View will present the 39th Annual Antiques & Vintage Show and Sale at the George T, Hiltebrant Recreation Center on North Street in Old Forge on Saturday and Sunday, July 27 and 28th.

Antique dealers will offer over 60 booths of quality antique furniture, smalls, rare books, oriental rugs, rustic furniture, silver, jewelry, postcards and collectibles.

There will be early buy hours from 8 to 10 a.m. on Saturday only. Regular show hours are Saturday from 10 a.m. to  5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Admission is $6 which covers entry on both days, and  $15 for early buy hours. Children ages12 and under are admitted free. Food and beverages will be available for purchase both days.

For a $1 off admission coupon, and a list of this year’s dealers visit www.ViewArts.org. Coupon does not apply to early buy admission.

View will kick-off its  exhibition of artwork in miniature with a “Little Art, Big Party,” opening event on Saturday, July 27th from 6 to 8 p.m.

“The Little Things” exhibit will showcase artwork that is a maximum of 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches, or  small enought to fit in a 3” cube.

Vern Rink. a View summer intern, begins arranging the 400 items to be unveiled at View’s Little Things, Big party on Saturday

The party will feature live music, hors d’oeuvres, open bar and a chance to win the work of artists from all over the country.

With paid admission to the opening, guests will receive 50 chances to win their favorite work. Admission is $25 per person/$40 couple.

For the remainder of the exhibition chances to win  favorite artworks will be $1 each. Every chance submitted will also serve as a vote toward the artist to win best in show.

Also on display with “The Little Things” will be more miniatures by Adirondack artists, Donna and Richard Wormwood.

Their exhibit titled “Adiron-dack Rustic Miniatures: Relive history in miniature,” and features the couple’s handcrafted Adirondack rustic miniatures which they have been making since mid-1980s.

Donna focuses on Adirondack furniture items and more, while Richard builds miniature log cabins, lean-tos and scale replicas of Adirondack great camps complete with accessories such as canoes, guide boats, snowshoes, fishing creels and archery sets with flint arrowheads.

All pieces are made from items found in nature in the fields and forests surrounding their home in Thurman, NY.

More information about the opening is available at (315) 369-6411 or ViewArts.org.

The 4th annual Ice Cream Social benefitting View, the arts center in Old Forge, will be held on Friday, August 2 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at the Point Park on Main Street in Old Forge.

Enjoy an ice cream sundae and keep the handmade ceramic bowl. The one-of-a-kind bowls for the event were created by area potters in the pottery studio at View. Prices range from $10 to $20 for a ceramic bowl and ice cream sundae, or $5 for just an ice cream sundae.

In case of rain the event will move across the street to the Old Forge Fire Hall. More information about the event is available by calling View at (315) 369-6411 or at ViewArts.org.