Cazenovia Art Trail

Art Celebration

An informative and free 45 minute tour of the fine art collection at Lorenzo State Historic Museum will be offered in tandem with the Cazenovia Art Trail today at 2 p.m.

Lorenzo staff member Liz Whiting will conduct the tour and feature the works of Sanford Gifforde, Jasper Cropsey, Edward Morgan, Dwight Williams, 17th century masters and many others.

Space is limited for this free tour and pre-registration is requested by calling Liz Whiting at 6553200.

Lorenzo is the historic home of John Lincklaen, founder of the Village of Cazenovia. Established in 1807, five generations of the family occupied the estate over a 160 year span. Lorenzo is one of 35 state historic sites in the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.

Fall Harvest Celebration

Critz Farms Annual Fall Harvest Celebration will be held today. Included in the festivities will be the third annual Harvest Dash 5K Run and One Mile Walk/Run. There will be a tasting room serving cider, beer and wine. Entertainment from 1-4 p.m. will be John Lou & Friends.

Other activities throughout the day will include pick your own apples, cider mill and tasting room, Three Billy Goats Gruff Corn Maze, Cow Train for kids, farm animals, wagon rides, pumpkins, playgrounds, food, gifts and music with special events every weekend. Admission is $7.50 per person which includes season pass.

Critz Farms is located on Route 13 in Cazenovia, 3.5 miles south of Route 20, phone 662-3355.

Canastota Library events

October begins at the Canastota Public Library with a wonderful art display by Sandra Z. DeVisser. DeVisser has been a teacher at Munson Williams Proctor Institute School of Art for 20 years. DeVisser has lived in Central New York all of her life and graduated from SUNY Albany and Colgate University. She has studied art at Munson Williams Proctor and more recently she studied and taught at El Instituto Al- lende in Mexico. DeVisser’s work is a mini-retrospective, spanning two decades of her art. An artist’s reception has been scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. in the library.

Beginning Monday, Oct. 3, the Page Turners Book Club for kids in grades 6 and up will meet at 6 p.m. Their first book is “Flora & Ulysses” by Kate DiCamillo. On Monday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. they will talk about “Stargirl” by Jerry Spinelli. Interested? Stop by and pick up the book to read prior to the meeting. Meetings last about an hour.

Talkin’ Baseball with Vince Doty will be held Monday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. Doty will talk about “The Old Professor” including his writing sayings, his knowledge about baseball and his career as a player and coach. Doty will also talk about Canastota High School Baseball from the ‘60s and ‘70s. A brief question and answer period will follow this 45 minute presentation.

The American Girl Book Club will be starting up on Thursday, Oct. 6 from 5-6 p.m. It’s a book club for girls ages 8-12 and space is limited. The girls meet monthly and read some of the American Girl books and then complete fun activities related to the book. Please contact the library for more information.

Do you know a girl between the ages of 11 and 16 who is interested in exploring careers in engineering, math or science? GEMS (Girls Interested in Engineering, Math and Science) will meet on the first Friday of each month beginning Oct. 7 at 3:30 p.m. The first meeting will feature students from Morrisville State College’s Women in Technology group. Please call the library and let them know you’ll be attending.

The library will be closed on Monday, Oct. 10 in honor of Columbus Day. They hope the closure will not be an inconvenience.

Storytime and Baby & Me Lapsit programs begin again for 10 weeks in October. Baby & Me with Miss Angela is for babies up to age 2 and their caregivers. Miss Angela introduces your child to the wonderful world of books during this Wednesday morning program. Baby & Me runs from Oct. 12 through Dec. 21 from 1011 a.m. Storytime with Mrs. Liz will begin again on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. Preschoolers enjoy read-aloud stories, games, crafts and a snack during this hour-long class. The program will run until Thursday, Dec. 22.

Hamilton Library

On Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 10:30 a.m. Story Time begins for babies, toddlers and caregivers in the children’s story room, led by Early Childhood Educator Hilary Virgil. Story Time for preschoolers will be held in the community room led by guest educator Joan Ford. Special music time will follow. Story Time is held every Tuesday from mid-September through July unless otherwise closed for a holiday or emergency.

Do you have a little one at home or know someone who does? Have you heard of a WHALE kit? In this case WHALE stands for “We Have a Little Emergency.” The kit contains stickers for parents and caregivers to fill out and attach to their child’s car seat, so in the event there is an accident and the adults in the car are unable to communicate with first responders, the emergency responders can easily read the child’s name, emergency contact information and any special needs or medical information.

The WHALE logos are nationally recognized by law enforcement, fire and other emergency personnel. As part of a community outreach, the hospital auxiliary has ordered kits for the community which the library is helping to make readily available to you. To pick up your kit, stop by the library or Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton or contact Gloria Lenhart at 824-2267.