Saturday, August 28: Rihanna headlines at State Fair tonight

Pop princess Rihanna is tonight's headliner at the Mohegan Sun Grandstand at the New York State Fair. Travis McCoy opens the show, which starts at 7:30 p.m.

More music at the fair

• 11 a.m. – Double Take (Dairy Products Building), Kinlough Academy of Irish Dance (Colonnade Stage), Syracuse Dance Factory (New Times Theatre), Traditional Native American Dancing (Iroquois Village)
• 12 p.m. Hamburg’s Downhome Country Cloggers (Grange Building), Syracuse Area Belly Dance Association (New Times Theatre), One Black Voice (Pan-African Village)
• 1 p.m. - Double Take (Dairy Products Building), Kinlough Academy of Irish Dance (Colonnade Stage), Syracuse Area Belly Dance Association (New Times Theatre), Poetry Slams (Pan-African Village)
• 2 p.m. – Hamburg’s Country Cloggers (Grange Building)
• 3 p.m. – Double Take (Dairy Products Building), Desert Rhythms Middle Eastern Dance Troupe (New Times Theatre), Alan Sokoloski (Grange Building)
• 3:30 p.m. – Diversity (Pan-African Village)
• 4 p.m. – Merry Mischief (Colonnade Stage), Traditional Native American dancing (Iroquois Village)
• 5 p.m. – Double Take (Dairy Products Building), Alan Sokoloski (Grange Building)
• 5:30 pm. – The Lake Effect (Colonnade Stage)
• 6 pm. – Hamburg’s Downhome Country Cloggers (Grange Building), One Nation (Pan African Village)
• 6:30 p.m. – Brass Inc. (West End Bar and Grille), McCarthy Family Sing-a-Long (Agricultural Museum)
• 7 p.m. – The Lake Effect (Colonnade Stage), Double Take (Dairy Products Building), Traditional Native American dancing (Iroquois Village)
• 7:30 p.m. – Rihanna with special guest Travis McCoy (Mohegan Sun Grandstand)
• 8 p.m. – Styx (Chevy Court), J Project (Pan African Village), New York State Fair Youth Gospel Choir (Little Caesar’s Talent Showcase Stage), Hamburg’s Downhome Country Cloggers (Grange Building), Bobby Green and a Cut Above (Pan-African Village)

Also today

• Skaneateles Festival: Borodin “Nocturne,” Stravinsky “L’Histoire du Soldat” (“A Soldier’s Tale”), Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48 with Joshua Weilerstein, conductor, and the Festival Chamber Orchestra at Brook Farm, 7:30 p.m.
• Fritz's Polka Band  at Adam Barthalt's Polka Weekend at Kutsher's Resor, Monticello (11 a.m.)
• The Big Break Battle of the Bands with At Land’s End, City Takes Shape, 13 South, Born Again Rebels and Capricorn Black at The Westcott Theater (524 Westcott St.) - 7 p.m.
• The Bomb at Mohawk Valley Bike Fest (Herkimer County Fairgrounds, Route 5, Frankfort) at 7 p.m.
• The Horn Dogs at Brennan’s Beach (80 Brennan Beach Road, Pulaski at 8 p.m.
• Magical Mystery Tour at Rockin’ the Bay Concert (7 Market St., Alexandria Bay at 1 p.m.
• Loretta Lynn at Turning Stone Casino Resort Showroom, Verona

