Events

Seasonal open-air market in the heart of the historic business district. Featuring locally grown produce and handmade arts and crafts. Presented by the Historic Business District Committee of the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce. Open 9am-4pm every Saturday in Cannon Park.

Join us on the green every Saturday from 8am to 3pm through November and enjoy some of the freshest produce around.

Open English/Western Horse Show** Contact: Crystal Cowen 315-899-7743 for more information. All to be held at the Madison County Fairgrounds, 1968 Fairground Road, Brookfield, NY 13314

Open English/Western Horse Show Contact: Crystal Cowen 315-899-7743 for more information Event will be hosted at the Madison County Fairgrounds 1968 Fairground Road, Brookfield, NY 13314

On Saturday May 11th, The Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce will host it's First Poker Walk Fundraiser from 1 to 4 p.m.

1. Participating restaurants will present ticket holders with one playing card per person. 2. Ticket holder must sign back of card before viewing 3. Only one card from each location 4. At 4 p.m. all ticket holders must meet at Caz Pizza to reveal their best Poker Hand for a $$$$ Prize Tickets go on sale April 30th and are $10. advance and $15. at event. Tickets are available at the following locations: Chamber Office 59 Albany St. Caz Pizza 62 Albany St. Caz Cans 2451 Route 20 east

The United Church of Canastota, 144 Center St., is hosting its annual Mother"s Day Weekend Chicken BBQ on Sat May 11th from 11a until sold out. Menu includes a half chicken, salt taters, cabbage salad, roll, drink/dessert. Donation is only $8! Dine in or take out! We are handicap accessible. Hope to see you there!

Come out and see the herd, hear some live music and shop at the farmer's market featuring our grass fed bison meat and other great products from local producers. Be sure and come hungry, Madison Bistro will be cooking lunch! 11:30 - 3:00 pm

The amazing structure that Greene Smith built in 1863 for his phenomenal bird collection will be described, discussed, and debated at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at the site of the Bird House on the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark at 5304 Oxbow Road, Peterboro NY. Norman K. Dann PhD will describe the costs of the traveling, collecting, preserving, and building associated with the Ornithon, as well as other hobbies of Smith, and his stormy relationship with his father, abolitionist Gerrit Smith. The public is encouraged to attend this 150th anniversary of the unique Bird House and its interesting creator and to bring stories and artifacts of the Birdhouse. The 2013 Re-Discovery of Greene's Birdhouse which fell in upon itself in the 1960s will also be described. People who are interested in helping with the digging out of the foundation may find out more about the project and sign up to help. Admission for the program is three dollars for benefit of the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark. Students are free. For more information, updates, and complete 2013 calendar: www.gerritsmith.org, info@gerritsmith.org, 315-280-8828.

7:30 to 9 pm @ Cazenovia Library Community Room Within the Town of Cazenovia there are about 20 miles of public use trails available year-round. In this collaborative presentation, CPF, the CNY Chapter-North Country Trail Association and Stone Quarry Hill Art Park trails will be highlighted. Find out where they are, where to park, allowed uses and some history and stories of the trails. CACDA will also update us on their development of exciting interactive maps of Cazenovia trails.

Oz-Stravaganza! 2013 will be held May 31st - June 2nd in Chittenango. Chittenango is the birthplace of L. Frank Baum author of " The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". The parade will be held Saturday at 2:00pm. For information and a schedule of events: Parade information: Barb Evans: 315 687 6250 Crafter/Vendor information: Colleen Zimmer: 315 687 5366

Visit the site of the Madison Bouckville Outdoor Antique week for the annual June Show. Over 100 dealers on individual fields are in town to show off and sell their antiques.

The Relay will be June 1, 2013 at Oneida High School at 2:00pm and goes through 7:00am Sunday. This is our tenth anniversary and we hope to make it a special occasion and spread our event throughout the county. We will celebrate our survivors, remember our loved ones who have lost their battle to cancer and fight back against cancer.

(Type TBA) Contact: Crystal Cowen 315-899-7743 or Karen Nowak 315-899-7778 for more information Event will be held at the Madison County Fairgrounds.

Yardwork, Woven Stainless Steel, and Amorphous Organic Elements Coming to the Earlville Opera House Summer at EOH begins on June 1 with three New York visual artists from Brooklyn, Brockport, and Eaton in the galleries. In the East Gallery, Jeanne Heifetz pays tribute to postwar Latin-American abstract artists in her "Geometry of Hope" series. Using woven stainless steel as fabric and delicate, acid-etched glass rods as stitching, Heifetz conveys the relationships between logical rules, improvisation, and comprehensible pattern in the natural world. She has shown her work in Oregon, California, Montana, Idaho, Illinois, Texas, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York. In the West Gallery, Christian Carson, Assistant Professor of Art and Arts for Children at SUNY Brockport, explores the intersection between human rituals and natural occurrences in "Yardwork." The yard is a zone where human desire creates objects that eventually disintegrate (along with the accompanying illusions and ideologies), a new season comes, and it is necessary to begin the process again. Working in oil on linen and mixed media, Carson brings together decay, manipulated nature, and transformation. Carson's work has been shown in New York, Kentucky, Missouri, Iowa, Michigan, and Florida. A native of the Bronx and graduate of CUNY Hunter College, Rachel Ling has been a Central New York resident since 2009. Her paintings are based on drawings of objects or images of amorphous organic elements. Through a process of collage, she creates images that tell a story or express an interesting juxtaposition, and then translates the collage into paintings. Her work will be shown in the Arts Café Gallery. A reception for the artists starts at 6 pm on Saturday, June 1, followed by the Sammy Award-winning guitar duo of Loren Barrigar and Mark Mazengarb at 8 pm in the Main Theater. The Earlville Opera House is located at 18 East Main Street in Earlville. All three exhibits will run through July 6. EOH Galleries are open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm Tuesday through Friday, and on Saturdays from Noon to 3 pm. Admission to the EOH galleries is free. EOH events are made possible, in part, with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and through the generosity of EOH members.

