Fireworks, food, drink & ice on Saturday night at Frost Fest 2017 in Geneva (video)

Published: 02/06/2017 @ 05:00 am

The 3rd annual Finger Lakes Frost Fest was held on Saturday night at the Ramada Inn Lakefront in Geneva. It was another sold out event to benefit the Geneva Family YMCA. Frost Fest is an adult celebration of winter in the Finger Lakes featuring outdoor ice sculptures, ice bars with specialty Frost Fest martinis poured through an ice luge, live... more

Dates set for this spring’s “The Traveling Little Black Dress” fashion show in Seneca Falls

Published: 02/13/2017 @ 05:00 am

It is time again for The Traveling Little Black Dress to liven things up in Seneca County! The fifth annual fashion show and luncheon, titled The Traveling Little Black Dress… “Has Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, will occur on Friday, April 7th and Saturday, April 8th at 11:00 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Waterloo (Seneca Falls). This is a change in location... more

Montezuma Audubon seeks Wildlife Festival participants

Published: 02/27/2017 @ 05:00 am

The Montezuma Audubon Center seeks applications from vendors and exhibitors for its 11th annual Wildlife Festival. The festival will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at the center, 2295 Route 89, Savannah. It will include live animal presentations, food, live music, children’s games and prizes, a bounce house, crafts, guided bird watching hikes, canoe trips,... more

IGNITE festival brings the fun to downtown Auburn

Published: 03/05/2017 @ 05:00 am

The end of the winter season often has many feeling dreary and shut in without much to do. But through the efforts of IGNITE, a group of young professional within a program of the Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce, citizens had a chance Friday to get out and discover some cold-weather fun. In its sixth year, IGNITE the Winter has... more

Scouts race handmade cars at the Cayuga County Youth Fair

Published: 03/12/2017 @ 05:00 am

Wolf Scout Chipper Grennell, 8, said he felt good about the small gray car with plastic fire at the Cayuga County District Cub Scout Pinewood Derby, even though it wasn't going as fast as he hoped. "I think my car in the end will get better at (the competition)" Grennell said. Grennell explained why the scouts appealed to him. "I... more

Red Cross: New York State Fair provides local volunteering opportunity

Published: 07/26/2016 @ 04:00 am

The American Red Cross of Central New York recently held its 134th annual meeting. We also used it as an opportunity for a volunteer salute, recognizing individuals and organizations for their significant contributions to the Red Cross mission of preventing. Read More more

Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival announces 2017 season: ‘Guys & Dolls’ and more

Published: 08/30/2016 @ 04:00 am

Old and new mix in the Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival's 2017 season, which the festival announced at its inaugural Thommie Walsh scholarship fundraiser gala Saturday. Read more form the Auburn Citizen more

Eighth graders get hands-on at career carnival

Published: 08/31/2016 @ 04:00 am

Incoming eighth graders from nine of the 11 Wayne County school districts spent Tuesday, Aug. 23, at the Wayne County fairgrounds in Palmyra but it wasn’t for the purpose of eating cotton candy, seeing farm animals and having fun with friends (well that actually was a part of the day). It was to attend the first-ever Wayne County Career Carnival.... more

NY State Fair draws largest day 6 crowd in more than a decade

Published: 08/31/2016 @ 04:00 am

Another day at the New York State Fair, another big turnout. There were 78,548 people in attendance for the sixth day of the fair Tuesday. That’s an increase of 20,159 from last year’s total. Read more from the Auburn Citizen more

Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival announces 2017 line-up

Published: 09/01/2016 @ 04:00 am

The Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival / Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Inc. announced their 2017 lineup Saturday, August 27 at their annual Festival Fundraiser. “Each year, the Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival strives to create a season that offers something for everyone. This year, we are experiencing one of our best seasons to date,” said the Festival’s producing artistic director, Brett Smock.... more

NYS Festival of Balloons this weekend in Dansville

Published: 09/02/2016 @ 04:00 am

This coming Labor Day weekend features the 35th anniversary of the New York State Festival of Balloons at the municipal airport in the Livingston County community of Dansville. Six launches are scheduled, beginning Friday evening at 6:00 pm and continuing both Saturday and Sunday at 6 am and 6 pm. The final launch will take place Monday morning at 6:00... more

Music on the Erie on Friday night in Newark

Published: 09/04/2016 @ 04:00 am

In Newark on Friday evening, many spectators “on land and on sea” enjoyed the final performance of the 2016 “Music on the Erie” summer series. Photo by Robert Stopper more

Seneca County food truck big winner at New York State Fair

Published: 09/05/2016 @ 04:00 am

Silo Food Truck of Ovid was the big winner in the New York State Fair’s second annual Taste NY Food Truck Competition Sunday. The food truck, which operates in Ithaca, won over judges with its Telekinetic Chicken. The dish featured a fried chicken drumstick served on coconut sticky rice and topped with house-made Asian quick pickles. Read more from the... more

Labor Day weekend tradition rolls on with Moravia auto show

Published: 09/05/2016 @ 04:00 am

Vehicles of all shapes, colors and sizes packed the normally quiet fields of Fillmore Glen State Park in Moravia where the annual Fillmore Glen Car Show and Flea Market took place Sunday afternoon. Read more from the Auburn Citizen more

Gov. Cuomo announces new attendance record at New York State Fair

Published: 09/06/2016 @ 04:00 am

Today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the 2016 Great New York State Fair has generated the highest level of attendance in its 175-year history, shattering numerous records over the course of its twelve day run. As of 4 p.m. today, a record 1,096,524 visitors passed through the Fair’s redesigned main gate, beating the previous record of 1,011,248 set in... more

Officials to announce a change to the NYS Fair

Published: 03/27/2017 @ 04:00 am

On Monday morning State Fair officials will announce changes for the Fair. An advisory for the announcement says only that it will "significantly improve the fairgoing experience for families with young children." We'll have an update of the changes when the announcement takes place at 9:45 am. Read More more

X Ambassadors announce fall festival in Ithaca’s Stewart Park

Published: 03/27/2017 @ 04:00 am

X Ambassadors — the popular rock band led by Ithaca natives Sam and Casey Harris — announced Monday morning that it will host a new hometown festival in September. Cayuga Sound: A Festival for the City of Ithaca will take place Sept. 22-23, with a daylong concert in Stewart Park serving as the centerpiece of the event. Curated by X... more

Two major announcements made this week for NYS Fair

Published: 03/28/2017 @ 04:00 am

Two major announcements were made this week for fans of the New York State Fair. Acting Director Troy Waffner announced on Monday that four cabins would be placed on the grounds — making them available for families with young children. “It’ll really be turned into a refuge for young families from the heat and crowds; a place where families can... more

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