Skaneateles Festival presents
  SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
August 7 - 30… Four weeks of music that will transport you!

 
There’s nothing quite like the sound of an oboe amidst the crickets, or a piano concerto floating over lake water. Nestled in the heart of the Finger Lakes region, the Skaneateles Festival brings the magnificence of chamber music in all its forms to summer nights. The results, hailed as “world class”, have galvanized over 7,000 eager listeners each season and garnered close attention and bright acclaim from The New York Times, Boston Globe, Bon Appetit, The New Yorker, and The Wall Street Journal. All this, right in Skaneateles’ own beautiful Presbyterian Church, or (Saturday nights) outdoors under the stars, where listeners are welcomed to the elegance of the sloping lakeside lawn at Brook Farm - and are encouraged to celebrate with their own summer evening picnic!

The Festival will outdo itself yet again during its bold, breathtaking 29th season. Co- Artistic Directors David Ying (cellist of the Grammy-winning Ying Quartet) and Elinor Freer (pianist and musical innovator), who recently won the Festival an Award for Adventurous Programming from Chamber Music America, have expertly themed four weeks of captivating music. We’ll be treated to the jazzy metamorphoses of the Grammy Award-winning Turtle Island Quartet, the musicultural phenomenon Imani Winds, the wonder and romance of Paris and Vienna, the splendor of the concert organ, dozens of internationally renowned musicians, some of the most sublime works in the repertoire, including Bach’s beloved Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, Mozart’s magnificent Sinfonia Concertante, and Vaughan Williams’ heartrending The Lark Ascending. And, as always, an exciting array of free events, from FamilyFest! to student workshops to thoughtful, informative talks and lively post-concert receptions.
CALL 315-685-7418 FOR TICKETS OR VISIT http://www.skanfest.org for a full schedule
 

Jazz in the Square
Clinton Square

 W. Genesee and S. Clinton Street

Syracuse

July 24-26
 
The 7th Anniversary  “Jazz in the Square” festival will be held July 24-26 in Clinton Square, Hanover Square and across downtown Syracuse, NY. This year the festival is the performing arts anchor for the inaugural “Syracuse Artsweek” festival of festivals, with a proven total audience of 50,000. Appearing will be major artists such as Blues Brother “Bones” Malone, Arturo O’Farrill’s Latin Jazz All-Stars, “The Saxtress” Pamela Williams, NEA Jazzmaster Curtis Fuller and his Superband with Randy Brecker and Jason Marsalis, the National Youth Jazz Sextet led by Noah Kellman, and the CNY Jazz Orchestra, among many other great bands. Opening the festival is a symphonic jazz concert featuring the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra with vocalists Nancy Kelly & Ronnie Leigh. AGAIN THIS YEAR on the second stage is a full weekend of Latin Jazz and Funky Jazz, followed by late night jams at Jazz Central and dance parties sponsored by The Ohm Lounge and Sophistications Jazz Cafe. The third Hanover Square Club Crawl is again sponsored by Hollerback Productions and 40 Below Public Art, featuring cutting edge funky jazz bands that will appear on stage in Hanover Square, strolling in Armory Square, and in select clubs across downtown, in an expanded three-day schedule. A fine dining restaurant row and wine court are features of the festival site in Clinton Square. A scholastic festival will again be presented on the main stage with Yamaha artist Bret Zvacek as guest artist-educator, who will solo with each group an dcoach in an “open classroom” setting. Late night jam sessions in the “Jazz Central” arts center will complete each evening. The entire three-day outdoor event is free of charge (some clubs may charge small covers).
 

For More Info:  315-479-5299      
Website:  www.JazzInTheSquare.org

Into Watkins Glen Racing then Check this Out

Saturday, July 26th at 1pm:
Creekside Books and the Sherwood Inn host Kirk W. House and Charles R. Mitchell, authors of Finger Lakes and Watkins Glen Racing.

For Around Watkins Glen, historians Charles R. Mitchell and Kirk W. House have assembled images from the Schuyler County Historical Society, the International Motor Racing Research Center of Watkins Glen, and private collections. Mitchell, formerly a professional photographer, is curator of the Oliver House Museum. House, the former director-curator of the Glenn Curtiss Museum, is a member of the Schuyler County Historical Society and other historical groups. Together and singly, they have written histories on Bath, Corning, Hammondsport, Keuka Lake, Penn Yan, and aviation subjects.

This event will be held at the Sherwood Inn on Genesee Street.

It is Happening in Mottville

July 26th

Starting at Noon

Mottville Fire Company is having their Annual Chicken BBQ on July 26th from noon till they are sold out.  St. Andrews Church is having their Annual Ice Cream Social at the same time. All this will be at the Mottville Firehouse on Frost Street in Mottville.

