News Briefs: July 10, 2025

Sculpture Trail Set To Open

CHERRY VALLEY—Cherry Valley Artworks will hold an opening reception for its biennial Cherry Valley Summer Sculpture Trail on Wednesday, July 16. After exploring the installations around the village, participants are welcome to visit The Star Theater, 44 Main Street, to meet the artists and enjoy refreshments. SIRSY will perform rock/pop music at the theater on July 18. “A Haven,” a two-part sonic reflection on heartbreak and connection by composer John Glover, will have its world premiere there on July 26. “Ensembles Large and Small,” a classical variety show by musicians from The Glimmerglass Festival, will take place on August 3. The Fenimore String Quartet will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a gala at the theater on August 17. Paul Muldoon and Rogue Oliphant, a rock music/spoken word group, will perform on August 30. Artworks will run a production of the Tony-nominated play “What the Constitution Means to Me” on the weekend of September 27. Local Cajun dance band “The Rubber Band” will perform on October 11, and the season will end with a shadow-cast screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on October 30. For more information, visit Cvartworks.org.

‘Dairy at the Mill’ Announced

EAST MEREDITH—Hanford Mills Museum will host its annual Dairy at the Mill Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 19. Visitors can tour the ice house, enjoy fresh-made vanilla ice cream while supplies last, and view sawmill and gristmill demonstrations. Helen’s Little Food Truck will provide lunch and Cooperstown singer-songwriter Will Walker will perform live music. The Delaware County Dairy Ambassadors, Dragon Wagon Book Bus, Hartwick College Baking Innovation Lab, Brookside Maple and Farm, Union Grove Distillery, Blue Merle Apiaries, and other local exhibitors will have displays on site. For more information, visit hanfordmills.org.