Oneonta, NY

This summer, while you are looking at property in Otsego County, take in a show or enjoy a local event! Here are some hghlights you might want to see!

Fly Creek Cider Mill hosts their popular "Taste of Fly Creek Series" every weekend with delicious treats and demonstrations like Grilling 101, BQ Sauces, Maple Syrup & Pancakes to dip mxes, chile dip and Apple Salsa!

At the Glimmerglass Operea this summer: Mozart's "The marraige of Figaro", Copeland's "The Tender Land", Puccni's "Tosca" and Handel's "Tolomeo".

May 7-8, 2010 The Foothills Performing Arts Center hosts "African Santus", a multi-media perforance featurng the Catskiill Choral Society, percussionists, youth orchestras and special guest, English Composer and Pianist David Fanshawe.

May 14-16, 2010 The Orpheus Theatre presents "Bye, Bye Birdie" at SUNY Oneonta's Goodrich Theatre.

May 15, 2010 SUNY Oneonta's Hunt Union Ballroom will be the site of Recording Artists, The Harry Allen Jazz Quntet.

May 28-31, 2010 Memorial Weekend is the world's longest flat water marathon canoe race along the mghty Susquehanna River. Startng at Cooperstown's beautiful Otsego Lake and ending 70 miles downstream in Bainbridge. Join the crowds as more than 3,000 paddlers test their endurance against the unpredictable and challenging river course. The General Clinton Canoe Regatta! A favorite among the locals with world class athletes from around the world, inluding US Olympic gold medal winner Greg Barton.

June 12-13,2010 Cooperstown NY hosts the 14th annual Equestrian Horse Show featuring internationally renowned judges and equestrians. A must see for horse lovers, superb horsemanship and a hunters division too. Located at the Iroquois Farm on Co. Rte. 33.

June 12, 2010 Vintage Baseball at Brewery Ommegang, Rte. 33 Cooperstown. Watch the Cleveland Blues take on Fitchburg Rollstones in the way baseball originally was played, no strikes, no gloves and a backyard field. As always Brewery Ommegang will be serving up their fine Belgian ales and delicasies while you enjoy the game!

July 30-31,2010 "Belgian Comes to Cooperstown". The finest imported Belgian Beers and American brewed Belgian style beers available. Over 100 different beers to sample plus Belgian foods, music, amusements and amping on site.

July 25, 2010 The National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. This years inductees include award winners Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice, Tony Kubek and Nick Peters.

August 14, 2010 The annual City of the Hills Fine Arts Festival in downtown Oneonta. Local owners proudly display handmade crafts, ceramics, art, photograhy and more.

September 10-12, 2010 Oneonta's Mayor's Cup Soccer Tournament is the longest running college soccer tournament n the country. Preparations are underway for the 33rd annual men's soccer tournament and the 13th annual women's soccer tournament. FREE admission. Hosted by Oneonta State College and Hartwick College in Oneonta.

September 12, 2010 Don't forget to stop downtown between games for the annual Grand & GLorius Garage Sale, a big fundraiser for the Catskill Choral Society.

October 3, 2010 The 17th Annual "Ricky J. "Pit" Parisian" 10K race through the streets of Oneonta.

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Imagine paddling a canoe 70 miles in one day, challenging the elements and testng your endurance aganst the unpredictable Susquehanna River in upstate New York. The General Clinton Canoe Regatta attracts more than 3,000 paddlers to 50 races and culminates on Memorial Day wth the 70 miles endurance race from the beautiful Otsego Lake in Cooperstown NY to historic Bainbridge, NY; the world's longest single day flat water marathon canoe race.

The regatta has drawn world class athletes like US Gold Medalist Greg Barton, 28 time winner Canadan Serge Corban and racers from all over thee world. Plus, plenty of entertainment awaits paddlers and spectators; carnival rides, food vendors including Oneonta's famous Brook's BBQ Chicken, topped off with live music and fireworks!

