Corning's Gaffer District
Events & Happenings
Events & Happenings is distributed weekly to businesses, residents, visitors and local and regional media partners.  For more information on guidelines and submission requirements, please contact mike@gafferdistrict.com or call (607) 937-6292 x108. 
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
5:30pm
The Information Center of Corning 
 
The American Cancer Society is Hosting A reception for anyone interested in The Breast Cancer issues and the Inaugural Event Making Strides Against Breast Cancer on
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 5:30 pm at The Information Center of Corning, NY.  Please RSVP to The American Cancer Society at (607) 734-1553 ext. 2.  Hope begins with you!
Lunch with Henry Dormann
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
11:45am - 1:30pm
 
Café London is pleased to announce Lunch with Henry Dormann, an exclusive meet-and-greet with a favorite local television personality.

Host of the popular weekend series Friends and Neighbors, Dormann is heavily involved with the greater Corning-Elmira community and often features local businesses on his show.  While Café London will be featured on the series later this summer, viewers and fans will have the unique opportunity to meet Dormann at the special Lunch with Henry Dormann event on Wednesday, July 28th from 11:45am to 1:30pm at Café London, 69 E. Market St. in Corning.
 
Tickets for the event are just $20 per person and include lunch (choice of Hawaiian grilled chicken sandwich or shrimp Caesar salad), dessert, beverage, tax, gratuity, and a donation to the Dormann Library in Bath, NY.
 
Seating for Lunch with Henry Dormann is very limited, and reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.  For more information or to reserve your space, please call (607) 962-2345 or email cafelondon@stny.rr.com.
Rico's Pizza Test Kitchen Event
Sunday, August 1, 2010
5:00pm - 8:00pm
 
Rico's Pizza New York Style will be testing out three new international pizzas, as well as an all new children's menu.  Please join us for complimentary tastings, as we select and name our 25th Anniversary Pizza.  The event will be held from 5 - 8 pm on Sunday, August 1st.  For more information or to RSVP, please call (607) 962-2300 or visit us on Facebook.
National Night Out
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Centerway Square
 
Southside and Northside Neighborhood Watches of Corning invite you to America's Night Out Against Crime, observed on Tuesday August 3rd from 6-8pm in Centerway Square.  National Night Out is designed to drive community crime and drug prevention awareness, generate support and participation for local anticrime programs, and strengthen neighborhood spirit.  Enjoy live music by The Tribe.  Show your support by keeping your porch lights on the night of the event.
Welcome Home @ The ARTS
On exhibit through August 3, 2010
The ARTS 
 
The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes (The ARTS) announces the opening of Welcome Home, a solo exhibit by Bill Boland of Corning, NY.  The exhibit is on display July 7 - August 3, 2010, in The Spotlight Gallery @ The ARTS, 32 West Market Street in Corning. 
 
Boland is a pointillism artist who has been painting in this style for 12 years.  This will be his first solo exhibit, and he is thrilled to have the opportunity.  In his artist statement, Boland writes, "My faith is in my art. It is a faith in mankind. Faith in God. I believe in miracles. They say that those who believe in miracles have them. That seems to be the way it works."
 
The Spotlight Gallery @ The ARTS is open Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm.  For more information about the exhibit, please contact The ARTS by phone 607.962.5871 x223 or email infoARTS@eARTS.org.  For more information about The ARTS, please visit www.eARTS.org
First Fridays @ Rockwell Museum
Select dates in 2010 (see below)
5:00pm to 7:00pm
 

Begin each month in a unique and stylish atmosphere at First Fridays: Connect with the Rockwell

 

Kick off your weekend with an insider's look into the Rockwell Museum's fine art collection while enjoying Finger Lakes wine and cheese tastings.  Relax in the breathtaking ambiance of the Rockwell Museum of Western Art with friends both old and new.  First Fridays is free and open to the public.

