Sunday's Town, Gown Gala Seeks
To Build College, Community Ties
By LIBBY CUDMORE • allotsego.com Exclusive
ONEONTA – For Kaler Carpenter, the Town & Gown Gala – free this Sunday at Foothills – is not just a fundraiser: It’s a chance to bring the community together.
“There’s a lot of division between the residents of Oneonta and the students because of behavior,” said Carpenter. “I knew we needed something more than a rock show to bring everyone together.”
From 3 to 5, local bands like Sunshine Symphony, KJ & Sky and Heaven’s Back Door will perform. The SUNY Oneonta Slam Poetry Team will give a reading. And there will be carnival-style games for kids.
Additionally, the SUNY Oneonta Inter-Greek Council will be selling sky lanterns and wax-paper bags to illuminate an outdoor candlelight ceremony taking place at 5 p.m. The proceeds will benefit SUNY Oneonta student Tyler Giancola, injured in an altercation near the downtown in September. He is currently at home in Westhampton Beach, L.I., working with a physical therapist on his recovery.
At the 5 p.m. candlelight ceremony, there will also be words spoken to memorialize Mayor, Dick Miller, who collaborated with Council member Mike Lynch in organizing the event.
