Contributed by Dr. Robert Kiltz / CNY Fertility, CNY Healing Arts, MindBodySmile

Dr Kiltz wants to welcome everyone to view the Food for Thought TV series on WCNY (channel 12) this Friday at 12:30 PM and again at 10PM. He invites you to join in the upcoming segment with Chris Xavier and George Kilpatrick.

On Food for Thought this July 4th Dr. Robert Kiltz, A.K.A. Dr. Rob, talks about how the art of cooking and the positive intentions of the day can be a growth and uplifting event for us all. On the TV show he describes how he takes 15-30 minutes first thing each morning to create the day with a positive intention and attitude. By aligning ourselves with those positive thoughts and ideas for the day, we are more likely to see a brighter and fulfilling day. Dr. Rob invites all of us to create a similar environment which would be an uplifting and positive experience. This allows us to create our positive day and remember that each of us has a choice of focusing on a positive or negative attitude.

Dr. Rob also discusses, on Food for Thought, how a response can be positive and reflective or it can be reactive and negative. So for each day we should focus and work on creating our beautiful environment. Remember, it only takes a few moments to focus on the positive and see the beauty of life. Besides rambling on about the brain and positive thinking, Dr. Rob also spent some time cooking up a great recipe with grilled salmon, a fantastic Caesar salad and sautéed asparagus. So remember to enjoy the day and enjoy the food of life!

Don’t forget to tune in to Food for Thought on WCNY TV (channel 12) Friday July 4th at 12:30PM or, if you’re busy with a family barbecue watch the repeat airing later in the evening while you are relaxing from the day’s events at 10PM.

Click here to see the recipe Dr. Rob cooked, or even try it yourself.

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Contributed by Anyela’s Vineyards

John Spillett Jazz Duo with pianist Andrew Carrol will entertain the crowd this week-end at Anyela’s Vineyards.

Details:
Saturday, July 5th 5PM - 8PM
Anyela’s Vineyards, Skaneateles, NY

For more information:

JohnSpillett.com
anyelasvineyards.com
Or call 315-488-8899

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Contributed by Laura Ponticello

Dear Friends,

Amelia Earhart said “No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.”

My heart was incredibly moved by this community’s gift of giving at the Summer Book Lover’s Party hosted by Laura’s List: Books for Women at Creekside Books & Coffee. Over 135 women and couples stood shoulder to shoulder, as Dr. Barbara Connor and Akuot Leek, a Lost Girl of Sudan inspired the audience with their personal experiences in the Sudan.

Leek’s brother is John Bul Dau, author of “God Grew Tired of Us”and a survivor of unsurmountable odds. During the civil strife in Duk Payuel, Sudan, Leek’s village was burnt to the ground, children abducted, and those that survived were forced to walk thousands of miles through alligator infested waters to find shelter in refugee camps. Leek now attends college in Central New York and serves as inspiration for women of all ages- that a resilient spirit can’t be broken.

As a result of this evening, funds were raised to help support the Duk Lost Boys Clinic. Together, we made a difference and for that I have tremendous gratitude.

The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation tells us that health benefits exist when one performs an act of kindness to include:

- The health benefits and sense of well-being return for hours or even days whenever the helping act is remembered.

- An increased sense of self-worth, greater happiness, and optimism, as well as a decrease in feelings of helplessness and depression, is achieved.

Laura Ponticello,
Laura’s List: Books for Women

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Contributed by Holly Knott / Skaneateles Artisans

Artist Opening and Anniversary Party:

Skaneateles Artisans, 11 Fennell St., Skaneateles. First Friday, July 4th, 6:00 – 9:00pm.

Skaneateles Artisans is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit featuring artists Carol Adamec (sculpture), Cheri Haring (pottery) and Barbara Schramm (traditional and trompe l’oeil painting). Music by Peterson and Dennihy, Alternative Folk. Refreshments will be served to also celebrate our 1st birthday. Through July 31. The gallery offers off-street parking and accepts major credit cards. Visit their website at www.skaneatelesartisans.com. For more information, call 315-685-8580.

