HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18
Writers Open Mic
WRITERS SALON – 7:30 p.m. Begin with Open Mic session followed by presentation by poetry, fiction author George Hovis. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-432-2070 or visit www.canoneonta.org/event/writers-salon-george-hovis/?instance_id=1042
OPENING RECEPTION – 7 – 9 p.m. Celebrate opening new business with complimentary champaign & hors devours. Henry March Gallery, 83 Main St., Cooperstown. E-mail info@henrymarch.com or visit www.facebook.com/henrymarchgallery/
WATERSHED FORUM – 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Full day conference focuses on link between Chesapeake Bay, Upper Susquehanna watershed. Features guest speakers, coalition partners discussing local, regional efforts to protect watershed. Morris Hall, SUNY Oneonta. 212-361-6350 or visit nylcvef.org/events/upper-susquehanna-watershed-forum/?platform=hootsuite
INFO SESSION – 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Discuss impact of Opioid Epidemic in Otsego County, responsibilities of employers hiring individuals in recovery. Featured speaker attorney Dawn J. Lanouette of law firm Hinman, Howard, & Kattell, LLP. Admission, Free. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-432-4800 or visit www.facebook.com/OtsegoDelawareJSEC/
RESEARCH – 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Learn the basics of familysearch.org. Learn different levels of access, how to create a family tree, more. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-1980 or visit www.facebook.com/hmloneonta/
NETWORKING – 5:30 – 8 p.m. Young Professionals meet, network. Autumn Cafe, 244 Main St., Oneonta. 607-432-4500 or visit www.facebook.com/YoungProfessionalsNetworkYPN/
LECTURE SERIES – 7 p.m. “Kill Jeff Davis: The Union Raid on Richmond, 1864” presented by Bruce M. Venter on raid on Richmond VA either to kill Jefferson Davis, or to free Union POWs. Hear from newly discovered documents, little known sources. The Fort Plain Museum, 389 Canal St., Fort Plain. 518-993-2527 or visit www.fortplainmuseum.com/viewevent.aspx?ID=1023