At 1:30 Mottville Regatta will start.  This is a race of small sailboats on the Creek.  Adults boats are $5.00 and boats for Children are $2.00. 

Come visit Mottville for a day of FUN!

Skaneateles continues Celebrating their 100 years of boating History with their Antique and Classic Boat Show

July 25, 26 and 27

Activities throughout each day
Continue the month long celebration of 100 years of boating history in Skaneateles, by coming to the 30th Anniversary of the Skaneateles Antique and Classic Boat Show!

Sparkling clean water - gleaming classic mahogany boats - beautifully restored antique wooden boats - live music filling the air, a feeling of yesteryear….join us for the 30th Annual Skaneateles Antique and Classic Boat Show, July 25, 26, and 27, 2008.

Antique & Classic boats are on display both in the water and on land. Activities include: 3 concerts, boat parade (3 p.m. Saturday), kids activities on Saturday, shopping, huge raffle, and more. The Syracuse Model Boat Club will have boats on display, and the Skaneateles Historical Society will be hosting historic tours of the Village on Saturday and Sunday. Fun for the whole family.

This year, from 2 pm-6 pm on Friday, Navy Sea Scout Philip Gauthier will annouce the arrival of each exhibiting boat as they approach the dock area by blowing his bosun’s whistle.

Each summer during the last weekend in July, the Finger Lakes Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society invites wooden boaters from across the United States and Canada to gather at the north end of Skaneateles Lake. Skaneateles Lake is the eastern most of the Finger Lakes of Upstate New York and provides an elegant backdrop for this annual antique wooden boat show. Skaneateles Lake has also been named the one of the cleanest lakes in the United States. Come enjoy the natural beauty of the lake and over 80 antique and classic boats, both on land and in the water.

Boat owners begin arriving in Skaneateles on Friday morning. Many boats are mahogany runabouts manufactured by Chris Craft, Hacker, and Garwood during the early 20th century. Other eye-catching boats in the show will include launches, sailboats, canoes, rowing craft, and race boats - many restored to their original condition. Antique inboard and outboard engines are also frequently displayed by collectors.

Enjoy live music on Friday night at 7:30 by the Skaneateles Community Band, Saturday from Noon to 3 pm (TBA), and Sunday Noon to 3 pm by the Soda Ash Six.

Also, on Saturday and Sunday the Skaneateles Historical Society will be giving guided tours of historic sites around Skaneateles. The tours will be one hour long and be leaving from the Gazebo at 11:30 am, and 1 pm. Cost is $10.00 per person and will benefit the Historical Society.

Half of the boats in the show are docked in the water along the beautiful Skaneateles Village Pier. Placards conveniently mounted on the pier’s railing provide visitors with information about each boat. The remaining boats are displayed in Clift Park along the water’s edge, next to the Gazebo and park benches, where visitors can touch and appreciate the boats first hand.

Judging of boats takes place on Saturday morning with exhibitors entering their craft in 20 different categories. Visitors to the show also have the opportunity to vote for highly coveted, “People’s Choice Award,” sponsored by our own Doug’s Fish Fry.

The Skaneateles Antique and Classic Boat Show is truly a family event. An activity designed just for the children takes place in the park between 11 am and 3 pm on Saturday. Kids and adults of all ages will enjoy looking at the antique model boats provided by the Syracuse Model Club. On Saturday afternoon at 3 pm the boats get underway for a parade along the pier and sea wall, and then head out into the lake for a tour of the north end.

The Finger Lakes Chapter is one of 41 chapters in the Antique and Classic Boat Society, an international organization with over 5000 members who are dedicated to the preservation of our wooden boat heritage. The Antique and Classic Boat Show once again has a commemorative poster. It is on sale at the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce office at 22 Jordan Street, at Mid-Lakes Navigation at 11 Jordan Street and First National Gifts at 2 E. Genesee Street all in Skaneateles or in the general store on this web site. The cost of prior year posters is $8.00.  The cost of the 2008 “30th anniversary” poster is $10.  

The Skaneateles Antique and Classic Boat Show is organized by the Finger Lakes Chapter of the Antique and Classic Boat Society and the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce. For more information about Skaneateles, lodging, dining, and our activities contact Susan Dove at the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce at 315-685-0552. For exhibitor information contact Dick Sherwood boat show chairperson, at 585-734-1420 or Jack Miller at 607-227-9866. Reproductions of the photos seen here may be used by the media, and more photos are available upon request from the Chamber of Commerce.