academic standing. The recipient is recognized at the opening of the Annual Student Art Show.

Free and open to the public.

Opening Reception is May 16, 2018, 5 to 8 pm in the Auditorium.

 

 

Watkins Glen Area Job and College Fair

Watkins Glen Central High School and the Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce have come together to promote the Job and College Fair being held at the high school on May 17.

Date:               Thursday, May 17, 2018

Time:               9:00am – 11:00am

Where:            Watkins Glen Central High School (New Gym)

                        301 12th Street, Watkins Glen, NY

This is a great opportunity for area employers and college admissions offices to meet local high school students. Career and Technical Education Teacher and Work Based Learning Coordinator Kathleen Popovich has helped organize the event. She shares, “This is a great opportunity to meet Watkins Glen and Odessa Montour High School students – potential employees – and secure workers for your upcoming season!”

Watkins Glen Area Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Rebekah Carroll adds, “Our vision as the Chamber of Commerce is to meet the needs and exceed the expectations of our business community. Introducing the next generation of the workforce to their future employers, colleges, and other agencies is a first step in carrying out that vision. We are passionate about helping students make connections today that will help them succeed tomorrow.”

Advance registration is required by May 11, 2018. There is no fee for vendors to participate. For booth availability and reservations, please contact Events Manager Anna Rainous at 607-535-4300 or email anna@watkinsglenchamber.com.  

Events for May 18, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Tablescape
Eastman Entertains: At the Movies

Eastman Entertains, a display of beautiful table settings, creatively themed tabletops, and lush floral arrangements, returns to the George Eastman Museum for a third year. This year's theme is At the Movies, and each tablescape is inspired by a popular motion picture, such as My Fair LadyA League of Their Own, and Alice in Wonderland

Organized by the Eastman Museum Council and the George Eastman Museum Landscape Committee. 

Related Film Series
The Dryden Theatre presents a series of five of the films that inspired tablescapes in Eastman Entertains.

Eastman Entertains: At The Movies Tabletop Displays

The George Eastman Museum has announced that its popular Eastman Entertains: At the Movies, will be on view from Tuesday, May 8, through Sunday, May 20. For two weeks only, a spectacular array of creatively styled table settings and floral arrangements inspired by popular motion pictures—including My Fair Lady, A League of Their Own, Steel Magnolias, and The Goonies—will be displayed throughout the mansion of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman.

 

Now in its third year, Eastman Entertains pays homage to George Eastman’s own entertaining of friends, family, and business colleagues at his grand East Avenue residence. As Rochester’s leading

citizen, Eastman was accustomed to hosting guests, and he ensured that each luncheon, dinner party, and event was a memorable experience for them. This display continues to honor the tradition of entertaining at the mansion that Eastman cherished.

 

The 23 creative tablescapes and arrangements throughout the National Historic Landmark mansion were designed by Eastman Museum Council members, local garden club members, florists, or specialty retailers.

 

As a complement to the displays in the mansion, the Dryden Theatre will screen five of the films that provided inspiration for this elegant and elaborate display.

 

Eastman Entertains: At the Movies Film Series

  • Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, US 1934, 100 min., 35mm)
    • Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
  • Father of the Bride (Vincente Minnelli, US 1950, 93 min, 35mm)
    • Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
    • Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • Carousel (Henry King, US 1956, 124 min., 16mm)
    • Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • South Pacific (Joshua Logan, US 1958, 140 min., 35mm)
    • Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, US 2013, 142 min., 35mm)
    • Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.

 

A special preview party is scheduled for Monday, May 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 general or $100 patrons— patron level includes a pass for all films in the Eastman Entertains film series. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, May 1: (585) 327-4935. Guests will enjoy prosecco, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to see Eastman Entertains: At the Movies before it opens to the public.

 

Eastman Entertains is presented by the Eastman Museum Council and the museum’s Landscape Committee. Admission is free to members and included with general museum admission.

