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CAYUGA COUNTY
OFFICE OF TOURISM
131 GENESEE STREET
AUBURN, NY 13021
315-255-1658

CAYUGA COUNTY EVENT LISTING

Wednesday, May 4 – Sunday, May 29 – Made in NY – Schweinfurth Art Center, 205
Genesee St., Auburn. Annual juried exhibit of NYS artists. Exhibited works typically
include painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, and sculpture created within the last
three years. Suggested adult admission $3. Members/Children under 12 Free.
www.myartcenter.org (315) 255-1553

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Thursday, May 5 – Plays & Poetry for Literacy – Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St.,
Auburn. Poetry & Play Readings to raise literacy awareness. Doors open at 7pm.
Donations gratefully accepted – 50/50 raffle drawing, cash bar and refreshments available.
If you would like to share your work, please call Elisa Hunt 315-253-5241. Pre-registration
is required before 5/1/11. www.auburnpublictheater.org (315) 253-5241

Friday, May 6 – Guitarists Mark Mazengarb & Loren Barrigar – Auburn Public Theater, 8
Exchange St., Auburn. As one of the founders of the Syracuse-based Guitar League,
Loren Barrigar has been instrumental in bringing the joy of guitar playing to hundreds of
amateur musicians. He has exceptional clean technique, sensitive timing and fluid phrasing.
Mark Mazengarb is an award winning professional musician and guitarist currently based in
Auckland, New Zealand. 8pm. $12 advance tickets, $15 at the door.
www.auburnpublictheater.org (315) 253-6669

Friday, May 6 & Saturday, May 7 – Bling Thing – Reva Rollerdrome, 359 W. Genesee St.,
Auburn. Contests & prizes. Wear as much bling as you possible can…bling your skates,
your clothes… Bedazzle them and win! 5/6 – 6-8:30pm, 5/7 – 1-3:30pm.
www.reva-rollerdrome.com (315) 252-8225

Friday, May 6 – The Cara-Thon – Deauville Island, Emerson Park, East Lake Rd., Auburn.
The Cara-Thon is a One Mile Family Fun Run/Walk being held Friday May 6th at Emerson
Park, Auburn, NY. Check-in 4:30PM. Run @ 6:00PM. Walk @ 6:15PM. Balloon release to
kick off event! There will be food, music and family entertainment including bouncy houses,
face painting and raffles. 4:30pm. Pre-registration: Individual $15pp/ Family Rate/ $10pp
Event Day Registration: $20pp/ Family Rate $15pp www.thecarathon.com (315) 391-4155

Friday, May 6 & Saturday, May 7 – Film: Rabbit Hole – Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange
St., Auburn. “One of the top ten movies of the year”, per Time Magazine. Rabbit Hole,
based on the Tony-winning play by David Lindsay-Abaire and deftly directed by John
Cameron Mitchell, is a moving, dark character study of what happens to a happily married
couple who suddenly lose the love of their life, their 4-year-old son. May 5th, 1pm & 8pm.
May 6th, 8pm. Tickets $5. www.auburnpublictheater.org (315) 253-6669

Friday, May 6 – Sunday, May 8 – 19th Annual Wine & Herb Fest – King Ferry Winery, Long
Point Winery & Cayuga Wine Trail. 19th Annual Wine & Herb Festival – King Ferry
Winery & Long Point Winery, Cayuga Wine Trail, NY – It’s time to think SPRING as you
receive an herb or veggie plant from each winery along the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail.
Sample herb prepared edibles paired with fine wines. Souvenir wine glass and recipes are
included. Enter a Grow & Show contest. Prizes. Fri. 1PM – 5PM, Sat. & Sun. 10AM – 6PM.
Advance tickets: Single $ 35.00, Couple $ 50.00. Tickets at the door: Single $ 40.00, Couple
$ 55.00. Designated Driver: Single $ 30.00, Couple $ 45.00.
http://www.cayugawinetrail.com/cwt_register.taf (800) 684-5217

