Benefit Auction: 3 November 2007

Cheers to Hope, the 5th annual wine tasting and auction to benefit the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, will take place on Saturday, November 3, 2007 from 6:00-9:00 p.m.Cheers to Hope Wine Tasting and Auction at the Owego Elks Lodge, 223 Front St, Owego, NY 13827. View Map Wine and merchandise from local stores, distributors, and wineries will be available for tasting, and for sale in live and silent auctions conducted by auctioneer Bob Connelly. Tickets are available at Lawler's Liquor and the American Cancer Society for $20, and at the door for $25. For more information, consult the benefit flyer [PDF: 200 KB] or call 607-754-9439.

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Art Walk Exhibit and Sale: Viscosity Glass by Cristy Aloysi

As part of Binghamton's First Friday Art Walk the Connelly Gallery at 205 State St, Binghamton, NY 13901-2711Cristy Aloysi blowing glass will hold an exhibit and sale of handblown Viscosity Glass by Cristy Aloysi on Friday, November 2, 2007 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The exhibit and sale of Viscosity Glass from the collection of the artist's mother, Virginia Aloysi, will continue through November 23, weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and at other times by appointment (Telephone: 607-722-9593).

A graduate of Skidmore College who continued her studies at the Studio Art Center International in Florence, at Corning Glass, at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine, and at other venues, Ms. Aloysi was twice selected as resident artist for glassblowing at the Maho Bay Recycled Art Center on St. John, the Virgin Islands. Cristy Aloysi's handblown glass, Eyes She participated in the New England Craft Program in Williamsburg, MA, and taught at Renton Technical College in Washington, and at Seattle's Pratt Fine Arts Center, as well as at Maho Bay. Ms. Aloysi began her current career at Urban Glass in Brooklyn, NY, where she learned the ancient art of blowing glass by hand. In 2002, she moved to Seattle, where she developed a line of contemporary glass objects for the home. Her Viscosity Glass pieces, characterized by clean lines and simple designs, are each unique, with no two exactly the same. Click for a slideshow of selected works by Cristy Aloysi on exhibit at the Connelly Gallery. The curator's notes [PDF: 58 KB] contain additional information.

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On-Site Auction: Real Estate & Contents

Bob & Sallie Connelly will conduct an On-Site Auction of the Contents at 518 Taft Ave, Endicott, NY 13760 on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 6:00 pm followed by an Auction of the Real Estate at 7:00 pm. View Map. Selling without reserve and with a 10% Buyers Premium are items from the Cecere Family as well as some from a family that moved to Florida.

The contents are furniture, including a 3-piece cherry king-size bedroom set (you must see it!), a 3-piece queen-size bedroom set, and other items; toys,On-Site Auction of Real Estate and Contents: Endicott, NY including a Mighty Casey yard train with 50+ feet of track, and a tin doll house; tools, including saws, ladders, a new sump pump, and a Sunbeam 650 outdoor grill; accessories and miscellaneous, including a pair of Murano glass clown decanters, yard furniture, outdoor holiday decorations, Depression glass, assorted china, and over 18 boxes from storage not yet unpacked; and believe it or not: 2 Model A Radiators!

Additional details, photos, and directions are available in the auction contents brochure [PDF: 254 KB].

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