Open Days Garden Tours

06/14/2008

10am - 4pm
Six private gardens in the Tompkins County area will be open to the public.

Tompkins County Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca,
Ithaca, NY   14850
Community Beautification Program 272-2292, extension 123
Website: http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/tompkins/community_beautification/OpenDaysGardenTours.htm

 Six inspiring private gardens in Ithaca will graciously open their gates to the public for the Open Days Program of the Garden Conservancy, a national organization that preserves outstanding American gardens. Admission to each garden is $5.00, the Open Days are held rain or shine, and no reservations are required. Call The Garden Conservancy at 1-888-842-2442 to purchase advance tickets, or pay $5 cash at each garden you visit. The Open Days Directory is also available at local bookstores, with dates and descriptions of private gardens open to the public throughout the United States. For more information, visit the Garden Conservancy website.
For local information contact Dan Klein, dek22@cornell.edu, 272-2292, ext. 123,

The Auburn Players Second Stage is pleased to announce its Playwriting Workshop to be held at the SchweinfurthArtCenter on May 17th, 2008 from noon to 6 p.m.

Leading the workshop will be Bourke Kennedy of Auburn,  Angela Newman of Syracuse and Alan Clugston of Aurora.

You may know Bourke Kennedy because she has been active in area theatre for over forty years both on stage and behind the scenes. She has had three original plays produced with the Auburn Players and Loose Ends Little Theatre Company. She is currently creative director for the Auburn Players Second Stage. Angela Newman is a writer and actress who is lucky enough to combine these interests by authoring The House Lights blog on Syracuase.com. A self proclaimed theatre addict, she is active in the Syracuse theatre scene both on stage and off. She has written three short plays, two unfinished novels, one blues song, and countless unsent love letters. Alan Clugston is professor of English, emeritus at Wells College in Aurora, where his principal charge was dramatic English literature. He has acted for the Auburn Players, Merry-go-round Playhouse, Aurora Players, and Kitchen Theatre in Ithaca

The interactive afternoon will include role playing, writing of a short play, and discussion of characters, plot and structure. This workshop is free to the public. Donations are graciously accepted. Participants will need to provide their own refreshments. For more information or to request a registration form contact Bourke at 315-253-4315 or bourke@kenlark.com or visit www.auburnplayers.net.

 

Willard Memorial Chapel Completes Long-Term Projects

The Chapel is located at 17 Nelson Street.
http://www.willardchapel.org/

Willard Memorial Chapel Director, Kathy Walker, provides an update on the Chapel’s restoration and interior upgrades.

To date, ten out of the fourteen nave (east and west side) Tiffany stained glass windows have been restored, with the remainder to be completed by mid 2008. New protective covering has also been installed on all these windows to prevent future vandalism and damage. The “Rose Window” behind the pulpit, located at the Chapel’s northern end and “Christ Sustaining Peter on the Water Window” on southern end has also been fully restored. (more…)

 

Cayuga County Convention
and Visitors Bureau invites you
Please join us to celebrate National Tourism Week,
an annual salute to the travel and
tourism industry in Cayuga County and throughout America

info@tourcayuga.com • http://www.tourcayuga.com/

NATIONAL TOURISM WEEK
LUNCHEON
Featuring
An update on the
BLUEPRINT for our Region’s Future
&
Senator Michael Nozzolio
The Cayuga County Office of Tourism will join hundreds of cities, states and businesses nationwide in the annual salute to travel and tourism in America with a special luncheon program on Thursday, May 15th, 2008 in honor of National Tourism Week. (more…)

Emmy Award-winning comedian Paul Mecurio will be in Auburn for a string of shows at the Auburn Public Theatre on Saturday, May 3 2008 at 7:30pm & 9:30pm.

Paul has appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as both a performer and writer, Conan O’Brien, the Late Show, VH1, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and many more. He’s had his own Comedy Central Presents special and you can hear him regularly on the Bob and Tom Radio Show doing his Image Makeover segment. Paul’s improvisational show is highly interactive and extremely high energy. For exclusive videos, FREE comedy downloads and more, check out www.paulmecurio.com and be friends on myspace at www.myspace.com/paulmecurio!