Upcoming Finger Lakes Events & Festivals (2024)

FINGER LAKES LIVE MUSIC EVERY WEDNESDAY! SUPPORTING LOCAL, LIVE MUSIC, DELICIOUS FOOD, BEAUTIFUL VIEWS OF SENECA LAKE & BREATH-TAKING SUNSETS!

Ventosa Vineyards has free, local, live music year-round every Wednesday (and select other days), along with a buy 1, get 1 happy hour! If theweather is nice, music is out on our terrace…which comes with a beautiful view of Seneca Lake & sunsets that will take your breath away! Come support live, local music while enjoying yourself!
*BOGO happy hours only on Wednesdays

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SNOW WHITE
May 16–19, 2024
By Greg Banks
Music by Victor Zupanc

Expect the unexpected in this fabulous fairy tale with a twist! To start with, six of the seven dwarves are missing, so Snow White and Dwarf Four play fourteen characters—including Snow White, the huntsman, the prince, and all seven dwarves. Hilarity ensues in this wild retelling of a classic fairy tale about creativity, resilience, and friendship.

Please note that this show takes place INDOORS on the Hangar Theatre’s Niederkorn Stage.

Showtimes:
Thursday, May 16, at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, May 17, at 10:00 a.m.
Friday, May 17, at Noon
Saturday, May 18, at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 18, at Noon
Sunday, May 19, at 11:00 a.m.

Ticket Info:
Tickets are available individually or as a four-ticket “FlexPass” subscription. For more details on the 2024 KIDDSTUFF season at the Hangar Theatre, and to purchase tickets, please visit:

https://hangartheatre.org/buy-tickets/category/kiddstuff/list/

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2024 marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the New York State Park system, and we are celebrating it locally! Robert H. Treman State Park itself was opened to the public a century ago, and Buttermilk Falls State Park was established in 1924 as well.

The Friends of Robert H. Treman State Park (Tremanparkfriends.org) have worked with Finger Lakes State Parks education/interpretation staff to produce exhibits about state parks in Tompkins County and the Finger Lakes Region in the atrium of the Tompkins Center for History and Culture (tompkins-center.net) on the Ithaca Commons. Come on down and explore the displays and short videos, including a life-sized image of Robert H. Treman, benefactor and leader in the creation of our state parks in Tompkins County and throughout the region, as well as other local parks and preserves. We take a brief tour of the exhibits in this episode (#260) of Walk in the Park (Walkinthepark.tv)

Also on May 4, hundreds of volunteers across the state pitched in on “I Love My Park Day” to help prepare parks for this season and for generations to come. We go to Robert H. Treman State Park to see what was happening there, including interviews with Park Supervisor Cassie Lovelace, Park Manager Jim Brophy, and Finger Lakes State Park Regional Director Fred Bonn. I Love My Park Day is coordinated by Parks & Trails NY (ptny.org).

Walk in the Park is a non-commercial, public access, cable TV series shown on channel 13 in the Ithaca, NY area. Owl Gorge Productions (Owlgorge.com) produces Walk in the Park as a public service at PEGASYS Community Media Center (Pegasys.webstarts.com). Owl Gorge Productions is a Finger Lakes Tourism Alliance partner.

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Come be Celtic for the day (if you’re not already) and enjoy a pleasing array of sights, sounds and smells. This event includes: Highland Heavy Games, bag pipes, dance exhibitions, demonstrations, a large gathering of Scottish Clans, historical & heritage societies, artisans, kids activities, Celtic music, with headlining band 1916, and so much more. Free parking and the festival runs rain or shine.

For more information, visit the Finger Lakes Celtic Societywebsiteor email flceltic@yahoo.com

Event venue: Lincoln Hill Farms, 3792 NY 247, Canandaigua, NY

EVENT SCHEDULE:

• Gates Open 9:30am
• Highland Heavy Games (all 9 events); 9:30am-4:30pm
• Bag Pipes (8 bands); 10-5
• Opening Ceremonies & Mass Bands 11am
• Demonstrations (various locations); all day
• Vendors & Artisans 9:30am-7:30pm
• Kids Activities; 10-6
• Celtic Music & Dance; starts when gates open and goes till 7:30pm
• Headliner 1916 at 6:00pm

MUSIC:

• Lucky Enough
• Old World Warblers
• Brass Spittoon
• Fables & Fools
• Clan Tanquerius
• Doolin O’Dey
• Talon Fairbrother
• Headliner 1916 at 6:00pm

DANCE/PERFORMANCE GROUPS:

• Gracie and Karl Celtic Show
• Syracuse Scottish Country Dancers
• ROCeltic
• Roc Irish Dance
• Jamieson Irish Dance
• Witchy Women of the Finger Lakes

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Common Time Choral Group presents

WELCOME TO SPRING

Saturday, May 18, 2024
Pre-show: 7:00pm
Concert: 7:30pm
at the Clemens Center in Downtown Elmira

FREE EVENT

For more information, visit ClemensCenter.org or call the Clemens Center box office at 607-734-8191 or 800-724-0159.

