Finger Lakes SPCA of CNY annual Pet / Family Photos with Santa at Dickman Farms Greenhouse in Auburn, NY. 12noon to 3pm; visit our website for more detail - www.flspca.org

The annual Union Springs Community Children’s Christmas party will be held Saturday, December 5, at the Frontenac Museum, 178 Cayuga St., Union Springs. The evening will begin with the village tree lighting ceremony at 7 p.m. at the village gazebo located next to Trinity United Church of Christ. Refreshments and a visit from Santa will immediately follow at the museum. Holiday music will be performed by the Union Springs Community Band. This event is sponsored by the American Legion and its Auxiliary, the Village of Union Springs, the Union Springs Fire Department, the Lions Club, the Frontenac Museum and the Union Springs Community Band. For more information, contact Mark at 889-5939.

Community Preservation Committee Willard Memorial Chapel 17 Nelson Street Auburn, NY 13021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 315-252-0339 for more information HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE Date: Sunday, December 13, 2009 Time: Noon – 5 PM Where: Willard Memorial Chapel, 17 Nelson Street, Auburn, NY Willard Memorial Chapel will welcome visitors on Sunday, December 13, 2009 for their annual Holiday Open House. Come browse through the “Tiffany Treasure of the Finger Lakes”. The open house will feature holiday music at 1 pm and 3 pm by Sandy McNabb playing the Chapel’s historic Steere & Turner Organ. At 2 PM there will be a performance by the Purple Lancers Drum & Bugle Corps of Auburn. The event is open to the public.

On October 1st, the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine SCAVMA chapter will be hosting its 2nd Annual Vet Rock charity event in recognition of World Rabies Day. Two local bands, Mike Brindisi and the New York Rock and WonderMonday, will be providing live music during the course of the night. Educational information about human and canine rabies will be given to event participants in an effort to raise awareness of global efforts to combat this deadly disease. The event is open to the general public with a $5 cover charge starting at 8:30 p.m. Donations are welcome and all proceeds from the event will directly benefit the Alliance for Rabies Control (ARC). The event is being sponsored by Merial, Banfield, and the ARC. For event details, please send inquiries to njt32@cornell.edu. For more information on World Rabies Day, please visit worldrabiesday.org.

Community Preservation Committee Willard Memorial Chapel 17 Nelson Street Auburn, New York 13021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, call (315) 252-0339 AMATEUR CHEF’S NIGHT SET FOR FEBRUARY 4, 2010 The 12th Annual Amateur Chef’s Night will be held on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 6:00 pm at Springside Inn on Route 38 South, West Lake Road, Auburn, NY. Chef’s Night, which is sponsored by the Community Preservation Committee, has become one of the most popular Auburn wintertime events. The evening will feature hors d’oeuvres, dinner, desserts, wine tasting, music, an auction and cash bar. The tickets for this event make great Christmas gifts and are now available at Willard Memorial Chapel, 17 Nelson St., Auburn. The tickets are $40 per person.

The Hara is the center of one's being. It is the power center, and it serves to ground one in Presence. This Mini-retreat will teach you a number of tools to help you access & establish the hara as a base for your inner work. The experiences & group discussions will take place via conference call from your own home. The retreat is conducted by Dale Goldstein, a licensed psychotherapist & workshop facilitator & author of the Award Winning book 'Heartwork: How To Get What You Really, Really Want'. The "24-Hour Mini-Retreat" is a rare opportunity to experience the dynamic inner-work that Heartwork offers, with a minimal expenditure of time and money - AND you can do it from your own home! Heartwork is a way of being in the world, not just something you do when you can find the time to get away from your life! It is about learning how to live one's life in a more open, loving, appreciative way. So, while you may not be able to participate in ALL the experiences or ALL the group discussions via conference call, you can definitely participate in the retreat even, and perhaps especially, in the midst of activities in the world. For more information about this event and other Heartwork activities, please contact The Heartwork Institute at 1-888-340-9865 or www.awakentheheart.org Cost of the event is $150.00

Go to your assigned starting winery and begin a weekend of fun and festivities while sampling holiday wines and food tastings. The wineries are decorated for the holiday season. Over the two day weekend event, visit up to 33 wineries and enjoy a weekend of fun and relaxation. For more information: www.senecalakewine.com

Community Preservation Committee Willard Memorial Chapel 17 Nelson Street Auburn, NY 13021 315-252-0339 WILLARD CHAPEL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION WEEK Celebrate the Holiday Season with a visit to Willard Memorial Chapel, 17 Nelson Street, Auburn, NY – “The Tiffany Treasure of the Fingerlakes” FREE GUIDED TOURS: Monday – Friday, December 7th – 11th from 10 AM – 4 PM

Every Saturday and Sunday 9AM - 4PM. Starts Nov. 28th - Dec. 20th, 2009 at the Ontario Orchards Farm 15273 Sterling Center Road Sterling, NY 15273 For more information call 315-343-6328 or visit http://www.ontarioorchards.com/u-cutchristmastrees.htm