Sat, June 1 8pm at the Earlville Opera House Loren and Mark – Stunning Guitar/Americana.

Loren Barrigar and Mark Mazengarb share a unique musical chemistry seldom found among musicians. Their live performances feature not only their spectacular technical grasp of the guitar, but also their outstanding musicality and ability to be spontaneously creative. The interaction between the two musicians is as much a feature of their shows as is the world-class guitar playing that they both display. Their stunning guitar duets influenced by Bluegrass, Jazz and Country with thumb-picking techniques pioneered by guitar greats Merle Travis, Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, and their songs feature Loren’s superb vocals and some beautiful harmonies from Mark. Won 2011 SAMMY for Best Album (Syracuse Area Music Awards)

9 am to 2 pm Pick up maps at Carriage House, St. Peter's Church, 12 Mill St., Caz. Grab some friends or the whole family and follow the map on this National Trails Day to collect clues from 10 spots along a variety of Cazenovia trails. Pick up your map from the Carriage House or print it off online the day of the event. When you complete your clues each group can claim a prize. All clues are on easy to moderate trails. Some geocache options may also be available.

During Path through History Weekend June 1 and 2, the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (NAHOF) will begin its 2013 screenings and studies of the three part series The Abolitionists which aired in January 2013 from the PBS American Experience at WGBH in Boston. The complete series will be shown at 1:30 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday at NAHOF during the NYS history weekend.

Seasonal open-air market in the heart of the historic business district. Featuring locally grown produce and handmade arts and crafts. Presented by the Historic Business District Committee of the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce. Open 9am-4pm on Saturday in Cannon Park.

Join us on the green every Saturday from 8am to 3pm through November 6th and enjoy some of the freshest produce around.

(Oneida) The Oneida Community Mansion House brings the Jim O'Mahony Trio to the Mansion House on Sun., June 2 at 3:30 p.m. to perform a rendition of Nirvana's seminal 1991 album "Nevermind"� arranged for piano trio. Max McKee on bass and Karl Sterling on drums round out the trio. The free concert celebrates the one hundredth anniversary of the Steinway piano in the Mansion House's Big Hall, known for its outstanding acoustics.

Boxing’s greatest names are on hand for a weekend of tributes to the sport & its champions. Museum tours by celebrities, ringside lectures, celebrity boxing, golf tournament Banquet, parade, induction ceremony. Don't forget to join us at the OnCenter for the annual Hall of Fame banquet with dozens of champions and hall of famers.

The ODA, the Oneida Dispatch and Oneida City Hall will be sponsoring the Farmer's Market every Thursday from 10-3 starting June 14 and ending October 25 at Clinch Park on Oneida Street.

Welcome to the 17th annual NATERACE/TITLETOWN RUN one of the many thrilling events during the International Boxing Hall of Fame induction weekend. Race starts at 8:30am. Start line is near the Canastota Recreation park, on North Main St., Canastota, NY. The course is flat and fast, come ready to run! For complete information and race entry form call 315-697-3517 or email cindyholdridge29@yahoo.com

Sat, June 8 8pm Joe Louis Walker Blues Band at the Earlville Opera House.

Grammy-winning Blues JLW has been nominated in an unprecedented 4 categories in The Blues Foundation's 2013 Blues Music Awards! JLW will be inducted into the Blues Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame this year! Multiple Grammy & WC Handy Award winner, Joe Louis Walker is one of the most heralded blues artists of our time. Previously he was nominated for 3 Blues Music Awards: B.B King Entertainer of the Year, Contemporary Blues Male Artist of the Year, and Best Instrumentalist – Guitar. “… Walker sings with a sassy upper register voice but plays like a combination of Jimi, Stevie Ray, Frank Marino, and one of his heroes, Buddy Guy…. the highlight is Walker and his guitar, and you get plenty of both, what with jumping vocals alongside a band that keeps the rhythms nailed and the atmosphere hot.” - Mark S. Tucker

Community Action Partnership (CAP) presents a Mini-Golf Family Fun Day to raise support! On Saturday, June 8th from 10am-2pm, CAP will be hosting a Mini-Golf Family Fun Day at Shephard Links Mini-Golf Fun Center in Cazenovia. All ticket sales will benefit low-income individuals and families in Madison County. Adults - $6, Children under 10 - $4, Under 5 - Free. Family pass - $20 (2 adults and 3 or more children) The event will also include raffle and prizes. Shephard Links Café will be open for refreshments. Community Action Partnership (CAP) has been in Madison County since 1983, serving the diverse needs of low and middle income families and individuals -needs that may encompass housing, food, employment, transportation- all cornerstones to the stability of family and our community. Last year CAP touched the lives of one in sixteen individuals in Madison County.

Once again, there will be more than 100 booths filled with natural fibers, yarn, roving, fiber arts supplies, and all manner of handmade fiber products and related farm products. Fiber animals will be on display, there will be many activities for children, and we will have even more free exhibits and demonstrations than in 2012. The CNY Antique Tractor Club will have an exhibit of tractors, and a fleece sale is planned..

