Thursday, October 29

Syracuse: Go Red for Women

Fair includes spa, health info, 10:30am-noon
Lunch (emceed by NBC3s Lisa Spitz noon-1:30pm
www.SyracuseGoRed.heart.org
DeWitt: Mall-o-Ween
Trick or Treating
Shoppingtown Mall
1 7pm,
$1 per child, benefits CNY Consortium for Childrens Services
Ithaca: Spaghetti Dinner
benefits New Roots School farm to school program
Greek Orthodox Church, Seneca and Geneva Streets
5 8pm
Oswego: Fire Safety Open House
Oswego Town Volunteer Fire Dept, 640 County Rte 20
6 8pm
Syracuse: Candlelight Vigil for drug overdose victims
sponsored by ACR Health
Hanover Square
6pm
Rome: CNY Hops: Birth, Death and Rebirth
Rome Historical Society talk
200 Church Street
6pm free
Syracuse: Temple Grandin Speaks
Autism Advocate, expert in animal behavior
presented by NY Farm Bureau
Landmark Theatre, 362 South Salina St
7pm, Tickets at the door
www.kelbermancenter.org

Waterloo: Heroin is Here community forum

Seneca Co. Sheriff & Medical Director among the speakers
Waterloo High School auditorium, 96 Stark Street
7-8:30pm

Friday, October 30
Friday Sales
~Norwich: First Baptist Church, 10 West Park Place
Rummage & Bake Sale, Fri 4-7, Sat 9-noon
Friday Food
Phoenix: Masonic Temple, 451 Main St (fish, 5 7pm, $10)
Ithaca: Halloween Parade & Trick-or-Treating
Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) to Downtown & Center Ithaca
4 6pm
Homer: Show Us CNY15 photo exhibit opening party
Homer Center for the Arts
5-7pm (exhibit runs til Nov 14)
Geneva: See ALL the Harry Potter Movies
Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca Street
~Friday: 5:30pm The Sorcerers Stone 8:45pm The Chamber of Secrets
~Sat: 12:30pm The Prisoner of Azkaban 4pm The Goblet of Fire, 8pm
The Order of the Phoenix
~Sun:12:30pm The Half-Blood Prince, 4pm The Deathly Hallows, Part 1,
8pm The Deathly Hallows, Part 2.
Saturday: Childrens Parade & Costume Contest, 2 4pm
$16 for all, $5 individual movies www.thesmith.org
Fulton: Family fun celebration & Costume Party
(pre-school 6h graders)
Fulton First Methodist, 1408 State Route 176
(across from Fulton Junior High)
6-7:30pm
www.fultonfirst.org

Cortland: Flute & Piccolo Recital

Grace & Holy Spirit Church, 13 Court Street
7:30pm
$7 adults, $5 seniors, under 10 free ($1 discount with canned food)
Liverpool: Halloween Haunted House
Raven Haven, 7475 Thunderbird Road (off Bear)
7pm until lines end, also Saturday 7-8pm
free
Central Square: Halloween-themed Bunco Tournament
Central Square Fire Station
Costumes encouraged
doors open 6:30pm, $10
Oneida: Open Mike Night
Kallet Civic Center
7pm, $3
www.kalletciviccenter.org
Auburn: Made in America (American composers) concert
Auburn Chamber Orchestra
Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
7:30pm, $5 donation requested

Saturday, October 31
Saturday Sales
~Norwich: First Baptist Church, 10 West Park Place
Rummage & Bake Sale, 9-noon

Rte 11 north of Brewerton: Ted & Amys Pet Costume Contest

Billy Whittakers Cars and Trux, 309 US Rte 11
10am judging (registration starts at 9)
East Syracuse: Bead Show
VFW Post, 6996 East Taft Road

Saturday 10am 5pm, Sunday 10am 4pm

$3 entry
www.beadsocietycny.org
Syracuse: Science gets Spooky
Slime, invisibility, pumpkin smashing and more
MOST, Armory Square
10:30am 4pm (regular admission)
www.most.org

North Syracuse: Mensa Admission Test (how smart are you??)

