Cazenovia College's annual celebration of jazz, Jazz `N Caz, is returning to Cazenovia from Thursday, Sept. 23 to Saturday, Sept. 25. Major events are held at Catherine Cummings Theatre, 8 Lincklaen St., with the Thursday evening kick-off celebration at the Brae Loch Inn, and Jazz after Hours on Friday and Saturday evenings at The Lincklaen House.
Visit www.cazenovia.edu/jazz for performance schedule updates.
Thursday, Sept. 23: 7:30 p.m. – Opening party at the Brae Loch Inn (performers to be announced)
Friday, Sept. 24: 7:30 p.m. – Brubeck Brothers Quartet, with Chris Brubeck, Dan Brubeck, Chuck Lamb, and Mike DiMicco, at the Catherine Cummings Theatre at Cazenovia College, 8 Lincklaen St., in Cazenovia.
Friday, Sept. 24: 9:15 p.m. – Jane Monheit Quartet, with Rick Montalbano, drums; Neil Miner, bass; and Mike Kanan, piano, at the Catherine Cummings Theatre at Cazenovia College, 8 Lincklaen St., in Cazenovia.
Friday, Sept. 24: 11 p.m. – Jazz After Hours at the Lincklaen House, corner of Albany & Lincklaen streets.
Saturday, Sept. 25: 7:30 p.m. – Salt City Jazz Collective, with Joe Colombo, at the Catherine Cummings Theatre at Cazenovia College, 8 Lincklaen St., in Cazenovia.
Saturday, Sept. 25: 9:15 p.m. – Jazz 'N Caz All Star Quintet, with Warren Chiasson, Ken Peplowski, Danny D'Imperio, Harold Danko, and Linc Milliman, at the Catherine Cummings Theatre at Cazenovia College, 8 Lincklaen St., in Cazenovia.
Saturday, Sept. 25: 11 p.m. – Jazz After Hours at the Lincklaen House, corner of Albany & Lincklaen streets.
Among this year's sponsors are Ska:ná: at Turning Stone Resort • Casino; Beacon Federal; Alliance Bank, N.A.; Hiscock & Barclay, LLP; Edward Hunt; Steve Miller - Queensboro Farm Products, Inc.; Visual Technologies, and others.
Cazenovia College, named one of "America's Best Colleges" by US News & World Report, is an independent, co-educational, baccalaureate college, located near Syracuse, N.Y. Cazenovia College offers a comprehensive liberal arts education in an exceptional community environment, with academic and co-curricular programs devoted to developing leaders in their professional fields. For more information, visit www.cazenovia.edu.
 
 
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For Elisabeth von Trapp, "the sounds of music" are part of her earliest memories. Born and raised in Vermont, Elisabeth is the granddaughter of the legendary Maria and Baron von Trapp, whose story inspired The Sound of Music.
Von Trapp will return to the Catherine Cummings Theatre at Cazenovia College on Friday, Aug. 27, at 8 p.m., to delight her Central New York fans with her unique artistic style. Admission is $20 per person.
Von Trapp's concert repertoire ranges from Bach to Broadway ... Schubert to Sting. With equal ease and eloquence she sings timeless wonders like Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Favorite Things" and "Edelweiss," lieder by Mozart, Puccini's "O Mio Babbino Caro," soaring gospel tunes, pop classics like "A Whiter Shade of Pale," and her own stunning compositions.
Singing professionally since childhood, Elisabeth has enthralled audiences from European cathedrals to Washington D.C.'s Kennedy Center. Inspired by her father Werner von Trapp's guitar playing and singing, Elisabeth has carried on the legacy of the internationally renowned Trapp Family Singers. She began taking piano lessons when she was eight and by the age of sixteen she was playing guitar and traveling the back roads of New England performing with her siblings at weddings, gospel meetings and town halls.
No one leaves an Elisabeth von Trapp performance unchanged ... audiences of all ages are drawn by the promise of her famous name ... awed by the beauty of her voice and musical arrangements ... their hearts touched forever by the astonishing sound of her unique new music.
 
 
The Madison County Courier featured this great review of the Lorenzo Driving Competition held in Mid July at Lorenzo State Historic Site.

