Catskill Symphony Orchestra ‘Le Cabaret’: Another One for the Books Żółtowski To Lead Final Concert in May; Buttermann is Guest Conductor By IAN KENYONONEONTA A triumph!” noted Catskill Symphony Orchestra Chair Sarah Patterson, when asked about the 2023 “Le Cabaret” fundraiser at SUNY Oneonta on March 25. The annual event, the second hosted following a pandemic pause in 2020, convened several hundred concertgoers in the Dewar Arena—transformed into a tasteful concert hall, embellished in the CSO’s purple and gold color…
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Randy Johnson Opens Fenimore Art Museum Photography Exhibition By WRILEY NELSONCOOPERSTOWN Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson visited the Fenimore Art Museum on Thursday, March 30 to open his first solo photography exhibition. “Randy Johnson: Storytelling in Photographs” features about 30 prints from Johnson’s trips across East Africa. Johnson is best known for his exceptionally long and successful pitching career, but photography is his passion. He began taking photos in high school and studied photojournalism at the University of Southern…
Cooperstown Food Pantry Saves 4.5 Tons of Chicken from Landfill COOPERSTOWN The Cooperstown Food Pantry provides food for those in need, directly serving the northern two-thirds portion of Otsego County, including the Village of Cooperstown and 18 other townships encompassed in its 680-square-mile service area. One recent Saturday, CFP Executive Director Will Kleffner received a call from a shipping dispatcher saying he had a load of chicken that was refused delivery at a store in Albany. If they couldn’t find…
Vols Sought for Earth Day Task Railyards Clean-up Planned By WRILEY NELSONONEONTA Otsego Now has issued a call for volunteers to clean up litter from the Oneonta Railyards at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19. “Wetlands not Wastelands” is co-sponsored by the Keep Mohawk Valley Beautiful Campaign. The project is expected to take until 5 p.m., and volunteers may come and go as they choose. The Railyards, an historic area and the focus of a major economic revitalization project, contains…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, APRIL 6 Arrange flowers for Easter with the Oneonta Federated Garden Club FLORAL WORKSHOP—6:30 p.m. Learn to make and Easter floral arrangement with the Oneonta Federated Garden Club. $30, bring your own scissors. Held at Netty’s Flowers, 18 Gardiner Place, Walton. (607) 865-9465 or visit facebook.com/profile.php?id=100067969369937…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 Find Signs Of Spring With Otsego County Conservation Association GET KIDS OUT—1-3 p.m. Get the kids out this April vacation to explore and see the evidence of the progress of spring. Dress for the weather and plan for mud. Free and open to all. Mohican Farm, 7207 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 547-4488 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/get-the-kids-out-mohican-farm/…
In Memoriam Kenneth J. Tabor, 77 September 22, 1945 – April 2, 2023 HARTWICK—On April 2, 2023, after 77 years in service of John Christopher Hartwick’s promise of a New Jerusalem, Kenneth James Tabor finally earned a day off—but just one, because the alarm goes off at 4:30 a.m., and there is a horse to feed and wood to cut. Kenneth was born on September 22, 1945 to Elmer and Annabelle (Dibble) Tabor of Hartwick, New York. With Orlo Burch,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, APRIL 4 Hike The New Island Trail with Susquehanna Adirondak 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 on the New Island Trail, Oneonta, with hike leader Sarah Patterson. (607) 432-6284 or visit susqadk.org…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, APRIL 3 View Human Rights Film ‘Uýra: The Rising Forest‘ HUMAN RIGHTS—9-11 p.m. Enjoy a screening of “Uýra: The Rising Forest,” as seen at the 2023 Human Rights Film Festival, about the travels of a young, indigenous trans woman through the Amazon where she uses performance art to spread her message to the Indigenous youth that they are the guardians of ancestral messages of the Amazon Forest. Free, open to all. Hunt Union Red Dragon Theater, SUNY…
