In Memoriam Robert B. Schlather, Esq., 75 May 3, 1946 – April 27, 2022 COOPERSTOWN – Robert Bernard Schlather, Esq., Cooperstown lawyer, CPA and philanthropist, died Wednesday afternoon, April 27, 2022, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown as a result of a brain tumor diagnosed in June 2020. He was 75. Born May 3, 1946, in Olmsted Falls, Ohio, Bob was the second eldest of thirteen children of Bernard Paul Schlather and Helen Virginia Bilskey. Raised in Elyria, Ohio, he…
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In Memoriam Jill Stauffer Maney November 19, 1964 – July 10, 2021 SPRINGFIELD – Jill Maney passed away on Saturday, July 10 in Springfield, with Jonathan Maney, her loving husband of 33 years, at her side. She is also survived by her parents, James and Dora Stauffer, her brother, Donald Stauffer, sister-in-law, Fiona Stauffer, and nephew and niece, Henry and Margot Stauffer, all of Rochester, New York. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Jill graduated from Amherst College summa cum laude and…
In Tribute Kellogg’s passion for opera, arts brought success to Glimmerglass, Cooperstown, region Editor’s Note: Glimmerglass Opera Artistic Director Emeritus Paul Kellogg died April 28, 2021, at age 84. As a tribute, his friend, our editorial board member, Lin Vincent wrote about what he meant to arts in the region, and to what is now known as The Glimmerglass Festival in Springfield Center By Lin Vincent Soon after Paul Kellogg and his partner, Raymond Han, moved into a potentially elegant…
EDITORIAL Here’s Evidence That The Arts Can Be Entrepreneurial, Too When the going gets tough, the entrepreneurs get going. A corollary: The entrepreneurial spirit isn’t limited to entrepreneurs. (Per Merriam-Webster: “A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater-than-normal financial risks in order to do so.”) So it was telling to watch the Cooperstown Chamber’s first “Coffee With Coop” panel discussion via Zoom last Friday, March 19. Kudos to the Chamber, and Executive Director Tara Burke,…
Glimmerglass Plans 4 Shows On Lawn Opera will be back on Otsego Lake’s shores this summer. The Glimmerglass Festival announced today it will build an outdoor stage on the festival grounds, where it will present four operas. The 2021 season will run July 15 through Aug. 17 with performances of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” Verdi’s “Il Trovatore,” Offenbach’s “Songbird” (La Périchole), and the world premiere of “The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson,” a new play with music about the founder…
GLIMMERGLASS PLANS TO OPEN IN SUMMER 2021 4 Outdoor Operas Offered COOPERSTOWN – Opera will be back on Otsego Lake’s shores this summer. The Glimmerglass Festival announced today it will build an outdoor stage on the festival grounds, where it will present four operas. The 2021 season will run July 15 through Aug. 17 with performances of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute,” Verdi’s “Il Trovatore,” Offenbach’s “Songbird” (La Périchole), and the world premiere of “The Passion of Mary Cardwell Dawson,” a…
Trustees Votes to Strengthen Anti-Bigotry Proclamation By JENNIFER HILL• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN –Two weeks after high school boys allegedly attacked another student and shouted homophobic slurs, the Cooperstown Board of Trustees voted in its meeting this morning “unanimously and loudly” to strengthen a 2016 proclamation that the village welcomes people of all backgrounds and does not tolerate acts of bigotry. “I think it’s important to reiterate how much we in Cooperstown deplore racist and homophobic behavior,” said Richard Sternberg,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 Violin Concerto With Catskill Symphony Orchestra CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. Start performance season with award winning Violinist William Hagen performing Violin Concerto by Felix Mendelssohn with Catskill Symphony Orchestra. Ballroom, Hunt College Union, SUNY Oneonta. 607-436-2670 or visit catskillsymphony.net/news-events/upcoming-events.html TRACTOR FEST – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Explore world of tractors, from through exhibits, demonstrations, activities for young and old, more. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org/Tractor-Fest…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 Par For Paws Golf Fundraiser GOLF TOURNAMENT – 8:30 a.m. Par for Paws 18-hole tournament invites players, sponsors to support the Susquehanna Animal Shelter. Great for golfers who love the game, animals, historic setting. Registration, $300/team. Otsego Golf Club, 144 Pro Shop Dr., Springfield Center. 607-547-8111 or visit www.facebook.com/Susquehanna-Animal-Shelter-121696841223218/ FESTIVAL OF COLORS – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. 24th annual quilt show features works by area quilting clubs Fenimore quilt club, “Winter Wonderland” quilt guild, “It’s…
Opera Lovers Flock For Stewart At Otesaga Opera lovers gathered in the ballroom of the Otesaga hotel on Saturday morning to hear author James Stewart speak with Francesca Zambello about Opera uniqueness as an art form, and how Glimmerglass is branding their performance experience to their customers while moving the medium forward into the future. The talk also included various musical numbers by guest singers. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com) Save…
