.UPCOMING EVENTS

Ed Levine will be featured, along with carver Steve Fland, at the First Friday Celebration on Friday July 2nd at the Skaneateles Artisans Gallery. The gallery is located at 11 Fennell Street in beautiful downtown Skaneateles. Live music by E.S.P. Jazz Trio will be featured. Refreshments will be provided by Blue Danube Gourmet Shop. Wine. Punch will also be served.
Ed's works will include many new pieces that are all stunning Skaneateles Lake vistas. These new pieces are at the same time peaceful and intriguing and exciting.
Steven Fland
Excerpt from steveflandgallery.com
“Within my art I wish to convey my passion for wildlife, especially birds. In all of my sculptures, I want the viewer to come away with more than the basic identification of the species. My goal is to show the viewer what is beyond anatomy and color, which would include behavior, interrelationships, habitat, and seasonal information. At the same time, I strive for a strong sculptural design which forces the viewer's eye along the piece.”
Skaneateles Antique and Classic Boat Show Poster:
This year Ed was chosen to create the poster for the Skaneateles Antique and Classic Boat Show.
“This was quite an honor and the people with whom I was involved were wonderful.” The original painting for the poster will be displayed at the Artisans Gallery from July 2nd through July 23. It will be auctioned by silent bid, and the winner will receive the painting after the weekend of the Boat Show on July 25th. They will also be selling T-shirts with the image of Ed’s painting at the Chamber and Ed has created a Limited Edition Giclee Print which can be purchased anytime at the Gallery.
“The painting evokes many enjoyable feelings, such as being on a lake viewing the peaceful surroundings and beauty of the watercraft that pass by,” says Levine, in describing the work. “The image of the Roosevelt House clearly defines the setting as Skaneateles Lake.”  Levine is no stranger to antique boating—while growing up, he developed a deep appreciation for the boats’ design and fine craftsmanship from his uncle, who owned a Chris Craft. Similarly, he says, he fell in love with Skaneateles in the late ‘80s, when he began spending summers on the lake.

The poster will go on sale in mid June for $10 at the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce, 22 Jordan St., and First National Gifts, 2 E. Genesee St. The original artwork will be auctioned off at the show.

Contributing sponsors of the Antique and Classic Boat Show are the Sherwood Inn, Hagerty Insurance and Lisa’s Chart Art. Media sponsors are WRVO-FM, the Scotsman Press and Group M Communications.