 

About the George Eastman Museum

Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to the fields of film preservation and of photographic preservation and collection management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Annual Student Art Show
Annual Student Art Show at the Corning Museum of Glass

May 16 - 21, 2018 9:00am to 5:00pm

Discover the extraordinarily creative talents of more than 2,000 local students on display at this year's Annual Student Art Show at The Corning Museum of Glass. The Student Art Show includes the works of students from elementary, middle and high schools in the Corning area. The artwork in the high school and middle school level is judged in 20 different media.

Student Art Show Scholarship
Each year, the Museum awards one local high school senior a scholarship to pursue their studies in art. The student, who must have decided to major in art in college, is chosen by their school based on their artwork and academic standing. The recipient is recognized at the opening of the Annual Student Art Show.

Free and open to the public.

Opening Reception is May 16, 2018, 5 to 8 pm in the Auditorium.

 

 

Events for May 19, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Tablescape
Eastman Entertains: At the Movies

Eastman Entertains, a display of beautiful table settings, creatively themed tabletops, and lush floral arrangements, returns to the George Eastman Museum for a third year. This year's theme is At the Movies, and each tablescape is inspired by a popular motion picture, such as My Fair LadyA League of Their Own, and Alice in Wonderland

Organized by the Eastman Museum Council and the George Eastman Museum Landscape Committee. 

Related Film Series
The Dryden Theatre presents a series of five of the films that inspired tablescapes in Eastman Entertains.

Eastman Entertains: At The Movies Tabletop Displays

The George Eastman Museum has announced that its popular Eastman Entertains: At the Movies, will be on view from Tuesday, May 8, through Sunday, May 20. For two weeks only, a spectacular array of creatively styled table settings and floral arrangements inspired by popular motion pictures—including My Fair Lady, A League of Their Own, Steel Magnolias, and The Goonies—will be displayed throughout the mansion of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman.

 

Now in its third year, Eastman Entertains pays homage to George Eastman’s own entertaining of friends, family, and business colleagues at his grand East Avenue residence. As Rochester’s leading

citizen, Eastman was accustomed to hosting guests, and he ensured that each luncheon, dinner party, and event was a memorable experience for them. This display continues to honor the tradition of entertaining at the mansion that Eastman cherished.

 

The 23 creative tablescapes and arrangements throughout the National Historic Landmark mansion were designed by Eastman Museum Council members, local garden club members, florists, or specialty retailers.

 

As a complement to the displays in the mansion, the Dryden Theatre will screen five of the films that provided inspiration for this elegant and elaborate display.

 

Eastman Entertains: At the Movies Film Series

  • Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, US 1934, 100 min., 35mm)
    • Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
  • Father of the Bride (Vincente Minnelli, US 1950, 93 min, 35mm)
    • Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
    • Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • Carousel (Henry King, US 1956, 124 min., 16mm)
    • Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • South Pacific (Joshua Logan, US 1958, 140 min., 35mm)
    • Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, US 2013, 142 min., 35mm)
    • Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.

 

A special preview party is scheduled for Monday, May 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 general or $100 patrons— patron level includes a pass for all films in the Eastman Entertains film series. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, May 1: (585) 327-4935. Guests will enjoy prosecco, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to see Eastman Entertains: At the Movies before it opens to the public.

 

Eastman Entertains is presented by the Eastman Museum Council and the museum’s Landscape Committee. Admission is free to members and included with general museum admission.

 

About the George Eastman Museum

Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to the fields of film preservation and of photographic preservation and collection management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Annual Student Art Show
Annual Student Art Show at the Corning Museum of Glass

May 16 - 21, 2018 9:00am to 5:00pm

Discover the extraordinarily creative talents of more than 2,000 local students on display at this year's Annual Student Art Show at The Corning Museum of Glass. The Student Art Show includes the works of students from elementary, middle and high schools in the Corning area. The artwork in the high school and middle school level is judged in 20 different media.

Student Art Show Scholarship
Each year, the Museum awards one local high school senior a scholarship to pursue their studies in art. The student, who must have decided to major in art in college, is chosen by their school based on their artwork and academic standing. The recipient is recognized at the opening of the Annual Student Art Show.

Free and open to the public.

Opening Reception is May 16, 2018, 5 to 8 pm in the Auditorium.

 

 

Queensryche, Great White and Autograph at TAGS
Queensryche with Special Guests... Great White and Autograph at Tag's

CrossRhodes Entertainment welcomes Queensrÿche with special gusts Great White and Autograph Saturday, May 19th to the Budweiser Summer Stage at Tag’s in Big Flats, NY. Gates will open at 5:30 PM and the show will begin at 7 PM.

Tickets officially go on sale Friday, February 23rd at 10 AM. When tickets first go on sale they will be 15% off and listed at: $19.75 for general admission, $39.75 for reserved seating, and $59.75 for the gold circle. Tickets will revert to their full price two weeks prior to the show at: $23.25 for general admission, $46.75 for reserved seating, and $70.25 for the gold circle, $149 VIP for the Opener Package, and $229 for the VIP Headliner Package Tickets can be purchased by calling 800-650-TAGS, going to Tagstickets.com, or stopping by Tag’s Restaurant.

Queensrÿche first burst onto the music scene in 1982 with the release of their self-titled 4 song EP Queensrÿche. They very quickly gained international recognition and performed to sold out audiences around the world. With the follow up first full length album “The Warning” in 1984, and the ground breaking 1986 release of “Rage For Order”, Queensrÿche continued to prove their worldwide dominance as one of the most respected and creative bands of the 80’s. In 1988 the band turned out yet another monumental album”Operation:Mindcrime”, which would go on to become one of the TOP 10 best selling concepts records of all time. With the release of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful “Empire” in 1991, the band earned multiple Grammy Award nominations and won the MTV “viewers choice” award for the #1 chart topping hit “Silent Lucidity”. Queensrÿche has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and have continued to break new ground and push their creative process.

Great White is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angele sin 1977. The band gained popularity during the 1980s and early 1990s. The band released several albums in the late 1980s and gained airplay on MTV with music videos for songs like “Once Bitten, Twice Shy”. The band reached their peak popularity with the album …Twice Shy in 1989. As of August 2007, Great White sold over 10 million records worldwide.

Autograph is an American rock band from Pasadena, California. The platinum-selling Southern California hard rock juggernauts gave the world the ubiquitous hit “Turn Up the Radio”, seminal albums such as Sign In Please [1984], That’s The Stuff [1985], and Loud and Clear [1987] as well as unforgettable sold out shows alongside everybody from Mötley Crüe and Ronnie James Dio to Van Halen and Aerosmith. Successfully touring again since the beginning of 2014 Autograph has released 3 new anthem singles one of them “I lost my mind in America” making the TOP 10 ITUNES Charts, a crowd favorite. The band delivers.

Discover Neverland
Discover Neverland Weekend

Discover the magic of Neverland. Get a sprinkle of fairy dust from Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, journey through the museum on a treasure hunt, walk the plank on the Jolly Roger ship, and more. Be inspired to build your own fairy house for the Corn Hill Arts Festival Fairy House Tour. Included with general museum admission fees. 

5k racers
5K: Race Through History

Speed along our groomed nature trails to beat your best time. Challenge co-workers and family members to join you in some fitness for a good cause. Power walk with your friends while taking in scenic views of our historic village. GCV&M’s exclusive on-site course combines groomed nature trails through our winding woods with gravel byways amid our historic buildings, creating a route that is as safe and pastoral as it is challenging.

  • Your entry fee includes:
  • Event T-shirt
  • FREE all-day access to the 19th-Century Historic Village, John L. Wehle Art Gallery and Nature Center
  • Chip-timed race results
  • Photo opportunities with staff in historic costume
  • Post-race refreshments
  • Donation to Genesee Country Museum to help preserve local history
Heritage Village Craft Beverage Expo

The Heritage Village is excited to host its third annual Craft Beverage Event! Some of the best craft breweries from around the neighborhood and around the county will be on hand to offer samples of their finest brewing achievements to event attendees. The event takes place outdoors under tents and within the historic buildings of the Heritage Village - rain or shine.  