By Linda J. Haley

(Cazenovia, NY) I have family in Cazenovia providing me the opportunity to drive past Lorenzo during the annual Driving Competition. Yes it’s gorgeous and the horses and carriages are amazing, and no, that’s OK, I’ll pass.

I’ve never entertained the idea of attending. Why? Because everything about it reeked of exclusivity, privilege and wealth, obviously something I would hardly feel welcome at, let alone enjoy.

I WAS WRONG.

My friends in Fenner asked if I was attending. I gave them The Look telling them the above. They gave me The Look, insisting it wasn’t at all like that, and to get my butt down there to see for myself. They said it’s an excellent opportunity to learn about driving and competition, plus see different styles of carriages and horses. They also mentioned there would be food and vendors, food and mini-horses to pet… and food.

I am easily swayed by food, er, horses, so I went.

THEY WERE RIGHT.

I had a blast! I only planned on going for a few hours on Saturday and ended up staying later than planned and went all day Sunday too! Go figure! Now I feel the need to educate everyone out there like me to get their butts down there for the next year’s competition.

First, I have to say I am SO not competitive. Unless it’s for the last pair of shoes or bra available in my size, I could care less about competition or winning. That’s why I’ve never been a big fan of horse shows where people are brutal in the quest to win. I’ve not attended hundreds, but the few I have were enough for me to say it’s not my thing.

I appreciate the huge amount of work invested by people who show. The training, hauling, handling, massive time and financial investment they dedicate to their passion. I respect the devotion to their animals and sport, just not the “vibe” I feel among the competitors.

Brrrr!

So I wrongly assumed all competitions would feel like that. Lorenzo looks like it would be like that, but EVERYONE I came in contact with was friendly, helpful, down-to-earth and ridiculously happy to share their hints and secrets to competitive driving.

WOW.

 
 
Alaini Potrikus, the Madison County beat reporter for the Post Standard had a good news story today about $200,000 that could be coming to Cazenovia College to support Equine Alley today. 

Cazenovia, NY -- U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is following through with his promise to deliver federal money for a think tank at Cazenovia College to spur the growth of the state’s equine industry.

Schumer attended the debut of the New York State Center for Equine Business Development at the school’s 243-acre Equine Education Center last August.

On Wednesday, he announced that a $200,000 funding request for the project has been approved by a Senate subcommittee and is on its way to approval as part of a federal spending bill.

Supporters of the effort believe Cazenovia College is ideally located to house the center. The Route 20 corridor was termed “Equine Alley” in recent years by local enthusiasts looking to capitalize on the horse-raising culture from eastern Madison County to LaFayette in Onondaga County. The area includes hundreds of miles of riding trails, a proximity to big events such as racing at Vernon Downs and competitions at the New York State Fairgrounds, and the star power of Olympian Beezie Madden, who brought home gold medals in 2004 and 2008.

The area is also rich in educational opportunities, including Morrisville State College, where officials are raising money to build an Equine Rehabilitation and Physiology Center with a therapy pool and a hyperbaric chamber for the recovery of injured horses and the conditioning of healthy ones.

Schumer said the equine industry accounts for 35,200 jobs and $169 million in wages in New York, from training and lesson facilities to tack shops, feed stores, equipment dealers and veterinarians.

“We already have the basic economic infrastructure in place,” Schumer said in a news release. “Now, we just need to expand it.”
 