Common Time Choral Group will present their spring concert, “Welcome to Spring” on Saturday May 18, 2024. David Peckham will do a pre- concert show on the Theater Organ at 7:00pm and the group comes on stage at 7:30pm. This is a show for the whole family to enjoy. Lots of great music by the group and soloists.

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Historic Geneva welcomes touring theater company Live History to Rose Hill Mansion for the interactive theatrical experience In Time on Saturday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Due to a mysterious nexus in time, four members of the Swan household have been ripped from the late 1800s to the present day. Each with their own goal, yet all share a common problem. They only have an hour to return to their own time, otherwise they risk being erased from history. To get back to their time, they need the help of Rose Hill visitors. The question remains will they be In Time?

This program has escape room, quest, and theatre elements. Visitors will explore the mansion with characters from Rose Hill’s history while collecting clues and completing tasks in this live-action scavenger hunt. Groups will leave every 30 minutes beginning at 11 a.m. The last group will leave at 5 p.m. The experience takes about an hour. Admission is $15 for adults and $10 for students. Tickets can be purchased in advance at historicgeneva.org or at the door the day of the event. The Carriage House Gift Shop will also be open for the event.

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Date & Time:

Saturday, May 18 & Sunday, May 19, 2024: 9:00am-4:00pm

Registration:

$300 per person - Includes morning pastry, lunch, a glass of wine, & instruction, both days.
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED:No walk-ins. Space limited to 14 students.

We are so pleased to team up with DJ Kitzel for yet another season of stonemasonry workshops here at Hunt Country Vineyards.

DJ is a natural instructor and sharer of talent, creativity, and skills. A truly unique weekend workshop having fun learning from this talented stone mason, teacher, artist, and renaissance man.

A combination of some great outdoor learning, comradery & tinkering with ancient stones. All accompanied by delicious locally catered lunches, outstanding Hunt Country wines, & gorgeous vineyard scenery.

Dry Laid Stone:

Dry-laid stonework is the ancient art of building with stone without the use of mortar. Common in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world, it is becoming increasingly popular in North America in functional hardscapes. This two-day course is designed to be a primer in the contemporary skills and applications of this timeless trade. Currently, there are few dry-laid stone workers in the Finger Lakes and demand is growing.

This course will be a hands-on experience of dry-laid wall construction.This class will build on skills learned in previous workshops. Beginnersare welcome, but this will be a more challenging build than in previous workshops, in terms of design and precision. Students who complete the course will be able to build free-standing stone walls, retaining walls, foundations, walkways and stairs. Hands-on learning will be mixed with direct instruction, discussion and working lunches. Participants will learn the tools, techniques, materials and traditions of this accessible art form.

This portable skill set is in demand by landscapers and builders alike. The trade requires few tools to get started. Other benefits of dry-laid stonework include personal creativity, fitness, and a deep connection to an ancient human experience.

There will be a tent on site to protect participants from sun and rain. All tools and materials will be provided. Participants should dress for the weather and wear sturdy shoes. Sunscreen, sun hat and a water bottle are recommended. You are also welcome to bring safety glasses, work gloves and any personal tools.

Instructor:

D.J. Kitzel is a stonemason, certified English teacher, and licensed wilderness guide with 34+ years of experience in the building trades, including masonry. He has worked on historic structures and new builds across Rochester and the Finger Lakes region while pursuing a life-long interest in these traditional trades.

Program:

Saturday morning will include introductions, course overview, expectations, and safety. Getting right into the project by 10am and throughout Saturday and Sunday. Instruction will be a combination of lecture, demonstration, and hands-on work to construct a functional wall. D.J. will provide instruction, all tools needed, and work songs.

Food:

BREAKFAST:
-There will be local pastry, coffee, and tea available upon your arrival both mornings.
-However, we encourage you to eat a hearty breakfast ahead of arrival, as you will be working hard all morning.

LUNCH:
-Locally catered lunches will be provided on Saturday and Sunday.

SNACKS, HYDRATION, & WINE:
- There are picnic items available to purchase in our tasting room, but please feel free to bring your own snacks if you feel you might need them before or after lunch. Hard work can make a person more hungry than usual.
- Hydrationis a requirement of hard work. We will have hot coffee, tea, and cold mint water available to you all day. Please bring a water bottle to refill throughout the day. We also have refreshing beverage options for purchase in our tasting room.
- An end of day glass of wine is included in your registration fee. Wine tastings, wines by the glass or bottle, and local beer are also available for purchase.

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