HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JULY 22
Deowongo Island Picnic
DEOWONGO ISLAND DAY – Noon-3 p.m. Paddle to the island for a picnic that includes live music, food, and a kayak raffle. Or ride the ferry from Bakers Beach, 8114 State Highway 28, Richfield Springs. www.facebook.com/OtsegoLandTrust/
PAINTING PARTY – Noon-7 p.m. Paint the Turning point. FORDO will provide pizza, soda, and a FORDO shirt to volunteers. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Call (607)267-4435 or visit www.facebook.com/Friends-of-Recovery-of-Delaware-and-Otsego-Counties-Inc-FOR-DO-134786876605003/
KITE FESTIVAL – All Day. Come fly a kite with the NY Kite Enthusiasts. Includes food, vendors, and professional kite flyers to help get your kite in the air. Edgewood Mountain, 216 Crow Hill Rd., Laurens.
COOPERSTOWN FARMERS MARKET – 8 a.m.-2 p.m. 101 Main St., in Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown. www.otsego2000.org/cooperstown-farmers-market-and-agriculture/
ONEONTA FARMERS MARKET – 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Come learn about the role that fresh food and exercise play in your health. Free samples of healthy foods at the market table. Live music by Doug Deck 10 a.m.-Noon. 2 Dietz St., Oneonta. www.oneontafarmersmarket.org
FREE FAMILY SATURDAY – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Enjoy a guided tour and fun activities with the kids. Photography Kevin Gray will be making wet-plate tintype photographs with the same processes used in the 1800s. Have a portrait of your family made for $30. Up to 2 adults may enter free when accompanied by a child under 18. Teens and children enter free. Hanford Mills Museum, 51 Co. Hwy. 12, East Meredith. www.hanfordmills.org
DAYS FOR GIRLS – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Bring your skills and materials to help make Feminine Hygiene Kits to help keep girls in school around the world. Unadilla First Presbyterian Church, 156 Main St., Unadilla. Call Jeanette Mulford @ (607)643-8209 or visit www.daysforgirls.org
AMAZING INSECTS – 10 a.m.-Noon. Take a nature walk with Dr. Jeffrey Heilveil, Chair of the Biology Department at SUNY Oneonta and resident entomologist. Learn about the different 6 legged pillars of the ecosystem around us. SUNY Oneonta College Camp. occainfo.org/calendar/amazing-insects-around-us/
FARM FAMILY TOUR – 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Come discover the life of the family in 1845. Includes hands on activities about learning, playing and working in the 19th century. Celebrate the completion of the tasks with a free ride on the carousel. Included with museum admission. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. www.farmersmuseum.org/family-tour
TRUNK SHOW – 12:30-1:30 p.m. Presenting “Box and Cox” (1847) by John Madison Morton and performed by some of the best actors in our area. On the Tavern Green at The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. www.farmersmuseum.org/Trunk-Shows
WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE – 1 p.m. Listen to Susan B. Anthony’s historic speech on Women’s Suffrage in America. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. http://www.farmersmuseum.org/Susan-B-Anthony
WORKSHOP – 1:30-2:30 p.m. Learn how to create your own lip balm, essential oils, and other handy products with natural ingredients. Registration required. Friends of Recovery of Delaware and Otsego County, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Call (607)267-4435 or visit www.friendsofrecoverydo.org/events
WRITERS CAMP – 1:30-3:30 p.m. Join Jen and the HML Writers Group for NaNoWriMo. Jen will present prompts and other activities to get you writing. Registration required. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. hmloneonta.org/calendar/
AUTHOR PANEL – 2 p.m. Hear what these mystery authors have to say with their experiences of creating and editing a mystery novel. Includes a book sale and signing and features Lesley Diehl, Glenn Nilson, & Libby Cudmore. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. www.facebook.com/hmloneonta/
WOMEN’S RIGHTS – 2 p.m. Vignettes by the Templeton Players portray what it means to be a woman in the 1800’s. Attend Reverend Bush’s address on women’s place in society at 2 and participate in Carrie Finkles rally calling for equality and liberty at 2:30. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. www.farmersmuseum.org/Women%27s-Rights
Mediumship Workshop – 7-9 p.m. ‘Everything You Want to Know …” Workshop & Demonstration, Fee, $10.00. 404 Ed Herman Rd, Westford. RSVP Storyducey@gmail.com 607 638 5111 or visit www.darlinghillfarmretreat.com
THEATRICAL WEDDING PERFORMANCE – 3 p.m. Mohawk actors/reenactors present the theatrical recreation of Gil and Lana’s wedding from the Walter Edmonds classic revolutionary war novel “Drums Along the Mohawk.” Followed by a reception at the Tavern. Old Palatine Church on Rt. 5, Nelliston. www.artintheadirondacks.com/2017/drums-along-mohawk-wedding-reception-theatrical-performance/
SEUSSICAL – 7 p.m. Sing a Song of Broadway presents the award winning musical based on the Dr. Seuss stories and characters. Admission, $15 adults, $10 students, $7 children 7 and under. First Presbyterian Church, 296 Main St., Oneonta. www.facebook.com/Sing-a-Song-of-Broadway-679324148783927/
CONCERT – 7 p.m. New band, “Crow Ridge,” performs a unique repertoire of modern country, alternative country, and Americana sure to get the feet tapping. Pathfinder Village, 3 Chenango Rd., Edmeston. Call 607-965-8377 or visit www.pathfindervillage.org
CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. “It’s Showtime” with Felix Peikli, Joe Doubleday, and band return with their interpretation of Swing Era Jazz. The Star Theater, The Foundry, 44 Main St., Cherry Valley. www.facebook.com/Cherry-Valley-Artworks-137916469562367/
MUSICAL – 8 p.m. Presenting “On Golden Pond” starring Carol Dean and Gary E. Stevens. Tickets, $10-15. The Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607-432-5047 or visit foothillspac.org
MUSIC FESTIVAL – 8 p.m. Works by Mozart, Shostakovich, and Mendelssohn performed by The Lysander Piano Trio. Honest Brook Music Festival, 1885 Honest Brook Rd., Delhi. Call (607)746-3770 or visit hbmf.org