The pay-one-price admission fee includes a souvenir hand crafted pottery tasting cup and the freedom to sample beer and cider from any of the breweries exhibiting at the festival.

Get your tickets now, general admission is $25.00. (Price increases to $30 at the gate.) We are also offering a special $10.00 admission price for designated drivers.

In addition to tastings there will be historic demonstrations, workshops, entertainment, and food available.

 

Events for May 20, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Tablescape
Eastman Entertains: At the Movies

Eastman Entertains, a display of beautiful table settings, creatively themed tabletops, and lush floral arrangements, returns to the George Eastman Museum for a third year. This year's theme is At the Movies, and each tablescape is inspired by a popular motion picture, such as My Fair LadyA League of Their Own, and Alice in Wonderland

Organized by the Eastman Museum Council and the George Eastman Museum Landscape Committee. 

Related Film Series
The Dryden Theatre presents a series of five of the films that inspired tablescapes in Eastman Entertains.

Eastman Entertains: At The Movies Tabletop Displays

The George Eastman Museum has announced that its popular Eastman Entertains: At the Movies, will be on view from Tuesday, May 8, through Sunday, May 20. For two weeks only, a spectacular array of creatively styled table settings and floral arrangements inspired by popular motion pictures—including My Fair Lady, A League of Their Own, Steel Magnolias, and The Goonies—will be displayed throughout the mansion of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman.

 

Now in its third year, Eastman Entertains pays homage to George Eastman’s own entertaining of friends, family, and business colleagues at his grand East Avenue residence. As Rochester’s leading

citizen, Eastman was accustomed to hosting guests, and he ensured that each luncheon, dinner party, and event was a memorable experience for them. This display continues to honor the tradition of entertaining at the mansion that Eastman cherished.

 

The 23 creative tablescapes and arrangements throughout the National Historic Landmark mansion were designed by Eastman Museum Council members, local garden club members, florists, or specialty retailers.

 

As a complement to the displays in the mansion, the Dryden Theatre will screen five of the films that provided inspiration for this elegant and elaborate display.

 

Eastman Entertains: At the Movies Film Series

  • Cleopatra (Cecil B. DeMille, US 1934, 100 min., 35mm)
    • Tuesday, May 8, 7:30 p.m.
  • Father of the Bride (Vincente Minnelli, US 1950, 93 min, 35mm)
    • Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m.
    • Friday, May 11, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • Carousel (Henry King, US 1956, 124 min., 16mm)
    • Thursday, May 17, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, May 21, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • South Pacific (Joshua Logan, US 1958, 140 min., 35mm)
    • Friday, May 18, 7:30 p.m.
    • Monday, June 4, 1:30 p.m. - Senior Matinee—Free for 55+
  • The Great Gatsby (Baz Luhrmann, US 2013, 142 min., 35mm)
    • Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.

 

A special preview party is scheduled for Monday, May 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 general or $100 patrons— patron level includes a pass for all films in the Eastman Entertains film series. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, May 1: (585) 327-4935. Guests will enjoy prosecco, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the opportunity to see Eastman Entertains: At the Movies before it opens to the public.

 

Eastman Entertains is presented by the Eastman Museum Council and the museum’s Landscape Committee. Admission is free to members and included with general museum admission.

