Beyond the Nest

Today, after a long patient week of waiting for the kiln to cool, Mark and I finally opened and unloaded it and my oh my was the wait worth it! here is just a... collection of my favorite pieces I made, from a quick count there were 250+ pots! for those of you that may not know, these are traditional salt glazed stoneware pots. Made by myself and Mark over the past several months, decorated by hand, then fired to over 2200 F in a wood fired kiln See more

Looking for things to do this weekend? Check out our newsletter (or website) that features: The Flower City Ukelele Fest, Baroque and Blue, SuperSale for ArtsROC, Helmer Nature Center Owl Prowl, Powers Haunted Hay Rides, Scary Movies on the Big Screen at Vintage Drive In Theatre, National Parks Adventure at Strasenburgh Planetarium, Rochester Museum & Science Center, All you can carry pumpkins at Stokoe Farms and loads more!

Two weeks from today! Visit in The Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy in The Bronx, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Westchester, Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, Forest Law...n Cemetery Buffalo NY and Mount Hope Cemetery - Rochester to talk with our documentary filmmakers. Or take some photos/videos/selfies/stills of your own in cemeteries in your community - we've mapped them for you on our website - and share your visit with us! You could be part of our upcoming short film "Election Day 2020 | NYS" #womenandthevotenys See more

After you vote, "seal the deal" by visiting a suffragist in a cemetery near you and post a video or photo for a chance to be included in a documentary

This week, there's a pumpkin patch full of autumn adventures! Featuring: Gloria: A Life (Performed LIVE Online) at JCC CenterStage, Spirits of the Past at Genesee Country Village & Museum, Empire State Maker Faire, Scary Movies on the Big Screen at Vintage Drive In Theatre, The Landmark Society of Western New York, Inc.'s 50th Anniversary Virtual House and Garden Tour, RCTV, Rochester's Community Media Center's In-person TV Studioi Production Class, Lockport Cave & Underground Boat Ride's Haunted Cave Tour, Fall Foliage and pumpkin patch train rides and so much more!

Vote & Visit a suffragist in your hometown on Election Day and be part of a documentary film! #ny4suffrage #vote #nyhistory #19thAmendment Humanities New York Susan B. Anthony Museum & House

Just had to share this wonderful photo!

For fall fun and festivities, check out our weekly newsletter, this week, featuring: The Play Gloria Live,, Online at JCC CenterStage, Kettle Ridge Farm's Drive-thru, George Eastman Museum's bike tour, Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester's Hispanic Heritage Day online, Stokoe Farms's Fall Pumpkin Festival, The opening of George Eastman Museum's new Thomas Tischer Center, 2020 Apple Tasting Tour - UPick the Way, and Lockport Haunted Cave Tour. Your weekend's gonna be packed!

Great happenings for the first weekend in October, including: 2020 Apple Tasting Tour - UPick the Way, The agricultural Fair at Genesee Country Village & Museum, 20th Annual Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Fest at Stokoe Farms, Dinner with Friends at The Penthouse at One East Avenue, Naples Open Studio Trail and so many more fun fall festivities!

The 2020 Apple Tasting Tour - UPick the Way runs October 1 - 31. In this video, BTN's publisher Debra Ross and WARM 101.3's Tony Infantino bring you the secrets to using Wayne County NY Tourism's new apple tasting tour app to win great prizes. There are some hilarious outtakes at the end, so be sure to watch all the way through!