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Noel Paul Stookey, best known as Paul of folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, will perform at Cazenovia College on Sept. 27.

(Kevin Mazur, provided)

From a land called Hannalee, a member of one of folk music's first star groups is coming to Central New York.

Noel Paul Stookey, best known as "Paul" from Peter, Paul and Mary, will perform and speak in Cazenovia on Friday, September 27 at 7:30 p.m. The 75-year-old singer-songwriter will lead a discussion on "Music as a Force for Social Change" as part of Cazenovia College's Reisman Lecture Series.

The event, taking place in the St. James Roman Catholic Church at 6 Green Street in Cazenovia, is free and open to the public. Seating is limited to 635 people, available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The performance and lecture will also be simulcast on screen in Caz College's McDonald Lecture Hall, inside Eckel Hall on Lincklaen Street, and also streamed online at www.cazenovia.edu/live.

Peter, Paul and Mary -- the performing name of Peter Yarrow, Stookey and Mary Travers -- had a slew of hits in the 1960's, including the original song "Puff (The Magic Dragon)" and covers of "Lemon Tree," "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Leavin' on a Jet Plane." Stookey also had brief success as a solo artist with the single "Wedding Song (There Is Love)," originally performed at Yarrow's wedding in 1969.

Watch a video of Paul Stookey performing a few years ago at St. Petersburg College: