Friday, August 3: Sterling Stage String Fling all weekend

The annual Sterling Stage String Fling is up and running at the Sterling Stage Kampitheater (274 Kent Rd., Sterling). The event features music from Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Caravan of Thieves, Irshad Khan, Jatoba and more, and runs through Sunday. Tickets are $60.

Also today

• The Horse Flies on the Cornell Arts Quad, Cornell University, Ithaca, 7 p.m. - Free admission.
• Tom Barnes at Overlook Lakeside Restaurant and Tavern (2437 Route 174, Otisco), 8:30 p.m.
• Tommy Barr at Bluewater Grill (11 Genesee St., Skaneateles), 9 p.m.
• Better Than Bowling at Shifty’s (1401 Burnet Ave.), 9 p.m.
• Brian McArdell and Mark Westers at Pizza Man Pub (50 Oswego St., Baldwinsville), 10 p.m.
• Ryan Burdick at Bull and Bear Pub (125 E. Water St.), 5:30 p.m.
• Code Red with Gary Dunes at Anchor Bar and Grill (720 County Route 37, Central Square), 8:30 p.m.
• Tommy Connors at Gio’s Tavern (207 Walton St.), 5 p.m.
• Michael Crissan at Ithaca Ale House (111 N. Aurora St., Ithaca), 10:30 p.m.
• Dan Elliott and Wayne Muller at Hanover Square (Water Street, Syracuse), 5 p.m.
• Dovetail Joint at Old Boathouse (1397 Route 49, Constantia), 9 p.m.
• Elephant Shoes at Bombadil’s (575 Main St., Phoenix), 6 p.m.
• Fab Five Paul at Bellevue Country Club (1901 Glenwood Ave.), 7 p.m.
• Fate at Yesterday’s Royal (13 Canal St., Sylvan Beach), 9 p.m.
• Frenay and Lenin at Old City Hall (159 Water St., Oswego), 6 p.m.
• Isreal Hagan and Stroke at Francesca’s Cucina (541 N. Salina St.), 8:30 p.m.
• Last Train Out at Fusion (3705 Brewerton Road, North Syracuse), 6 p.m.
• Letizia Duo at Inn on the Docks (308 Spencer Ave., Sylvan Beach), 7 p.m.
• Lisa Lee Trio at Sharkey’s Eclectic Sports Lounge (7240 Oswego Road, Liverpool), 6 p.m.
• Mark Macri at Badlands Saloon (29 Oswego St.), 9:30 p.m.
• Mark Zane and Friends at Western Ranch Motor Inn (1255 State Fair Blvd.), 7:30 p.m.
• Mike Estep Band at JP’s Tavern (109 Syracuse St., Baldwinsville), 6 p.m.
• Miss E and Dovetail Joint at Old Boathouse (1397 Route 49, Constantia), 9 p.m.
• Jamie Notarthomas at Wolffy’s Grill and Marina (2943 Lower Lake Road, Seneca Falls), 5 p.m.
• Pop Rox at Mac’s Bad Art Bar (1799 Brewerton Road, Mattydale), 9:30 p.m.
• Power Tripp at Fusion (3705 Brewerton Road, North Syracuse), 10 p.m.
• Max Scialdone at Pfohl’s Beachouse (301 Park Ave., Sylvan Beach), 7 p.m.
• Sirsy/Soul Sharks at Coleman’s Authentic Irish Pub (100 S. Lowell Ave.), 10 p.m.
• Soul Mine at Carnegie Café at the Maplewood Inn (400 Seventh North St., Liverpool), 8 p.m.
• Southern Comfort Band at American Legion (5575 Legionnaire Drive, Cicero), 8:30 p.m.
• TJ Sacco and the Urban Cowboys at Limp Lizard Bar and Grill (4628 Onondaga Blvd.), 9 p.m.
• Telegraph Hill at Fusion Backstage Lounge (3705 Brewerton Road, North Syracuse), 9 p.m.
• Tumbleweed Jones Band with Ed Balduzzi at Village Tavern (6 E. Main St., Marcellus), 7:30 p.m.
• Under The Gun at Lighthouse Lanes (295 E. Albany St., Oswego), 4 p.m.
• Dennis Veator at Castaways (916 County Route 37, Brewerton), 7 p.m.
• Jane Zell at Sparky Town (324 Burnet Ave.), 7 p.m.