Saturday, May 7 – FREE Cupcake Decorating – The Lake House Sweetery, 147 Cayuga St.,
Union Springs. Free cupcake decorating from 10am-3pm. Just bring yourself.
Caren Cartwright will bake plain cupcakes and lay out a variety of frostings and other
decorations for visitors. (315) 889-5443

Saturday, May 7 – Cayuga Museum 75th Dinner Anniversary Celebration – Auburn Holiday
Inn, 75 North St., Auburn. Dinner celebration and silent auction starts at 6:30. Call the
museum to purchase tickets or for more information. www.cayuganet.org/cayugamuseum
(315) 253-8051

Saturday, May 7 – Peter Mack’s Really Real Jazz – Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St.,
Auburn. Auburn Public Theater wraps up its NYSCA Music Series with Peter Mack’s Really
Real Jazz. Peter Mack has put together a dynamic sextet utilizing two of Auburn’s own.
David CasTiglione and Jerry Hilliker return for a night of hard-hitting jazz. Famed performer
Harvey Sorgen (Hot Tuna, Paul Simon) will make the trip from NYC to perform and Joe
Carello, Syracuse’s top saxman, will round out the group. This performance is a MUST SEE
for jazz fans! 8pm. $15/advance tickets. www.auburnpublictheater.org (315) 253-6669

Saturday, May 7 – Speaking for Themselves: Women of Seward House – Seward House,
33 South St. Auburn. See the Seward House through the eyes of the Seward women.
Using original family correspondence and journals, the tour enables visitors to hear the
words and feelings of the nineteenth-century women of the Seward family and reveals the
significant contributions they made during their lives. 1PM. Reservations required. Fee.
www.sewardhouse.org (315) 252-1283

Sunday, May 8 – Mother’s Day Skate – Reva Rollerdrome, 359 W. Genesee St., Auburn.
Moms skate for free! Mom gets a flower! And Moms get a month FREE pass for July.
1-3:30pm & 4-6:30pm. Admission $4. www.reva-rollerdrome.com (315) 252-8225

Sunday, May 8 – Drop-In Family Art Making – Wire Sculptures – Schweinfurth Memorial Art
Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn. Children and their accompanying adults are invited to
drop-in art making experiences. Projects are inspired by basic art principles, materials, or
techniques and will encourage participants of all ages to make art collectively. Stop in
between 1-5pm to complete a project. $5 per project. www.myartcenter.org
(315) 255-1553

Wednesday, May 11 – Professor Louie and the Crowmatix – Auburn Public Theater,
8 Exchange St., Auburn. Aaron Professor “Louie” Hurwitz- Multi-instrumentalist –
Hammond organ/keyboards/accordion and exceptional vocalist. Tagged Prof. “Louie” by
The Band vocalist/bassist Rick Danko while performing as a duo. Co-produced, engineered
and performed on The Band’s last three CD’s, “Jericho”, “’High On The Hog” and
“Jubilation”. Performed with Graham Parker, toured and recorded with Mercury Rev on their
acclaimed CD’s & Guy Davis. 7:30pm. $10/tickets. www.auburnpublictheater.com
(315) 253-6669

Friday, May 13, Saturday, May 14 – Film: The First Movie – Auburn Public Theater,
8 Exchange St., Auburn. The film conveys the power of cinema to enchant and inspire,
even amidst the bloodshed of war. What’s it like to be a child in war – not when the conflict
is raging, but when the war tide is out, as it were, when kids are telling stories or playing
games? The First Movie is about the “not-war”. May 13 @ 1pm & 8pm, May 14 at 8pm.
$4 advance tickets, $5 at door. www.auburnpublictheater.com (315) 253-6669

Friday, May 13 – Upstate NY – I GOT WHAT IT TAKES – Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange
St., Auburn. Rap and R&B talent. Sign up to compete for prizes that include free studio
recording time, radio interview, demo submission to Rymestar Records, trophies & more! No
violence just hiphop! Performer Entry Fee: $50. General Admission: $5 advance; $7 door.
9pm. www.auburnpublictheater.com (315) 253-6669

