HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, AUGUST 18
Opening Reception
‘The Oneonta 49ers’
EXHIBIT RECEPTION – 2 – 4 p.m. Celebrate exhibit “The Oneonta ‘49ers” about Oneonta storekeeper Collis Huntington who left to open a branch store and find his fortune in California, accompanied by 5 other Oneontans. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. 607-432-0960 or visit www.oneontahistory.org/upcomingevents.htm
FROG-BIT REMOVAL – 9 a.m. – Noon. Volunteers needed to remove invasive European Frog-Bit from Clarke Pond before it enters Otsego Lake. Patrol water in kayaks (provided) or wade edges of pond to pull. Dress to get wet & muddy. Registration required. Meet for carpool at Otsego County Conservation Association, 7207 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. 607-282-4087 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/european-frog-bit-removal/
MUSIC – 11 a.m. Singer/songwriter Jason Star performs bluegrass, folk music. Franklin Farmers’ Market, 25 Institute St., Franklin. 607-829-2672 or visit franklinlocal.org/franklin-farmers-market-13th-season/
WALKING TOUR – 1 – 4 p.m. See 5 historic buildings in scenic Unadilla Forks. Tour Unadilla Forks Baptist Church, Town of Plainfield Courthouse, 2 historic residences, Unadilla Forks Dam. Cost, $5 for booklet/ticket. Parking available. Unadilla Forks Baptist Church, 6879 Co. Hwy. 18, West Winfield. 315-855-4368
SUNDAY SERIES – 1 – 3 p.m. Ann Schultz presents “SW’s Corn Crib & Farm Implements.” Swart-Wilcox House Museum, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta. 607-287-7011 or visit swartwilcoxhouse.wordpress.com/summer-sunday-series/
CONCERT – 3 p.m. Performance by Neave Trio celebrating Music of Astor Piazzolla who wrote “The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.” Cost, $12/adult. Stamford United Methodist Church, 88 Main St., Stamford. Visit www.friendsmusic.org
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 local band Kenyon Hill. Outside Afton Free Library, 105 Main St A, Afton, Afton. 607-765-6507 or visit gaacoc.weebly.com
CIVIL WAR CONCERT – 7 p.m. Musicians of Ma’alwyck perform popular songs of civil war period as well as works by Stephen Foster; Septimus Winner, Rossini, others. Tickets, $10. Reservations recommended. Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd., Cooperstown. 607-547-5098 or visit hydehall.org/events-2/
CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. “Slavic Serenade” performance by award winning Lysander Piano Trio. Featuring Rachmaninoff’s Trio elegiaque No. 1 in G minor and Dvorak’s Trio No. 3 in F Minor, more. Tickets, $25/adult. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. 877-666-7421 or visit www.cooperstownmusicfest.org
CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. Fenimore String Quartet performs Beethovens Piano Trio in D Major “The Ghost”, and Schubert’s String Quartet in d minor “Death and the Maiden.” Cost, $20/person. The Star Theater, The Foundry, 44 Main St., Cherry Valley. Visit www.cvartworks.org
