July 2-12, CRT "The Mousetrap"
Cortland Repertory Theatre, Dwyer Park, Little York Lake. Agatha Christie mystery. A group of strangers find themselves stranded in a boarding house during a snow storm. Unexpectedly, a policeman on skis appears, hot on the trail of a murderer who must be hiding in the house. Are the newlyweds guilty or the spinster with a curious background? Or is it the wild young architect, the Army major, or the little man who claims his car has overturned in a drift? For complete information including online ticket sales, visit www.cortlandrep.org or call (607) 756-2627 or toll-free 800-427-6160.
July 2, Ithaca Dixieland Band
7-8 pm, Homer Village Green. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. For more information e-mail HomerRecDir@verizon.net.
July 4, Thirteenth Annual Public Reading of the United States Declaration of Independence
10 am, Bandstand, Homer Green. Bud and Chip Jermy will present the historical background of the events that led up to its adoption in 1776. Those who wish will be invited to read a short portion of the Declaration itself. Following the reading, the surrounding church and other bells will be rung and cannons will be fired. All are welcome, families in particular, and there is no charge. Those desiring seating should bring their own lawn chairs. In the event of inclement weather, the reading will be held in the sanctuary of the Homer Congregational Church. For more information, please call Bud or Chip at (607) 749-4365 or e-mail cwj1@cornell.edu.
July 9, John Rossbach & Chestnut Grove
7-8 pm, Homer Village Green. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. For more information e-mail HomerRecDir@verizon.net.
July 12, Bikes N’ Tunes
Homer Village Green. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. Featuring Absolute Music & Entertainment With DJ Kelly. For more information e-mail HomerRecDir@verizon.net.
July 16, Jazz Happens Band
7-8 pm, Homer Village Green. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. For more information e-mail HomerRecDir@verizon.net.
July 16-August 2, CRT "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"
Cortland Repertory Theatre, Dwyer Park, Little York Lake. Pull on your cowboy hats and two steppin’ boots, ‘cause you won’t want to miss the CRT debut of one of America’s best loved musicals! This foot-stompin’, yee-hawin’ musical is based on the true story of a legendary brothel known as the “Chicken Ranch.” For complete information including online ticket sales, visit www.cortlandrep.org or call (607) 756-2627 or toll-free 800-427-6160.
July 23, Stan Colella’s Orchestra
7-8 pm, Homer Village Green. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. For more information e-mail HomerRecDir@verizon.net.
July 30, Ageless Jazz Band
7-8 pm, Homer Village Green. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. For more information e-mail HomerRecDir@verizon.net.
AUGUST
August 3-7, Chautauqua 2008
Homer Village Green. "200 Years of Evolving Legacies." Community Church Service, Vespers, Evening classes and talks. Download schedule now. For more information contact 299-4273 or tah_49@yahoo.com.
August 6-16, CRT "A Few Good Men"
Cortland Repertory Theatre, Dwyer Park, Little York Lake. Two Marines are on trial for complicity in the death of a fellow Marine at Guantanamo Bay. Their lawyer, a young man more interested in softball games than the case, expects a plea bargain and a simple cover up. Prodded by a female member of his defense team, he eventually makes a valiant effort to defend his clients and, in so doing, puts the military mentality and the Marine code of honor on trial. For complete information including online ticket sales, visit www.cortlandrep.org or call (607) 756-2627 or toll-free 800-427-6160.
August 13, Delaney Brothers
7-8 pm, Homer Village Green. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. For more information e-mail HomerRecDir@verizon.net.
August 16, Cruisin–n–Sock Hop
Homer Village Green. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. Featuring Off The Record DJ With DJ Cindy Ryan. For more information e-mail HomerRecDir@verizon.net.
August 20, Diamond Someday
7-8 pm, Homer Village Green. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. For more information e-mail HomerRecDir@verizon.net.
August 20-30, CRT "Johnny Guitar"
Cortland Repertory Theatre, Dwyer Park, Little York Lake. Laugh-filled musical based on the legendary Joan Crawford cult western movie embraces and sends up fifties-style movie acting, melodramatic romance and rough-and-tumble cowboy action. Featuring a sensational score with echoes of doo-wop and steamy southwestern ballads, Johnny Guitar tells the story of a sultry saloon keeper and her jealous nemesis, the town's tycoon. When a handsome stranger with a secret past rides into town, the stage is set for a hilarious showdown unlike anything the Old West - or the theatre - has ever seen! For complete information including online ticket sales, visit www.cortlandrep.org or call (607) 756-2627 or toll-free 800-427-6160.
May 15-16, 2009, "Lincoln in Print and Paint"
Harold Holzer, Vice President of External Affairs at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and noted Lincoln Scholar, will present lectures on Carpenter and Stoddard. The event will coincide with Homer Central's "Living History Day." There will be an encampment of Civil War cannoneers from various parts of the country on the Homer Village Green, and the event will include Carpenter paintings rarely seen from Homer Central School's original "Trustees of the First Official School in Cortland County and its 1819 Charter."
This program is endorsed by The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration Commission in Washington DC, and celebrates Lincoln's life and legacy through three of Homer's native sons. Francis B. Carpenter was painter of four United States Presidents (including Lincoln), painter of the Emancipation Proclamation at the Capitol in Washington, and author of "My Six Months in the White House," a reference for historians across the country on Lincoln. William Osborn Stoddard was one of Lincoln's assistant secretaries and the first person to write out, in draft form, copies of the Emancipation Proclamation. Eli De Voe was the early secret service agent that thwarted the first assassination threat on Lincoln when he was first elected.
Sponsored by the Homer Educational Foundation, a non- profit organization. For more information, e-mail David Quinlan at squinla3@twcny.rr.com.