December 30 2021

Finger Lakes Connected New Years Newsletter 🎉

December 30, 2021

This week's newsletter features updates from local businesses and numerous local events for art, music, food and wine. There are also life and wellness articles: "How to Make New Year's Resolutions Successful", "Storing Holiday Decorations" and "Chicken and Couscous".

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----HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE AND PLEASE STAY SAFE!

Remember to stay safe! Hoping your holidays are filled with love, family and happiness.

As a reminder, contact us if you'd like to advertise your business or event.

Cheers,

Don

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Holiday Hours for Thompson Urgent Cares Announced

UR Medicine Thompson Health’s urgent care centers in Canandaigua and Newark have limited hours over the holidays.

The Canandaigua location, at 699 S. Main St., and the Newark location, at 800 West Miller St., will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on both Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) and New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31).

Both the Canandaigua and Newark locations will be closed on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) and New Year’s Day (Jan. 1).

For more information about urgent care services provided by Thompson, including regular hours, visit

www.ThompsonHealth.com/UrgentCare

Show Your Support for Thompson’s Heroes

With record patient volumes, ongoing COVID-19 surges and more, UR Medicine Thompson Health staff members are digging deep and providing needed care. But it is not easy.

Many community members – who have been amazingly supportive already - have asked what else they can do to show appreciation. In response, the health system asking that cards be sent to "Thompson’s Heroes" in care of the F.F. Thompson Foundation, 350 Parrish St., Canandaigua, NY 14424.

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Wood Walkers -

Mondays I 9:00AM

Age 55+. Join our walking club for seniors.

Contact Elaine Walker for information

Office Hours: Alzheimers Association -

Mon, Jan 3 I 2:00-4:00PM

For caregivers by appointment only. Talk through issues and learn coping skills. Call 800.272.3900 and ask for Thera Blasio.

Time for Twos -

Tuesdays I 10:30-11:00AM

Stories, rhymes, and fingerplay fun on

for 2 year-olds and a parent/caregiver.

Tai Chi -

Wednesdays I 10:00-10:45AM

Age 55+.

Reserve your spot

for this in-person class and learn basic tai chi movements to improve balance and strength.

NYS Health Insurance Navigator -

Wednesdays I 10:00AM-4:00PM

A NYS Health Insurance Navigator can help you apply for Medicaid, Child Health Plus, the Essential Plan, and other Qualified Health Plans.

By appointment only

Open Tech Hours -

Wednesdays I 3:00-5:00PM

Bring your device and questions. No appointment necessary. First come, first-served.

Bedtime Stories -

Wednesdays I 7:00PM

Ages 3-7. Cuddle up in jammies at home with a favorite teddy bear and listen as Children's Librarian Mary Ferris reads a few stories.

Watch on Facebook Live

Storytime -

Thursdays I 10:30AM

Ages 3-5. Join Mrs. Ferris for stories, fingerplays and fun on the flannel board. Posted weekly on

Canandaigua Writers Group -

Fri, Jan 7 I 11:00AM-1:00PM

The Canandaigua Writers Group welcomes anyone who has an interest in writing. Share original stories, poems, memoirs, and more in a supportive, learning community of fellow writers.

Contact Adult Services Librarian Alexis Lawrence for Zoom link.

Prosecco's Italian Restaurant & Jazz Bar1550 NY-332, Farmington, NY 14425This holiday season purchase a gift certificate and receive a bonus one for yourself Sale ends December 31st. https://www.proseccoitalianrestaurant.com/gift-cards#GiftUp

ARTICLE

Mild temperatures affecting ice wine harvest at Casa Larga Vineyards

rochesterfirst.com

As daylight shortens and warmth fades this time of year, local vineyards and wineries are forced to adapt with the changing seasons. Casa Larga, a vineyard in Fairport is well known for growing grapes specifically for ice wine, a popular wine the vineyard has been making for over 30 years.

To produce it, a very specific set of weather conditions must be in place to grow and harvest the grapes. I spoke to the President and family member of Casa Larga Vineyards Anderea Colaruotolo O’Neill about the current situation.

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Order local award-winning wine with free shipping on a case! PrejeanWinery.com

This week's pic comes from a Finger Lakes Wine Country's recent post. "We love waking up to snowy mornings in wine country. Take an early morning ride along the wine trails and lakes to admire those picture-perfect sceneries, and stop into a winery or two to warm up. Looking for some wine suggestions to warm up at home? Check out this write up: R ead more.

How to Make New Year’s Resolutions Successful

The chaos of the holidays is over, the days are getting longer, new calendars are being posted, so it is the perfect time to make changes in your life. It seems that resolutions are significantly easier to to conceive than to keep. Read more.

Storing Holiday Decorations

It seemed so much fun a few weeks ago to start decorating for the holidays. Now you look around the room and see so much work to store it away again. Here are some ideas you might consider as you start taking things down. There are some fine products around that you can purchase but there are also these hacks that you may want to try. Read More.

Chicken and Couscous

Couscous is a food that comes to us primarily from North Africa. While it looks like a grain, it is actually a type of pasta composed of semolina flour (from durum wheat) and water. Today we can shop for three varieties: Moroccan (the smallest), Israeli or pearl (peppercorn sized), and Lebanese (the largest. In North America it is pre-cooked and dried so that it is a quick addition to a meal. Read More.

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Note: Please contact venue to verify events as events are subject to change, be rescheduled or canceled.

Live Music by Petty Thieves

at Next Chapter Brewpub

December 31, 2021 @ 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm