HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20
‘Anatomy of a Water Crisis’
ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE – 7 p.m. Start the Earth Day celebrations with an environmental education lecture ‘Anatomy of a Water Crisis’ from Anna Clark, author of ‘Poisoned City’ which recounts the story of the water crisis in Flint Michigan through the people who caused and suffered from it. Free, open to the public. Alumni Field House, SUNY Oneonta. Visit suny.oneonta.edu/sustainability/green-dragon-week for info.
STORM AID – 8 a.m. – Gone. Dry Ice will be available to the public until gone. Otego Fire Department, 5 River St., Otego.
BLOOD DRIVE – 1 – 6 p.m. Super Heroes in Ripped Jeans, 160 Pony Farm Rd., Oneonta. 1-800-733-2767 or visit www.redcrossblood.org
THRIFT SHOP – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Stop in to support Helios Care and get 1/2 off everything in the shop. Helios Care Thrift Shop & Boutique, 261 Main St., Oneonta. 607-432-5335 or visit www.facebook.com/helioscarehospice/
BOOSTER CLINIC – 8:30 – 11 a.m. Bassett patients aged 18+ are invited to get their first, second, third, or even fourth dose (for those that qualify) of the COVID-19 vaccine (J&J, Pfizer, & Moderna). Registration required. Bassett Medical Center Prime Care, 1 Atwell Rd., Cooperstown. 607-547-4625 or visit www.bassett.org/covid-19/covid-19-vaccine
FOOD FOR THOUGHT – 12:30 – 2 p.m. Explore the Thaw Collection of American Indian Art with curator Eva Fognell and assistant curator Julia Madore. Learn about what’s new for 2022. Include boxed lunch. Cost, $30/non-member. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown.
INTERNATIONAL NIGHT – 5 – 8 p.m. Enjoy 3-course meal from abroad. This week enjoy dinner from Germany. Cost, $25/person. Reservation required. Take-out available. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. 607-544-2524 or visit www.otesaga.com/dining/seasonal-dining
BIRD WALK – 7:30 p.m. Join the staff of the Otsego Land Trust and the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society for a walk in the woods for an evening bird watch/Woodcock Counting Hike. Bring comfortable shoes suitable for wet ground & a headlamp/flashlight and binoculars. Parslow Road Conservation Area, 127 Parslow Rd., Hartwick. 607-547-2366 or visit otsegolandtrust.org/calendar/evening-bird-watch-and-woodcock-counting-hike-pjbfz