The O-town Scene

k.d. lang to perform The Belleayre Music Festival begins its 2011 Summer Con- cert Series at 8 p.m., Sunday, July 3, with k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang with special guests the Belle Bridgade. The festival is at 181 Galli Curci Road in Highmount. Hailed by Tony Bennett as “the best singer of her generation,” lang is a multi- Grammy winner with her blend of country-rock stylings and punk-like attitude. For more details, go to www.belleayremusic.org. Polka, blues set for park The City of Oneonta Sum- mer Concerts continue at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 30, with Phrog, a blues band perform- ing originals and covers. Next week brings Fritz’s Polka Band, which will bring an eclectic mix of musical styles, including modern polka, country, fox trot, waltz and more. All concerts are in Neahwa Park. For more information, call 432-1800. Taste of Catskills to have fireworks The Taste of the Catskills Festival will begin at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 2, and continue at 10 a.m., Sunday, July 3, at Maple Shade Farm, 2066 County Highway 18 in Delhi. The festival will be highlight- ed with fireworks both nights. It will also include food, beer and wine, music, farm petting zoo and buffet dinner featur- ing food produced locally. Admission is $5 and $20 for dinner Saturday. For more information, visit tasteofth- ecatskills.com. June 30, 2011 O-Town Scene 21 Thurs. 6/30 Stage ‘Blithe Spirit,’ 8 p.m., Cha- pel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Presented by the Franklin Stage Company. Music Phrog, 7 p.m., Neahwa Park, Main and River streets, Oneonta. Part of the City of Oneonta Summer Music Series. For info: 432-1800 or 432-6450. Unadilla Summer Concert Series, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Unadilla Community House lawn, 193 Main St., Un- adilla. For info: 434-5361. Kenny Loggins at Hospice Celebrity Party, 6 p.m., Brewery Ommegang, Coo- perstown. Open mic Organik Soul’s Open Mic, 8 p.m., Villa Isidoro, 3941 U.S. Highway 20, Richfield Springs. For info: (315) 858-3500. Event Field Days at Village Park, 982 Village Park, Marga- retville. Sponsored by the Margaretville Fire Depart- ment. Sports Oneonta Outlaws vs. Syracuse Jr. Chiefs, 7 p.m., Damaschke Field, Oneonta. For info: www.oneontaout- laws.com. Fri. 7/1 Stage ‘Blithe Spirit,’ 8 p.m., Cha- pel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Film Heart and Soul Cinema Series, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., The Open Eye Theater, 960 Main St., Margaretville. Featuring ‘Uncross the Stars.’ Free. For info: (845) 586-1660. Music Liquid Me CD release party, 9 p.m., Oneonta Theatre, Chestnut Street, Oneonta; with Chuck Nasty, Pispoure, Contraband and others. Le Vent du Nord, 8 p.m., Earlville Opera House, 18 E. Main St., Earlville. Northern Comfort, 7 p.m., Maple Museum, Creamery Street, Jefferson. Presented by the Jefferson Historical Society Free Music Series. Otesaga Weekend Music, 9 p.m., The Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake St., Cooper- stown. Free, in the Temple- ton Lounge. For info: (877) 666-7421. The Merrymakers, 7 to 9 p.m., The Yellow Deli, 134 Main St., Oneonta. Live music. For info: 431-1155, cgc@verizon.net. Bainbridge Old Time Band, 7 p.m., Village Park, Main Street, Bainbridge. Straw- berry social, 6:30 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Woodshed Prophets, 9 p.m., Beadle’s Restaurant and Lounge, 15 Lackawanna Ave., Norwich. 334-8706. Sports Oneonta Outlaws vs. Rome Thunderbolts, 7 p.m., Dam- aschke Field, Oneonta. Open mic With Mike Herman, 7:30 p.m. 76 Main St., Stamford Event Field Days at Village Park, 982 Village Park, Marga- retville. Continued on Page 22 the Events Scene June 30-July 7

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