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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JULY 27

Kick Off Induction Weekend

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FILM SCREENING – 3:30 p.m. Showing “A Hall for Heroes” narrated by Bob Costas. Depicts founding of Baseball Hall of Fame and first induction in 1939. Bullpen Theater, The Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/node/17914?date=0

PLAY BALL – 8 a.m. Ozzie Smith & Hall of Fame Guests host 2-hour fundraiser featuring breakfast in Hall of Fame Plaque Gallery, personalized instruction, chance to turn double plays. All ages welcome, registration required. Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. 607-547-0397 or visit baseballhall.org/events/PLAYBall-2018?date=0

DEADLINE – Last day to RSVP for the Hyde Hall Summer Gala featuring a visit from Jane Austen. Cost, $195/individual. Call 607-547-5098 or visit hydehall.org/event/hyde-hall-summer-gala-jane-austen-pays-a-call-to-hyde-hall/

HOPPY TOURS – 11 a.m. Brief history, discussion of beer, brewing, & hops, followed by tour of hop yard, house. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org/hoppy-trails

MAKERSPACE – 3:30 p.m. Makers of all ages create, learn, experiment. Materials provided for hands-on activities to inspire creative thinking, problem-solving. Everything from Crochet to coding, more. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. Call 518-673-2314 or visit www.arkellmuseum.org/events-calendar

OPENING RECEPTION – 5 – 7 p.m. Presenting abstract drawings by Lise Engel. Free, open to public. West Kortright Centre, 49 W. Kortright Church Road, East Meredith. 607-278-5454 or visit westkc.org/event/opening-reception-drawings-lise-engel/

FLOAT NIGHT – 6:45 – 8:30 p.m. Enjoy Summer Fun in pool. Guests must be accompanied by member. Oneonta YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0010 or visit www.facebook.com/OneontaFamilyYMCA/

BASEBALL – 7 p.m. Support Oneonta Outlaws against Saugerties Stallions. Damaschke Field, 15 James Georgeson Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-6326 or visit www.facebook.com/oneontaoutlawsbaseball/

PERFORMANCE – 7:30 p.m. “A Walk in the Woods” by Lee Blessing, set during The Cold War, dramatizes stand-off between opposing arms dealers. Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute St., Franklin. 607-829-3700 or visit franklinstagecompany.org/events/a-walk-in-the-woods/

THEATER – 7:30 p.m. Performance of “Brighton Beach Memoirs” by Neil Simon. Coming of age story about Eugene Morris Jerome, teenage Polish-American immigrant during Great Depression in Brooklyn. Tickets, $17/adult. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-431-2080 or visit foothillspac.org

FUNDRAISER GALA – 8 p.m. – Midnight. Dance, drink, feast to support War Words Dance, multi-disciplinary collaboration project with Lake Arts, Feast of Crispian, Bright Hill Press. Live demonstration, readings by actors. Cost, $25 at-the-door. Castle on the Delaware, 139 Stockton Ave., Walton. 607-829-5055 or visit www.facebook.com/brighthp/

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