Nourish your spirit, foster the arts, and increase your knowledge of the process of creating art.

Drive and or walk to the unique shops, restaurants and lodging facilities in Skaneateles to meet artists who create visual or performing art. View their work and enjoy entertainment and refreshments.

Look for merchants displaying a blue ribbon. Inside find an artist to speak with, while enjoying the commerce of the establishment.

Artist’s Bios:

Carol Adamec

Carol Adamec, a native of Long Island, completed her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree at Alfred University College of Ceramics with a major in sculpture and a minor in education. Working with Albert Paley and Wendall Castle, she received a Master’s from SUNY Brockport with her thesis in metal working. Since the early 90’s, she has completed numerous graduate study courses at Syracuse University in ceramics, photography and her love, sculpture - working with Roger Mac, Mary Giehl and Matthew Gehring.

Ms Adamec has been interested in clay working since elementary school using her recess time to do additional ceramic projects in the art room. Encouragement by her parents got her involved in her first community show in 1966. An honorable mention award and her first professional sales told her this was the career she was meant to follow. The International Special Olympic Games in Brockport, NY in 1982 had her sending works all over the world.

She lived in the Rochester, NY area until 1985 participating in many Rochester and Buffalo area shows and galleries as well as several on Long Island, Westchester County and Florida. Alfred University and SUNY Brockport both have her works in their permanent collections. She has won numerous local and state-wide awards for her bronze castings, ceramic sculptures and pottery.

Along with caring for a family and engaging in a full-time teaching career, Ms Adamec continued to create elegant sculptures and one-of-a-kind pottery pieces with husband Neville’s strong encouragement. Recently retired as an art teacher from Westhill High School in Syracuse, NY, she also has taught an adult clay class through BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services). “I enjoy teaching and even kept that in mind when I purchased my home/studio so it would be easy for people to get to”.

An active member and past president of the Syracuse Ceramics Guild, Ms. Adamec often creates pieces in clay which she then makes into bronze castings, continuing the tradition of lost wax casting that her jeweler grandfather used many years ago.

Graceful, elegant and sensual are all terms that people use to describe Ms. Adamec’s works.

Sherry Chayat, a free-lance writer for the Syracuse Post-Standard, described Ms. Adamec’s work: ”Her abstract figurative forms remind me of the choreography of Martha Graham. Sleek and rhythmic, they thrust assertively outward and curl protectively inward, exemplifying the principles of contraction and release. The planes and curves of their elegant, elongated limbs seem in perpetual motion….Adamec’s expressionism emanates organically from these shapes. There’s nothing forced or labored about it. “

Cheri Haring

Cheri Haring’s work exhibits the strength and flexibility, the hardness and the softness of clay. Random alterations to traditional forms are her way of bringing movement and excitement to clay.

Two seasons of intensive Clay concentration at Penland, North Carolina and Tokoname, Japan, and 17 years of living on the Rhode Island shore greatly influence Haring’s pottery. Her stoneware is ergonomic and functional, and yet reflects ebb and flow, fluidity and strength of the ocean and our lives.

Barbara Schramm

Barbara’s artworks are original pieces. Although often influenced by museum originals or historically documented designs, they will be somewhat similar but none can be exactly the same. Often her paintings are on the fine cabinetry of her husband John. She has also created and copyrighted “Old World Father Christmas” [Santa's] beginning in 1983, creating new editions annually.

As a decorative painter and American Folk Artist, she obtained a large part of her schooling in the oral tradition. Rather than receiving a formal education through the university system, she has been involved in countless private instructions, seminars, and extensive personal research since she began her studies in the decorative arts in 1978, thereby cultivating her passion to preserve these rich traditions of European as well as American Decorative Painting. Her experience, in short, has led her to be both a historian and practitioner of the Early American decorative arts.

Barbara’s paintings are represented in numerous private collections, specialty shops, historic house tours and art exhibits throughout the country.

