Tim Chapin and Gabrielle Bailey hand out cotton candy – an Crayon Carnival favorite – to Chloe Arnold, Cooperstown, during the annual event this afternoon at Cooperstown High Schoo’s Bursey Gym. “This is out fourth year doing it and we love it!” said Chapin. “We had a cotton candy machine and we figured we might as well share!” Visitors could also play games, win prizes, enjoy face painting and balloon animals, as well as potting plants and learning how to test for water purification in local streams. At right, Stefania Aguzzi and son Gregory look over the confectionary delights at the food table.(Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
LECTURE – 7:30 p.m. George Ward presents 2019 Bruce Buckley lecture “‘MY Little Mohee’ – Lawrence Older: The Songs, Tunes, Tales and Life Journey of an Adirondack Singer.” Featuring a night of music celebrating history, traditions of Upstate New York. Free, open to public. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown.
Breona Talbot, 3, Cooperstown, is presented with a balloon animal, made specially for her by BJ the Clown during the Cooperstown PTA’s annual Crayon Carnival in the Red Bursey Gymnasium. Talbot was one of several children running around with balloon animals during the event. Several other games, events, and snacks kept the children busy all afternoon. (Parker Fish/AllOTSEGO.com)
GUEST CONDUCTOR – 7:30 p.m. 3 candidates compete for YOUR vote at the Annual Cabaret Concert featuring the Mambo Kings. Alumni Field House, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-436-2670 or visit catskillsymphony.net/how-to-help/volunteer.html
CRAYON CARNIVAL – 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Enjoy food, games, prizes gift basket raffle, the “Cake Walk” the Junior Cupcake Boss Competition, displays from Oneonta World of Learning, more to support the PTA. Cooperstown Elementary School. Call 607-547-8181 or visit www.cooperstowncs.org
COOPERSTOWN – Kids and their families enjoyed a day of fun at the Cooperstown Central School District PTA’s annual Crayon Carnival, held this afternoon in the middle school gym. Above, Gillian Spencer, Cooperstown, helps Avni Pattel and Meara Foster decorate flower posts with beads and paint at the station hosted by the Cooperstown Farmer’s Market and Carefree Gardens. Right, Peter Doyle, Worcester, displays his architect skills as he builds a tower from blocks at the Oneonta World of Learning station. The annual event also featured International tables. a cupcake contest, games, fortune telling and a reptile show. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
PLAY READING – 6:30 p.m. Reading of “SAPE” by local playwright Karen Butler. Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium, 5798 NY-80, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org
Allison Butts of Cooperstown, feels pretty, oh so pretty, as a final sequin is added to her cheek at the face-painting booth today at Cooperstown Central School’s Bursey Gym. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)
Gabi Ragozzine picks the key that opens the treasure chest at today’s Crayon Carnival, underway in Cooperstown High School’s Bursey Gym until 3 p.m. Gabi and her friend, Shayanne Couse, are fifth graders in Oneonta schools. Overseeing the booth — one of many — is Margie Knight. Bouncing games, food and a tag sales are part of the fun. (Jim Kevlin/allotsego.com)