The military and civilian encampment On the Green in the Hamlet of Peterboro NY includes period music, entertainment, shopping, demonstrations, hamlet walking tours, programs, exhibits, period fashions, chicken barbeque, pancake breakfast, drill exercises, a Sunday sermon, a daily skirmish at 2 p.m., and a children’s area with games and toys The encampment is surrounded by abolition, Civil War, and Underground Railroad exterior and interior exhibits and programs at the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark (GSENHL), the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum (NAHOF), and the Peterboro Area Museum. The Gerrit Smith Estate is a site on the National Park Service Network to Freedom (the national Underground Railroad Trail). The Gerrit Smith Estate and the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum are both sites on the Underground Railroad Heritage Trail, a program of the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. The 77th NY Regimental Balladeers will once again provide concerts on Saturday, June 8 at 1 and 3 p.m., as well as a one act play Dear Friend Amelia with music Saturday evening at 7:30 p.m. The 3rd U.S. Colored Troop Infantry Regiment musicians will perform on Sunday. Particular attention to the Civil War Sesquicentennial on Saturday, June 8 will include: • Local Soldiers Who Served at Gettysburg, as Told by (1863) Sheriff F. Bonney enacted by Sue Greenhagen, Village of Morrisville Historian • The Gettysburg Address: Jack Baylis aka President Lincoln • United States Colored Troop Institute Exhibit from Hartwick College, Oneonta NY • The Meaning of “Colored� by Harry Bradshaw Matthews, Hartwick College, Oneonta NY • The Meaning of the Emancipation Proclamation: Jessica Clarke, Camden Central, NY Sesquicentennial features on Sunday, June 9 include: • 34 Star Flag Graveside Ceremony for African Americans: 3rd U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment, Philadelphia PA • Life as a Colored Soldier: 3rd U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment, Philadelphia PA • A Family’s Response to Frederick Douglass’ recruitment of Colored Troops; Akwaaba Players, Rochester NY • Rev. Jermain Wesley Loguen of Syracuse Recruits Black Troops: Djed Snead, Rochester NY • Music of the Civil War: Duo 3rd U.S. Colored Infantry Regiment, Philadelphia PA

A fiber arts show with 100 booths including vendors selling yarn, roving, equipment, and farm products; also animals, demonstrations, children's activities, food, an antique tractor display, and much more. 10 AM to 5 PM each day.

Sunday, June 9 3pm Voices of Tabernacle at the Earlville Opera House.

“Voices of Tabernacle” is a mixed chorus combining 31 voices from Sherburne, Norwich, Hamilton, Lebanon, Madison, Earlville and Waterville. Known for their diverse and engaging repertoire that includes Great Opera Choruses, Folk Songs, Spirituals, the Best of Broadway, and popular standards. Founder and director Anita Humer has taught at The Chapin School, Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, and headed the music departments at The McBurney School and Staten Island Academy. In addition, she accompanied the Hamilton College and Community Oratorio Society in Clinton, NY. She is also the pianist for the Colgate Symphony. For five years, she was the conductor of the Sherburne Community Chorus, and in 2000 she founded the Voices of Tabernacle

Purchase a fishing license and fish for this game fish in our many lakes in Madison County. While legal to fish for in most bodies of water year round, today is the opening of catch and keep fishing for Bass. Click on the link to download our hunting and fishing brochure.

Outdoor exhibition of paintings and sculpture installed throughout the formal garden and Dark Aisle arboretum of the Lorenzo State Historic Site. Rain location: South Cottage, Lorenzo. Sponsored by Cazenovia Arts. For more information, please call (315) 655-0304. No admission is charged to enter the show.

Afternoon Saturday and all day Sunday Lorenzo State Historic Site The Underground Railroad, one room schoolhouses, wind turbines and views of over 50 miles….Explore the scenic, historic and cultural landmarks of the Cazenovia area through this interpretive route prepared for the Eurocar classic car show at Lorenzo. A descriptive pamphlet with directions and route map can be picked up at the show, or found on the CPF website immediately before the event. Take the tour on your own, or join others for a fun hour of discovery.

Canal Fest Sunday June 16 from noon until 5 PM. Many fun family activities, Chicken BBQ noon until gone, music, , magic show, wagon rides raffles and more. All buildings open for viewing includes demo on blacksmithing, boat building, alpacas, kids' games, refreshments. See our website for times and full schedule of events.

Bloomer Girls: Women Baseball Pioneers At least twenty-six newspaper articles published around the nation in 1868 reported the existence of women's baseball clubs. Thanks to Elizabeth Cady Stanton and an anonymous reporter, the baseball club in Peterboro was the best documented of the women's teams in the 1860s. During a three week visit in August 1868 at the Peterboro home of her cousin, abolitionist Gerrit Smith, Stanton wrote three letters for her women's rights publication The Revolution. A letter written on August 1, and published on August 5, included a description of a female baseball club that began with this statement: “We were delighted to find here a base ball club of girls. Nannie Miller, a grand-daughter of Gerrit Smith, is the Captain, and handles the club with a grace and strength worth of notice.� Conflicting information in the anonymous report, and a misleading date on a newspaper photograph at the Baseball Hall of Fame, created a mystery for many years on just what happened with women's base ball in Peterboro. At 2 p.m. Sunday, June 16, 2013 in Peterboro, Debra Shattuck, author of the article Women’s Baseball in the 1860s: Reestablishing a Historical Memory (published in Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture) will unravel part of the mystery of 1868 women's baseball in Peterboro. In her Powerpoint presentation Bloomer Girls: Women Baseball Pioneers, Shattuck will describe the early roots of America’s national pastime and demonstrate that girls and women have been playing bat and ball games since Medieval times. Females have been playing the various games known as base ball� since their inception in England and antebellum America. Shattuck will discuss the Peterboro teams and whether or not women baseball players considered their actions to be part of the broader women's rights movement of the time. The program will be held at the Smithfield Community Center, 5255 Pleasant Valley Road, Peterboro NY 13134. Admission is $3 and free for students and stewards for benefit of the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark. This presentation is one of the 2013 Peterboro Heritage Programs hosted by the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark and the National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum. Both sites are open from May 18 to September 22 on weekends from 1- 5 p.m., for special events, and by appointment.

