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Friday, November 20, 2009

Local Communities Support the 26th Holiday Gala

OGDENSBURG, NY – The Frederic Remington Art Museum would like to thank the store owners, restaurants and private individuals that have generously donated to this year’s 26^th Holiday Gala: The Twelve Days of Christmas on Saturday, December 12, 2009, from 7—11 PM.

Gift baskets representing Alexandria Bay, Canton, Clayton, Ogdensburg and Potsdam will be offered so you can enjoy the day visiting these North Country communities.

The businesses represented include the following:
Alexandria Bay, NY: Boldt Castle; Gallery/ Riverbank Gallery; Good Dog Charlie; Michael Ringer; Musical Swan Gift Shop; Ship Gift Shop; Singer Castle; Treasure Island Canton, NY: Appleton Arena; Nature's Storehouse; Pear Tree; Silver & Collins; SLU Bookstore; SLU Mary Lawrence, Golf Pro; Wes Stitt; TAUNY Clayton, NY: Antique Boat Museum; Clayton Harbour; Clayton Island Tours; Corbin's River Heritage; Coyote Winery; Eagle Shoppe; Hilda's Women's Shop; Lyric Coffee House & Bistro; Porch and Paddle; Reinman's Dept. Store; River Rat Cheese; River Rats Boutique; Soft Maple Design; Thousand Island Art Center (Home of the Hand weaving Museum); Thousand Islands Museum; Thousand Islands Performing Arts; Thousand Islands Performing Arts Center - Clayton Opera House; Thousand Island Unique Souvenirs Gouverneur, NY: Steve Cressey; Wilson Bickford Jay, NY: Adirondack Life Lake Placid, NY: Crown Plaza Lisbon, NY: Rustic Renewal Malone, NY: Titus Mountain Morristown, NY: Rich Bzura – Old Man Island, Howard's Hobby Shop; Johnson & Johnson; Mare's Wares Ogdensburg, NY: Absolutely Youmi's; Advance Auto; Allen Burns Photography; Bastas; Gail Bongiovani; Carbino's; Cutting Edge; Deerfield Golf Course; Farrands; Gerry's Liquors; John Morrow; Jones Insurance Agency; Karan Cross - The Wild Inside; Little Italy; Lowe's; Monroe Muffler; NAPA; Northern Physical Therapy; NorthWoods Furniture; Ogdensburg Bowl; Ogdensburg Journal and Advance News; Peebles; Price Chopper; Rishe's Auto; Dr. Angela Rufa; Kris Sammons; Shafaq Vakil; Vielhauer's Taxidermy Service; Time Warner Cable; Wells Car Wash Potsdam, NY: Argents Jewelry; First Crush Wine Bistro; MVP Sports; Northern Music and Video; Ostrander's; Treadmill Bicycle Shop; Wear on Earth; Willowtree Redwood, NY: Shirley Knight - Iwa Gake Design & Consulting Saranac Lake, NY: Adirondack Explorer Sunrise, FL: Florida Panthers autographed hockey stick Watertown, NY: Focal Point Custom Framing; Watertown Times

Cost to attend this year’s event is $45/museum member and $50/non-member. Purchase your ticket online now or contact Shannon at 315.393.2425 or info@fredericremington.org.

To continue the holiday festivities, the Museum will hold its open house on Sunday, December 13 from 1 – 4 PM. The public will enjoy the beautiful decorations as well as free admission, refreshments, music and family activities. Children and their families are welcome and encouraged.

The Frederic Remington Art Museum is located at 303 Washington Street, Ogdensburg, NY 13669. The Museum is dedicated to collecting, exhibiting, preserving and interpreting the art and archives of Frederic Remington, and contains an unmatched collection of his works. The Museum is open November 1 through April 30, Wednesday through Saturday, 11 am to 5 pm and Sunday, 1 to 5 pm and May 1 through October 31, Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday, 1 to 5 pm.

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