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Contributed by The Greener Bean Organic Farmer’s Market

The Greener Bean

Central New York’s premier Organic Farmers’ Market

Saturday’s 8am till noon June 14, 2008 through mid-October harvest dependant

Parking lot of the P&C Grocery store at 40 Fennell Street, Skaneateles.

New Produce Every Week:

Week One: Saturday June 14, 2008

Vendors opening the venue included Harvest Home Organics and Black Brook Farms www.blackbrookfarms.com. While the vendors supplied a wide array of produce, the weather was slightly less than companionable with a mix of mist and light showers. Joining our vendors were representatives of St. James Episcopalian Church’s Ecoministries – selling their enviro-friendly shopping bags for $2.00 a piece.

Week Two: Saturday June 21, 2008

The produce was popping, the weather was behaving and an armful of foot-traffic walked our way. The word is out and people are discovering this additional bounty in our community.

We welcomed Natalie and Roxanne of Wild Hare Farm, who will be temporarily selling with Harvest Home Organics.

We support the Thursday 3:30-6:30pm Farmers’ Market at the Skaneateles Community Center!

Week Three: Saturday June 28, 2008

New vendors are coming! We welcome Ursula Rutledge of Slow-To Go Organic Foods

www.slowto-go.com , who will be selling Seasonal Local Organic Whole and Prepared Whole Foods. This is it: Your Alternative To Fast Food -Soups -Salads -Sandwiches -Artisan Bread -Pastry –Desserts. They specialize in: Vegetarian, Vegan, Enlightened Omnivore, and Organic.

We also welcome Heamore Farms - Shannon will join us later while Black Brook Farms helps to sell their beautiful Gouda, Dunlap curd cheese, and fantastic yogurt called Labneh. I have sampled them and am hooked!

Skaneateles. . .the cleaner lake to grow The Greener Bean !

The Greener Bean would like to recognize and thank Misty Schwab for our amazing logo,

THANKS.

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Contributed by Claire Affleck / Claire Affleck Training

Claire Affleck Training will be hosting a Horse Camp the week of July 14th-18th, 9am-3pm. The camp is open to all children ages 7 & up. We encourage both beginners and more experienced riders to join us.

Besides working on riding skills, students will learn proper horsemanship which includes the daily care of the horse, basic vet care, feeding, cleaning, and will be able to watch a demonstration given by a horse shoer.

We not only focus on horse skills, our hope is also that children gain life skills such as self confidence, self esteem, leadership skills, and positive communication.

For more information please contact Claire Affleck at 315.317.2608, affleck03@sbc.edu , or www.claireafflecktraining.com.

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Contributed by Joe Strodel / Skaneateles Area Arts Council

Skaneateles Area Arts Council’s free concert “Sinatra’s Faves” which is on Saturday, July 5th at 7PM in the gazebo at Clift Park, next to the Pier, in Skaneateles NY. The concert features the Mario DeSantis Orchestra with three leading CNY vocalists: Ronnie Leigh, Maria DeSantis, and Keith Congdon.

People are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs. It promises to be an evening of relaxation and beautiful sounds, come join us!

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Contributed by Erika Davis / Creekside Books & Coffee

Creekside Books & Coffee, an independent bookstore and coffeehouse in Skaneateles, welcomes author Rachel Guido DeVries on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 7PM who will be discussing her currently penned book for children entitled: Teeny Tiny Tino’s Fishing Story.

About The Author:
Rachel is a Southern-Italian American, and a much-published poet, children’s book author, and novelist. She grew up near Paterson, NJ, and has lived in central New York since 1970.

Her first picture book for young readers, Teeny Tiny Tino’s Fishing Story, is forthcoming from Bordighera Books. She taught creative writing through the Humanistic Studies Center of
Syracuse University from 1985 to 2003, where she was awarded Teacher of the Year in 1993, and where she directed the Young Writers’ Workshop in Syracuse University’s Summer Program for Youth from 2000 to 2003.

