 The big Oz-Stravaganza weekend is upon us and the village of Chittenango is buzzing with excitement as rides are being set up, vendors are arriving and visitors from near and far are preparing to celebrate all things Oz this weekend. The highlights of the weekend include the costume contest and parade on Saturday, the rides all weekend long and autograph sessions with the Munchkins too. For the complete schedule of happenings click here. IT should be a fun weekend and don't forget the parade starts at 2pm sharp on Saturday. Oz-Stravaganza is not the only event happening in Madison County this weekend. Here are some other highlight for your weekend: 1. Friday-Sunday -- The Madison and Bouckville Antique Dealers host their annual spring antique show. Dozens of dealers will be selling their wares along US Route 20. It is a great opportunity to find hidden treasures for your home. 2. The Earlville Opera House is hosting John Hammond, an Acoustic Blues Extraordinaire, on Saturday evening at 8pm. Tickets are available for $22 for Adults, $20 for Opera House Members and $17 for students. 3. The Smithfield Community Center is the host for the Lincoln and the Civil War Concert on Saturday night as well. The 77th N.Y. Regimental Balladeers present a special evening concert Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: Lincoln and the Music of the Civil War at the historic Smithfield Community Center at 8 p.m. A slide show accompanies the music which includes song, melodies and verse that streamed from the pens of some of America's most famous song writers of the 1860s. In honor of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the concert program will evoke the memory of the wartime president through performances of some of the songs Lincoln enjoyed and that he inspired. While you are out and about this weekend don't forget to bring your camera and submit an entry to our photo contest. It seemed like attendance was a little light on Sunday, but all and all Bouckville 2008 was a strong year. The weather while not perfect, worked out very well. Start your plans for 2009 and we will see you there next year. Enjoy the slide show with sights from this year's show! It is Thursday morning and a little foggy out here in Bouckville for the start of the 4th day of Madison-Bouckville Antique Week. It will be the biggest day of the week so far. There will be over 500 dealers in town today and many will be looking to cut a deal before moving onto the main field tomorrow. The weather forecast is for lots of sun today and it should be a great day of antiquing. See you out here today!  Well, we dodged the rain showers yet again today and the weather was phenomenal at Antique Week. The good folks at Nirchi's brought us down an awesome pizza loaded with veggies and pepperoni and Ma Ma Shep was set up selling her great pulled pork, hot dogs and other assorted goodies. A lot of antiquers were in town today and a lot of merchandise was sold. Today's picture of the day is this really neat gumball machine that was along US 20. Alas, but I think it now has a new home.  The weather is outstanding today in Bouckville and what little rain is in the area continues to bypass us out here. There is a nice crowd today and plenty of free parking and admission. The various dealers have a lot of interesting items for sale including this croc head that is my picture of the day. Again I found this on the north side of Route 20. The East Expo and Quaker Acres fields opened today and food vendors and in full swing with their fine variety of culinary treasures (who needs the State Fair anyhow). Hope to see you here the rest of the week! Keep checking back as I update the slide show regularly.  Well we survived the rain on Monday and in the afternoon the sun actually came out and it became quite pleasant. I saw a lot of neat items for sale and some outstanding prices. The picture shows what in my five years of attending Bouckville might actually be the weirdest thing I've seen yet. What the heck do you do with that! If you want to buy it, you will find it across from Valley Propane along US Route 20. Today's weather promises to be awesome and Quaker Acres opens so the crowd should grow. Stop into the visitor's center and say hi.  The annual Madison Bouckville Antique week is under way today after a weekend of spotty weather and decent attendance, the antique fields are opening this morning to visitors and of course rain. We will be live blogging from the Antique Shows all week long with deals and things to look for. Don't forget to stop into the Madison County Visitor's Center on US 20 for all sorts of tourism information and of course exceptionally clean restrooms. Say hi to Scott, Shannon and Jim and park for free. See you there.  Wondering what to do this weekend? Well as it stands we are in for some great weather and you're in luck because there are some really great things to do with the whole family.
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