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Left to right: Robert Gerbin, Catharine McGrath, Jane Proper

       Join the fun as The September Trio performs in the Cazenovia Public Library Community Room on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 7 pm.
      Music lovers will not want to miss this elegant presentation of Broadway show tunes and light classics. Comprised of three accomplished musicians from the Central New York area, this group features Jane Maher, soprano; Robert Gerbin, baritone; and Catharine McGrath, pianist.
      Maher has performed with the Liederverein, Berwalk Singers, Liverpool Community Chorus, DeWitt Choraleers, and musical theater troupes as well as other local venues.
      While in the Navy, Gerbin became a member of the Blue Jackets Chorus, and later at Colgate University he sang in the Glee Club for four years. Currently he’s a regular performer in senior theater troupes as well as with the DeWitt Choraleers.
      In addition to accompanying soloist, McGrath has accompanied the choirs at Nottingham High School, the Syracuse University Men’s Glee Club, and the Music Men as well as the Syracuse University Chorus, Hendricks Chapel Choir, Syracuse Chorale, Syracuse University Oratorio Society, and DeWitt Community Church Choir.
      This performance, a sure crowd-pleaser, is sponsored by the Friends. All are welcome. For more information, call 655-9322 or visit www.midyork.org/cazenovia.

Brewster Inn - watercolor, Drayton Jones

      All are cordially invited to the Cazenovia Public Library’s first annual Golden Ticket Event on Sunday, July 26th from 5 to 8 pm at 3842 Charles Rd. in Cazenovia.  
      It will be an exciting evening featuring a silent auction and raffle to win original works of fine art to benefit the library endowment and to highlight exceptional local artists.
      Featured artists include Sylvia Wyckoff, Jim Ridlon, Nicora Gange, Joan Beck, Chris Baker, Bobbi Stinson, Deborah Wester, Dianna Slodowitz, Richard Walker, Roger Demuth, Chamelion Gallery, Allyn Stewart, Mary Padgett, Elizabeth Monroe, Drayton Jones, Gordon Muck, Patricia McGrath, Richard English, Jennifer Schutzendorf, Katrina Cobain, Jane Egan and Wayne Daniels.  
      Tickets are $75/patron $90, which includes a raffle ticket. Each attendee will have a chance to win! Additional raffle tickets will be available for $20 in advance or $25 at the event. Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP by July 18th.
      For more information, visit gallerycny.com or call Jennifer Schutzendorf at 315-655-3707.

      To celebrate reading with young children and families, book lovers of all ages are invited to attend the circus at the Cazenovia Public Library. 

    The fun begins on Tuesday, July 28th at 10 am. with activities until noon under the Big Top on the

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      Join the “Story Time in the Story Garden” summer fun at the Cazenovia Public Library at 10:15 a.m. Monday through Thursday.
      Nursery rhymes bring joy to children of all ages and that’s what “Mother Goose Rhyme Time” with Betsy Kennedy is all about.

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          On Tuesday evening, July 7th, about 75 people attended a showing of the Anna Baltzer documentary “Life in Occupied Palestine: Eyewitness Stories & Photos” in the community room of the Cazenovia Public Library.
          Preceding the film a peaceful demonstration was held at the intersection of Lincklaen and Albany streets. The entire event was organized and arranged by Pat Carmeli and long-time Cazenovia resident Sandy Tarrant in cooperation with the Syracuse Peace Council and various supporters from Cazenovia and Madison County.

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       On July 15th at 7 p.m. at the Cazenovia Public Library’s Community Room, Reverend Garth Brokaw will discuss how he transformed elder care in his community of Fairport, New York. This is the 6th lecture in the Greater Cazenovia Chamber of Commerce’s “Aging in Community” lecture series. It is cosponsored by the Cazenovia Public Library.

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      The Gallery of CNY will host a “Sneak Peak” of artwork with a total value over $15,000 that will be available during the Cazenovia Public Library “Golden Ticket” event. A few select pieces will be on view at the gallery on Friday June 26 from 5 - 8 p.m. Stop by to see the artwork and to find out more about the event. 

The Brewster Inn, Watercolor by Drayton Jones

Make it a night out in Cazenovia as June 26 is a

"Gladiolas", Acrylic by Gordon Muck, 1970. Donated by artist Jim Ridlon.

part of “It’s Finally Friday” in Cazenovia where all galleries and local shops stay open on each last Friday of the month until 8 p.m.

  
      The “Golden Ticket” event is Cazenovia Public Library’s fundraiser to benefit the building endowment for the library. It will be held on July 26 at the Cazenovia home of Jennifer and Joe Basic. Tickets purchased for the event will be entered into a raffle to win selected pieces while others will be auctioned. Tickets to the event will be available for purchase at the end of the month at the Cazenovia Public Library and The Gallery of CNY. For more information contact Jennifer Schutzendorf at The Gallery of CNY at 655-3707.

Join the “Story Time in the Story Garden” summer fun at the Cazenovia Public Library at 10:15 a.m. Monday through Thursday.
Nursery rhymes bring joy to children of all ages and that’s what “Mother Goose Rhyme Time” with Betsy Kennedy is all about.

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Elizabeth Cummings Monroe, Jim Ridlon & Jennifer Schutzendorf with artwork contributed to the Cazenovia Cazenovia Library for "The Golden Ticket Event."

Local artists Jim Ridlon, Jennifer Schutzendorf and Elizabeth Cummings Monroe  presented a sampling of the artwork that has been contributed to the upcoming Cazenovia Public Library fundraiser, “The Golden Ticket Event.”

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       Don’t miss out on the chance to discover everything you ever wanted to know about Google. “Gaga for Google” will be presented by Beverly Choltco Devlin, reference librarian for the Mid-York Library System, on Thursday, June 11 at 3 and 7 p.m. in the Library Community Room.
      Wireless connection is available at the library, allowing participants to play along using their own laptops or one of the laptops provided. Those attending can also just watch if they’d rather as a “hands-on” application is not required.
      For more information, call 655-9322 or visit www.midyork.org/cazenovia.
      All events at the Cazenovia Public Library are free and open to the public.