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Cayuga County 2008 Summer Calendar of Events
The good weather is here, so let’s get out
and enjoy all the great special events in our area.
Weekly Events
Summer Concert Series
Tiffany Lunchtime Concert Series
Local Restaurant Music Venues
Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
June 4 – September 27
Emerson Park, Auburn. Upstate NY’s most popular professional theater performing five Broadway musicals each season- many regional premieres.
800-457-8897 • www.merry-go-round.com
All Shook Up: 6/4 – 21/08; Les Miserables: 6/25 – 7/18; The Producers: 7/23 – 8/15; Little Shop of Horrors: 8/20 – 9/6; Church Basement Ladies: 9/10 – 27/08
Old Ways Days
June 7
Emerson Park, Auburn. Antique tractor show, blacksmith & craft demonstrations, ice cream making, petting zoo and Dairy Princess ceremony, 11AM – 4PM, FREE.
315-252-7644 • www.cayuganet.org/agmuseum
Prison City Rambler’s Car Show
June 15
Emerson Park, Auburn. Over 500 classic and antique cars, parking $2.
315-252-1516 • www.co.cayuga.ny.us/parks/emerson/events.html
Auburn Doubledays Baseball
June 17 – September 2
Falcon Park, Auburn. Class A professional baseball, farm team for Toronto Blue Jays, 7PM start, Sun. 6PM, $.
315-255-2489 • www.auburndoubledays.com
“Made in NY”
July - August
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Auburn. Juried exhibition of NYS artists.
315-255-1553 • www.myartcenter.org
DIRT Car Racing
July - August
Cayuga County Fair Speedway, Weedsport. Full race program featuring Big-Block & Sportsman Modified, Enduros and Street Stocks.
315-834-6606 • www.cayugacountyfairspeedway.com
Fireworks & Syracuse Symphony
July 3
Emerson Park, Auburn. 8PM music, 9:45PM fireworks display, $5 per car.
315-253-5611 • www.co.cayuga.ny.us/parks/emerson/events.html
Fourth of July Celebration
July 3 - 5
Band Stand Park & Town Field, Fair Haven. Weekend-long festival with a boat parade, arts & crafts vendors, carnival and fireworks.
315-947-6037 • www.fairhavenny.com/calendar.html
Cayuga County Fair
July 3 - 6
Cayuga County Fair Speedway, Weedsport. Agricultural exhibits, demonstrations, rides, games, food, live entertainment and special events, 10AM - Midnight.
315-834-9152 • www.cayugacountyfair.org
AuroraFest
July 5
Blessing of the boats, Taste of Aurora, parade, live music, food and fireworks.
315-364-7610 • www.auroranewyork.com
NY Dance Festival
July 7 - 25
Multicultural performances, classes, lectures and gala event featuring dance, drumming and music.
315-252-4420 • www.nyide.com/New_York_Dance_Festival.html
Syracuse Symphony
July 9 & 19
Emerson Park, Auburn. 8PM performance, bring a chair and a picnic, parking $2.
315-253-5611 • www.co.cayuga.ny.us/parks/emerson/events.html
Sterling Renaissance Festival
July 12 – August 17, weekends only
Elizabethan festival with live theater, music, dancing, hand-crafted wares and games, 10:30AM – 7PM, $.
800-879-4446 • sterlingfestival.com
Garden Party
July 12
Seward House, Auburn. Self-guided tours of the house and gardens, Victorian lawn games and crafts.
315-252-1283 • www.sewardhouse.org/events/
Annual Book Bonanza
July 12 - 13
Fingerlakes Mall, Auburn. 80,000+ books, videos, CDs and DVDs, $2 bag sale on Sunday.
315-224-3941 • www.shopfingerlakesmall.com/index.cfm
Draft Horse & Hay Day
July 19
Ward O’Hara Agricultural Museum, Auburn. Working hay-making demonstrations and town historian displays, 11AM – 4PM, FREE.
