News Briefs: June 5, 2025

Flag Day Deadline Is June 7th

UNADILLA—The Unadilla Chamber of Commerce will hold an expanded Flag Day parade and celebration on Saturday, June 14, featuring a bounce house and ice cream social in addition to the parade. Five hundred “Shop Local Unadilla” tote bags with items from local businesses will be distributed to parade attendees. Businesses wishing to participate should drop off their cards or samples at the House of Consignment by Saturday, June 7. Examples of previous contributions include brochures, coupons, bookmarks, pens and business cards. The chamber will also hold its annual Carnival of Sales on Saturday, July 12. Vendor inquiries and applications may be sent to unadillachamber@yahoo.com.

Smithy Gallery Now Open

COOPERSTOWN—The Smithy Gallery’s first summer exhibition, “Shadows and Reflections,” will be on display from Tuesday, June 3 through Saturday, July 12. It features work by more than 40 member and guest artists and will be on display Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additionally, the studio will host a raku firing event for bisqueware artists from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 7. For more information, pricing and registration, visit smithyarts.org.

Antropow Cramer To Read

ONEONTA—Fiction writer Marina Antropow Cramer will present a talk and discussion of her novel, “Winners and Losers,” at the Community Arts Network of Oneonta’s Writers Salon on Thursday, June 19. The free event will begin at Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit canoneonta.org/writers-salon.

Spring Park Concerts Slated

RICHFIELD SPRINGS—The Richfield Springs Area Chamber of Commerce will present concerts in Spring Park from 7-8:30 p.m. each Wednesday from late June to the end of August. They are free and open to the public and will run rain or shine. Attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket or folding chair. Glimmerglass Festival’s Young Artists will present a season preview and Broadway music selections on June 25, followed by a polka/country mashup by Fritz’s Polka Band on July 2. Helen’s Dixielanders will perform a wide variety of music, including polka, show tunes and opera on July 9. Dirt Road Express, offering classic rock and country, will play on July 16. The July 23 show will be the Cooperstown Community Band, followed on July 30 by the Nelson Brothers. Justine Smithson will play a diverse selection of genres on August 6, as will Double Chase-Matt and Thelma on August 13. New Horizons Barbershop Chorus and Individual Quartets will perform on August 20. The season will end with Seth Owen Becker’s Americana and folk music on August 27. For more information, call (315) 858-0964.