Events for the Holidays

11/17/2007 - 11/18/2007
Annual Arts & Crafts Festival
Corning Community College
866/463-6264
Website: http://www.corningnyartsandcrafts.com
Sat 10am-4pm; Sun 10am-3pm
24th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival with over 100 vendors with an excellent variety of items.

11/17/2007 - 11/18/2007
Keuka Holidays
Keuka Lake Wine Trail
Hammondsport, NY 800-440-4898
Website: http://www.keukawinetrail.com
Hearty winter foods are featured with our award-winning red wines! Each ticket holder will receive a grapevine wreath at their starting winery and an ornament from each participating winery. Each attendee will receive a free holiday wine glass along with food and wine pairings. Come see the wineries decorated for Christmas. An early sell-out, tickets are advance sale only. Sorry, groups larger than 20 not accepted. Fee $35 per person; $55 per couple. 10AM to 5PM Saturday; Noon to 5PM Sunday

11/18/2007 - 11/18/2007
Families Explore: Germany
Corning Museum of Glass
800/732-6845
Website: http://www.cmog.org
Sun 11am-4pm
Explore Germany through interactive music, dance, crafts and more. Learn what life was like when certain glass objects from the Museum’s collection were made.

05/17/2007 - 11/23/2007
The Blaschkas’ Sea Creatures: Inspiration and Creation
Rakow Research Library
The Corning Museum of Glass
1 Museum Way
Corning, NY 14830
607/974-8649
800/732-6845
Website: http://www.cmog.org
Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm
This archival exhibition will feature original materials pertaining to the Blaschkas’ marine models. Discover some of the original marine drawings plus other primary and secondary materials that show the Blaschkas’ inspirations.

11/24/2007 - 11/24/2007
Parade of Lights
Corning's Gaffer District
Corning, NY 14830
607/937-6292
Website: http://www.gafferdistrict.com
6:30pm
The community gathers in Centerway Square for a sing-a-long followed by the lighting of the Centerway Square live Christmas Tree. It's a bright beginning of the joyous holiday season.

11/24/2007 - 11/24/2007
Tree Lighting Celebration
Centerway Square
Market St.
Corning, New York 14830
607-937-6292
Website: http://www.gafferdistrict.com
The community gathers for a sing-a-long. Then follows the annual lighting of the live Christmas tree.
4pm-6pm

11/24/2007 - 11/24/2007
Miniature Vendor Show & Sale
Glenn H Curtiss Museum
Hammondsport, NY 14840
607/569-2160
Website: http://www.glennhcurtissmuseum.org
Sat, 10am-4pm
Vendors display miniature items for sale.

05/18/2007 - 11/25/2007
Botanical Wonders
Corning Museum of Glass
800/732-6845
Website: http://www.cmog.org
Daily, 9am-5pm; extended summer hours
The exhibition celebrates the singular triumph of glassmakers Leopold Blaschka (1822-1895) and his son Rudolf (1857-1939); provides insight into the intellectual appetite of the late Victorians, through the lens of botany as an academic discipline and craze; and offers close-ups of the people and the craft process behind the Glass Flowers.

11/28/2007 - 11/28/2007
Crafted to Perfection
Rockwell Museum of Western Art
111 Cedar St.
Corning, New York 14830
(607) 937-5386
Website: http://www.rockwellmuseum.org
The Alan & Nancy Cameros Collection of Southwestern Pottery. Exhibition Opening Reception:
5:30pm-7:00pm

12/01/2007 - 12/01/2007
Junior Sparkle
Rockwell Museum of Western Art
Corning, NY 14830
607/937-5386
Website: http://www.rockwellmuseum.org
2pm-7pm
Activities for the young and young-at-heart at the Plaza West, the museum's outdoor festival area directly behind the museum. Family activities include a mini-trading post, a chalk town, dress-up, clay play, hands-on activities, crafts, cowboys, music, food.

12/01/2007 - 12/01/2007
Sparkle
Market St
Corning, NY 14830
607/937-6292
Website: http://www.gafferdistrict.com
Sat,5pm-9pm
This 33 yr. old tradition returns to historic Market Street. Activities include horse & carriage rides, craft & food vendors

12/08/2007 - 12/08/2007
Sketch, Learn, and Love Nature
Spencer Crest Nature Ctr
Corning, NY 14830
607/962-9012
Website: http://www.spencercrest.org
10am-noon
An informal sketching class open to students and adults of all ages with supplies provided. Beginners, as well as experienced artists are welcome to come and relax on our trails, while sketching nature in its most beautiful setting. Pre-registration required.

12/08/2007 - 12/08/2007
30th Annual Rockwellian Christmas in the Park
Village
Hammondsport, NY 14840
607/569-2989
Christmas festival with a Norman Rockwell theme; village shop windows decorated as re-created Saturday Evening Post covers, musical performances, free hay wagon rides and the arrival of Santa

12/08/2007 - 12/09/2007
Holiday Wines & Pines, A Seasonal Sale-abrationKeuka Lake Wineries
Hammondsport, NY 800-320-0735
800-320-0735
Website: http://: http://www.drfrankwines.com/
Holiday Wines and Pines is sponsored by three national award-winning Keuka Lake wineries: *Dr. Frank’s Vinifera Wine Cellars *Heron Hill Winery *Hunt Country Vineyards Enjoy a relaxing, stress-free wine and holiday shopping getaway! Bring in the holidays without the rush and stress. Shop in relaxation without the crowds! All three wineries are just 10-15 minutes apart on the beautiful western flank of Keuka Lake. How about a wonderful shopping getaway to the heart of the gorgeous Finger Lakes? Taste wines and browse a wide and wonderful array of gifts. Check out our Red and Green Tag Sale, and gift baskets. Find the perfect presents and stocking stuffers for family and friends. Stock up on wine for the holidays. Let the beautiful scent of pine follow you home. The author Aaron Lazar will also be at Dr. Frank's on Sunday December 9th. Aaron Lazar's founding book of the LeGarde Mystery series, Double Forte was released in January, 2005. Upstaged was released in October, 2005. His third, Tremolo: cry of the loon will be released via Twilight Times Books in fall, 2007. Email: aaron.lazar@yahoo.com Admission is FREE and no reservations are required. Hours of Operation: 10 am to 5 pm on weekdays and Saturdays, Noon to 5 pm on Sundays.

11/16/2007 - 12/31/2007
17th Annual Dollhouse & Miniatures Exhibit
Glenn H Curtiss Museum
8419 Rte 54
Hammondsport, NY 14840
607/569-2160
Website: http://www.glennhcurtissmuseum.org
daily 10am-4pm
More than 70 displays include doll houses of all styles and ages, from Victorian to farm to modern, including Barbie, and many other special themes.

For more information please visit www.corningfingerlakes.com