By: Staff
01/18/2023 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JANUARY 19
AUDITIONS—5 p.m. Love to sing? Have prior choral experience? The Catskill Choral Society is seeking new members for their 2023 performances. Upcoming dates include a concert of Brahms choral works to be performed April 21 and 23 as well as a collaboration with the Catskill Symphony Orchestra on famous Hollywood movie scores. Rehearsals are held from 7-9 p.m. Thursday evenings starting 1/26. Auditions are by appointment at the Unitarian Universalist Soceity Chapel, 12 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 435-7008 or visit catskillchoralsociety.com
By: Staff
05/04/2022 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, MAY 5
STAR WARS – 7 p.m. May the 4th be with you for this Star Wars movie night presenting ‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.’ Free at the Weiting Theater, 168 Main St., Worcester. Visit www.wietingtheatre.com
BOOK CLUB – Pick up a copy of ‘The Guest List’ Lucy Foley about a wedding that ends in a murder and the tangled web of suspects in this Agatha Christie-esque mystery novel. Discussion will be online on May 31 at 7 p.m. Presented by The Huntington Memorial Library, Oneonta. 607-432-1980 or visit www.facebook.com/hmloneonta/
By: Staff
11/18/2021 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19
CHRISTMAS – Be an Angel. Sign up to give the gift of Christmas to local families in need with this years Angel Tree Program. Visit www.allotsego.com/angel-tree-program/ for details.
BENEFIT AUCTION – 5:30 – 8 p.m. Come out for 15th annual auction for the Greater Oneonta Historical Society. Find cool items to bid on with auctioneer Kevin Herrick, and support this local historical society. Quality Inn, 5206 St. Hwy. 23, Oneonta. 607-432-0960 or visit www.oneontahistory.org
By: Staff
11/16/2021 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17
BOOK CLUB – 2 p.m. Read novels by Patrick O’Brien, who was inspired by the works of Jane Austen to write about the adventures of men at sea set on the backdrops of Napoleonic wars. This week the group discusses ‘Post Captain.’ Books available at the library. Springfield Library, 129 Co. Rd. 29A, Springfield Center. 315-858-5802 or visit libraries.4cls.org/springfield/
By: Staff
09/10/2021 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
LEGACY RIDE – 9:45 a.m. Raise money for scholarships for the children of post-9/11 veterans. Join the American Legion Post 259 and the Red Knights chapter 44 for this memorial motorcycle ride marking 20 years since that fateful day. Cost $20/participant, kickstand up at 11 a.m. Begins at The American Legion, 279 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-0494 or visit www.alrpost259.org/legacy
BLOOD DRIVE – 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Main Street Baptist Church Briggs Hall, 333 Main St., Oneonta. 1-800-733-2767 or visit www.redcrossblood.org
By: Staff
06/28/2021 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JUNE 29
SUMMER BOOK SALE – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Browse through used books of many genres, including nonfiction, arts and crafts, children’s books, cookbooks and much more to support your local library. Cost, $1-$2 for most books. Thru July 4. Cooperstown Village Library. 607-547-8344 or visit www.facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown/
By: Staff
03/29/2021 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, MARCH 29
BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE – 8:30 a.m. Women business owners gather online to discuss their adventures in entrepreneurship. Includes how they got started, resources they used to get off the ground, what they had known beforehand, and how they pivoted during the Pandemic. Free, registration required. Presented by Otsego County Chamber of Commerce. 607-432-4500 or visit otsegocc.com
By: Staff
02/15/2021 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
AUTHOR SERIES – 2 p.m. Enjoy interview with author of “Billy Ball: Billy Beane and the Resurrection of the Oakland A’s” Dale Tafoya with Bruce Markusen. Free, registration required. Presented by The Baseball Hall of Fame. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-author-series-Dale-Tafoya?date=0
By: Staff
01/25/2021 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JANUARY 26
BOOK CLUB – 7 p.m. Read ‘The Gown: A Novel Of The Royal Wedding’ by Jennifer Robson about the wedding gown of Queen Elizabeth II and the women who made it. Then discuss with the group. Presented by Huntington Memorial Library. 607-432-1980 or visit www.facebook.com/hmloneonta/
By: Staff
12/21/2020 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22
PREMIER – Enjoy this years online only production of Charles Dickens’s classic tale ‘A Christmas Carol.’ Free on Facebook & Youtube. Presented by The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 or www.facebook.com/farmersmuseum
By: Staff
12/08/2020 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9
VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP – 1 p.m. Learn about Cultural Diversity in the ‘National Pastime’ and how the game changes around the world. Includes Q&A session. Free, registration for Zoom meeting required. Presented by The Baseball Hall of Fame. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-ask-the-expert-curatorial?date=0
ANGEL TREE PROGRAM – Give the Gift of Christmas this holiday season. Adopt a family in need. Visit www.allotsego.com/angel-tree-program/ to learn how.
By: Staff
11/23/2020 5:00 pm
By: Staff
10/26/2020 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27
HIGH-LOW-WEEN PARTY – 7 p.m. Enjoy aerobic work out inspired by the ‘80s with Halloween songs. Oneonta YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-432-0010 or click here
VOTE – Noon – 8 p.m. Early Voting open. Meadows Office Complex, 140 Co. Hwy. 33W, Cooperstown. Click for details.
By: Staff
10/18/2020 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, OCTOBER 19
BOOK CLUB – 1 – 2 p.m. Enjoy mysteries, join the club in the children’s room to discuss ‘Weighted in the Balance’ by Anne Perry. Cooperstown Village Library. 607-547-8344 or visit www.facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown/
By: Staff
09/28/2020 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
VIRTUAL TOUR – 2 p.m. Zoom meeting featuring walk through of exhibit ‘Albrecht Dürer: Master Prints’ with Assistant Curator of American Art Ann Cannon featuring in-depth discussion and Q&A session. Free, registration required. Suggested donation $5. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org
