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Episode #256 February 21, 2010
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Sweetheart Stroll
Saturday Feb 13th
10am-5pm
Local Arts                      sponsored by Villa Isidoro
From 60,000 Miles Away:
The Glass Galaxies of Josh Simpson
On display through April 18, 2010

Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College, Clinton
Goodyear Swamp Sanctuary
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The Goodyear family donated some of their land on the shore of Otsego Lake to Glimmerglass Opera and also to SUNY Oneonta as a field station. The GoodYear Swamp Sanctuary is open to the public dawn to dusk. There are five acres of wetlands with developed trails and boardwalks and a guide book available at the trail head sign in.
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Heat Up Hamilton
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Sunday, February 21st at 1pm
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Village of Hamilton
African-American Gospel Music Festival
Sunday, February 21st at 4pm
New Hope Church
Bloomfield St., Rome
One of the great things about producing Mohawk Valley Living is that we not only learn so much about our local region, but also, because of our area's rich diversity, about the world as a whole.

This week we were honored to meet the Phou family at the new Lotus Garden restaurant. Mr. Phou fled Cambodia in the 1970s to escape a violent war. I have to admit that I didn't know much about Cambodia. By coincidence (or serendipity) the afternoon following our interview with Mr. Phou there was a special feature on the radio about a reporter touring the Mekong River in South East Asia. Today's installment? -Cambodia! Listen Here.

And if that coincidence wasn't strange enough, two days later, on our drive to see our son compete in intercollegiate dancesport, what was on the radio? -a story about the music of Cambodia in the 60's and 70's in the golden era before the war! Listen Here
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Josh Simpson, Glass Blower






On display at the Emerson Gallery in Clinton is a collection of work by Hamilton College alumnus, Josh Simpson. His "glass galaxies" will transport you through the cosmos. His captivating works have earned international acclaim for their beauty and technical merits. Largely self-taught, Simpson is inspired by the natural world around him and the wonders and mysteries of the universe.

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A New Hike, Bike, and Ski Trail
in Old Forge
There's a new trail that takes you from the village of Old Forge (trail head just behind the school) to the McCauley Mountain Ski Area. This trail is for hiking, biking and cross country skiing. It takes you along an old tow path used by downhill skiers in the 1930s & 40s, before the McCauley Mountain was established. You can see some old downhill ski equipment along your hike, like an old truck that was retrofitting with a shive to tow skier up the hill so they could ski back into town. Die-hard skier would hike beyond the tow hill to McCauley, carrying their skis on their backs.
Polar Bear Ski Club Annual Consignment Ski and Pre-season Pass Sale
Saturday, Nov. 7th 9am-noon
McCauley Mountain Ski Area, Old Forge
There's a new restaurant in East Utica adding a new flavor to the great variety of cuisine this part of the city is known for. The Phou family treats you like family and serves up authentic South East Asian food especially Cambodian. The name of the restaurant is significant to his family. As the Lotus flower rises from the muddy waters, Mr. Phou's restaurant is a dream realized -a dream that began when his family fled to the United States from a war-torn Cambodia in the 1970's. Learn more about Cambodia in my "blog" at the top of the page.
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Road Trip to Unadilla Forks
Unadilla Forks was named for the meeting of the two branches of the Unadilla River. Unadilla is the Oneida Indian word for meeting place. The people who live here refer to the area as simply -"The Forks." The Unadilla River
attracted early settlers to the area and grist mills lined the shores. A dam was built to harness the river, creating a mill pond. In the 1970s, when the dam needed repairs, the Carparelli brothers donated the materials needed in memory of their father who enjoyed fishing the pond.
Architecture
Federal style architecture was popular during the late 1700s through the early 1800s. Unadilla Forks has more than its share of this style.
Road Trip to Sharon Springs
Beekman Mansion and Farm
Built in 1802 by Judge William Beekman, this magnificent mansion has been restored and is now a "shared experiment in seasonal living." You can keep up with everything happening at the Beekman Mansion through Dr. Brent's blog. Keep up with the goat herding, the harvest, cheese and soap-making and creative ideas to keep in rhythm with the natural world around you at www.beekman1802.com
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