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Finger Lakes Cider House will host several live music performances this summer including bluegrass group Notorious String Busters.

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ummer in Ithaca explodes with a bacchanalia of flowers, color, and music made outdoors. The combination of local parks, festivals, wineries, cideries, nightclubs, the Bernie Milton band stand on the Commons, and even college campuses create a cornucopia of musical styles and ensembles, from guitar-based solo and duo folk groups, to full-blown concert and jazz bands; from cover and tribute bands to bands that only play their own stuff. The area is so filled with musicians that you can’t go wrong in finding quality music to match your mood or challenge your intellect on almost any night of the week.

It’s impossible to track all the variety this summer has to offer, but here’s a general idea of what to expect, when and where. Check the Ithaca Times calendar or the various venue and band websites for more detailed information.

F E S T I VA L S The big fish in Ithaca’s summer music pond are, of course, the just finished 48-yearold Ithaca Festival and the upcoming 33-year young Grassroots Festival.

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The Ithaca Festival spotlights primarily local amateur and community groups. It is a celebration of home-grown sounds, along with local food, crafts, workshops, and a decidedly free flowing Ithaca vibe, beginning with the Ithaca Festival Parade. Wisps of funkinesspast are still in the air with as the Volvo Ballet survives albeit without ballerinas, though the He-Man Chainsaw Marching Band didn’t make the cut.

The Grassroots Festival draws national acts as well as established local bands and even a festival orchestra and this year, jazz. Its features a great variety musical genres and styles; Americana blues, rock and funk, European trad folk, West African Afrobeat, and Native American drumming. Ithaca’s openness and quirkiness is on full display for the entire weekend. The food is plentiful, though the lines can be long. There’s camping, remote-site parking, crafts, feel-good therapy sessions and fine art displays Don’t miss the Happiness Parade. It’s Ithaca with its hair down…way down. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, embrace the adversity. It’s part of the Grassroots experience.

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OU TDOOR CONCERT SER IES The CFCU’s Downtown Concert Series is a mainstay of the Ithaca summer music scene. Thursday night finds the Bernie Milton stage packed with powerhouse groups meant to draw a dancing crowd. The concrete can be a bit hard to stand or sit on, so bring a chair to listen to the contemporary soulful sounds of Ariel Arbisser/Destiny La Vibe, SingTrece and Stone Cold Miracle, the progressive jazz of Neo Project, Grateful Dead-inspired Terrapin Station, and original Americana from Kitestring.

The Cornell Continuing Education Summer Concert Series is moving its 7 PM Friday night concert series to the Ag Quad this year, so adjust your plans accordingly. As of this writing, four concerts are scheduled, so make the most of high energy performances by Jorge T. Cuevas and the Caribe Jazz Allstars, Maddy Walsh, Gunpoets as well as the inti-

Patrons enjoy an evening of live music at Treleaven Winery in King Ferry, NY. (Photo: Provided) mate and gentle African music of Samite. You will have to endure Cornell’s byzantine parking arrangements but it’s worth it. Bring the kids, leash the dog, and don’t forget money for the ice cream.

W INER IES, CIDER IES, A ND BR EW ER IES Hosmer Winery on Route 89 in Ovid presents their “Music and Mimosas” weekly concerts on Sunday afternoons from 1-4 PM. Their season runs for most of June, July and August rain or shine, and has no cover charge.

Hosmer is pet and children friendly–as are most of the other outdoor venues–so load up the SUV with chairs and refreshments. Most of their offerings are solo, duet or small group rock cover bands. They are also running a oneoff all-day special event featuring the Petty Thieves from 8-5 PM on June 14.

Knapp Winery in Romulus runs its “Knapp Sessions” on Saturdays from 2-5 PM. They offer mostly solo guitar and small acts focused on Americana and roots, some electric some acoustic sounds in an informal and cozy setting.

The Finger Lakes Cider House in Interlaken offers a little of everything on Friday nights from 6-9 PM. It will cost you a cover charge, but then you get to see groups such as Maddy Walsh and the Blind Spots, the Notorious String Busters and even Jorge T. Cuevas & the Caribe Jazz All Stars.

Six Mile Creek Vineyards, on Route 79 east of downtown, has become a regular music venue in all kinds of weather. But in summer,

Travis Knapp will perform at Ithaca’s South Hill Cider on July 31, 2025.

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the backdrop for their Thursday night “Sunset Music Series” is a vintage vineyard vista, as the bands plays on an airy and intimate deck.

The shows run 6-8 but seating can be limited, though standing room is always an option. The program leans towards acoustic and lightly amplified folk rock and pop, featuring the pop quartet Darkwine, Off the Rails Blues, Erin and the Backwoods Blues Project, Radio London, and the Yardvarks, all making multiple appearances throughout the summer.

Hopshire Brewery on Route 13 in Dryden offers a variety of activities on other nights, but Friday nights from 6-8 and some Saturday nights are reserved for well-known local bands such Lil’ Anne & the Hot Cayenne Zydeco, the Ageless Jazz Band, and the Smoking Loons. There’s no cover charge and only some shade, so pack an umbrella and enjoy the food truck that will supplement your drinks.

Up the lake, Treleaven Wineries in King Ferry is hosting their “Hangtime Concert Series” on Saturday nights running from 6-9 PM from May to September. They are going with a full out rock program featuring long-established cover bands such as The Destination as well as the Syracuse-based, hard-hitting originals band Dirtroad Ruckus.

At the other end of the spectrum, Treleaven is leaning into the tribute band craze, staging the Seven Wonders Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band and the Zac Brown Tribute band. There’s a lot happening through September, later than most other venues. Many events are ticketed so it’s best to check their website for dates and availability.

Six Mile Creek Winery will host a Thursday night “Sunset Music Series” throughout the summer.

(Photo: Provided) The popular Salt Point Brewery in Lansing offers mostly small, folk-oriented duos on Wednesday nights, starting at 6:30 PM. Guest artists will show up to harmonize and vocalize with the likes of Rev Ezra, Kip Opperman and Richie Stearns, Benny & the Mex, Dan Segal, True Bleu, and the Cast Iron Cowboys.

Danby’s South Hill Cidery has become one of the most vibrant outdoor music sites in the area, offering a wealth of listening opportunities and variety on Monday, Thursday, and Friday nights. Thursday is their “South Hill Cider/ Golden Hour Concert Series,” which starts at 5:30 PM. Their lineup includes longtime Ithaca favorites Wingnut, Sim Redmond Band, the Combdown, Afrobeta and Dom Martyr, and Driftwood. Jazz makers MAQ and Dave Davies’ Rhythmmakers alternate on Mondays.

Except for the Ithaca Concert Band splitting a ticket with the Ageless Jazz Band, Thursday nights are solo or duo affairs, with Aaron Lipp, Mathis Haug, and Travis Knapp holding forth.

C O N C E R T S I N T H E PA R K S New York State is no longer offering music events at Taughannock Park, but the thanks to the New York State Council on the Arts, the Tompkins County Community Arts Partnership and the Parks and Recreation Departments of the Towns of Dryden, Lansing, and Groton, the county is bursting with concerts in the parks. All are free and offer new and veteran bands playing everything from big band jazz to electric rock to acoustic folk and blues.

Dryden’s offerings are on Tuesday nights

from 6-8 PM at the Ellis Hollow Community Center on Genung Road. You’ll find their pickings include Frank Raponi and Friends, Bob Keefe and the Surf Renegades, Joe Crookston, The Makers, and SCUBA Jerry. There’s plenty of lawn to spread out on and a food truck in case you’re not packing anything.

Lansing’s Myer’s Point Park had a grand lawn which invites picnicking on a blanket while you listen and enjoy views of the lake.

The Thursday night concerts starting at 6:30 PM, and are well attended, featuring some of the area’s lesser-known acts, including the funk and blues horn band City Limits, the duo Ampersand, country rock from Tailor Made, and classic rock from Bad Alibi. The concerts are free, but plan to pay for parking.

Groton’s Recreation Department offers six concerts at their American Legion Carrington-Fuller Post No. 800 site on Main St. in Groton. On consecutive Friday nights starting on July 11, they will honor the classic blues rock group Crystal Vision, the X’Plozionz with a disco and Motown sound, the classic rock cover band the Tarps, as well as the Joe Whiting Band, among others.

There’s a different food truck each night, so come hungry.

Baked Nebraska, Rick Manning and Naomi Sommers, Cielle, Green Street Jazz, Richman and Poor Boys, the Diana Leigh Quartet and too many others to mention. There’s food but bring your own marshmallows…and sticks.

You may or may not have noticed a small unassuming amphitheatre near the “Bridge to Nowhere” at the south end of Route 13. The Visions Federal Credit Union Amphitheatre is just starting to host musical and non-musical events at the site. The Fall Creek Brass Band should be loud enough to call attention to this developing venue when they play on August 5, at 6 PM. Classical music remains active in the summer. The New Park Event Venue and Suites on Taughannock Blvd. has hosted a 3-day Chamber Music Festival at its Route 89 site for several years. Featuring world-class musicians drawn from the National Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Royal Conservatory of Music, and the Calgary Philharmonic, these underpublicized concerts are hidden gems held in an enchanting, multi-acre wooded compound filled with exquisitely crafted stonework, and charmingly unique and elegant overnight cabins. The concerts are held during September 6-8. Their website is a bit hard to find, so start here: www.chambermusicatnewpark.com.

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Firelight Camps is just a little way up South Hill and is the glamping site associated with La Tourelle. Open to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-8 PM, you’ll find an eclectic mix of groups such as

If you need a break from the sun (or rain), summer is a great time to hit the clubs.

Although tourism to Tompkins County is up, most of the students have temporarily vanished (hopefully not forever), and finding downtown

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parking is no longer a fantasy, at least until midAugust, so take advantage of it while you can.

Deep Dive on Taughannock Boulevard features an outdoor deck that looks out on the Inlet. Inside is a spacious, bare bones but clean performer-friendly venue that has become a local mecca for Ithaca’s exploding jazz scene. They will continue their semi-weekly Wednesday night sessions that feature 3 bands, including the Deep Dive Big Band. The People’s Jam follows the Big Band, and the jazz trio Firefly precedes it, starting 6 PM. Deep Dive’s “Galactic Mondays” offer a mashup of rock, electronica and experimental music with Ithaca’s own out of this world native, Josh Oxford, a.k.a. Ox Joshford presiding as the musical galactic guru. You never know what it’s going to sound like, but it’s sure to be clever, provocative, and uniquely original.