A recent collection of poems, the Brother Inside Me, was published in 2007 by Guernica Books. Her first book of poems was published in 1978. In 1984, Rachel founded the Community Writers’ Project, in Syracuse, NY, which she directed until 1995. She is a past director of The Women’s Writers Center, formerly in Cazenovia, NY, and of the Feminist Women’s Writing Workshops. A recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction in 1987, she was a poet-in-the schools in upstate New York. She is the author of two chapbooks of poems for young readers, Ear Wax and Hockey Sticks, and The Purple Potato and Other Poems. Her poems have appeared in magazines including Yellow Silk, Voices in Italian Americana, the Paterson Literary Review, and Blueline. Rachel Guido DeVries lives in Cazenovia, NY.

Available for readings and/or workshops in poetry, fiction, autobiography; Mother/Daughter workshops; women’s workshops; workshops for young writers; Re/Discovering the Heart: A Workshop about Coming to Voice; Creative Writing Workshops for Public School Teachers; and more

“Ms. Guido DeVries is a multi-talented author with much to share,” says Erika Davis, owner of Creekside Books and Coffee. “I am looking forward to adding a selection of her available works to our LOCAL AUTHORS collection.”

Other Titles Include:
Tender Warriors (a novel) Firebrand Books, 1986
How to Sing to a Dago (poems), Guernica Editions, 1996
Gambler’s Daughter, (poems) Guernica Editions, 2001- a finalist in the 2002 Paterson Poetry Prize

Creekside Books & Coffee is located at 35 Fennell Street in Skaneateles. The bookstore is the only retail store in the village selling new hardcover and paperback books as well as toys, gifts, greeting cards and other merchandise. The coffeehouse features the freshest roasted coffee in town, a light fare menu and a pleasant atmosphere to relax and enjoy.

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Contributed by Niles Gourmet

If you’re looking for something to do after your big shebang on Independence Day, stop over to Niles Gourmet. Let us handle the food, the entertainment and the ambiance.

Sunday, July 6th from 2-4PM we will hold Blues on the Deck featuring the music of Chris Farrar and cooking up Buffalo and Ostrich on the BBQ. Come join us for a relaxing and enjoyable end to your holiday week-end.

Visit our website or call us at 315.784.5015 for directions.

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Contributed by Paul Torrisi / Skaneateles Country Club

If anyone can offer a couple of hours over the July 4th weekend it would be greatly appreciated. The 70th Anniversary Lightning Regatta should be an amazing event but we need a huge number of volunteers to pull it off.

We are expecting over 500 People and 150 sailboats and we need help:

Details:
70th Anniversary Lightning Sailing Regatta (read more on the website)

Location:
Skaneateles Country Club

When:
Friday July 4th – Sunday July 6th 2008

What:
2 Hour volunteer shifts
Fri: 8AM – 10PM
Sat: 6AM – 10PM
Sun: 6AM – 4PM

** Please call Paul Torrisi at 415-9017 or email at paul_torrisi@ml.com if you would like to help, or if you know somebody who would like to get involved.

Thanks to all for your support!

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Contributed by Sandi Mulconry / Group M Communications

From antique and classic boats, to polo and opera, to blues and barbecue—Skaneateles has it all during the last weekend of July.

Antique and Classic Boat Show – July 25-27

The Antique and Classic Boat Show, hosted by the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce and the Finger Lakes Chapter (FLC) of the Antique and Classic Boat Society, celebrates its 30th anniversary this year with displays on water and land (in Clift Park), musical entertainment, and activities for the entire family.

Among the land displays will be one depicting a slice-of-life from the early 1940s, when the boats were popular.

The backdrop of the display—created by FLC member Arnie Rubenstein—is an 8-foot-square photo of the Skaneateles Boat Co. and its staff members, marking production of the 1,000th Comet sailboat. A workbench in front of the photo contains a 1941 telephone, a 1941 radio and a mannequin dressed as one of the boat company’s craftsmen. Visitors who pick up the phone will hear gossip about costs of the day. The radio station will be “tuned” to five channels—one with a recording of the news bulletin announcing the attack on Pearl Harbor, two with period music, and two with old radio shows. The display will be on view in the lobby of M&T Bank, 33 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles, for a few weeks prior to the show. Following the show, it will be donated to the Skaneateles Historical Society.

This year’s boat show poster—featuring Lightning sailboats and a 1930s-vintage Chris-Craft Runabout—was developed around a watercolor painting by Rochester artist Paul Allen Taylor. Taylor is a self-taught painter whose seascapes and landscapes have won acclaim for their bold, clean colors and impressionistic style. Copies of the poster will be sold at the Lightning Regatta (July 4-6 at the Skaneateles Country Club) and the Antique and Classic Boat Show; in addition, Taylor will autograph copies at Mid-Lakes Navigation during the July 4 First Friday art night. The original painting will be sold through silent auction, with a $700 reserve.

The show gets under way Friday afternoon, with the local Sea Scouts announcing the arrival of each exhibiting boat with a bosun’s pipe. Additional highlights of the show include the parade of boats (Saturday at 3 p.m.), historical village tours, children’s activities, and displays by the Syracuse Model Boat Club.

Live music will be provided by the Skaneateles Community Band (Friday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.), Bone and Doolittle (Saturday from noon to 3 p.m.) and the Soda Ash Six (Sunday from noon to 3 p.m.).

As in past years, raffle tickets will be sold for toy boats filled with prizes. This year’s themes are gifts for a man, gifts for a woman, gifts for a child, gifts for a lake lover and gifts to pamper yourself. Tickets–$2 each; $5 for three; $20 for 20—will go on sale mid-month at the Chamber office and at village businesses.

The Antique and Classic Boat Show is sponsored by M&T Bank, and is organized by the Finger Lakes Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society in partnership with the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce and Merchants’ Association. This year’s contributing sponsors are the Sherwood Inn, Time Warner Cable, CherryPharm and the Syracuse Sports Corp. For more information, go to http://www.skaneateles.com or call 315-685-0552.

Polo for Opera – July 25 and 27

The 15th annual Alan Byer Volvo

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Contributed by Christine Briel / Skaneateles Design

I’ve been working closely with Dr. Robert Kiltz on a new community wellness website. It just launched this past Monday and we already have a really nice team of contributors on the site. There will be alot of enhancements to the site as we mush forward including many new faces in the “People” list.

Here’s some initial feedback from a few of our visitors:

“It reminds me of iVillage”

“It’s nice to have a positive place to go with everything that’s going on in the world today”

Below is a little description of the mission of the website:

- “MindBodySmile.com is an online community launched in June of 2008 by Dr. Rob, bringing together people from all walks of life to discuss how the simple act of focusing our attention on the positive in our universe can profoundly affect us and the people around us in our everyday lives.

Dr. Rob believes that each of us must actively seek to engage and interact with others in our sphere of influence in a positive and joyful manner, and that this endeavor is paramount and central to Life.”

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Contributed by Susan Mark / Skaneateles Festival

Skaneateles Festival: World Class Music By The Lake

SKANEATELES FESTIVAL UNVEILS 2008 SUMMER SEASON
Four weeks of music that will transport you!
Jazzing it up with Grammy–winning Turtle Island Quartet
The grandeur of the Concert Organ with David Higgs
Imani Winds, Tai Murray, Miró Quartet, and more international sensations

Skaneateles NY – 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.

Week One – All That Jazz
August 7-9

The Festival takes off this year with some of the best genre-obliterating musicians on today’s musical scene. The first concert of the season is a free FamilyFest! entitled “Music is Fun”, with Imani Winds, a dynamic Afro-Euro-Ameri-Latin cultural phenomenon. That evening, Imani Winds will transport audiences all over the globe and into new realms, with works from Gershwin, Poulenc, and an Afro-Cuban Concerto. As their Swahili name (“Imani”, or “Faith”) suggests, this group will make you believe in what music can do.

