Fun Fact about Syracuse & Onondaga County …. did you know …..

… that the Great New York State Fair started in Syracuse. New York’s very first fair (September 29-30, 1841) was located in a square bounded today by North Salina, Division, Townsend & Ash Streets with the old Onondaga County Court House serving as an exhibit hall. It was deemed a tremendous success & attracted between 10,000 & 15,000 spectators many traveling by railroad. The NYS Legislature budgeted $8,000 for the “promotion of agriculture & household manufactures in the state” through the annual fair.

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Forget to Take a Vacation? Couldn’t Get Away?
Try an Erie Canal or Skaneateles Lake Cruise

Fall may be fast approaching, but there’s still time to enjoy the water.

Mid-Lakes Navigation has a variety of late-summer and early fall cruises to suit every taste and budget.

“This time of year is one of the most beautiful out on the water,” says Sarah Wiles, a co-owner of Mid-Lakes Navigation. “The mood is different. The pace is slower. The golden days and crisp nights—and the time to be adventurous and explore—make for an unforgettable experience.”

Among the upcoming cruises offered by Mid-Lakes Navigation are:

• Syracuse to Buffalo, Sept. 1-3, Sept. 16-18 and Oct. 1-3. Buffalo to Syracuse, Sept. 4-6 and Sept. 19-21. Follows the route of Clinton’s Ditch through farmlands and villages, aboard the Emita II. $659 per person (double occupancy) includes meals, overnight accommodations, return transportation and tax.

• Glen Haven Excursion, Sept. 5. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. aboard the Judge Ben Wiles, departing from the Skaneateles dock and continuing to the south end of Skaneateles Lake. $50 adults/$38 children includes continental breakfast and lunch buffet.

• Syracuse to Amsterdam, Sept. 10-11. Amsterdam to Syracuse, Sept. 12-13. Follows Oneida Lake and the Mohawk River, aboard the Emita II. $394 per person (double occupancy) includes meals, overnight accommodations, return transportation and tax.

• Full Moon Cruise on Skaneateles Lake, Sept. 23. 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. aboard the Judge Ben Wiles, with “moon music” and romance in the air. $12 per person.

• Syracuse to Seneca Falls, Sept. 24. All-day cruise on the Emita II, featuring a visit to the Seneca Museum of Waterways and Industry and/or the National Women’s Rights Hall of Fame. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., departing from Dutchman’s Landing. $95 per person includes continental breakfast, buffet lunch and return transportation.

• Seneca Falls to Oswego, Sept. 25-26. Two-day cruise aboard the Emita II, traveling along the Cayuga-Seneca, Erie and Oswego canals. $394 per person (double occupancy) includes meals, overnight accommodations, return transportation and tax.

• Oswego to Syracuse, Sept. 27, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All-day cruise on the Emita II, featuring a visit to the H. Lee White Maritime Museum, on Lake Ontario. $95 per person includes continental breakfast, buffet lunch and return transportation.

• Buffalo to Rochester, Oct. 4-5. Two-day cruise aboard the Emita II. $394 per person (double occupancy) includes meals, overnight accommodations, return transportation and tax.

Sightseeing, dinner, take-out and brunch cruises continue on Skaneateles Lake through Oct. 2. Beginning Sept. 1, sightseeing cruises will leave at 2 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and at 2 and 3 p.m. Sundays; Dinosaur Bar-B-Que dinner cruises, at 5 p.m. Tuesdays; dinner cruises, at 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday; and brunch cruises, at noon Sundays.

U.S. Mailboat cruises, which run 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Saturday, end Sept. 7.

Reservations are suggested for most cruises. For more information, call 315-685-8500 or go to http://www.midlakesnav.com.

Skaneateles Artisans First Friday Art Night, September 3rd from 6 to 9 PM.
Please join us for our monthly celebration as we feature exciting new works by two of our members: Sue Hosey – Fiber Artist and Susan Poppenger – Floral arrangement with Fresh and Dried flowers. Enjoy festive music provided by DJ Silence. Refreshments will be served. Skaneteles Artisans is located at 11 Fennell St, Skaneateles, NY. The gallery offers off-street parking and accepts major credit cards. Exhibit Runs through September 30, 2010. For more information visit www.skaneatelesartisans.com or 685-8580.
Contact person:
Teresa Vitale
315-689-5037
email: tvitale1@twcny.rr.com

Sue Hosey -Fiber Artist

Creating unique baskets, gourds and art pieces brings together many passions of my life – the need to create; the joy of working with my hands; love and respect for nature, nurtured by my father; and my curiosity about tools and fascination with making things. I collect compulsively­: stones, shells, leaves, feathers, and all forms of natural materials.

In 1999 I signed up for a class and made my first basket. That class reawakened my passions and started my journey. Since then, I’ve taken hundreds of classes with local, national and international artists to improve my skills, experiment with a wide variety of techniques, and explore different types of baskets. I travel with clippers, saw and gloves so I don’t miss any opportunity to gather “treasures from the earth!” I love using the beauty and bounty of nature to explore my creativity and create my art.

