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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, FEB. 25

Conservation Training

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CONSERVATION TRAINING – Noon-3 p.m. Learn to map stands of Eastern Hemlock to volunteer with conservation services in the effort to counter the spread of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. Free, registration required. Mohican Farm, 7195 State Route 80, Cooperstown. Info, occainfo.org/calendar/hemlock-woolly-adelgid-finding-hemlock-stands/ or call (607) 282-4087

OPERA – 12:55 p.m. “Rusalka.” The Met streaming live in HD. Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Cost $18/seniors, $20/adults, 10/students. Season pass $200. Box Office: (607)431-2080, foothillspac.org/index.php/shows/metropolitan-opera-in-hd/

PLAY READING – 6:30 p.m. Reading of “Memorial Night” by local playwright Jonathon Ward. Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium, 5798 NY-80, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org

DIVERSITY CONFERENCE – 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Topic this year is “Inclusion: Leading in a World of Differences” featuring social justice keynote speaker Michael Benitez Jr. Hunt College Union, SUNY Oneonta. Register, ems.oneonta.edu/EmsRegics/2017SDLC. Info, oneonta.collegiatelink.net/organization/oneonta/calendar/details/1200505

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. “Transition From College to Employment” workshop focused on life skills. Registration required. Eaton Lounge, Bresee Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, Harry Matthews Matthewsh@hartwick.edu

ONEONTA FARMERS MARKET – 9 a.m. 2 Dietz St., Oneonta. Info, www.oneontafarmersmarket.org

HIKING TRIP – 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Bald Mountain/Rondaxe Fire Tower. Minors must be accompanied by an adult. Cost, $5 member, $10 non-member. Sign up at main desk, Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. Info, www.clarksportscenter.com/adventure/schedule-and-rules/index.php#outing-schedule

COOPERSTOWN FARMERS MARKET – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 101 Main St., in Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown. Info, www.otsego2000.org/cooperstown-farmers-market-and-agriculture/

HOT MEAL PROGRAM – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, www.firstumc-oneonta.org

WRITERS GROUP – 1:30 p.m. Poet, speed writer, novelist, or short story writer. Come practice your writing in the format of NaNoWriMo at your pace. Share if you want. Led by Jen Donohue. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, hmloneonta.org/hml-writers-group/

CONCERT – 2 p.m. Ric Chrislip performs Elizabethan and Jacobean songs accompanied by himself on his lute. Includes religious and secular songs. Upper Room of the First United Presbyterian Church, 2 Walling Ave, Oneonta. Info, https://www.facebook.com/TheRedDoorChurch/

BOOK SIGNING – 2-4 p.m. Stephen Vriesema will be available to sign copies of his latest book “Damning Memories.” The Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main St. Oneonta. Info, greentoadbookstore.com/events/stephen-vriesema-damning-memories/

SWIM & GYM – 5:30 -8:30 p.m.Teens can enjoy the Y’s swimming pool. The Y, 20-26 Ford Ave, Oneonta . Info, www.oneontaymca.org

DINNER THEATER – 6 p.m. Enjoy chicken and biscuit dinner while watching a performance of “A Not So Terrible Parable” by the youth of the church. It’s a whodunit based on the Parable of ‘The Good Samaritan.” Tickets, $10 adults, $5 children. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Tickets, call the church office 432-4102 by Feb. 22

INDIAN DINNER – 6 p.m. enjoy a taste of Indian at this annual fundraiser to benefit the church. Suggested donation $20/person. Seating is limited. Fly Creek United Methodist Church, 811 Co Rd 26, Fly Creek. Reservations, megk@oecblue.com

 

OLDIES TRIBUTE CONCERT – 7-10 p.m. Dance to the greatest hits of the 50s and 60s. Then enjoy 2 award-winning artists, Drew Polsun & Joe Ramsey. Includes hot & cold Hors D’oeuvres and a cash bar. Tickets, $25/person. 6th Ward Athletic Association, 22W Broadway, Oneonta. Reservations call (607)433-2921 or (607)432-5227

MUSIC – 7 p.m. Tommy Grasso of the New Jersey Band “Tommy and the Spins” performs live. The Elm Inn, 104 E. Mains St., Milford. Info, call (607)286-9525 or visit www.facebook.com/TheElmInn/

INDIAN DINNER – 7:45 p.m. enjoy a taste of Indian at this annual fundraiser to benefit the church. Suggested donation $20/person. Seating is limited. Fly Creek United Methodist Church, 811 Co Rd 26, Fly Creek. Reservations, megk@oecblue.com

SUNY THEATER – 8 p.m. Theater Department production of “Colony Collapse.” Hamblin Theater, Fine Arts Building, 108 Ravine Pkwy., Oneonta. Info, oneonta.edu/academics/theatre/

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