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13-06-2025
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Adams concert series offers music for all tastes
Jun. 13—ADAMS — The Adams Community Concert Series presents its 10th season this summer. Attendance has been consistent over the years on Wednesday evenings in July and August as the series has featured a variety of quality music free of charge to the public. This season is no exception, organizers say. On the bill are Big Band tunes, Broadway songs, rock 'n roll, country-western guitar picking, barbershop chorus music and the stirring sounds of the 10th Mountain Division Army Band. The concerts are on six consecutive Wednesday evenings from July 9 to Aug. 13 at the Adams Fire Department pavilion behind the fire hall on Main Street. All concerts start at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8 with no intermission. Concert-goers should bring a lawn chair except for one show, scheduled for the Sixtown Meeting House, 27 East Church St., across from Mirabito convenience store in Adams. The meeting house is also the rain venue in the event of inclement weather. The concerts are sponsored by South Jefferson area businesses and individuals, and donations from passing the hat at each show. The series features local talent which the north country has in abundance. Arrhythmias bring a special brand of Big Band music. Formed by a group of Watertown doctors, the Arrhythmias has entertained audiences since 1977. The ensemble brings a repertoire of swing music that transports audiences to earlier eras but which is also timeless and vibrant. The dance floor will be open on July 9. Back by popular demand, on July 16, is tenor Jordan Davidson, accompanied on piano by Toni Grieco Zygadlo, his former music teacher at Indian River High School. This show will be at the Sixtown Meeting Hall where the duo performed a brilliant concert last year. The performance will feature numbers from the American Songbook, Broadway musicals and opera. A high-school music teacher himself, Davidson performs in operas, musical theater, concerts and recitals throughout the country. Popular local musician Ben Wisner and the Full Circle band will share their style of rock and roll with the Adams audience on July 23. Wisner has played at many venues locally through the years and will be joined by Jay Barrett and Tim Robinson, for what promises to be a lively, entertaining show. Next are Loren and L.J. Barrigar. The father-son guitar duo from Central New York play a variety of country, blues, rock and popular music. Loren has performed throughout the world with other virtuoso guitarists such as Tommy Emmanuel and Mark Mazengarb. L.J. has become a fabulous guitarist in his own right. The July 30 show will feature intricate acoustic guitar work from both players and some fine singing. The Adams Concert Series will welcome the Northern Blend Chorus on Aug. 6. This a capella female barbershop group based in Watertown is affiliated with Harmony, Inc. Northern Blend won the International Chorus Competition in 2024 and is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. This is the first time the chorus has performed on the Adams stage. Rounding out the summer in Adams will be the 10th Mountain Division Army Band. The band performs a range of music including marches, Broadway tunes, jazz standards, classical pieces and popular music. The schedule: July 9: Arrhythmias. July 16: Jordan Davidson and Toni Grieco Zygadlo. July 23: Ben Wisner and Full Circle. July 30: Loren and L.J. Barrigar. Aug. 6: Northern Blend Chorus. Aug. 13: 10th Mountain Division Band
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04-06-2025
- General
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Bandstand roof, Fort Drum monument dedications planned at Thompson Park
Jun. 3—WATERTOWN — It's going to be a busy a couple of weekends at Thompson Park. On Saturday, the new roof on the historic bandstand will be dedicated to former Mayor T. Urling and Mabel Walker, who left a legacy of philanthropy in the city before they died. On June 14, a series of events will be held to rededicate the 10th Mountain Division monument for the bronze plaque that was stolen last year. The roof project was one of the final initiatives that Mayor Walker undertook before he died in 2023 at age 97. He also played a key role in the planting of many trees in the park over the years. Mabel Walker died in 2020 at the age of 90. The unveiling of the Thompson Park bandstand roof had to wait until this spring after the project was delayed when bids came in to too high and work was held up until it was rebid. The ribbon-cutting will be held at 12:45 p.m. and will honor the Walker family, said Brian Ashley, who played a major role in spearheading the project three years ago. Ashley was among a group of park enthusiasts who raised about $200,000 for the project. "It's very important for the park and what it means for the Walker family," Ashley said. In 2022, a concert by a local big band, the Arrhythmias, was scheduled at the stone bandstand, but it was canceled because of rain. That pushed the group to get going on the project to cover the bandstand. As was the groups goal, the Arrhythmias will perform during this Saturday's unveiling. Ashley is convinced that it will be the first of many concerts that will be held under the new roof for years to come. But, just in case it rains, the unveiling will be held on June 14, the same day people will gather for the rededication of the monument. Last August, someone removed one of the four plaques on the monument and stole it. No one has been charged in the theft. The city, which owns the monument, is hosting the rededication at 9 a.m. that Saturday. Sculptor Susan Grant Raymond — the Boulder, Colorado-based artist who designed the monument devoted to the 10th Mountain Division and its soldiers — has recreated the plaque from the mold that she used to create the monument eight years ago. The community and Fort Drum soldiers were in disbelief when the several-hundred-pound plaque turned up missing. They couldn't understand why someone would steal the bronze relief, which was about 4 1/2 to 5 feet long and 2 1/2 feet wide in size. The section that was stolen was the Global War on Terror side, which honors the history from 2001 until present day. It commemorates the time period when 10th Mountain soldiers were in Iraq. The North Country Honors the Mountain Committee designed the monument and gave instruction to Grant Raymond, who has a history with the 10th Mountain Division. The monument has become a symbol for the soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division, both past and present. The monument event also will commemorate the U.S. Army's 250th birthday. After the ceremony, the park also will host the YMCA Healthy Kids Day at 10 a.m. The Fort Drum Army Band will perform, and there will be birthday cake cutting, Army history and displays, a bounce house, ninja course, face painting and much more. "We wanted to do something fun for the kids," said Jim Scordo, the city's Parks and Recreation Department program director. In past years, the YMCA healthy Kids Day was held at the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds. In other park news, the City Council on Monday gave permission to create a "Peace Pole" in the park. The Watertown Noon Rotary Club approached the city with a proposal to place the Peace Pole in a grassy area near the Rotary Pavilion in Thompson Park. The Rotary built the picnic pavilion, and the nearby exercise and fitness trail several years ago and have unofficially adopted this section of Thompson Park. The International Peace Pole Project is a movement that started in Japan in 1955 that involves the installation of a small pole that carries the message "May Peace Prevail On Earth." The message is inscribed on the pole in several different languages. Rotary Clubs across the nation have taken up this movement and have worked to install peace poles throughout the country. The exact design of the Peace Pole has not been finalized. The Friends of Thompson Park, a group of park enthusiasts, have endorsed the project. The Peace Pole will join a nearby memorial that was unveiled last year that honors those who lost their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday night, the City Council approved a resolution to officially accept the donation of the COVID memorial.
