By Laura Briel

The Skaneateles High School drama department presents Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, adapted for the stage by Jon Jory.

When: March 4 (Thursday), March 5 (Friday),
and March 6 (Saturday) at 7:30 pm
Where: in the Skaneateles High School Auditorium
Cost: $7 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens

For reservations call 291-2296
(all seats are general admission)

By Stella Maris

Where: Stella Maris Retreat & Renewal Center, a sponsored ministry of the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities
When: Wednesday, March 17th

The Sister of St. Francis celebrate 150 Years in the diocese of Syracuse, 1860-2010

Help us celebrate this special “wearin’ of the green” Feast!  Join us for dinner and some beautiful Celtic Harp music.  Back by popular demand will be professional harpist Gail Lyons to entertain.  Chef Brian will provide our guests with an authentic Irish dinner, served at 6:00 PM, followed by the music of Gail Lyons in our chapel.

Menu: corned beef, ham, cabbage, carrots and potatoes, Irish soda bread, assorted beverages, and a very special Irish dessert!

We hope you can join us!  Reservation are required; an offering of $20 per person is requested.

-The Sisters and Staff of Stella Maris Retreat & Renewal Center

By: Mirbeau Inn & Spa

We pulled out all the stops!

When: 8pm – 2am
Where: 851 W. Genesee Street, Skaneateles, NY
Includes: live music & dancing, gourmet buffet stations, outdoor ice bar, champagne bar, open wine bar (featuring select wine, beer and call drinks), signature martini lounge, house made chocolates & desserts, and a free town car service (available within the township of Skaneateles).
Cost:  $125.00 per person
To make a reservation, call 315-685-5006.

Contributed by: Matt Major

When: December 31, 2009 4pm-7pm
Where: Skaneateles Community Center
Contact: Matt Major 685-5607 ext. 100 -or- Sue Murphy ext. 109

Description:

• We turn the clocks back so that all ages can celebrate the New Year.
• Gingerale toast at 7pm (7pm is midnight at the Center)
• Snacks and drinks available.
• Party favors and more…
• Live DJ in the commons.
• Door Prizes and contest including hoola hoop, limbo, twister and more.
• Rock n’ Skate under our club lights, Swimming with waterworks and two-story water slide, Water volleyball & water basketball, Bumper boats, Bumper Cars On Ice

Contributed by: Teresa Vitale / Skaneateles Artisans

Artist Opening – 11 Fennell St., Skaneateles. First Friday, November 6, 2009, 6:00 – 9:00pm. Skaneateles Artisans on November 6th, First Friday is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit featuring artists  Patricia Tucker, painting,  Sharon Terry, jewelry and  David Lisi, pottery. Refreshments will be served by Hook & Cleaver Organic Meat & Fish Market . Music by Steve Giacondo, guitarist.  Exhibit  runs through 11/30. The gallery offers off-street parking and accepts major credit cards. Visit their website at www.skaneatelesartisans.com. For more information, call 315-685-8580.

Contributed by: Laura Briel

Excerpt below from: Eagle Newspapers – cnylink.com

Click here to read the full article!

“Enter slowly through the front door at 33 Jordan St. and gradually take in the aromas of more than 20 cheeses, freshly brewed coffee, baking bread and a gentle ambiance that pervades every nook and cranny.
Gaze through a display case, admire the scenery, take a taste — a purely blissful taste — of what is in store for the community.
“We hope that it is a … really nice compliment to what Skaneateles has to offer,” Erica Derrick said Thursday afternoon.”

Contributed by: Skaneateles Festival

Thursday, August 27

R. Nathaniel Dett Follow Me, Somebody’s Knockin’ at My Door, Zion Hallelujah, Hymn to Parnassus, God Understands
Leonard Bernstein Suite from West Side Story for clarinet and piano
Michael Torke Corner in Manhattan
Dvorák String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96, “American”

David Ying and Elinor Freer, cello and piano; Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet; Elinor Freer, piano; Jupiter String Quartet; John Novacek, piano; Derrick Smith, baritone

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Contributed by: Skaneateles Festival

Thursday, August 20
Handel from: Jephtha, HMV. 79, Waft her, angels, through the skies
Mendelssohn Auf flugeln des gesanges
Mendelssohn Der Mond
Mendelssohn Ventianisches Gondellied
Haydn String Quartet No. 1 in G Major, Op. 76
Mendelssohn String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87

Michael Larco, viola; Adam Neiman, piano; Parker Quartet; Robert Swensen, tenor

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Contributed by: Sandi Mulconry / Group M Communications

Fall is a season of vivid colors—red, orange, gold and russet. Coupled with events such as the Labor Day races and parade, Seafood Jazzfest and art studio tours and exhibitions, they paint a not-to-be-missed landscape of Skaneateles.

“September and October are among the best months to visit,” says Susan Dove, executive director of the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce. “The area’s natural beauty is unsurpassed at this time of year, there’s something to do almost every weekend, and shops will be offering special savings throughout the fall.”

Visitors can enjoy the local color through a variety of recurring events: farmers markets (Thursdays, 3:30-6:30 p.m., at the Skaneateles Community Center and Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon, 40 Fennell St., through mid-October), U.S. Mailboat cruises (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., through Sept. and dinner cruises (Tuesday-Sunday, 5-8 p.m., through Sept. 30),

Contributed by: Sandi Mulconry / Group M Communications

What would you like to get a great deal on?

Jewelry? Handbags? Holiday cards? Decorative accessories? Cooking utensils? Men’s and women’s clothing? Krinkles by Patience Brewster?

They’ll all be available, along with much more, at Skaneateles’ Curbstone Festival, July 16-18. The sidewalk sales along Genesee, Jordan and Fennell streets run Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

New this year will be stepped-up activity on Fennell Street: Creekside Books & Coffee, Skaneateles Artisans and Skaneateles Town Square will sport tents; Creekside will provide complimentary refreshments from the coffeehouse; and Skaneateles Town Square will host demonstrations and a hot-dog stand.

Additionally, restaurants—including the Bluewater Grill, Johnny Angel’s and Doug’s Fish Fry—will offer food specials, and Anyela’s Vineyards will get into the act (at their winery, on West Lake Road).