Paul Davie grew up in the Southern Tier town of Sidney, but now that he’s grown up he lives in Liverpool. A longtime rock and roll musician who plays guitar, bass and harmonica, Davie settled here in 2006 because he’s obsessed with the Beatles, the British pop combo that hailed from Liverpool, England. Over the past decade, Davie has performed in two Beatles tribute bands, has brought original Beatles’ drummer Pete Best to play gigs here in his “sister city,” and last year he produced the multi-faceted 50 Years of the Beatles’ show at the Palace Theater in Eastwood. This year, he brings together dozens of Syracuse Area Music Awards Hall of Famers to stage BeatleCuse, a new show paying tribute to the music of John, Paul, George and Ringo. BeatleCuse gets underway at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the historic Landmark Theatre, 362 S. Salina St., down city. ‘Abbey Road’ revisited
The varied musicians will perform the Beatles’ 1969 album, “Abbey Road,” in its entirety, note for note. They will also pay tribute to British singer Joe Cocker, who died Dec. 22, by performing his version of the Beatles’ “With a Little Help from My Friends.” Performers will include Mark Hoffmann, Todd Hobin, Skip Murphy, Gary Frenay, Bob Halligan, Tommy Allen, John Dancks, Dave Novak, Jamie Notarthomas and the West Genesee High School Jazz Band. Three local bands — Los Blancos, Magical Mystery Tour and the Pale Green Stars — will also appear along with special guests Gene Cornish and Mark Hudson. Cornish was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 with his bandmates from the Rascals, while Hudson is a Grammy-winning writer-producer who has worked with artists such as Ringo Starr. A portion of BeatleCuse proceeds will benefit the Carol Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund of CNY. “We raised $5,000 last year,” Davie recalled. Tickets for Friday’s show cost $30 and $40; BeatleCuse.com; 382-7285.
Magical Mystery Tour
By the way, Davie will play a free concert along with Magical Mystery Tour July 13 at Johnson Park, as part of the 30th anniversary season of the Liverpool Is the Place Summer Concert Series. If you’re interested in sponsoring that show or any of the other 23 free concerts in the park this year, contact LITP Chairwoman Colleen Gunnip at [email protected]. Mobiles and mirrors
Liverpool artists Mario Romano and Liza Moczara hosted a humble exhibit opening on the snowy evening of Monday, Jan. 26, at the Art Barn on Cypress Street. The Art Barn doubles as the workshop owned by Mario’s dad, contractor and sculptor Joe Romano.
The show was called “Mobiles and Looking Glasses” and Mario, a gifted painter who earned his MFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, constructed several metal mobiles connected with colored Play-Doh. Lisa displayed three decidedly organic sculptures featuring tree branches and slabs of worn wood embellished with lights and mirrors. While the whimsical artworks caught the eye of visitors, their palates were pleased by fresh cookies, venison stew and hot toddies, a version of mulled cider mixed with Bulleit Bourbon Frontier Whiskey, distilled in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. Mario is a substitute art teacher at Liverpool High School, and he and Lisa both work nights waiting on tables at The Retreat. Country club on hold
Liverpool Country Club remains on the block, even though its anticipated October sale failed to materialize. The 18-hole golf course at 7209 Morgan Road has been a local landmark for more than a half century.