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TAUNY's Holiday Open House Saturday features music, activities for kids

Posted 11/27/17

CANTON -- TAUNY's Annual Holiday Open House Saturday, Dec. 2 will feature the Sugar & Spice Gingerbread Contest and Display, seasonal delectables, music, and family and kids activities throughout …

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TAUNY's Holiday Open House Saturday features music, activities for kids

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CANTON -- TAUNY's Annual Holiday Open House Saturday, Dec. 2 will feature the Sugar & Spice Gingerbread Contest and Display, seasonal delectables, music, and family and kids activities throughout the day.

The open house will be held at the TAUNY Center, 53 Main St., from 10 a.m-4 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

The Sugar & Spice Gingerbread Contest and Display, one of TAUNY’s most popular programs, has been a TAUNY tradition since 2002. In anticipation of TAUNY’s upcoming 2018 exhibit on North Country folk instruments, this year’s contest is centered around the theme: “Where the Music Happens.”

The contest will include the following categories: adult (ages 18+), youth (12-17 with no adult help), children (under 12 with minimal adult help), family/youth/community group, and people’s choice.

Gingerbread Houses made by individuals and/or groups, can be dropped off at center until Nov. 28. More information about the gingerbread contest can be found at tauny.org.

Besides, music, food, beverages, games and other family activities, the open house will also feature the opening of the next exhibit in TAUNY’s Personal Collections Series: “Cookie Cutters from the Miller Family” which will feature selections from the family’s collection of over 500 cookie cutters.

With sets of holiday and patriotic shapes among many others, these cookie cutters have been an important part of the family’s baking traditions over many decades. Guests are invited back to The TAUNY Center for a drop-in sugar cookie baking event with the Miller family on Dec. 14, from 4-6 p.m.

Open House guests will also have the opportunity to shop in The North Country Folkstore that day and purchase new, locally made items in the Folkstore Holiday Showcase. The North Country Folkstore will feature specials on select items during the Open House.

The day of the Open House is the second (and final) pickup day for pre-ordered holiday balsam wreaths. A limited number of additional wreaths will also be available for sale in the Folkstore. The wreaths are crafted by North Country Heritage Award recipient, herbalist, and florist Jane Desotelle of Underwood Herbs in Plattsburgh, using materials found in her own gardens.