HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JUNE 2

Great Retirement Rumpus

COMMUNITY CELEBRATION – 3 – 9 p.m. Great Retirement Rumpus celebrating the career of Martha Van Burek, Executive Director of West Kortright Center. Includes pet parade, Shakespeare retrospective performances, Brooks BBQ dinner, dancing. Admission by donation, RSVP appreciated. West Kortright Center, 49 West Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith. Call 607-278-5454 or visit westkc.org/event/community-celebration-marthas-retirement/

PRIDEFEST – Noon – 8 p.m. Celebrate human diversity, raise awareness in the community. Gather at Noon, rally at 1, parade thru downtown Oneonta at 2, family friendly festival 3-8 p.m. Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Call 607-386-1508 or visit www.facebook.com/otsegopride/

YARD SALE – All Day. Find interesting items at participating Homes & Businesses in Cooperstown. Visit www.facebook.com/CooperstownYardSales/

REFRESHMENTS – 8 a.m. Find delicious food fresh off the grill on the annual village lawn sale days. Milford Fire House, 64 S. Main St., Milford. Call 607-286-9492 or visit www.facebook.com/Milford-Fire-Department-and-Emergency-Squad-1534447436867261/

BOTTLE DRIVE – 9 a.m. Please have clean/returnable bottles & cans on the curb or visible from the street. Support Cooperstown Boy Scouts. Drop-off bin at Major League Motor Inn, 6156 NY-28, Fly Creek. Call Bruce at 607-267-6730.

PLANT SALE – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Find quality perennials, annuals, for the garden and enjoy baked goods, garden tours, raffles, a Monarch Butterfly presentation with the Richfield Springs Garden Club. Richfield Springs Library, 59 W. Main St., Richfield Springs. Visit www.thegardenclubofrichfieldsprings.org/

NATURE WALK – 9 – 11 a.m. Enjoy a stroll through the State Forest, see the different trees, a beaver pond, late spring flowers. Meet at the Day Use area on conservation Rd. Basswood Pond State Forest, 500 Conservation Rd., Burlington. Call 607-547-4488 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/basswood-pond-state-forest-walk/

CARS & COFFEE – 9 – 11 a.m. Join fellow gearheads for a relaxed display of multi-brand, multi-period cars. Fly Creek Cider Mill, 288 Goose St., Fly Creek. Call 607-547-9692 or visit www.flycreekcidermill.com

BOOK & PLANT SALE – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Find interesting books, plants, movies, music for sale. Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-3491 or visit www.facebook.com/UUSOneonta/

ESCAPE ROOM – 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Use clues to solve puzzles and escape the Harry Potter themed room within 1 hour. Limited time slots available. Free. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980 or visit hmloneonta.org/calendar/

PLANT SALE – 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Find wide variety of beautiful perennial, annual plants from the Oneonta Garden Club. Other treasures in the “gently used garden shed.” Proceeds used to beautify downtown Oneonta. Swart-Wilcox House, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-433-2795 or e-mail sguinan1@stny.rr.com

ANNIVERSARY PARTY – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Celebrate the Tepees 68th year and Customer Appreciation day. Features sales, discounts, free hot-dog and soda. The Teepee, 7632 St. Hwy. 20, Cherry Valley. Call 607-264-3987 or visit www.thetepee.biz

ARTIST TALK – 12:30 – 2:30 p.m. Explore exhibit “Edward Weston: Portrait of the Young Man as an Artist” with Kevin Gray. Learn how the master photographer evolved from youth to established artist and helped legitimize photography as an art on the way. Cost, $30/non-member. South Terrace, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547–1510 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org/calendar-a

THEATER – 12:30 p.m. “A Case For Eviction” following the struggle of Frank and Dora to evict a rowdy resident from their guest room. Leatherstocking Stage, The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org/A-Case-for-Eviction

VIGNETTES – 2 p.m. Guided tour showcasing three site-specific performances by the Templeton Players on the struggle for Women’s Rights. Included with museum admission. Meet on the Village Green, The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org/women-rights

OPENING RECEPTION – 5 – 7 p.m. Enjoy thought-provoking art exhibit “Between Black And White” featuring works in many mediums using only black, white, or greyscale to depict their aesthetics and narratives. Cherry Branch Gallery, 25 Main St., Cherry Valley. Call 607-264-9530 or visit www.facebook.com/cherrybranchgallery/

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