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VOLUME 2: NUMBER 8
AUGUST 2022
Our Own “Celebration”
By Katie Drake
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For decades the City of Little Falls has been home to a unique piece that is considered a major work of art.
On the base of the south side of the sculpture in Sterzinar Park is a small gold plaque with the name of this piece: “Celebration.”
You’ve certainly driven or walked by it. You may have sat on a bench in the park and admired it. If you were a child not so long ago, you might even remember standing on the pebbles underneath it and looking up the seemingly enormous structure. Many people can identify it, but do you know the name? If this was a game of Little Falls Trivial Pursuit… would you crumble under the
You may love it or not, but having a reaction is the point of art. Mary Ellen McGillan, Executive Director of the Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts, agrees. “Art moves people. In some instances, it delights and entertains. Art affects individuals differently. It is not one size fits all. Art is meant to provoke a response in the viewer. Art in public spaces is meant to provoke conversations
Photo by Dave Warner - Sterzinar Park in Canal Place, Little Falls.
both pro and con.” Sometimes, especially in small working-class communities like Little
Falls, art is viewed as something for the elite. The city of Little Falls is very lucky to have a good number of public
art pieces that are accessible to everyone. We have sculpture, we have poetry, we have CELEBRATION Page 3
Cheers to Dopp’s!
successfully continued the family business and Dopp’s Inn Restaurant & expanded its offerings, Bar in Dolgeville, NY, has including catering. been a staple in town for many years as a fun and “I’m never going to easy-going hangout for pretend to be the fanciest locals. Brenda Eggleston, place in the world!” jokes the owner, is spunky, Brenda. “People come genuine, and hard- here to get away from working. Through life’s daily stresses, listen to ups and downs, she has Please See Dopp’s Page 2 by Carol Vogel
Photo by Carol Vogel - Brenda Eggleston, owner of Dopp’s Inn Restaurant & Bar
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