The Downstairs, just off the Commons on West State Street, is an unpretentious and uncluttered basement performance space and bar that encourages all sorts of experimental and alternative art and music. Every night is booked with something different, so pick a night and be adventurous. Experimental electronica, poetry readings and raps, open mic standup comedy, and small music groups that thrive in the underground music scene find a welcoming and supportive audience.

Peter Rothbart is a Professor Emeritus of Music at the Ithaca College School of Music, Theatre, and Dance where he taught electroacoustic and media music for 40 years. He remains active as a classical, jazz and pop musician.

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Syrah is known by many names relatively disease resistant.” The berries of with the most common alterna- Syrah are relatively large and the clusters are tive being “Shiraz,” which you loose, so it is not as prone to mildew and rot as will find on bottles from Australia other varieties, Pinot noir being more or less and South Africa. In the United States, either the opposite in this regard.

Shawn Kime, the winemaker at Thirsty name is allowed but most who grow it in the Finger Lakes call it Syrah. Whatever you call Owl Wine Company in Ovid, said that when it, this dark, somewhat fruit-forward wine his winery first planted Syrah, they buried the comes from a vine that is more sensitive to vines each winter to protect them, covering the cold than many other vinifera varieties. It them lightly with a plow or with straw. “One is perhaps for this reason that it is not widely clone did better not being buried,” he said.

“Two other clones died out and we replaced grown and made in the Finger Lakes.

“Syrah does not like winter,” Jason Hazlitt them with the one that did better.”

“It doesn’t grow a lot of suckers,” said of the Hector Wine Company said flatly. “It produces a lot of bole wood. The bigger the Hazlitt, “which makes it hard to renew the wood, the bigger the cell size.” Because cells trunk when you have die-back. We leave a lot are mostly water … “It grows like crazy,” he of buds on it to prevent a lot of growth.”

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Winemaker Shawn Kime with Thirsty Owl’s 2023 Syrah. (Photo: Mark Syvertson)

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at the Sawmill Creek Vineyard on Seneca Lake since 1862. In addition to making his own wine from these grapes, the Syrah grown there is sold to other wineries, including Red Newt Cellars in Hector and Billsboro Winery in Geneva. The Hazlitts planted the first acreand-a-half of Syrah in 1998, 800 feet above the lake, and another acre in 2000, 400 feet above the water. A 2013 Syrah made by Billsboro Winery won the Governor’s Cup in 2016.

Kime is the son of Bob Kime, a food scientist at Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. Unlike Hazlitt’s, Kime’s roots are in crop farming. “I got into the [winemaking] field because I was born and raised here,” he said. “I didn’t move here and get into it.” He began his career at NewLand Vineyards in Geneva, which was sold in 2001 and is now Three Brothers Winery.

Thirsty Owl planted their 1.2 acres of Syrah in 2002, the year Kime arrived there. “Cornell was recommending it at conferences around that time,” recalled Kime. He thinks of Syrah as requiring more special treatment in the vineyard than other varieties, including a lot of leaf pulling to give the fruit 100% exposure to the sun. “We keep it on the vine as long as possible to reduce the tannins in it,” he said.

“If possible, we like to see a little berry shrivel [before picking].” While Cabernet Sauvignon is the last variety to be picked, Syrah is next to last, at about the same time as Merlot.

Hazlitt’s Sawmill Creek Vineyard is steep and faces the setting sun, part of the Seneca Lake “banana belt,” and Thirsty Owl’s site for Syrah on Cayuga Lake is on a slope down to a cliff. “The cold air drops off the cliff,” Kime said.

“You want to keep the air moving through.”

One begins to understand why Syrah is not all that widely grown in the Finger Lakes.

Even though it sells out quickly, Hazlitt said he does not plan to plant more because it is so labor-intensive to grow.

Once you have managed to grow and harvest Syrah, things get a lot easier. “It’s nice to work with,” Kime said. “Even in a cooler year Syrah makes good wine. There is variation from year to year, but not as much as Cabernet Sauvignon. That’s why we like it for blending.”

Thirsty Owl, in addition to bottling it as a varietal, blends Syrah with Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec. “It is never the same blend,” he said. “The proportions vary from year to year. In cooler years Syrah is the bigger component.” Thirsty Owl makes 300 cases of Syrah and even more of the blend, which is actually more popular.

Hector Wine Company makes two types of varietal Syrah, one aged in the barrel for 10 months and another for 18 months. They also make a Syrah-Cabernet Sauvignon blend. How

Hector Wine Company currently offers two Syrahs, their 2022 vintage and the Sawmill Creek Estate, representing the five best barrels of Syrah from 2022. (Photo: Mark Syvertson) do his wines compare to Syrahs from warmer France, so it is not part of the Finger Lakes climates? “They are a little higher in acidity drift toward central European varieties— and lower in alcohol,” Hazlitt said. “And they Blaufränkisch, Zweigelt, Saperavi—but it is a finish with a nice white peppercorn spice.” The relatively recent introduction. Is the warming higher acidity makes them better for aging in climate allowing it to be grown? According to the bottle, if you are so inclined.

Hazlitt, not really.

“It is not as popular as Cabernet Franc or “The winters are more mild,” he said, Pinot Noir, but it always sells out,” said Kime. “which is good for trunk diseases but bad for Like Hector Wine Company, Thirsty Owl insects. The real problem is the extremes, 60° gives its Syrah “extensive barrel aging to get in the middle of winter for several days and rid of ‘greenish’ tannins. But we give it more then 0° the next.” That does not benefit Syrah, special treatment in the vineyard than in the or any vinifera variety. cellar,” Kime said.

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and October would be a downfall,” he said. “It causes sour rot and you can’t let the berries hang on the vine as long as they should.”

The vineyardists of the Finger Lakes aren’t so much planting new varieties because of a changing climate as planting them to see if they do well. “James Hazlitt, my father, travelled the world and collected vines,” the younger Hazlitt said. “Then he’d plant 25 to see—after four years—if they’d work out.”

Syrah worked out; some may not. “The latest variety we planted is Alvarinho”—or Albariño, a Spanish white wine variety—“but we haven’t quite got the fruit we want from that one.”

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The Million Dollar Quartet about the Sun Records sessions of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins is the subject of one of the first summer offerings at the Hanger Theatre in Ithaca. (Photo: Provided)

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ay trips, swimming, barbecues, Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening), lighting winery tours. It’s summer in the designers Brian MacDevitt (The Outsiders, Fingerlakes. And one of the great The Book of Mormon) and Tyler Micoleau pleasures of summer here is the pro(The Band’s Visit), scenic designer Beowulf fusion of summer theatre.

Borritt (New York, New York), playwright Itamar Moses (The Band’s Visit), as well as T H E BIG T H R E E costume designer Michael Krass (a four-time Tony nominee.) It also provided such actors as Hangar Theatre Jimmy Smits and Billy Crudup their first pro(hangartheatre.org) Fifty years ago this July, the Hangar fessional credits.

Now in her fifth season as Artistic Director, Theatre launched with a production of Man of La Mancha in a repurposed airplane han- Shirley Serotsky is again serving up a threegar in Ithaca’s Cass Park. While it followed a show mainstage season. traditional summer stock schedule, the Hangar saw itself as more a regional playhouse with a national rep; notable for helping launch the early careers of such Tony winners as director

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Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B (July 26–Aug 2) Another madcap comedy from Ithaca native and Ithaca College alum Kate Hamill, one of the nation’s most produced playwrights. A gender-switched riff on Sherlock Holmes.

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Under the outdoor tent, Hangar’s Kidstuff features The Velveteen Rabbit (July 11–13) and Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed (July 24–27).

Disney’s Frozen Jr. will be presented on the mainstage (Aug 1–3).

Cortland Repertory Theatre (cortlandrep.org) Cortland Rep has the longest history of summer theatre locally, starting in 1972. From the start, they have offered performances in a charming pavilion on Little York Lake (originally a resort.) Since 2000, Kerby Thompson has served as Artistic Director. After opening with Hello Dolly!, CRT finishes up The Odd Couple performances on June 27. Three fun musicals await:

Barnum (July 9–26) A big-top musical about the great American promoter, huckster (“there’s a sucker born every minute’”) and circus impresario P.T. Barnum.

Featuring circus coordination by Ithaca’s own Amy Cohen of Circus Culture.

Top Hat (Aug 13–Sept 2) A stage version of the brilliant AstaireRogers film with great Irving Berlin standards (Cheek to Cheek, Putting on the Ritz, Let’s Face the Music and Dance…) A dancer’s musical.

Disney’s Little Mermaid will be performed at Cortland Repertory Theatre’s Little York Lake Pavilion July 30-Aug. 15. (Art: Provided) Wedding Singer (July 2–11) A tuneful 80’s inspired rock score and lots of youth energy mark this adaptation based on the iconic Adam Sandler film Murder for Two (July 16–25) A much produced satirical two-person musical take on the murder genre by Joe Kinosian & Kellen Blair.

Disney’s Little Mermaid (July 30–Aug 15) Ariel, Flounder, Sebastian, Scuttle, Prince Eric, King Triton, the many-tentacled Ursula et al.

The REV Theatre Company (therevtheatre.com) REV began life as the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse; like the Hangar and CRT, it was yet another transformation of an existing historic building in a local park (Auburn’s Emerson Park). Brett Smock took the artistic reins in 2014. Coming up:

Bonnie & Clyde (Sept 24–Oct 11) Expect a score of rockabilly, blues, and gospel music. Ithaca College alum Jeremy Jordan (Smash, Newsies) originated the role of Clyde on Broadway.

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Treman Park. Bring a picnic (and some wine or mead!)

The Tempest (July 17–27) Shakespeare’s magical ‘farewell’ to the stage (he co-wrote at least at least a couple more) features Prospero, Caliban, Ariel and Miranda plus a ship-wrecked crew. Comedy, illusions, poetry. Directed by Miranda Bianchi.

