What’s Happening for the week of July 1, 2018

What’s Happening – send dated church, school, social or non-profit event information (50 words or less) to the Owego Pennysaver, ATTN: Wendy Post, 181-183 Front St., Owego, N.Y. 13827, e-mail wpost@owegopennysaver.com or drop it off at our office. Please send your event at least ten days in advance, and we will run it, space available, a week or two prior to the event. If you need your event to run longer than that, please call our office at (607) 687-2434 and speak to a sales representative. 

APRIL 7 to SEPTEMBER 4

WWI Exhibit, Sayre Historical Society 103 S. Lehigh Ave., Sayre, Pa. 

JUNE 25 to JULY 20

Newark Valley Joint Summer Recreation Program, Monday thru Friday, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Swim dates are June 28, July 3, July 5, July 10, July 12, and July 17. Donations of $30 per child, $70 per family, additional costs for field trips. Open to residents of Newark Valley, Berkshire and Richford, and for ages entering kindergarten and up. For more info, call Heidi-Lynne at 229-2462 or email nvsummerrec@gmail.com. 

JULY 1

Music Night with “Donne, Country Mystics”, 4 to 8 p.m., The Country Diner, 45 East Tioga St., Spencer. Free music, food available.

Garden Tractor Pull, 10 a.m., North Barton Grange, 1363 Ellis Creek Rd., Waverly. Free admission, food will be available. 

Horse Pull, gates open at 8 a.m., starts at noon behind the Candor American Legion, Candor. There is a $7 entry fee (under 12 Free).

JULY 2

Summer Concert Series Part 2 featuring Jazz Ensemble with Brian Murphy, Jesse Bennett, Hugh Douglas, Mickey Collins and Jesse Douglas, 6:30 p.m., Spalding Memorial Library, 724 S. Main St., Athens. Free adult event. BYOB!

Sierra Club Documentary Reinventing Power Highlights Clean Energy’s True Backstory, 7 p.m., Hubbard Auditorium, Tioga County Government building, 56 Main St., Owego. Free and open to all!

JULY 2 & 3

AARP Class, 1 to 4:15 p.m., Tioga Opportunities Countryside Community Center, 9 Sheldon Guile Blvd., Owego. For more info, call Erica at 687-4120.

JULY 4

Chicken BBQ, noon, East Berkshire United Methodist Church. Free will offering.

Concerts in the Park with The Kirby Band and Fireworks, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Fireworks at 9:30 p.m., Hickories Park, Owego. Bring lawn chairs and a picnic!

JULY 4, 5, 6 and 7

Candor’s Independence Day Celebration begins on Wednesday, July 4, with a 10 a.m. parade (theme is Summer Past Times). There is still time to enter a float, and everyone is welcome. The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 907 Candor is serving a chicken BBQ after the parade at the ball field. Call Diane Craig for tickets at 659-4724. There are carnival rides every day, a kiddie parade, and the Zoomobile on Thursday, fireworks on Friday at dusk and Tim Worden’s band After Dark, an open car show (free admission for all) with a pork chop BBQ and the band Bendher on Saturday. For more information, visit candorjuly4th.weebly.com or their Facebook page, Candor NY Annual 4th of July Celebration. You may also contact Gwen Benners at (607) 372-8977, Pat Halstead at (607) 236-5122 or (607) 262-0217. 

JULY 5, 6, 7 and 8

Busy Bird Bluegrass Festival, 231 Ketchumville Rd., Berkshire. Lonesome River Band, Dave Adkins Band, Carolina Blue, and many more. At the gate full weekend is $60 and includes rough camping and dumping station; $15 by the day; $20 for Friday; $25 for Saturday; and $10 on Sunday. Ages 65 and older are $8 on Sunday and veterans are free – Sunday only. Children under 16 are free with a paid adult. Visit www.busybirdbluegrass.com for more information and directions. Contact Adam or Janice Gwardyak at (607) 642-8952 or (607) 227-1880 for advanced tickets, or email to ACJG06@frontiernet.net.

JULY 5

The Needhams, 7 p.m., Sayre Christian Church, 427 S. Keystone Ave., Sayre, Moms All Striving together, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Candor Congregational Church parsonage, 134 Man St., Candor. Meets the first Thursday of the month, childcare is provided. For more info, email to wheeler8386@yahoo.com or call Mary at 659-5067. 

Candor Farmer’s Market, every Thursday thru Sept. 13, 3:30 to 6:30 p.m., Candor Town Hall, Candor. 

JULY 6

Garden Tractor Pull, Weigh in at 5 p.m., Pull begins at 6 p.m., North Barton Grange, 1363 Ellis Creek Rd., Waverly. Admission is free and food will be available. 

Depot Friday Nights, Newark Valley, 6:30 p.m., music to feature Little Big Band.

