HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 Celebrate Local Musicians MUSIC FESTIVAL – 1 – 8 p.m. Celebration of Local Musicians features performances by 5 local bands, myriad individuals musicians. Donations support Gary Johnson Memorial Music Scholarship Fund. at Maple Street Park, Oneonta. 607-431-1001 or visit www.facebook.com/CleinmanNetwork/…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 Dan The Snakeman On Amazing Reptiles EVENING PROGRAM – 6 p.m. Welcome Dan the Snakeman for an ‘Amazing Reptile Event’, learn about these amazing creatures. Front Lawn, Village Library, Cooperstown. 607-547-8344 or visit www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JULY 26 Performance ‘Possessing Harriet’ THEATER – 7:30 p.m. Set in 1839, “Possessing Harriet” portrays the enslaved Harriett Powell escaping from a hotel, finding refuge with an abolitionist and his young cousin Elizabeth Cady. Free admission, suggested donation $20/person. Reservation strongly recommended. Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute St., Franklin. 607-829-3700 or visit franklinstagecompany.org/shows-events/this-season/…
AT FENIMORE MUSEUM: Rock, Roll Summer Peaks At Gala, Panel By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Even before the Herb Ritts exhibit arrived from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to The Fenimore Museum, the institutions shared a commonality. “Ahmet Ertegun, who co-founded the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, was Gene Thaw’s roommate in college,” said Greg Harris, president. The Herb Ritts photography exhibit, on loan from the Rock & Roll Hall through Labor Day,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 Dancing Bear Puppet Theater Presents ‘Race To The Moon’ FAMILY PROGRAM – 6 p.m. The Dancing Bear Puppet Theater with Melanie Zimmer presents “Race To The Moon” featuring Roquefort the Mouse. Front Lawn, Village Library, Cooperstown. 607-547-8344 or visit www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org…
Panel Explores Ritts’ Life, Legacy and Impact Rock & Roll Hall of Fame president Greg Harris, pictured at right, was the moderator of this afternoon’s panel discussion on the “Fenimore Rocks! Herb Ritts and the Image of Rock Music” exhibit currently on display at the Fenimore Art Museum. The talk, which featured Rory Ritts, Herb Ritts’ brother, Laurie Kratochvil, photography director at Rolling Stone, and music historian John Covach, pictured above, who discussed the work of Ritts and took questions…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JULY 13 Railway Celebrates 150 years 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/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JUNE 28 Exhibit Film Screening ‘Labyrinth’ FILM – 6:30 p.m. “Labyrinth” w/David Bowie from “Herb Ritts: The Rock Portraits” film series. Light refreshments. $5-7, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, 607-547-1400.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 Glimmerglass Fest Season Preview CONCERT – 7 p.m. Young Artists present “Glimmerglass Festival,” a season preview, in Bandstand/Covered Pavilion. Spring Park, US Rte. 20, Richfield Springs. Info, 315-858-0964.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JUNE 16 Father’s Of The Past FATHER’S DAY TALK– 1-3 p.m. “The Man of the House” program offers Henry Wilcox’s 1867-1911 diaries’ excerpts to show drastic changes in that role since. Refreshments, house tours. Swart-Wilcox House, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta.…