Friday, May 13 – Sunday, May 15 – Pajama Jam – Reva Rollerdrome, 359 W. Genesee St.,
Auburn. Everyone who wears their PJ’s wins a prize! Zany games and dreamy fun!
Contests for best snoring, best slippers, best pajamas, and most loved stuffed animal. Fri.
6-8:30pm, Sat. 1-3:30pm, Sun. 1-3:30pm & 4-6:30pm. www.reva-rollerdrome.com
(315) 252-8225

Friday, May 13 – Keeping the Beat: Contemporary American – Morgan Opera House, 370
Main Street, Route 90, Aurora. Performed by Footworks. Three dancers and one
musician demonstrate how unique U.S. dance forms have developed from multi-cultural
roots. Footworks presents live music and authentic American traditional dance in an
energetic, engaging performance with plenty of audience participation. Footworks will
convey the joy of dance to all while illuminating the historical and diverse perspectives of
various American percussive dances. 7pm. Free. Donations welcome.
www.morganoperahouse.org (315) 364-5437

Saturday, May 14 – Meet the Artisans – Second Saturday Event – Aurora Arts & Design
Center, 371 Main St., Aurora. Come and meet the Artisans between 2-4pm! Check out
their work. Sculptor Mary Ann Bowman, Photographer Stan Bowman, Jewelry
Designer/Author Stevi Mittman, Furniture Designer Anto Parseghian, Author David Warren
and Painter Mnetha Warren. From the budget-minded to the connoisseur, that special find
is through their double doors! www.auroraartsanddesign.com (315) 364-8005

Saturday, May 14 – September 4 – The Cost of Freedom: Cayuga County in the Civil War -
Cayuga Museum, 203 Genesee St., Auburn. The Cayuga Museum honors the 150th
anniversary of the start of the Civil War with an original exhibit focusing on the experiences
of local people during the conflict. The Museum’s own important collection of Civil War
artifacts will be enhanced with treasured heirlooms loaned by local families: photographs,
letters, uniforms, weapons and much more. A series of public programs all summer will
expand the Civil War theme, watch for dates and times.
www.cayuganet.org/cayugamuseum (315) 253-8051

Saturday, May 14 – Diane Jacobs and Groove Theory – Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange
St. Auburn. Good theories need to be tested and proven. That is exactly what Groove
Theory does every time they take the bandstand. Groove Theory is a collective of seasoned
musicians who keep their blend of blues and classic R&B high energy and entertaining.
Fronted by the dynamic vocalist, Diana Jacobs, Groove Theory combines her soulful vocal
styling’s with smooth guitar riffs, a jumpin’ saxophone, and a tight rhythm section. From start
to finish each Groove Theory performance confirms the classic formula. 8pm. Tickets: $10
in advance at www.jimvanarsdale.com www.auburnpublictheater.com (315) 253-6669

Saturday, May 14 – Antique Tractor Ride & Show – Historic Mentz Church, Corner of
McDonald & Mentz Church Rd., Montezuma. The Finger Lakes Antique Tractor Club will
meet at the church to take a rural country ride with their tractors. Upon returning to the
church tractors will be on exhibit and lunch will be served on the church lawn. There will also
be an exhibit of hand-crafted model agricultural machinery by Norm Riley in the church.
Reservations for lunch are required. Call Stan Longyear for more information at 315-776-
4656. 10am. www.cayugacounty.us/montezuma/mentz-church/index.html (315) 776-4656

Saturday, May 14 – Sunday, May 15 – Reisling Weekend Celebration – CJS Vineyards, 6900
Fosterville Rd., Auburn. Saturday & Sunday 12-5PM. Enjoy our estate Riesling, the
signature white wine of the Finger Lakes. Taste and compare dry and medium dry vintages
from the last several years. Free admission. www.cjsvineyards.com (315) 730-4619

