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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JULY 21

2019 Hall of Fame Induction

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HALL OF FAME INDUCTION – 1:30 p.m. Mariano Rivera, Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina, Roy Halladay, Harold Baines and Lee Smith will be inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame. Stake out your spot the lawn early. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. Info, 607-547 2800 www.clarksportscenter.com/events/2019-baseball-hall-fame-induction-ceremony/

SUNDAY SERIES – 1 – 3 p.m. Tim Northrup, Al Bullard present ‘Original Painted Wood Surfaces’ discussing old painted wood furniture, boxes, woodwork. Bring your own pieces for informal appraisal. Swart-Wilcox House Museum, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta. 607-287-7011 or visit swartwilcoxhouse.wordpress.com/summer-sunday-series/

THEATER – 3 & 5 p.m. Set in 1839, “Possessing Harriet” portrays the enslaved Harriett Powell escaping from a hotel, finding refuge with an abolitionist and his young cousin Elizabeth Cady. Free admission, suggested donation $20/person. Reservation strongly recommended. Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute St., Franklin. 607-829-3700 or visit franklinstagecompany.org/shows-events/this-season/

BASEBALL MEETING – 6 p.m. Annual Induction meeting of Cliff Kachline Chapter of the Society for American Baseball Research featuring baseball authors Jane Leavy, ‘The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created,’ Jeff Katz, former Cooperstown Mayor, more. Tillapaugh Funeral Home, 28 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. E-mail splitseason1981@gmail.com

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