Thanks for checking in to your weekly weekend CNY events guide. Several of us local residents are eagerly anticipating the arrival of the opening of the Great New York State Fair on Thursday, Aug. 25. The rest of us just want to continue with daily lives and completely avoid the annual spectacle entirely. As it’s said, the fair’s arrival is the “beginning of the end” of summer.
This weekend there are sidewalk and pottery sales, a blues festival and a homegrown jam, staged shows, Frozen under the stars and more.
Smock Sidewalk Sale
Where: Delavan Center, 509 West Fayette St., Syracuse
When: Thursday, Aug. 18 – Friday, Aug. 19 | 10 a.m.
Cost: Free admission | (800) 594-9845
40 Be’Luau
Where: Willow Bay, Onondaga Lake Park, 3882 Long Branch Road, Liverpool
When: Thursday, Aug. 18 | 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $30/advance, $35/gate | 470-1880
Stone Quarry Hill Pottery Fair
Where: Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, 3883 Stone Quarry Road., Cazenovia
When: Saturday, Aug. 20 – Sunday, Aug. 21 | 10 a.m.
Cost: $5/person, free/children | 655-3196
Blueberry Jam
Where: Critz Farms, 3232 Rippleton Road, Cazenovia
When: Saturday, Aug. 20 | noon
Cost: $10/advance, $18/door, $3/ages 4 to 11, free/3 and under | 662-3355
Frozen
Where: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St., Syracuse
When: Thursday, Aug. 18 | 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free admission | 474-6064
Magic on Main
Where: Main St., Homer
When: Friday, Aug. 19 | 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Free admission | (607) 749-3322
Gondoliers
Thursday | 8 p.m.
Friday | 8 p.m.
Saturday | 8 p.m.
Sunday | 3 p.m.
Where: Earlville Opera House, 18 E. Main St., Earlville
When: Thursday, Aug. 18 – Sunday, Aug. 21
Cost: $8-$22 | 691-3550
Salt City Burlesque
Where: CNY Jazz Central, 411 E. Washington St, Syracuse
When: Saturday, Aug. 20 | 7 p.m.
Cost: $20/advance, $25/door
Is It Jazz?
Where: First Presbyterian Church, 97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
When: Friday, Aug. 19 | 7:30 a.m.
Cost: $22-$24 | 685-7418
Baltimore Woods 50th Anniversary 5K
Where: Baltimore Woods, 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus
When: Sunday, Aug. 21 | 8 a.m.
Cost: $30/person, free fun run/ages 8 and under | 673-1350
Walter Trout w/ Colin Aberdeen
Where: Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St., Syracuse
When: Sun, Aug.21 | 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $25
All baseball games are played at NBT Stadium, 1 Tex Simone Dr, Syracuse. Box office phone: 474-7833.
Dollar Thursday / Country Night / Small Business Night
Opponent: Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
When: Thursday, Aug. 18 | 6:35 p.m.
Cost: $5-$12 | Buy Online
Fireworks Friday / Doubleheader / Lockheed Martin Family Night
Opponent: Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
When: Friday, Aug. 19 | 5:05 p.m.
Cost: $5-$12 | Buy Online
Opponent: Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
When: Friday, Aug. 19
Cost: $5-$12 | Buy Online
Super Saturday / Star Wars Night
Opponent: Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
When: Saturday, Aug. 20 | 7:05 p.m.
Cost: $5-$12 | Buy Online
Family Sunday / Cancer Awareness Night
Opponent: Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
When: Sunday, Aug. 21 | 1:05 p.m.
Cost: $5-$12 | Buy Online
The Fairgrounds is located at 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse.
No events. Last weekend before the State Fair.
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Goodies
Smock Sidewalk Sale
Where: Delavan Center, 509 West Fayette St., Syracuse
When: Thursday, Aug. 18 – Friday, Aug. 19 | 10 a.m.
Cost: Free admission | (800) 594-9845
40 Be’Luau
Where: Willow Bay, Onondaga Lake Park, 3882 Long Branch Road, Liverpool
When: Thursday, Aug. 18 | 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $30/advance, $35/gate | 470-1880
Stone Quarry Hill Pottery Fair
Where: Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, 3883 Stone Quarry Road., Cazenovia
When: Saturday, Aug. 20 – Sunday, Aug. 21 | 10 a.m.