Encore Players (encoreplayers.org) Trumansburg’s community theatre summer production will be I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change; a musical comedy that explores the truthful and hilarious ups and downs of romantic relationships. July 24–Aug 3 in an open-air barn; The Arena Theatre, 9706 Congress Street Extension.

Kitchen Theatre (kitchentheatre.org) A summer frolic is an encore visit of

Running To Places (runningtoplaces.org)

Undressed: The Musical (July 26 & 27), a com-

Tompkins County’s youth theatre program, focussing mainly on musicals, was founded

by Joey Steinhagen in 2007. This year he was honored with an Honorable Mention for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award presented by the Tony Awards.

input with the cast in their underwear.

Urinetown (July 11–13) There’s a water shortage, and citizens must pay to pee in this thrilling parody of Brechtian musicals. Participation and attendance are both FREE, but ticket registration required. Donations gratefully accepted. Performing at Kulp Auditorium, Ithaca High School.

Ithaca Shakespeare (ithacashakespeare.org) ISC continues its 23 seasons of mainly Shakespeare with another outdoor production on its beautiful site in Upper Robert H.

pletely improvised musical based on audience

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Undressed, the Musical, a complete improvised musical based on audience input is at the Kitchen Theatre in Ithaca July 26 and 27.

Cooperstown: Glimmerglass Festival (glimmerglass.org) Glimmerglass has a beautiful site on

Otsego Lake, and the auditorium’s sides open to the outside. 50th Season July 11–Aug 17 in

rep: The Rake’s Progress (Strindberg), Sunday

in the Park with George (Sondheim), Tosca

Binghamton: Summer Savoyards (summersavoyards.org) The Pirates of Penzance (July 11–13)

Endicott: Cider Mill Stage (cidermillstage.com):

(Verdi), The House on Mango Street (Bermel/ Cisneros; world premiere)

Beer / Wine Gourmet Pizza / Calzones

Hadestown, Teen Edition (July 31–Aug 3)

Geneva: Geneva Light Opera (genevalightopera.com): Verdi’s Falstaff (July 24, 26, 27)

Elmira: Elmira Little Theatre: Heathers, the musical! Based on the cult film. Aug 15-17; Clemens Center

5930 State Rt 414, Hector (607) 546-2030 www.scalehousebrews.com

Here & Now: Artists of Central New York Andrea Kastner, Walking Distance (2023)

ALWAYS FREE and open to all

JULY 28–AUGUST 24, 2025

MORE INFORMATION AT museum.cornell.edu

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usic will float across Cayuga Lake this July with waterside bands jamming out for paddlers, kayakers, walkers and the community at the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. Watermusic and Dancing on the Trail will add a whimsical touch to Ithaca once again this summer, this year adding a new closing concert to its lineup.

On July 27, the Cayuga Waterfront Trail, farmers market and Cass Park will be filled with casual, bustling tunes from 5-8:30 p.m.

The event’s closing concert will begin at 7:30 p.m., featuring a collaborative mashup of the evening’s performers as the sun sets.

Bouncing from the waterfront trail to the park to the farmers market, music will be everywhere. Strings players and other performers

The lake is alive with the sound of music on July 27 when performances take place by Lake Cayuga. (Photo: Provided)

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Kayakers and canoers alike can hear performances at Watermusic and Dancing on the Trail July 27. (Photos: Provided) “Unlike any other music experience in Ithaca” promises Janelle AlvstadMattson, communications director for the Friends of Stewart Park. (Photos: Provided) have even been known to hitch a ride on a boat and play over the water.

“It is unlike any other outdoor music experience in Ithaca,” Janelle Alvstad-Mattson, communications coordinator for the Friends of Stewart Park, said. “You can [experience] something new and interesting in a place where you don’t usually expect to find music.”

In an effort to increase accessibility and allow the evening to continue rain or shine, the event will take place both on the trail and within the farmers market this year.

People with mobility issues who may have not been able to access the event in previous years will have the chance to join the party in the market, Alvstad-Mattson said. She emphasized that she hopes everyone who wants to attend will be able to do so.

“Accessibility has been really at the heart of everything we do,” Alvstad-Mattson said.

“We are always thinking about new ways to make things more accessible for people.”

Hundreds of Ithacans will flock to the site to see the performances, Alvstad-Mattson said. Rick Manning, executive director for the Friends of Stewart Park, added that concertgoers will see — and hear — approximately 10-12 musical performers throughout the night.

From Nikolai Ruskin’s lyrical folk music to Jorge T. Cuevas & The Caribe Jazz Allstars’ smooth jams, the night of music will range in energy, but Alvstad-Mattson said one thing encompasses the concert’s vibe.

“It’s very Ithaca,” Alvstad-Mattson said.

“It’s eccentric, it’s casual — some people sit and listen, and other people are up grooving and dancing around.”

Varsha Bhargava is a reporter at the Ithaca Times and a news editor at The Cornell Daily Sun working on The Sun’s summer fellowship.

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Illustration by Jim Houghton Tompkins County has several waterfalls within its borders: Taughannock Falls, Route 89, Trumansburg • Buttermilk Falls, Route 13, Ithaca • Lucifer Falls, Robert H. Treman State Park, Route 327, Enfield • Ithaca Falls, Lake Street, Ithaca • Cascadilla Falls, University Avenue at Linn Street, Ithaca. Visit www.nysparks. com for more information.

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If you can’t go to the seashore, you can still see shells at Ithaca’s Museum of the Earth in its new exhibit. (Photo: Provided)

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his summer, a new, innovative ex- “Marvelous Mollusks” seeks to demonstrate hibit has hatched at the Museum of that. “They are in our daily lives, from the the Earth, located at 1259 Trumans- garden to the dinner table to jewelry to deburg Rd. “Marvelous Mollusks: The sign,” Allmon explained.

Using videos, interactive displays, and Secret World of Shells” opened on June 6, made possible due to support from the National presenting 500 rare specimens from the instiScience Foundation and the Tompkins County tute’s world-renowned collection of over one million fossils and modern shells, the exhibit Tourism Program.

Mollusks, earmarked by the Paleonto- tells the story of mollusks from their origins logical Research Institution (PRI) as a vastly to the present day, connecting them to art, underappreciated phylum, are one of the most medicine, and conservation. It features lifediverse and ubiquitous groups of animals on sized giant squid and models of other cephathe planet, ranging from freshwater clams lopods, which are the largest invertebrates to to deep-sea octopuses. They have an exten- have ever roamed the earth. Live land snails sive history, especially here in the Finger from central New York are present in the Lakes, and populate a range of habitats, in- exhibit, including the Chittenango Ovate cluding oceans, forests, and mountaintops. Amber Snail, which is one of the most endanAccording to Warren Allmon, director of the gered mollusks in the world today.

“Many species of mollusks are endanPRI and professor of paleontology at Cornell University, mollusks are the second most spe- gered due to human activities,” Allmon added.

Habitat loss and climate change pose serious cies-rich group of animals after insects.

The exhibit aims to illustrate the ways threats to the animal group, and the institution mollusks shape our ecosystems, history, and hopes to educate society and encourage wise even our palate. Mollusks play an astonish- stewardship of the Earth. “It’s more than shelling role in the natural and human world, and fish, seashells, and slime!” Allmon exclaimed.

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The PRI is formally affiliated with Cornell University, and, along with its other public venue for education, the Cayuga Nature Center, collaborates closely with numerous university departments in research, teaching, and public outreach.

An independent nonprofit organization, the PRI has been struggling financially since 2023, when a $30 million donor pledge collapsed, nearly splitting the museum’s annual budget in half and forcing them to downsize operations.

Federal funding uncertainties exacerbated the issue this year as funding cuts lost the museum nearly $100,000 in grant money. A recent donation of $1 million has breathed new life into the PRI’s efforts to enrich the greater Ithaca community, but the future of the Museum of the Earth still remains uneasy.

To donate to the PRI and support the museum, visit their website at https://www.priweb.org/donate.

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“Marvelous Mollusks: The Secret World of Shells” is on display this summer at the Musecim of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca. (Photo: Provided)

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All Summer Calendar A G U I DE T O T H IS SE A S ON’S F I NGE R L A K E S E V E N T S

Tuesday, July 1

Se Leigheas Concert | 6:00 p.m. | Join us in the Three Bears park for a free celtic concert by Se Leigheas on July 10, 2025 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.! | |Three Bears Ovid 7175 Main Street, Ovid | Free Music in the Park: City Limits | 6:30 p.m. | Myers Park, Lansing| Free (parking fee for non-Lansing residents) Waitress | 7:30 p.m. | When life takes an unexpected turn, Jenna fears she may have to abandon her dream of opening a pie shop–until a nearby baking contest and the town’s handsome new doctor offer her the tempting possibility of a fresh start. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca “The Wedding Singer” | 7:30 p.m. | Cortland Repertory Theatre Dwyer Memorial Park, Little York Lake Rd., Preble Rev Theatre Co. presents BARNUM| 7:30 p.m. | See 7/9 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn

Taughannock Live Music Series: The Smoking Loons | 5:00 p.m. | Inn at Taughannock Falls, 2030 Gorge Rd., Trumansburg Robin Trower | 8:00 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer 72 S Main St., Homer

Wednesday, July 2 Homer’s Music on the Green: David Graybeard Band | 7:00 p.m. | Homer Village Green, West Homer Road, Homer “The Wedding Singer” | 7:30 p.m. | Cortland Repertory Theatre Dwyer Memorial Park, Little York Lake Rd., Preble The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra — Red, White & Boom! | 8:00 p.m. | Constellation BrandsMarvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC, 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua | $8.50

Thursday, July 3 CFCU Summer Concert Series: Jorge T Cuevas & The Caribe Jazz Allstarts | 5:00 p.m. | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Center Commons, Ithaca | Free Richie Stearns & Rosie Newton | 5:30 p.m. | Cider by the glass, farmto-table food, and live music at South Hill Cider every Thursday! | South Hill Cider 550 Sandbank Road, Ithaca “The Wedding Singer” | 7:30 p.m. | |Cortland Repertory Theatre Dwyer Memorial Park, Little York Lake Rd., Preble The Spinners | 8:00 p.m. | Tioga Downs 2384 West River Rd, Nichols

There is something for all ages at the annual Trumansburg Fair on the fairgrounds in the lovely village of Trumansburg. Running for over a century, this year’s iteration will take place August 19-24. (Photo: Facebook)

Saturday, July 5 Renaissance Festival | 10:00 a.m. | |Sterling Renaissance 15385 Farden Road, Sterling Cazenovia Lavender Festival 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | |Farmstead 1868 4690 Shephards Rd, Cazenovia | $20.00 $35.00 Southern Tier Music Fest | 1:00 p.m. | 199 River St., Sidney FIREWORKS! Cortland County Independence Day Spectacular | 2:00 p.m. | Dwyer Memorial Park 6799 Little York Lake Road, Preble

“The Wedding Singer” a | 2:00 p.m. | Cortland Repertory Theatre Dwyer Memorial Park, Little York Lake Rd., Preble Brand Park Annual Summer Concert Series | 3:00 p.m. | Brand Park 301-311 Maple Ave, Elmira | Free The Beach Boys | 5:00 p.m. | Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua Rose Hill Concert Series: Cool Club and the Lipker Sisters | 5:00 p.m. | | Rose Hill Mansion Geneva | Free The High Kings: Step It Out World Tour | 7:30 p.m. | The Smith Opera House 82 Seneca Street, Geneva | $42.64 - $74.40

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Canandaigua 4th of July Parade | 10:00 a.m. | 327 S Main St. “The Wedding Singer” | 2:00 p.m. | Cortland Repertory Theatre, Dwyer Memorial Park, Little York Lake Rd., Preble

Renaissance Festival | 10:00 a.m. | | Sterling Renaissance 15385 Farden Road, Sterling Cazenovia Lavender Festival 2025 | 10:00 a.m. | Farmstead 1868 4690 Shephards Rd., Cazenovia | $20.00 $35.00 “The Wedding Singer” | 2:00 p.m. | Summer Sundays Music Series | Cortland Repertory Theatre Dwyer at the Vantage Point — ft. Evan Dillon | 1:00 p.m. | |Wagner Vineyards Memorial Park, Little York Lake Rd., 9322 State Route 414, Lodi Preble The It hac a Ti m es /

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Super Cream Car Cruise-Ins | 4:30 p.m. | Super Cream Dairy Bar 75 N. West Street, Homer Taughannock Live Music Series: Far Trio | 5:00 p.m. | Inn at Taughannock Falls, 2030 Gorge Rd., Trumansburg Music in the Hollow: The Notorius String Busters | 6:00 p.m. | Ellis Hollow Community Center, 111 Genung Rd., Ithaca | Free

Wednesday, July 9

Homer Village Green, West Homer Road, Homer Rev Theatre Co. presents BARNUM| 7:30 | Combining the razzledazzle of Broadway with the magic of the circus, BARNUM tracks the rise of Phineas Taylor Barnum as he and his wife, Charity, create “the greatest show on earth.” Joyful, hilarious, and heartfelt, BARNUM is a Tony Awardwinning musical with something for audiences of all ages, from Tiny Tim to Jumbo the Elephant, and all the clowns, acrobats, and performers in between.Rated PG.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn

“The Wedding Singer” | 2:00 p.m. | |Cortland Repertory Theatre Dwyer Memorial Park, Little York Lake Rd., PreblGeneva Sings with Patrisha Blue & The MLK Memorial Choir @ Geneva Lakefront Summer Concert Series | Curbstone Festival & Sidewalk 6:00 p.m. | 35 Lakefront Dr, NY 14456Sales | 9:00 a.m. | Village of 3400 Geneva Skaneateles Genesee, Jordan, Fennell Lecture: How Do Americans Think streets, Skaneateles | Free About AI? | 7:00 p.m. | Format for CFCU Summer Concert the CU Wednesday letures will be Series:Noon Fifteen / Max Childs similar to a TED Talk followed by a | 5:00 p.m. | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Q&A session. | Warren Hall-B25, on Center Commons, Ithaca | Free the Ag Quad Fabi | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider 550 Homer’s Music on the Green: Sandbank Rd., Ithaca Merkley and Morgan| 7:00 p.m. | Sum m er It hac a 2 02 5

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Friday, July 11 Curbstone Festival & Sidewalk Sales | 9:00 a.m. | Village of Skaneateles Genesee, Jordan, Fennell streets, Skaneateles | Free The Velveteen Rabbit | 10:00 a.m.& Noon | The Velveteen Rabbit is a joyous celebration of imagination, friendship, and the power of a child’s love. In this innovative take on the timeless story, an ensemble of actors bring both the playroom and the great outdoors to life with energy, creativity, and theatrical magic. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca “The Wedding Singer” | 2:00 p.m. | | Cortland Repertory Theatre Dwyer Memorial Park, Little York Lake Rd., Preble Rev Theatre Co. presents BARNUM| 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | See 7/9 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn FREE Music Friday w/ Hello City, Barenaked Ladies Tribute | 5:00 p.m. | Lincoln Hill Farms 3792 NY-247,, Canandaigua Friday Sunset Music Series — ft.

Whiskey Business | 5:00 p.m. | Wagner Vineyards 9322 State Route 414, Lodi The Comb Down | 5:30 p.m. | The Comb Down plays South Hill Cider for

Arts Center: CMAC 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua | $35.00 - $149.50

Sunday, July 13

The Rev Theatre Company returns to its summer home at the Merry-Go-Round Theatre in Auburn’s Emerson Park. As always, they have a packed schedule of Broadway classics and contemporary favorites. Irving Berlin’s musical Top Hat runs August 13-September 2. (Photo: Provided) the Golden Hour Music Series! | South Hill Cider 550 Sandbank Road, Ithaca The Wedding Show: Rehearsal Dinner | 6:00 p.m. | The Wedding Show presents the Rehearsal Dinner!

An immersive and interactive variety show with comedy, singing and dinner at Six Mile Creek Vineyard on July 11th, 2025 | |Six Mile Creek Vineyard 1551 Slaterville Rd., Ithaca | $40.00 - $50.00 Samite | 7:00pm| Cornell Arts Quad, 59 Central Ave, Ithaca Creed — Summer of ‘99 Tour | 7:00 p.m. | Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse Waitress | 7:30 p.m. | When life takes an unexpected turn, Jenna fears she may have to abandon her dream of opening a pie shop–until a nearby baking contest and the town’s handsome new doctor offer her the tempting possibility of a fresh start. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Johnny Gill | 8:00 p.m. | Del Lago Resort & Casino 1133 NY-414, Waterloo, Waterloo

Saturday, July 12 Curbstone Festival & Sidewalk Sales | 9:00 a.m. | Village of Skaneateles Genesee, Jordan, Fennell streets, Skaneateles | Free Renaissance Festival | 10:00 a.m. | | Sterling Renaissance 15385 Farden Road, Sterling The Velveteen Rabbit | 10:00 a.m. | The Velveteen Rabbit is a joyous celebration of imagination, friendship, and the power of a child’s love. In this

innovative take on the timeless story, an ensemble of actors bring both the playroom and the great outdoors to life with energy, creativity, and theatrical magic. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Corn Hill Arts Festival | 10:00 a.m. | |Corn Hill Neighbors Association 133 S. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester | Free LCL Presents: REV Theatre’s Performance of Rumpelstiltskin: Unspun | 11:00 a.m. | Join LCL for REV Theatre’s Rumpelstiltskin: Unspun!

When the Miller’s Daughter questions her father, the greedy king, and a shady deal, the fairy tale unravels.

With help from the audience, she sets out to rewrite her story in this clever, interactive twist on a classic! | |Lansing Community Library 27 Auburn Road, Lansing | Free The Velveteen Rabbit | 12:00 p.m. | The Velveteen Rabbit is a joyous celebration of imagination, friendship, and the power of a child’s love. In this innovative take on the timeless story, an ensemble of actors bring both the playroom and the great outdoors to life with energy, creativity, and theatrical magic. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Waitress | 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | When life takes an unexpected turn, Jenna fears she may have to abandon her dream of opening a pie shop– until a nearby baking contest and the town’s handsome new doctor offer her the tempting possibility of a fresh start. | |Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Brad Paisley: Truck Still Works World Tour | 7:30 p.m. | |Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing The

Corn Hill Arts Festival | 10:00 a.m. | |Corn Hill Neighbors Association 133 S. Fitzhugh Street, Rochester | Free The Velveteen Rabbit | 12:00 p.m. | The Velveteen Rabbit is a joyous celebration of imagination, friendship, and the power of a child’s love. In this innovative take on the timeless story, an ensemble of actors bring both the playroom and the great outdoors to life with energy, creativity, and theatrical magic. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca The Evergreen Social x South Hill Cider: Vintage Clothing and Goods Market | 12:00 p.m. | Join us at The Evergreen Social Summer Market Series at South Hill Cider! | South Hill Cider 550 Sandbank Rd., Ithaca Auburn Ukrainian Heritage Festival | 12:00 p.m. | 136 Washington St., Auburn Summer Sundays Music Series at the Vantage Point — ft. Michael Francis McCarthy | 1:00 p.m. | |Wagner Vineyards 9322 State Route 414, Lodi Waitress | 2:30 p.m. | When life takes an unexpected turn, Jenna fears she may have to abandon her dream of opening a pie shop–until a nearby baking contest and the town’s handsome new doctor offer her the tempting possibility of a fresh start. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Brand Park Annual Summer Concert Series | 3:00 p.m. | Brand Park 301-311 Maple Ave, Elmira | Free DARYL HALL WITH SPECIAL GUEST GLENN TILBROOK | 3:30 p.m. | |Concerts at Point of the Bluff 10531 County Road 76, Hammondsport | $85.00 - $300.00 Father John Misty | 5:00 p.m. | Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards 2708 Lords Hill Road, LaFayette Hozier | 8:00 p.m. | Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua

Music in the Hollow: Ariel Arbisser | 6:00 p.m. | Ellis Hollow Community Center, 111 Genung Rd., Ithaca | Free Waitress | 7:30 p.m. | When life takes an unexpected turn, Jenna fears she may have to abandon her dream of opening a pie shop–until a nearby baking contest and the town’s handsome new doctor offer her the tempting possibility of a fresh start. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Graham Nash — More Evenings of Songs & Stories | 7:30 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St., Homer Rev Theatre Co. presents BARNUM| 7:30 p.m. | See 7/9 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn

by a Q&A session. | Warren Hall-B25, on the Ag Quad Homer’s Music on the Green: Travis Rocco | 7:00 p.m. | Homer Village Green, West Homer Road, Homer Waitress | 7:30 p.m. | When life takes an unexpected turn, Jenna fears she may have to abandon her dream of opening a pie shop–until a nearby baking contest and the town’s handsome new doctor offer her the tempting possibility of a fresh start. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Graham Nash - More Evenings of Songs & Stories | 7:30 p.m. | 72 S Main St., Homer Rev Theatre Co. presents BARNUM| 7:30 p.m. | See 7/9 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn

Wednesday, July 16 Thursday, July 17 Mill Park Music Series: The Moses Boys | 6:00 p.m. | Featuring Max from Cast Iron Cowboys! | Mill Park, Newfield | Free Steve Cocola’s Neil Diamond Tribute with Covers Exposed @ Geneva Lakefront Summer Concert Series | 6:00 p.m. | 35 Lakefront Dr, NY 14456-3400 Geneva Lecture: Behind the Scenes of the Johnson Museum of Art | 7:00 p.m.| Format for the CU Wednesday letures will be similar to a TED Talk followed

Canine Champions for Conservation | 11:00 a.m. | A spectacular showcase of canine choreography and wildlife conservation. Shows will run Thurs.–Mon. 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m., July 17 – Aug. 11. |Rosamond Gifford Zoo 1 Conservation Place, Syracuse 33rd Annual Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance | 12:00 p.m. | Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance Trumansburg Fair, 2150 State Route 96, Trumansburg

Ithaca Shakespeare Co .presents The Tempest | 6:00 p.m. | A gripping tale of revenge and reconciliation, shipwreck and salvation, storms and spirits, music and magic, done outdoors for the first time in our history. (Let’s just hope the title doesn’t influence the weather this summer!)| Robert H. Treman Park,125 Upper Park Rd., Newfield Scott Tremolo Concert at the Three Bears | 6:00 p.m. | Join us in the Three Bears park for a free concert

by Scott Tremolo on July 17, 2025 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.! | |Three Bears Ovid 7175 Main Street, Ovid | Free Music in the Park: Tailor Made | 6:30 p.m. | Myers Park, Lansing | Free (parking fee for non-Lansing residents) Waitress | 7:30 p.m. | When life takes an unexpected turn, Jenna fears she may have to abandon her dream of opening a pie shop–until a nearby baking contest and the town’s handsome new doctor offer her the tempting possibility of a fresh start. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Rev Theatre Co. presents BARNUM| 7:30pm | See 7/9 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn

Friday, July 18 Canine Champions for Conservation | 11:00 a.m. | See 7/17 for details.

Monday, July 14 Styx & Kevin Cronin + Don Felder The Brotherhood of Rock Tour | 6:45 p.m. | Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse Rev Theatre Co. presents BARNUM| 7:30 p.m. | See 7/9 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn

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One of the best Ithaca traditions continues at the Bernie Milton Pavilion, bigger and even better this summer! The CFCU Summer Concert Series runs through September 4th, now featuring two bands most Thursdays at 5:00pm. On August 14th, be sure to catch the delightful Cast Iron Cowboys. (Photo: Facebook) |Rosamond Gifford Zoo 1 Conservation Place, Syracuse 2025 Downtown Canandaigua Art & Music Festival | 12:00 p.m. | 115 S Main St., Canandaigua Rev Theatre Co. presents BARNUM| 2:00 p.m. | See 7/9 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn Magic Show with ‘The Great & Powerful Dave’ | 4:00 p.m. | Tompkins County Public Library 101 East Green Street, Ithaca FREE Music Friday w/ Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra | 5:00 p.m. | Lincoln Hill Farms 3792 NY-247, Canandaigua Friday Sunset Music Series - ft. Jr Rich Project | 5:00 p.m. | |Wagner Vineyards 9322 State Route 414, Lodi Ithaca Shakespeare Co .presents The Tempest| 6:00 p.m. | See 7/17 for details | Robert H. Treman Park, 125 Upper Park Rd, Newfield Primus Onward & Upward Summer Tour | 6:00 p.m. | |Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards 2708 Lords Hill Road, LaFayette The Caribe Jazz Allstars | 7:00 p.m. | Cornell Arts Quad, 59 Central Ave, Ithaca Night One: Jason Newsted & Friends Live at the Everson | 7:00 p.m. | Everson Museum of Art 401 Harrison St., Syracuse Waitress | 7:30 p.m. | When life takes an unexpected turn, Jenna fears she may have to abandon her dream of opening a pie shop–until a nearby baking contest and the town’s handsome new doctor offer her the tempting possibility of a fresh start. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca

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49th Annual Deposit Lumberjack Festival | A three-day event with lumberjack competitions, carnival rides, food vendors,parade, live music, midway, raft races, fireworks, & more! | Deposit

Saturday, July 19

Rev Theatre Co. presents BARNUM| 7:30 p.m. | See 7/9 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn Holiday in Homer | Homer Village Green, West Homer Road, Homer

Sunday, July 20

Super Cream Car Cruise-Ins | 4:30 p.m. | Super Cream Dairy Bar 75 N. West Street, Homer Taughannock Live Music Series: Annie Burns & Friends | 5:00 p.m. | Inn at Taughannock Falls, 2030 Gorge Rd., Trumansburg Music in the Hollow: Bob Keefe & The Surf Renegades |6:00 p.m. | Ellis Hollow Community Center, 111 Genung Rd., Ithaca | Free ChamberFest Canandaigua 2025 — A Night to Remember | 6:00 p.m. | |The Lake House on Canandaigua 770 South Main Street, Canandaigua | $175.00 The Offspring: SUPERCHARGED Worldwide in ‘25 | 7:00 p.m. | |Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse Rev Theatre Co. presents BARNUM| 7:30 p.m. | See 7/9 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn 150th Annual Broome County Fair | Broome County Fairgrounds 2594 Main St., Whitney Point

Wednesday, July 23 Ithaca Shakespeare Co .presents The Tempest| 6:00pm | See 7/17 for details | Robert H. Treman Park,125 Upper Park Rd., Newfield The Cool Club & The Lipker Sisters @ Geneva Lakefront Summer Concert Series | 6:00 p.m. | |35 Lakefront Dr, NY 14456-3400 Geneva Lecture: Wings & Waves: Adventures with Albatrosses and Whales from Japan to Patagonia | 7:00 p.m. |Format for the CU Wednesday letures will be similar to a TED Talk followed by a Q&A session. | Warren Hall-B25, on the Ag Quad Homer’s Music on the Green: Sing Trece | 7:00 p.m. | Homer Village Green, West Homer Road, Homer Barenaked Ladies: Last Summer On Earth Tour 2025 | 7:00 p.m. | Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse ChamberFest Canandaigua 2025 Rhythm and Rapture: the Brahms Effect | 7:15 p.m. | Finger Lakes Community College — Stage 14 3325 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua | $35.00 - $50.00 Rev Theatre Co. presents BARNUM | 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | See 7/9 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn

upside down. With rock and roll music, expressive lyrics, and unique style, Wilbur proves to everyone that the best thing you can be, is exactly who you are! | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Canine Champions for Conservation | 11:00 a.m. | See 7/17 for details. | Rosamond Gifford Zoo 1 Conservation Place, Syracuse Rev Theatre Co. presents BARNUM| 2:00 p.m. | See 7/9 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn Circus Culture Performance | 2:00 p.m. | Tompkins County Public Library 101 East Green Street, Ithaca CFCU Summer Concert Series:Jill McCracken/Singtrece & Stone Cold Miracle| 5:00 p.m. | |Bernie Milton Pavilion, Center Commons, Ithaca | Free Ithaca Shakespeare Co .presents The Tempest | 6:00 p.m. | See 7/17 for details | Robert H. Treman Park,125 Upper Park Rd., Newfield Inner Crazy Concert at the Three Bears | 6:00 p.m. | Join us in the Three Bears park for a free concert by The Inner Crazy on July 24, 2025 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.! | |Three Bears Ovid 7175 Main Street, Ovid | Free Music in the Park: Ampersand | 6:30 p.m. | Myers Park, Lansing| Free (parking fee for non-Lansing residents) Circus Culture Summer Tour 2025 | 6:30 p.m. | Press Bay Backlot Ithaca Commons Trolley Circle/Bank Alley, and Thompson Park, Ithaca BTLCSP Presents: Something Rotten! | 7:30 p.m. | BTLCSP Presents: Something Rotten! to raise funds for the Ovid Fire Department | South Seneca High School 7263 Main St., Ovid | $12.00

County Public Library 101 East Green Street, Ithaca Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B | 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | A clever, comedic, contemporary take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth duo by Lansing-born Ithaca College alumna Kate Hamill. Holmes & Watson create a dynamic duo–solving mysteries and outwitting masterminds–until they come face to face with a villain who seems to have all of the answers. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Ithaca Shakespeare Co .presents The Tempest| 6:00 p.m. | See 7/17 for details | Robert H. Treman Park,125 Upper Park Rd, Newfield The Lovin’ Spoonful | 6:30 p.m. | Anderson Center for the Performing Arts 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal The Wedding Show | 6:30 p.m. | The Wedding Show is an immersive and interactive variety show event where you’re the guest at a fake queer wedding. Join the fun on July 26th, August 1st or 2nd at The Cherry Arts! | The Cherry Arts 102 Cherry Street, Ithaca | $30.00 - $45.00 Gunpoets | 7:00 p.m. | Cornell Arts Quad, 59 Central Ave, Ithaca BTLCSP Presents: Something Rotten! | 7:30 p.m. | BTLCSP Presents: Something Rotten! to raise funds for the Ovid Fire Department | |South Seneca High School 7263 Main St., Ovid | $12.00 Rev Theatre Co. presents BARNUM | 7:30 p.m. | See 7/9 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn Indigenous Music & Arts Festival | Ganondagan 1488 State Route 444, Victor

Friday, July 25

Rev Theatre Co. presents BARNUM| 2:00 p.m. | See 7/9 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn Ithaca Shakespeare Co .presents The Tempest| 6:00 p.m. | See 7/17 for details | Robert H. Treman Park,125 Upper Park Rd., Newfield

Canine Champions for ConservaCanine Champions for Conservation | 11:00 a.m. |See 7/17 for details. |Rosamond Gifford Zoo 1 Conservation tion | 11:00 a.m. | See 7/17 for details. |Rosamond Gifford Zoo 1 Conservation Place, Syracuse Place, Syracuse Rochester Pride Festival | 11:00 Summer Sundays Music Series a.m. | |Highland Park 1440 south ave, at the Vantage Point — ft. Erich Rochester with an H | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner VineF.l.x. Summer Fest At The Glen — yards 9322 State Route 414, Lodi Admission | 12:00 p.m. | Watkins Glen International 2790 Co Rte 16, ChamberFest Canandaigua 2025 Watkins Glen — The Music of Wine | 2:00 p.m. | Afrobeta and Dom Martyr | 12:00 |Ventosa Vineyards 3440 Route 96A, Sing Me a Story! Read Me a Song! a.m. | Afrobeta and Dom Martyr plays Geneva | $45.00 with Jon Simon & Cal Walker | 1:00 South Hill Cider for the Golden Hour p.m. | Tompkins County Public Library Brand Park Annual Summer ConMusic Series! | South Hill Cider 550 101 East Green Street, Ithaca cert Series | 3:00 p.m. | Brand Park Sandbank Road, Ithaca Waitress | 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | 301-311 Maple Ave, Elmira | Free Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The When life takes an unexpected turn, Rose Hill Concert Series: The 3 Rock Experience | 10:00 a.m.& Noon Jenna fears she may have to abandon | When Wilbur discovers his creative of Us Featuring Jim Richmond, her dream of opening a pie shop– spirit and develops a love for fashion, Diana Jacobs and Dave Kuykenuntil a nearby baking contest and the it turns the expectations of his–well, dall | 5:00 p.m. | Rose Hill Mansion town’s handsome new doctor offer totally naked–world upside down.

Geneva | Free her the tempting possibility of a fresh With rock and roll music, expressive Ithaca Shakespeare Co. presents start. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughanlyrics, and unique style, Wilbur proves nock Blvd., Ithaca The Tempest| 6:00 p.m. | See 7/17 for to everyone that the best thing you details | Robert H. Treman Park, 125 can be, is exactly who you are! | Ithaca Shakespeare Co .presents |Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock The Tempest| 6:00 p.m. | See 7/17 for Upper Park Rd., Newfield Blvd., Ithaca details | Robert H. Treman Park, 125 Upper Park Rd., Newfield Canine Champions for Conservation | 11:00 a.m. | See 7/17 for details.

Old Dominion: How Good Is That Canine Champions for Conserva|Rosamond Gifford Zoo 1 Conservation — World Tour | 7:00 p.m. | Constellation | 11:00 a.m. |See 7/17 for details.

Place, Syracuse tion Brands-Marvin Sands Performing |Rosamond Gifford Zoo 1 Conservation Arts Center: CMAC 3355 Marvin Sands Alta B Weekend & Summer Music Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: Place, Syracuse Drive, Canandaigua | $38.00 - $138.00 at the Vantage Point — ft. Feed The Rock Experience | 10:00 a.m.

The Fire | 1:00 p.m. | |Wagner VineRev Theatre Co. presents BARNight Two: Jason Newsted & & Noon | When Wilbur discovers his yards 9322 State Route 414, Lodi NUM| 2:00 p.m. | See 7/9 for details.| Friends Live at the Everson | 7:00 creative spirit and develops a love p.m. | Everson Museum of Art 401 Har- Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 for fashion, it turns the expectations Fall Creek Brass Band Summer rison St., Syracuse Concert! | 2:00 p.m. | Tompkins East Lake Road, Auburn of his–well, totally naked–world The It hac a Ti m es / Sum m er It hac a 2 02 5

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Thursday, July 24

Saturday, July 26

Sunday, July 27 Skaneateles Antique and Classic Boat Show | 8:00 a.m. | Clift Park 15 W. Genesee St., Skaneateles | Free Renaissance Festival | 10:00 a.m. | | Sterling Renaissance 15385 Farden Road, Sterling Canine Champions for Conservation | 11:00 a.m. | See 7/17 for details. |Rosamond Gifford Zoo 1 Conservation Place, Syracuse Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Rock Experience | 12:00 p.m. | When Wilbur discovers his creative spirit and develops a love for fashion, it turns the expectations of his–well, totally naked–world upside down. With rock and roll music, expressive lyrics, and unique style, Wilbur proves to every-

one that the best thing you can be, is exactly who you are! | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Alta B Weekend & Summer Music at the Vantage Point — ft. Brian Hughes | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner Vineyards 9322 State Route 414, Lodi Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B | 2:30 p.m. | A clever, comedic, contemporary take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth duo by Lansing-born Ithaca College alumna Kate Hamill. Holmes & Watson create a dynamic duo–solving mysteries and outwitting masterminds–until they come face to face with a villain who seems to have all of the answers. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Brand Park Annual Summer Concert Series | 3:00 p.m. | Brand Park 301-311 Maple Ave, Elmira | Free THE BACON BROTHERS FREESTANDING TOUR | 3:30 p.m. | Concerts at Point of the Bluff 10531 County Road 76, Hammondsport | $50.00 - $95.00 Circus Culture Summer Tour 2025 | 4:30 p.m. | Press Bay Backlot Ithaca Commons Trolley Circle/Bank Alley, and Thompson Park, Ithaca Ithaca Shakespeare Co .presents The Tempest| 6:00 p.m. | See 7/17 for details | Robert H. Treman Park,125 Upper Park Rd., Newfield Rainbow Kitten Surprise: Thanks For Coming Tour with Special Guest Petey USA | 6:00 p.m. | Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards 2708 Lords Hill Road, LaFayette Iron & Wine and I’m With Her — Robins Egg Tour | 6:00 p.m. | Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards 2708 Lords Hill Road, LaFayette Indigenous Music & Arts Festival | Ganondagan 1488 State Route 444, Victor

Monday, July 28

Thursday, July 31

Canine Champions for Conservation | 11:00 a.m. | See 7/17 for details. |Rosamond Gifford Zoo 1 Conservation Place, Syracuse

Canine Champions for Conservation | 11:00 a.m. | See 7/17 for details. |Rosamond Gifford Zoo 1 Conservation Place, Syracuse CFCU Summer Concert Series: Vicious Fishes/Motherwort| 5:00 p.m. | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Center Commons, Ithaca | Free Music in the Park: Bad Alibi | 6:30 p.m. | Myers Park, Lansing| Free (parking fee for non-Lansing residents) Circus Culture Summer Tour 2025 | 6:30 p.m. | Circus Culture is bringing free community circus shows to downtown Ithaca for the fifth summer in a row! Performances will be on Th ursdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Press Bay Alley Backlot, Fridays at 6:30 p.m. on the Commons next to the fountain in Bank Alley, and on Sundays at 4:30 p.m. at Thompson Park on Cayuga St. Weekend 1 is 7/24, 7/25, 7/27 and weekend 2 is 7/31, 8/1, 8/3, Ithaca Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B | 7:30 p.m. | A clever, comedic, contemporary take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth duo by Lansing-born Ithaca College alumna Kate Hamill. Holmes & Watson create a dynamic duo–solving mysteries and outwitting masterminds–until they come face to face with a villain who seems to have all of the answers. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca

Tuesday, July 29 Taughannock Live Music Series: Michael Ciccone | 5:00 p.m. | Inn at Taughannock Falls, 2030 Gorge Rd., Trumansburg Music in the Hollow: Terrapin Station |6:00 p.m.| Ellis Hollow Community Center, 111 Genung Rd., Ithaca | Free Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B | 7:30 p.m. | A clever, comedic, contemporary take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth duo by Lansing-born Ithaca College alumna Kate Hamill. Holmes & Watson create a dynamic duo–solving mysteries and outwitting masterminds–until they come face to face with a villain who seems to have all of the answers. | |Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca

Wednesday, July 30 Mill Park Music Series: The 86ers |6:00pm| Mill Park, Newfield | Free Homer’s Music on the Green: Silver | 7:00 p.m. | Homer Village Green, West Homer Road, Homer Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B | 7:30 p.m. | A clever, comedic, contemporary take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth duo by Lansing-born Ithaca College alumna Kate Hamill. Holmes & Watson create a dynamic duo–solving mysteries and outwitting masterminds–until they come face to face with a villain who seems to have all of the answers. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca

Friday, August 1 Disney’s Frozen Jr. | 10:00 a.m. & Noon | A beloved story of true love and acceptance between sisters, Frozen JR. brings to life the emotional relationship and epic journey of Princesses Anna and Elsa. When faced with danger, the two discover their hidden potential and the powerful

bond of sisterhood. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Leftover Salmon “Workingman’s Salmon” / Keller Williams’ Grateful Grass — Jerry Birthday Celebration | 4:00 p.m. | |Wonderland Forest 4812 S Cook Rd., LaFayette FREE Music Friday w/ The Petty Project, a Tom Petty Tribute | 5:00 p.m. | |Lincoln Hill Farms 3792 NY-247,, Canandaigua Friday Sunset Music Series — ft.

Five Man Trio | 5:00 p.m. | |Wagner Vineyards 9322 State Route 414, Lodi Hank Roberts Trio with Ashley Ickes and Chad Lieberman | 5:30 p.m. | |South Hill Cider 550 Sandbank Road, Ithaca Veterans Appreciation Community Concert | 6:00 p.m. | |Visions Amphitheater 408 Elmira Road, Ithaca Dark Star Orchestra | 6:30 p.m. | |Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards 2708 Lords Hill Road, LaFayette Circus Culture Summer Tour 2025 | 6:30 p.m. | |Circus Culture is bringing free community circus shows to downtown Ithaca for the fifth summer in a row! Performances will be on Th ursdays at 6:30pm in the Press Bay Alley Backlot, Fridays at 6:30pm on the Commons next to the fountain in Bank Alley, and on Sundays at 4:30pm at Thompson Park on Cayuga St. Weekend 1 is 7/24, 7/25, 7/27 and weekend 2 is 7/31, 8/1, 8/3, Ithaca The Wedding Show | 6:30 p.m. | The Wedding Show is an immersive and interactive variety show event where you’re the guest at a fake queer wedding. Join the fun on July 26th, August 1st or 2nd at The Cherry Arts! | |The Cherry Arts 102 Cherry Street, Ithaca | $30.00 - $45.00 Maddy Walsh & The Blind Spots| 7:00 p.m. | Cornell Arts Quad, 59 Central Ave, Ithaca Little Big Town: Summer Tour 2025 | 7:00 p.m. | |Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B | 7:30 p.m. | A clever, comedic, contemporary take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth duo by Lansing-born Ithaca College alumna Kate Hamill. Holmes & Watson create a dynamic duo–solving mysteries and outwitting masterminds–until they come face to face with a villain who seems to have all of the answers. | |Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Spiedie Fest & Balloon Rally | 12:00 a.m. | Otsiningo Park 1 Otsiningo Park, Binghamton

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Hangar Theatre produces a variety of shows for all ages each summer. This season’s mainstage performances include three exciting productions. Among them is the award-winning Waitress with shows starting July 10th and running through the 19th. (Photo: Provided) relationship and epic journey of Princesses Anna and Elsa. When faced with danger, the two discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. | Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson, Apt. 2B | 2:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | A clever, comedic, contemporary take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth duo by Lansing-born Ithaca College alumna Kate Hamill. Holmes & Watson create a dynamic duo–solving mysteries and outwitting masterminds–until they come face to face with a villain who seems to have all of the answers. | |Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Vapor Trail Live: A Summer Night of RUSH Classic Hits at Beak & Skiff | 4:00 p.m. | |Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards 2708 Lords Hill Road, LaFayette The Wedding Show | 6:30 p.m. | The Wedding Show is an immersive and interactive variety show event where you’re the guest at a fake queer wedding. Join the fun on July 26th, August 1st or 2nd at The Cherry Arts! | |The Cherry Arts 102 Cherry Street, Ithaca | $30.00 - $45.00 Thunder From Down Under | 8:00 p.m. | Del Lago Resort & Casino 1133 NY-414, Waterloo, Waterloo The Killers | 8:00 p.m. | Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua Arts Off Main Festival | Court Street between Main & Church Streets Court Street, Cortland

Sunday, August 3

Renaissance Festival | 10:00 a.m. | | Sterling Renaissance 15385 Farden Disney’s Frozen Jr. | 10:00 a.m. | Road, Sterling A beloved story of true love and acceptance between sisters, Frozen Disney’s Frozen Jr. | 10:00 a.m. & JR. brings to life the emotional Noon | A beloved story of true love relationship and epic journey of and acceptance between sisters, FroPrincesses Anna and Elsa. When faced zen JR. brings to life the emotional Sum m er It hac a 2 02 5

with danger, the two discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. | |Hangar Theatre 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca Glorious Garlic Festival | All day| 35 Lake Front Dr, Geneva | $5.00 Summer Sundays Music Series at the Vantage Point — ft. Nate Michaels | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner Vineyards 9322 State Route 414, Lodi Brand Park Annual Summer Concert Series | 3:00 p.m. | Brand Park 301-311 Maple Ave, Elmira | Free Lyle Lovett | 4:30 p.m. | Concerts at Point of the Bluff 10489 County Route 76, Hammondsport | $70.00 - $175.00 Circus Culture Summer Tour 2025 | 4:40 p.m. | Press Bay Backlot Ithaca Commons Trolley Circle/Bank Alley, and Thompson Park, Ithaca Bill Knowlton’s Bluegrass Ramble Picnic | 12:00 a.m. | Dwyer Memorial Park 6799 Little York Lake Road, Preble

Monday, August 4 Glorious Garlic Festival | 35 Lake Front Dr, Geneva | $5.00 59th Annual Pennsylvania Tioga County Fair | 2258 Charleston Road, Wellsboro

Tuesday, August 5 Super Cream Car Cruise-Ins | 4:30 p.m. | Super Cream Dairy Bar 75 N. West Street, Homer Taughannock Live Music Series: Robin Burnett, Abby Lane, & Scott Muir | 5:00 p.m. | Inn at Taughannock Falls, 2030 Gorge Rd., Trumansburg Music in the Hollow: The Makers |6:00pm| Ellis Hollow Community Center, 111 Genung Rd., Ithaca | Free 59th Annual Pennsylvania Tioga County Fair | 2258 Charleston Road, Wellsboro

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poni | 1:00 p.m. | |Wagner Vineyards 9322 State Route 414, Lodi 2025 NASCAR Go Bowling at The Glen — Admission | 2:00 p.m. | Watkins Glen International 2790 Co Rte 16, Watkins Glen | $10.00 $187.00 Brand Park Annual Summer Concert Series | 3:00 p.m. | |Brand Park 301-311 Maple Ave, Elmira | Free LEANN RIMES | 3:30 p.m. | Concerts at Point of the Bluff 10531 County Road 76, Hammondsport | $65.00 $140.00 Outlaw — Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan,Turnpike Troubadours & More | 4:00 p.m. | |Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse The Marshall Tucker Band: All Our Friends Tour 2025 | 6:30 p.m. | |Anderson Center for the Performing Arts 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal

Tuesday, August 12

Cortland Repertory Theatre’s summer season at Little York Lake Theatre Pavilion in Preble will include the murder mystery/”comedy with music,” Murder for Two, running July 16-25. (Photo: Stock)

Wednesday, August 6 The Greater Finger Lakes Jazz Orchestra @ Geneva Lakefront Summer Concert Series | 6:00 p.m. | 35 Lakefront Dr, NY 14456-3400 Geneva Homer’s Music on the Green: M3 | 7:00 p.m. | Homer Village Green, West Homer Road, Homer Robert Jon & The Wreck | 8:00 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer 72 S Main St, Homer 59th Annual Pennsylvania Tioga County Fair | 12:00 a.m. | 2258 Charleston Road, Wellsboro

Thursday, August 7 CFCU Summer Concert Series: Common Railers/Li’l Anne & Hot Cayenne | 5:00 p.m. | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Center Commons, Ithaca | Free Jason Stotz Concert at the Three Bears | 6:00 p.m. | Join us in the Three Bears park for a free steel pan concert

by Jason Stotz on August 7, 2025 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.! | |Three Bears Ovid 7175 Main Street, Ovid | Free Music in the Park: The Destination | 6:30 p.m. | Myers Park, Lansing| Free (parking fee for non-Lansing residents)

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Dean Goble Band | 5:00 p.m. | |Wagner Vineyards 9322 State Route 414, Lodi SingTrece | 5:30 p.m. | |South Hill Cider 550 Sandbank Rd., Ithaca Train | 7:00 p.m. | |Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua | $30.00 - $149.50 FREE Music Friday w/ Bearly Dead, a Grateful Dead Tribute | 7:00 p.m. | |Lincoln Hill Farms 3792 NY-247,, Canandaigua Joe Russo’s Almost Dead: Night 1 | 7:00 p.m. | |Center Stage At Center Park, Perinton 1350 Turk Hill Rd., Fairport Anna May ~ Courtyard Series | 7:00 p.m. | Earlville Opera House 18 East Main Street, Earlville Lil Wayne: Tha Carter VI Tour | 8:00 p.m. | Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse

The SteelDrivers | 8:00 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer 72 S Main St., Homer 59th Annual Pennsylvania Tioga County Fair | 2258 Charleston Road, Wellsboro

Saturday, August 9 Guided River Paddle:Toll Bridge Park Boat Launch to White Wagon Boat Launch | 9:00 a.m. | 153 White Wagon Road, Waverly Renaissance Festival | 10:00 a.m. | |Sterling Renaissance 15385 Farden Road, Sterling Bailey Zimmerman: New To Country Summer Tour | 7:30 p.m. | Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua | $35.00 - $119.00 The Prince Experience | 8:00 p.m. | |Del Lago Resort & Casino 1133 NY-414, Waterloo, Waterloo An Evening with esperanza spalding | 8:00 p.m. | Robinson Pavilion at Anyela’s Vineyards 2433 W Lake Rd., Skaneateles | $48.00 - $225.00 59th Annual Pennsylvania Tioga County Fair | 2258 Charleston Road, Wellsboro

Sunday, August 10

TREY KENNEDY — THE RELATABLE TOUR | 8:00 p.m. | Del Lago Resort & Casino 1133 NY-414, Waterloo, Summer Sundays Music Series at the Vantage Point - ft. Frank RaWaterloo The It hac a Ti m es /

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Wednesday, August 13 Mill Park Music Series: Amber Martin & The Fruit Stand | 6:00 p.m. | Mill Park, Newfield | Free Homer’s Music on the Green: The Shoals | 7:00 p.m. | Homer Village Green, West Homer Road, Homer Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat — The Musical | 7:30 p.m. | Packed full of Irving Berlin’s greatest hits, including ”Cheek to Cheek,” “Top Hat, White Tie & Tails,” “Let’s Face the Music & Dance,” and ”Puttin’ on the Ritz,” TOP HAT brings to the stage one of the greatest dance musicals of all time!

Combining the glamour of Hollywood’s golden age and the glorious, tap-dancing magic of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, TOP HAT is a musical comedy that will delight and entertain young and old alike. Rated PG.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn

Lansing| Free (parking fee for nonLansing residents) An Evening with Tom Rush | 7:00 p.m. | Earlville Opera House 18 East Main Street, Earlville | $40.00 Moonlight Strolls- Rochester Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra | 7:00 p.m. | 250 Gibson Street, Canandaigua Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat — The Musical | 7:30 p.m. | See 8/13 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn Watchhouse | 8:00 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer 72 S Main St., Homer

Friday, August 15 Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat — The Musical | 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | See 8/13 for details. | Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn Hinder — Back to Life Tour Part II | 8:00 p.m. | Del Lago Resort & Casino 1133 NY-414, Waterloo, Waterloo Tommy Emmanuel, CGP (Night One) | 8:00 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer 72 S Main St., Homer

Monday, August 18 Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat — The Musical | 7:30 p.m. | See 8/13 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn

Tuesday, August 19 Trumansburg Fair | All day | 2150 State Rte 96, Trumansburg Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat — The Musical | 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | See 8/13 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn Super Cream Car Cruise-Ins | 4:30 p.m. | Super Cream Dairy Bar 75 N. West Street, Homer Music in the Hollow: SCUBA Jerry |6:00 p.m. | Ellis Hollow Community Center, 111 Genung Rd., Ithaca | Free Taughannock Live Music Series: Smoking Loons | 5:00 p.m. | Inn at Taughannock Falls, 2030 Gorge Rd., Trumansburg

Saturday, August 16 Wednesday, Renaissance Festival | 10:00 a.m. | |Sterling Renaissance 15385 Farden August 20 Road, Sterling Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat — The Musical | 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | See 8/13 for details. | Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn Celebrating the 10 year Anniversary of Everybody Wants — THE STRUTS | 8:00 p.m. | Del Lago Resort & Casino 1133 NY-414, Waterloo, Waterloo Tommy Emmanuel, CGP (Night Two) | 8:00 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer 72 S Main St, Homer Mark and Maggie O’Connor & The Skaneateles Festival Orchestra | 8:00 p.m. | Robinson Pavilion at Anyela’s Vineyards 2433 W Lake Rd., Skaneateles | $48.00 - $225.00

Sunday, August 17

Renaissance Festival | 10:00 a.m. | |Sterling Renaissance 15385 Farden Road, Sterling The Evergreen Social x South Hill Cider: Vintage Clothing and Goods Market | 12:00 p.m. | Join us at The Evergreen Social Summer MarCFCU Summer Concert Series:Cast ket Series at South Hill Cider! | South Iron Cowboys/ The Rollin’ Rust Hill Cider 550 Sandbank Rd., Ithaca | 5:00 p.m. | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Center Commons, Ithaca | Free Summer Sundays Music Series at the Vantage Point — ft. The Nate Marshall Concert at the Ende Brothers | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner Three Bears | 6:00 p.m. | Join us in the Three Bears park for a free concert Vineyards 9322 State Route 414, Lodi

by Nate Marshall on August 14, 2025 Brand Park Annual Summer Confrom 6:00-7:30 p.m.! | Three Bears cert Series | 3:00 p.m. | Brand Park Ovid 7175 Main Street, Ovid | Free 301-311 Maple Ave, Elmira | Free Music in the Park: Ageless Jazz Cody Jinks — The Hippies and Band | 6:30 p.m. | Myers Park, Cowboys Tour | 7:00 p.m. | Empower Sum m er It hac a 2 02 5

Thursday, August 14

Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse

2025 Great New York State Fair | 9:00 a.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Trumansburg Fair | All day| 2150 State Rte 96, Trumansburg Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat — The Musical | 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | See 8/13 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn Homer’s Music on the Green: Nicholas Stark and These Dudes | 7:00 p.m. | |Homer Village Green, West Homer Road, Homer

Thursday, August 21 2025 Great New York State Fair | 9:00 a.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Trumansburg Fair| All day | 2150 State Rte 96, Trumansburg CFCU Summer Concert Series: Sim Redmond Band | 5:00 p.m. | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Center Commons, Ithaca | Free Cheap Trick Concert | 6:00 p.m. | |The Great New York State Fair 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Three Stone Fire Concert at the Three Bears | 6:00 p.m. | Join us in the Three Bears park for a free Celtic concert by Three Stone Fire on August 21, 2025 from 6:00-7:30 p.m.! | |Three Bears Ovid 7175 Main Street, Ovid | Free Thomas Rhett: Better In Boots Tour 2025 | 7:30 p.m. | |Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse

Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat — The Musical | 2:00 p.m. | See 8/13 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus | 6:00 p.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

Tuesday, August 26

On the north shore of Seneca Lake, the city of Geneva has numerous special summer events. The Glorious Garlic Festival will take place on their lakefront on August 2nd and 3rd. (Photo: Provided) Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat — The Musical | 7:30 p.m. | See 8/13 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn Jasper String Quartet: Roots | 7:30 p.m. | |First Presbyterian Church 97 E Genesee St, Skaneateles | $35.00 $47.00

Friday, August 22 2025 Great New York State Fair | 9:00 a.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Trumansburg Fair| All day| 2150 State Rte 96, Trumansburg Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat — The Musical | 2:00 p.m. | See 8/13 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn Friday Sunset Music Series — ft.

Far Trio | 5:00 p.m. | |Wagner Vineyards 9322 State Route 414, Lodi Driftwood | 5:30 p.m. | Driftwood plays at South Hill Cider Golden Hour Music Series on August 22! | South Hill Cider 550 Sandbank Rd., Ithaca | $25.00 - $30.00 Jordan Davis | 6:30 p.m. | Mich Ultra Summer Stage at Tags 3037 State Route 352, Big Flats Sublime | 7:00 p.m. | Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua Brad Williams: The Growth Spurt Tour | 7:00 p.m. | Crouse Hinds Theatre 421 Montgomery St, Syracuse | $21.00 - $85.50

Saturday, August 23 2025 Great New York State Fair | 9:00 a.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd, Syracuse Trumansburg Fair | All day | 2150 State Rte 96, Trumansburg

Kidz Bop Live | 1:00 p.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat — The Musical | 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | See 8/13 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn Bonnie Raitt with special guest Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-AWhirl Band | 7:30 p.m. | Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua | $31.00 - $150.50 O.A.R Concert | 8:00 p.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd, Syracuse Season Finale: Bill Charlap Trio | 8:00 p.m. | Robinson Pavilion at Anyela’s Vineyards 2433 W Lake Rd., Skaneateles | $48.00 - $225.00

Sunday, August 24 2025 Great New York State Fair | 9:00 a.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Trumansburg Fair| All day | 2150 State Rte 96, Trumansburg Los Lonely Boys | 1:00 p.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd, Syracuse Brand Park Annual Summer Concert Series | 3:00 p.m. | Brand Park 301-311 Maple Ave, Elmira | Free EMMYLOU HARRIS | 3:30 p.m. | Concerts at Point of the Bluff 10531 County Road 76, Hammondsport | $50.00 - $200.00 Busta Rhymes | 8:00 p.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd, Syracuse

Monday, August 25

2025 Great New York State Fair | 9:00 a.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Herman’s Hermits starring Peter Noone | 1:00 p.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat — The Musical | 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | See 8/13 for details. | Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn Taughannock Live Music Series: Annie Burns & Friends | 5:00 p.m. | Inn at Taughannock Falls, 2030 Gorge Rd., Trumansburg Music in the Hollow: Joe Crookston & The Ellis Hollow All-Stars! | 6:00 p.m. | Ellis Hollow Community Center, 111 Genung Rd, Ithaca | Free Sister Hazel | 6:00 p.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

Wednesday, August 27 2025 Great New York State Fair | 9:00 a.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Mill Park Music Series: The Makers | 6:00 p.m. | Featuring Nate Silas Richardson & Lydia Garrison | Mill Park, Newfield | Free Red Hot Chilli Pipers | 6:00 p.m. | |New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse | It’s the PIPERS, as in the bagpipe group.

Thursday, August 28

The Black Keys | 7:00 p.m. | Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua

2025 Great New York State Fair | 9:00 a.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Tom Nitti & Ashley Bryant | 1:00 p.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat — The Musical | 2:00pm | See 8/13 for details.| MerryGo-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn CFCU Summer Concert Series: Gunpoets | 5:00 p.m. | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Center Commons, Ithaca | Free Tedeschi Trucks Band & Whiskey Myers: Live in 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse

Sunday, August 31

Friday, August 29 2025 Great New York State Fair | 9:00 a.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat -The Musical | 7:30pm | See 8/13 for details.| MerryGo-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn Heart | 8:00 p.m. | Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua

Saturday, August 30 2025 Great New York State Fair | 9:00 a.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat — The Musical | 2:00 p.m. | See 8/13 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn

2025 Great New York State Fair | 9:00 a.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Blippi: Join The Band Tour | 1:00 p.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Summer Sundays Music Series at the Vantage Point - ft. Doug and Eamonn Hubert | 1:00 p.m. | |Wagner Vineyards 9322 State Route 414, Lodi Shaggy | 8:00 p.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

Monday, September 1 2025 Great New York State Fair | 9:00 a.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse Dionne Warwick | 12:00 p.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse 24K Magic — The Ultimate Bruno Mars Tribute Experience | 4:00 p.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse +LIVE+ | 6:00 p.m. | New York State Fairgrounds 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

Tuesday, September 2 Super Cream Car Cruise-Ins | 4:30 p.m. | Super Cream Dairy Bar 75 N. West Street, Homer Taughannock Live Music Series: Michael Ciccone| 5:00 p.m. | Inn at

Taughannock Falls, 2030 Gorge Rd., Trumansburg

Thursday, September 4 CFCU Summer Concert Series: Fall Creek Brass Band | 5:00 p.m. | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Center Commons, Ithaca | Free HARDY: Jim Bob World Tour | 6:30 p.m. | Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse Moonlight Strolls- Connie Fredricks-Malone | 7:00 p.m. | 250 Gibson Street, Canandaigua

Friday, September 5 Blind Owl Band wsg The Mustard Tigers | 5:00 p.m. | Lincoln Hill Farms 3792 NY-247, Canandaigua

Saturday, September 6 John Mulaney: Mister Whatever | 7:00 p.m. | Constellation BrandsMarvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua

Sunday, September 7 Hilliard U.S. Vintage Grand Prix | 8:00 a.m. | Watkins Glen International 2790 Co Rte 16, Watkins Glen | $20.00 $100.00

Rev Theatre Co. presents Irving Berlin’s Top Hat — The Musical | 2:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. | See 8/13 for details.| Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn The Diana Jacobs Band @ Geneva Lakefront Summer Concert Series | 6:00 p.m. | 35 Lakefront Dr, NY 14456-3400 Geneva Homer’s Music on the Green: The Jazz Happens Band | 7:00 p.m. | |Homer Village Green, West Homer Road, Homer MelissaEtheridge and Indigo Girls: Yes We Are Tour | 7:00 p.m. | |Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center: CMAC 3355 Marvin Sands Drive, Canandaigua

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