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FRIDAY FACTS

All events listed can be found at www.VisitSyracuse.org Page 1 of 8 Courtesy of: Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity 572 S. Salina St. Syracuse, NY 13202 800-234-4797 www.VisitSyracuse.org

On-going Onondaga County Events!

CNY Regional Farmers Market is open from 7am to 2pm each Saturday & Sunday (flea market); Market Common shops open daily. Call 422-8647 for information.

Enjoy animal enrichment activities and demonstrations at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. Go to their website (www.RosamondGiffordZoo.org) or call 435-8511 for details.

So much to do at Beaver Lake Nature Center! Enjoy many fantastic seasonal programs – for details, call 638-2519 or visit www.OnondagaCountyParks.com.

The Central Library at the Galleries features wonderful exhibits & other great programs to explore. For more information call 435-1834 or visit the website at www.onlib.org for details.

Highland Forest County Park offers horseback riding each weekend. Call 289-3775 or www.OnondagaCountyParks.com for details.

Downtown Farmers Market returns each Tuesday at Clinton Square, downtown ‘til October 9. Great local produce, flowers, food, crafts & so much more! Call 422-8284 for details.

Onondaga Lake Park - Central New York’s premier park conveniently located on Rt. 370 in Liverpool. Enjoy a stroll, a ride on the Tram or visit the Salt Museum (weekends only). Call 453-6712 or go to www.OnondagaCountyParks.com for details.

Syracuse University’s Shaffer Art Building is featuring a new exhibit Karl Schrag: Memories and Premonitions Exhibition through October 21st. For details, call 443-4097 or check out their website at www.suart.syr.edu/.

IMAX Movies: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Born to be Wild, & Tornado Alley are currently showing at the MOST. For details, call 425-9068 or www.most.org.

The Onondaga Historical Association Museum is currently featuring the exhibits Take No Prisoners-Political Cartoons Over Time and Place, Transforming Syracuse’s Lakefront: 25th Anniversary of a Bold Vision 1987-201, Manifest Destiny and the American West and Last House& Sight Unseen: Stereographs from the OHA Collection, 1850 – 1930. For details, call 428-1864 or go to www.CNYHistory.org.

Community Folk Art Center features the following exhibit TONY: 2012. Call the Community Folk Art Center at 442-2230 or on the website at www.CommunityFolkArtCenter.org.

FRIDAY FACTS

All events listed can be found at www.VisitSyracuse.org Page 2 of 8 Courtesy of: Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity 572 S. Salina St. Syracuse, NY 13202 800-234-4797 www.VisitSyracuse.org

Continuing thru 9/25/2012

Event:

Arts Across Campus Art Exhibit

Location: Onondaga Community College’s Ferrante Hall, 4585 W Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse

For More Info: 315-498-2622

Continuing thru 9/23/2012

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2012 Parade of Homes at Riverwalk

Location: Parade of Homes, 5340 Guy Young Road, Brewerton

For More Info: 315-463-6261

Continuing thru 9/29/2012

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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: The Musical

Location: The Preston H. Thomas Theatre at Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 East Lake Road, Auburn, For More Info: 800-457-8897

Continuing thru 9/23/2012

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Syracuse Stage presents “A Cry for Peace – Voices from the Congo”

Location: Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-443-3275

Continuing thru 10/31/2012

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Springside Farm A-Mazing Fall Festival (weekends & by appointment)

Location: Springside Farm, 1850 Route 91, Pompey

For More Info: 315-683-5860

Starts: 9/19/2012 Ends: 9/23/2012

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Empire State Quarter Horse Assoc. Fall Show

Location: Empire Expo Center/NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

For More Info: 716-308-4228

Starts: 9/20/2012 Ends: 9/22/2012

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Syracuse Style Fashion Show

Location: Armory Square, 200 Walton St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-470-1956

Starts: 9/21/2012 Ends: 9/21/2012

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Friday Night Music w/ John Rohde and the 2 Andys

Location: bc Restaurant in Armory Square, 247 West Fayette St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-422-8284

FRIDAY FACTS All events listed can be found at www.VisitSyracuse.org Page 3 of 8 Courtesy of: Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity 572 S. Salina St. Syracuse, NY 13202 800-234-4797 www.VisitSyracuse.org

Starts: 9/21/2012 Ends: 9/22/2012

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Play: Steel Magnolias: A Drag Reading

Location: Red House Art Center, 201 S. West St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-425-0405