Sunday, May 15 – Carrie Hooper, Soprano – Morgan Opera House, 370 Main St., Aurora.
“The shining, soaring soprano voice of Carrie Hooper is something to celebrate,” according
to the Buffalo News. Her repertoire ranges from Verdi and Handel to Stephen Foster and
Andrew Lloyd Webber. She has degrees from Mansfield University and University of Buffalo
and studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm as a Fulbright Scholar. She
presently gives private lessons and teaches at Elmira College. Benefit for the Morgan Opera
House. $5/adults, $4/seniors, $3/students & children. $20/family. 3pm.
ww.morganoperahouse.org (315) 364-5437

Sunday, May 15 – Artist Talk – Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn.
FREE & open to the public. Sunday, May 15, 2pm. Meet illustrators Norma and Jim Bliss,
learn how they create their collaborative work, and see a demonstration of their process.
Family Matters: Noma and James Bliss is currently on view at the Schweinfurth.
www.myartcenter.org (315) 255-1553

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CAYUGA COUNTY OFFICE OF TOURISM 131 GENESEE STREET AUBURN, NY 13021 315-255-1658
CAYUGA COUNTY EVENT LISTING

Wednesday, March 30 – Sunday, May 29 – Made in NY – Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn. Annual juried exhibit of NYS artists. Exhibited works typically include painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, and sculpture created within the last three years. Suggested adult admission $3. Members/Children under 12 Free. www.myartcenter.org (315) 255-1553

Wednesday, March 30 – Sunday, May 1 – Two Hundred Years of Partnership: First Presbyterian Church and the Community – Cayuga Museum, 203 Genesee St., Auburn. The exhibition, features photographs, paintings, documents and mementos from the Church dating back to 1811. The show traces the important people, places and events that defined the institution from when it first opened on North and Fulton streets, to when the steeple came down on the second building in 1973, to its modern facility on South Street. www.cayuganet.org/cayugamuseum (315) 253-8051

Wednesday, March 30 – Last Wednesday Poetry Read – Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St., Auburn. Relax in a comfortable atmosphere, share your work with other poetry lovers and enjoy creative discussion and feedback. Wine/beer cash bar for those with proper I.D. $2 suggested donation at the door. 7:30 PM. www.auburnpublictheater.org (315) 253-6669

Thursday, March 31 – Lemberger, Lemberger – Bet The Farm Winery, 381 Main St., Aurora. Wine class – 6:30pm. $15/person. Small bites included. A study in Lemberger, taste a few from around the area & world – maybe a blend or two. Review aroma & introduce the Mouth Feel Wheel. Sure to be fun! www.betthefarmny.com (315) 364-5643

Thursday, March 31 – Make Shift – Informal Art Making for Adults & Teens – Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn. Informal, drop-in art making activities that use recycled materials. Learn a new technique, start a project, and discover new artistic ideas for unused materials. Instruction and materials provided. Bring a friend, family, or colleague, & your own snacks. $10 member/$15 non-member. 6PM – 8PM. www.myartcenter.org (315) 255-1553

Friday, April 1 – Pianist Tiff Jimber Performance – Wells College, Summer Center, 170 Main Street, Aurora. Tiff Jimber’s music is award-winning and has appeared on soundtracks of the movies ”The Grudge,” “Hide and Seek” and “Love Happens”. Free and open to the public. www.wells.edu (315) 364-3264

Friday, April 1 & Saturday, April 2 – Film – Cool It – Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St., Auburn. The documentary Cool It presents itself as the ’alternative’ view to Al Gore’s award-winning An Inconvenient Truth on the issue of global warming. Cool It is a must-see for anyone interested in the science, and politics, of global warming. Apr. 1st 1pm & 8pm. Apr. 2nd 8pm. Advance tickets $4, at the door $5. www.auburnpublictheater.org (315) 253-6669
Saturday, April 2 – 2011 Kids Choice Awards – Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St., Auburn. wards broadcast and party. Join them for live entertainment and a broadcast of the show! There will be pizza, soda, popcorn and snacks for sale. Dress in whatever makes you feel fabulous and come WALK THE ORANGE CARPET. Doors open at 7pm – awards from 8-9:30pm. Tickets $5. www.auburnpublictheater.org (315) 253-6669