The week continues with more musical wonder for all - an exciting FREE Community Concert at the village’s lakeside gazebo. On Friday the 8th, at 2:00 pm, the jazzy, forward-thinking, Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet will perform. And it doesn’t stop there. Friday evening, the Turtle Island Quartet and Imani Winds will be joined by celebrated local bassoonist Gregory Quick to delight and enchant with works from Martinu to tango master Astor Piazzolla. On Saturday, All That Jazz comes to a rousing conclusion as the Turtle Island Quartet brings their own indefinable sparkle to beloved standards. In reviewing their Grammy-winning CD “A Love Supreme”, All Music Guide says, “The Turtle Island Quartet has the chops, the guts, the soul, the spirit and the taste to take on the musical legacy of John Coltrane”.

Week Two – Wordplay
August 13 – 16

Week Two tracks some of the most stunning moments in the inexorable love affair between words and music. See firsthand how words from stories, poems, and even jotted notes can give rise to some of the most magnificent music ever written.

The wonderland of words starts with a Wednesday morning free FamilyFest! event, “Musical Storytime!”, Bruce Adolphe’s clever, delightful musical settings of classic fairytales, narrated by Skaneateles native soprano Joanna Manring. That evening, the finer things in life come together as special event “Villas, Vittles, and Fiddles” brings tasty treats, unbeatable ambience, and, of course, a shimmering musical experience in a magnificent home by the lake. On Thursday evening, listeners will experience the music of Copland set to the poems of Emily Dickinson, and indulge in some of the richest interactions between words and music, including Schubert’s beloved “Death and the Maiden”. Renowned performers include soprano Sari Gruber, (proclaimed “nothing short of sensational” by Opera Magazine), and the stunning Miró Quartet.

Friday, a special pre-concert Behind the Scenes chat with Miró Quartet violist John Largess will spill the secrets behind the evening’s concert, which includes three pieces from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet. On Saturday, the Festival orchestra enchants by the lake with Samuel Barber’s dream-like, nostalgic Knoxville: Summer of 1915, as well as works from Handel, Haydn, and Rossini.

Week Three – As the Century Turns
August 20 – 23

This week celebrates the incredible dynamism in musical and artistic culture in Europe, especially Vienna and Paris, just before and after 1900. Startlingly alive and varied, this place/time combo couldn’t be a richer treasure chest of music’s finest moments.

The week begins with a special, free Open Rehearsal in the afternoon and a Turn-of-the-Century Organ Recital in the evening with David Higgs. Higgs, who has dazzled audiences from Vienna to Lincoln Center, returns to Skaneateles by popular demand, following his extraordinary performance here in 2006, when he delighted audiences with his lively commentary as well as his musical prowess. On Thursday, enjoy “An Evening in Old Vienna” and on Friday, delight in “An Evening in Paris”, with music from Schoenberg, Brahms, Debussy, Satie, and more, performed by baritone Randall Scarlata, David and Phillip Ying of the Ying Quartet, pianist Elinor Freer, Israeli violinist Ittai Shapira, and renowned cellist Alexis Pia Gerlach.

The week closes on Saturday evening at Brook Farm with one of the most exciting young violinists performing today, the enchanting Tai Murray, making her second appearance in Skaneateles to perform Vaughan Williams’ breathtaking The Lark Ascending. Other unforgettable music this evening comes from the works of Grieg, Elgar, and Wagner, played by the Festival Chamber Orchestra under the stars.

Week Four – Listeners’ Choice
August 27 – 30

We asked last season’s audience to choose, and they chose well! The concluding week of the 2008 season features some of the most glorious, exciting music ever written, with each piece particularly requested by the Festival’s devoted audience.

This week of popular demand will open on Wednesday with workshops for students, providing young musicians with the unique experience of one-on-one coaching by outstanding Festival musicians. Thursday and Friday concerts bring together incomparable musicians! Captivating young cellist Julie Albers joins forces with Artistic Director David Ying for Schubert’s majestic “Cello Quintet”, then pairs with the electrifying pianist Adam Neiman on Rachmaninoff’s lush Cello Sonata in G minor. The Rochester Philharmonic’s Joanna Basset, flute, dynamic returning violinist Mark Fewer, and many other musical stars will be performing the works of Rachmaninoff, Beethoven, Arensky, Joan Tower, and more, all by our listeners’ special request!

