HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, AUGUST 11
Celebrate Summer Fun
SUMMER CELEBRATION – 3 – 7 p.m. Celebrate summer by the waterfront with OPA. Bring a dish to share, enjoy BBQ. Come prepared for swimming, outdoor games, other park activities, relax with friends. Gilbert Lake State Park, Mount Vision. 607-386-1508 or visit www.facebook.com/otsegopride/
MUSIC – 11 a.m. Rickety Fence Trio perform Folk, Rock and Americana inspired by artists such as Neil Young, the Grateful Dead, the Decembrists. Franklin Farmers’ Market, 25 Institute St., Franklin. 607-829-2672 or visit franklinlocal.org/franklin-farmers-market-13th-season/
GEOLOGY WALK – 1 – 3 p.m. Learn how time and the elements have shaped the land of with Dr. Les Hasbargen, Geology professor at SUNY Oneonta. Robert Woodruff Learning Center Owen D. Young Central School, St. Rt. 80, Van Hornesville. 607-282-4087 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/otsquago-creek-geology-in-action-2/
SUNDAY SERIES – 1 – 3 p.m. Jim Loudon presents “Influence of the Railroad on SW.” Swart-Wilcox House Museum, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta. 607-287-7011 or visit swartwilcoxhouse.wordpress.com/summer-sunday-series/
CONCERT – 4 p.m. Violinist Rachel Barton Pine presents classical recital based on America’s Folk Music Roots. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 or visit www.cooperstownmusicfest.org/events
THEATER – 5 p.m. Performance “Billy Bishop Goes To War.” Set in 1914, follows journey of underachieving Billy Bishop on his journey to become a great fighter pilot. Explores complexities of heroism, cost of war, Britain’s colonial past. Free admission. Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute St., Franklin. 607-829-3700 or visit franklinstagecompany.org/events/billy-bishop-goes-to-war/
CONCERT SERIES – 6 – 8 p.m. Concert features band ‘Search For Meaning.’ Outside Afton Free Library, 105 Main St A, Afton, Afton. 607-765-6507 or visit gaacoc.weebly.com
CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. Performance by Ensembles Large & Small – Musicians Choice. Features olos, duets, trios, or even a full orchestra with glimmerglass festival musicians. Expect surprises. Cost, $15/person. The Star Theater, The Foundry, 44 Main St., Cherry Valley. Visit www.cvartworks.org
