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Current News from the NCANYC selects operator for Forest Park carousel
07-May-2012 Jean Bennett, News Flash Reporter
New York Carousel Entertainment has been selected to operate the Forest Park carousel in Queens. It will also be in charge of the Flushing Meadows carousel. Read more now! B & B Carousell News
06-May-2012 Jean Bennett, News Flash Reporter
The Coney Island History Project is having an Open House May 5 and 6 featuring the first restored horse from the B & B Carousell. They are also sponsoring a contest to name the horse. The Carousell is also in the running for a grant from the Partners in Preservation. For more information about the event and also voting information, please go to their website for more info Parker carousel in Burnaby Canada celebrates 100 years
08-Apr-2012 Jean Bennett, NCA News Flash Reporter
Visit the Parker carousel in Burnaby, British Columbia this year to help celebrate its 100th anniversary. Read more in the Vancouver Sun newspaper Free Rides on Jantzen Beach carousel
04-Apr-2012 Jean Bennett, NCA News Flash Reporter
Hurry to Jantzen Beach Mall for a free ride on the carousel until April 22. It will be put in storage after that until mid-2013 as a major remodel of the shopping center takes place. For more info Conneaut Lake Park becomes National Register Historic District
15-Mar-2012 Jean Bennett, News Flash Reporter
Conneaut Lake Park has met the eligibility status for National Register Historic District by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC). Conneaut Lake Park is in its 120th year, and is tied for 10th oldest operating amusement park in the nation. The eligibility status allowed the Park to apply for a $25,000 grant (via the Conneaut Lake Institute) for the Blue Streak through the PHMC's Keystone Historic Preservation Grant Program. Recipients will be named in 5 or 6 months. Press release from Lisa Rawson Will Morton is featured in an article in Tributary
05-Mar-2012 Gary Nance, Webmaster
America's Carousel Conservator Will Morton is featured in Tributary online magazine! Will Morton spent half his life using his form of exploratory craftsmanship to reveal the character and history of the original craftsman’s work and then meticulously restore it. His museum-quality restoration techniques influenced carousel restoration across the nation. Read More. A Taste of Leavenworth raises money for Parker Museum
22-Feb-2012 Jean Bennett, News Flash Correspondent
This Saturday Feb 25th, A Taste of Leavenworth will be held to raise money for several museums in the city. It will begin at 5pm. For more info Chavis Park carousel to be restored
21-Feb-2012 Jean Bennett, News Flash Correspondent
The Allan Herschell carousel in Chavis Park in Raleigh, NC is scheduled to be restored and moved to a new building in the next year. Read More Lakeside Park, St Catharines Ontario article
06-Feb-2012 Jean Bennett, NCA News Correspondent
The NCA census chairman Patrick Wentzel wrote an article for Escarpment Views on the menagerie machine in St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. Read It Now! A New Carousel for theGreater Los Angeles Zoo Association
01-Dec-2011 Gary Nance, Webmaster
The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) has opened a brand new one-of-a-kind carousel in October on Zoo grounds. The Tom Mankiewicz Conservation Carousel, featuring 66 artisan-crafted figures as diverse as a komodo dragon, poison dart frog, Sumatran tiger and a dung beetle chariot, is set apart by the quality of its exceptional craftsmanship, vibrant color, sense of fun and lively depictions of endangered wildlife and California flora and fauna. It was built for GLAZA by Carousel Works. Revenue from riders funds programs at the Zoo. More information is available at the following links: Los Angeles Times Photo Gallery KPCC FM (including video) KABC TV News: |
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