Corning nominated for ‘Best Small Town Cultural Scene’ in USA Today’s 10Best

Gillian Friebis
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CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) — Corning was nominated to be on USA Today’s 10Best’s list of Best Small Town Cultural Scenes, and you can vote to make it number one.

10Best’s panel of experts nominated Corning to be on the Best Small Town Cultural Scene list because it’s home to the Corning Museum of Glass and the Rockwell Museum. The panel also nominated Corning to be part of this Readers’ Choice Awards list because the Gaffer District is full of artistic expression.

Family Fun Night coming to Corning Museum of Glass

Each 10Best award list starts with 20 nominees, and USA Today readers vote to narrow it down to an official list of 10. Voters also determine where each nominee ranks on the list. Voting for the Best Small Town Cultural Scene started on March 4, and people can cast one vote per day until noon on April 1. Winners will be announced on April 12.

Those who would like to vote for Corning to be recognized as having the best small town cultural scene in the United States can vote using this link. Corning was in fourth place at the time this story was published.

USA Today’s 10Best previously recognized Corning’s Centerway Square for being one of the best public town squares in the U.S. in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

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