Sat, June 15 8pm and Sun, June 16 3pm Spoon River Anthology at the Earlville Opera House.

Hugh Humphreys is directing his own production based on the poems of Edgar Lee Masters. Fully scripted – not a reading. "The characters are a cross-section of society: the spinster schoolteacher who expresses her maternal instinct through attention lavished on students, the town drunk who unrepentantly relates his death from cirrhosis of the liver, a lawyer (clutching his only friend in the world, a dog, which apparently followed him into the afterlife) and his embittered and cruel wife, a vamp, an inventor and legions of cast-off spouses. Spoon River was a swinging town, full of gamblers, skirt-chasers, liars, fighters, avengers and thieves -- and these are just the dead people." The Washington Times This production by Hugh Humphreys supports two of his favorite organizations - the Earlville Opera House & the National Abolition Hall of Fame.

The MG Car Club of Central New York presents the 12th annual Eurocar European Motorcar & Motorbike show, to be held on the lawns of Lorenzo State Historic Park, @ Rt 13 & 20, Cazenovia, NY. The Largest European Car and Motorbike Event in Central New York! As always, dash plaques and goody bags will be provided to the first 200 entrants - entrant door prizes, Music and food vendors and spectators are free. A portion of the proceeds will go to a non-profit organization which is not yet identified. Show Field opens at 9:00 AM and the show will run from 9am to 3 pm, with 25 Classes and a diverse range of vehicles dating from Pre-war through current day luxury sport models. Participant Judging! Pre-Registration $7.00, day of Show $15.00. Please visit our website for details

The Cazenovia Summer Concert Series Sponsored by Oneida Saavings is proud to present the Cazenovia Community Band in concert at 6:30 pm in Lakeland Park.

Fri, June 21 8pm Leo Kottke – Master guitar/ Folk is at the Earlville Opera House!

One of the greatest guitar players of the last 50 years, he definitely has stories to tell between songs! Try and Stop Me, Leo Kottke’s new album encapsulates the spirit of the man himself — profoundly original, a little cantankerous perhaps, a deep talking Midwestern raconteur whose quick wit is matched by his astounding virtuosity on the six and 12 string guitars. For the past three decades, Kottke has been indefatigable in his pursuit of a unique musical vision that has placed him among the foremost acoustic guitar stylists of our time. Kottke has the ability to embrace folk idioms and pop melodies as readily as he assimilates jazz and classical influences, making him unique among guitar virtuosi. "For all its technical brilliance, wicked syncopation and harmonic sophistication, Kottke’s music is eminently accessible."

7:30 - 9 pm Meet at Burlingame Trail parking area 1 mile west of Route 13 The moon will light our way as we walk together through field and woods, listening for the creatures of the night and looking for phosphorescent fungi. Walk will be held even if there is cloud cover. Call 877-1742 to confirm if raining.

Go to: http://www.nyshc.org/ for more information and to register. Event will be held at the Madison County Fairground

Announcing our First Annual Bouckville Classics Car Show and Swap Meet Brought to you by Madison Bouckville Promotions. Join us along US Route 20 "Scenic By-Way" for free admission on all fields. The Swamp Meet and Flea Market extends over four days, the car show is on the 29th and 30th.

New York State Horse Council Competitive Trail Ride Go to: http://www.nyshc.org/ for more information and to register Event will be held at the Madison County Fairground

New York State Horse Council Competitive Trail Ride Go to: http://www.nyshc.org/ for more information and to register Event will be held at the Madison County Fairground

8pm CANADIAN FOLK MUSIC AWARDS 2011 Genticorum wins "Traditional album of the year" and "Ensemble of the year". Over the past decade the traditional Quebec group Genticorum has become a fixture on the international world, trad, folk and Celtic music circuit. The trio’s four albums met with critical acclaim in Canada, the United States and Great Britain, assuring the band a brilliant future. Known for its energy and its stage presence (and often mistaken for a larger ensemble), Genticorum has given more than 800 concerts in no fewer than 15 countries - and is showing no sign of slowing down: this is a band in high demand. Tickets: www.earlvilleoperahouse.com 315-691-3550 $18, $16 members, $13 students

At 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 30, Timothy G. McLaughlin Ph.D. will show Part I of The Abolitionists series and then lead a discussion on that film segment. The five abolitionists who represent the movement in the film are introduced in the first film: John Brown, Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimke, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Violent opposition to the anti-slavery movement such as the death of abolitionist Elijah Parrish Lovejoy and the burning of the new Pennsylvania Hall did not deter the abolitionists in their moral pursuit – it radicalized them! McLaughlin is Vice-President of NAHOF, and Professor of History and Associate Dean of the Faculty at Cazenovia College. Among the courses that McLaughlin teaches in African-American Studies are Race, Rights, and Resistance and Long Walk to Freedom.

A day full of activities including a parade and fireworks at dusk.

The Cazenovia Summer Concert Series sponsored by Oneida Savings is proud to present four great bands. 3 pm Los Blancos, 4:30 Loren Barringar & Mark Mazengarb, 6 pm Fab Cats, 7:30 DeSantis. The concerts will be in Lakeland Part.