315-252-7644 • www.cayuganet.org/agmuseum
Bon Ton Roulet
July 20 - 26
Festival on wheels through the Finger Lakes.
315-253-5304 • www.bontonroulet.com
Fifty-Mile Long Garage Sale
July 26 - 27
Sale runs along scenic Route 90 from Montezuma to Homer, with hundreds of sales, antiques, collectibles and BBQs, rain or shine, shop in any direction.
800-499-9615
AACA Antique Car Show
July 27
Emerson Park, Auburn. 400+ antique cars, motorcycles and trucks, flea market and food tent, parking $2.
315-568-2579 • www.co.cayuga.ny.us/parks/emerson/events.html
Wheat Harvest Festival & Parade
August 2
Rural Life Museum, King Ferry. Parade, harvest and craft demonstrations, displays and food.
315-364-8202 • www.cayuganet.org/genoa.rural.life.museum/
Victorian Doll House Day
August 3
Ward O’Hara Agricultural Museum, Auburn. Doll house and miniatures displays, “Grandma’s Attic Treasures,” lathe demonstrations, and presentation on the history of outhouses, 11AM – 4PM, FREE.
315-252-7644 • www.cayuganet.org/agmuseum
Great Race
August 10
Emerson Park, Auburn. Team triathlon for adults and youth, followed by post-race celebration.
315-252-7139 • www.co.cayuga.ny.us/parks/emerson/events.html
Lake Ontario Counties’ Fall Fishing Derby
August 15 – September 1
Lake Ontario, Fair Haven. Adult & youth derby categories include salmon, brown, lake, rainbow or steelhead trout and walleye, prizes.
888-733-5246 • www.loc.org
Screwy Louie’s Fishing Challenge
August 23
Lake Ontario, Fair Haven. Total weight trout and salmon derby, prizes, 6AM – 3PM, award ceremony, concessions, $50 per boat.
315-947-6348 • www.screwylouiessportshop.com
Blue Lights Dance Reunion III
August 31
Emerson Park, Auburn. Live music and dancing, parking $2.
315-253-5611 • www.co.cayuga.ny.us/parks/emerson/events.html
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Weekly Events
Farmer’s Coop Market of Cayuga County
Genesee Street and Loop Road, Auburn
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 8AM – 2PM June - October
Vegetable, fruit and flower vendors, baked goods and meats.
315-678-1622
Moravia Farmer’s Market
Kinney Drug Store Parking Lot, Moravia
Thursday afternoons July - October
Vegetable, fruit and herb vendors, baked goods and crafters.
315-497-8375
Locke Farmer’s Market
Locke Fire Department Fairgrounds, Locke
Saturday mornings late July - October
Fresh produce, food and family activities.
315-497-0595
Sterling Nature Center Farmer’s Market
Jensvold Road, Sterling
Saturday 10AM – 3PM late May - October
Fresh produce
315-947-6143
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City of Auburn & Downtown Auburn BID Outdoor Summer Concert Series
Pack a picnic and chairs and enjoy regional musical performances.
