Wide Awake Bakery: Pie!

Wide Awake Bakery 4361 Buck Hill Rd S, Trumansburg, NY, United States

Photo Credit: Allison Usavage Join Rachel from Kinship & Company to learn all about pie! We’ll make an all butter pie crust with Farmer Ground Flour, as well as a crust blended with your choice of an alternative grain (rye or spelt).  While making the pie crust, we’ll discuss the best ways to make pie dough that is flaky yet easy to work with – and we’ll use these doughs to make a double crust

$175

Thanksgiving Holiday Farmer’s Market

Press Bay Alley 118 W Green St, Ithaca, NY, United States

Photo Credit: Allison Usavage Scheduled just a few times a year, days before big holiday feasts, the Press Bay Alley Holiday Markets are the go-to source of local meat, vegetables, fruit, cheese, bread, pies, syrup, honey, beverages, eggs, and other culinary bounty, plus holiday gifts! Most vendors are selling ingredients and supplies for your holiday meals, but you’ll also find fresh snacks and hot baked goods for immediate snacking. Press Bay Alley is a unique downtown Ithaca retailing

Free

Wide Awake Bakery: Basic Artisan Baking

Wide Awake Bakery 4361 Buck Hill Rd S, Trumansburg, NY, United States

Photo Credit: Allison Usavage In this class we will go over all the basics of making great bread. The class runs all day, and we will make a LOT of bread! Topics include the chemistry and biology of bread, an introduction to fermentation skills, bakers’ math, and a range of handwork skills. Each student will get plenty of oven-time, and we will have the opportunity to talk about whatever excites us about baking. Watch out!

$250

Trumansburg WinterFest

Main St, Trumansburg Trumansburg, NY, United States

Photo Credit: Jeffery Foote The Trumansburg Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present the Trumansburg WinterFest for the 23rd year. This mainstay event provides free live entertainment for kids, adults, and entire families, and is the perfect time to celebrate and reflect on what makes our community truly special. Of course Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive to light the Village tree, and Buddy the Elf will MC. Enjoy free horse drawn carriage rides

Ice Wars National Ice Carving Competition

Ithaca Commons Ithaca, NY, United States

Photo Credit: Allison Usavage Ice Fest is an annual tradition in Downtown Ithaca! What holiday season would be complete without a celebration of cold weather and cold weather sports…like Ice Carving! Witness the nation’s finest ice carvers as they compete for $9,000 in prizes during 3 rounds of breathtaking competition. The festival features impressive display sculptures, fire demonstrations, the ever-popular Ice Bar: an outdoor bar made entirely of ice, serving Bacchus Beer, wine, and hot

Free

Downtown Ithaca Chowder Cook-Off

Ithaca Commons Ithaca, NY, United States

Photo Credit: Allison Usavage Happening on the Commons and surrounding streets including Aurora, Cayuga and Dewitt Mall from 12-5pm, Ice Festival goers can stay warm by sample over 20 different traditional, exotic, and gourmet chowders from local restaurants competing to be crowned our next Chowder Cup Champion! Sampling tickets are for sale in advance and on the day-of downtown.

Cooking Class: Fine Dining for Families

Coltivare 235 S Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY, United States

Photo Credit: Coltivare Just in time for the holidays, learn to wow with a one (or two) pot wonder meal hearty enough for family and fancy enough for friends. Easy prep, fewer messes, and faster clean up leave plenty of time to enjoy the company of loved ones. Chef Patrick shares the tips and tricks he has learned as a culinarian and family man, balancing the press for time with a passion for fine food.

$35

The Science of Food and Beverage Pairing

Coltivare 235 S Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY, United States

Photo Credit: Allison Usavage Guided Craft Beverage and Food pairing presentation with Sommelier Laura Winter Falk of Experience! The Finger Lakes. You will enjoy tasting samples of the featured libation paired with locally-sourced edibles followed by an engaging presentation by a top Finger Lakes craft producer.

$15 – $25

Winter Holiday Farmer’s Market

Press Bay Alley 118 W Green St, Ithaca, NY, United States

Photo Credit: Allison Usavage Scheduled just a few times a year, days before big holiday feasts, the Press Bay Alley Holiday Markets are the go-to source of local meat, vegetables, fruit, cheese, bread, pies, syrup, honey, beverages, eggs, and other culinary bounty, plus holiday gifts! Most vendors are selling ingredients and supplies for your holiday meals, but you’ll also find fresh snacks and hot baked goods for immediate snacking. Press Bay Alley is a unique downtown Ithaca retailing

Free

International Rutabaga Curling Championship

Ithaca Farmer's Market Steamboat Landing, 545 3rd St, Ithaca, NY, United States

Photo Credit: Allison Usavage The sport of Rutabaga Curling was born on a cold December 1996 Market day, the last market day of the season. The few vendors present (perhaps 25 or so this time of year and point in our history) huddled together for warmth and camaraderie waiting for an occasional customer. Talk at some point in the day turned to unusual winter sports. Curling of course came up in conversation. None of us

Woodland Farm Brewery Third Anniversary

Woodland Farm Brewery 6002 Trenton Rd, Utica, NY, United States

Woodland Farm Brewery is excited to announce their third anniversary party with a weekend of celebrations. The celebration will begin on Friday,  Jan. 4 with specials planned throughout the weekend and ending on Sunday, Jan. 6. On Friday, they’re kicking off the weekend with the return of Sagey and Syrup Sucker! Sagey is a farmhouse ale conditioned on just enough dried sage to add another layer of herbal goodness to an easy drinking saison! They’ll also

Hand Skills (Wide Awake Baking Class)

Wide Awake Bakery 4361 Buck Hill Rd S, Trumansburg, NY, United States

The best way to befriend bread is to know it with your hands, over and over again. In this class we will shape and score hundreds of loaves of bread. More bread than you would bake at home in years! This class offers a rare opportunity to develop your skills at the bench alongside professional bakers. Includes breakfast, lunch and snacks.

$250

Winter Village Music

La Tourelle 1150 West Danby Road (Route 96B), Ithaca, NY, United States

Winter Village Music hosts a variety of acoustic music events at La Tourelle, a beautiful 55 room inn located in Ithaca, New York.  Our first event was the Winter Village Bluegrass Festival held in 2011 and featuring the Claire Lynch Band.  The festival, now the Winter Village Music Festival, is held during the last weekend in January.  In 2013, we began the Falling Waters Music Camp during the second weekend of January.  And periodically, we