AUGUST 6 - WEDNESDAY
Concert in the Park - 7 to 9 pm, Hickories Park, Basin Street Dixieland (Jazz). Free

AUGUST 7 - THURSDAY
"Hot Summer Nights" Free Concert  6-8 pm, Courthouse Square, Owego.

AUGUST 9 - SATURDAY
Newark Valley Days - at Trout Ponds Park, 9-10:30 am Scotty 5K Race, Book Sale 10-3, Chicken BBQ 11:30 till gone, Ice Cream Social on the Village Green 11-2 pm, Tours of the Congregational Church 11-2, Parade of Old Time Transportation 12 pm, Kirby Band Concert 1:30-2:30, Susquehanna River Dancers 3:30, Randy Miratello 4-5, High Noon 5:30-7:30, Ed Head and the Sleepy Heads 7:30-9, Fireworks!

Walking Tour - 10 am, April Swaney guides a tour of Owego's favorite site for shopping and business from the past. Meet at the Tioga County Historical Society Museum, 110 Front St., Owego. $5 non-members, $2.50 members.

Ice Cream Social - 11 am to 2 pm, on the Village Green in Newark Valley. Part of Newark Valley Days.

Check Fest - 12 Noon to 6 pm, Hickories Park, hosted by Tioga Reality Check. Six hour of music, educational games, refreshments, giveaways for teens. Free admission.

Waterman Center Music Festival - 12 Noon to 9 pm, at Waterman Center's Boat Docking Facility (Casey's Crossing) on Marshland Rd,  (west end), Apalachin. Folk & Bluegrass Music, food, children's activities. Bring your own lawn chairs. $10 adults, $5 kids 5-12, free for kids under 5. Guided tours of Hiawatha Island will also be available.

Sheep Pasture Walks - 12:15 to 3:30 pm, Richard Ehrhards Farm, 66 Hilltop Rd, & Tim Willsallan Farm, 603 Hayts Rd., Ithaca. Co-sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Ext., SCNY Area Ag Team & SARE. To register, call (607) 753-5078.

Winston Cup Night - Gates open at 4 pm, race starts at 6 pm, at Tioga Motorsports Park, Rt 17C, Owego.  Benefits the Spalding Foundation for Injured Drivers, Inc. Call (607) 687-2991 for advance tickets.

AUGUST 10 -SUNDAY
En Plein Air - 10 am to 4 pm, fine art show on the porches and lawns of Front St., Owego. There will be an "Artists' Lunch" at the Owego Elks Lodge, 223 Front St., from 11 am to 2 pm.

Cruise-In - 3pm to ?, Foster's Motors, 10 N. Main St., Newark Valley. Music and food.

AUGUST 12 - TUESDAY
County Legislature Meeting - 1:30 pm, Edward D. Hubbard Auditorium, 56 Main St., Owego

AUGUST 13 - WEDNESDAY
Donut Man - 6:30 pm, Bob Evans and his puppet, Duncan, entertain kids & young at heart. Lawn of the Warren Center Community Building. Gate opens 5:45 pm. $2 per person or $6 per family. Call (570) 395-3267. Bring lawn chair or blanket.
Reception/Unveiling - 7 to 8:30 pm, Tioga County Historical Society Museum, 110 Front St., Owego. Meet the museum's new director, Keith Greene, and see their newest acquisition - a fully restored surrey. Light refreshments will be served.

AUGUST 14 - THURSDAY
Community Street Fair - at the Boys and Girls Club on Erie Street in Owego.
"Hot Summer Nights" Free Concert  Featuring Seasons (Acoustic Set), 6-8 pm, Courthouse Square, Owego. 

Democratic Committee Chicken BBQ - 6:00 pm at Hickories Park in Owego. Guest speaker, silent auction, 50/50 raffle. Call 642-3420 or 687-1476 for tickets.

AUGUST 16 - SATURDAY
NYS Chili Championship Cook Off 11 am to 6 pm, Hickories Park, Owego. Admission $5, free for children under 12. Live entertainment, chili tasting. Benefits Kiwanis charities. Visit www.nyschili.com

AUGUST 17 - SUNDAY
Antique Show - 7am to 3 pm. Elks Emporium, Church & Front Sts., Owego. Free admission.

AUGUST 21 - THURSDAY
"Hot Summer Nights" Free Concert  Featuring The Brass Nickel Brass Quintet,  6-8 pm, Courthouse Square, Owego.

AUGUST 22 - FRIDAY
Antique Gas & Steam Engine Show -  8 am to 6 pm, town park, Route 26, Maine, NY. 

AUGUST 23 - SATURDAY
Antique Gas & Steam Engine Show  8 am to 6 pm, town park, Route 26, Maine, NY. 

Multi-Ethnic Garlic Festival - 11am to 5 pm, American Civic Association, 131 Front St., Binghamton. Cooking demos, Food Court, Entertainment. Admission $1. Free for kids under 12.

AUGUST 24 - SUNDAY
Antique Gas & Steam Engine Show  8 am to 2 pm, town park, Route 26, Maine, NY. 
Antique Car Show and Flea Market  9 am to 4 pm, Hickories Park, Owego, Hosted by Tioga Region AACA. Donation $2 per person, free for kids under 12.

AUGUST 28 - THURSDAY
"Hot Summer Nights" Free Concert  Featuring The Stoutmen (Irish Classics), 6-8 pm, Courthouse Square, Owego.

AUGUST 30 - SATURDAY
Rudin's Old Tyme Farm Days -  at Rudin's Farm in Owego. Steam tractors, antique cars & trucks, harvesting, spinning, scenic hay rides, baby animals, operating water wheel saw mill, Shadows of the Old West, tractor rodeo, farm and frontier museums, crafts, music, food. 

Contra Dance - 8pm, Tioga Trails Café at Owego Central Marketplace,  Featuring Bob Nicholson and Kurt Osgood.  $7 ($5 seniors & students)

SUNDAY - AUGUST 31
Rudin's Old Tyme Farm Days -  at Rudin's Farm in Owego.

SEPTEMBER 2 -TUESDAY
Tri-Cities Opera Scholarship Competition - 7 pm, 315 Clinton St., Binghamton. $5.

SEPTEMBER 7 - SUNDAY
Irish Festival - 12:30 - 7:30 pm, St. Francis Xavier Church, Friendsville, PA. Featuring The Irish Lads and Pat Kane. $6.00

Sunday Serenade & Soirée - 3pm, Tri-Cities Opera, at The Forum,  Binghamton. Call (607) 772-0400 for tickets.