So you are coming to District Conference? You must be excited. We are happy to have you joining us for this fun-filled weekend together!
Here are some helpful tips to help you prepare for and plan your weekend of Rotary:
House of Friendship
We hope your club has registered to have space in this social area where you can set up a display featuring your biggest and best fundraiser or program.
Set up will be from 2-5:30pm Friday afternoon (during registration) and again Saturday morning during breakfast. Take down will be after conference wraps up around 11am Sunday morning.
You will have downtime during meals, between breakout sessions, Saturday afternoon, Saturday's cocktail hour and even Sunday morning to check out the displays and make new friends in the House of Friendship. Feel free to pop in whenever you want to relax for a bit or need a little snack!
If you have any questions about your display space, you can contact House of Friendship Chair Pam Fallesen at lizardmom67@hotmail.com.
Wine Tasting Opportunities
More details to come soon!
More details to come soon!
Be A Conference Helper
If you wish to pitch in during the weekend, we are recruiting Sergeant-at-Arms volunteers. You could be selling raffle tickets, directing people where to go, answering questions about where to find something in the hotel, giving out door prizes, etc. It's a fun and easy way to help out for a couple hours during the weekend! Please contact Clark Speicher at cfs@twcny.rr.com to volunteer today!
If you wish to pitch in during the weekend, we are recruiting Sergeant-at-Arms volunteers. You could be selling raffle tickets, directing people where to go, answering questions about where to find something in the hotel, giving out door prizes, etc. It's a fun and easy way to help out for a couple hours during the weekend! Please contact Clark Speicher at cfs@twcny.rr.com to volunteer today!
Get Ready to Shop Rotary!
We will have a Rotary Shop open throughout the weekend where you can stock up on Rotary pins, gifts and attire. We have partnered with Awards 4 U to have some really nice items for sale.
A Weekend for Generosity
You will want to consider this as a great opportunity to make a contribution to the Rotary International Foundation (if you haven't already) and to support club and district events.
We will do 50/50 raffles Friday and Saturday evenings, with beneficiaries TBD.
We will do 50/50 raffles Friday and Saturday evenings, with beneficiaries TBD.
We are collecting items for the Veteran's Outreach Center (see the note on the left side of the screen - at the top of the page - for a list of items they need) and you might find that clubs are looking for support for their fundraisers in the House of Friendship!
Book Spa Appointments Now
There is a spa conveniently located in the hotel, as well as an indoor pool (so pack your swimming attire!). It's always best to call ahead and book your appointment in advance. Ideal times for Rotarians would be during registration on Friday (2-5pm), during free-time on Saturday (1-5pm) or after conference ends around noon on Sunday. Click here for more information so you can book some relaxation while at conference!
Market Street Historic District
The vibrant heart of the Gaffer District, this is one of the must-visit attractions of the city. The district is lined with residential houses, historic buildings and other celebrated sites. Corning’s Gaffer District is home to world-class museums and has transformed over a century and a half from a hub for the lumber industry to an artistic center offering entertainment, shopping, attractions, and dining for all ages.
Walk out the back of the hotel and right into this site-seeing hub!
The vibrant heart of the Gaffer District, this is one of the must-visit attractions of the city. The district is lined with residential houses, historic buildings and other celebrated sites. Corning’s Gaffer District is home to world-class museums and has transformed over a century and a half from a hub for the lumber industry to an artistic center offering entertainment, shopping, attractions, and dining for all ages.
Walk out the back of the hotel and right into this site-seeing hub!
The Spencer Crest Nature Center
Home to many, exotic birds and animal species. The place also has many trails that can be explored by hikers and nature enthusiasts.
7-minute drive to 2424 Spencer Hill Road, Corning, NY, United States, 14830
94 West Antiques
An elegant shop featuring period furniture, American Brilliant cut glass, Carder Steuben glass, china, pottery, paintings, prints, silver, jewelry, crocks, linens, fishing and more!
Part of the Market Street Historic District just out back of the hotel
Home to many, exotic birds and animal species. The place also has many trails that can be explored by hikers and nature enthusiasts.
7-minute drive to 2424 Spencer Hill Road, Corning, NY, United States, 14830
94 West Antiques
An elegant shop featuring period furniture, American Brilliant cut glass, Carder Steuben glass, china, pottery, paintings, prints, silver, jewelry, crocks, linens, fishing and more!
Part of the Market Street Historic District just out back of the hotel
Bacalles Glass Shop
Retail gift shop opened in 1967 by George Bacalles; is now owned and operated by his daughter, Zaharo Emerson. The shop features decorative glass items, some locally crafted and is part of the Tiffany & Treasures Trail.
