Music in the ‘Cuse

Oswego celebrates the great pumpkin this weekend with the annual CNY Great Pumpkin Festival. The event, which takes place in Washington Square Park (Route 104 East, Oswego), runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Musical guests include The Jam Bones, The Barlow-Domicolo Band, and Patti and The Cruzers.

In addition to music, the event features arts and crafts, pumpkin carving contests and lessons, ghost stories told by City Historian Rosemary Nesbitt, and lots of great food. There will also be a competition for the biggest pumpkin!

Admission is free.

In addition to the event in Oswego, the Great Cortland Pumpkin Fest takes place Saturday and Sunday, and the Pompey Pumpkin Fest is on Sunday.

Also today

• Alecstar and the New York Flyers perform at Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona. The show starts at 8 p.m. and tickets are $15 and $25.
• Fritz’s Polka Band headlines Oktoberfest at Vernon Downs. The event runs from 2 to 10 p.m. and features a German and Polish foods, a variety of great domestic and imported beers, and crafts. FPB performs at noon. The Neverly Brothers are also performing at the event and take the stage at 9 p.m.
• Syracuse Friends of Chamber Music present the Emerson String Quartet at Lincoln Middle School (1613 James St.). The program includes Mendelssohn’s “String Quartet in E Flat Major, Op. 12,” Beethoven’s “String Quartet in Eb, Op.74,” and Shostakovich’s “Quarter No. 9 in E-flat Major, op. 117. The concert starts at 8 p.m. and admission is free.
• Children’s performer Justin Roberts is at the State Theatre (107 West State Street, Ithaca) with special guest Family Reading Partnership Read-Along Songs starring John Simon and Cal Walker. The show starts at 3 p.m. and tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for children.
• Phil Markert, the former Syracuse radio personality, presents “A Senior Moment or Two … or Three … or Four” at the Palace Theatre (2384 James St.). The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door.

Click Continue Reading for live music at area clubs.

At the Clubs

• 12 North Sports Bar (10125 Mulvaney Rd., Utica) – The Bomb, 9 p.m.
• Bear Bones Bar-B-Que and Grill (83 Wall St., Auburn) - The Mabel Evans Band, 9 p.m.
• Buffalo’s (2119 Downer St., Baldwinsville) – Tuff Luck, 9 p.m.
• Burritt’s Café (8914 N. Seneca St., Weedsport) - Ryan Labaron, 1 p.m.; Rick and Bob, 7 p.m.
• CJ’s Pub and Restaurant (8902 South Seneca St., Weedsport) - Tiger, 9 p.m.
• Candy’s Road House (Route 29, Oswego) – F5, 9:30 p.m.
• Caz Sports Bowl (3 Carriage Lane Place, Cazenovia) - Paul Taylor, 9 p.m.
• Cedar House Lanes (813 W. Genesee St., Skaneateles) – The Infinite Jesture, 9 p.m.
• Coleman’s Authentic Irish Pub (100 S. Lowell Ave.) - Dave Hawthorn, 10 p.m.
• Cooper’s Landing (Lakeshore Rd., Cicero) – DJ Nasty, 9 p.m.

p.m.

• Cora D’s Restaurant (3785 Milton Ave.) - Maria DeSantis, Mark Copani, and Jimmy Cox, 8 p.m.
• Cornerstone Restaurant and Bar (6805 Main St., Red Creek) - Joey Belladonna’s BIG WAY, 10 p.m.
• Cortland Country Music Park (Route 13, Cortland) – J.D. and Rollin’ South, 8 p.m.
• The Devereux (37 Devereux St., Utica) - 805’s Dave Porter and Kelly Wilcox, 9:30 p.m.
• Edgewater Grill (2 Oswego St., Baldwinsville) – The Jam Bones, 9:30 p.m.
• Fish Island Bar and Grill (133 Canal St., Dexter) – Wild Shall Remain Wild, 9:30 p.m.
• Froggy’s Tavern (3898 New Court Ave.) - DJ Dave Cornell, 9 p.m.
• Greene’s Ale House and Grille (104 W. Bridge St., Oswego) – The Love Volcanoes, 10:30 p.m.
• Green Acres (3019 East Ave., Central Square) - Mike Sims and Stan, 9 p.m.
• The Hurlbert House (106 Main St., Booneville) - Headin’ South, 9:30 p.m.
• Legend’s Tavern (South Cayuga, Union Springs) – Gary Dunes Band, 9:30 p.m.
• Lou Lou’s (Route 57, Liverpool) – Timeline, 8 p.m.
• Mac’s Bad Art Bar (1799 Brewerton Road, Mattydale) – One Hard Krank, 10 p.m.
• The Mill (1417 W. Genesee St.) - The Cobblerockers, 3 p.m.
• Mirbeau Inn and Spa (851 W. Genesee St., Skaneateles) - Brian Scherer and Joe Ferlo, 7:30 p.m.
• Moondance Tavern (2512 Route 20, Marcellus) – Under The Gun, 10 p.m.
• Morgan’s of Syracuse (329 Fay Rd.) – Jerry Cali, 7 p.m.
• Mountainview Tavern (Route 281, Preble) – Fully Loaded Band, 9 p.m.
• Mystic (1203 Milton Ave.) – DJ Lo-Lo, 10 p.m.
• Pascale Wine Bar and Restaurant (204 W. Fayette St.) - Bill DiCosimo, 9 p.m.
• Patz on the River (6 E. First St., Oswego) - Damdog, 7 p.m.
• Pizza Man’s Pub (50 Oswego St., Baldwinsville) – Sarah Horner and Greg Carroll, 9 p.m.
• River Rock Bar and Grill (8 Bridge St., Phoenix) – Smokin’, 9 p.m.
• ShamROCKS! Rock and Roll Irish Pub (109 E. Taft Rd., North Syracuse) – Beach Party with Token Tom, 9 p.m.
• Shenanigan’s Bar and Grill (318 E. Fayette St.) – The Sea Monkeys, 9:30 p.m.
• Shifty’s (1401 Burnet Ave.) – Shakedownblues, 9:15 p.m.
• Silliman’s Farm Market (34 Main St., Camden) – Bob and Mule, 2 p.m.
• Sparky Town Restaurant (324 Burnet Ave.) - Atlantic Flyway, 8 p.m.
• Suzy’s Tavern (346 W. Genesee St., Auburn) – Free Reign, 10 p.m.
• Thanks a Latte (315 Fayette St., Fayetteville) - Charles Marlowe, 8 p.m.
• Vernon Downs (4229 Stuhlman Rd., Vernon) – Neverly Brothers Band, 9 p.m.
• Wayside Irish Pub (101 E. Main St., Elbridge) - Barrigar Brothers, 6 p.m.
• Yesterday’s Royal (13 Canal St., Sylvan Beach) – Spooktacular with Eastside 66, 9 p.m.

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