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Happening in the Neighborhood
Guitars, Banksy and Shakespeare in Cooperstown
Fenimore Art Museum has a summer exhibit about Bob Dylan that looks terrific, and they have a few programs tying into the theme, including one this Saturday with a world-renowned luthier, Thomas Lieber. They also have an exhibit with Banksy's Haight Street Rat through September. Their production of Shakespeare's comedy, Twelfth Night, begins in a week.
Smithsonian Institution Museum on Main Street
The Museum Association of New York (MANY), serving as the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service’s Museum on Main Street Program for New York State, has just announced that the Voices and Votes: Democracy in America exhibit will be in Seneca Falls at the National Women's Hall of Fame starting this week as part of the Agora New York project. Read more here.
Music and Dancing at the Museum of Glass
Corning Museum of Glass has brought back all their wonderful children's programming for the summer, with special events worth highlighting: PANLOCO, Sounds of South America, Allegheny River Seneca Dancers, and Alma de México.
Waterloo's Perseus in the News
Sue Chandak, Library Manager for the Waterloo Library and Historical Society, was just featured in the Finger Lakes Times for her beautiful book-page creation, Perseus the peacock, inspired by the library's logo. Congratulations, Ms. Sue! The library is leading a paper quilling class next week, has a concert on Saturday, offers free food vouchers through Cornell Cooperative Extension's Fruit & Vegetable Program, and has introduced a circulating NYS Park Empire Pass this summer!
Historical Markers, Properties and Presentations in Oneonta
The Greater Oneonta Historical Society deserves lots of applause for their proliferation of historical markers. GOHS worked with the Pomeroy Foundation, the City of Oneonta, and the Huntington Memorial Library on a new marker for the Huntington Home, property donated to the city a century ago by Henry Huntington that became the library. Congratulations to Marce and her team! On July 29th, join former GOHS director Bob Brzozowski and Stephen Yerly on an historic preservation tour of downtown Oneonta.
On the other side of Oneonta, the friends of the Swart-Wilcox House Museum have planned another excellent slate of free presentations on local history on Sunday afternoons throughout the summer. Topics include native plants with Connie Tedesco, the Central NY Fair with Wayne Wright, hydropower with Ryan Jones of Hanford Mills, Sidney's early history with Terry McMaster, and more.
Traveling the Regions
Last year, Four County Library System put together a road trip program that encouraged patrons to explore the many different members of 4CLS. This year, Finger Lakes Library System and the Southern Tier Library System have launched similar programs, each with their own twist. Here's STLS's Erika Jenns on WENY talking about their STARQuest Library Tour, and here's Maureen McEvers of Seymour Library in Auburn with the Finger Lakes News talking about the FLLS Road Trip.
Old Cemeteries and New Library Director in Cortland
A hearty welcome to Cortland Free Library's new director, Jessica Magelaner! We can't wait to see what exciting things she brings to the library. The Cortland County Historical Society, in the meantime, has been doing and planning plenty of exciting things, including a two-day project for tweens and teens, all about the Cortland Rural Cemetery and research skills. They've partnered with the Cortland Youth Bureau on this awesome looking event, and we hope it becomes an annual offering!
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