Also bandmates in The Electric Elves, the two were returning to Cortland after a show in Connecticut the night before. But a drunk driver hit the van carrying the band and all of their equipment, leaving bassist and vocalist Padavona, guitarist Feinstein, keyboardist Doug Thaler and drummer Gary Driscoll bruised and shaken.

Also bandmates in The Electric Elves, the two were returning to Cortland after a show in Connecticut the night before. But a drunk driver hit the van carrying the band and all of their equipment, leaving bassist and vocalist Padavona, guitarist Feinstein, keyboardist Doug Thaler and drummer Gary Driscoll bruised and shaken.

Although several presenters cited the detailed instructions Brod’s invitation had included, many began to improvise gags on the contrasts most visible between the worlds of actors, singers and directors on one hand and engineers, lawyers and accountants on the other.

Central New York is blessed with thousands of acres of nature preserves and open spaces. Among them (clockwise from top left): A multi-use trail at Green Lakes State Park, tricky hiking terrain at Clark Reservation State Park, Labrador Hollow Unique Area, the West Shore Trail at Onondaga Lake Park and evidence of busy beavers at the Cicero Swamp.

Diversity is the key here, with such noteworthy men and women of the cloth as (clockwise from right) Monsignor Joseph Champlin, the people’s priest; Betty Bone Schiess, a Syracusan who was the first female ordained in the Episcopal church; and one of three with the name Larry, the Rev.

Construction of Carousel Center resulted in a dramatic change to the North Side landscape, which also included Marley Scrap Yard (top, right), yet another eyesore Carousel obliterated. At bottom, left, carousel restoration expert William Finkenstein pretties up one the 40 horses on the mall’s namesake merry-go-round.

It may sound odd, but graveyards can yield some amazing photographs. Witness these from (clockwise from top left): Oakwood Cemetery, Rose Hill Cemetery, Oakwood Cemetery, one in Oswego County and Temple Beth El Cemetery (also known as Mount Sinai Cemetery).