Join us at the annual Cazenovia Sidewalk sale. SALES! SALES! SALES! Magician, Face Painting, Balloons plus great food and fun at the Farmers Market. You will find something for everyone! Think Global Buy Local.

Sat, July 6, 8pm Sweetback Sisters - Western Swing & Honky Tonk Music at the Earlville Opera House

The Sweetback Sisters combine their close harmonies, charismatic stage presence and the crackling musicianship of their band with a backbeat, twangy vocals, and tasty instrumentation. Emily Miller and Zara Bode may not be blood relations, but their precise, family-style harmonies recall the best of country music from the Everlys to The Judds, as well as the spirited rockabilly energy of Wanda Jackson, one of the band’s role models. The Sweetbacks mine the traditional subjects of heartbreak, revenge, remorse and staying strong in the face of relationships gone wrong with a contemporary sensibility. “We’re a renegade retro band that mixes up country, swing and honky tonk,” explains Bode. “Sometimes what we deliver is straight out of the 50s; other times it’s BR549 meets The B52s.” They are garnering a wild fan base with each new listener.

CAVAC presents its 38th annual ARTS & CRAFTS SHOW. We have 130 of the finest northeast crafters and artisans coming in from several states that will be displaying and selling their hand crafted products. Our show, again, will be on the lawn of LORENZO STATE HISTORIC SITE in Cazenovia, July 6th from 10-5 and July 7th from 10-4. Parking and admission are FREE. Come and join us for this shoppers paradise located at the crossroads of US RT. 20 and State Rt. 13, overlooking beautiful Cazenovia Lake nestled in the hills of Madison County. Just a short scenic drive from Cortland, Syracuse, Auburn, Oneida, Rome or Utica. CAVAC relies on donations and the ARTS & CRAFT SHOW to supplement the funding of our ambulance corps to all Cazenovia area residents which includes the villages of New Woodstock, Erieville, Nelson, Delphi Falls and the town of Fenner.

Seasonal open-air market in the heart of the historic business district. Featuring locally grown produce and handmade arts and crafts. Presented by the Historic Business District Committee of the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce. Open 9am-4pm on Saturday in Cannon Park.

Join dozens of farmers on the village green in Hamilton and purchase the freshest farm direct foods Madison County has to offer. Open from 8am til 3pm.

Cazenovia Summer Concert Series sponsored by Oneida Savings and in conjunction with the Society for New Music is proud to present this week's concert at 6:30 in Lakeland Park.

The 174th version of the Madison County Fair is bigger and better than ever before. New this year, live national entertainment. On opening night, Survivor headlines a rock show with Wicked for $15 general admission, and on Friday night it is Mark Wills, Steve Holy, Lyndsey Highlander and the Fulton Chaingang in the grandstand.

Madison County Fair Youth Horse Show Contact: Crystal Cowen 315-899-7743 for more information Event will be held at the Madison County Fairground

Fire Dept. push ball competition and DJ Fri. night. Huge fireman's parade and Custom Taylor Band Sat. night. Car show, music, and spectacular fireworks show Sun. Food, games and rides by Ontario Amusements all weekend behind the Fire House RT.46.

10 am- Noon Meet at Cazenovia Library Community Room Children ages 5-8 and their parents, grandparents or caregivers will meet in the Library Community Room and walk to the Willow Patch where stories about wetland animals will be shared. The group will then take a short walk on the trail loop. Co-sponsored by the Cazenovia Public Library.

Madison County Fair Open Horse Show, July 14, 2013 1. High Point English Pleasure Thoroughbred - -$25 prize money

2. Thoroughbred English Pleasure W/T Class

3. Thoroughbred English Pleasure W/T/C Class

• Classes – Ribbons for 1st – 6th place will be provided for each class. • High Point Awards – For each High Point Award, a high point ribbon will be provided. • Prizes and Prize Money – Prizes will be provided for each high point award and division. Prize money will be provided as set forth above. Additional Information: 1. Eligibility – Only Thoroughbreds that have been registered with The Jockey Club or a foreign Thoroughbred stud book recognized by The Jockey Club are eligible to participate in T.I.P. classes and awards. a. NEW for 2013 – Riders and owners should obtain a T.I.P. number for all horse/rider combinations. T.I.P. number applications are done online at http://www.tjctip.com/. T.I.P. numbers must be provided to the horse show. Hard copy forms will also be provided to shows.

2- 4 pm Cazenovia Library Community Room CPF files hold hundreds of old photographs of open spaces, historic sites and CPF activities, some dating from the 1970's! Come help us identify and tell stories about people and places that made Cazenovia the community it is today.

The Cazenovia Summer Concert Series sponsored by Oneida Savings is proud to present the Chris Taylor band in concert at 6:30 in Lakeland Park.

Sat, July 20 8pm Kim Simmonds/ Savoy Brown Acoustic show – Rockin' British Blues at the Earlville Opera House!

“One of the earliest of British blues bands, Savoy Brown, with founder guitarist Kim Simmonds at the helm, helped launch the 1967 UK blues boom movement that brought blues music back to the USA invigorating the style forever. In the process, the band became part of the framework that launched the rock and roll music of the 1970’s. Their influence now stretches into modern rock as we know it today.” Kim Simmonds has 4 decades of playing the Blues and continues making new albums and taking worldwide tours. He ranks among the all-time greatest guitar players. Hear his new work from his latest Voodoo Moon to commemorate their forty-fifth anniversary, recently released on Ruf Records.

