(Skaneateles, NY \u2013 Oct. 2013) Artwork by Skaneateles middle\u00a0school students will be featured at shops and restaurants throughout the\u00a0village during First Friday, held\u00a06 to 9 p.m. Oct. 4.<\/p>\n
Guests will have an\u00a0opportunity to meet many of the student artists and learn what inspired their\u00a0creations.<\/p>\n
This month\u2019s celebration, which\u00a0will kick off Fall Fest, was organized by Kristin Hunt of The Garage Eatz\u00a0restaurant and Jessica Murphy of the Skaneateles Central School\u00a0District, with\u00a0support from Sarah Panzarella of Imagine and Ellen Kluge of Rhubarb Kitchen\u00a0& Garden.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Skaneateles school\u00a0district has some remarkably talented students,\u201d says Hunt. \u201cWe wanted to\u00a0provide them with an outlet to share their work with the community, while\u00a0making it possible for shops without easy access to artists to participate in\u00a0First Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe tried this in May on a smaller\u00a0scale, and we had a great turnout\u2014families loved it,\u201d she says. \u201cGoing forward,\u00a0we hope to make it a First Friday tradition.\u201d<\/p>\n
Venues hosting student\u00a0artwork are:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Imagine, 38 E. Genesee St.,\u00a0which will feature more than a dozen works of art, along with entertainment by\u00a0the Usual Suspects.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The Garage Eatz, 28 Jordan\u00a0St.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Rhubarb Kitchen &\u00a0Garden, 59 E. Genesee St.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Skaneateles Artisans, 3\u00a0Fennell St. (under the Old Stone Mill), which will also display fine art and fine\u00a0craft from artists in the Rochester area, accented by a chocolate tasting by\u00a0Preliminaires Chocolat.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Gallery 54, 54 E. Genesee\u00a0St., which will also feature new work in clay and wood by Lauren Ritchie and\u00a0Fred Weisskopf in the exhibition \u201cFrom the Earth,\u201d along with\u00a0entertainment by\u00a0singer\/songwriter Jane Zell.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Johnny Angel\u2019s Heavenly\u00a0Burgers, 22 Jordan St.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Riddler\u2019s, 4 Jordan St.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Skaneateles 300, 2 W.\u00a0Genesee St.<\/p>\n
* The Irish Store, 5 Jordan\u00a0St.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Creekside Books &\u00a0Coffee, 35 Fennell St. The Hysterical Fits will perform starting at\u00a07:30 p.m.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Roland\u2019s, 14 E. Genesee\u00a0St.<\/p>\n
\u2022 The White Sleigh\u2026 Etc., 24\u00a0E. Genesee St.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Vermont Green Mountain Specialty\u00a0Co., 50 E. Genesee St.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Aristocats & Dogs, 62\u00a0E. Genesee St.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Pomodoro, 61 E. Genesee\u00a0St.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Grant Jewelers, 88 E.\u00a0Genesee St.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Hobby House Toys, 7 Jordan\u00a0St.<\/p>\n
Visitors to Snake Oil\u00a0Glassworks, 4251 Jordan Road, will see glass pumpkins being made and have an\u00a0opportunity to select colors and sizes for their own custom-made\u00a0pumpkins.\u00a0Meanwhile, the Sherwood Inn will offer spirit tastings by Beak and Skiff.<\/p>\n
Local artists who would like\u00a0to participate in upcoming First Fridays should contact the Skaneateles Area\u00a0Chamber of Commerce at 685-0552.<\/p>\n