Stardust Players present The Wedding Singer

THE WEDDING SINGER
Friday and Saturday, September 17-18, 2010, 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: Adult - $12 and Senior/Student - $10.
Processing and facility maintenance fees apply.
For tickets, call 607-734-8191 or 800-724-0159; or...


It's 1985 and rock-star wannabe Robbie Hart is New Jersey's favorite wedding singer. Ironically, he is left standing at the altar on his own wedding day. Convinced by his friends to go back to work, Robbie befriends Julia Sullivan, a waitress who works at the reception hall where he sings, and who is about to marry a cheating skunk. As Robbie helps Julia plan for her wedding, they begin to fall for each other, and Robbie realizes that if either of them are ever going to be happy, he's going to have to confess his feelings for her.

If you liked the movie The Wedding Singer, you will love the musical! Awesome new songs that are hilarious while others that are heart-warming...some that are both! This show has a rating of PG 13.

The Stardust Players is a non-profit community theater group that was established to provide a theater group for area teens. It is a division of Stagekids children’s theater that was founded in 2002 by Debbie Troia and the Corning Family YMCA. They are sponsored by The Lake Country Players community theater group in Watkins Glen.

Corning Fine Arts Features Amy Haney

Corning Fine Arts is proud to present the work of Amy Haney in the exhibition Maritime.

The exhibition continues through Thursday September 30, 2010

Artist Statement:
Making artworks based on sea life over the past year has been educational and continuously inspiring. I find a delicacy and strength in fragile earth collectibles. Like any Midwesterner, I have collected and marveled over the varieties of shells found at visited beaches. There is a duality of power and weakness in these creatures. Like a portrait of the sea, I’m researching, collecting and documenting its existence.

Artist Biography:
Amy Haney received her BFA from the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida and her MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. Both of her degrees are specifically in printmaking. She teaches Watercolor and Drawing at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Drawing and Printmaking at the Metropolitan Community College. She also works out of her studio at Hot Shops Art Center in downtown Omaha and is the Assistant Director at the Omaha Printmakers Guild in the same building.

YCAC 35th Anniversary Exhibit

YCAC 35th Anniversary Exhibit runs from September 17th to October 18th, 2010 at the Yates Gallery and features the work of YCAC artists in a celebration of 35 years of contributions to the arts in Yates and surrounding counties.

All of our artists have been asked to donate works to support to ongoing programs of YCAC and Yates Gallery. At the opening reception on Friday, September 17th, there will be a silent auction of all the donated artwork with bids starting at $35. What a fantastic opportunity to become the proud owner of a beautiful work of art!

Check out donated items here. More are being added daily. There will be music, fun and a chance to meet the artists at the Opening, as well as food. Come enjoy, listen to the music of harpist Trudy Moon, and bid often and high. Plan to take home a stunning work by a YCAC artist.

For the remainder of this show pieces of art work donated to the Center by the local artists will be sold, for the benefit of the Art Center, at the unique price of $35, which is a wonderful bargain price for everyone. Don't let this chance to support our local artists and YCAC slip away. Come to the opening and bid. Come after the opening and buy.

Program and listing of donated artwork (PDF 150KB)

Artists, please bring your donations to the Yates Gallery during gallery hours. For special drop-off or collection, contact Susan Harris at 315-536-8226.

Exhibit Dates: September 17, to October 18, 2010.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 10:00am to 4:00pm
Saturday, 9:00am to 3:00pm,
Monday, Closed

Opening reception: Friday, September 17, 5:00pm to 7:00pm.
Silent Auction: 5:00pm to 6:30pm Music for the reception will be provided by Trudy Moon, harpist.

Yates County Arts Center September Workshops

Featured Workshops:
September 18th & 19th, Ed Steinhilper will be returning with "Painting Alla Prima." "Watermedia Fun with Char DiGennero" is September 15th & 22nd.
For more info:
Yates County Arts Center • 119 East Elm St. Penn Yan, NY 14527 • ArtsCenter@ycac.org • Ph: 315.536.8226

Call for Artists

The Arc of Steuben is currently looking for artists who are willing to display artwork on the many huge walls of the Arc's new building - One Arc Way, Bath, NY. All artwork must be family friendly and can be listed for sale. Contact Information: Ethel Strickarz,(607) 776.4146

The Hammondsport Chamber of Commerce has announce the schedule for the 2010 “Music in the Park” series. Performances are held, rain or shine, from 6 – 8 pm in the Hammondsport Village Square.

JULY 1st ~ Southern Tier Jazz Band

JULY 8th ~ The Electro Kings (swing, boogie blues)

JULY 15th ~ Moose River Band

JULY 22nd ~ Hickory Project (Bluegrass/Folk)

JULY 29th ~ Town Pants

AUG 5th ~ Dee Specker & Bobbie Henrie (tres swing)

AUG 12th ~ Alec Smith & Co. (eclectic jazzy blues)

AUG 19th ~ Abagail Payne

AUG 26th ~ Buford & the Smokin’ Section

Additional concert on June 24th featuring the Corning Community Band.
Sponsored by the Hammondsport Rotary Club

*Village Ordinance prohibits alcohol in the park

Winner Announced in Poster Art Competition

The Hammondsport Chamber of Commerce sponsored a poster competition for the 2010 ‘Music in the Park’ summer concert series, with the winner receiving $500 and 2 runners-up receiving $100 each. The poster competition was made possible by the proceeds from the “Palettes of Keuka” which is a summer long art tour and auction in the greater Hammondsport/Keuka Lake area. The judging was held on June 5th and out of 18 entrants the winning design was painted by Melissa Pilkerton of Avoca. Melissa is a 20 year old nursing student at Corning Community College.

Her winning design will be made into the official poster for the event as well as sideline banners for the bandstand in the park. The Runners-Up were Kristi Bates of Hornell and Joanne Reagan-Case of Bath. An Honorable Mention was awarded to Sharon Maurice of Corning. Hammondsport’s “Music in the Park” has been a tradition for more than 100 years. Enjoyed by residents and visitors alike, Music in the Park is the place to be on Thursday evenings! This year there will be 9 concerts sponsored by the Hammondsport Chamber of Commerce in July and August. The Hammondsport Rotary Club will also host a concert on June 24th with the Corning Community Band performing. The rest of the schedule is as follows:

JULY 1st ~ Southern Tier Jazz Band
JULY 8th ~ The Electro Kings (swing, boogie blues)
JULY 15th ~ Moose River Band
JULY 22nd ~ Hickory Project (Bluegrass/Folk)
JULY 29th ~ Town Pants
AUG 5th ~ Dee Specker & Bobbie Henrie (tres swing)
AUG 12th ~ Alec Smith & Co. (eclectic jazzy blues)
AUG 19th ~ Abagail Payne
AUG 26th ~ TBA

Concerts are held every Thursday evening 6-8pm, rain or shine. For more information, visit www.hammondsport.org or call the Chamber @ 607-569-2989