 

About the George Eastman Museum

Founded in 1947, the George Eastman Museum is the world’s oldest photography museum and one of the largest film archives in the United States, located on the historic Rochester estate of entrepreneur and philanthropist George Eastman, the pioneer of popular photography. Its holdings comprise more than 400,000 photographs, 28,000 motion picture films, the world’s preeminent collection of photographic and cinematographic technology, one of the leading libraries of books related to photography and cinema, and extensive holdings of documents and other objects related to George Eastman. As a research and teaching institution, the Eastman Museum has an active publishing program and, through its two joint master’s degree programs with the University of Rochester, makes critical contributions to the fields of film preservation and of photographic preservation and collection management. For more information, visit eastman.org.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Annual Student Art Show
Annual Student Art Show at the Corning Museum of Glass

May 16 - 21, 2018 9:00am to 5:00pm

Discover the extraordinarily creative talents of more than 2,000 local students on display at this year's Annual Student Art Show at The Corning Museum of Glass. The Student Art Show includes the works of students from elementary, middle and high schools in the Corning area. The artwork in the high school and middle school level is judged in 20 different media.

Student Art Show Scholarship
Each year, the Museum awards one local high school senior a scholarship to pursue their studies in art. The student, who must have decided to major in art in college, is chosen by their school based on their artwork and academic standing. The recipient is recognized at the opening of the Annual Student Art Show.

Free and open to the public.

Opening Reception is May 16, 2018, 5 to 8 pm in the Auditorium.

 

 

Discover Neverland
Discover Neverland Weekend

Discover the magic of Neverland. Get a sprinkle of fairy dust from Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, journey through the museum on a treasure hunt, walk the plank on the Jolly Roger ship, and more. Be inspired to build your own fairy house for the Corn Hill Arts Festival Fairy House Tour. Included with general museum admission fees. 

Events for May 21, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Annual Student Art Show
Annual Student Art Show at the Corning Museum of Glass

May 16 - 21, 2018 9:00am to 5:00pm

Discover the extraordinarily creative talents of more than 2,000 local students on display at this year's Annual Student Art Show at The Corning Museum of Glass. The Student Art Show includes the works of students from elementary, middle and high schools in the Corning area. The artwork in the high school and middle school level is judged in 20 different media.

Student Art Show Scholarship
Each year, the Museum awards one local high school senior a scholarship to pursue their studies in art. The student, who must have decided to major in art in college, is chosen by their school based on their artwork and academic standing. The recipient is recognized at the opening of the Annual Student Art Show.

Free and open to the public.

Opening Reception is May 16, 2018, 5 to 8 pm in the Auditorium.

 

 

Events for May 22, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Events for May 23, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Art + Science Lecture: Wayne Higby and Richard Parrish

Panel Discussion with Ceramic Artist and Educator Wayne Higby and Glass Artist and Architect Richard Parrish. Advance reservations recommended; space is limited.

Events for May 24, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse
“History Alive!” Presentation. “History of the Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse” by Fred Amato.

For more information please call (315) 483-4936.

Hot Glass Demonstrations on Market Street during GlassFest
NINTH ANNUAL CORNING NY GLASSFEST

GlassFest, presented by Corning’s Gaffer District, is a four-day celebration of glass and the fire arts featuring glassmaking demonstrations, music entertainment, art vendors, shopping, food, and more!

GlassFest kicks off at 5:30 pm Thursday night with the Glass Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and at the Amphitheater Hot Shop of The Corning Museum of Glass, then stay for an incredible 2300° featuring glassmaking demonstrations and live musical entertainment.

Friday begins with the Finger Lakes Wine & Craft Beer Tasting throughout Corning's Gaffer District, open to everyone 21 or older. Finish off the night on Friday at the Rock The Park concert in Riverfront Park.

Spend all day on Saturday and Sunday wandering along Historic Market Street, which is closed to car traffic and filled with art and food vendors. Watch live glassblowing demos on the outdoor stage in Centerway Square, listen to music during Rock The Park on both days, enjoy activities for the whole family, and even stay late for fireworks on Saturday night!

Travel quickly and easily between both The Corning Museum of Glass and Corning’s Historic Market Street by taking our free shuttle between both destinations. Or, take a scenic stroll across the family-friendly pedestrian bridge right into the action at Riverfront Park.

