‘Salute to Veterans’ Concert is Sunday The Oneonta Community Concert Band will honor veterans with marches, melodies, and more at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center in downtown Oneonta at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13. Conductor Andrew D. Pease will lead the traditional Salute to Veterans concert of patriotic music. The program will feature familiar historic marches and medleys along with newer pieces.…
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‘Luminosity/Luminous Streets’ exhibit marks tenth Glimmerglass Film Days COOPERSTOWN—Art exhibitions have been a feature of Glimmerglass Film Days for nine of its 10 years, and this year’s exhibition at The Smithy extends to storefronts in the Village of Cooperstown. “Luminosity/Luminous Streets” will run from November 5-19. “Luminosity” is a four-person show at The Smithy featuring light sculptures by Daniel Buckingham and contemporary video art by Ariana Gerstein, Yeon Jin Kim, and Tomonari Nishihara. The video artists are each on the…
Area Filmmakers Awarded Top Prize at California Film Festival By TED MEBUST Gilbertsville’s own Jeri Wachter and Joseph C. Stillman were proud recipients of the Berkeley Video Film Festival’s “Grand Festival/State of the Nation Award” on October 28 in California. Their feature documentary, “Something in the Water,” was recognized at the 31st annual BVFF, an event which highlights achievement in electronic, independent filmmaking and provides a platform for media coverage. “We’re honored to be recognized by such a prestigious organization…
Former CSC Director Honored By IAN KENYON COOPERSTOWN—For 45 years, Val Paige has been in the center of activity at the Clark Sports Center. Spanning a career that began within the walls of the Alfred Corning Clark Gymnasium—now home to the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s executive offices—and moved in 1986 to the CSC’s current home on Susquehanna Avenue, Paige’s story and that of the sports center are very much intertwined. “What we have in the Clark Sports Center and…
Cooperstown Boys Soccer Bursts into State Final Four By TED MEBUST Cooperstown’s boys soccer program is riding an impressive 11-game win streak into their upcoming state semifinal match against Maple Hill this weekend. Following their second sectional title in two years and a regional win against Spencer-Van Etten, the team is now just two games from a Class C state title. “We’re prepared for this weekend because many of our boys were here last year,” said Head Coach Frank Miosek.…
Editorial Let Us Not Perish From the Earth For those of us old enough to remember when elections—and the American political system itself—were “of the people and by the people and for the people,” it is somewhat difficult to be excited, much less inspired, by the process that will unfold across the nation next Tuesday. In what has arguably become an increasingly nasty and pitiful squabble of the politicians, by the politicians and for the politicians, Americans are now faced…
News from the Noteworthy Funny Hats and Serious Business Mortarboards and tassels have been on my mind (and head). What a wonderful couple of weeks! The City of Oneonta hosted two college inaugurations within 8 days. They were spectacular. There was genuine pageantry. And pomp. They also featured a similar and particular circumstance. Which is this: That in this moment in Oneonta’s history, we’ve been blessed. In the inauguration of these two men, we’ve been gifted with exactly what we…
Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week Is November 12-20 By DAN MASKIN November 12 through 20 is Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week. Reliable estimates show that over 550 thousand people in the United States are homeless. In Otsego County, the number of homeless people has been on the rise for the last two years. Code Blue and the homeless that we encounter on Main Street are yearlong topics of discussion between local governments, non-profits, and law enforcement. But it’s equally important…
Positively Stunning With the guidance of head librarian Mindy Baker, Richfield Springs Public Library has created a Positivity Rock Garden. Thanks to a generous donation of colorful aggregate from Ruby Lake Glass and assistance from students at Richfield Springs Central School, the library’s eye-catching Positivity Rock Garden will inspire and lift the spirits of residents and visitors to the community. The rock garden surrounds a tree on the grounds of the library and the large painted rocks of the garden…
What’s Fun in Otsego County: Best Bets Former Oneonta resident Arjun Verma is returning to the area from San Francisco for a sitar concert on Friday, November 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. Arjun Verma began learning sitar at age 5 from his father, the late Roop Verma, an internationally performing sitarist who had studied with Maestros Ali Akbar Khan and Ravi Shankar. Hailed by “The New York Times” as a “fine…