Looking for something fun to do on the long Memorial Day weekend? Why not join the thousands of spectators n cheering on the paddlers. While you are here, there are penty of sights and sounds to explore, like the many fine museums including the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Fenimore House and the Farmers Museum. Sports enthusiasts can catch a collegiate level baseball game or club football among the many exciting things to do.

While you are here, if you have been considering purchasing your vacation property in upstate NY, whether it is a summer home or vacant land to build on or set up your camper or hunting cabin. CALL the area's Top Mult-Mllion Dollar Producer and land development expert. Book early, weekend showings fill up fast! CALL Kellie Place at 607-434-5263.

NEW YORK SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL

New York State Summer Music Festival - NYSMF! An extraordinary two, four or six week summer music camp filled with musical experiences for talented young musicians ages 11-25. As of today 4/17/10, we have students from 18 different countries and 30 different states in the US.

www.nysmf.org

Located at Oneonta State College in the beautiful Catskill Mountains of Upstate New Y ork!

• Choose from over 50 ensembles and classes
• Perform in over 40 concerts this summer
• Study one-on-one with some of the finest musicians from Julliard, Curtis, The Manhattan School of Music, The New York Pops, The Philadelphia Orchestra, The VanGuard Jazz Orchestra, and many, many other of the world's best performing ensembles.

Some of the Highlights include:

• Special Programs: Compostition, Original Music Theatre, Classical Saxaphone Institute, International Flute Institute and the Yamaha Silent Electric Strings Program.
• Orchestras: Chamber and Symphony
• Bands: Wind Ensembles and Symphonic Bands
• Choirs: Madrigal Ensemble, Select CHoir, All NYSMF Choir and Jazz Choirs
• Chamber Music: Piano and Strings, Ensembles
• Jazz "A Complete Jazz Experience": Select Jazz, Big Band Jazz, Lab Jazz, Jazz Choir, Jazz Combo's, Jazz Improv, Jazz History and Jazz Repertoire Workshops.
• Instrumental & Vocal Programs: Piano, Strings, Performance and Technique COurses, Vocal Programs.
• Musical Studies: Beginning Guitar, Guitar, Beginning Piano, Piano, Conducting, Music History, Orchestration and Arrangement, Theory and Ear Training. Sight reading.

VISITING ARTISTS SERIES: The list of Internationally renowned Visiting Artists is constantly growing. Please keep checking our website for updates at www.nysmf.org

NYSMF's Visiting Artists Prgram provides a rare opportunity for our students to interact with professional musicians of international acclaim. The Visiting Artists perform Master Classes, workshops and often perform in evening concerts as soloists with our orchestras and in recitals.

Here is a sneak peak at this summers line-up!