 
Summer is in full swing and so are all the fun events that make Central New York such a great place to live and visit.  Here are a few events that you don't want to miss this weekend:
1. Fresh Gala-- The FRESH! Gala will be held on Sunday and it is a fund-raising event that celebrates the diversity and vibrancy of Madison County agriculture. The Fresh! Gala will be held at Endless Trails Farm in Hubbardsville with local food prepared by Serendipity Catering, live music, a silent auction, and beer from the Empire Brewery made with Foothill Hops Farm hops. You can still get tickets for the event at Price Chopper and a few will be available at the door.
2. Cazenovia Counterpoint--A festival of contemporary music, art & writing featuring regional artists, CNY natives & guests, presented by the Society of New Music. This 30th year of the festival features The Arts & the Natural World 'ear to the ground & eyes toward heaven'
3. Lorenzo Driving Competition --Join us for the 32nd annual driving competition. Horse and carriage driving competition featuring tests of skill, timing, and style. Exhibits, sales, refreshments, demonstrations. The show runs 8am until 5pm both days and admission is free.
4. Farmer's Markets-- The bounty from Central New York's fields is on full display at farmer's markets in Oneida, Cazenovia, Canastota, and Hamilton this weekend.  Find a ton of fresh produce and support your local farmers.
5. Family Day of Croquet -- Abolitionist Gerrit Smith liked to play a game or two of croquet daily during the summer. In honor of Smith’s summer recreation on a court near his house, the Grounds Squad of the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark has planned a Family Day of Croquet on Sunday, July 18 from 2 – 6 p.m. on the grounds of Smith’s 19th Century home. The event will be attended by local croquet enthusiasts and a group dressed in croquet outfits. Croquet can be played by amateurs of all ages, and is enjoying a national resurgence. The public is urged to join in reviving this tradition. Croquet attire of the 19th or 21st Century is encouraged but not required.
Now you have no excuses when someone tells you there is nothing to do this weekend.  Don't forget our event page for a full listing of things happening in and around CNY this weekend.
 
 
Flowers, finery and lace will be featured at a special tea in the Ellen Shipman formal garden, sponsored by The Friends of Lorenzo, on Sunday, August 1 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. A full English tea will follow a special presentation on “Vintage Linens and Hankies” by guest textile authority Roseanna Mihalick.

Mrs. Mihalick, who has been a featured guest on The Martha Stewart Show and a presenter at the Country Living Magazine ’09 Fair, will also be on hand to sign copies of the 2007 edition of her Schiffer Publishing book: Collecting Handkerchiefs (offered at a special, one-time price of $20). The full English tea, co-hosted by Friends of Lorenzo board member Suzanne Phillips and Lorenzo staff-member Diane Voss, will include delicate finger sandwiches, assorted sweets and an array of savories --  as well as PG Tips English Tea. Lovely seasonal table linens will be provided by Lavender Blue of Cazenovia.

This Friends of Lorenzo program and tea will be held rain or shine and requires advance reservations, by check, by July 23; tickets are $25 per person. All proceeds will benefit the many restoration, gardening and educational programs supported by The Friends of Lorenzo, a not-for-profit organization incorporated in 1975. For more information, please contact Diane Voss at (315) 655-3200 or visit www.lorenzoNY.org.

 
 
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A note from the Cazenovia Chamber of Commerce today tells us there is no shortage of activities in and around the village this weekend.

Lots happening….
Sidewalk Sale - Thursday, Friday and Saturday  July 1, 2 and 3   9am—6:30pm
All types of merchandise outdoors throughout Cazenovia's Historic Business District on Albany & Lincklaen Streets

CAVAC Arts & Craft Show – Saturday and Sunday – July 3 & 4  10am – 5pm
More than 100 artisans are featured on the historic grounds at Lorenzo. For more information, please contact the CAVAC business office at (315) 655-9798.
Farmer's Market – Saturday, July 3rd and every Saturday in Memorial Park on Albany Street
***don’t forget to pick up your lobster if you ordered one***
Sunday -July 4th
Foot Races and Dan Sutton Memorial Race     http://www.caz4thrun.org/
Conducted By:   The Syracuse Chargers Track Club & The Cazenovia HS Cross Country Team
 8:00 am  5k (3.1 mile) race,  8:15 am       1 mile fun run,  8:45 am        10 mile race around Cazenovia Lake

Parade– step off at 1pm Contact projectcafe.caz@gmail.com for information or if you are interested in participating

Concert in the Park  4pm – 9:30pm
Starting with “Route 66” at 4 PM, followed by the “Cross Creek Band” reunion and then the “FabCats”.
Food and beverages will be available in the park or bring a take out from one of our fine restaurants uptown

***Boy Scout Troop 18 will be there selling hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, coneys, veggie burgers, chips, soft drinks and water from 4pm – 8pm. Chamber members are encouraged to volunteer to assist them.
 please call or email Deb Amidon 655-9862 or bsa18mom@twcny.rr.com

Fireworks!!!  9:30pm or so…sponsored by the Lions Club immediately following the concert at Lakeland Park

See you all there!!!!


