Thursday, Nov. 8

Oneida: Tot Fun& Run at the Rec Center, 9a.m. to noon Oneida: Ready to Read for ages 2-5at the Oneida Public Library, 10a.m. Vernon: Live harness racing at Vernon Downs, 6:10p.m. Verona: Travis Rocco will perform in the TS Steakhouse at Turning Stone Resort and Casino, 6p.m. Verona: Billy J. & Dion will perform in the Motif at Turning Stone Resort and Casino, 8p.m. Verona: WomenWho Rock in TheGig at Turning Stone Resort and Casino, 9p.m. Verona: Urban Cowboy in the Tin Rooster at Turning Stone Resort and Casino, 9p.m. Cazenovia: Cazenovia Public Library preschool story time, 10:15a.m. Rome: Holiday House: Deck the Halls at the Rome Art and Community Center, 6-9p.m.

Friday, Nov. 9

Oneida: Tot Fun& Run at the Rec Center, 9a.m. to noon Vernon: Live harness racing at Vernon Downs, 6:10p.m. Vernon: Ryan Matter Band will perform at Ring Eyed Pete’s Bar at Vernon Downs, 9p.m. to 1a.m. Verona: Kevin Alexander will perform in the TS Steakhouse at Turning Stone Resort and Casino, 6p.m. Verona: Dennis Veator will perform in the Motif at Turning Stone Resort and Casino, 8p.m. Verona: Madame ZZ Duo will perform in the Turquoise Tiger at Turning Stone Resort and Casino, 9p.m. Verona: REV, with Off the Reservation, will perform in TheGig at Turning Stone Resort and Casino, 10p.m. Verona: Country Swagg will perform in the Tin Rooster at Turning Stone Resort and Casino, 10p.m. Cazenovia: Cazenovia Public Library preschool story time, 11:15a.m. Rome: Holiday House: Deck the Halls at the Rome Art and Community Center, 11a.m. to 7p.m. Utica: Beer & Wine Train at Union Station, 6:30-9:30

Seventh annual Community Talent Show at the Remsen Performing & Visual Arts Center, 7p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 10

Oneida: “Over There: America on the Western Front” programat the Oneida Public Library, 11a.m. Oneida: Super Family Saturday at the Oneida Public Library, 11a.m. Vernon: Live harness racing at Vernon Downs, 6:10p.m. Vernon: K.O Grainger will perform at Ring Eyed Pete’s Bar at Vernon Downs, 9p.m. to 1a.m. Verona: Aaron Velardi will perform in the TSSteakhouse at Turning Stone Resort and Casino, 6p.m. Verona: GP Unplugged will perform in the Motif at Turning Stone Resort and Casino, 8p.m. Verona: Madame ZZ & Her Gentlemen will perform in the Turquoise Tiger at Turning Stone Resort andCasino, 9 p.m. Verona: Pulse will perform in The Gig at Turning Stone Resort and Casino, 10p.m. Verona: Jake Dodds will perform in the Tin Rooster at Turning Stone Resort and Casino, 10p.m. Hamilton: Winter farmers market at Parry’s, 10a.m. to 1p.m. Clinton: “King Stag” production at Hamilton College, 2 EARLVILLE, N.Y. >> The Earlville Opera House Galleries celebrates the artwork of two regional artists on Saturday, Nov. 10, from 1-3 p.m., coinciding with the opening of the opera’s 21st annual Holiday Gift Shop.

The East Gallery highlights the talents of Stephen A. Horne, former editorial cartoonist for the Norwich Evening Sun and Binghamton Sun-Bulletin, and courtroom illustrator for WBNG-TV in Binghamton. Horne received his BA from Colgate University in 1969 and went on to

“Can’t See the Forest for the Trees” by Erin Earl Salka. Boston University School of Fine and Applied Arts, where he studied painting from 1972-73. He moved to the Adirondacks in 1987 to become the artist-designer for the Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Centers in Paul Smiths and Newcomb, N.Y. In 2000, he joined Kevan Moss Design (KMD) as a full time partner after a decade of design collaboration on sev- eral KMD projects, from major exhibits at the Justin Smith Morrill Homestead in Strafford, Vt., to the Norman Rockwell Museumin Stockbridge, Mass. In 2001, Horne’s design for The Frederic Remington Art Museum Collection was awarded first prize for book design by the American Association of Museums. As artist-designer for New York State’s Adirondack Park Agency’s two Visitor Interpretive Centers, Horne oversaw the design and installation of permanent exhibits at the