Press Releases

Museum Receives Outdoor Foundation Grant

Posted on Apr 15, 2013 in Press Releases

The Finger Lakes Museum – Paddle Nation Press Release...

2013 Brrranchport Winterfest Press Release

Posted on Feb 6, 2013 in Press Releases

NEWS MEDIA RELEASE Date February 6, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Natalie Payne Phone 607-368-3054 Email npayne@fingerlakesmuseum.org MUSEUM HOSTS FIRST ANNUAL WINTERFEST Keuka Park, NY – Warm up, chill out and boogie down at the first annual Brrranchport Winterfest on Saturday, February 23rd from 2pm to 8pm. Sponsored by the Branchport Fire Department and The Finger Lakes Museum, this 2013...

Museum Hires Education Director

Posted on Jan 29, 2013 in Press Releases

NEWS MEDIA RELEASE Date January 28, 2013 Contact Natalie Payne Phone 607-368-3054 Email npayne@fingerlakesmuseum.org MUSEUM HIRES EDUCATION DIRECTOR Keuka native returns home Keuka Park, NY – The Finger Lakes Museum recently hired Keuka Lake native Mike Sullivan as its Education Director. He brings an extensive background in classroom instruction, museum education, and non-profit management to the organization. Sullivan grew up on Keuka Lake and attended Penn Yan schools. After earning a Bachelors of Arts...

The Finger Lakes Museum Receives Grant Awards

Posted on Jan 8, 2013 in Press Releases

NEWS MEDIA RELEASE Date December 24, 2012 Contact John Adamski Phone 585-746-6247 Email jadamski@fingerlakesmuseum.org FINGER LAKES MUSEUM RECEIVES GRANT AWARDS The Finger Lakes Museum was among the winners for state funding in 2013 according to last week’s Regional Economic Development Council announcement. The museum was awarded grants totaling $578,000 from four agencies: I Love NY, New York State Council for the Arts, the Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation, and the Empire State...

The Finger Lakes Museum Adds to Board of Trustees

Posted on Oct 17, 2012 in Press Releases

Date October 16, 2012 Contact John Adamski Phone 585-746-6247 Email jadamski@fingerlakesmuseum.org FINGER LAKES MUSEUM ADDS TO BOARD Bebette Yunis elected to Board of Trustees KEUKA PARK, NY – Bebette Yunis, a Syracuse and Keuka Lake resident, has been elected to a three-year term on the Board of Trustees of The Finger Lakes Museum. She is an attorney and vice president of Yunis Enterprises, a commercial real estate development firm operating in New York and Florida. Yunis brings twelve years of...

The Finger Lakes Museum Announces Movie Premier

Posted on Oct 17, 2012 in Press Releases

The Finger Lakes Museum is inviting the public to attend the premier showing of its documentary film series, Vine to Wine; Savor our Finger Lakes, at Bristol Harbour Resort in Canandaigua on Friday, September 21st. The 6:30 p.m. event includes an assortment of tapas and wine tastings from regional wineries as well as presentations by the wine professionals who created the program series. Attendees can also bid on “Finger Lakes Experience” silent auction packages and participate in a raffle.