by Myles Lasco | Jun 25, 2011 | Corning Museum of Glass
I happened upon the PBS documentary The Journey To Palomar the other day, and quite a lot of the program takes place right here in Corning, NY. The story explores the life of George Ellery Hale and his struggle to build the worlds largest telescopes; the largest of...
by Myles Lasco | Jun 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
I’ve been out of town for the past 3 months working down in Tallahassee, FL. The weekend I left Corning was the last snow storm of the winter, and I returned a few days ago to the first week of summer. Pretty awesome timing. Florida sounds nice and all, but...
by Myles Lasco | Mar 6, 2011 | Area Fun!, Local News
The Rockwell Museum of Western Art is having an Andy Warhol exhibit right now titled “Andy Warhol: Cowboys and Indians.” It began January 22nd and goes until Mid-October of this year. According to the Rockwell’s website, Warhol turned his attention...
by Myles Lasco | Mar 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
I have chosen a winner of Contest 1 of Lift Ticket Extravaganzapaloza 2011. This was a photo contest being held on our Facebook wall and the winner is going to receive a buy-1-get-1-free lift ticket to Swain! Fans were asked to photograph the blizzard that slammed us...
by Myles Lasco | Mar 1, 2011 | Food & Drink
On March 12th Holmes Plate (54 W Market St, Corning, NY) is hosting their 4th Annual Irish Festival. I haven’t been to the previous celebrations, but it certainly sounds like a great time. This year there is Irish folk music by Brian Highland, Irish step...
by Myles Lasco | Feb 27, 2011 | Corning Museum of Glass, Local News
The relatively new local event, Glassfest, has launched a website for the 2011 celebration. It’s a fantastically designed event site that doubles as a way to explore our community. The “Plan Your Visit” section lists hotels, restaurants, and shops in...
by Myles Lasco | Feb 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Today is the first day of Lift Ticket Extravaganzafestpolza 2011. I’m giving away discount coupons and free lift tickets to Denton, Swain, Holiday Valley and Greek Peak! There are many chances to win and the first contest starts today. Watch our blog and...
by Myles Lasco | Feb 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Berger’s Ski & Snowboard and Magic-FM are sponsoring a ski trip to Swain this Friday (11/25). It’s only $25 and includes transportation (bus) trip and lift ticket! This is a pretty great deal. You get a day of skiing, don’t have to worry about...
