Summer Dreams Briefs: August 15, 2024

Memorial Concert is Sunday

GILBERTSVILLE—The Major’s Inn, 104 Marion Avenue in Gilbertsville, will host a free memorial concert in honor of the late Ken Held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 18. Held was a prominent local musician, founding member of the band Fetish Lane and driving force behind the “Music at the Major’s Inn” concert series. He passed away in December. Area musicians are encouraged to participate by contacting Sean Schaeffer on Facebook.

FCAHS Meets August 28th

FLY CREEK—The Fly Creek Area Historical Society will hold its next meeting at the Grange building, 208 Cemetery Road, on Wednesday, August 28. There will be a potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m., followed by the meeting, annual reports and election of officers at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome. Attendees should bring a dish to pass.

Artisan Festival Coming Up

COOPERSTOWN—The Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce will present its seventh annual Artisan Festival at the Otsego County Campus on upper Main Street on Saturday, August 31 and Sunday, September 1. There will be unique handmade goods from more than 50 local artists, live music, food trucks, artisan demonstrations and children’s activities. The festival is free and open to the public.

Fiber Arts Weekend To Return

COOPERSTOWN—The Farmers’ Museum’s Fiber Arts Weekend will return from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, August 24 and 25. Visitors will find a variety of exhibits, vendors, and hands-on activities including wool carding, spinning, weaving, quilting, knitting and cranking. This year’s festival will focus on traditional dyeing techniques. It will feature more than 18 demonstrators and vendors, including Dark Sea Yarn, Fenimore Quilt Club and Ancient Threads Farm. Hand-spun yarn, apothecary items, quilts, sheep milk soap and many other local products will be available for sale. Fiber Arts Weekend is included with museum admission.

Grange Meeting Is August 21

OTSEGO—The Pierstown Grange will host its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, August 21 at 137 Wedderspoon Hollow Road. The potluck supper begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by a business meeting and special program. Newcomers are welcome. The Grange was built in 1898 and continues to offer barbecue dinners and Glimmerglass Festival concerts annually.

Makers Sought for Fair

HERKIMER—Herkimer College will present “Makers of the Mohawk Valley,” an exhibit featuring art and fine crafted objects from local makers, from Friday, August 30 through Friday, September 27. Artists who wish to be considered for the show must drop off their work from 4-6 p.m. on Friday, August 23 or from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, August 24. Each participant may submit up to two pieces created in the last three years. All submissions must be ready to display. The exhibit is free and open to the public, with an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. on August 30. For more information regarding entries, contact comojm@herkimer.edu.

Loudon Presents on Caboose

ONEONTA—Local historian Jim Loudon will present a talk on Oneonta’s Little Red Caboose and the history of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen at the Swart-Wilcox House Museum’s Summer Sunday Series on August 18. The free event will run from 1-3 p.m. Visitors should bring a lawn chair or blanket.