The final week of June is a musical one around Central New York. The Syracuse Jazz Fest, a summer favorite since 1983, promises five days of free live music, including headliners Kenny G, The O’Jays, and The Mavericks at Clinton Square, dozens of acts will be performing around downtown on Wednesday night, and a special gospel concert is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at Syracuse University. It is another busy week at the Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater with two concerts.
James Taylor and His All-Star Band take the stage on Wednesday followed by Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival on Friday. Country superstar Brad Paisley is at the Turning Stone Event Center on Sunday. Know of an event you would like to see on this list? Email us at least two weeks in advance at features@syracuse.
com . Teens and tweens are invited on Monday to visit NOPL Brewerton and make some really “bad art.” Come use anything (and everything) from 9:30 a.
m. to 6 p.m.
to create some fantastically terrible art. There will be awards for the Loudest, Brightest, and Most Atrocious. The art will be displayed in the library for the month of July.
It is free. Where: 5440 Bennet Street, Brewerton. When: Monday at 9:30 a.
m. to 6 p.m.
How much: Free. Collage Jazz will be performing at the Rome Art and Community Center on Monday. Provided Photo Kick off Syracuse Jazz Fest week a bit early with a concert by Collage Jazz at the Rome Art and Community Center.
The group will present two special sets de.
