CONNECTIONS—12:15 p.m. Welcome Winter Potluck. An afternoon of food, games, music and fellowship. Connections at Clark Sports Center, 124 County Highway 52, Cooperstown. connectionsatcsc@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10235954081223652&set=gm.2933301393545460&idorvanity=1197122360496714…
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DANCE—6 p.m. “Moondance—A Different Type of Spiritual Experience.” Free. Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta, 12 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. connections@uuso.org…
MEDITATION—5:30 p.m. “Fall Meditation Drop-In Series.” Presented by Sahaja Meditation. Free; all skill levels welcome. Continues each Tuesday through 12/16. Cooperstown Coworks, 6 Doubleday Court, Cooperstown. (518) 428-4692 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1207198191440376&set=gm.1555850125396817…
Herbert James Kozak (Jim), 83, of Cooperstown, New York, passed away at Bassett Medical Center on Thursday, December 4, 2025. Jim was born March 25, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois to Herbert James and Therese Marie (Fischer) Kozak. After high school, Jim attended art school and worked in the hotel business. He worked his way up the ladder at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, Illinois and later went on to be catering manager at Sawmill Creek Resort in Sandusky, Ohio…
WORKSHOP—Noon to 2 p.m. “Smart Energy Choices Weatherization Workshop.” Free; registration required. The Gathering Place, 5506 State Highway 7, Oneonta. (607) 547-2536 ext. 224 or https://cceschoharie-otsego.org/resources/connections-issue-8-4-october-november-december-issue-2025…
FILM SCREENING—4 p.m. “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.” Presented by the Race, Equity, and Justice series of the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown. Followed by a discussion at 6 p.m. on the commercial nature and hecticness of the holiday season. Village Library of Cooperstown, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8344 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1312372267597231&set=a.557428283091637…
OPENING NIGHT—7 p.m. “2025 Oneonta Festival of Lights.” Presented by Hill City Celebrations. Hot cocoa, popcorn, homemade cookies, Santa and more. Free admission. Neahwa Park, 15 James Georgeson Avenue, Oneonta. firstnightoneonta@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/events/1749244749095664/…
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CHRISTMAS—6 p.m.; line-up at 5 p.m. Holiday parade, tree lighting, Santa, food and refreshments. Parade down Main Street to events held on the Village Lawn, Unadilla.…
185 YEARS AGO: Dr. Channing on Poetry—Poetry far from injuring society, is one of the great instruments of refinement and exaltation. It lifts the mind above ordinary life, gives it a respite from depressed cares, and awakens the consciousness of its efficacy with what is pure and noble. In its legitimate and highest efforts, it has the same tendency and aim with Christianity; that is to spiritualize our nature. Poetry has a natural alliance with our best affections. Its great…
