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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11

Walk with the Glimmerglass Film Days

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VETERANS DAY!

FOREST WALK – 9 – 10:30 a.m. Enjoy a pleasant stroll and learn about ‘The Forest from the Ground Up’ with Jeff O’Handley. Walk will focus on the forest floor and how it supports everything above. Registration required. In conjunction with Glimmerglass Film Days. Presented by Otsego County Conservation Association. Meet at gate of Clark Tower Trail, Beaver Meadow Rd., Cooperstown. 607-547-4488 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/forests-from-the-ground-up/

ARCHITECTURE WALK – 2:30 p.m. Join Cindy Falk, Prof. of Material Culture at SUNY Oneonta, for a walking tour of Cooperstown’s spires, towers, and turrets. Tour is about 2 miles, please dress for the weather. Will conclude with complimentary hot cocoa and cookies. Meet at Otsego County Courthouse, 193 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-8881 or visit  www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org

CELEBRATION – 9 a.m. Celebrate the Hall of Famers who served in the armed forces. Visitors will also have a chance to write a letter to military personelle and veterans from Noon – 2 p.m. which will be sent through Operation Gratitude. Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/event/veterans-day-celebration-2021?date=0

SENIOR DINING – 11:30 a.m. Residents aged 60+ are invited to enjoy delicious lunch of Lasagna, salad, garlic roll, & pineapple cottage cheese fluff. Cost, $3.50/person. Reservations required. Presented by Otsego County Office for the Aging. Richfield Springs Community Center, 6 Ann St., Richfield Springs. 315-858-3200 or visit www.facebook.com/richfieldspringscommunitycenter/

OPEN HOUSE – 6 p.m. Learn how the Toastmasters club could help you to improve your public speaking, communication, & leadership skills at their biweekly meetings. Hosted at The Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta. Visit www.facebook.com/OneontaToastmasters/

4-H INFO NIGHT – 6:30 p.m. Come learn about the programs and activities offered by the 4H program for children aged 5-19. Pre-registration required. Cornell Cooperative Extension, 31 Maple St., Oneonta. 607-547-2536 ext. 225.

WORD THURSDAY – 7 p.m. Enjoy open mic by local writers followed by presentation by featured writers Elizabeth Powell and Mary Kay Rummel. Suggested donation, $3. Presented by Bright Hill Press, Treadwell. 607-829-5055 or visit www.facebook.com/brighthp/

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