HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, AUGUST 14

Art Garage Opens BLM Art Exhibit

ART OPENING – 4 – 6 p.m. Celebrate the 3rd entry in the ongoing art series ‘High Alert, Artists Speak Out on social justice.’ This time enjoy a preview of a 2021 in-progress documentary on the creation of a 9000 sq. ft. mural in NJ and works by 5 of the muralists will be on display on the walls. All welcome. The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Rd., Cooperstown. 607-547-5327 or visit www.facebook.com/TheArtGarageCooperstown/

FREE COMIC BOOK DAY – Stop by  your local comic book store to find free comics, artist signings, and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this annual tradition. Check your local store for hours. Visit www.freecomicbookday.com for info.

SALE DAY – 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Join the West End and West Oneonta communities for fun sale day. Presented by Destination Oneonta. 607-432-2941 or visit www.facebook.com/DestinationOneonta/

LAKE ASSOCIATION – 9 a.m. Hop on Zoom and learn the most recent science on Otsego lake, from invasive species to the research buoy (CLMB). Includes historical talk with Cindy Falk ‘When Natty Bumpo and the Mohican traversed Otsego Lake.’ Annual Gathering by The Otsego Lake Association. Visit www.otsegolakeassociation.org

GRAND RE-OPENING – 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Come celebrate the return of the Fly Creek Cider Mill, 288 Goose St., Fly Creek. 607-547-9692 or visit www.flycreekcidermill.com

BAKE SALE – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Stop by for delicious homemade pies and more. All proceeds support the Otego EMS and Otego Food Pantry. In front of Rubera’s Restaurant, 360 Main St., Otego. 607-988-6661 or visit www.facebook.com/harrislibrary/

IROQUOIS MUSEUM – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Demonstration from the Allegany River Dancers whose dances often encourage audience participation and feature intertribal “Pow wow” style dances. Included with museum admsission. Iroquois Indian Museum, 324 Caverns Rd., Howes Cave. 518-296-8949 or visit www.iroquoismuseum.org

TERRARIUM – 3 p.m. Join the Oneonta Federated Garden Club to make a terrarium to take home. Cost, $20. Includes soil, substrate, terrarium, decoration, plants. Registration required by 8/13. Southside Wesleyan Church, 5308 St. Hwy. 23, Oneonta. Visit www.facebook.com/Oneonta-Federated-Garden-Club-133855897358767/

LIFESKILLS – 4 – 6 p.m. Teens are invited to learn to cook with Lynn. Menu posted to FB. Seating limited, reservations required. Presented by The Oneonta Teen Center. 50 Dietz St., Oneonta. 607 441 3999 or visit www.facebook.com/oneonta.teencenter

ONEONTA TOUR – 7 p.m. Join Dr. John Nader for tour of the Sixth Ward. Admission by donation. Presented by Greater Oneonta Historical Society. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. 607-432-0960 or visit www.oneontahistory.org/index.htm

ACOUSTIC AMERICANA – 7:30 p.m. The ‘Three Bonz’ present an evening of original & traditional bluegrass, country blues, and rural rock. Performed by Tom Wadsworth, Tom White, and Evan Jagels. Admission, $10. Windfall Dutch Barn, 2009-2019 Co. Hwy. 80, Fort Plain. 518-774-0134 or visit www.windfalldutchbarn.com