carousels

The Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council tackled a controversial carousel donation offer at its final meeting of 2024.

Gerry Holzman passed away this week. He was a master wood-carver, the mastermind behind the Empire State Carousel and a dear friend. He was my neighbor for several years in Cambridge, NY and I got to watch him work, hear his stories and have the joy of being around him.Last year I spoke to him about his memoir, Wanderings of a Wayward Woodcarver. We share that interview this morning to celebrate Gerry and his incredible life.

Gerry Holzman is a master figure carver who has restored over 100 pieces of antique carousel art, created 250 pieces of original carousel carving, and was the head carver and executive director of New York's landmark Empire State Carousel Project. "Wanderings of a Wayward Woodcarver" is Holzman’s record of a lifetime spent in the craft.

Although it may sound like it, this is not a headline from the early 20th century: Hundreds of people turned out for the opening of a carousel in…

A vision for an old-time carousel in Berkshire County 10 years in the making is starting to spin its way to reality.Harkening to yesteryear, Tony Gubelman…