I grew up and raised my family in Skaneateles. I have a BS degree in Human Ecology from the University of Maryland, a Masters in Consumer Studies from Syracuse University and a NYS Teaching Certificate. After forty years in education and the food industry, my husband and I now split our time with family in Skaneateles, Florida, Kentucky and Vermont.

Susan Poppenger – Floral Arrangement with Fresh and Dried Flowers

Susan Popenger is the farmer and florist for Pods & Poppies, a family owned flower and herb farm located in the hills south of Skaneateles.

Entering her 9th year in business, the farm has grown from a half acre and sales at 2 farmer’s markets to over 3 acres and sales at markets, local country stores, weddings, parties, and a weekly delivery service. They conduct workshops with garden clubs, the BOCES Adult Education program, and at the farm. Their floral designs have been on exhibit at local art shows, including the Everson’s Fine Art and Flower show and Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery’s Clothesline Festival, as well as the AAUW’s Women in Art shows. They also participate in the Skaneateles Art’s Council events and most recently have been honored with membership in the Skaneateles Artisan’s gallery.

Susan is a Master Gardener with Cornell Cooperative Extension and is a strong advocate for farming with sustainable practices, which the farm has followed since its inception.

Susan’s floral arrangements are enhanced by the wide variety of flowers, herbs, trees, and shrubs they are able to grow in our region. The farm has over 200 varieties available and they try new varieties every season, giving their arrangements a fresh and unique look. The colors, scents, and textures provide endless inspiration for Susan to express her art with flowers.

Joyce Backus

Exhibition by Joyce Bond Backus Opens at Imagine That… Gallery Sept. 3

Imagine That…, the fine arts and fine craft gallery at 38 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles, will feature new figurative artwork by Joyce Bond Backus throughout September.

The show opens Sept. 3 from 6 to 9 p.m., as part of the village’s First Friday art night. The longtime Skaneateles-area artist—known for her nature, figurative and whimsical paintings—will be in attendance and available to discuss her work. Refreshments and musical entertainment will be provided.

“My recent figure-drawing series combines the tradition of life observation drawing and experimental digital techniques,” says Backus. “I combine multiple hand-drawn images with my digital imagery, handmade paper, hand-written letters and found artifacts. These pieces reflect urban settings, architectural and natural environments.

“Each image created from my life figure drawings becomes a unique work in a series of related themes,” she explains. “My digital techniques have become drawing tools as much as my paintbrush or charcoal stick. I work to create an emotional connection to the art image. I enjoy the psychological element that happens between artist, life model and drawing surface.”

Backus’ jewelry designs are also shown at Imagine That…

Backus works from her home studio in Marietta, where she says she is inspired by “our beautiful area landscapes and my English gardens.”

She earned master’s degrees in illustration and environmental design at Syracuse University and teaches fashion design at SU’s College of Visual and Performing Arts.

Her art can be viewed at www.joycebackus.com.

Imagine That… is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

For more information, call the gallery at 685-6264.

