TIME OUT OTSEGO for FRIDAY, September 18

Celebrate Mohawk Valley Gives Day

FUNDRAISING—5-9 p.m. “Community of Giving” Celebration for Mohawk Valley Gives Day. Templeton Hall, 63 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown. https://www.givemv.org/

MOHAWK VALLEY GIVES—All day. Support local organizations bettering our communities. https://www.givemv.org/

BEGINNER MAHJONG—9 a.m. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-6661 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1041799611814087&set=a.182156554445068

COFFEE & PUZZLES—10 a.m. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-6661 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1041799611814087&set=a.182156554445068

YOGA—10 a.m. Worcester-Schenevus Library, 170 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 397-7309 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1387013013567369&set=a.418484840420196

SENIOR COFFEE HOUR—10:30 a.m. Coffee, tea, pastries, games, puzzles, special events and good conversation. Held each Friday. Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 County Highway 11, Hartwick. (607) 293-6600 or https://libraries.4cls.org/hartwick/events/

SENIOR MEALS—11:30 a.m. Seniors are invited to enjoy a delicious meal Monday-Friday. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors, $11 for guests accompanying a senior. Today, enjoy a lunch of Salisbury steak, baked potato, mixed vegetables and chef’s choice pie. Nader Towers Housing, 2 Mitchell Street, Oneonta. (607) 547-6454 or https://www.otsegocounty.com/departments/office_for_the_aging/index.php

STORYTIME—Noon. Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main Street, Richfield Springs. (315) 858-0230 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1476682524495151&set=a.545675200929226

BLOOD DRIVE—Noon to 5 p.m. SUNY Oneonta, Hunt College Union, 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta. RedCrossBlood.org

BLOOD DRIVE—1-5 p.m. Margaretville Fire Department, 77 Church Street, Margaretville. RedCrossBlood.org

OUTDOORS—2-4 p.m. Pine Lake Row Group. Equipment and top-notch instruction provided. Led by Olympian Andrea Thies. RSVP required. Also held 9/25, 10/2 and 10/9. Hartwick College Pine Lake, 1894 Charlotte Creek Road, Oneonta. patek@hartwick.edu or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1579888917264532&set=a.334687505118019

HISTORY—4-6 p.m. Book Discussion and Signing of “The Loyalists Wife” with author Deirdre Sinnott. Greater Milford Historical Association, 77-81 North Main Street, Milford. (607) 286-4060 or https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064692099145

OKTOBERFEST—5-8 p.m. Beer, food, yard games and more. Saranac Brewery, 1888 Biergarten and Tavern, 830 Varick Street, Utica. (315) 624-2448.

ART BUSINESS—5:30 p.m. “Professional Development: Arts Grant Sourcing and Writing.” Free. RSVP required. Bushel Collective, 106 Main Street, Delhi.  info@bushelcollective.org or https://roxburyartsgroup.org/workshops/arts-grant-writing

POTTERY—6-9 p.m. “Beginner Pottery Wheel Group 1.” 4-week course held Thursdays through 10/9. Fees apply; registration required. The Smithy Gallery and Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Court, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8671 or https://smithy-clay-studio.jumbula.com/Autumn2026/BeginnerPotteryWheelGroup14weeks

LIVE MUSIC—6-9 p.m. “The Lake House Summer Concert Series: Stan Fox and Trio.” Back patio, The Lake House, 2521 County Highway 22, Richfield Springs. (720) 940-8377 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122214896300321695&set=a.122109156536321695

LIVE MUSIC—7 p.m. “Fall Fiddlers Frolic.” Sayre House Museum, 81 North Main Street, Milford. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1530300735802982&set=a.556868796479519

MOVIE NIGHT—7:15 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. Screening of “Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Benefit for upkeep of The Star Theater. Presented by Cherry Valley Artworks at The Star Theater, at The Foundry, 44 Main Street, Cherry Valley. (607) 264-3080 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1837288284201516&set=pcb.10162377699721841

BIRDING—7:30 p.m. “The Wonders of it All.” Presentation by Rick Bunting, with the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society. Presented online via Zoom (pre-registration required) or in person at Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 397-3815 or https://doas.us/the-wonders-of-it-all-rick-bunting/

MUSIC—7:30 p.m. Faculty Showcase. Anderson Theater, Hartwick College, 1 Hartwick Drive, Oneonta. https://www.hartwick.edu/academics/academic-departments/music-department/music-events/

LIVE MUSIC—8 p.m. “An Evening with Ordinary Elephant.” Mesmerizing folk duo. Night Eagle Café at the Savage Club and Lansing Area Performance Hall, 1004 Auburn Road, North Lansing. (607) 270-0441 or https://www.nighteaglecafe.org/  

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