Starts: 9/21/2012 Ends: 9/23/2012

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Great Syracuse OktoberFest

Location: CNY Regional Market, 2100 Park St., Syracuse

For More Info: 800-234-4797

Starts: 9/21/2012 Ends: 9/23/2012

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Heart Shrine Relic Tour

Location: Zen Center, 266 W. Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse

For More Info: 315-492-9773

Starts: 9/22/2012 Ends: 9/22/2012

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Concert: Keller Williams with special guest Donna the Buffalo

Location: Papermill Island, 136 Spensieri Ave., Baldwinsville

For More Info: 315-299-8886

Starts: 9/22/2012 Ends: 9/22/2012

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Fall Sportsmen’s Days

Location: Carpenters Brook Fish Hatchery, 1672 Route 321, Elbridge

For More Info: 315-689-9367

Starts: 9/22/2012 Ends: 9/22/2012

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Laughacuse Comedy Show

Location: Sophistications Jazz Cafe, 441 S. Salina St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-412-7203

Starts: 9/22/2012 Ends: 9/22/2012

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Meet the Real Players from the film “A League of their Own”

Location: Alliance Bank Stadium, 1 Tex Simone Dr., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-435-1412

Starts: 9/22/2012 Ends: 9/22/2012

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The 2012 Lowell Smith Walk to Defeat ALS

Location: Inner Harbor, W Kirkpatrick St & Van Rensselaer St, Syracuse

For More Info: 315-413-0121

FRIDAY FACTS All events listed can be found at www.VisitSyracuse.org Page 4 of 8 Courtesy of: Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity 572 S. Salina St. Syracuse, NY 13202 800-234-4797 www.VisitSyracuse.org

Starts: 9/22/2012 Ends: 9/22/2012

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Tipperary Hill Music Fest

Location: Pass Arboretum, 350 S. Avery Ave., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-481-6243

Starts: 9/22/2012 Ends: 1/6/2013

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Exhibit: Prophecy – Peter B. Jones

Location: Everson Museum, 401 Harrison St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-474-6064

Starts: 9/23/2012 Ends: 9/23/2012

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Wescott Street Cultural Fair

Location: Westcott Street Business District, 500 Westcott Street, Syracuse

For More Info: 315-703-6848

Starts: 9/26/2012 Ends: 9/26/2012

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Arts Across Campus Sculpture Dedications

Location: Onondaga Community College, 4585 W Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse

For More Info: 315-498-2622

Starts: 9/27/2012 Ends: 9/27/2012

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Syracuse Behavioral Healthcare Recovery Walk/Run

Location: Empire Expo Center/NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-474-5506

Starts: 9/27/2012 Ends: 9/27/2012

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The First Step to Freedom: Abraham Lincoln’s Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, Location: Pirro Convention Center at Oncenter, 800 S. State St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-428-1864 X 314

Starts: 9/27/2012 Ends: 9/30/2012

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Autumn In New York Horse Show

Location: Empire Expo Center/NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-682-1933

Starts: 9/29/2012 Ends: 9/30/2012

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Fall Fest Glassblowing Event

Location: Snake Oil Glassworks, Inc., 4251 Jordan Road, Skaneateles

For More Info: 315-685-5091

FRIDAY FACTS All events listed can be found at www.VisitSyracuse.org Page 5 of 8 Courtesy of: Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity 572 S. Salina St. Syracuse, NY 13202 800-234-4797 www.VisitSyracuse.org

Starts: 9/29/2012 Ends: 9/30/2012

Event:

NYS Jack Frost Classic Empire State Meat Goat Show

Location: Empire Expo Center/NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-889-5333

Starts: 9/30/2012 Ends: 9/30/2012

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CNY Theatre Organ Society Fall Concert

Location: Empire Expo Center/NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-451-6551

Starts: 9/30/2012 Ends: 9/30/2012

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The Vince O’Neil’s Wild Mushrooms Festival

Location: Beaver Lake Nature Center, 8477 East Mud Lake Rd, Baldwinsville

For More Info: 315-446-1463

Starts: 10/3/2012 Ends: 10/7/2012

Event:

NAPA Auto Parts Super DIRT Week XLI

Location: Empire Expo Center/NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

For More Info: 877-395-8606

Starts: 10/5/2012 Ends: 10/5/2012

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Syracuse University Football vs. Pittsburgh

Location: Carrier Dome, 900 Irving Ave., Syracuse

For More Info: 888-366-3849

Starts: 10/5/2012 Ends: 10/7/2012

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Syracuse University’s Family Weekend