On Saturday, August 30, the Festival’s 2008 Finale brings back long-time festival favorite, conductor Peter Bay, to lead the Festival Chamber Orchestra in some of the most well-loved works in the repertoire. Stravinsky’s thrilling “Dumbarton Oaks”, Bach’s unforgettable Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, and Mozart’s sublime Sinfonia Concertante will wave a glorious season adieu under the summer night.

Locations and Tickets

Skaneateles Festival concerts are held Thursday and Friday evenings at 8:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church, 97 East Genesee Street in downtown Skaneateles. Friday evening post-concert receptions are also held in the church, and are open to all audience members. On Saturdays, concerts are performed at 7:30 pm from the porch of Brook Farm, a lakeside estate 2.5 miles south of Skaneateles on West Lake Road (Route 41A). Audiences are welcome to arrive as early as 6:00 pm and bring picnic suppers to enjoy on the lawn overlooking the lake. In the event of inclement weather, Saturday concerts move indoors to Skaneateles High School. Venue changes may be confirmed by calling 315/685-7418 or visiting www.skanfest.org after 3:00 pm on concert days.

FamilyFest!

Free family concerts are held Wednesday mornings at 11:00 am at the First Presbyterian Church. Open Rehearsals and Student Workshops are also held at the First Presbyterian Church.

Festival tickets are reasonably priced. Single tickets range from $15 to $30. Children under 13 may attend evening concerts free in “B” seating, though tickets are required for all ages. Discounted season subscriptions and weekly passes are available. FamilyFest! concerts, Student Workshops, and Open Rehearsals are FREE to audience members. Tickets for the special event “Villas, Vittles and Fiddles” are $60 per person and capacity is limited. For more information and a complete schedule, call 315/685-7418 or visit www.skanfest.org.

Media Information: To arrange a press visit to the Skaneateles Festival, for photographs, or to schedule an interview, please contact the Festival by calling 315/685-7418. A complete festival schedule, high resolution pictures and other resources are also available on the website at www.skanfest.org. Click on “For the Media” on the right-hand side of the home page.

Additional Background: Since 1980, the Skaneateles Festival has grown from a few concerts in the local library to a month-long celebration each August that attracts some of the world’s finest musicians, involves more than 125 community volunteers, and draws audiences from all over the Northeastern United States.

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Contributed by Holly Knott / Skaneateles Artisans

Artist Demo: Skaneateles Artisans, 11 Fennell St., Skaneateles. Saturday, 6/21, free, 12:00 – 3:00pm. Liz and Rich Micho: “Making Garden Art.” Liz and Rich will demonstrate their unique method of creating stained glass garden ornaments that add color and art to your garden all year long. The gallery offers off-street parking and accepts major credit cards. Visit their website at www.skaneatelesartisans.com. For more information, call 315-685-8580.

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Contributed by Tom Seeley / Skaneateles Sunrise Rotary Club

UPCOMING EVENTS, INFORMATION AND OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST

Bulletin #2008-23 Date: June 19, 2008

Programs

TODAY

Mike Wahlrab Sails into Retirement
June 26 – Seitz Building, Jeremy Gorelick
July 3 – Club Assembly

Suggestions for future programs are always welcome. Please forward your ideas to Toni at tonicurt27@aol.com.