• Steven Reineke, Music Director, NY Pops Orchestra, Principal Pops Conductor
• Joseph Silverstein, Conductor, Curtis Institute of Music, Boston Symphony Orchestra
• Melinda Wagner, Composer, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Composition, Univ. of Chicago
• Mike Holober, Piano, Gotham Wind Symphony, City Univ. of NY, Westchester Jazz Orchestra
• Toshiki Usui, Piano, Tokyo National Univ of Fine Arts & Music, Performance Prize winner
• Ann Hampton Callaway, Voice, Tony Award Nominee, singer, pianist actress, TV host and producer
• Jon Frederic West, Voice - Tenor, NY Metropolitan Opera, Manhattan School of Music, Juilliard Opera
• David Gerber, Cello, Dean of Performance at Manhattan School of Music, American String Quartet
• David Grossman, Double Bass, New York Philharmonic
• Ida Kavafian, Violin & Viola, International Performing Artist, Curtis Institute of Music
• Jennifer Leitham Trio, Bass, California State Univ. Long Beach, Doc Severinsin, Mel Torme
• Martha Mooke, Electric Viola, Yamaha Performing Artist, Scorchio Quartet "Star Wars in Concert"
• John Patitucci, Bass, Multiple Grammy Award Winner! Chick Corea Akoustic Band, Wayne Shorter Q.
• Harold Robinson, Double Bass, Principal Bass, Philadelphia Orchestra, Curtis Institute of Music
• Joseph Silverstein, Violin, Curtis Institure of Music, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood
• Steven Tenebom, Viola, Curtis Institute of Music, Juilliard School of Music, Mannes College of Music
• Keisuke Wajao, Oboe, Assistant Principal Oboe, Boston Symphony Orchestra, New England Consv.
• Donny McCaslin, Jazz Sax, Grammy Award Winner! Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, Mingus Big Band
• David Bilger, Trumpet, Principal Trumpet Philadelphia Orch. Curtis Institute of Music
• Angela Cordell, French Horn, Drexel Univ. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
• Ingrid Jensen, Trumpet, International Performing Artist, Maria Schneider Orch. IJQ, Project O.
• Mark Kellogg, Trombone, Eastman School of Music, Principal Trombone Rochester Philharmonic Orch
• Knoxville Brassworks Company, Brass Ensemble, Joel Tillman, Sam Chen, Robert Owen, Sarah Fellenbaum, Sean Greene
• Don Liuzzi, Percussion, Principal Timpani, Philadelphia Orch. Curtis Institute of Music Yamaha Artist
• James Saporito, Percussion, NY City Ballet Orchestra, Westchester Philharmonic, Am. Comp. Orch.
• Ingrid Jensen, Jazz Trumpet, International Performing Artist, Maria Schneider Orch. Nordic Connect
• John Patitucci and Mike Holober, Bass & Piano, Multiple Grammy Award Winner!

ALL CONCERTS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! Log on to www.nysmf.org for an up-to-date concert schedule!

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Wordless Wednesday - On the way to Oneonta NY

Last Saturday on the way to Oneonta NY I passed many wonderful scenes. It is amazing that many still think of NY in terms of New York City, however if you head out of the city you will soon encounter vast open space.

So here are a few of the scenes I took from the back seat of a moving car on the way to Oneonta.

Here are a few questions for you.

1 Do you know which county Oneonta is in?

2 What well known music college is located there?

3 Which hall of fame can be found there?

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Webinar offers information on benefits of gas wells

Those interested in learning about the benefits of local natural-gas drilling may attend today's webinar in Norwich, presented by Commerce Chenango, Cooperative Extension of Chenango County and the Pennsylvania State University Extension.

Chenango County business owners and their representatives will be admitted free, and those from outside the county will pay $5 apiece. The 90-minute session will begin at 8 a.m. at the Eaton Center at 19 Eaton Ave.

At the session, attendees will learn how to increase their trade as the area is developed by gas drillers and associated industries.

A registration form for the seminar _ which will be followed by two more on Feb. 10 and 17 _ asks: ``Is your business or community poised to profit?

``The hottest natural-gas boom in the world is right here.

"The Marcellus Shale formation is driving energy firms to Pennsylvania and New York, and the influx of dollars is creating significant business opportunities with natural gas and service companies.''

Experts from Penn State University will discuss business strategies and opportunities, according to Ken Smith, executive director of the county's Cooperative Extension.

Maureen Carpenter, president and chief executive officer of Commerce Chenango, said business opportunities may abound locally, as wells are drilled and pipelines laid to put the area's natural gas into circulation.

As drilling crews and others arrive, restaurants and motels stand to profit. Less-obvious beneficiaries may include ``welding supply companies, gas stations, loggers, excavators and trucking companies,'' she said.

Smith said local business owners will learn how to contact key personnel at natural-gas firms. The forums are designed to make business owners comfortable with natural-gas development, Smith said.

Sometimes local people act as if gas drilling were ``an alien subject,'' but the state has been home to natural-gas drilling, he noted.