ART CLASS – 1 – 3 p.m. Kids make 3D block letters inspired by Robert Indiana’s “Love” sculpture. Great for kids who like working with their hands. Part 2 on Thursday. Cost, $35/day/non-member. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-9777 or visit www.cooperstownart.com
SUMMER SUNDAY SERIES – 1 – 3 p.m. Learn about local legend with Jack Ewan presenting “Timothy Murphy: Fact & Fiction” Revolutionary war soldier, sharpshooter, area resident, tall tale hero. Swart-Wilcox House Museum, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta. 607-287-7011 or visit swartwilcoxhouse.wordpress.com/calendar/upcoming-events/
SESQUICENTENNIAL – Noon – 9 p.m. Celebrate 150th anniversary of Cooperstown-Charlotte Valley Railway with golden spike, speeches, music, celebratory train ride followed by cannon shoot, ice cream social, historical presentation, fireworks, more. Cost, $30/adult. Depart Milford Depot, 136 E. Main St., Milford. 607-432-2429 or visit www.facebook.com/cacvrr/
PREVIEW PARTY – 5 – 7 p.m. Celebrate opening of 84th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition and award ceremonies. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-9777 or visit www.cooperstownart.com
ARTIST’S TALK – 5 p.m. The History of Indigo: Darius Homayounpour with Rabbit Goody. The gallery will open at 4:30PM. The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Info, 607-547-5327. Cell/text 315-941-9607 or visit www.facebook.com/TheArtGarageCooperstown/
LECTURE – 10 a.m. Learn from Dr. Diane Lewis “The Great Healthy Yard Project” how you can help keep drinking water safe while maintaining a healthy yard. Free, open to public. Templeton Hall, 63 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. 201-410-2514 or visit www.lakeandvalleygc.org/whats-in-your-water
LIVESTOCK SHOW – 9:30 a.m. The Farmers’ Museum Annual Junior Livestock Show features best livestock and youth exhibitors from a nine-county region. Iroquois Farm Showgrounds, County Hwy. 33, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-1461.
MOVIE MATINEE – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Enjoy movies and refreshments w/your child every Monday. Huntington Memorial Library, 3rd Fl. Community Rm, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, 607-432-1980 hmloneonta.org
50th CELEBRATION – 12-3 p.m. Join Hartwick Fire Dept. Co. 1 Emergency Squad to celebrate 50th Anniversary w/ free refreshments, blood pressure and glucose tests. 3088 County Highway 11 , Hartwick. Info, 607-293-7530.
ART FESTIVAL – 10 a.m.–5 p.m. The two-day Stagecoach Run Art Festival offers self-guided tours of Treadwell’s artists’ studios and galleries. Free. Start at Bright Hill Literary Center 94 Church St., Treadwell. Info, StagecoachRun.com
FIREWORKS – 9 p.m. Fireworks over Otsego Lake. Free. Lake Front Park, Cooperstown.
OLDEST PARADE – 11 a.m. The second oldest parade in the country kicks off again, with a full day of festivities to follow, including a concert and fireworks at dusk. Springfield Center Community Center, 129 Co Rd 29A, Springfield Center.
AUTHOR SERIES – 1 p.m., Scott Pitoniak discusses his new book, “Let’s Go Yankees!” Baseball Hall of Fame, 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, www.baseballhall.org, 607-547-7200
CONCERT – 7 p.m. The 20-piece Easy Money Big Band will play at Lakefront Park’s historic bandstand, 1 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. Info, 607-547-5256, www.richcooperstown.org
SCREENING – 7 p.m. Rescheduled: Watch Oneonta’s own Ninja Warrior Anthony Eardley run the American Ninja Warrior Course on the big screen. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, www.foothillspac.org