Mark your calendars now! The Lorenzo Driving Competition, a summer time Cazenovia tradition, always held on the third weekend in July, will take place for the 37th time on July 20 and 21. While the show format has changed over the years, important constants have remained: beautiful horses, immaculate carriages, smartly-attired drivers all on the elegant grounds of the Lorenzo State Historic Site which overlooks beautiful Cazenovia lake. For additional information about all activities associated with the Lorenzo Driving Competition, including the dinner prices and reservation information, please consult: www.lorenzodriving.com

The 36th Lorenzo Driving Competition: July 21 and 22, 2012 Contact: Carol Buckhout, 315-420-0954

The Cazenovia Summer Concert Series sponsored by Oneida Savings is proud to present Cazenovia College Signature Music Camp in concert at 6:30 in Lakeland Park.

The Ruritan sponsored Community Fair returns to Carlon Field in Munnsville for the 18th year and also continues the year-long celebration of the 31st anniversary of the local Ruritan chapter.

Join Airborne Adventures and other balloonists as they lift off twice daily weather permitting from the Stockbridge Valley Community Fair and balloon rally.

The Cazenovia Summer Concert Series sponsored by Oneida Savings is proud to present Cleo Heck in concert at 6:30 in Lakeland Park.

Independent Film Makers from across the globe will be in the village to share their work with film enthusiasts. The Festival opens on August 1st with a benefit screening for Hamilton Central School and a film makers reception at the Colgate University Bookstore is open to the public on August 2nd. For full details visit www.sbehiff.com

10 am – noon Stone Quarry Hill Art Park Secret Garden Ponds teem with plant and animal life. Join us as we get our hands dirty and explore the Secret Garden Pond with naturalist Amy Kochem in search of tadpoles, salamanders, bugs, and all kinds of critters. We will provide collecting equipment. For kids of all ages – 2 to 100!

Sat, August 3 8pm Dar Williams – Folk Icon is at the Earlville Opera House!

She's a major force on the New England folk scene. A songwriter who writes folk songs from a unique, insightful perspective, Williams takes pains to avoid the coy and the quirky; her songwriting and performing style has been compared to that of Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez, but with sometimes sharp or hilarious twists. "Williams has been one of the best singer/songwriters to come out of the contemporary folk scene in the past two decades, and her material -- heartfelt, soul-searching, and often witty and full of fascinating detail -- is invariably impressive stuff." (Mark Deming, All Music.com) Dar Williams is "one of America’s very best singer-songwriters" (Hendrik Hertzberg, The New Yorker)

Seasonal open-air market in the heart of the historic business district. Featuring locally grown produce and handmade arts and crafts. Presented by the Historic Business District Committee of the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce. Open 9am-4pm in Cannon Park.

Join dozens of farmers on the village green in Hamilton and purchase the freshest farm direct foods Madison County has to offer. Open from 8am til 3pm.

The Cazenovia Summer Concert Series sponsored by Oneida Savings is proud to present Kim Monroe in concert at 6:30 in Lakeland Park.

Horse Show (Type TBA) Contact: Crystal Cowen 315-899-7743 or Karen Nowak 315-899-7778 for more information Event will be held at the Madison County Fairground

Visit Madison and Bouckville as a 2-mile stretch of US Route 20 is lined with over 2000 antique dealers for an entire week. See and buy antiques and collectibles from past centuries, enjoy the excellent food vendors, and plenty of parking. Some show fields open as early as Sunday the 11th with all fields open by Thursday. For a full listing of all antique dealers, show fields and information on the event visit the website.

The Cazenovia Summer Concert Series sponsored by Oneida Savings is proud to present JT Hall Consort on the lawn at Lorenzo at 6:30. Movie to follow.

Sat, August 17 8pm De Temps Antan – Virtuoso French Celtic at the Earlville Opera House.

Using fiddle, accordion, harmonica, guitar, bouzouki and a number of other instruments, our three virtuosos blend boundless energy with the unmistakable joie de vivre found only in traditional Quebec music. Since 2003, Éric Beaudry, André Brunet, and Pierre-Luc Dupuis have been performing time-honored melodies from the stomping grounds of Quebec’s musical past. De Temps Antan—which roughly translates as From Bygone Times—is a band made for wild applause. Their music digs deep into its French, Irish, and Scottish roots with a sound that’s fresh, contemporary, and full of life.

The band has won raves, including this review from the Wheatland Music Festival: “The fact that they were completely unknown to most festival-goers made it all the more special. When they took to the main stage late on Saturday night, no one expected this unassuming trio to get the entire crowd on their feet by the end of the first tune. Their confidence and stage presence was captivating and easily won the hearts of the crowd. With powerful vocals, driving rhythms, and good humor, this group will do great things to advance the awareness of Quebecois music far beyond their own borders.” Working on some Master Classes with these artists…please call or e-mail to sign up.

33rd Annual Pottery Fair Stone Quarry Hill Art Park Cazenovia, NY Saturday, August 17 (10 am - 5 pm) Sunday, August 18 (10 am - 4 pm) Admission $5 (admission ticket will be entered in a drawing). Children free Work of 30 local ceramic artists available for purchase. Original and functional pieces for wedding & holiday gifts. Glaze a piece of pottery and watch it fire in our raku kiln. Kids play with clay and take it home, free! Explore the Art Park. Refreshments available

At 2:00 p.m. Sunday, August 18, Norman K. Dann Ph.D. will show Part III of The Abolitionists with discussion on, as Lincoln stated, “the logic and moral power of the antislavery people (who) had done it all� to bring about the Civil War in 1863, and the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865 which abolished slavery in the United States. Dann is professor emeritus Morrisville State College, and researcher, speaker and author on abolitionist Gerrit Smith. Dann has been a member of the NAHOF Cabinet of Freedom since its creation in 2004.