At the Clubs

• Anthony’s 19th Hole (NYS Fairgrounds) – Dave Hawthorn, 5:30 p.m.
• Anyela’s Vineyards (2433 W. Lake Road, Skaneateles) - Dave Solazzo and Bill Horrace, 4 p.m.
• Association Island RV Resort (15530 Horseshoe Rd., Henderson Harbor) - The Jam Bones, 8 p.m.
• Badlands Saloon (Syracuse St., Baldwinsville) – Mark Macri, 9:30 p.m.
• CJ's Pub (8902 South Seneca St., Weedsport) - Jane Zell and Da Zelltones, 9 p.m.
• Caddyshack Tavern (402 Old Liverpool Rd.) - DJ Skeet, 10 p.m.
• Calypso Cay Restaurant and Bar (11 Dockside Dr., Central Square) – George Leija, 6 p.m.
• Cato Hotel (2517 W. Main St., Cato) – Headin’ South, 9 p.m.
• Cedar House Bowling Lanes (813 West Genesee St., Skaneateles) - Four On The Floor, 9 p.m.
• College Street Café (34 College St., Clinton) - Mark Zane and Steve Pederson, 11 p.m.
• Cornerstone Restaurant and Bar (6805 Main St., Redcreek) – Paul Taylor, 9 p.m.
• Crazy Gator (W. First St., Fulton) - Smokin’ Worm, 9:30 p.m.
• Cross Lake Marina Restaurant (Jordan Rd., Cato) - Quickchange, 9 p.m.
• Dilaj’s (Route 34, Auburn) – Southern Comfort, 8 p.m.
• Dinosaur Bar-B-Que (246 W. Willow St.) – Stroke with Isreal Hagan, 10 p.m.
• Edgewater, 2 Oswego St., Baldwinsville) – Emerald City, 10 p.m.
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• Fusion Room (3705 Brewerton Rd., North Syracuse) – Woodfellas, Seth Marcel, 10 p.m.
• Harpoon Eddie’s (611 Park Ave., Sylvan Beach) - Gary Johnson, 7 p.m.
• Hotch’s Sports Bar ( 8081 Brewerton Rd., Cicero) - Just Joe, 9 p.m.
• Ive’s Hill Country Club (435 Flower Ave. W., Watertown) – Nightshift, 6:30 p.m.
• Lake Effect (7 Syracuse St., Baldwinsville) – Mike Estep Band, 6 p.m.
• Lakeview Lanes (723 Route 3, Fulton) – Gary Dunes Band, 6 p.m.
• Leopard Lounge, Turning Stone Resort and Casino (Thruway Exit 33, Verona) – Letizia, 9 p.m.
• Lighthouse Lanes Lounge (295 E. Albany St., Oswego) – 10:2:Midnight, 2 p.m.
• Limp Lizards (4628 Onondaga Blvd., Geddes) – Frank Malfa and Mike Burns, 9 p.m.
• Little Sodus Inn (14451 Bell Ave., Fairhaven) - Damdog, 8 p.m.
• Moondance Tavern (2512 Route 20, Marcellus) – Morris and the Hepcats, 8 p.m.; Los Blancos, 9 p.m.
• Panini’s in the Park (7900 Green Lakes Rd., Fayetteville) - Dennen, 5:30 p.m.
• Papa Joe's (8506 Greig St., Sodus Point) – Smokin’, 9 p.m.
• Performance Harley Davidson (807 N. Geddes St.) - Fully Loaded Band, noon
• Pfohl’s Beachhouse (310 Park Ave., Sylvan Beach) – The Wannabees, 2 p.m.; The Beadle Brothers , 7 p.m.
• Pizza Man's Pub (50 Oswego St., Baldwinsville) - Hendry, 10 p.m.
• Plate Bar @ 105 (105 First St., Liverpool) – Shaded, 9:30 p.m.
• Quaker Steak and Lube (3535 Walter St., Syracuse) – Jam Factor, 7:30 p.m.
• Raging River BBQ (7B Birdie Square, Oswego) - F5, 6:30 p.m.
• Riveredge Resort Hotel (17 Holland St., Alexandria Bay) - Raised On Radio, 9 p.m.
• Sacketts Harbor Brewing Company (212 W. Main St., Sacketts Harbor) - Bill Oeinck, 9 p.m.
• ShamROCKS! Rock and Roll Irish Pub (109 East Taft Road, North Syracuse) – Shaded, 10 p.m.
• Shenanigan’s Bar and Grill (318 E. Fayette St.) – Ate Eleven, 9:30 p.m.
• Shifty’s (1401 Burnet Ave.) – Dave Hanlon’s Cookbook, 9 p.m.
• Snubbing Post (Route 46 N., Rome) - Tom Townsley and the Backsliders, 9:30 p.m.
• Suzy’s Tavern - 40 Rod Lightning, The DT’s and Brown Baggers
• Tuscarora Restaurant (N. Lake Rd., Erieville) - Blueprints, 8 p.m.
• Vernon Downs (4229 Stuhlman Rd., Vernon) – Dan Elliott and the Monterays, 9 p.m.
• Yesterday’s Royal (13 Canal St., Sylvan Beach) – Entourage, 9:30 p.m.
• Zems (Hickory and Main St., Canastota) – Brass Exchange, 5 p.m.