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Two new exhibitions, one using multiple artistic media to explore the subject of gender identity, the other a provocative collection of photography from Light Work, will run Jan. 31 to Feb. 15 at SUNY Oswego’s Tyler Art Gallery at Penfield Library.

Century 21 Leah’s Signature is pleased to welcome back licensed real estate salesperson Karen Hammond to the Fulton office. Hammond has years of experience in the real estate sales profession. She will specialize in Residential, Commercial, Luxury and Waterfront property sales in Oswego, Onondaga, Cayuga and Jefferson counties.

Gabrielle Griffin of Sterling, a freshman majoring in science studies at Clarkson University, received the Elwyn J. Rodee Endowed Scholarship and the Thomas Edward Simpkins ’30 Endowed Scholarship during the 2014-2015 academic year.

Local author, baker and painter Diane Sokolowski was a recent guest at Oswego Rotary. Sokolowski spoke about her newly penned book, “So, I Wanted to Run a Bed and Breakfast.”

To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must be full-time and have achieved a minimum 3.6 semester and cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

The auditorium at Lura M. Sharp Elementary School recently transformed into a Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) village as fourth graders got a firsthand glimpse into the lives of Native Americans. For the students, who had just completed a unit on Native American studies, the Jan. 15 performance of “There Once was a Longhouse” reinforced the lessons they had learned in the classroom.

Assemblyman Will Barclay reminded farmers of new grant monies available for innovative, emerging farms and the deadline for applications is Jan. 28. Barclay supported putting $1 million in the 2014-2015 state budget to fund the program. Eligible farms must be 150 acres or less and embrace inventive, sustainable agricultural techniques.

In honor of National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on Jan. 9, Assemblyman Will Barclay and members of the Assembly Minority Conference thanked the courageous men and women across the state who help serve and protect our communities.

CNY Arts Center is partnering with local author Jim Farfaglia to bring back its Writers’ Café, a social gathering for local writers. Writers’ Café will be held once a month at CNY Arts Center, starting January 25 at 6 p.m. The Arts Center is located at River Glen Plaza on the CCC Fulton Campus.