HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MAY 27

General Clinton Canoe Regatta

CANOE REGATTA – 5:30 p.m. The General Clinton Canoe Regatta returns this year with a weekend of races and events. Friday includes the Youth races for teens 11-18 and the generation gap races starting from the Sydney Fishing Access. The park will feature the rides, craft fair, and flee market with the Taste of the Regatta event including local food, entertainment, more. The 70 mile endurance race will be Sunday, May 20 and will start from Brookwood Point, Cooperstown. Public events will be held at General Clinton Park, 2520 NYS Hwy. 7, Bainbridge. Visit www.facebook.com/2022GCCR/

SPRING INTO SUMMER – Street festival celebrating the end of the long upstate winter. Will include music, live performances, a Lilac Full Bloom Celebration, family photos in old costumes, Dance Parties, street vendors and much more. Main Street, Cherry Valley. Visit www.cherryvalley.com

WALKING CLUB – 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Enjoy a fun walk on Mondays & Fridays with friends old and new and listen to music of the 70s. Free for members, non-members aged 50+. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. 547-2800, ext. 109 or visit www.clarksportscenter.com

VOICES OF THE GAME – 2 p.m. Join former Kansas City Royals slugger Willie Mays Aikens and his Hall of Fame teammate, George Brett, will discuss and introduce new film, The Royal, about Aiken’s struggle with drug addiction and the criminal justice system, its impact on his family, Brett’s support of him and his eventual triumph and testimony to Congress about his experience. This is a hybrid event. Grandstand Theater, The Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/events/voices-of-the-game-george-brett-and-willie-mays-aikens-on-the-royal?date=0

OPENING PARTY – 7 – 10 p.m. Kick off the Spring Into Summer Festival with a dessert potluck featuring the jazz music of Triple Play jazz band. Old School Cafe, 2 Genesee St., Cherry Valley. Visit www.cherryvalley.com

PRIDE NIGHT – 7 – 10 p.m. Join the Otsego Pride Alliance for a fun night out. Open to teens aged 12-18. Oneonta Teen Center, 4 Academy St., Oneonta. 607-441-3999 or visit www.facebook.com/otsegopride/