New Cafe and Giftshop in Chazy
The Station Cafe and Gifts at the former train station in Chazy, NY serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with some local ingredients. The gift shop features silver jewelry, home decorations, picture frames, children's clothing, greeting cards, hats and holiday decorations in season. Carolyn Tetreault, owner, says the gift line ideas come from her three daughters and daughter-in-law, the Altanta Gift Show, and shops in Saratoga and Warren counties. Press Republican, Sunday, July 26, 2009, Business, p. D3, by Dan Heath, staff writer
Chazy Giftshop Owner Researches Movement to Support Local Businesses
Carol Tetreault, owner of The Station Cafe and Gifts, is researching the 3/50 project, a nationwide movement to encourage people to choose three independent, local businesses and spend $50 a month in each. The Web site, http://www.350project.net/, states that is half the employed population did that it would generate $42.6 billion in revenue. It also states that for every $100 spend in local independent stores, $68 comes back to the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditures. If that same money is spent at national chains, $43 comes back to the community, while none returns if the money is spent online. Press Republican, Sunday, July 26, 2009, Business, p. D3, by Dan Heath, staff writer
Adirondack Harvest Hosts a "Taste of Essex County"
On Sept. 19th, the Essex County chapter of Adirondack Harvest will host "A Taste of Essex County" celebration at the Essex County fairgrounds in Westport as part of the 6th annual Adirondack Harvest Festival Week. To participate, contact Laurie at 518.962.4810 x404. http://www.adirondackharvest.com/. Essex County Cornell Cooperative Extension monthly printed newsletter, August 2009
Photographing your Art with Harry Wirtz
On Sept. 19 in Glens Falls, from 10am to 3pm, photographer Harry Wirtz will instruct artists working in a variety of mediums; paintings, watercolor, sculpture, etc., how to photograph their fine work in a digital format. $15 Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) members/$20 non-members. To register call: 518.798.1144 x2 or email: programs@larac.org. Lake George Arts Project, summer edition quarterly newsletter
Revamped CustomMade.com Targets Homeowner Appreciative of Custom Woodwork
Custommade.com currently hosts 400 woodworkers and receives about 750,000 hits a year, which equates to around 2,200 visitors a day. Visitors to Custommade.com can search for custom woodworkers in their area and learn about specific styles, techniques and specialities.
The website was revamped in May by the new owners, Mike Salguero and Seth Rosen, who are Boston based. Woodworkers can subscribe with a minimum of $180 for a posting of nine photos. Woodshop News, August 2009, p.9, by Jennifer Hicks, staff writer
Movie to be Shot in Tupper Lake Looking for Local Product Placement
Shooting will begin September 28 for the movie "Recreator" targeting the 15 to 30 youth market. They will be looking for opportunities for local product placement from companies like local breweries and coffee shops. To discuss opportunities, email producers at recreatormovie@gmail.com. For more information, go to gregoryorr.com who will be directing first feature length film with "Recreator."
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, August, 26, 2009, p.14, by Jessica Collier, reporter
NYFA Provides Seminars in Upstate NY to Fund Creative Time For Artists
New York state artists attending the Sept. 15, 10am to 2 pm seminar in Lake Placid and the one in Woodstock on Sept. 21, noon to 4pm will learn about the application process for $7,000 unrestricted cash grants awarded to 100 artists per year since 1985 by the New York Foundation of the Arts (NYFA). Seminars are free. For more information, visit www.nyfa.org/afp. Art News, Fall 2009, St. Lawrence County Arts Council quarterly printed newsletter, p.6.
Potter Sue Young Provides High-Quality Technical Oversight of Mural Project
Inspired by the Champlain Quadricentennial, Sandra Morse, Bucky Seiden and Sue Young, supervised the transformation of 2,000 pounds of clay into artistic creations, helping mostly seventh-graders transfer their poster designs onto clay tiles. The mural, an artistic interpretation of local history, 38 feet in length and rising 10 feet in height, was installed on an exterior wall of the Clinton County Government Center in Plattsburgh.