Saturday, April 2 – Speaking for Themselves: Women of Seward House – Seward House Museum, 33 South St., Auburn. See the Seward House through the eyes of the Seward women. Using original family correspondence and journals, the tour enables visitors to hear the words and feelings of the nineteenth-century women of the Seward family and reveals the significant contributions they made during their lives. 1pm. Reservations required. Fee. www.sewardhouse.org (315) 252-1283

Saturday, April 2 – Life in a Vernal Pool – Sterling Nature Center, Jensvold Rd., Sterling. Join Interpretive Naturalist Jim D’Angelo for a look into the vernal pools of the Sterling Nature Center. Vernal pools are small wetlands that temporarily fill with water providing essential habitat for frogs, salamanders, turtles and even a few snakes!!! We will explore these unique wetlands looking for spotted salamanders, fairy shrimp, tadpoles and other wildlife that utilize them. A short slideshow presentation will be conducted before the hands-on outdoor nature study of the vernal pools. Please dress for the weather and wear boots if you would like to wade into the wetland. Free at 1pm. www.cayuganet.org/sterlingpark (315) 947-6143

Sunday, April 3 – The Adams Foundation Piano Series Featuring Ian Hobson – Westminster Presbyterian Church, 17 William St., Auburn. Westminster Presbyterian Church & Saint Mary’s Church present The Adams Foundation Piano Series Season 10 featuring Ian Hobson. Hobson is well-known for his interpretations of Chopin, Schumann and Lizst. Sunday at 3pm. Tickets $20/adults, $10/students. Additional information and ticket order forms are available on the web site above. www.westminsterauburn.org (315) 253-3331

Sunday, April 3 – Frozen Ocean Motorcross 2011 Races – Frozen Ocean, 4415 Vanderstous Rd., Auburn. CNYMRA District 3/WNY Racing. AMA Sanctioned Event. Practice 8:30am, racing 10am-dusk. Admission $10 gate fee. www.frozen-ocean.com (315) 784-5466

Wednesday, April 6 – Man in the Moon Bake Shoppe Opening – Bake Shoppe, Corner of Route 34B and Route 90, King Ferry – Stop by for a cup of fresh brewed coffee, delicious desserts, breakfast cakes, and much more. www.maninthemooncheesecake.com (315) 364-5165

Friday, April 8 – Sunday, April 10 – The Curious Savage – Cayuga Community College Irene Bisgrove Theater, 197 Franklin St., Auburn. Auburn Players Community Theatre presents a 50th Anniversary Production of John Patrick’s “The Curious Savage”, directed by Samuel V. Kennedy III. A gentle comedy for all ages about the “sensible” occupants of a 50’s era Sanitarium and how they cope with the addition of a new elderly tenant who has hidden her ten million dollar inheritance from her irritable son, the Senator along with her son the Judge, and a scheming daughter. Apr. 8 & 9 at 8pm, Apr. 10 at 2pm. Tickets $12. Seniors & students discounts available at the door. Call for reservations. www.auburnplayers.net (315) 258-8275

Friday, April 8, Saturday, April 9 – Film ? Made in Dagenham – Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St., Auburn. A film about an autoworkers strike, Rita O’Grady, an ordinary woman, finds herself in a fight for equal rights, and ends up achieving something extraordinary. The movie skillfully balances issues of class and gender equality and makes you care deeply about them–and about these people struggling for basic fairness. And it’s funny, sad, and genuinely stirring. Simply a marvelous movie, not to be missed. Apr. 8th 1pm & 8pm. Apr. 9th 8pm. Advance tickets $4, at the door $5. www.auburnpublictheater.org (315) 253-6669

