Looking for something to do this weekend? These are some of the events happening around Central New York.
Collectors Con at the State Fairgrounds
The Syracuse Collectors Con will be held at the State Fairgrounds this weekend. The hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, with VIPs entering at 9 a.m. and advance ticket purchasers entering at 9:30 a.m. There will be comics, games, collectibles and a number of celebrities on hand. Guests include actors Robert Wuhl ("Arli$$," "Batman," "Bull Durham") and Erik Estrada ("CHIPs," "Sealab 2021"), as well as a number of professional wrestling legends from ECW, WCW and WWE, and many voice actors. For more information, check the convention website.
Upstate on-ice supremacy at stake again this weekend
The Rochester Americans got the best of their AHL upstate rivals last weekend in a 4-1 win, so the Syracuse Crunch will try to even the score Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Oncenter when they face the Amerks. Saturday's first game of the weekend home-and-home series is Syracuse Canal Mules Night. For more information, go to the Crunch website.
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Take in a little music in Binghamton
The Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra will perform "In the Beginning" at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Broome County Forum Theatre. Daniel Hege serves as the conductor; Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 will be performed during the show. Doors open an hour before the concert; for more information or to buy tickets, check the Forum website.
STEM Fest in Utica
STEM Fest, an event celebrating science, technology, engineering and mathematics, will be held from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday at Mohawk Valley Community College's Utica campus, in Francis A. Wilcox Hall. Admission is free; there will be exhibits and demonstrations on hand for both children and adults. For more information, check the MVCC site.
Broome County Regional Farmers Market
The Broome County Regional Farmers Market is running as always at 840 Upper Front Street in Binghamton. The hours for the market are 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. There are vendors in both the main market building and the Taste NY building. For more, check the farmers market website.