Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Memorial Day parade


Veteran seated at the left has three purple hearts. In the middle is a retired USAF Senior Master Sgt. At the right, although not a veteran himself, he is there proudly representing his father and grandfather who served; also, his son, a Navy man, was present and ready to march in the parade.












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Hours, days, weeks of planning go into preparations for parades. In charge of it all each year is local Tony Maio, who always appears unruffled by the weather or the festivities...















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Monday, May 30, 2011

Glass Fest 2011 ~ The final day




Performance at Centerway Square by the Hep Cats. Great big band sound. Vocals by local songbird Lou Anne Heth-Carson. See a video clip on Facebook and while you're there, Like my Corning NY Step by Step page.


Temporary Tats! Love this in pink, but mine is green...



Centerway Square ~ glass making demonstrations and musical entertainment.









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Market Street limited to foot traffic...


A free activity for all. Spin-paint a pair of sun shades...



More songbirds...



Antique car show. I couldn't decide which photos to include. They were all so gorgeous. I want those cars!











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Saturday, May 28, 2011

Saturday and sunshine at the Corning NY Glass Fest



It's Saturday and I spent three hours downtown at the GlassFest--day two for me. Imagine That's Rody wanted to be in my blog and climbed onto my shoulder. We look good together! Ginny has a huge selection of glass marbles. Who of us who grew up in the 40s and 50s doesn't remember drawing a circle in the dirt?!



For a $1 donation in the fundraiser jar, I got to make my own piece of candy in front of Beyond Baskets. It was yummy, but I think Gary's homemade chocolates are to die for!



Beautiful, small, almost flat vases. The maker cut flowers from his own yard to show off his work. Beautiful...



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I love, love, love these pieces. Wear on necklace chain and everyone will notice...



Look at the one with the paw prints. So cute...



Marilyn Puccio (of Dick and Marilyn) shows off her talent and the ukuleles they sell at Marich Music. Lessons anyone? Ask Marilyn for the details.



Next two photos ~ the front and back of what comes from an old organ. Take a look up close...





At the same antique store, end of East Market Street (Tom Mancuso's place), I was given a tour of old, old, old radios, put back in perfect working condition by the man who gave me the tour. Some floor models; some smaller. All priced under $300...



The oldest - on the right - dates back to 1937.



In front of the antique stores, table after table of older Corning/Revere dishes. No need to search out Ebay; just step up to these tables and you'll find a huge selection...



171 Cedar Arts Center: Red Hot & Raku. I took a video, just over a minute and it's too long to load here. I'll have to figure out how to shorten it. Any ideas?



Corning's Southside Neighborhood Association held a fundraiser at 171 Cedar Arts Center. Sno Cones and Monster Cookies. I asked the girls to hold out some of the monsters so I could get a better shot. Saw a fire truck passing down the street. I headed back towards Market Street and looking back, I saw 4-5 fire fighters walking off munching on cookies..



A street artist has spent several hours creating this buffalo - using pastels - modeled after Tom Gardner's buffalo bursting out of the building on Cedar Street...



I couldn't begin to get to everything today, so I'm going back tomorrow - Sunday. I'm really looking forward to hearing the Hep Cats again. Big Band music with a super songbird - Lou Anne Heth-Carson providing the vocals. 3 - 5 PM in Centerway Square.

See you there? I'm the one with the camera - Canon Power Shot A480.


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Friday, May 27, 2011

A celebration of glass



Corning's GlassFest has begun.

I had only walked a short way toward downtown when it began raining, so I stopped at Wegmans to buy a small umbrella and rain poncho. Luckily the rain confined itself to misting and it didn't seem to spoil the fun for anyone.


At Centerway Square, fans gather to watch artist Paul Stankard create a paperweight...



The paperweight was auctioned off as a GlassFest fundraiser...


$900 was a bargain for the winning bidder since several Stankard admirers told me that his works often go for $6,000-8,000...



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At Exhibit A on Market Street, I admired all the glasswork, but was particularly taken by this lighted piece by Eoin Breadon...



Thanks, Ann, for letting me lean out the window at Exhibit A for a look at Market Street from above.











Another Market Street establishment, World Glass, is selling raffle tickets for another Stankard Studio paperweight. $5 per ticket...



Remember, the GlassFest continues throughout the weekend. While many fine glass artists are in town for this event, Corning can boasts of its own local talent such as those in the photo at the beginning of this post.


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