HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, MAR. 11
Guest Conductor Competition
CABARET – 7:30 p.m. Featuring the Catskill Symphony Orchestra and entrants to the guest conductor competition, Les Grummons, Jeff Joyner, and Neal Miller. SUNY Oneonta Alumni Field House. Info, catskillsymphony.net
KNITTING MAKERSPACE – 12:30-2 p.m. Experience and beginner knitters invited to share experience. Special guests from the library knitting club. Cooperstown Village Library. Info, www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org/calendar
OPERA – 12:55 p.m. “La Traviata.” The Met streaming live in HD. Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Cost $18/seniors, $20/adults, 10/students. Season pass $200. Box Office: (607) 431-2080, foothillspac.org/index.php/shows/metropolitan-opera-in-hd/
PLAY READING – 6:30 p.m. Reading of “Sunset Painting” by local playwright Greg Klein. Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium, 5798 NY-80, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org
ONEONTA FARMERS MARKET – 9 a.m. 2 Dietz St., Oneonta. Info, www.oneontafarmersmarket.org
COOPERSTOWN FARMERS MARKET – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 101 Main St., in Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown. Info, www.otsego2000.org/cooperstown-farmers-market-and-agriculture/
TAX HELP – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. If you or your family made less than $64,000 in 2016 Adriene Clifford and SUNY Delhi students will be available to assist in processing your taxes. 3/11 thru 4/1. Sanford Hall rm. 148, SUNY Delhi. Info, Adriene Clifford (607)746-4102 or visit wzozfm.com/free-tax-preparation-for-those-who-qualify/?trackback=fbshare
PANEL DISCUSSION – 11 a.m.-2 p.m. International Women’s day event presented by the departments of Biology, History, Music, Nursing, and Spanish. Celebration room, Shineman Chapel House, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, www.hartwick.edu/campus-life/student-affairs/intercultural-affairs/ or contact Matthews at matthewsh@hartwick.edu or call (607)431-4428
HOT MEAL PROGRAM – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, www.firstumc-oneonta.org
GRANGE – 11 a.m. Otsego County Pomona Grange meeting. Activities inlcude needlework, quilting, and contests of woodworking, photography, and art. Westville Grange Hall, Co Rte. 35, near Milford. Info, email Anna Ritchey @ 755ritchey@frontiernet.net
HISTORY PROGRAM – 1 p.m. “Tracking Oneonta History” with Sarah Livingston presented by the Oneonta Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution. Masonic Temple, 322 Main St., Oneonta. Info, (607)334-5756
DRAWING WORKSHOP – 1-4 p.m. Begin your “Journey into Drawing” with Friends of Recovery of Delaware and Otsego counties. Materials free. All skill levels welcome. Registration preferred. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Info, www.friendsofrecoverydo.org/events
SSPCA FUNDRAISER – 1-4 p.m. Includes the Ross Park Zoomobile and animal themed grafts, games, snacks, face-painting, and balloon animals. Admission by donation. Unitarian Universalist Church, 12 Ford Ave. Oneonta. Info, uuso.org
WRITERS GROUP – 1:30 p.m. Poet, speed writer, novelist, or short story writer. Come practice your writing in the format of NaNoWriMo at your pace. Share if you want. Led by Jen Donohue. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, hmloneonta.org/hml-writers-group/
SNOMMEGANG – 2-6 p.m. Annual bear festival includes over 30 of the best bears form around the country with live music, food, and activities. Muller Plaza, Main St., Oneonta. Info, americaontap.com/event/snommegang/
FOR-DO BOOK CLUB – 4-7 p.m. Group reading followed by discussion. The group votes on the book to be read. For anyone who doesn’t read enough. At The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Info, www.friendsofrecoverydo.org/events
CONCERT – 7 p.m. Robert Jones and Matt Watroba present ‘Music That Matters’ reflecting history, social change, migration, hopes, and dreams of the American people. Admission $20, Children 12 and under free. Proceeds benefit the Church Window Restoration Project. The Fly Creek United Methodist Church. 811 Co Rd 26, Fly Creek. Info, (607)547-9946
CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. “Willie Nile” performs live at the The Otesaga, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, (607)547-1812, info@cooperstownconcertseries.org, cooperstownconcertseries.org/willie.html
THEATER – 7:30 p.m. Presenting the comedy ‘Steel Magnolias’, about the friendship, tragedy, and triumph of 6 women in a Luoisiana beauty salon. By Robert Harling. Hamblin Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Info, www.orpheustheatre.org/season.html or call (607)432-9392
