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Episode #195 Dec 21, 2008
Exploring the arts, entertainment
and heritage of our region.
The
Scene
Weekly
with Mark Werchowski
Going the extra mile since 1866
Check out these links for local hobbies and clubs
Best of MV Living Vol. 2
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Deansboro Superette
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The last time we visited Sharon Springs was a couple summer ago. We knew when we left that we'd be coming back -there is so much in this tiny little village. It seems as if creative people are drawn to this area, just like in days past when the "healing waters" attracted people from all over the country to this gem of the Mohawk Valley.
Thanks for traveling with us, Lance and Sharry
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Baseball fans inspired the formation of the Cooperstown Bat Company in 1981. In 1991 it grew into its very own building in Fly Creek. Here raw billets of wood are turned into personalized one-of-a-kind baseball bats. The retail store is located at 118 Main St., Cooperstown.
Longeretta Law Firm
298 Genesee St., Utica
735-6162
Road Trip to Sharon Springs
The Adirondack Spirit of Giving
Knitters from the Old Forge area, including members of the Pointed Pine Quilters, have knitted hundreds of hats and mittens to keep needy children in the Utica area warm this winter. Old Forge Hardware is the drop-off point and also donates yarn to knitters. Volunteers of the annual Clothe-a-Child project met at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish and matched up hundreds of coats, hats and mittens, preparing them for distribution to needy children in the Utica area.
The Christ Child Society is a national organization that is devoted to caring for needy children. The organization was founded in 1887 and has over 31 chapters throughout the United States.
Or write:
Kellogg St. Productions
30 Kellogg Street
Clinton, NY 13323
or call 315-853-7133
Marzipan is a traditional Italian confection made of almond paste. The paste is shaped and colored to resemble fruit and vegetables and is seen mostly during Christmastime.
Debbie Alesia shares some Marzipan with Richard at the Florentine Pastry Shop in East Utica
Native Americans were lured here by the healing qualities of the sulphur, magnesia and chalybeate springs. In the 18th century, European settlers intermingled with Native American tribes. After the Revolutionary War, Sharon Springs developed as a mineral water spa and several large hotels and boarding houses were built to accommodate the increasing number of visitors. By 1841, the village had become world famous as the social elite came to take the waters. Magnificent large hotels and forest-like parks graced the village landscape. During the second half of the 19th Century, Sharon Springs was home to over sixty hotels and rooming houses accommodating over 10,000 visitors each summer.
It is amazing all of the artisans and craftspeople working in traditional methods in Sharon Springs. Some of the places we visited on our last trip were:
Adelphi Paper Hangings
Foxglove Press
Thistle Hill Weavers -Congratulations to Rabbit Goody's team for their Emmy in Costume design for HBO's series, John Adams
This week we visited
Chartwell Studios
At Chartwell Studios, we meet artists, Marguerite MacFarlane and Peter Cozzolino, creators of fine and decorative arts, working in all modes of fine painting, classical sculpture, murals, decorative finishes and workshops. For information on
upcoming classes
call: 518-284-2656.
Studio located at
521 Route 20
Sharon Springs
Peter is a classical sculptor, specializing in cast bronze or carved marble.
Believe it or not, that beautiful floor you're walking on is just painted plywood and so is that marble and copper and antique wood. That relief sculpture is really only two-dimensional.
Marguerite can give you the tools to create the decorative surface you want
Old Klinkhardt Hall has a bright future. This former hardware store and opera house is being restored with the hopes of becoming a venue for live theatre.
Located in the old Smith, Empie & Smith Department is McGillycuddy's Naturals. Deb McGillycuddy creates all natural milk and vegetable based soaps, lotions and bath salts.
My Sisters' Place -A Cafe
Enjoy the warm and cozy atmosphere at My Sister's Place. Savor the homemade soups, specialty sandwiches and fresh baked goods. You have to try
the onion jam -really!
MV Living fans treated to Margy's onion jam today.
(Dec 21st 2008)
Nancy's Coffee House & Gift Shop
Warm up with hot coffee and baked goods at Nancy's Gift Shoppe and Coffee House. Country and primitive gifts and home decor. Local hand crafts & jewelry. Hand-warmer mugs with a cozy corner to enjoy coffee & home baked pastry.
One Small Child: A Christmas Musical
Dec 21st at 10:30am -free
First Assembly of God
9427 Maynard Drive, Marcy
22nd Annual Messiah Sing
Dec 21st at 3pm -free
Zion Episcopal Church
W. Liberty St., Rome
Be sure to Call ahead during severe weather
Winter Break Kids' Workshops
Dec 21-23
Call 853-8760 to register
Emmi Beads, Clinton