News & Notes

Remodel triggers move From Jackson, Mich. to Syracuse, NY

Every time Maggie and John Gilson remodel their house, they move.
Originally from Green Bay, Wisc., Maggie and John relocated to Jackson, Mich. with their three children in tow. Together, they built a business there starting with a 18-hole golf course that expanded to include catering and also a construction business. After selling the business and retiring for a few years, they decided to remodel their house again.
Naturally, it wasn’t long before the opportunity of a lifetime arose and they packed their bags for Central New York where the business was hired to perform all of the HVAC contracting work for the Destiny USA project.
John Gilson is Commissioning Agent/Site Project Manager for John E. Green Company, a mechanical contracting firm based in Highland Park, Mich. The Gilsons did not move here to build a mall, John says, but to provide leading edge technology to the Destiny USA project.
John and his company are working to provide an advanced HVAC system that will help Destiny achieve the Platinum level under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System.
Our club’s newest [guest] member has wasted no time getting involved with the community. Maggie active in her Rotary Club back in Jackson, Michigan, which is about an hour from Detroit and Toledo and 30 minutes from Lansing, Mich. has informally joined our club as a visiting member. In addition to coming to our meetings, Maggie has volunteered to help with Stella Maris’ Strawberry Festival and also helped out at the Father’s Day Pancake Breakfast. With the exception of the community’s skepticism over the Destiny USA project, Maggie and John have found everyone

Maggie and John live on Lakeview Circle not far from Toni and Curt Feldman.

Tractor Raffle Nets more than $1,200, winner elects cash prize

This year’s tractor raffle was a resounding success, earning our highest take ever. Final returns are still trickling in, but as of the first count, the raffle netted more than $1,200.00, all of which will be used for our club’s service projects.

Joe Siracusa of Wagon Wheel Drive was the winner of the raffle and elected for the cash prize.

Special thanks to all of those who showed up to sell at the breakfast, including Marion, John Paddock, John Rooney, Daryle Pickering, Paul Frickey, Mike Wahlrab, Toni Feldman, Dave Cutten and your author.

Club Business & Dates to Remember

Call to Order; Pledge of Allegiance & Invocation
Introduction of Guests/Visitarians
Happy Dollars & Fines

District Major Events
June 23 – District Changing of the Guard with Rotary International President Wilf Wilkerson.

Old Business

Committee Reports

Club Administration
President – Marion Krauter
Treasurer – Toni Feldmann
Secretary – John Rooney
Service Projects
Food Pantry – Daryle Pickering
Sea Scouts – John Paddock
Programs – Toni Feldmann
Early Act – Tom Seeley
Fire Equipment – Chris Bruna
Service Committee – John Rooney
Winterfest & Craft Fair – Paddock/Krauter
Membership (& Retention) – All
Social Chair – Paul Torrisi
Sergeant at Arms – Daryle Pickering

Program

Maggie & John Gilson discuss their business move

Evening Club Programs

TODAY – Kokosa/Keefe – Year-End Summary
June 26 – Rutan – Year End Summary; Jack Emmer Classification
July 3 – Hennessy & Kokosa – Changing of the Guard.

Officers & Directors

Officers

President – Marion Krauter
President-Elect – Tom Seeley
Past President – Daryle Pickering
Treasurer – Toni Feldman
Sergeant-at-Arms – Daryle Pickering
Secretary – John Rooney

Committee Chairs

Club Service – John Rooney
Food Pantry – Daryle Pickering
Membership – Daryle Pickering
Program Chair – Toni Feldman
Rotary Foundation – John Paddock
Social Chair – Paul Torrisi
Youth Exchange/RYLA – John Paddock

Members

Sidney Beckwith, Christopher Bruna, Dave Cutten, Robert DeWetter, Toni Feldmann, Paul Frickey, Maggie Gilson (visitor), Douglas Hill, Marion Krauter,John Paddock, Daryle Pickering, John Rooney, Thomas Seeley, Patrick Taylor, Paul Torrisi, Michael Wahlrab, Rhett Weiss

Exchange Students

Sarah Bierbaum (Germany)
Lucas Grob (Switzerland)
Eddy Tasia (Belgium)
Nico Avalle (Argentina)

TRY OUR ROTARY WEBSITES

Our District Website: http://www.rotary7150.org/
Rotary International: http://www.rotary.org/
RYLA http://www.rotaryryla.com/
Skaneateles Rotary: http://www.skaneatelesrotary.org/
e-club http://www.rotaryeclubny1.com

SUNRISE EDITORS
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