Charlie Miller | cmiller@syracuse.com Geddes, N.Y.
— Sunday seemed like the unofficial Irish Day at the New York State Fair. The 78,341 visitors were treated to an old-fashioned session at Chevy Court hosted on by The Elders, a Celtic band from Kansas City, that drew in more and more folks as the music went on . And six hours later, the Dropkick Murphys drew thousands of fans to Suburban Park for the night’s last concert.
(Photos below) Diana Ladio welcomes the audience to The Elders' show Sunday afternoon. The Elders played Chevy Court at the New York State Fair. (Charlie Miller | cmiller@syracuse.
com) (Charlie Miller | cmiller@syracuse.com) Today is Law Enforcement Day, meaning active and retired officers get free admission by flashing their badge. A longtime food and drink stand — Tommy C’s — has set aside a table in the Colonnade for the two law enforcement officers gunned down in April, and today will raise money for their families .
The Meier’s Creek Brewing Co. created a special label to wrap around its Floatin’ On By pilsner. $1 from each can sold at the stand today will go to the families of fallen Onondaga County Sheriff’s Deputy Lt.
Michael Hoosock and Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen . When word spread Sunday about today’s fundraiser, fairgoers stopped by Tommy C’s to buy a can. A group of state troopers bought an entire case.
By the time the Fair closed, Tommy C’s had run out of the beer and ordered more for today. I’m at the Fair ev.