Tuesday, August 17 Tuesday Night music sessions at Auburn Public Theater (APT),
108 Genesee St., Auburn 7:30 PM A weekly evening of regional and national talent, and
featured acts. Door prize, a light snack menu & wine/beer with I.D. $2 at the door at.
www.auburnpublictheater.org or (315) 253-6669
Wednesday, August 18 The 2010 Tiffany Summer Concert Series at Noon and Art
Market 11 AM – 2 PM Willard Memorial Chapel, 17 Nelson St. With the music of the
Stephen Lonsky Family. The family has been playing gospel music for 20 years in
churches and the community. Their daughter, Stephanie, is an accomplished musician
and has been part of their ministry for 10 years. They will perform Old Time and
Southern Gospel music on piano, guitar, mandolin with vocals and harmony. This
concert is free and open to the public. Donations accepted (315) 252-0339
Wednesday, August 18 – Saturday August 21 Skaneateles Festival Schedule
Week 2 Baroque and before….
• Wednesday, Special Event: Summer Suite: Villas, Vittles, and Fiddles. 6:30 PM
• Thursday at St. Mary’s of the Lake. 8 PM featuring Lionheart.
• Friday, Prelude Concert: Meet & hear the 2010 Robinson award winner, violinist
Alicia Friedrichs. 7:00 PM
• Friday at the First Presbyterian Church featuring NYS Baroque 8:00 PM
• Saturday at Brook Farm featuring the Festival Chamber Orchestra; and Robert
Moody, conductor 7:30 PM
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• To order tickets online, www.skanfest.org, or order by phone (315) 685-7418
Wednesday, August 18 TRIVIA NIGHT: 7:00 PM. Creekside Coffeehouse. 35 Fennell
St. Free (315) 685-0379 or www.creeksidebooks.com
Thursday, August 19 OPEN MIC: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM with Joanne Perry Creekside
Coffeehouse, 35 Fennell St., FREE (315) 685-0379 or www.creeksidebooks.com
Thursday, August 19 Skaneateles Farmers Market 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM at the
Skaneateles Community Center parking lot, 97 State St.
Friday, August 20 Skaneateles Community Band Lakeside in Clift Park 7:00 PM
Bring your own chair or blanket. Rain Place Austin Park Pavilion.
Friday, August 20 MUSIC: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Donna Colton + one Creekside
Coffeehouse, 35 Fennell St., FREE (315) 685-0379 or www.creeksidebooks.com
Saturday, August 21 MUSIC: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM The Sloppy Joes Creekside
Coffeehouse, 35 Fennell St., FREE (315) 685-0379 or www.creeksidebooks.com
Saturday, August 21 Skaneateles Farmers Market 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM at the
Skaneateles Community Center parking lot, 97 State St.
Saturday, August 21 at Auburn Public Theater, 108 Genesee St. Singer Songwriter
Phil Henry with percussionist Gary Moon Opening act: Wendy Ramsay, Joanne Perry &
Donna Dennihy 8:00 PM Contact APT at www.auburnpublictheater.org or (315) 253-
6669
Sunday, August 22 Borodino Pancake Breakfast, 2500 Nunnery Rd. 8:00 AM – 1 PM.
Sunday, August 22 Lakeside Church Service located in Thayer Park next to St. James
Episcopal Church, 96 E. Genesee St. 10 AM.
Tuesday, August 24 Morris’s Grill, A Skaneateles Landmark: History & Memories” will
feature an overview of its history since 1906, a “Living History” sharing of memories &
local lore about the place, and a dramatic reading of a new poem, “The Ghost of Morris’s
Past.” at The Creamery, 28 Hannum St., sponsored by the Skaneateles Historical
Society. 7:30 PM.
Tuesday, August 24 Tuesday Night music sessions at Auburn Public Theater (APT),
108 Genesee St., Auburn 7:30 PM A weekly evening of regional and national talent, and
featured acts. Door prize, a light snack menu & wine/beer with I.D. $2 at the door at.
www.auburnpublictheater.org or (315) 253-6669
Wednesday, August 25 The 2010 Tiffany Summer Concert Series at Noon and Art
Market 11 AM – 2 PM Willard Memorial Chapel, 17 Nelson St. Pianist, Emmanuel
Ferrara, is the final performer of the 2010 Tiffany Summer Concert Series. Emmanuel is
well known for his various performances at the Hotel Syracuse, supper clubs, VA
Hospitals, USO shows in Europe, and on the BBC on the island of Malta. He studied
piano privately and at the Syracuse University School of Music. His piano concert will
consist of a selection of songs including classical, popular and show tunes. This concert
is free and open to the public. Donations accepted (315) 252-0339 Last of the summer
concert series until next year!
Wednesday, August 25 FREE Community Concert sponsored by the Skaneateles
Festival at Anyela’s Vineyards, 2433 West Lake Rd. featuring the Sylvan Winds
5:30 PM (315) 685-7418 or www.skanfest.org
Wednesday, August 25 – Saturday August 28 Skaneateles Festival Schedule
Week 3 White Nights – The vast sweep of the Russian steppes and soul
• Wednesday, Workshop for Music Students 11 AM
• Thursday, 8 PM at the First Presbyterian Church Featuring Elinor Freer, piano;
Spencer Myer, piano; Sylvan Winds; and Ying Quatet
• Friday, at the First Presbyterian Church 8 PM featuring Spencer Myer, piano;
Sylvan Winds; and Ying Quartet
• Friday at the First Presbyterian Church featuring NYS Baroque 8:00 PM
• Saturday at Brook Farm featuring the Festival Chamber String Orchestra Joshua
Weilerstein, conductor. 7:30 PM
To order tickets online, www.skanfest.org, or order by phone (315) 685-7418
Thursday, August 26 Skaneateles Farmers Market 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM at the
Skaneateles Community Center parking lot, 97 State St.
Thursday, August 26 Author Louis Profeta MD “The Patient in Room Nine Says He’s
God” 7:00 PM. Creekside Books & Coffee. 35 Fennell St. Free (315) 685-0379 or
www.creeksidebooks.com
Friday, August 27 Skaneateles Community Band Lakeside in Clift Park 7:00 PM
Bring your own chair or blanket. Rain Place Austin Park Pavilion. The Community Band
will be at the Fireman’s Field Days Saturday, September 4 at 3 PM. Watch for
information on the December Holiday Concert in December!
Saturday, August 28 Skaneateles Farmers Market 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM in the
Skaneateles Community Center parking lot, 97 State St.
Saturday, August 28 Bill Horrace Trio featuring Joe Riposo at Anyelas Vineyards,
2433 West Lake Rd., 4:00 – 7:00 PM (315) 685-3797
Tuesday, August 31 Tuesday Night music sessions at Auburn Public Theater (APT),
108 Genesee St., Auburn 7:30 PM A weekly evening of regional and national talent, and
featured acts. Door prize, a light snack menu & wine/beer with I.D. $2 at the door at.
www.auburnpublictheater.org or (315) 253-6669