Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Erie Canal Museum, the Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.

Places like the Landmark Theatre, the Everson Museum of Art, Onondaga Lake Park, and the Erie Canal Museum all make this city a spot worth visiting.

This summer, every Saturday at 10:30 a.m until Aug. 23, the Erie Canal Museum’s half-mile walking tours will show where history was made along the Erie Canal.

As the nation celebrates Independence Day, another historical event from July 4 is remembered. On July 4 in 1817, construction began on the Erie Canal in Rome, New York.

The Erie Canal bicentennial is celebrated at the Watervliet Historical Society Museum on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Watervliet, N.Y.

Michael Messina-Yauchzy poses with the statue of a boy and donkey at the Erie Canal Museum. He has written a trilogy of songs about the Erie Canal which will be performed at the museum on ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — More than 600 cyclists rode into Fairport on Monday as part of the 27th annual Cycle the Erie Canal bike tour — with this year’s ride marking a major milestone: the ...

Fourth of July celebrations in Bristol, Rhode Island began long before the day became a federal holiday.

Independence Day falls on Friday, July 4 this year. Here's what you need to know about which restaurants will be open or closed on the holiday.

Independence Day falls on Friday, July 4 this year. Here's what you need to know about which restaurants will be open or closed on the holiday.