HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 Knit A Chunky Blanket With The Huntington Memorial Library LEARN TO KNIT—5:30-7 p.m. Come learn to knit a chunky lap blanket with just your hands. All supplies provided. No experience needed. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980 or visit facebook.com/hmloneonta/…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, MARCH 7 Join Book To Film Book Discussion On ‘Watership Down’ BOOK TO FILM—6 p.m. Come down to watch the film “Watership Down” and then pick up a copy of the book to discuss on March 23 at 1 p.m. Springfield Library, 129 County Road 29A, Springfield Center. (315) 858-5802 or visit libraries.4cls.org/springfield/programs-and-events/adult-programs/ TAX PREP—6-8 p.m. Get ready for tax season with the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Hartwick College accounting students certified by the IRS, with…
In Memoriam Jeffrey R. Smith VENICE, FLORIDA—Jeffrey Richard Smith, son of Gayle and Jack Smith of Cooperstown, entered into eternal rest Wednesday night, March 1, 2023, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in North Venice, Florida following an extended illness. He was 60. Arrangements will be announced under the care and guidance of the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, MARCH 6 Enjoy Human Rights Film ‘Category Woman’ About World Athletes HUMAN RIGHTS—9-11 p.m. Enjoy a screening of “Category: Woman,” as seen at the 2023 Human Rights Film Festival, asking “Who is a woman, and who gets to decide?” Follow the story of four athletes from the Global South who are required by sporting institution World Athletics to medically alter their healthy bodies if they want to continue to compete in their sport. Free, open to all.…
Town of Otsego Considers Real EstateTax Exemption for Volunteers By CASPAR EWIGFLY CREEK At its monthly meeting on February 8, the Town Council of the Town of Otsego considered what to do with a newly enacted state law that permits each local taxing authority to pass a law granting a 10 percent real estate tax exemption for active volunteer firemen and ambulance workers. Fire Chief Chris Voulo of the Fly Creek Volunteer Fire Company spoke out in favor of having…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MARCH 5 Explore Oneonta Gun Show GUN SHOW—9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stop by to buy, sell or trade with 60+ dealers with the Mid-State Arms collectors. Admission, $3/person. All regulations will be obeyed. Oneonta Elks Lodge, 84 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 748-1010 or visit gunshowtrader.com/promoter/midstate-arms-collectors/…
DEC Summer Camp Spots Up for Grabs Lottery Begins March 1st OTSEGO COUNTYChildren ages 11 through 13 throughout Otsego County have an opportunity to win a free week at a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation summer camp through a special lottery offered by the Otsego County Conservation Association. The lottery is open through the month of March, with winners announced on March 31, OCCA officials said. “For over 75 years, DEC summer camps have offered young people so…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, MARCH 4 Teens Are Invited For Fun Night Of Music CLUB NIGHT—7 p.m. Teens are invited for a fun night of live music featuring the Lily Soleil Band, Waiver, Plaid Jackets and Cole Fortier. Enjoy a safe night with friends and fun music. Free. Club Odyssey, 4 Academy Street, Oneonta. (607) 353-7143 or visit https://www.facebook.com/ClubOdysseyOneonta/ CANCELLED – SNOMMEGANG—2-6 p.m. Enjoy this winter beer festival featuring all your favorite, and your soon-to-be-favorite, craft breweries and a live performance from…
Empty Bowls Luncheon Returns;Proceeds To Benefit Food Pantry COOPERSTOWN—The 2023 Empty Bowls Luncheon will be held on Saturday, March 4 from noon to 2 p.m. at Christ Church Parish Hall, 69 Fair Street. The Empty Bowls project was begun in 1990 by Michigan art teacher John Hartom as a way for his students to raise money for a local food drive. Hartom and wife Lisa Blackburn, also an art educator, created a model for others to follow and the concept…
SUNY Theatre Department to Present ‘Bernhardt/Hamlet’ ONEONTA—Beginning Friday, March 3, the SUNY Oneonta Theatre Department will present “Bernhardt/Hamlet,” a play written by American playwright Theresa Rebeck. The production shows the challenges faced by 19th-century actress Sarah Bernhardt in her role as Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The real-life Bernhardt performed as Hamlet in 1899, and this play captures both the drama and comedy of the international celebrity’s performance during this time. The SUNY Oneonta production of “Bernhardt/Hamlet” is directed by John McCaslin-Doyle, professor…
