Summer Dreams Briefs: July 12, 2023
Tom Hovey Music Festival Begins
RICHFIELD—Meadow Links Golf Pavilion will host free family-friendly concerts at 7 p.m. on Mondays in July and August. They will be held, rain or shine, at 476 County Road 27. The series kicked off on July 10 with banjo virtuoso Drew French, a former U.S. Open National Banjo Champion and concert violinist who spoke briefly about his original renditions of early jazz on vintage banjos. The Bill Farrish Jazz Quartet will perform on July 17. Jazz groups Alone Together and Better Together will follow on July 24 and 31, respectively. Indie singer-songwriter Lauren Mettler will play on August 7. John O’Connor and His Fellow Travelers will perform traditional music on August 14. The Empire Saxophone Quartet is scheduled for August 21 and the Chris White Duo will round out the season on August 28. All concerts are expected to be about 75 minutes in length.
Worcester Weird Festival Sets Date
WORCESTER—Eastern Otsego Farmers Market announced that the Worcester Weird Festival will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 28. It will feature authors, artists, vendors, food and a screening of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” with a shadow cast. The festival will be held at Strawberry Hall, 174 Main Street in Worcester.
Choral Society Requests Vendors
ONEONTA—The Catskill Choral Society announced that its annual Grand and Glorious Fall Fair will return to Neahwa Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, September 10. It is a free community event that will feature music, activities, food, local arts and crafts, and garage sale items. Vendor reservations are due on Friday, August 18. To reserve a space, visit https://catskillchoralsociety.com/. For more information on becoming a vendor, contact CCSFair@catskillchoralsociety.com or call Sheila at (607) 746-6922.
Glimmerglass Offers Special Events
SPRINGFIELD—Glimmerglass Festival has announced two special summer events with world-famous artists. Multi-platinum-selling American singer-songwriter and producer Natalie Merchant will join Grammy-winning Glimmerglass Artist-in-Residence Anthony Roth Costanzo for a one-night world-premiere concert, “Cantico,” on Sunday, July 30. It will feature music from Merchant’s 40-year career as well as unreleased work and reimagined pieces. Jamie Bernstein, daughter of Leonard Bernstein, will return to Glimmerglass for the first time since 2018 on Tuesday, August 15. “A Candid Conversation with Jamie Bernstein” will explore the life and legacy of Leonard Bernstein, composer of “Candide,” and feature performances of his music by Glimmerglass Young Artists.
Schenevus Hosts Fireman’s Carnival
SCHENEVUS—The Schenevus Fireman’s Carnival will offer live entertainment, food, rides and activities from Thursday, July 13 through Saturday, July 15. The Roadhouse Rockers will perform from 7-11 p.m. on Thursday. All rides will be free to children under 10 on Thursday, while tickets last. Scattered Flurries will perform at 7 p.m. on Friday, followed by fireworks at dusk. There will be a Chinese auction at 11 a.m. on Saturday and a chicken barbeque at noon. The carnival parade will begin at 6 p.m., and the Jason Wicks Band will play from 7:30-11 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Schenevus Valley Masonic Lodge.
Foothills To Produce ‘Gin Game’
ONEONTA—Bigger Dreams Productions will present the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “The Gin Game” at Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center in August. It stars Carol S. Dean and Gary E. Stevens and is directed by Mary-Jo Merk. Weller Martin is playing solitaire on the porch of a seedy old-age home when Fonsia Dorsey, a prim, self-righteous woman, appears. They begin to play gin rummy and discuss their shared hatred of the nursing home. Over their cards, they gradually reveal details of their past lives and begin to use the revelations against each other in an escalating game of scorn. “The Gin Game” will begin at 7:30 p.m. on August 4, 5, 11 and 12, and at 2 p.m. on August 6 and 13. For more information or to pre-purchase tickets, visit https://www.biggerdreamsproductions.org/.
Cornhole Tournament Returns
MOUNT VISION—The Mount Vision Fire Department will host its second annual cornhole tournament on Saturday, July 22. Pre-registration is available on the Fire Department Facebook page or Scoreholio. On-site signups begin at 10 a.m. and tournament play starts at 11 a.m. Registration is $60.00 per team, with a 50 percent payout split between the winners of the two brackets. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.
Importance of Dairy Celebrated
EAST MEREDITH— The Exploration Days series at Hanford Mills Museum continues on Saturday, July 15 with Dairy Exploration Day. While supplies last, visitors will be able to enjoy free samples of vanilla ice cream that has been churned on-site and chilled with ice from the mill’s annual ice harvest and can learn more about the history of Delaware County’s dairy industry just in time for National Ice Cream Day, which is Sunday, July 16. Hanford Mills Museum, located at 51 County Highway 12 in East Meredith, is open each Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through October 15. For more information, visit www.hanfordmills.org or call (607) 278-5744.
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