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Green Drinks Syracuse, the sustainability-focused happy hour, will take place at the BlueRain ECOfest Saturday, July 30th from 5-7pm. Hosted by 40 Below’s “It’s All Here” campaign, Syracuse First, the Sustainable Upstate Network (SUN), and Leadership Greater Syracuse, this Green Drinks brings together green businesses and residents interested in growing a green Central New York.

Enjoy the Pride of New York Harvest Fest to be held at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, November 6-7, 2010.

At the Harvest Fest you will enjoy a full weekend of unlimited sampling and purchasing fine quality food, wine and beer from New York growers and producers. You will attend cooking demonstrations presented by exceptional restaurateurs from across the state and educational seminars by the New York Wine and Grape Foundation.

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Recognized as one of the world’s most accomplished jazz musicians, Marsalis, along with his band, will take the stage for a performance during SU Family Weekend. A three-time Grammy winner from one of the world’s most distinguished musical families, Marsalis is known for his innovative spirit and broad musical scope.

Equally at home on the stages of the world’s greatest clubs and concert halls, Marsalis has performed jazz with his quartet. He adds his own unique musical approach to contemporary popular music with his band Buckshot LeFonque.

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Kids Fun Run at the Strathmore Parks RunThe PARKS RUN is a 4 mile run/walk event sponsored by the Greater Strathmore Neighborhood Association on Sunday, September 26 at 2:00pm. It starts in picturesque Onondaga Park , goes through some of the historic neighborhood, visits the Woodland Reservoir, and finishes back in Onondaga Park. It is a great event for all ages and there also is a kids fun run at approx. 3:00pm.

Join the Stewards of Lipe Art Park and
40 Below on Saturday, May 15th from 2-6pm as we open Lipe Art Park for the summer with a new art
installation by local artist, Brendan Rose.

Wear your favorite beach attire, bring
a picnic, beach chairs, bats and balls, Frisbees, friends and families for an afternoon of fun in the sun!... We’ll provide the life guards and music.
Visit http://lipeartpark.com/ for more info and to learn about the new installation!

By John Mariani / The Post-Standard

You want fun? Forget Vegas. Ignore Orlando. Think Syracuse.

The Syracuse metropolitan area, at No. 17, ranks ahead of those two cities on the Portfolio.com Fun Index of America's 100 biggest cities.

Las Vegas, the nation’s gaming capital, ranked No. 26, and Orlando, home of Walt Disney World and a plethora of other theme parks, came in at No. 42, according to the business magazine's web site.

New York City topped the list. Chicago was a distant second, followed by Boston, Miami and Los Angeles. Provo, Utah, came in at No. 100.

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I attended last year’s Balloon Fest for the first time, by accident, when my friends and I decided to spend a day at Jamesville Beach Park. Upon arrival, we were surprised to see the park packed and bustling, and even more spectacular, to see the green lawn covered with an expanse of bright colors. Balloons were laid out as far as the eye could see, ready to be filled with hot air and take off, one after the other in a beautiful air parade.

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Come join hundreds of local runners of all ages and abilities for the 2010 Mountain Goat training runs. For 6 consecutive Saturdays, beginning on March 20th the Syracuse Track Club conducts a series of training runs in preparation for the Mountain Goat Run on May 2nd. Water and energy drinks are provided along the route. The training runs begin @ 8:00 am sharp and start from outside the MOST in Armory Square. Runners are sent out in groups according to their desired pace. There is no cost to participate!