The Hammocks at Canandaigua

The Hammocks at Canandaigua

Sunday, August 3, 2014

August 2014


The summer night is like a perfection of thought. ~Wallace Stevens


Canandaigua Rotary Pier Festival 2014
August 9 from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
August 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Partnering with the Finger Lakes Riesling Festival, the Canandaigua Rotary Club will be presenting its Pier Festival for the 22nd year.  Area nonprofit organizations will display their respected causes on the City Pier throughout both days, while providing activities for children of all ages. 

Saturday

At 4 p.m., the Rotary Club will be presenting a FREE concert – Flint Creek will play from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Taran will play from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.  FIREWORKS, presented by Canandaigua Federal Credit Union, will be displayed over Canandaigua Lake around 9:30 p.m.


Finger Lakes Riesling Festival
August 9, 2014 - August 10, 2014

The Finger Lakes Riesling Festival  will be held on August 9th and 10th in conjunction with the Rotary Pier Festival.  Activities will include NYS wine and craft beer tasting, wine seminars, cheese samplings, arts and crafts, kids games and obstacle courses, cooking demos, and NEW grape stomping.


August 12, 2014 - August 15, 2014

The Seneca Art & Nature Camp will be held at Ganondagan State Historic Site in Victor and is open to children ages 9 - 12.  Campers will explore the Seneca and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) relationship with art, nature, and everyday life.  Each day will include nature-themed trail walks, traditional Native games like longball and lacrosse, traditional storytelling, outdoor activities such as shelter-building, fire-making, and Iroquois dancing; and traditional Native craft activities.  Campers should bring lunch, water and fruit will be provided.  Camp fee is $175 and registration is open until July 18th.


Fourteenth Annual Juried Arts at the Gardens
August 16, 2014
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

On Saturday and Sunday, August 16 & 17, 2014 there will be a juried show of fine arts and crafts situated on the fifty acre Sonnenberg Gardens & Mansion Historical State Park in Canandaigua. The south lawn of this verdant estate will overflow with the works of more than one hundred artists from all over the Northeast and beyond. In these tidy well-arranged booths, artisans from across the country will offer fine paintings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, glass, woodwork, photography, and other fine arts and crafts. Admission is $6.00 for adults. Children under 12 are free.


August 30, 2014
8:35 PM - 10:15 PM

Cruise into relaxation on the Lady during the annual tradition on Canandaigua Lake of lighting flares along the shoreline to signify the end of the summer season!


August 30, 2014
                                                                                                                            

Crosswinds 5K starts with registration from 7-8:45am followed by a 9am race at the Crosswinds Wesleyan Church, 3360 Middle Cheshire Road, Canandaigua. This event benefits patients of the Sands Cancer Center at Thompson Hospital. The pre-registration fee is $15 ($13 for Greater Rochester Track Club members). The fee on the day of the race is $20 ($15 for GRTC members). The fee includes awards and post-race refreshments. T-shirts are guaranteed to all pre-registered by August 19. Visit www.crosswindsonline.org/5k, or email crosswinds5K@gmail.com or call (585) 229-2475.



25 Weekend Home Decorating Projects


Want to give your home a mini makeover in a weekend? Better Homes & Gardens suggest some simple decorating projects for inspiration. 

7 Ways You're Making House Cleaning Harder Than It has To Be

Cleaning the house not on your list of favorite ways to spend your time? You might want to check and see if you're unintentionally making things worse on yourself. From spending more time on cleaning tasks than you need to, to just not being efficient, peruse this list of seven things you could be doing that's making it harder to keep your house clean, and see if you can eliminate one to make cleaning the house easier or faster!

Celebrate the season with some scrumptious Summer recipes.......




Toss pre-made tortellini with chicken and an array of herbs for a palate-pleasing summer salad.



No Bake Nutella Cheesecake

Being that it's summer no one really wants to turn the oven on to bake a cheesecake.  This easily constructed nutella no-bake cheesecake will fill the desert void without heating up your house!


If you've always dreamed of living in a luxury apartment then look no further! The Hammocks at Canandaigua is currently leasing one, one bedroom with den, two, two bedroom with den and three bedroom apartments. We provide contemporary, spacious apartment homes designed to exceed your expectations...why not make it your new place to call HOME!





The Hammocks at Canandaigua is a luxury apartment home community situated in the heart of Canandaigua, NY. Located just off of Bristol Road minutes from Canandaigua Lake, it’s blocks away from shopping malls, restaurants, and so much more. 

We offer the best of both worlds: proximity to city life while being nestled in the peaceful, quiet atmosphere of Canandaigua.