The community is invited to Dunbar Center’s Annual Dinner and Celebration "Reclaiming Our Time and Place" to be held at the Genesee Grande. The reception begins at 5 p.m. and the dinner/program will be held from 6 to 8 p.m.  The evening's keynote speaker is Juhanna Rodgers, Ph.D. author and producer of "Behind the Woman." This year’s awardees include Evelyn Ingram, Community Service Award; David MacDonald, Community Partner Award, and Emmanuel Breland, Liz Page and Milton Fields, Trailblazer Award. Tickets are $101 each and may be purchased through PayPal on the Dunbar Center's website: syracusedunbarcenter.org or by mailed check to Dunbar. For more information, call Liz Page at (315) 727-2690 or email thenewdunbar@gmail.com

Otisco Valley Breakdown, a Bluegrass band formed in 2015 that performs original and traditional Bluegrass songs in three-part harmony with the classic fiddle and banjo blend, will perform from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 17, as part of the Betts Summer Concert Series. Band features Eddie Zacholl on guitar and vocals, Mark Allnatt on banjo and vocals, Dan Mather on bass and vocals and Henry Jankiewicz on fiddle.