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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7

‘Our Town’ Premiers

At Fenimore Art Museum

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THEATER – 7 p.m. Classic metatheatrical play “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder portrays everyday live of residents of the fictional Grover’s Corner. Lucy B. Hamilton Amphitheater, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org

BASEBALL AUTHOR – 1 p.m. Reading by Chris Epting, author “Roadside Baseball.” Discuss baseball history, ask questions, get your copy signed. Included with Museum admission. Bullpen Theater, Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/events

AFTERNOON ART – 2 p.m. Children preK+ stop by to learn about an artist/art style then practice in the classroom. This week they practice Mono Type Print Making. Adult supervision required for children under 10. Free. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. Visit www.arkellmuseum.org/events-calendar

DISCUSSION GROUP – 3 – 5 p.m. Come together and discuss current events. Cooperstown Village Library. 607-547-8344 or visit www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org

CELEBRATION – 4 – 6 p.m. Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week with Opportunities for Otsego. Meet WIC Peer Counselors, get information, enjoy light refreshments, prize giveaways. Large Pavilion, Neahwa Park, Oneonta. 607-433-8000 or visit www.ofoinc.org

GEOCACHING – 6:30-7:30 p.m. Day 1 of two days to learn how to geocache: create items to leave and locate treasures using GPS trackers. Edmeston Museum, 1 North St., Edmeston. Info, edmestonmuseum@gmail.com

CONCERT – 7 p.m. Concerts In The Park presents band Small Town Big Band performing selections from the Big Band Era, Classics. Spring Park, Richfield Springs. 315-217-1485 or visit www.richfieldspringschamber.org

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