Visit the mural to see the tiile work of 1000 Clinton County students. The official unveiling was held on August 12, 2009. Lake Champlain Weekly, August 5, 2009, p. 7, A Thousand Pairs of Hands Make History Come Alive! by Benjamin Pomerance, regular contributor
The Station Cafe and Gifts at the former train station in Chazy, NY serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with some local ingredients. The gift shop features silver jewelry, home decorations, picture frames, children's clothing, greeting cards, hats and holiday decorations in season. Carolyn Tetreault, owner, says the gift line ideas come from her three daughters and daughter-in-law, the Altanta Gift Show, and shops in Saratoga and Warren counties. Press Republican, Sunday, July 26, 2009, Business, p. D3, by Dan Heath, staff writer
Chazy Giftshop Owner Researches Movement to Support Local Businesses
Carol Tetreault, owner of The Station Cafe and Gifts, is researching the 3/50 project, a nationwide movement to encourage people to choose three independent, local businesses and spend $50 a month in each. The Web site, http://www.350project.net/, states that is half the employed population did that it would generate $42.6 billion in revenue. It also states that for every $100 spend in local independent stores, $68 comes back to the community through taxes, payroll and other expenditures. If that same money is spent at national chains, $43 comes back to the community, while none returns if the money is spent online. Press Republican, Sunday, July 26, 2009, Business, p. D3, by Dan Heath, staff writer
Adirondack Harvest Hosts a "Taste of Essex County"
On Sept. 19th, the Essex County chapter of Adirondack Harvest will host "A Taste of Essex County" celebration at the Essex County fairgrounds in Westport as part of the 6th annual Adirondack Harvest Festival Week. To participate, contact Laurie at 518.962.4810 x404. http://www.adirondackharvest.com/. Essex County Cornell Cooperative Extension monthly printed newsletter, August 2009
Photographing your Art with Harry Wirtz
On Sept. 19 in Glens Falls, from 10am to 3pm, photographer Harry Wirtz will instruct artists working in a variety of mediums; paintings, watercolor, sculpture, etc., how to photograph their fine work in a digital format. $15 Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council (LARAC) members/$20 non-members. To register call: 518.798.1144 x2 or email: programs@larac.org. Lake George Arts Project, summer edition quarterly newsletter
Revamped CustomMade.com Targets Homeowner Appreciative of Custom Woodwork
Custommade.com currently hosts 400 woodworkers and receives about 750,000 hits a year, which equates to around 2,200 visitors a day. Visitors to Custommade.com can search for custom woodworkers in their area and learn about specific styles, techniques and specialities.
The website was revamped in May by the new owners, Mike Salguero and Seth Rosen, who are Boston based. Woodworkers can subscribe with a minimum of $180 for a posting of nine photos. Woodshop News, August 2009, p.9, by Jennifer Hicks, staff writer
Movie to be Shot in Tupper Lake Looking for Local Product Placement
Shooting will begin September 28 for the movie "Recreator" targeting the 15 to 30 youth market. They will be looking for opportunities for local product placement from companies like local breweries and coffee shops. To discuss opportunities, email producers at recreatormovie@gmail.com. For more information, go to gregoryorr.com who will be directing first feature length film with "Recreator."
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, August, 26, 2009, p.14, by Jessica Collier, reporter
NYFA Provides Seminars in Upstate NY to Fund Creative Time For Artists
New York state artists attending the Sept. 15, 10am to 2 pm seminar in Lake Placid and the one in Woodstock on Sept. 21, noon to 4pm will learn about the application process for $7,000 unrestricted cash grants awarded to 100 artists per year since 1985 by the New York Foundation of the Arts (NYFA). Seminars are free. For more information, visit www.nyfa.org/afp. Art News, Fall 2009, St. Lawrence County Arts Council quarterly printed newsletter, p.6.
Potter Sue Young Provides High-Quality Technical Oversight of Mural Project
Inspired by the Champlain Quadricentennial, Sandra Morse, Bucky Seiden and Sue Young, supervised the transformation of 2,000 pounds of clay into artistic creations, helping mostly seventh-graders transfer their poster designs onto clay tiles. The mural, an artistic interpretation of local history, 38 feet in length and rising 10 feet in height, was installed on an exterior wall of the Clinton County Government Center in Plattsburgh.
Visit the mural to see the tiile work of 1000 Clinton County students. The official unveiling was held on August 12, 2009. Lake Champlain Weekly, August 5, 2009, p. 7, A Thousand Pairs of Hands Make History Come Alive! by Benjamin Pomerance, regular contributor
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