315-255-4737
auburnny.virtualtownhall.net/Public_Documents/
AuburnNY_RecPrograms/bandconcertschedule
| Wed. 7/2 | Market Street Park | 7:15 PM Auburn Civic Band |
| Thur. 7/3 | Emerson Park | 8:00 PM Syracuse Symphony Orchestra followed by fireworks |
| Tues. 7/8 | Hoopes Park | 6:30 PM John Reilly Band |
| Thur. 7/10 | Casey Park Amphitheater | 6:30 PM Joe Whiting & Terry Quill |
| Tues. 7/15 | Hoopes Park | 6:30 PM Joe Whiting & Mark Doyle |
| Wed. 7/6 | State Street Mall | 7:00 PM Mario DiSantis Orchestra |
| Thur. 7/17 | Casey Park Amphitheater | 6:30 PM Flying Column |
| Tues. 7/22 | Hoopes Park | 6:30 PM Bob Piorun & The Convertibles |
| Wed. 7/3 | State Street Mall | 7:00 PM Salt Potatoes |
| Thur. 7/24 | Clifford Field | 6:30 PM Fake ID |
| Tues. 7/29 | Hoopes Park | 6:30 PM Villagers |
| Wed. 7/30 | State Street Mall | 7:00 PM Teenager |
| Thur. 7/31 | Casey Park Amphitheater | 6:30 PM Larry Stamatel Band |
| Tues. 8/5 | Hoopes Park | 6:30 PM Ron Spencer & Jumpstart |
| Wed. 8/6 | Market Street Park | 7:00 PM Dave Hanlon’s Cookbook |
| Thur. 8/7 | Clifford Field | 6:30 PM Bob Piorun's Music Workshop |
| Tues. 8/12 | Hoopes Park | 6:30 PM Teenager |
| Wed. 8/3 | Market Street Park | 7:00 PM Kevin Dorsey Collective |
| Thur. 8/14 | Clifford Field | 6:30 PM That 70's Band |
| Tues. 8/19 | Hoopes Park | 6:30 PM Joe Whiting Band |
| Wed. 8/20 | Hoopes Park | 7:15 PM Auburn Civic Band |
| Wed. 8/20 | Market Street Park | 7:00 PM The Barrigar Brothers |
| Thur. 8/21 | Clifford Field | 6:30 PM Entourage |
| Tues. 8/26 | Hoopes Park | 6:30 PM The Nines |
| Wed. 8/27 | Clifford Field | 7:15 PM Auburn Civic Band |
| Wed. 8/27 | Market Street Park | 7:00 PM Bob Piorun's Music Workshop |
| Thur. 8/28 | Hoopes Park | 6:30 PM Rain Date |
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Tiffany Lunchtime Concert Series
Willard Memorial Chapel, Auburn
Wednesdays July 9 – August 27 Noon – 1PM
Local musicians perform a variety of styles, bring a bag lunch.
315-252-0339 • www.willardchapel.org
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Local Restaurant Music Venues
Big Kahuna’s Raw Bar & Grill
17 Columbus Street, Auburn
Wednesdays May 7 – August 27 6:30 – 9:30 PM
Wednesday Party on the Deck, Friday jazz & blues.
Fridays thru August 29 7:00 – 10:00 PM
315-253-2120
Burritt’s Cafe
8914 N. Seneca Street, Weedsport
Thursdays 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Local musicians perform a variety of styles
Fridays - Saturdays 7:00 – 9:00 PM
315-834-6870
Kosta’s Bar & Grill
105 Grant Avenue, Auburn
Thursdays May 1 – September 25 6 – 9 PM
Party on the Patio
315-253-7711
Mort’s @ Tinker’s Guild
78 Franklin Street, Auburn
Thursdays May 22 – August 28 7 – 10 PM
Wide variety of music
315-255-1128
Parker’s Grille
129 Genesee Street, Auburn
Every Thursday 8:30 PM – 12:30 AM
Wide variety of acoustic music
315-252-6884
Polish Falcon’s
75 Pulaski Street, Auburn
Thursdays May 1 – August 28 7 – 9:30 PM
Thursday music by 12AM
Fridays April 25 – October 5 – 9 PM
315-252-3522
Suzi’s Tavern
346 West Genesee Street, Auburn
Every Friday & Saturday 9:30 PM – 1:30 AM
Wide variety of music
315-252-7899
Swaby’s
6 South Street, Auburn
Every Wednesday 9PM – Midnight
Live blues, acoustic & jazz music
Every Sunday 4 – 7 PM
315-252-5400
Ukrainian National Club
125 Washington Street, Auburn
Every Friday 8:30 PM – 12:30 AM
Wide variety of music
315-253-5997
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