Part of the Market Street Historic District just out back of the hotel
Retail gift shop opened in 1967 by George Bacalles; is now owned and operated by his daughter, Zaharo Emerson. The shop features decorative glass items, some locally crafted and is part of the Tiffany & Treasures Trail.
Part of the Market Street Historic District just out back of the hotel
Brick House Brewery
A restaurant brewery serving craft beer brewed on site like their Small-Batch Stout, Forever IPA, Copper Ale, and New Heffe Wheat, along with a delicious menu of gourmet flatbreads. Regular schedule of live music.
4-minute drive to 1 West Pulteney Street, Corning, NY 14830
A restaurant brewery serving craft beer brewed on site like their Small-Batch Stout, Forever IPA, Copper Ale, and New Heffe Wheat, along with a delicious menu of gourmet flatbreads. Regular schedule of live music.
4-minute drive to 1 West Pulteney Street, Corning, NY 14830
Exhibit A
The place to experience contemporary art. Changing exhibitions are presented year-round including an annual Glass Invitational. The gallery represents emerging artists predominately from the Northeast as well as national and international artists. Whether visitors are serious art enthusiasts or merely curious, everyone will enjoy Exhibit A.
Part of the Market Street Historic District just out back of the hotel
The place to experience contemporary art. Changing exhibitions are presented year-round including an annual Glass Invitational. The gallery represents emerging artists predominately from the Northeast as well as national and international artists. Whether visitors are serious art enthusiasts or merely curious, everyone will enjoy Exhibit A.
Part of the Market Street Historic District just out back of the hotel
Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes
The Oldest Tavern in Painted Post - Experience Life in the 1800’s. The first innkeepers, Benjamin and Sarah Patterson, built the Benjamin Patterson Inn at the Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes in 1796. It is now the oldest existing tavern in the Lands of Painted Post. Long ago, people would travel to the Finger Lakes Region to buy land from the Pulteney Estate. They'd travel the frontier highway, which was Williamson Road (now Route 15) and the Chemung River. Weary travelers would be welcomed by the Pattersons with a hot meal and place to rest for the night. When you visit the Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes today, you can see the Tavern or Tap Room where guests once socialized and conducted business. The dining room and kitchen with working open hearth fireplace can both be seen, as can the long room, which houses an extensive collection of textile equipment. Walk through the Patterson's quarters, and view guest quarters displayed as if it were still 1800.
4-minute drive to 73 W Pulteney St, Corning, NY 14830
The Oldest Tavern in Painted Post - Experience Life in the 1800’s. The first innkeepers, Benjamin and Sarah Patterson, built the Benjamin Patterson Inn at the Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes in 1796. It is now the oldest existing tavern in the Lands of Painted Post. Long ago, people would travel to the Finger Lakes Region to buy land from the Pulteney Estate. They'd travel the frontier highway, which was Williamson Road (now Route 15) and the Chemung River. Weary travelers would be welcomed by the Pattersons with a hot meal and place to rest for the night. When you visit the Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes today, you can see the Tavern or Tap Room where guests once socialized and conducted business. The dining room and kitchen with working open hearth fireplace can both be seen, as can the long room, which houses an extensive collection of textile equipment. Walk through the Patterson's quarters, and view guest quarters displayed as if it were still 1800.
4-minute drive to 73 W Pulteney St, Corning, NY 14830
The Rockwell Museum
While it first gained a reputation for its exceptional collection of Western and Native American Art, it became upstate New York’s only Smithsonian Affiliate because of its tireless efforts to explore and convey the American Experience through fine art. In addition to the museum’s extraordinary permanent collection, there are two or three rotating exhibits each year designed to examine the people, land and ideas that shape America through the eyes of American artists, offering visitors the sort of world-class art not typically found in a town of only 11,000 people. Located in the historic City Hall building, The Rockwell Museum has been woven into the rich history that makes Corning such a special small town.
Less than 5-minute walk to 111 Cedar Street, Corning, NY 14830
The Corning Museum of Glass
Ever been to a museum entirely focused around a single material? Ever thought of glass as more than just something you drink out of? At the Corning Museum of Glass, you'll gain a whole new perspective about a seemingly common place material. Spend a half-hour at a Hot Glass Show, witnessing a molten blob transform into something exquisite and you'll never look at glass the same way again.
