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Through the Eyes of Others at Fenimore Art Museum
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Through the Eyes of Others: African Americans and Identity in American Art
The images of African Americans at the Fenimore Art Museum offer insights into the ways that Americans in the past viewed one another; how artistic representations of black people created and reinforced popular attitudes; and how these attitudes continue to affect us today. This is not simply a story for African Americans, but for all of us, because the issues represented in this exhibition—identity, self-portrayal, survival, resistance, and stereotyping—are issues that relate to each individual who has ever wondered about their own identity and to every group that has entered this country.
This exhibition is curated by Gretchen Sullivan Sorin.
(607)547-1450
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Fall Pottery Classes
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Smithy Pioneer Gallery, see smithypioneer.com
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Cider Festival at the Fly Creek Cider Mill
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Enjoy autumn's most flavorful beverage, cider, at the peak of Upstate NY’s spectacular fall foliage. Observe cider making operations throughout the day using the Mill’s vintage equipment dating back to 1856. Sample our cider made without modern technology that provides a taste of NY’s water-powered past. Entertainment will be scheduled at a later date.
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8:00 am
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Fall Foliage Sheepdog Trial
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Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown.
Rain or Shine. Bring Blanket/Chair.
Admission $5
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Sunday Sounds at Fly Creek Cider Mill
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Join a performance by comic lyricist and impressionist, Ody B.Goldy, as he entertains guests with his humorous tributes to well-known celebrities. Name the song and writer and you might win some fresh cider. (In case of heavy rain or snow Ody’s performance may be cancelled.) www.flycreekcidermill.com
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Earl Cunningham's America at Fenimore Art Museum
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Earl Cunningham's America examines the paintings of Earl Cunningham (1893-1977), one of the premier folk artists of the 20th century. This retrospective presents the artist as a folk modernist who used flat space and brilliant color to create sophisticated compositions with complex meanings about the nature of American life. The exhibition features 50 of the more than 400 works on board that Cunningham painted during his life. The exhibition traces the story of Cunningham's life and places his work in the context of the folk art revival that brought Edward Hicks, Grandma Moses, Horace Pippin and other folk masters to national attention. Virginia Mecklenburg, senior curator for painting and sculpture at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, is the curator of the exhibition. "Cunningham developed a distinct and personal lexicon that evoked his nostalgic version of an idyllic 19th-century world," said Mecklenburg. "Recurring motifs--Seminoles, Viking ships, swamps and harbors--are the unlikely ingredients in Cunningham's ideal model of America, which calls for coexistence, optimism, serenity and racial harmony. Like Norman Rockwell's Saturday Evening Post magazine covers, Cunningham's images offer the old and the ordinary as an antidote to change."
Earl Cunningham's Americais organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The exhibition is made possible by generous support from Darden Restaurants Foundation; the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation; the Arts and Cultural Affairs Office of Orange County, Fla.; CNL Financial Group; Bright House Networks; Lockheed Martin; and Friends of The Mennello Museum of American Art. The exhibition's tour is supported in part by the C.F. Foundation, Atlanta.
(607)547-1450
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Bits of Home at Fenimore Art Museum
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Visitors to the Fenimore Art Museum have long enjoyed the extraordinary collections of fine art, folk art, and American Indian Art held by the New York State Historical Association (NYSHA). Less well known are the thousands of historical artifacts in the collections storage areas. Bits of Home is a new exhibition that is intended to acquaint visitors with these historical collections by featuring a selection of more than 30 artifacts from NYSHA and The Farmers’ Museum’s extensive collections of domestic life in nineteenth-century New York. As a theme-based gallery, this exhibition allows the visitor to explore the function and design of everything from household textiles to toys and games in a setting evocative of the environment for which they were originally made.
(607)547-1450
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10:00 am
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Exhibit - Ice Cream: Our Cool Obsession
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The Farmers' Museum presents Ice Cream: Our Cool Obsession from May 25, 2007 - October 31, 2008. For more information visit http://www.farmersmuseum.org or call (607)547-1450.
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10:00 am
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Middlefield Fall Festival and Craft Show
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(607)547-9515
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1:00 pm
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Weekend Fall Foliage Train Ride
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Charlotte Valley Railroad departs from the Milford, NY Train Depot on NYS Route 166 (East Main Street).
Trip is 1 1/2 hours long. Reservations not required. Refreshments are available on board. (607)432-2429, www.lrhs.com
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