HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JULY 9
1st Annual Inflatables Day
INFLATABLES—11 a.m. to 5 p.m. “1st Annual Oneonta Inflatables Day.” A fun-filled event for the kids, featuring various inflatables for bouncing, face painting, food trucks, a bake sale and other vendors. Cost, $10 all day for children aged 6+; $7 all day for children under 5. Fortin Park, 101 Youngs Road, Oneonta. (607) 376-3299 or visit https://www.facebook.com/bandbpartyplus
FARMERS’ MARKET—10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Find local produce, arts, & crafts for sale, and get to know the local makers & farmers. Curry Park, 3898 State Highway 28, Milford.
LIVESTOCK SHOW—10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit the 2023 Junior Livestock Show featuring the best livestock and youth exhibitors from a nine-county region. The Farmer’s Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1450 or visit farmersmuseum.org/event/jls/2023-07-09/
OUTDOOR THEATRE—11 a.m. “Dinosaur Invasion” by Dandelion Stage. In this interactive experience, children will help save the world from time-traveling dinosaurs, unleashed in an evil plot to destroy the time-space continuum. Separate programs are scheduled for children ages 3-6, and ages 7-12. Fortin Park, 101 Youngs Rd., Oneonta. Presented by Oneonta World of Learning—to purchase tickets or for more information, (607) 353-9503 visit dandelionstage.com
IROQUOIS DANCERS—11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Join the Niagara River Iroquois Dancers for a fun day of social dances. Admission, $8/adult. Iroquois Museum, 324 Caverns Road, Howes Cave. (518) 296-8949 or visit www.iroquoismuseum.org
AUTHOR PRESENTATION – 2 p.m. “Farming with Dynamite: The Forgotten Stone Boom in Schoharie County, 1890-1905” by Dana Cudmore. Learn about how Schoharie County supplied millions of tons of cut stone to help build New York in the days before modern concrete. The Cave House Museum of Mining and Geology, 139 Blowing Rock Road, Howes Cave. Visit https://www.facebook.com/cavehouse/
THEATRE—3 p.m. Orpheus Theatre presents “The Little Mermaid Jr.” Tickets, $15/adult. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080 or visit foothillspac.org
THEATER—3 p.m. “Good People.” Single mom Margie Walsh seeks a job from old flame Mike, who left the neighborhood, became a doctor and realizes the power a secret from his past holds. Free admission, donations gratefully accepted. Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute Street, Franklin. (607) 829-3700 or visit franklinstagecompany.org/events/good-people/