If you’re feeling inspired to try your hand at glassmaking, stop into The Studio at The Corning Museum of Glass. Make Your Own Glass vase, a special glassmaking project that’s only available during GlassFest Weekend. Spots fill quickly, booking your experience online before your visit is recommended.

http://www.gafferdistrict.com/events/glassfest

 

Free Hot Glass Demonstration
2300° at The Corning Museum of Glass

May 24, 2018 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Is there any better way to kick off GlassFest weekend than with a high-energy, can’t-miss 2300°? We’ll see you at the Museum as we open what is sure to be a fantastic GlassFest weekend.

At 2300° Fahrenheit, hot glass gets interesting—and so do things at The Corning Museum of Glass. Enjoy glassmaking demonstrations, live music, and great food and drink. Free and open to the public.

2300° Museum Shops Sale
Take 23% off your purchase in the Museum Shops, beginning at 5 pm through the event. Offer valid on all non-sale items.

Hot Food and Cold Drinks Round Out the Night
Complimentary hors-d'oeuvres and soft drinks are available. Heartier fare is also available for purchase.

Free shuttle bus service from the Museum’s I-86 parking lot is available.

Make a Night of It!
The Staybridge Suites offers overnight lodging and Museum admission to use before or after this free event. Contact the hotel directly to take advantage of this offer. Enter the dates of the upcoming 2300° event to see the package on the hotel's website or call the property at +1 (607) 936-7800.

Events for May 25, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Hot Glass Demonstrations on Market Street during GlassFest
NINTH ANNUAL CORNING NY GLASSFEST

GlassFest, presented by Corning’s Gaffer District, is a four-day celebration of glass and the fire arts featuring glassmaking demonstrations, music entertainment, art vendors, shopping, food, and more!

GlassFest kicks off at 5:30 pm Thursday night with the Glass Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and at the Amphitheater Hot Shop of The Corning Museum of Glass, then stay for an incredible 2300° featuring glassmaking demonstrations and live musical entertainment.

Friday begins with the Finger Lakes Wine & Craft Beer Tasting throughout Corning's Gaffer District, open to everyone 21 or older. Finish off the night on Friday at the Rock The Park concert in Riverfront Park.

Spend all day on Saturday and Sunday wandering along Historic Market Street, which is closed to car traffic and filled with art and food vendors. Watch live glassblowing demos on the outdoor stage in Centerway Square, listen to music during Rock The Park on both days, enjoy activities for the whole family, and even stay late for fireworks on Saturday night!

Travel quickly and easily between both The Corning Museum of Glass and Corning’s Historic Market Street by taking our free shuttle between both destinations. Or, take a scenic stroll across the family-friendly pedestrian bridge right into the action at Riverfront Park.

If you’re feeling inspired to try your hand at glassmaking, stop into The Studio at The Corning Museum of Glass. Make Your Own Glass vase, a special glassmaking project that’s only available during GlassFest Weekend. Spots fill quickly, booking your experience online before your visit is recommended.

http://www.gafferdistrict.com/events/glassfest

 

creamery
Grand Re-Opening at Sunset View Creamery

We are please to be able to open our new store to the public after a LONG winter of construction!  The new space is 5 times the size of the old space, and features a number of new products!  We will soon be carrying Ice Cream (in pts.) made for us by our friends at Great Escape and Everything Ice Cream in Watkins Glen, as well as carrying local  pasture raised (Grass Fed) beef, free range eggs, jams, jellies, snack items as well as all our Wonderful Cheeses!  We will celebrate by offering a 10% discount off everything in the store from the 25th of May-27th of May  (quilts are excluded from the discount).  Stop in and say Hello!

Events for May 26, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Hot Glass Demonstrations on Market Street during GlassFest
NINTH ANNUAL CORNING NY GLASSFEST

GlassFest, presented by Corning’s Gaffer District, is a four-day celebration of glass and the fire arts featuring glassmaking demonstrations, music entertainment, art vendors, shopping, food, and more!

GlassFest kicks off at 5:30 pm Thursday night with the Glass Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and at the Amphitheater Hot Shop of The Corning Museum of Glass, then stay for an incredible 2300° featuring glassmaking demonstrations and live musical entertainment.

