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17 Jul

Multiweek Caroga Lake Music Festival returns to Sherman’s Park on Monday

Kristina Handy0 CommentsFulton County, Local NewsCaroga Arts Collective, Caroga Lake, Caroga Lake Music Festival, Sherman's Amusement Park

CAROGA LAKE - The annual Caroga Lake Music Festival will be returning to Sherman’s Park on Monday. The multiweek festival, organized by the Caroga Arts Collective, began in 2012 as just a week-long event. Kyle Price, the founder and artistic director of the collective, launched the series in hopes of reviving Sherman’s Park, which had fallen quiet by the early 2010s. “Historically, with Sherman’s itself, it was such a destination place for people to come and bring their family and bring their friends,” Price said. “It’s really fun to see how all these pieces come together and can make a…

08 Apr

Caroga Arts Collective gets $1M state grant toward amphitheater at Sherman’s Amusement Park

John Cropley0 CommentsFulton County, Local News, The Gloversville Leader HeraldCaroga Arts Collective, Caroga Lake, Sherman's Amusement Park

CAROGA LAKE — The Caroga Arts Collective got a nice surprise at the end of the state’s fiscal year: A $1 million grant toward its amphitheater project at the old Sherman’s Amusement Park.The grant was the maximum amount among 116 capital awards totaling $20 million announced March 31 by the New York State Council on the Arts. It will help the organization further along its efforts to repurpose the century-old community landmark.CAC Executive Director MaryKate Farber said Wednesday the grant was a very welcome boost. She said it wasn’t immediately clear why the project received so much assistance — only…