The Cazenovia Summer Concert Series sponsored by Oneida Savings is proud to present the Party Nuts in concert at 6:30 in Lakeland Park.

10 am-noon New Woodstock Depot, Railroad St. The Lehigh Valley Railroad was built to bring coal from the Pennsylvania mines to the north country and Buffalo, NY. John Taibi will be our guide with a short presentation and walk on this railroad which ran through New Woodstock and Cazenovia until 1967. The New Woodstock Regional Historical Society depot museum will be open for visitors as part of this event.

Sat, August 31 8pm Eilen Jewell – Americana Blues at the Earville Opera House!

“With a burnished voice lingering somewhere between Billie Holiday and Neko Case, Eilen Jewell’s aching vocals are pure, country-gospel, box-car soul.” "EJ travels with her 4pc band. Since her official 2006 debut, Boundary County, Jewell has surveyed a wide range of traditional musical styles, from the folk and jug band leanings of her early recordings, through an album-length homage to Loretta Lynn and the country gospel of her work with The Sacred Shakers, right up to 2009’s Sea of Tears, which bristled with the electricity of ‘60s UK garage rock and Chicago blues. Her latest album, Queen of the Minor Key, draws on everything from classic country to early R&B, with an emphasis on sounds from the seamier side of the tracks. With dirty sax riffs and low-slung guitars, the instrumentals that bookend the album evoke the bump-and-grind exotica of vintage Southern California suburban saloons. Yet on the flipside, Jewell imbues slow, jazzy numbers like “I Remember You” and “Only One” with torch and tenacity that linger long past last call. Eilen Jewell is the Queen of the Minor Key. Sad songs are her wealth and finery."

Open English/Western Horse Show Contact: Crystal Cowen 315-899-7743 for more information Event will be held at the Madison County Fairground

Madison County Historical Society will host it’s 49th Annual Craft Days at the society, 435 Main Street in Oneida, on Saturday, September 7th, 10 am-5 pm and on Sunday, September 8th, 10 am- 4 pm. Watch as crafters demonstrate their art and purchase your very own handmade items from them. Enjoy delicious food and great entertainment. For more information please contact www.mchs1900.org, or 315.363.4136// 315.361.9735.

Seasonal open-air market in the heart of the historic business district. Featuring locally grown produce and handmade arts and crafts. Presented by the Historic Business District Committee of the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce. Open 9am-4pm in Cannon Park.

Held every Saturday on the village Green from 9am-3pm. Purchase farm fresh foods directly from the farmers.

The 18th Annual Madison County Hop Fest starts Friday, Sept. 13 with a paired brew dinner.

On Saturday, Sept. 14 at 10 am, on the grounds of the Madison County Historical Society, 435 Main Street in Oneida, there will be presentations by guest speakers on a variety of hop related topics throughout the afternoon. From12-2 pm join us for the Taste of Hops: a food & beer pairing featuring appetizers and confectionery delights from local restaurants. From 2:30-5:30 pm, join us under the beer tent for brewery samplings from some of your favorite craft breweries- Landmark, Cooperstown, Ithaca, Saranac, LongTrail, Middle Ages, High Falls, Ommegang, Magic Hat, Flying Bison, Butternuts, Brooklyn Lager, Smuttynose, DogFish Head, Southern Tier and more! There will be over 40 styles of craft beer to sample. Throughout the afternoon purchase your raffle tickets to win great beer related merchandise. Visit the Hopshop to purchase hop plants and event shirts! Visit with Home Brew Clubs. See who will be crowned Hop King or Queen 2013!

Jeff Dye Fundraiser Leukemia Ride Contact: Crystal Cowen 315-899-7743 for more information. Printable Trail Map: http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/regions_pdf/bevcrk.pdf Event will be held at the Madison County Fairground

All the usual fun including our Corn Maze! Pumpkin picking, hayrides, cow train rides, gift shop, hot apple fritters and more. Petting zoo and two playgrounds!

ACTHA Ride Go to: http://www.actha.us/ for more information and to register Printable Trail Map: http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/regions_pdf/bevcrk.pdf Event will be held at the Madison County Fairground

1 – 3pm Meet in State parking area at south end of Cazenovia Lake What animals live in the waters of Cazenovia Lake? Come get in the water with Cazenovia College’s Thad yorks and use 50 foot long seines to temporarily capture and observe fish and invertebrates from the shallow near-shore waters. Wear some old shorts and sneakers and bring a towel or two for the ride home. Children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult.

Sat, September 21 8pm Full Set – High Energy Traditional Roots From Ireland at the Earlville Opera House!

These six outstanding young musicians from Ireland are Winners of the “New Group of the Year” in the Live Ireland Music Awards of 2012, and also “Best New Band” in the Irish American News Music Awards last year. With his smooth and free flowing style of fiddle playing, Michael Harrison creates a distinctive sound using original and colorful techniques. Six times All-Ireland champion Seán McCarthy is known for his stunning use of the uilleann pipes. Talented musician, Janine Redmond, on button accordion maintains a rich traditional style that is becoming ever so rare in traditional music today. Eamonn Moloney on bodhrán and Andy Meaney on guitar, effortlessly blend the music together with a sensitive yet driving rhythm section. Teresa Horgan's throaty singing completes the ensemble and adds a rich emotive dimension to their overall sound.

All the usual fun including our Corn Maze! Pumpkin picking, hayrides, cow train rides, gift shop, hot apple fritters and more. Petting zoo and two playgrounds! Admission $7.00 per person includes season pass. Discount family pass available online.

