The O-town Scene

Coming Events Chris Robinson to perform The Oneonta Theatre will present the Chris Robinson Brotherhood at 10:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, follow- ing a 6:45 p.m. show by folk icon Arlo Guthrie. The Guthrie concert has been rescheduled to an earlier time to accommodate the Robinson show. Robinson was the lead singer of blues-rock band The Black Crowes — known for such songs as "Hard to Handle" and "She Talks to Angels." He formed The Chris Robinson Brotherhood follow- ing the Crowes breakup. Tickets for the Robinson concert are $25 in advance and $28 the day of the show. Guthrie tickets range from $60 to $39. The two concerts follow other venues. "Sacred Steel" is African- American gospel music revolving around electric steel guitar and vocals oringinated in 1903 by Tennessee street preacher Mary Magdalene Lewis Tate. General admission tickets are $20, with student tickets $15. For more information, or to reserve your seats, call (315- 691) 3550 or visit www. earlvilleoperahouse.com. Contributed Chris Robinson Brotherhood. hard rockers Blue Oyster Cult and the winner of the Central New York Battle of the Bands, set to perform at 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21. For more info and tickets, go to www.oneontatheatre. com. Blues group to sing Sat. At 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, the gospel-blues group Campbell Brothers will per- form at the Earlville Opera House, 18 E. Main St. in Earlville. Their program, "Sacred Steel," features material from the African-American Pen- tecostal repertoire with the "growling, wailing, shouting, singing and swinging voice of the steel guitar," a media release said. The group has played the Hollywood Bowl, the Ken- nedy Center, the Brooklyn Academy of Music and Symphony Space and many Bright Hill to host art exhibits Bright Hill's Word & Image Gallery will open "The Won- drous Nearer Drew," an ex- hibit of prints inspired by the poems of Emily Dickinson, and "The Spirit Book," artist books by Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord, on Sunday, Oct. 2. A reception for the open- ings will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Gaylord will be onhand to discuss her work and answer questions. Gaylord combines hand lettering with images created by manipulating photographs in Photoshop. The center is at 94 Church St. in Treadwell. For more de- tails, call (607) 829-5055 or email wordthur@stny.rr.com. Bands to play flood fundraiser A band of musicians and volunteers will host Sidney Rocks — Flood Relief 2011 starting at noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9, at Hillcrest Roller Rink on Upper Main Street in Sidney. Groups scheduled to play include the Zappa Band, the Woodshed Prophets, One Click Culture, Route 51 and more. Each hour will feature a different musical act, with an hour for the ABC Center for Performing Arts, Mindy Mills Line Dancers and Mid-State Martial Arts. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children, and are now available at NBT Bank and Video Enterainment Plus. All proceeds will go to Sidney United Way's special flood relief fund. For more details, call (607) 563-8144 or email hillcrest- events@yahoo.com. WKC to give workshops The West Kortright Cen- tre, along with the Catskill Center for Conservation and Development, will host a two day, two-weekend drawing workshop, "Autumn on the Catskills Escarpment," from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, Sunday, Oct. 2, Sat- urday, Oct. 8, and Sunday, Oct. 9. The workshop will be taught by Richard Kathmann, known for his forest landscapes, a media release said. The class is open to all skill levels. The first two sessions will be at Platte Clove Nature Preserve in the deep woods to find strong design. The second set of classes will be at the Hudson River School Art Trail Site 8 and focus on panoramic views. Participants can attend one or both sessions. Fees are $300 for both weekends and $150 for one weekend. For more info, call (607) 278-5454 or visit www. Contributed Woodshed Prophets. 22 O-Town Scene Sept. 29, 2011

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