North Syracuse Library, 100 Trolley Barn Lane
10:30am $20 (half price!)
info: 458-9097
Syracuse: Halloween Parade
North Geddes St (Harley Davidson) to South Geddes (Boxing Ctr)
11am, Boxing matches start 1pm
Vernon Downs: Breeders Cup Thoroughbred Racing
Simulcast from Keeneland Racecourse, Lexington, KY
11am - conclusion Triple Crown winner American Pharoahs last
race at 5:35pm
NBC3 also carrying the races
Ithaca: Winter Composting how-to program
Steamboat Landing (Ithaca Farmers Market
11-noon (free)

Ithaca: Harry Potter movies

State heater, 105 West State St
11am The Chamber of Secrets, 3pm The Prisoner of Azkaban
$6 adults, ($5 if in costume)
www.stateofithaca.com
Syracuse: Consumer Buying Power for Youth
Southside Innovation Center, 2610 South Salina Street
noon 2pm
Seneca Falls: Women, Witches & Halloweens Past
Talk on witch persecution
Seneca Falls Womens Rights Park Visitor Center, 136 Fall Street
1pm free
Ithaca: Diagon Alley (Harry Potter attire, activities)
Press Bay Alley, downtown
1 6pm (free to look, free cider & trick or treating)
Geneva: See ALL the Harry Potter Movies
Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca Street
~Sat: 12:30pm The Prisoner of Azkaban 4pm The Goblet of Fire, 8pm
The Order of the Phoenix
~Sun:12:30pm The Half-Blood Prince, 4pm The Deathly Hallows, Part 1,
8pm The Deathly Hallows, Part 2.
Saturday: Childrens Parade & Costume Contest, 2 4pm
$16 for all, $5 individual movies www.thesmith.org
Ithaca: The Coffin Carver
Historical talk on gravestone maker
The History Center, 401 East State Street
2pm
Ithaca: Creatures of the Night
Talk/demo on nocturnal creatures

Sciencenter, 601 1st Street

2pm www.sciencenter.org
Mall Trick-or-Treating
~Great Northern Mall 3pm
~Destiny USA 5 7pm
Syracuse: Community Halloween Bash
Peppinos, 1849 Grant Blvd
Costume contest, free pizza slices
4pm start

Syracuse: Community Harvest Festival

4-7pm at:
McKinley-Brighton School
Delaware Academy
Franklin School
ML King School
Dr. Weeks/Northeast Community Center
Ed Smith School
Southwest Community Center
Liverpool: Halloween Haunted House
Raven Haven, 7475 Thunderbird Road (off Bear)
Saturday 7-8pm free
Earlville: Haunted Opera House
Earlville Opera House
7-9pm, free
(Children must come with adult, not suggested for under 8s)

Sunday, November 1
Fall Forward! Set clocks to Standard time (2am change)
Onondaga Lake Parkway: speed limit to 45 mph until April 1
Fulton: Non overnight parking starting Sunday, until April 1
Sunday Food:
Mattydale: American Legion, 2718 LeMoyne Ave Pancakes 8am-noon
Carrier Dome: NY State Field Bands competition
8am 10pm
Spectators: $15 adults, $5 under 12, $2 pre-schoolers
schedule: www.nysfbc.org

Syracuse: Squishing of the Squash

Syracuse Zoo at Burnet Park
10am 3pm free with park admission
www.ononodagacountyparks.com
East Syracuse: 2 original pieces of fire equipment returning home
East Syracuse Fire Station #1, 204 North Center Street
noon
Geneva: See the Harry Potter Movies
Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca Street
12:30pm The Half-Blood Prince, 4pm The Deathly Hallows, Part 1,
8pm The Deathly Hallows, Part 2.
$5 individual movies www.thesmith.org
Liverpool: Holiday Vendor Fair
small business owners, hosted by The Dream Factory of Syracuse
Maplewood Suites, 400 7th North St
1 5pm

OCC: Hits of the 60s & 70s in the B Side

benefits Jerry Barsha Foundation
Storer Auditorium
$35 ($25 Seniors +62 & students)
3pm www.jerrybarshafoundation.org
Syracuse: Itzhak Perlman, violin concert
Mulroy Civic Center Crouse-Hinds Theatre
3pm, limited tickets
www.experienceSymphoria.org
Amboy (Oswego County): Leave it to Beavers
walk to pond area
Amboy 4-H Environmental Center, 748 State Rte 183
2pm, $4, $12 family rate