CORNING, NY - America's "Crystal City" announces its Second Annual CorningNY Glass Sale will take place Saturday, April 9, and Sunday, April 10, 2005.

Corning, NY, is a city whose name is synonymous with "glass." The picturesque upstate NY town, nestled in the heart of Finger Lakes Wine Country (www.fingerlakeswinecountry.com), is home to a thriving glassmaking community featuring independent glass art studios and the world's largest glass museum, The Corning Museum of Glass (www.cmog.org). The town is also home to the only factory where world- famous Steuben Glass (www.steuben.com) is made.

The CorningNY Glass Sale offers a unique opportunity for a weekend of seeing, buying and making glass. During this weekend only, visitors to the town will find all of the glass in town on sale, with significant deals on handblown glass made by artists in the region, as well as on factory and handmade glass from around the world:

· Special offers on Steuben Glass - only at the Corning retail store inside The Corning Museum of Glass.

· Discounts on handmade glass at studios in Corning's historic Gaffer District, such as Lost Angel Glass (www.lostangelglass.com), Vitrix Hot Glass and Noslo Glass.

· Sales at the GlassMarket of The Corning Museum of Glass, a unique seven-boutique shop that spans the entire bottom floor of the Museum and offers unique glass treasures from around the world.

· Discounts on glass and other products at other gift shops and stores in Corning's Gaffer District.

There will also be live glassmaking demonstrations in the downtown studios, as well as at the Hot Glass Show of The Corning Museum of Glass. Visitors to the Steuben store can watch one of the celebrated Steuben glass engravers showcase their skill.

In Corning, NY, visitors always have the unique opportunity to try glassmaking themselves at the Walk-in Workshops at The Corning Museum of Glass or at Hands-on Glass, a local studio. Visitors of all ages can choose from projects including blowing glass ornaments, forming flowers out of molten glass, flameworking beads, fusing picture frames or designing sand-blasted drinking glasses.

Corning, NY, is conveniently located off Exit 46 on I-86/Rte. 17. It is 4 hours north of New York City, 2 hours south of Buffalo and 6 hours north of Washington, D.C.

Hotel packages are available. For more information, please call (866) 463-6264 or visit www.corningny.com.