Fenimore Art Museum's "Food for Thought" lunch and lecture series, CCE animal and plant biosecurity seminars, the One Day Rummage Sale at Super Heroes Humane Society, and the National Faith + Climate Forum 2025 are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
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Today's news briefs include information about the boating safety deadline, an announcement from NYS Ag and Markets on HPAI cases, and more.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 Food For Thought on Exhibit Production at Fenimore Art Museum MUSEUM—12:30 p.m. “Food For Thought: Behind the Scenes of Exhibit Production.” Director of Exhibitions Chris Rossi presents on how museum exhibits are assembled, followed by a behind-the-scenes walking tour. Lunch included. $30/non-member. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1400 or visit https://fenimoreartmuseum.org/ BLOOD DRIVE—1-6 p.m. Quality Inn, 5206 State Highway 23, Oneonta. RedCrossBlood.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 Go Behind The Scenes At The Fenimore Art Museum FOOD FOR THOUGHT—12:30-2 p.m. Join Director of Exhibitions Chris Rossi for a behind-the-scenes tour to learn about putting together an exhibit. Includes lunch and a walking tour of areas typically inaccessible to visitors. Cost, $30/non-member. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1400 or visit fenimoreartmuseum.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 Explore Exhibit “Swarm: Works by Ashley Norwood Cooper” FOOD FOR THOUGHT—12:30-2 p.m. Join artist Ashley Norwood Cooper for a special lunch followed by a tour of her exhibit, “Swarm: Works by Ashley Norwood Cooper,” which explores the creative lives of women, the awkwardness of family relationships and the schizophrenic role of the artist-mother-wife teacher. Cost, $30/non-member. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1400 or visit fenimoreartmuseum.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 Tour Fenimore exhibit online‘Imprinted: The American Painter-Etcher Movement’ FOOD FOR THOUGHT—12:30 p.m. Join Associate Curator Ann Cannon for a lunch followed by a tour of the special exhibit, “Imprinted: The American Painter-Etcher Movement” which sought to re-establish public appreciation for etching and counter the popular view that engraving was solely a way to make affordable reproductions of artwork. Cost, $30/non-member. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1400 or visit fenimoreartmuseum.org BLOOD DRIVE—10 a.m. to 3 p.m.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 Behind The Scenes On Art Museum Exhibits FOOD FOR THOUGHT – 12:30 p.m. Join Director of Exhibitions, Chris Rossi, on a behind the scenes look at putting together an exhibition at the museum. Program includes a walking tour and a box lunch. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org…
FOOD FOR THOUGHT Dr. Seuss Joins Mr. Potato Head If you haven’t heard, Dr. Seuss is being canceled. The same boneheads who claim that the “mister” in Mr. Potato Head is overly “exclusive,” that Aunt Jemima syrup encouraged racial stereotyping, that math is a vestige of White supremacy and that gender reveal parties are “transphobic,” want you to find racism in the pages of “Hop on Pop.” This is absurd, of course, and makes Democrats who applaud such virtue signaling…
FOOD FOR THOUGHT Don’t Scare, Bankrupt Voters, Or Undermine U.S. Economy During the past few days, President Biden has signaled flexibility on the size of a minimum-wage increase, skepticism about $50,000 in student-loan forgiveness and openness to negotiation on his immigration reform plan. Progressive moans of protest have been muted but audible. Some young activists questioned Biden’s “courage.” Criticism from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was less personal but still pointed: “Our job is to deliver for the American people. Period.”…
Food For Thought As it happens, the best hope now is not Biden’s ability to summon the better angels of our nature with a soaring speech. To the contrary, the new president’s modest oratorical gifts – the fact that he is by modern political standards a bit boring – can be a powerful asset. JOHN F. HARRIS Politico Jan. 19, 2121…
