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Many years ago, I wrote about an encounter I had with a butterfly. While weeding, I looked up and locked eyes with the butterfly. We were caught in one another’s gaze for what seemed then like an eternity. I had been reliving a Bach concert presented by the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival, which highlighted his Brandenburg concertos, for me one of the most profoundly moving compositions every written.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, AUGUST 29 Finale of the 2023 Cooperstown Summer Music Festival MUSIC FEST—7 p.m. Borromeo String Quartet with Linda Chesis on flute. Part of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival 25th anniversary season. $30, adults; $15, students under 18. Purchase tickets in advance at www.cooperstownmusicfest.org. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. BLOOD DRIVE—10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Springbrook, 105 Campus Drive, Oneonta. Register at RedCrossBlood.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, AUGUST 22 Music Of Bach With The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival MUSIC FEST—7 p.m. All-Bach. Part of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival 25th anniversary season. $30, adults; $15, students under 18. Purchase tickets in advance at www.cooperstownmusicfest.org. Christ Episcopal Church, 46 River Street, Cooperstown. BLOOD DRIVE—9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. Register at RedCrossBlood.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, AUGUST 15 Cooperstown Summer Music Festival Presents Caroga Arts Ensemble MUSIC FEST—7 p.m. Caroga Arts Ensemble: A String Serenade. The hometown heroes of the Caroga Arts Ensemble return to CSMF for a summer string extravaganza, showcasing works spanning a variety of sounds and emotions from around the globe. Part of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival 25th anniversary season. $30, adults; $15, students under 18. Purchase tickets in advance at www.cooperstownmusicfest.org. Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 Cooperstown Summer Music Fest Presents ‘Nuevo Tango’ MUSIC FEST—7 p.m. Nuevo Tango. Argentinian bandoneon master JP Jofre joins highly-acclaimed Cuban-American cellist Tommy Mesa for a program exploring the fusion of classical music and tango. Part of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival 25th anniversary season. $30, adults; $15, students under 18. Purchase tickets in advance at www.cooperstownmusicfest.org. Otesaga Resort Hotel, 60 Lake Street, Cooperstown. SENIOR SOCIAL SIGN-UP – Seniors aged 50+ are invited to register for an hour…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 Cooperstown Summer Music Festival Presents Harry Allen’s All Star New York Saxophone Band MUSIC FEST—7 p.m. Harry Allen’s All Star New York Saxophone Band. Jazz saxophone legend Harry Allen joins forces with Ken Peplowski and Grant Stewart on tenor saxophone, Gary Smulyan on baritone saxophone, James Chirillo on guitar, Mike Karn on bass and Aaron Kimmel on drums for an evening of small group jazz with a big band feel. Part of the Cooperstown Summer Music…
The Upper Unadilla Valley Association will host demonstrations of unique hobbies by Steve Davis and Richard Sherman at 654 U.S. Route 20, West Winfield from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, July 30. Davis, who is hosting the event at his residence, will demonstrate the antique windmill and sawmill he has painstakingly restored.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MAY 7 Spring Concerts In Cooperstown & Oneonta CONCERT—4 p.m. Enjoy “Shtetl To Broadway—Music from the Old World to the New,” an evening concert of Klezmer, swing standards and Broadway favorites performed by area artists including clarinetist Robin Seletsky and vocalists Colby Thomas, Andy Puritz and Stan Fox. Presented at Temple Beth El, 83 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 222-5687 or visit templebetheloneonta.org OPENING CONCERT—4-5:30 p.m. The Summer Music Festival presents “Ying Quartet: American Made” for the opening concert…
The Ying Quartet will perform this Sunday at Christ Episcopal Church. (Photo by Todd Maturazzo) Music Festival Opens 25th AnniversarySeason with Ying Quartet COOPERSTOWN—The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival will open its 25th anniversary season with a performance by the highly acclaimed Ying Quartet this Sunday, May 7 at 4 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church. The quartet will present a program titled “American Made,” opening with Barber’s Quartet in B minor—from which his famous “Adagio” movement is drawn—and continuing with works…
Don’t Miss The American String Quartet This Fall This post-season concert is a don’t miss! The American String Quartet is a widely acclaimed ensemble who have been performing for decades. Don’t miss this chance to hear them, along hear flutist extraordinaire Linda Chesis and master cellist Philippe Muller in a program featuring works by Aaron Jay Kernis, Joseph Haydn, and Franz Schubert. 4 pm Sunday, October 2, at Christ Church, Cooperstown. Get your tickets at: cooperstownmusicfest.org…