 
 
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Blacksmithing Demonstraton at Canal Fest

It is Father's Day weekend, so make sure you remember to pamper dad as much as you did mom back in May.  Why is it that there are no all you can eat BBQ specials on Father's Day to complement the traditional Mother's Day Brunch.  I guess we will have to work on the local restaurants for that one.  Without further ado, here are your best bests for Father's Day weekend:
1. Canal Fest at the Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum--A family fun event filled with activities to celebrate Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum's 25th Anniversary. Starts at 11 AM untll 5 PM at 7010 Lakeport Rd. in Chittenango. Kids games, wagon rides, clown, magician, alpacas, spinning demo, music by Canastota Community Band and chicken BBQ from noon til ? Admission $5, members $3, under 12 free.
2. Wings over Hamilton -- Father's Day "Fly-In" Pancake Breakfast from 8am-1pm on Sunday! Event location, Hamilton Municipal Airport (KVGC) Advance tickets are Adults $7, Child (6-10) $4, 5 and under free. Activities will include; Airplane/helicopterrides, hot air balloon walk, hot rod and motorcycle cruise-in, door prizes and raffle, fire and rescue display and the community band. Call 315-824-2300 or see a Hamilton Business alliance or Hamilton Rotary member for advanced sale tickets. Tikeyts at the door will be Adult $8 and Child (6-10) $5.
3. Euro Car 2010-- On Sunday the MG Car Club of Central NY presents Eurocar 2010 on the graceful lawns at Lorenzo State Historic Park on Route 20 in Cazenovia, 9am-3pm, open to all vehicles and motorcycles of European make. 250 entries are expected this year. Judging, food, trophies, vendors and door prizes. Pre-reg: $7, day of show-$14, Vendors-$14 minimum charge. Generous sponsorship allows us to have free spectator admission and great awards. A major portion of our proceeds will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. For details or registration form, see http://www.mgcarclub.com/cny or call Deb Larkin at 315-342-3234.
4. The Limestone Creek Hunt Club will host a Poker Run over a marked course of 7 miles. Teams of one to four riders. Six ribbons pinned for best hand and closest to the Optimum Time. Food available thanks to Buzzys Wiener wagon. Located at Sears Farm on Homes Road in Cazenovia. Contact for more information.
5. Go Fishing -- The season opener for Bass is on Saturday.  Take dad out and fish in one of the lakes, streams and ponds in Madison County!
 
 
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park’s next exhibition, The Contemporary Portrait and Figure, highlights 14 artists whose explorations of the portrait and figure are as diverse as their subjects. From super-realism to abstract, mixed-media to oil-on-canvas, the exhibition displays a cross-section of the philosophies and techniques of contemporary art. The show opens on Sunday June 13 with a free wine-and-cheese reception from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Art Park’s John and Virginia Winner Memorial Art Gallery. It runs through Sunday July 11. The exhibition features artists: Romare Bearden, Jane Woodruff Carroll, Bob Dacey, Grace Hartigan, Darryl Hughto, David Kassan, Kevin Mayer, Paul McCormack, Katie O’Hagan, Susan Roth, Sarah Sheer, Sharon Sprung, Gary Trento and Jerome Witkin.
New-York City artist Romare Bearden is known for transforming the medium of collage. In 1987, he was honored with The National Medal of the Arts Award. He died in 1988.
Cazenovia-artist Jane Woodruff Carroll has devoted herself entirely to portraiture and is noted for her paintings in oils and watercolors.
Syracuse artist and Syracuse University professor Bob Dacey works in all mediums, but prefers watercolors. He is a Gold and Silver Medals recipient from the Society of Illustrators in New York City.
 
 
The 2nd annual Mad Co.W. 5K Walk and Run is all set for August 7th in the town of Nelson.  Nelson is located about 4 miles east of the village of Cazenovia.  It is being coordinated by the In Your Pace Running Club and it is part of the Route 20 Road Race Series, which is a series of 17 races along or near US Route 20.  The Mad Co.W Race is “In Your Pace Running Club’s” ode to the rich history of the Holstein cow and Madison County (Mad CoW … get it!?). When you run through Madison County, you are running through American History. To register and find more information about the race check out the In Your Pace website.