JULY 7 

Workshop with Mercia Stocking entitled “Ribbon Embroidery Corsage” will take place at the Bement Billings Farmstead in Newark Valley. Learn steps in this wearable, historic needle art form, and create a corsage. The workshop will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All materials will be provided, and the cost is $25 for Newark Valley Historical Society members, and $30 for non-members. To register, call Leslie by June 20 at (607) 642-5412. There are scholarships available. 

Open Car Show, 4 to 8 p.m., Candor American Legion Pavilion, Carnival from 6 to 11 p.m., DJ: Havid Hurd, Bendher Band from 7 to 10 p.m., Softball field across the street. 

Fireworks Bottle Drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Village Green and Newark Valley Redemption Center. If you can’t drop them off, we will pick them up! Call 778-9239.

Antique Tractor Pull, Weigh in at 9 a.m., Pull begins at 10 a.m., North Barton Grange, 1363 Ellis Creek Rd., Waverly. Admission is Free. 

JULY 9 to 12

SVEC Soccer Camp 2018, Marx Soccer Fields, Spencer. Soccer Camp is for players age six to 18, full day is $90 and a half-day is $50 until June 15. There are discounts for siblings and teams. For questions, call Kathy at 227-2747 or email to ks60@cornell.edu. 

Will Stafford “Juggler Extraordinaire”, 10 a.m., Coburn Free Library, 261 Main St., Owego. 

JULY 10

Cartoonist Joe Wos, 1 p.m., Spalding Memorial Library, 724 S. Main St., Athens. Joe will share his cartooning techniques. Free for all ages!

JULY 11

Concerts in the Park with The Tarps, 7 to 9 p.m., Hickories Park, Owego. Bring lawn chairs and a picnic!

Intergenerational Story Time, 1:30 p.m., Sayre Health Care Center, Sayre. Residents and little ones of all ages are welcome!

Will Stafford, Juggler Extraordinaire, 10 a.m., United Methodist Church Hall, 261 Main St., Owego. Part of the Coburn Library free summer program.

JULY 12 to AUGUST 25

“Libraries Rock” Summer Reading Program, Thursday at 6 p.m., Friday at 10 a.m., and Saturday at 11 a.m., Cady Library, 42 River Rd., Nichols. They have knit stitch for all ages every Thursday at 5 p.m. and their pre-teen book club the first and third Monday of every month at 6 p.m. For more info or to see the calendar, like them on Facebook or call 699-3835.

JULY 13 and 14

Get Your Flea Fix on and around Route 96 and 96B. Join your friends, local businesses, neighbors, and churches that will be having yard sales, flea markets, antiques, special offers, and handmade / craft items along Route 96 and 96B. This event starts near Turners Bridge in Owego, through Catatonk, Candor and to Spencer on Route 96, and into Willseyville on Route 96B. New this year is the surrounding roads and streets off 96 and 96B. For addresses and more information, visit www.facebook.com/groups/getyourfleafixonroute96 or contact Linda at fleafix96@gmail.com or call 972-1443. 

JULY 14

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway of Valor Tribute Ride, ride begins at 11 a.m., Owego Free Academy, Sheldon Guile Blvd., Owego. Register to ride between 8 and 10 a.m. on the day of ride. Ride ends at the American Legion in the Village of Hannibal, N.Y. For more info, call Harvey at (607) 898-3507 or (607) 229-8153. 

Owego Moose Bluegrass Fest and Chicken BBQ, noon to 9 p.m., 3 Goodrich Rd., Owego. Five Bluegrass Bands! The cost is $10 in advance at the Moose or call 687-3970, and $15 the day of the show. Kids under 12 are admitted free! Bring your lawn chairs. 

JULY 15

Cars in the Park, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hickories Park, Owego. Car registration closes at 1 p.m. and public admission is a donation. For more info, call Willy at 754-4167 or Doug at (570) 247-8082. All cars are welcome. Visit www.triplecitiesstreetrods.com.

Music Night with “Silver Eagle Band”, 4 to 8 p.m., The Country Diner, 45 East Tioga St., Spencer. Free music, food available.

Ice Cream Social, begins at noon, Nichols American Legion, 119 Dean St., Nichols. Free ice cream with assorted toppings. Many activities for the entire family. Grilled hamburgers and hot dogs will be available.

En Plein Air Art Show and Sale, Draper Park, Owego. 

JULY 18

Capt. Jack the Pirate, 10 a.m., Coburn Free Library, 261 Main St., Owego.

Concerts in the Park with Basin Street Jazz Band, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Hickories Park, Owego. Bring lawn chairs and a picnic! 

Ice Cream Social, 6 to 8 p.m., corner of Whittemore Hill Road and Teeter Road, Owego. For more info call 785-5761, leave a message. 

