Laura Ponticello sows seeds of change, plants dreams and grows hope in Southern Sudan
 
Help Laura sow seeds of change, plant

dreams and grow hope in Southern Sudan.
 
 After hearing about the work the Duk Lost Boys Clinic, Laura Ponticello of Laura’s List: Books for Women was inspired to help John Dau Sudan Foundation sow seeds of change, plant dreams and grow hope in Southern Sudan. Recently, Akuot Leek, a Lost Girl of Sudan and John Dau’s sister spoke at the Laura’s List Summer Book Lover’s Party where $1,000 was raised for the Clinic.

Laura designed eco-friendly totes that are multifunctional and perfectly suited for the farmer’s market, grocery shopping and as a gardening tote. They are royal blue with Laura’s List gal imprint, made of recycled fibers and are large enough to handle quite a bit of stuff! A portion of each sale will support the Duk Lost Boys Clinic, founder by author of God Grew Tired of Us and Sundance Film festival winner, John Bul Dau.

Bags can be purchased for $9.50 at Creekside Books and Coffeehouse, 35 Fennell Street in Skaneateles or send a check for $12 including shipping and handling to Laura Ponticello c/o PO Box 206, Skaneateles, NY  13152.

Laura can be reached at laurasbooklist@aol.com. 

If you have creative ideas for raising funds for the Duk Lost Boys Clinic, please contact info@johndaufoundation.org.

http://www.johndaufoundation.org/About%20Us/pressreleases.htm#Laura%20Ponticello

Skaneateles Festival presents
  SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
August 7 – 30… Four weeks of music that will transport you!

 
There’s nothing quite like the sound of an oboe amidst the crickets, or a piano concerto floating over lake water. Nestled in the heart of the Finger Lakes region, the Skaneateles Festival brings the magnificence of chamber music in all its forms to summer nights. The results, hailed as “world class”, have galvanized over 7,000 eager listeners each season and garnered close attention and bright acclaim from The New York Times, Boston Globe, Bon Appetit, The New Yorker, and The Wall Street Journal. All this, right in Skaneateles’ own beautiful Presbyterian Church, or (Saturday nights) outdoors under the stars, where listeners are welcomed to the elegance of the sloping lakeside lawn at Brook Farm – and are encouraged to celebrate with their own summer evening picnic!

The Festival will outdo itself yet again during its bold, breathtaking 29th season. Co- Artistic Directors David Ying (cellist of the Grammy-winning Ying Quartet) and Elinor Freer (pianist and musical innovator), who recently won the Festival an Award for Adventurous Programming from Chamber Music America, have expertly themed four weeks of captivating music. We’ll be treated to the jazzy metamorphoses of the Grammy Award-winning Turtle Island Quartet, the musicultural phenomenon Imani Winds, the wonder and romance of Paris and Vienna, the splendor of the concert organ, dozens of internationally renowned musicians, some of the most sublime works in the repertoire, including Bach’s beloved Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Mozart’s magnificent Sinfonia Concertante, and Vaughan Williams’ heartrending The Lark Ascending. And, as always, an exciting array of free events, from FamilyFest! to student workshops to thoughtful, informative talks and lively post-concert receptions.
CALL 315-685-7418 FOR TICKETS OR VISIT http://www.skanfest.org for a full schedule
 

Jazz in the Square
Clinton Square

 W. Genesee and S. Clinton Street

Syracuse

July 24-26
 
The 7th Anniversary  “Jazz in the Square” festival will be held July 24-26 in Clinton Square, Hanover Square and across downtown Syracuse, NY. This year the festival is the performing arts anchor for the inaugural “Syracuse Artsweek” festival of festivals, with a proven total audience of 50,000. Appearing will be major artists such as Blues Brother “Bones” Malone, Arturo O’Farrill’s Latin Jazz All-Stars, “The Saxtress” Pamela Williams, NEA Jazzmaster Curtis Fuller and his Superband with Randy Brecker and Jason Marsalis, the National Youth Jazz Sextet led by Noah Kellman, and the CNY Jazz Orchestra, among many other great bands. Opening the festival is a symphonic jazz concert featuring the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra with vocalists Nancy Kelly & Ronnie Leigh. AGAIN THIS YEAR on the second stage is a full weekend of Latin Jazz and Funky Jazz, followed by late night jams at Jazz Central and dance parties sponsored by The Ohm Lounge and Sophistications Jazz Cafe. The third Hanover Square Club Crawl is again sponsored by Hollerback Productions and 40 Below Public Art, featuring cutting edge funky jazz bands that will appear on stage in Hanover Square, strolling in Armory Square, and in select clubs across downtown, in an expanded three-day schedule. A fine dining restaurant row and wine court are features of the festival site in Clinton Square. A scholastic festival will again be presented on the main stage with Yamaha artist Bret Zvacek as guest artist-educator, who will solo with each group an dcoach in an “open classroom” setting. Late night jam sessions in the “Jazz Central” arts center will complete each evening. The entire three-day outdoor event is free of charge (some clubs may charge small covers).
 

For More Info:  315-479-5299      
Website:  www.JazzInTheSquare.org

Into Watkins Glen Racing then Check this Out

Saturday, July 26th at 1pm:
Creekside Books and the Sherwood Inn host Kirk W. House and Charles R. Mitchell, authors of Finger Lakes and Watkins Glen Racing.

For Around Watkins Glen, historians Charles R. Mitchell and Kirk W. House have assembled images from the Schuyler County Historical Society, the International Motor Racing Research Center of Watkins Glen, and private collections. Mitchell, formerly a professional photographer, is curator of the Oliver House Museum. House, the former director-curator of the Glenn Curtiss Museum, is a member of the Schuyler County Historical Society and other historical groups. Together and singly, they have written histories on Bath, Corning, Hammondsport, Keuka Lake, Penn Yan, and aviation subjects.

This event will be held at the Sherwood Inn on Genesee Street.

It is Happening in Mottville

July 26th

Starting at Noon

Mottville Fire Company is having their Annual Chicken BBQ on July 26th from noon till they are sold out.  St. Andrews Church is having their Annual Ice Cream Social at the same time. All this will be at the Mottville Firehouse on Frost Street in Mottville.

At 1:30 Mottville Regatta will start.  This is a race of small sailboats on the Creek.  Adults boats are $5.00 and boats for Children are $2.00. 

Come visit Mottville for a day of FUN!