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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18

Barbershop Chorus to perform
A Capella at Spring Park

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CONCERT – 7 p.m. Get out and enjoy a concert in the park. Bring a chair, a blanket and get comfortable to listen to A Capella quartets as performed by the New Horizons Barbershop Chorus. At the Bandstand, Spring Park, Richfield Springs. 315- 858-0964.

BLOOD DRIVE – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Donate blood, help save up to 3 lives. St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, 31 Elm St., Cooperstown. 800-733-2767 or visitwww.redcrossblood.org

BOOK SALE – 9 a.m. – Noon. Find your next good read and support a local Church. Bring your own bag to carry purchases. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-4102 or visit www.firstumc-oneonta.org

AUTHOR SERIES – 1 p.m. Learn about the 1961 baseball season as Roger Maris sought to break Babe Ruth’s single season home run record. As told by the then 13-year-old Andy Strasberg in his new book ‘My 1961.’ Presentation followed by Q&A session. Free, registration for Zoom required. Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-author-series-andy-strasberg?date=0

TRAP SHOOT – 1 & 6 p.m. Bring out your shotgun and shells for fun afternoon and evening trapshoot. (Weather permitting). Cost, $1/round. Please follow all firearm regulations. Crumhorn Rod & Gun Club, 574 Crumhorn Lake Rd., Maryland. 607-638-9379 or visit www.facebook.com/crumhornrodandgunclub/

SAFETY PLAN – 6 p.m. The public is invited for a hearing/comment session for the CCS Distric wide safety plan. Plan is avialable for preview on the CCS website. Cafeteria, Cooperstown High School. 607-547-8181 or visit www.cooperstowncs.org

CONCERT – 6 p.m. Bring a chair, blankets, and a picnic and enjoy a wonderful evening with the Musicians of Ma’alwyck performing Scottish songs. There will be everything from ballads to drinking songs. Presented by Cherry Valley Artworks. Tuscarora, 2238 Co. Rt. 50, Cherry Valley. 607-264-3080 or visit www.facebook.com/cherryvalleyartworks/

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