Community Calendar

Join us every Saturday morning for the Homer Regional Farmers Market! Live music, local farm vendors, fresh baked goods, hot coffee and more!

Join us for a special tour of Lorenzo featuring the death and funerary practices of the Victorian era. Mortality rates were high in the 19th century, and death and mourning rituals were elaborate. We’ll keep the lights low as we share everything from the mundane to the macabre about death in the Victorian era. Admission free. Three tour times, 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., and 5:00 p.m., are available by reservation only, as space is limited. Call 315-655-3200, ext. 106 or email: jacqueline.roshia@parks.ny.gov

Join us every Saturday morning for the Homer Regional Farmers Market! Live music, local farm vendors, fresh baked goods, hot coffee and more!

Want to escape from those ho-hum stitch patterns you always use? We’re going to spend three days stitching for fun. The end result? A beast to join a parade. Imagination, clairvoyance, and experimentation are all in the mix. We’ll play with patterns and scribble new textures. Our focus will be on loosening up, finding our sense of humor, and playing the fool. All levels.

Want to escape from those ho-hum stitch patterns you always use? We’re going to spend three days stitching for fun. The end result? A beast to join a parade. Imagination, clairvoyance, and experimentation are all in the mix. We’ll play with patterns and scribble new textures. Our focus will be on loosening up, finding our sense of humor, and playing the fool. All levels.

Want to escape from those ho-hum stitch patterns you always use? We’re going to spend three days stitching for fun. The end result? A beast to join a parade. Imagination, clairvoyance, and experimentation are all in the mix. We’ll play with patterns and scribble new textures. Our focus will be on loosening up, finding our sense of humor, and playing the fool. All levels.

Join us every Saturday morning for the Homer Regional Farmers Market! Live music, local farm vendors, fresh baked goods, hot coffee and more!

Dr. David Gellman, the 2026-27 A. Lindsay O’Connor Chair of American Institutions in the history department at Colgate University, will discuss that as America’s 250th gives way to the 2027 bicentennial of the final abolition of slavery in New York, the moment is ideal to contemplate the relationship between independence and emancipation in the Empire State.

John Jay, diplomat, US Supreme Court Chief Justice, governor, slaveholder, and antislavery society president, provides a powerful prism for making sense of an uneven but profound transformation. The relationship between Caesar, Clarinda, Zilpah, and members of the Jay family who enslaved and later freed them entwines with the ways that this influential political family navigated the fulfillment of their antislavery beliefs. The talk thus merges public and private lives to contemplate the limits and the potential of the American Revolution. Gellman is the author of "Liberty’s Chain: Slavery, Abolition, and the Jay Family of New York," winner of the Herbert H. Lehman Prize.

Join us this summer for sketching in the galleries!

Grab a sketchbook and pencil and get ready to learn more about the practice of sketching with Hiram Cray, a professional artist and educator. Learn how to capture on paper the amazing properties of glass or simply follow along and discover the Corning Museum of Glass through the eyes of an artist, Fridays through July 24 to August 28. Note: Friday, August 21 is the only Friday this event will not be held.

Participants of all ages are welcome and will meet in the Admissions Lobby. Paper and pencils will be provided. Free with admission.

Master Pryor’s Tae Kwon Do (MPTKD) will host its annual Kickathon on Saturday, Nov. 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Oswego High School, located at 2 Buccaneer Blvd., Oswego, NY 13126.

MPTKD believes that success is built on more than strong kicks and sharp forms—it is also built on discipline, focus, and dedication in the classroom. This event benefits an academic scholarship fund created to support students who are working hard both in martial arts and in their education, helping the next generation of leaders, black belts, and scholars reach their full potential.

The family-friendly community event features a variety of entertainment, activities, and local vendors, including:

• Taekwondo Demo Team Performance: 1 p.m.
• Activities & Entertainment: Face painting, door prizes, raffles, a 50/50 raffle, and a bake sale.
• Food: Local food trucks.

Get Involved: To donate, sign up as a vendor, or get involved, contact Mary Simmons via email at msim621@gmail.com.

• Standard Vendor Fee: $30 and a raffle basket.
• Child-Vendor Fee: $10.