With Another Tourism Season In Doubt Otsego Looks Outdoors By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com With tourism dealt another pandemic-related blow last week, Otsego County’s leaders are increasingly turning to outdoor adventures to lure visitors. “We’re actually in the process right now of trying to launch a massive campaign to tout our outdoor adventure,” said Cassandra Harrington, executive director of Destination Marketing Corporation, which promotes tourism in Otsego and Schoharie counties. Harrington said the tourism news has been mostly…
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ALBERT ‘SAM’ NADER • 1919-2021 Baseball, Politics, Community Defined His Contribution Editor’s Note: Here is the obituary prepared by Sam Nader’s family. Albert S. “Sam” Nader passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, at his home as he wished, surrounded by members of his family. He was born on July 8, 1919, in Oneonta, the son of Elias Andrew Nader and Rose Rajah Nader (Nassar). He was one of six Nader children. Sam Nader spent nearly his entire life in…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 Curators On Baseball Artifacts ASK THE EXPERT – 2 p.m. Learn the process curators use to evaluate artifacts for use in baseball exhibits. Includes Q&A session in Zoom chat function. Free, registration required. Presented by The Baseball Hall of Fame. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-ask-the-expert-artifacts?date=0…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JULY 23 Voices Of The Game Features HoF Inductee Marvin Miller BASEBALL – Noon. Virtual Voices of the Game to present Hall of Famer Dave Winfield reflecting on Marvin Miller, 2020 inductee to Baseball Hall of Fame, and his impact on labor and baseball. Visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-legends-of-the-game-Marvin-Miller?date=0 for details.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JULY 16 First Virtual Writers Salon WRITERS SALON – 7:30 p.m. First virtual writers salon by CANO. Features presentation by local author Jennifer Donohue with opportunity for Q&A. Presented by Community Arts Network of Oneonta. Visit www.facebook.com/CANOneonta for info.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MAY 22 Baseball With Major Leaguer Al Oliver BASEBALL DISCUSSION – 11 a.m. Join Baseball Hall of Fame for conversation with former Major Leaguer Al Oliver on his career including playing at world cup with the Pittsburgh Pirates, then his post baseball career as a motivational speaker. Free, registration required. Visit baseballhall.org/events/geography-baseball-to-coast-20?date=0 for info. CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST OF CANCELLED EVENTS CLICK TO LOOK AHEAD AT WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MAY 8 Baseball Park Discussion With Baseball Hall Of Fame BASEBALL DISCUSSION – 1 – 2 p.m. Join Baseball Hall of Fame for discussion with Los Angeles Dodgers’ Senior Vice President of Planning and Development, Janet Marie Smith, best known for work on Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Will include discussion of her career which has set the standard for baseball park design for the past 30 years. Q&A available through chat function. Free, Registration required. Visit…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 Noir Double Feature & Discussion With Local Author Libby Cudmore FILM SOCIETY – 7 – 11 p.m. Cooperstown film society presents Noir double feature ‘The Big Clock’ (1948) & ‘An Act of Violence’ (1949) with special guest Libby Cudmore, author ‘The Big Rewind’ & journalist, joining us for dark discussion of black & white crime. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Visit www.facebook.com/FilmSocCoop/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 ‘Our Town’ Premiers At Fenimore Art Museum THEATER – 7 p.m. Classic metatheatrical play “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder portrays everyday live of residents of the fictional Grover’s Corner. Lucy B. Hamilton Amphitheater, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org…
HALL OF FAME INDUCTION 2019 Baseball Hall Of Fame Welcomes Class Of ’19 55,000 Fans Attended, 2nd Largest The 2019 inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame – from left, Harold Baines, Lee Smith, Edgar Martinez, Michael Mussina, Mariano Rivera, and Brandy Halladay, accepting the plaque posthumously on behalf of her husband Roy Halladay – pose for a group photo on the stage following their Induction ceremony earlier today in the field next to the Clark Sports Center. If your…