JULY 21

Deluxe Pancake Breakfast Buffet, Bake Sale and Book Giveaway, 8 to 10 a.m., Flemingville United Methodist Church, 540 West Creek Rd. Free will offering, sponsored by Fairfield United Methodist Church. 

JULY 22

Spaghetti Dinner Benefit for Vickie Eggleston of Newark Valley, 1 p.m., West Creek Road House, 9518 W. Creek Rd., Berkshire. Raffle baskets and live music! To donate or help in any way, call or text Bobbijo at 227-7648, Kathy at 349-5344, or Tama at 227-7582. 

JULY 23 & 24

AARP Class, 1 to 4:15 p.m., Tioga Opportunities Countryside Community Center, 9 Sheldon Guile Blvd., Owego. For more info, call Erica at 687-4120.

JULY 25

Animal Adventure, 11 a.m., Coburn Free Library, 261 Main St., Owego.

Concerts in the Park with Next to Kin, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Hickories Park, Owego. Bring lawn chairs and a picnic!

Tioga County Rabies Clinic, 6 to 8 p.m., Spencer Fire Station, Main Street, Spencer. Pre-registration sign up is required; call 687-8565 or visit www.health.ny.gov/go2clinic/54. A $10 donation per animal is requested. No animal will be turned away due to inability to pay. 

JULY 26

Guthrie to Sponsor Lose Weight, Reduce Diabetes Summit, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Corning Community College Health Education Center, 132 Denison Pkwy. E., Corning. Event is open to the public and registration is not required. 

Free Ice Cream Social, 6:30 p.m., Park Terrace Community United Methodist Church, 30 Glann Rd., Apalachin. 

JULY 27 & 28

Newark Valley Summerfest, begins at 9 a.m. All day event throughout the Village of Newark Valley!

JULY 28

Annual Duck Race, 4:30 p.m., Trout Ponds Park, Newark Valley. First place prize is $500! One duck is $5, and a quacker pack of five ducks is $20. Pick up our tickets at One Healthy Life, Village Wine and Spirits of Newark Valley or Stoughton Farm; or send a check to NV Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 295, Newark Valley, N.Y. 13811-0295. 

Flint Knapping with Mike McGrath, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bement Billings Farmstead Museum. To register, call Leslie by July 10 at 642-5412. Visit nvhistory.org for more information.

JULY 29

Music Night with “Rukus”, 4 to 8 p.m., The Country Diner, 45 East Tioga St., Spencer. Free music, food available.

JULY 29 to AUGUST 1

Sayre Baptist Church 4 Day Crusade to Celebrate 130th Anniversary, begins during Sunday morning service and at 6:30 p.m., 221 Elmer Ave., Sayre. For more info, call 888-2237.

AUGUST 1

Doug Rougeux’s “Bubblemania”, 10 a.m., Coburn Free Library, Main Street, Owego. 

Concerts in the Park with The Kirby Band, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Hickories Park, Owego. Bring lawn chairs and a picnic!

AUGUST 4

Chicken BBQ, noon until sold out, Endwell United Methodist Church, 3301 Watson Blvd, Endwell. Cost is $10 per dinner. Sponsored by Endwell and Whittmore Hill Churches, with proceeds to support Feed My Starving Children, Southern Tier Mobile Pack. 

AUGUST 8

Wine and Dine Plus a Brew or Two, 5 to 8 p.m., Spalding Memorial Library, 724 S. Main St., Athens. Cost is $20 during pre-sales, and $30 at the door on the day of the event. Tickets are available from the library, museum staff, board members of both organizations, and from committee members. 

AUGUST 12

Music Night with the “Mathews Family”, 4 to 8 p.m., The Country Diner, 45 East Tioga St., Spencer. Free music, food available.

AUGUST 18

Spaghetti Plate Dinner and Raffle, 11 a.m. Chenango Fire Company Station 1, 86 Castle Creek Rd., Binghamton. Cost is $10 per person, for advanced tickets call 251-3363 or 757-0461. Fill the bin! Bring a product or clothing item needed for Georgie’s Pods to fill the bins!

AUGUST 25

American Cancer Society Rally for a Cure with special guest “Next to Kin”. Registration is at 9:30 a.m., kickstands up at 11 a.m., Hickories Park, Owego. BBQ upon return. Cost is $15 per bike, $10 per rider, and $5 for just the meal. The concert is a $10 donation for non-riders. 

AUGUST 26

Music Night with “Country Jam”, 4 to 7 p.m., The Country Diner, 45 East Tioga St., Spencer. Free music, food available.

SEPTEMBER 9

Music Night with “Triple Play”, 4 to 8 p.m., The Country Diner, 45 East Tioga St., Spencer. Free music, food available.