Cost: $5/person, free/children | 655-3196
Music
Dirty Heads w/Barroom Philosophers, Formerly Un-Named Where: Kegs Canalside, 7 N. Hamilton St., Jordan When: Friday, Aug. 19 | 7 p.m. Cost: $20 | 246-8533 Chenango Blues Fest Where: Chenango County Fairgrounds, 168 E. Main St., Norwich When: Friday, Aug. 19 (6 p.m.) – Saturday, Aug. 20 (noon) Cost: Free admission (Friday), $25/advance, $35/day of (Saturday) | (607) 334-5653 x1Blueberry Jam
Where: Critz Farms, 3232 Rippleton Road, Cazenovia
When: Saturday, Aug. 20 | noon
Cost: $10/advance, $18/door, $3/ages 4 to 11, free/3 and under | 662-3355
Kids & Community
Multicultural Block Party Where: Skiddy Park, 300 Tioga St., Syracuse When: Thursday, Aug. 18 | 1 p.m. Cost: Free admission | 443-0320Frozen
Where: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St., Syracuse
When: Thursday, Aug. 18 | 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free admission | 474-6064
Magic on Main
Where: Main St., Homer
When: Friday, Aug. 19 | 5:30 p.m.
Cost: Free admission | (607) 749-3322
Stage
My Son, the Waiter Thursday | 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. Friday | 8 p.m. Saturday | 2 p.m. & 8 p.m. Where: Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St., Auburn When: Thursday, Aug. 18 – Saturday, Aug. 20 Cost: $35/advance, $38/door | 253-6669Gondoliers
Thursday | 8 p.m.
Friday | 8 p.m.
Saturday | 8 p.m.
Sunday | 3 p.m.
Where: Earlville Opera House, 18 E. Main St., Earlville
When: Thursday, Aug. 18 – Sunday, Aug. 21
Cost: $8-$22 | 691-3550
Salt City Burlesque
Where: CNY Jazz Central, 411 E. Washington St, Syracuse
When: Saturday, Aug. 20 | 7 p.m.
Cost: $20/advance, $25/door
Editor’s Picks
Is It Jazz?
Where: First Presbyterian Church, 97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles
When: Friday, Aug. 19 | 7:30 a.m.
Cost: $22-$24 | 685-7418
Baltimore Woods 50th Anniversary 5K
Where: Baltimore Woods, 4007 Bishop Hill Road, Marcellus
When: Sunday, Aug. 21 | 8 a.m.
Cost: $30/person, free fun run/ages 8 and under | 673-1350
Walter Trout w/ Colin Aberdeen
Where: Funk N Waffles, 307 S. Clinton St., Syracuse
When: Sun, Aug.21 | 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $25
Take me out to the Chiefs Game…
All baseball games are played at NBT Stadium, 1 Tex Simone Dr, Syracuse. Box office phone: 474-7833.
Dollar Thursday / Country Night / Small Business Night
Opponent: Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
When: Thursday, Aug. 18 | 6:35 p.m.
Cost: $5-$12 | Buy Online
Fireworks Friday / Doubleheader / Lockheed Martin Family Night
Opponent: Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
When: Friday, Aug. 19 | 5:05 p.m.
Cost: $5-$12 | Buy Online
Opponent: Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
When: Friday, Aug. 19
Cost: $5-$12 | Buy Online
Super Saturday / Star Wars Night
Opponent: Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
When: Saturday, Aug. 20 | 7:05 p.m.
Cost: $5-$12 | Buy Online
Family Sunday / Cancer Awareness Night
Opponent: Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs
When: Sunday, Aug. 21 | 1:05 p.m.
Cost: $5-$12 | Buy Online
Weekend at the Fairgrounds
The Fairgrounds is located at 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse.
No events. Last weekend before the State Fair.
Weather Forecast
(Subject to change, of course.) THURSDAY Temperature: 85 degrees / 65 degrees Conditions: A little bit of everything… except snow. FRIDAY Temperature: 88 degrees / 67 degrees Conditions: Sunny for you and your hunny. SATURDAY Temperature: 89 degrees / 68 degrees Conditions: Sunshine-filled Saturday. SUNDAY Temperature: 87 degrees / 66 degrees Conditions: Netflix binge day.