Location: Syracuse University, 215 University Place, Syracuse

For More Info: 315-443-1200

Starts: 10/6/2012 Ends: 10/7/2012

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LaFayette Apple Festival

Location: LaFayette Fairgrounds, 5300 Cherry Valley Turnpike, LaFayette

For More Info: 800-234-4797

Starts: 10/8/2012 Ends: 10/9/2012

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Concert: Common Grounds for Peace featuring his Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

Location: Carrier Dome, 900 Irving Ave., Syracuse

For More Info: 888-DOME-TIX

FRIDAY FACTS All events listed can be found at www.VisitSyracuse.org Page 6 of 8 Courtesy of: Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity 572 S. Salina St. Syracuse, NY 13202 800-234-4797 www.VisitSyracuse.org

Starts: 10/9/2012 Ends: 10/28/2012

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Play: Jersey Boys

Location: Landmark Theatre, 362 S. Salina St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-475-7980

Starts: 10/10/2012 Ends: 10/14/2012

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CNY Reining Horse Assoc. Fall Classic

Location: Empire Expo Center/NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-682-0592

Starts: 10/11/2012 Ends: 10/14/2012

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Syracuse International Film Festival

Location: Palace Theater, 2384 James St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-255-3074

Starts: 10/13/2012 Ends: 10/14/2012

Event:

Empire Alpaca Extravaganza

Location: Empire Expo Center/NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

For More Info: 607-222-6825

Starts: 10/14/2012 Ends: 10/14/2012

Event:

Yankee Fall Classic Poultry Show

Location: Empire Expo Center/NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-492-1974

Starts: 10/18/2012 Ends: 10/18/2012

Event:

Wiz Khalifa: The 2050 Tour

Location: War Memorial at Oncenter, 800 S. State St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-435-2121

Starts: 10/19/2012 Ends: 10/19/2012

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Syracuse University Football vs. Connecticut

Location: Carrier Dome, 900 Irving Ave., Syracuse

For More Info: 1-888-366-3849

Starts: 10/19/2012 Ends: 10/21/2012

Event:

Stepping Stone Horse Show

Location: Empire Expo Center/NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-729-8507

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Starts: 10/20/2012 Ends: 10/21/2012

Event:

Onondaga Woodcarvers Club Show & Sale

Location: Beaver Lake Nature Center, 8477 East Mud Lake Rd, Baldwinsville

For More Info: 315-638-2519

Starts: 10/20/2012 Ends: 10/21/2012

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Salt City Autumn Antique Show

Location: Empire Expo Center/NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-824-2462

Starts: 10/21/2012 Ends: 10/21/2012

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Concert: Ted Neeley & the Little Big Band

Location: Mulroy Civic Center at Oncenter, 800 S. State St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-435-8000

Starts: 10/24/2012 Ends: 10/24/2012

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Concert: DRUMLine Live

Location: SRC Arena at OCC, 4585 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse

For More Info: 315-498-2622

Starts: 10/26/2012 Ends: 10/26/2012

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Concert: Straight No Chaser #SNClive Fall 2012 Tour

Location: Mulroy Civic Center at Oncenter, 800 S. State St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-435-8000

Starts: 10/26/2012 Ends: 10/28/2012

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Country Folk Art Show

Location: Empire Expo Center/NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-487-7711

Starts: 11/1/2012 Ends: 11/4/2012

Event:

Camping World NYS RV Fall Savings Event

Location: Empire Expo Center/NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-672-5105

Starts: 11/2/2012 Ends: 12/24/2012

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Art Mart 2012

Location: Atrium at City Hall Commons, 201 E. Washington St., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-243-6359 or 637-6562

FRIDAY FACTS All events listed can be found at www.VisitSyracuse.org Page 8 of 8 Courtesy of: Syracuse Convention & Visitors Bureau CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity 572 S. Salina St. Syracuse, NY 13202 800-234-4797 www.VisitSyracuse.org

Starts: 11/3/2012 Ends: 11/4/2012

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Great New York State Model Train Fair

Location: Empire Expo Center/NYS Fairgrounds, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse

For More Info: 315-451-6551

Starts: 11/5/2012 Ends: 11/5/2012

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Cirque Chinois

Location: SRC Arena at OCC, 4585 West Seneca Turnpike, Syracuse

For More Info: 315-498-2622

Starts: 11/8/2012 Ends: 11/8/2012

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