HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JUNE 20 Learn About The Glimmerglass Festival Production of ‘La Boheme’ TALKING OPERA—7 p.m. Join the Glimmerglass Festival for a discussion on “La Boheme.” First Baptist Church, 21 Elm Street, Cooperstown. E-mail guild.of.glimmerglass.festival@gmail.com or visit glimmerglassguild.org/ LITTLE LEAGUE – 5:45 p.m. Join the Oneonta Little League for the finale of the first annual “Murph Cup” and cheer on the players. Doc Knapp Field, River Street, Oneonta. Oneontalittleleague@gmail.com or visit facebook.com/oneontalittleleague…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JUNE 19 Walk Around Gilbert Lake With Otsego County Conservation Association GET THE KIDS OUT – 1-3 p.m. Join Otsego County Conservation Association for a fun walk with the kids around Gilbert Lake. Wander the forest, visit a beaver lodge, practice tree identification, and get to know the flora and fauna of Upstate New York. Registration required. Free, open to all. Gilbert Lake State Park, 18 CCC Road, Laurens. (607) 547-4488 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/get-the-kids-out-gilbert-lake-state-park/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JUNE 18 Fishing For Fathers Day FATHERS DAY FISHING – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join the Dave Brandt Chapter of Trout Unlimited for a fun day fishing with Dad. No license required, loaner rods provided. There will also be a large aquarium featuring local species, a raffle, more. Neahwa Park Pond, Oneonta. facebook.com/DaveBrandtTU MEMORIAL DUCK HUNT—All day. Keep your eyes open. Hidden throughout Cooperstown will be a collection of rubber duckies for the children to find and…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JUNE 17 Crafts & Concert for Fathers’ Day DEBUT CONCERT—12:30 p.m. The Cooperstown Children’s Choir presents its first concert ever. On the veranda at the Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 304-1359. FATHER’S DAY—11:30 a.m. Children are invited to Father’s day craft time followed by a concert on the veranda. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JUNE 16 Cherry Valley Outdoor Games OUTDOOR GAMES – 12:30-8 p.m. Cherry Valley Outdoor Games., featuring speed climbing, log burling, lumberjack team relays, and bounce houses and climbing walls for the kids. Continues all weekend with the lumberjack competition, cornhole tournament, youth log rolling, more. Alden Field Center, 2 Genesee Street, Cherry Valley. nathanwaterfield@gmail.com or visit facebook.com/northeastqualifier BLOOD DRIVE—12:30-5:30 p.m. Save up to three lives with the American Red Cross. Bassett Hall Auditorium at the corner of Beaver and Pioneer…
Fred Culbert, far left, has been the voice of Springfield’s Fourth of July Parade for 30 years. Fred and wife, Maureen, are shown below. (Photos by Andrea House) Springfield Announces 2023 Fourth of July Parade Grand Marshal By ANDREA HOUSESPRINGFIELD Fred Culbert, the voice of Springfield’s Fourth of July Parade for 30 years, will be taking a break from announcing parade entries this year to lead the parade as grand marshal. For Springfield’s Fourth of July Committee, Culbert was an…
As we celebrate Flag Day and the adoption of the U.S. flag on June 14, 1777 by Congress, Lori Bailey is learning more about her grandfather’s accomplishments as both a soldier and an individual. His plane was shot down by enemy fire in 1944. (Photo by Lori Bailey) Long-forgotten Mementos Unpack Soldier’s Personal, Military History By DARLA M. YOUNGSONEONTA “I found these fascinating treasures in a box of things left behind by my grandmother, Gertrude Fuller, when she passed. They…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JUNE 15 Celebrate Pride At Writers Salon WRITERS SALON—7:30 p.m. Celebrate Pride with the Otsego Pride Alliance at this month’s salon. Open mic is open to all to share stories, poems, formally experimental social media posts, monologues and any other forms of written creative expression. Followed by a presentation by the OPA’s invited writer and Writers Salon co-curator April Ford, who wrote “Carousel” (Inanna 2020), which won the 2020 International Book Awards–LGBTQ Fiction prize. Free, open to…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14 Otsego 2000 Presents Series On Local Historic Preservation HISTORIC PRESERVATION—5:30 p.m. Otsego 2000’s series on preserving local history presents Cooperstown Graduate Program Professor of Material Culture Cindy Falk for “All the Colors of the Rainbow: Deciphering Historic Paint Colors,” an overview of historic paint colors, how their popularity changed over time, and what colors were likely used architecturally and why. Upper Susquehanna Cultural Center, North Main Street, Milford. (607) 547-8881 or visit facebook.com/otsego2000/ BLOOD DRIVE—1-6 p.m.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JUNE 13 Hike The Brookfield Trails With The Adirondack Mountain Club COMMUNITY HIKE—9:45 a.m. The community is invited for a group hike with the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club. Please bring appropriate clothing, gear, enough water to stay hydrated and be aware of your level of fitness. Contact hike leader for more information. This week’s hike will be at Brookfield Trails, Brookfield, with hike leader Jenny Grimes. (607) 434-4766 or visit susqadk.org COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS—8-9 a.m. Join…