Friday begins with the Finger Lakes Wine & Craft Beer Tasting throughout Corning's Gaffer District, open to everyone 21 or older. Finish off the night on Friday at the Rock The Park concert in Riverfront Park.

Spend all day on Saturday and Sunday wandering along Historic Market Street, which is closed to car traffic and filled with art and food vendors. Watch live glassblowing demos on the outdoor stage in Centerway Square, listen to music during Rock The Park on both days, enjoy activities for the whole family, and even stay late for fireworks on Saturday night!

Travel quickly and easily between both The Corning Museum of Glass and Corning’s Historic Market Street by taking our free shuttle between both destinations. Or, take a scenic stroll across the family-friendly pedestrian bridge right into the action at Riverfront Park.

If you’re feeling inspired to try your hand at glassmaking, stop into The Studio at The Corning Museum of Glass. Make Your Own Glass vase, a special glassmaking project that’s only available during GlassFest Weekend. Spots fill quickly, booking your experience online before your visit is recommended.

http://www.gafferdistrict.com/events/glassfest

 

creamery
Grand Re-Opening at Sunset View Creamery

We are please to be able to open our new store to the public after a LONG winter of construction!  The new space is 5 times the size of the old space, and features a number of new products!  We will soon be carrying Ice Cream (in pts.) made for us by our friends at Great Escape and Everything Ice Cream in Watkins Glen, as well as carrying local  pasture raised (Grass Fed) beef, free range eggs, jams, jellies, snack items as well as all our Wonderful Cheeses!  We will celebrate by offering a 10% discount off everything in the store from the 25th of May-27th of May  (quilts are excluded from the discount).  Stop in and say Hello!

Events for May 27, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Hot Glass Demonstrations on Market Street during GlassFest
NINTH ANNUAL CORNING NY GLASSFEST

GlassFest, presented by Corning’s Gaffer District, is a four-day celebration of glass and the fire arts featuring glassmaking demonstrations, music entertainment, art vendors, shopping, food, and more!

GlassFest kicks off at 5:30 pm Thursday night with the Glass Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and at the Amphitheater Hot Shop of The Corning Museum of Glass, then stay for an incredible 2300° featuring glassmaking demonstrations and live musical entertainment.

Friday begins with the Finger Lakes Wine & Craft Beer Tasting throughout Corning's Gaffer District, open to everyone 21 or older. Finish off the night on Friday at the Rock The Park concert in Riverfront Park.

Spend all day on Saturday and Sunday wandering along Historic Market Street, which is closed to car traffic and filled with art and food vendors. Watch live glassblowing demos on the outdoor stage in Centerway Square, listen to music during Rock The Park on both days, enjoy activities for the whole family, and even stay late for fireworks on Saturday night!

Travel quickly and easily between both The Corning Museum of Glass and Corning’s Historic Market Street by taking our free shuttle between both destinations. Or, take a scenic stroll across the family-friendly pedestrian bridge right into the action at Riverfront Park.

If you’re feeling inspired to try your hand at glassmaking, stop into The Studio at The Corning Museum of Glass. Make Your Own Glass vase, a special glassmaking project that’s only available during GlassFest Weekend. Spots fill quickly, booking your experience online before your visit is recommended.

http://www.gafferdistrict.com/events/glassfest

 

creamery
Grand Re-Opening at Sunset View Creamery

We are please to be able to open our new store to the public after a LONG winter of construction!  The new space is 5 times the size of the old space, and features a number of new products!  We will soon be carrying Ice Cream (in pts.) made for us by our friends at Great Escape and Everything Ice Cream in Watkins Glen, as well as carrying local  pasture raised (Grass Fed) beef, free range eggs, jams, jellies, snack items as well as all our Wonderful Cheeses!  We will celebrate by offering a 10% discount off everything in the store from the 25th of May-27th of May  (quilts are excluded from the discount).  Stop in and say Hello!

Events for May 28, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Celebrate Memorial Day at the Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum!