Saturday, April 9 – Visit the Vintner Day – Cayuga Lake Wineries, East Side of Cayuga Lake. An event for lovers of wine & discovery. Pick up your passport, map &

itinerary at any one of the Cayuga East wineries – King Ferry Winery, Long Point Winery, Izzo’s White Barn Winery, CJS Vineyards, Heart & Hands Wine Co., Dill’s Run Vineyard or Bet the Farm Winery. Visit each to taste wines & talk with the winemakers about various aspects of wine making. A chance to ask those questions you’ve always had about the art of wine making and viticulture. Free. 11AM – 4PM. www.treleavenwines.com (800) 439-5271

Saturday, April 9 – Zabriskie Folk Series – Morgan Opera House, 370 Main Street, Route 90, Aurora. Alasdair Fraser, long regarded as Scotland’s premier fiddle ambassador with a career spanning 30 years, and the sizzlingly talented California cellist Natalie Haas have a performance partnership of ten years duration. They have been featured on NPR’s Performance Today, Thistle & Shamrock and Mountain Stage, and represented Scotland at the Smithsonian Museum’s Folklife Festival. 8pm. $15/adults, $12/seniors, $10/students and children. http://morganoperahouse.org/MOH.htm (315) 364-5437

Sunday, April 10 – Artists Talks – Schweinfurth Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn. This talk will feature an exhibiting artist from Made in NY 2011. Each artist will discuss their own artwork as well as what it means to be a regional artist. Free and open to the public. 2pm. www.myartcenter.org (315) 255-1553

Tuesday, April 12 – Sunday, April 17 – FRANK FERRANTE in AN EVENING WITH GROUCHO – Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St., Auburn. Acclaimed portrayal of legendary comedian Groucho Marx in a fast pace 90 minutes of hilarity. Tickets: $26. Apr. 12, 13, 14, 17 @ 2PM. Apr. 14, 15, 16 @ 7:30PM. www.auburnpublictheater.org (315) 253-6669

AUBURN PUBLIC THEATER (APT) is a new, non-profit, professional performing and presenting company currently renovating the former Grant’s building located in downtown Auburn, New York as an arts complex. The building is air-conditioned and free evening and weekend parking is available in the garage directly behind the theater. This is an exciting new cultural center in Central New York. For any other information, call (315) 253-6669 or www.auburnpublictheater.org

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DRUMMING CIRCLE WITH RON VAN NOSTRAND at The Center (1 Hoffman St., Auburn), Wednesday, August 18, 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Ron leads drumming circles at The Center each month. Please call 315.704.0319 to reserve your place. Suggested donation: $10.

THE CENTER
1 Hoffman St.
Auburn, NY 13021
P: 315.704.0319
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The Commission will promote the concept of History’s Hometown to help visitors recognize that Auburn is a remarkable hub for key figures and events in American history. The city offers attractions related to the Civil War, the Underground Railroad, Black History, American art history, Women’s Rights and more. In addition, “History’s Hometown” helps convey that Auburn is a small, welcoming city.

City Manager, Mark Palesh, believes that the new campaign leverages one of Auburn’s biggest strengths. “Founded in 1793, the City of Auburn has served as the historical crossroads for famous political figures, significant events, and culture,” Palesh says. “It provides a unique window into the forces that helped shape this country.”

According the Meg Vanek, Tourism Director for Cayuga County, the new positioning taps into a growing tourism trend centered around U.S. history and heritage. “Auburn really stands out among regional towns and cities,” explains Vanek. Not only does it offer all of the benefits of being located in the Finger Lakes, but its cultural and historic resources form the basis for a potentially robust heritage tourism program.”

The History’s Hometown marketing campaign will be rolled out over the next year. It will launch in August with billboards, public relations efforts, e-mail promotions and support at the retail level. For information about History’s Hometown, visit www.tourauburnny.com or call 315-255-1658.

About Auburn’s Historic & Cultural Sites Commission
The vision of the Commission is to position Auburn as the destination of choice in the Finger Lakes through support and promotion of its history and culture. The Commission organizations include Auburn Public Theater, Auburn Schine’s Theatre, Cayuga Museum & Case Research Lab, Harriet Tubman Home, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, Seward House Museum and Willard Memorial Chapel.