10am-2 pm Willow Patch off Mill St. in village of Cazenovia. Cazenovia's Willow Patch has a long history of providing material for the central New York basket-making industry. Participants will help artist Elizabeth Schoonmaker install and finish a large, interactive willow sculpture she made from Cazenovia willows to celebrate this history.

Purchase a small game license and turkey permit to hunt for this magnificent game bird on some of Madison County's thousands of public acres. Be sure to check all regulations before taking the field. Click on the link to download our hunting and fishing brochure.

Purchase a big game archery license and hunt for a trophy buck right here in Madison County. Thousands of acres of public lands are open for hunting. Click on the link for our hunting and fishing brochure.

Sat, October 5 8pm Claire Lynch Band – Award-winning Bluegrass Sound at the Earlville Opera House!

“Claire Lynch, without doubt, has one of the most beautiful voices in the music business." Her red-hot band sparkles with virtuoso musicianship! By any measure, The Claire Lynch Band is high on the bluegrass world’s A-List, with musicians whose accolades include International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Female Vocalist of the Year and two Grammy nominations for Best Bluegrass Album (Claire); Canadian Open Mandolin Championship and Florida State Championship on both fiddle and mandolin (Jason Thomas); the MerleFest Doc Watson Guitar Champion (Matt Wingate); and two IBMA Bass Player of the Year awards (Mark Schatz).

All the usual fun including our Corn Maze! Pumpkin picking, hayrides, cow train rides, gift shop, hot apple fritters and more. Petting zoo and two playgrounds. Haunted Barn, music and more! Admission $7.00 per person includes season pass. Discount family pass available online.

Seasonal open-air market in the heart of the historic business district. Featuring locally grown produce and handmade arts and crafts. Presented by the Historic Business District Committee of the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce. Open 9am-4pm in Cannon Park.

Enjoy a wide selection of fresh grown produce, eggs, meats, and more on the village green each Saturday from 8am-3pm.

Our Farm provides an experience for the whole family, right in Cazenovia. We're open weekends in October and Columbus Day. Visit the petting zoo, horse rides for kids, take a hay ride and pick your own pumpkin, or wind your way through our amazing corn maze. Back by popular demand this year is "BORIS," the giant pumpkin throwing catapult! "BORIS" is a must see! Open Weekends in October and Columbus Day.

All the usual fun including our Corn Maze! Pumpkin picking, hayrides, cow train rides, gift shop, hot apple fritters and more. Petting zoo and two playgrounds. Haunted Barn, music and more! Admission $7.00 per person includes season pass. Discount family pass available online.

Come for all the usual fun including our Corn Maze! Pumpkin picking, hayrides, cow train rides, gift shop, hot apple fritters and more. Petting zoo and two playgrounds. Haunted Barn, music and more! Admission $7.00 per person includes season pass. Discount family pass available online.

A full weekend of family events and activities including e home football game.

Sat, October 26 7-9pm The Haunted Opera House Returns!

Free Earlville Awesome House Event If scary witches and ghosts send shivers up your spine, perhaps you had better avoid the Earlville Opera House on Saturday. On the other hand, if you have a brave streak running through your young heart, perhaps you are up for a fright or two when the forces of Halloween make their way into the Opera House dimension for a brief time. Scary exhibitions and monsters are definitely included this evening.

All the usual fun including our Corn Maze! Pumpkin picking, hayrides, cow train rides, gift shop, hot apple fritters and more. Petting zoo and two playgrounds. Haunted Barn, music and more! Admission $7.00 per person includes season pass. Discount family pass available online.

Seasonal open-air market in the heart of the historic business district. Featuring locally grown produce and handmade arts and crafts. Presented by the Historic Business District Committee of the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce. Open 9am-5pm on Saturdays.

Purchase a big game license and hunt for a trophy buck right here in Madison County. Thousands of acres of public lands are open for hunting. Click on the link for our hunting and fishing brochure.

ALL INVITED TO COME ENJOY CAZENOVIA’S 35th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS WALK. The Christmas Walk is presented by the Village of Cazenovia in association with the Historic Cazenovia Business District Committee of the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce, 315– 655-9243, cazchamber@windstream.net,

Support local small businesses on Small Business Saturday. Many will have specials and deals to start your Christmas shopping season off right.

Enjoy hundreds of miles of groomed trails in Madison County. Visit the link for an interactive trail map to start planning your trip.

Enjoy hundreds of miles of groomed trails in Madison County. Visit the link for an interactive trail map to start planning your trip.

Critz Farms makes fresh, pure maple syrup right here on the farm every spring! On weekends, from mid March to early April, when the sap is running, visitors can come to the farm for the annual Critz Farms Maple Syrup Celebration. Take a hayride to the sugarbush, watch and learn about syrup production in the sugar house, enjoy an All You Can Eat Breakfast Buffet , and visit the gift shop. There's plenty to do this spring at Critz Farms. Stop by for a jug of Critz Farms Pure Maple Syrup!

Critz Farms makes fresh, pure maple syrup right here on the farm every spring! On weekends, from mid March to early April, when the sap is running, visitors can come to the farm for the annual Critz Farms Maple Syrup Celebration. Take a hayride to the sugarbush, watch and learn about syrup production in the sugar house, enjoy an All You Can Eat Breakfast Buffet , and visit the gift shop. There's plenty to do this spring at Critz Farms. Stop by for a jug of Critz Farms Pure Maple Syrup!

Purchase a license and fish in some of the best trout waters in New York State. Click on the link and download our hunting and fishing brochure.