Wear red, white, and blue, and receive a free gift with paid admission. Admission:  $5/Adult; $2.50/Students (K-12); FREE for Preschool Children & SBHS Members.  Sodus Bay Lighthouse Museum, 7606 North Ontario Street, Sodus Point, NY.  For more information, call (315) 483-4936 or visit www.sodusbaylighthouse.org.

Events for May 29, 2018 x
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Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Events for May 30, 2018 x
Film Still
Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema

Dreaming in Color: The Davide Turconi Collection of Early Cinema (January 13–June 24, 2018) is dedicated to a unique collection of more than 23,000 original nitrate frames of 35mm films from the early years of cinema (1897–1915).

One of the world’s leading experts in the history of silent cinema, Davide Turconi (1911–2005) gathered these rare frames in the 1960s from a large collection of films acquired by Jesuit priest Josef-Alexis Joye (1852–1919) in Basel, Switzerland. In Basel, Joye had established an educational institution, the Borromäum, that focused on social programs, such as caring for and instructing orphans, providing Sunday school classes, and offering education programs for recent Catholic émigrés and the working class.

In the early 1900s, Joye began to collect films and incorporate them into his lectures. These films have become known as the Josef Joye Collection. Joye acquired a wide variety of international films over a number of years from the secondhand market in Switzerland and Germany. After he left Basel in 1911, the films remained at the Borromäum. At the time of Turconi’s discovery of the collection, the prints were in various stages of chemical decay. Fearing that no trace would remain of these precious films, Turconi took brief clips (typically two or three frames per clipping) from each of them, thus preserving an invaluable documentation on the color techniques employed by film production companies at the beginning of the twentieth century. 

Today, the Turconi and Joye Collections are a primary source for the study of early cinema, and of color technology in particular. (The complete surviving films are now at the British Film Institute’s National Archive in London.) The George Eastman Museum acquired the Turconi Collection in the 1990s, and a massive digitization project was completed after twelve years of painstaking work. The sheer beauty of the nitrate frames and their colors can now be shared with the public.   

 

Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Events for May 31, 2018 x
Breakfast with the Bunny

Breakfast with the Bunny
Saturdays and Sundays
April 7, 13, 14, and 20 | 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Come visit the Easter Bunny at the zoo and enjoy a fun-filled morning of delicious food and activities. Bring your camera for a photo with our special guest! Ticket includes post-breakfast zoo admission.

Gaze Into Film History: Wizard Of Oz Crystal Ball On Display At Cornell

Film buffs can now gaze into the history of movie-making. The iconic Wicked Witch of the West's crystal ball is on display at Cornell University. 

The prop is on loan from Cornell alumnus Jay Walker, but it only a little more than a decade ago that the piece of film history was found after it disappeared for nearly 70 years.

Continue reading here:  http://bit.ly/2IsS1JW

Levinthal's Untitled work of an astronaut toy
David Levinthal: War, Myth, Desire Exhibition Preview

6 p.m. Curator's Remarks in the Dryden Theatre
6:30–8 p.m. Exhibition Preview in the Museum

Curator Lisa Hostetler will give opening remarks, followed by a book signing with the artist and a preview of the exhibition in the main galleries.

Cash bar and light refreshments.

Reservations suggested: (585) 327-4850 or membership@eastman.org

David Levinthal (American, b. 1949). Untitled, 2007. From the series Space. Dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid Polacolor). George Eastman Museum, gift of an anonymous donor. © David Levinthal

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Music at the Mill

Join us for dinner and live music with Alyssa Trahan on Thursday, May 31st. We'll be taking reservations for two show times, 5:30 and 7 pm. Alyssa Trahan is an up and coming country music star!

Dinner will consist of a special menu of 5-7 dinner options that will include a selection of drinks for only $15.00 a plate ($7 for the kids menu items). Café drinks and bakery goods will be available for purchase as well as our entire dessert menu. SPACE IS LIMITED Please call and reserve your table today at 315-252-2676.

The menu for the night will be available soon!

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