HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 29
Mozart Concert For
Hans & Edith Wilk
MEMORIAL CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. The Oneonta community remembers “Hans & Edith Wilk.” Features the combined voices of the Hartwick College Chorus and SUNY Oneonta Concert Choir performing Mozart’s Symphony #35 Haffner and Requiem with the Catskill Symphony Orchestra. Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta. Info, catskillsymphony.net/news-events/upcoming-events.html
SPIRITUAL ARTS & PSYCHIC FAIR – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 2 day fair featuring reading by psychics, vendors, and workshops to help you heal, and find direction in your life. Oneonta Holiday Inn, 5206 State Highway 23, Oneonta. Info, www.shiftnewyork.com
PANCAKE BREAKFAST – 7:30-11 a.m. Benefit for the Community Outreach Project. Support work on the Crossroads Inn, Oneonta World of Learning, and the Oneonta Homeless Shelter. Suggested donation, $10 per person, or $30 per family. Main Street Baptist Church, 333 Main St., Oneonta. Info, new.msbchurch.org or call (607) 432-5712 or Paula Pickhardt (607)434-6519
PARTNERS IN PRESERVATION – 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Otsego County Historical Association presents displays from various historical societies, books of local history, and light refreshments. Springfield Community Center. Info, www.facebook.com/OtsegoIsHistory/ or call Deb Mackenzie @ (607)293-6635 or Harriett Geywits @ (315)858-2575
RUMMAGE SALE – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The United Methodist Women will host a sale of clothes, household items, linens, curtains, books, toys, and more. Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, elmparkumconeonta.org
RUMMAGE SALE – 9 a.m.-Noon. Find great stuff and check out the $2 Bag Sale. Fly Creek Methodist Church, 811 Co. Rd. 26, Fly Creek. Info, www.facebook.com/Fly-Creek-United-Methodist-Church-750301651678047/
ONEONTA FARMERS MARKET – 9 a.m. 2 Dietz St., Oneonta. Info, www.oneontafarmersmarket.org
OCCA GARAGE SALE – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle items to raise money for county-wide environmental programs by OCCA. At the Cooperstown Farmers Market. Info, occainfo.org/calendar/save-date-reduce-reuse-recycle-garage-sale/ or call (607) 547-4488
GARDENING WORKSHOP – 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Construct your own frame to take home and learn how you can help your garden beat the early spring cold. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. Info, www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-hot-frame-gardening-at-the-farmers-museum-tickets-32529814551
SPRING CLEANING – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Help prepare the Swart-Wilcox house for the summer season with students from SUNY Oneonta. Need desserts for the pizza lunch, a loan of garden tools, and other assistance. Swart-Wilcox House, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta. Info, swartwilcoxhouse.wordpress.com
LOOM SALE – 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Interest weavers are invited to view and obtain a loom. Many kinds available. All 4-shaft looms. Suggested donation per loom, $400-$600. The Smithy, Cooperstown. Info, oneonta.craigslist.org/art/6095108056.html
CLIMATE MARCH – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Mingle/walk through town with planned bicycle repair workshop and a hope tree at the library ending with lunch and discussion at the Old School. Help raise awareness of non-partisan issues of clean air, clean water, and a healthy environment and spread positive messages and actions. Starts at the Old School Fafe, 2 Genesee St., Cherry Valley. Info, positive-action-cv@googlegroups.com
GUEST SPEAKER – 11 a.m.-Noon. Central New York author Madis Senner discusses local sacred sites from his book, “Sacred Sites in North Star Country: Places in Greater New York State That Changed the World.” Cooperstown Village Library. Info, www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org/calendar
WOMEN’S EXPO – 11 a.m.-3 p.m. ‘Love the Life you Live.’ Celebrating lives, diversity, strength, and voice. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 market St., Oneonta. Info, www.facebook.com/lovethelife2017/
ANIMAL ART – Noon-4:30 p.m. Explore the range of animal art on display, from bronze sculptures to illustrations. The make your own. Arkell Museum & Canajoharie Library, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. Info, www.arkellmuseum.org/events-calendar
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
HEALTHY KIDS DAY – 1:30-3:30 p.m. Free open family swim. Oneonta YMCA, 20–26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, www.oneontaymca.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/
PAINT & SIP – 2-6 p.m. Fundraiser for ‘The Ride for Missing Children.” Cost, $35. Damaschke Field, 15 James Georgeson Ave., Oneonta. Info, www.facebook.com/oneontaoutlawsbaseball/ or e-mail bob.scanlon@hotmail.com or call 607-287-5531
BOOK READING & SIGNING – 2-4 p.m. Featuring John Koloski with his first published book “Empyres: Bloodbind.” The Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main St., Oneonta. Info, www.facebook.com/TheGreenToadBookstore/
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING – 3-5 p.m. The Butternut Valley Alliance holds their annual meeting. The Empire House, 136 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville. Info, butternutvalleyalliance.org
FOR-DO BOOK CLUB – 4-7 p.m. Feel like you don’t read enough, come to this book club. The group votes on the book to be read. At The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Info, www.friendsofrecoverydo.org/events
SPAGHETTI DINNER – 5-7 p.m. Benefit to send 4 Scouts of Troop 44 to the National Jamboree in West Virginia this July. Gilbertsville American Legion next to the Fire House, State Hwy. 51, Gilbertsville. Info, bralbag@gmail.com
STREET ART FEST – 6-8 p.m. Come see the decorated Adirondack Chair and Game Table art exhibition. This year’s theme is looking “Through the Eyes of the Masters.” Each artist was challenged to create 12 beautiful Adirondack style “Tilt Top Game Tables.” Main St. and Rt. 206, Bainbridge. Info, www.jerichoarts.com/bainbridge-arts-trail-2017.html
PRE-CONCERT RECEPTION – 6 p.m. Have a fun and informative chat and reception with Music Director and Conductor Charles Schneider before the Catskill Symphony Orchestra’s final concert of the season. The Concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Waterfront Cafe, SUNY Oneonta. Info, catskillsymphony.net/news-events/upcoming-events.html
FILM – 6:30-8:30 p.m. Showing “Lego Batman Movie.” Cost $3. Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Info, oneonta.collegiatelink.net/events