With over 3,500 years of history housed in a building designed to mimic the flow of glass, the Corning Museum of Glass is home to the largest collection of art glass in the world. Travel through centuries of glassmaking, from the early core forming of the Mesopotamians, to the beautiful stained glass windows of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Learn how the Romans discovered glass blowing and see the handiwork of Venetian masters. Walk through an entire gallery dedicated to Corning, and learn how it came to be known as the 'Crystal City.'
3-minute drive or 15-minute walk to One Museum Way, Corning, NY 14830
While it first gained a reputation for its exceptional collection of Western and Native American Art, it became upstate New York’s only Smithsonian Affiliate because of its tireless efforts to explore and convey the American Experience through fine art. In addition to the museum’s extraordinary permanent collection, there are two or three rotating exhibits each year designed to examine the people, land and ideas that shape America through the eyes of American artists, offering visitors the sort of world-class art not typically found in a town of only 11,000 people. Located in the historic City Hall building, The Rockwell Museum has been woven into the rich history that makes Corning such a special small town.
Less than 5-minute walk to 111 Cedar Street, Corning, NY 14830
The Corning Museum of Glass
Ever been to a museum entirely focused around a single material? Ever thought of glass as more than just something you drink out of? At the Corning Museum of Glass, you'll gain a whole new perspective about a seemingly common place material. Spend a half-hour at a Hot Glass Show, witnessing a molten blob transform into something exquisite and you'll never look at glass the same way again.
With over 3,500 years of history housed in a building designed to mimic the flow of glass, the Corning Museum of Glass is home to the largest collection of art glass in the world. Travel through centuries of glassmaking, from the early core forming of the Mesopotamians, to the beautiful stained glass windows of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Learn how the Romans discovered glass blowing and see the handiwork of Venetian masters. Walk through an entire gallery dedicated to Corning, and learn how it came to be known as the 'Crystal City.'
3-minute drive or 15-minute walk to One Museum Way, Corning, NY 14830
Visiting both museums (Rockwell and Corning)? Get a single pass and save! Buy in advance online or at either museum.
The Frederick Carder Gallery
A gallery in the Corning Museum of Glass, the Frederick Carder Gallery features an extensive collection of glass designed by Frederick Carder (1863–1963), a gifted English designer who managed Steuben Glass Works from its founding in 1903 until 1932. During this time, the production of Steuben changed from various types of colored glass to colorless glass. Carders distinguished career in glassmaking extended from 1880 to the 1950s. The Carder Gallery displays his early pieces made at the English firm of Stevens & Williams, many of the objects he designed, as well as individual pieces he created in his retirement.
Found in the Corning Museum of Glass at One Museum Way, Corning, NY 14830
The Frederick Carder Gallery
A gallery in the Corning Museum of Glass, the Frederick Carder Gallery features an extensive collection of glass designed by Frederick Carder (1863–1963), a gifted English designer who managed Steuben Glass Works from its founding in 1903 until 1932. During this time, the production of Steuben changed from various types of colored glass to colorless glass. Carders distinguished career in glassmaking extended from 1880 to the 1950s. The Carder Gallery displays his early pieces made at the English firm of Stevens & Williams, many of the objects he designed, as well as individual pieces he created in his retirement.
Found in the Corning Museum of Glass at One Museum Way, Corning, NY 14830
Costa Flying Service
Scenic air tours of the Finger Lakes & surrounding areas. Book in advance and see Corning and surrounding areas from a birds-eye view!
10-minute drive to 42 Victory Highway, Painted Post, NY 14870
Scenic air tours of the Finger Lakes & surrounding areas. Book in advance and see Corning and surrounding areas from a birds-eye view!
10-minute drive to 42 Victory Highway, Painted Post, NY 14870
Indian Hill Golf Club
18-hole golf course with a driving range, an accessible club house and pro shop.
15-minute drive to 1959 Indian Hills Road, Painted Post, NY 14870
18-hole golf course with a driving range, an accessible club house and pro shop.
15-minute drive to 1959 Indian Hills Road, Painted Post, NY 14870
Watkins Glen State Park
The Glen's stream descends 400-ft past 200-ft cliffs, generating 19 waterfalls. Trails overlook the gorge path. Camping, picnicking, hiking, swimming & fishing in Seneca Lake or Catharine Creek. Foot access only, LOTS OF steps.
25-minute drive to 1009 N Franklin St, Watkins Glen, NY 14891
The Glen's stream descends 400-ft past 200-ft cliffs, generating 19 waterfalls. Trails overlook the gorge path. Camping, picnicking, hiking, swimming & fishing in Seneca Lake or Catharine Creek. Foot access only, LOTS OF steps.
25-minute drive to 1009 N Franklin St, Watkins Glen, NY 14891
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