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The Moog Foundation is in Trumansburg. Barbara Need Etna, NY On 20 Jan 2012, at 11:44 AM, Steven Smolian wrote: > Isn't there a Moog Museum in Trumansville, near Ithica? > > Steve Smolian > > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Farrington, Jim > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:11 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Travel plans for Rochester > > I am, perhaps, somewhat partisan, but I don't find Rochester (my > home since > 1998, and with family here a place that I have been coming to my > whole life) > "mean" nor "ragged" (whatever that might mean). In many recent U.S.- > rankings > (Forbes, Money, ABC, etc.), Rochester has been rated in the top 5 > places to > raise a family or simply to live. Like any metropolitan area, there > are > pockets of crime, but they are very localized today. > > The question of whether to land in NY and drive or to continue > flying to ROC > all depends on what kinds of things you might want to see along the > way. As > noted, close to Rochester, through the Finger Lakes region, we have > dozens > of wineries, and often quaint villages nearby, but that's really a > daytrip > (or 2 or 3) from Rochester itself. Similarly, Niagara Falls is but a > daytrip > away (a little more than an hour). We are currently exploring the > possibility of offering a Niagara Falls tour excursion as a post- > conference > option, if there will be enough interest. > > > Farther away from Rochester, if antiquing is your idea of fun, the > NY Rte. > 5/20 corridor parallels the NYS Thruway and extends from the Albany > area > west (see http://www.routes5and20.com/thingstodo.cfm?cat=antiques). > If traveling through the Albany area, you might find of interest the > Nipper > still visible from the top of the old RTA building > (http://www.squidoo.com/nipper). I'm sure someone on this list can say > whether or not it's the largest extant Nipper or not. On your way > west from > Albany you can make a sidetrip to the Baseball Hall of Fame in > Cooperstown > (another lovely town in its own right with plenty of good eats). > > If taking the southern route through Binghamton, and across I-86, > there is > interest to be found in Watkins Glen (especially if you are into > either > waterfalls or auto racing) and Corning, home to the Corning Museum > of Glass > (http://cmog.org), the Rockwell Museum of Western Art > (http://www.rockwellmuseum.org/), and several nice restaurants--I > seem to > keep coming back to that. > > Here in Rochester, if you enjoy flowers and parks we will be in the > heart of > the Lilac Festival (http://www.lilacfestival.com/) at the historic > Highland > Park. As mentioned, we are home to a AAA baseball team, the Red Wings > (http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t534, affiliate of the Minnesota > Twins), > and they will be hosting the Louisville Bats the week of the > conference. > Tickets are cheap ($12 is the most expensive seat in the stadium, > and it's a > very nice stadium). We also have an excellent soccer team, the Rhinos > (http://www.rhinossoccer.com/), who will be playing the Dayton Dutch > Lions > that Friday. Among other area attractions are the Strong Museum of > Play/Toy > Hall of Fame/Butterfly Garden (http://www.museumofplay.org/, ask > Steve Ramm > how much he enjoyed it--they have an Edison doll on display), the > George > Eastman House (http://geh.org), the Genesee Village and Country Museum > (http://www.gcv.org/, numerous restored 19th century buildings, > including > now a brewhouse, plus gardens, etc.), the Susan B. Anthony home > (http://susanbanthonyhouse.org/index.php), and lots of other things > that I > will eventually write up and put on the local arrangements website > (in the > meantime, refer to http://www.visitrochester.com). > > There are two particularly good used record shops in town, the Bop > Shop > that's been mentioned several times on this list, and Record Archive > (http://www.recordarchive.com/). > > If you fly into NY you can usually get cheap flights from JFK to ROC > via > JetBlue. It's also worth noting here that the Radisson Hotel provides > complementary transportation to/from both the airport and train > station. > > More details to follow as they become available. > > Jim Farrington > Local Arrangements Chair > ARSC 2012 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carl Pultz > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 8:57 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Travel plans for Rochester > > "...it's got personality (a somewhat mean and ragged personality, but > personality none the less)." > > Yes! Couldn't have said it better myself. > > BTW, the Bop Shop has moved and is open now at it's new storefront. > Still settling, but it's much more pleasant than the old place. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Fine > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 8:06 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Travel plans for Rochester > > Hi Rainer: > > New York state is large in size, dense with people and full of various > oddities and "attractions," > so it depends on your tastes. It's about 5.5 hours drive from one of > the NYC > airports to Rochester. > The Finger Lakes region south of Rochester contains most of NY's > wineries > and there is a "wine trail" route that passes right by most of them. > You can > do this on your way if you take Route 17 along the "southern tier" > of the > state and turn north below the Finger Lakes (consult maps for your > preferred > route). > > The typical way is the monotonous but pretty well-maintained NY State > Thruway (it's nothing like an Autoban, but it's in very good shape > for a US > interstate highway, due to toll-funded maintenace). > Make sure you have $$$ for the hefty tolls. If you've driven in > Italy and > stopped at those "Toto-moto" rest stops, avoid what you find on the > Thruway > because you will be sorely disappointed. > On your way up the NY State Thruway, you pass by the Catskills > region, and > it may be worth getting off at Exit 28 and driving over to Woodstock > to > check out the aged-hippy artsy scene. Having lived for a time in > Syracuse, > Watertown, Cortland and the area between Syracuse and Utica, I can't > say > there is much to see except the odd "museum" here and there, a few > interesting restored buildings and theaters and other curiosities. > The Syracuse area seems to be a mecca of consumerism these days, more > strip-malls, indoor malls and shopping centers than you would think > the > whole population of upstate NY could support. Rochester itself is an > interesting place, in my opinion. It's definitely got an air of > decline, but > it's got personality (a somewhat mean and ragged personality, but > personality none the less). There are good record stores, a guy who > restores > and sells Edison and Victrola machines lives within driving distance, > there's the Eastman House museum and the Eastman school of music, > and other > various things to see and do. I've never had any trouble finding a > good meal > in Rochester, unlike many other places in upstate NY. I highly > recommend > both the Dinosaur and Sticky Lips BBQ places and, if you don't mind > slumming > it (literally), Nick Tahos' (sp?) is a must-see. There is also a > Triple A > minor league baseball team in Rochester, also teams in Buffalo and > Syracuse. > Keep in mind that, statistically, all of NY State's smaller cities > are more > crime-infested than NYC nowadays. Usually, the violent crime takes > place > between rival drug-related gangs in the bad neighborhoods, but there > are > occasional crimes done in other areas. It's not like Times Square in > the > 80's, but keep an eye open and keep your wallet in your front pocket. > > Another option is to take Amtrak train from NYC (Penn Station, I > think). > You'd need to get > transportation from the airport into Manhattan. The train goes north > to > Albany right along the shore of the Hudson River, it's very pretty. At > Albany, it kind of follows the NY State barge canal and the old Erie > canal, > and it's interesting because it goes through a lot of industrial- > ruin stuff > in the various small cities. I haven't ridden Amtrak trains in > years, but > published reports say they are cleaner these days and the food is > better > than it used to be. > > If it were me travelling from Europe, if I could get a decent price on > airfare from the NYC airport to Rochester, I would take it. Rent a > car in > Rochester if you plan to do activities beyond the Conference, > especially > outside of the main city area. If you are there for a couple of > extra days, > you can do a long driving day of heading over to Niagara Falls early, > getting done there by lunchtime and then circling down to the bottom > of the > wine trail and hitting a few wineries in the afternoon, even eating > dinner > down there if you like. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Birgit Lotz Verlag" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 6:58 AM > Subject: [ARSCLIST] Travel plans for Rochester > > >> Would it make sense to travel by road from New York? Are there any > places > of tourist interest en >> route? Or should I fly straight from Germany, changing planes in New > York? > And should I spend an >> extra couple, three days before and after the conference? Any > suggestions? >> I need to book air transport fairly soon to get fair rates.. >> Thanks >> Rainer >> >> -- >> Dr. Rainer E. Lotz >> Rotdornweg 81 >> 53177 Bonn (Germany) >> >> Tel: 0049-228-352808 >> Fax: 0049-228-365142 >> Web: www.lotz-verlag.de >>