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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4

Film Festival Kick-Off

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FILM FESTIVAL – 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The Glimmerglass Film Days invites you to view engrossing documentary film ‘The Truffle Hunters’ at the Hall of Fame Grandstand Theater, Cooperstown. 607-547-8881 www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org

FILM FESTIVAL – 7 p.m. Sign up to view online this years film festival featuring 27 full length films about topics ranging from community to racism, climate change to art, and more. Presented by The Glimmerglass Film Days. 607-547-8881 www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org

LIBRARY RESOURCES – 10 a.m. Learn how to access eBooks, eAudio, and eMagazines through Libby & Overdrive apps. Cooperstown Village Library. 607-547-8344 or visit www.facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown/

ART EXHIBIT – 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Enjoy exhibit by award winning artist Enid Baxter Ryce, whose film, ‘War and the Weather,’ is included in the Glimmerglass Film Days film festival. The Smithy Gallery, 55 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. 607-547-8881 www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org

SENIOR DINING – 11:30 a.m. Residents aged 60+ are invited to enjoy delicious lunch of Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, vegetables, and applesauce. Cost, $3.50/person. Reservations required. Presented by Otsego County Office for the Aging. Richfield Springs Community Center, 6 Ann St., Richfield Springs. 315-858-3200 or visit www.facebook.com/richfieldspringscommunitycenter/

NUTRITION – 2 p.m. Join nutrition educator Kimberly Ferstler, CCE, to discuss cooking for 1-2 people, barriers experienced to cooking at home, and how to overcome these barriers. Also will be how to freeze and what to keep on hand for a quick/easy meal. Cooperstown Senior Community Center, 31 Elm St., Cooperstown. coopseniorcenter@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/otsegocountyOFA/

AUTHOR SERIES – 2 p.m. Discuss new baseball book ‘Forty Years a Giant: The Life of Horace Stoneham’ by historian Steve Treder. Free, registration requred. Presented by The Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-author-series-steve-treder?date=0

UPCYCLED ART – 5 – 7 p.m. Join workshop to create beautiful landscape painting on an old vinyl record with artist Julia Hernandez, creator of Crafts and Drafts art series. Cost $25. Materials included. Main View Pottery & More, The Arc Otsego, 79 Main St., Oneonta.

4-H INFO NIGHT – 6:30 p.m. Come learn about the programs and actvities offered by the 4H program for children aged 5-19. Pre-registration required. Cornell Cooperative Extension, 123 Lake St., Cooperstown. 607-547-2536 ext. 225.

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