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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9

Learn About Diversity In Baseball

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VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP – 1 p.m. Learn about Cultural Diversity in the ‘National Pastime’ and how the game changes around the world. Includes Q&A session. Free, registration for Zoom meeting required. Presented by The Baseball Hall of Fame. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-ask-the-expert-curatorial?date=0

ANGEL TREE PROGRAM – Give the Gift of Christmas this holiday season. Adopt a family in need. Visit www.allotsego.com/angel-tree-program/ to learn how.

SENIORS WORKSHOP – 11 a.m. – Noon. Tune in online to learn about diet, exercise, tools to help yourself or seniors in your life plan for healthy aging. Free, registration required. Presented by Alzheimer’s Association of Northeastern New York. 518-675-7214 or visit bit.ly/2HCktuw to register.

BOOK CLUB – 7 p.m. Read memoir ‘The Fixed Stars’ then discuss with the author Molly Wizenberg and the narrator of the audiobook Erin Mallon. Presented by Huntington Memorial Library. 607-432-1980 or visit www.facebook.com/hmloneonta/

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