HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, APRIL 6
Fun At The Healthy Living Expo
LIVING HEALTHIER – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Features fun activities, vendors, a Red Cross Blood Drive, presentations on subjects ranging from preventing Lyme disease to a Tai Chi demonstration. Admission, Free. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607-547-4230 or visit www.lheotsego.com
BENEFIT – 5 – 8 p.m. Spaghetti Dinner & Chinese Auction to benefit Cory Perrault and family while he battles cancer. Hartwick Fire Dept., 3088 Co. Hwy. 11, Hartwick. Call Beth O’Brien at 607-293-6046 or visit www.gofundme.com/the-perrault-family
CONFERENCE – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Political science conference features speakers from around NYS discussing topics from foreign and domestic affairs to immigration & gun control. Various campus clubs will also debate various issues. Morris Hall, SUNY Oneonta. Visit oneonta.campuslabs.com/engage/event/1893565
ART WORKSHOP – 11 a.m. Children learn about the little salamander creature Axolotl through the story “What on Earth is An Axolotl?” Followed by Axolotl art workshop. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. Call 518-673-2314 or visit www.arkellmuseum.org/events-calendar
ART WORKSHOP – 11 a.m. “Capturing the Essence: The Artwork of Beth Van Hoesen and Mark Adams” followed by a workshop to create your own block print. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. Call 518-673-2314 or visit www.arkellmuseum.org/events-calendar
PEEP SHOW – 3:30 p.m. Celebrate the oozy, sugary, marshmallowy goodness peeps at this sculpture show. Awards at 4 p.m. Anderson Center, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Call 607-431-4826 or visit www.hartwick.edu/news/call-for-submissions-to-hartwicks-2018-peep-show/
FACULTY LECTURE – 3:30 p.m. Hartwick Biology professor, Dr. Mark Kuhlman, presents “The Octopus’s Garbage, and Other Tales of Marine Research.” Free, open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Eaton Lounge, Bresee Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Call 607-431-4865 or visit www.hartwick.edu/news/hartwicks-kuhlman-to-present-next-faculty-lecture/
MAKERSPACE – 3:30 p.m. Makers of all ages create, learn, experiment. Materials provided for many different hands on activities to inspire creative thinking and problem-solving. Everything from Crochet to coding, more. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Boulevard, Canajoharie. Call 518-673-2314 or visit www.arkellmuseum.org/events-calendar
OPENING RECEPTION – 5 – 8 p.m. Celebrate the joint exhibit by students from SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College. Includes music by Mike Herman. Exhibit displayed thru 4/22. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-2070 or visit www.canoneonta.org/event/hartwick-suny-student-art-show/?instance_id=982
OPENING RECEPTION – 5:30 – 7 p.m. Community Exhibition: Springbrook. Community Gallery, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org
FILM SCREENING – 6:30 p.m. Showing “Maze Runner: The Death Cure.” Cost, $3/person. The Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Visit oneonta.campuslabs.com/engage/event/1756480
WRITING FESTIVAL – 7 p.m. New American Writing Festival presents readings by CJ Hauser, author of novel “The From-Aways,” and creative writing & literature professor at Colgate University. Free, open to the public. Eaton Lounge, Bresee Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Call 607-431-4911 or visit www.hartwick.edu/news/hartwick-presents-crotty-hauser-at-the-new-american-writing-festival/
SENIOR PLAY – 7 – 9:30 p.m. CCS produciton of “Almost. Maine.” Auditorium, Cooperstown High School. Call 607-547-8181 or visit www.cooperstowncs.org
FILM SERIES – 7 – 10 p.m. Race Matters Film Series features a screening of a major motion picture, followed by discussion led by community/religious leaders. This month, view 2017 best picture winner “Moonlight.” Films rated PG-13 or R. Free. The Community room, near JC Penny, Southside Mall, Oneonta. Visit oneonta.campuslabs.com/engage/event/1533479
CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. Spend an evening listening to Theresa Walters, world renowned pianist. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-4102 or visit firstumc-oneonta.org
CONTRADANCE – 7:30 p.m. Have a fun night out with friends. Music by Men in Black with caller Garry Aney. Arrive at 7:15 for an introduction to the steps. Suggested donation, $8/adult. Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St., Cooperstown. Call 607-547-8164 or visit otsegodancesociety.blogspot.com
FILM SCREENING – 9 p.m. Showing “Maze Runner: The Death Cure.” Cost, $3/person. The Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Visit oneonta.campuslabs.com/engage/event/1771543
