HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26 Practice Pottery at The Smithy POTTERY—1:30-4:30 p.m. Open Studio. Experienced potters are invited to work on personal projects and hone their skills. No instruction provided. $30/session. The Smithy Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Court, Cooperstown. Gallery@SmithyArts.org or visit https://www.smithyarts.org/…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Glimmerglass Film Days 2023 Opening FILM DAYS—7:30 p.m. “Opening Party.” Meet filmmakers and artists while celebrating the 2023 Glimmerglass Film Days. Includes dinner buffet, 1 complimentary beverage, cash bar (21+). The Smithy Gallery, 55 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown. Visit https://www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org/…
The long weekend will include 25 feature films, two shorts, parties, filmmaker talks, a companion art exhibit, food, walks, free films and more. Screenings and events will be located in multiple Cooperstown locations.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Experienced Potters Practice Their Craft POTTERY—1:30-4:30 p.m. Open Studio. Experienced potters are invited to work on personal projects and hone their skills. No instruction provided. $30/session. The Smithy Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Court, Cooperstown. Gallery@SmithyArts.org or visit https://www.smithyarts.org/ DEADLINE—Last day to register for “Raised Bed Gardening Program.” Presented by the Schoharie County Master Gardener volunteers on 9/6 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension, 173 South Grand Street, Cobleskill. (518) 234-4303 or visit https://cceschoharie-otsego.org/…
Opportunities for Otsego’s Head Start program has opened enrollment for pregnant people and children up to the age of 5 for the 2023-2024 program year. Head Start is a no-cost preschool program that prepares 3- and 4-year-old children for kindergarten. Open play and guided activities promote learning skills, language, and physical and socio-emotional development.…
The John Colonna Trio will perform on Thursday, July 20 at Marcus Villagrán’s Dunderberg Gallery, 188 Marion Avenue in Gilbertsville. The trio—pianist Colonna, Kenji Tokunaga on bass and Joel Proctor on drums—has been described by doNYC.com as “a group of virtuosic musicians who channel the sound of classic jazz into modern feels like funk, rock, and gospel.”…
‘Luminosity/Luminous Streets’ exhibit marks tenth Glimmerglass Film Days COOPERSTOWN—Art exhibitions have been a feature of Glimmerglass Film Days for nine of its 10 years, and this year’s exhibition at The Smithy extends to storefronts in the Village of Cooperstown. “Luminosity/Luminous Streets” will run from November 5-19. “Luminosity” is a four-person show at The Smithy featuring light sculptures by Daniel Buckingham and contemporary video art by Ariana Gerstein, Yeon Jin Kim, and Tomonari Nishihara. The video artists are each on the…
Cooperstown gallery exhibit reveals Otsego County during the Great Depression The third floor of The Smithy Gallery & Clay Studio doubles this summer as a time tunnel back to the era of the Great Depression with the magnificent exhibition American Ideals: Picturing Otsego County in 1937, on display through September 3 at 55 Pioneer Street in Cooperstown. It’s a project that began in 2016 when Dr. Cynthia Falk and students from the Cooperstown Graduate Program, Lynds Jones, Kim McCleary, Kimberly…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JUNE 10 Art Galleries Open New Exhibits ‘American Ideal’ and ‘Art In Bloom’ OPENING RECEPTION – 5 – 7 p.m. Celebrate the opening of new exhibit ‘American Ideal: Picturing Otsego County in 1937’ featuring pictures of Otsego County curated by Dr. Cynthia Falk and students of the Cooperstown Graduate Program. Displayed in the 3rd Floor Gallery through September 3. The Smithy, 55 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. 607-547-8671 or visit www.smithyarts.org GARDEN RECEPTION – 5 – 8 p.m. Art…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Explore The Fall Sky ASTRONOMY – 7 p.m. Join the Otsego County Conservation Association to explore the night sky in04 the autumn. See the milky way, spot Jupiter and Saturn, and see if you can see the Andromeda galaxy. Bring a comfortable chair and blankets. Binoculars helpful, but optional. Come dressed for the weather. Hot chocolate and snacks will be available in the workshop after the viewing. Free, registration required. Mohican farm, 7207 St.…