 

Just a few steps from the Museum, continue your evening in Corning's Gaffer District by enjoying the unique dining experiences offered in the District.

 

For the summer months of June, July, and August, First Fridays will be dedicated to serving young families.  The young and young-at-heart are invited to participate in a variety of drop-in family activities.  Admission and activities are free of charge. 

 

Friday, August 6 @ 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Friday, September 3 @ 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Friday, October 1 @ 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Friday, November 5 @ 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Friday, December 3 @ 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

 

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Fire, Fire Burning Bright - Street Performance
Thursday, August 19, 2010
12:15pm
Centerway Square
 
Teatro Finisterre (World's End Theatre) will present Fire, Fire, Burning Bright, a modern day "medicine show". The piece is performed by Gigi Alvaré who plays a character named "St.Fumador" and is accompanied by assistants; "Les Fumettes" and two thirteen foot long dragons pulling a cart.
 
Alvaré received a Crossroads grant to perform street theatre pieces throughout 2010 which revolve around seasonal themes both on the natural and symbolic plane. The program encourages the creation of unique, artist-driven, site-specific, public arts projects occurring in non-arts venues. This piece, approximately 20 minutes long, plays with illuminating the nature of fire, transformation, beauty and light. At once humorous and profound it involves visual, scripted, as well as improvised material. "Through clowning, important ideas about the nature of existence can be brought to light'' says Alvaré.
 
The name " Finisterre" comes  from the Latin;  finis terrae  and translates to "world's end" or "lands end"  and refers to an actual place in the region of Galicia, Spain. Finisterre is the western most point of the coast; at the end of the ancient pilgrimage route; El Camino de Santiago.
 
This project is made possible in part, with public funds from the New York state Council on the Arts' Decentralization Program, administered locally by the ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes and will be performed in Centerway Square, Corning NY on Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 12:15 during the Corning Farmers Market.
Music, Margaritas and Sunsets on the Terrace
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
5:30pm to 8:30pm
 

Each summer, the Rockwell Museum of Western Art hosts a three-part Music, Margaritas & Sunsets on the Terrace series. The event is free to Museum members and $10 for not-yet-members.  Due to requirements set forth by the New York State Liquor Authority as well as building capacity considerations, reservations must be made by 5:30pm the day before the event. To make a reservation, please call 607.974.2333 or email andrukatk@rockwellmuseum.org. For non-members, the cost of the event is $10 and is payable at the door.

 
2010 Summer Schedule
August - Music, Margaritas & Sunsets on the Terrace
FeaturingThe Lucky Ducks
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
"New Days"
On exhibit July 22, through August 31, 2010

West End Gallery announces the opening of its two newest exhibits. Featured in the Main Gallery is "New Days", a collection of recent work by GC Myers.  Featured in the Upstairs Gallery is "Four Views" with new work by Tom Gardner, Marty Poole, Dustin Boutwell and the late Tom Buechner. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, July 22nd  from 5:00-7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
 
Both exhibits run from July 22 thru August 31, 2010.  There will be a Gallery Talk by GC Myers on Thursday, August 5 from noon-1:00 p.m.  The exhibit and gallery talk are free and open to the public.
 
Current and past exhibits may be viewed online at www.westendgallery.net. Gallery Hours: Mon-Thurs.10-5:30, Fri. 10-8, Sat. 10-5, Sun. 12-5 beginning May 1st.
For more information, contact West End Gallery, 12 W. Market Street, Corning, NY 14830. (607) 936-2011 or email info@westendgallery.net.   Visit the new blog at www.westendtalk.wordpress.com.
Assembled Meanings @ Exhibit A
On exhibit through August 28, 2010
 
Exhibit A is pleased to announce Assembled Meanings.  A solo exhibition of found object and image based assemblages by artist Gerald Mead.  The OPENING RECEPTION is Friday, July 16, 5:30 - 8:00 PM.  A GALLERY TALK with Gerald Mead takes place Saturday, August 28 at 5:00 PM.
 
Gerald Mead has spent years collecting things; antiquated photographic materials, medical slides, religious ephemera, and so on. Mead says, "I've long been intrigued by discarded objects and found images, regarding them as potent and poetic cultural artifacts." He goes on to explain, "Appropriating (and subverting) these objects and images represent not only my aesthetic and intuitive choices; it also introduces a dialogue with the viewer about how objects and images are observed and interrelated and how strategies of recombination affect their interpretation." The diminutive works presented in Assembled Meanings represent several of Gerald Mead's recent series.
 
Exhibit A is located upstairs in the Pure Design Building, 39-41 East Market Street, Corning NY. Regular gallery hours are Thursday and Friday 11-6:00 PM, Saturday 4-6:00 PM.  Interested parties can also call (607) 259-1008 to visit the gallery by appointment.
Scheduled Events
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
Lunch with Henry Dormann
Rico's Pizza Test Kitchen Event
National Night Out
Welcome Home
First Fridays
Fire, Fire Burning Bright
Music, Margaritas and Sunsets on the Terrace
New Days
Assembled Meanings
Live Music
Every Friday
 8:00pm - 11:00pm
  
July 30, 2010
 Lucky Ducks
 
 For the complete list of entertainment and events at the Radisson Hotel Corning, please click HERE.
Live Music
The Cellar
 
19 W. Market Street
 
Every Friday
 9:00pm - Midnight
  
July 30, 2010
 Travis Rocco
 
August 6, 2010
Mike Cavalier
 
August 13, 2010 
Vinyl Roots with Sean Monroe
 
August 20, 2010
Whiskey Creek
Entertainment
The Site Cyber & Bar Grill 
65-69 Bridge St.

Every Wednesday
Trivia with Bulldog Bob
8:00pm - 10:00pm
 
Every Friday
"Better Beer Boys"
Free Beer Tasting
4:00pm
Live Music
Holmes' Plate
54 W. Market St.
 
 BBQ & Blues
Saturday, August 21st
7:00pm - 11:00pm
 Enjoy BBQ specials, frozen Red Cat and specialty Southern Cuisine.  Music by Art Hofsteter & Noah Fell.
 
Every Friday
 9:00pm to 1:00am
Music with TJ the DJ from GEM 98.7 
 
Wine Tasting
Bottles & Corks 
130 West Market St.
 
Every Friday
4:00pm - 7:00pm
 
Every Saturday
2:00pm - 5:00pm
 
Check out the weekly schedule for the most updated list of visiting wineries!
 
For more information, please call
 (607) 936-2222.
Live Music
Cafe London
73 E. Market St.
 
Every Saturday
6:00pm - 9:00pm 
 
Burt Sal 
on Piano 
 
Live Music
Tony R's Steak and Seafood 
2 E. Market St.
 
Every Friday and Saturday
6:00pm - 9:00pm 
 
Charlie Keefover
on Piano 
 
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 Corning Museum of Glass
 
Glass Gardens Bloom at The Corning Museum of Glass
 
EVENT DETAILS
 
Explore two stunning exhibitions, go on a Garden Gallery Hunt through the Museum's collection, watch live glass demos (all day, every day!), find delicate glass flowers and butterflies for sale in the GlassMarket, and much more.  As always, kids and teens, 19 and under receive free admission!
 
For a complete list of exhibitions, events, and programs, please visit
www.cmog.org.
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 Rockwell Museum of Western Art
 
Kids Rock at the Rockwell Museum of Western Art!  Approach the art with hands-on daily family activities. The Museum Trading Post offers great shopping! Discover the "Best of the West in the East!"  Kids & Teens FREE! (19 & under).   
 
The Museum offers a special $3.00 admission rate to local residents who live in areas where the zip codes begin with 148, 149, or 169.  For a  full list of fall and winter activities, please visit www.rockwellmuseum.org