By: Larissa Ryan
04/26/2018 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, APRIL 27
ART & POETRY – 6 p.m. Contest to explore the beauty of living life free from the negative impacts of addiction. Opening Gala in the CANO Gallery, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0090 Ext 106 or visit www.facebook.com/LEAFArtContest/
SPRING SUMMIT – 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 a.m. Event for Youth Food Movement featuring film, school garden discussion, Disco soup, live music, seed starting, internship/job info, Community Building. Cooperstown Farmers Market, 101 Main St., Pioneer alley, Cooperstown. Call 607-437-2862 or visit www.celebrateorigins.com/yfm
By: Larissa Ryan
04/19/2018 11:20 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, APRIL 20
THEATER – 8 p.m. Presenting a performance of “Of Mice and Men.” Tickets, $17/adult. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607-431-2080 or visit foothillspac.org
MOVIE NIGHT – 7 – 8:30 p.m. Screening of “Landfill Harmonic,” a film about ‘The Recycled Orchestra,’ a group of children from a Paraguayan slum who play instruments made entirely of garbage. Milford Central School, 42 Main St., Milford. Call 607-547-4488 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/earth-festival-movie-night-2/
By: Larissa Ryan
04/12/2018 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, APRIL 13
FIGHT WALK – 6 p.m. – Midnight. Enter to raise awareness and money for local families battling cancer. Features food, activities, music. Entry, $15. Field House, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-436-3310 or visit suny.oneonta.edu/csrc/oh-fight-walk
OPENING RECEPTION – 5 – 7 p.m. Celebrate the opening of exhibits “In Motion,” featuring works by Christopher Murray and Akira Nitsu, and the solo exhibit “Possum’s Persimmon Picnic” by Mary Lou Ganio. Cooperstown Art Association. Call 607-547-9777 or visit www.cooperstownart.com
By: Larissa Ryan
04/05/2018 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, APRIL 6
LIVING HEALTHIER – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Features fun activities, vendors, a Red Cross Blood Drive, presentations on subjects ranging from preventing Lyme disease to a Tai Chi demonstration. Admission, Free. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607-547-4230 or visit www.lheotsego.com
BENEFIT – 5 – 8 p.m. Spaghetti Dinner & Chinese Auction to benefit Cory Perrault and family while he battles cancer. Hartwick Fire Dept., 3088 Co. Hwy. 11, Hartwick. Call Beth O’Brien at 607-293-6046 or visit www.gofundme.com/the-perrault-family
By: Larissa Ryan
03/29/2018 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MAR. 30
EGG DUNK – 7 – 8 p.m. Bring the kids to hunt through the small pool for Easter eggs. Some will float, some will sink and the kids swim and dunk to collect them. Cost, $5/child. Oneonta YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0010 or visit www.oneontaymca.org
SPAGHETTI DINNER – 4:30 – 7 p.m. Enjoy Spaghetti & meatballs, a 50/50 lotto raffle, more with the Women of the Moose, 87 W. Broadway, Oneonta. Call 607-441-4007.
By: Larissa Ryan
03/22/2018 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MAR. 23
SQUARE DANCE – 7:30 – 10 p.m. Celebrate St. Patrick’s day with the Doubleday Dancers of Cooperstown. Admission, $5. Cooperstown Elementary School. Call 607-547-8665.
THEATER – 7:30 p.m. Mask and Hammer Theater club present “Doubt: A Parable” set in 1964 about the doubt of a nun in the guilt or innocence of a priest. Hamblin Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-436-3456 or visit suny.oneonta.edu/theatre-department/season-shows
By: Larissa Ryan
03/15/2018 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MAR. 16
SHAMROCK SWING – 6 – 9 p.m. Mother’s and Sons, enjoy dinner, dancing, activities, and win prizes. Cost, $65/couple. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. call 607-431-2080 or visit foothillspac.org
CHAMBER ENSEMBLE – 7:30 p.m. The Capital Trio performs works by Dvorak & Haydn. Free, open to the public. Anderson Theater, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Call 607-431-4000 or visit www.hartwick.edu
By: Larissa Ryan
03/08/2018 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MAR. 9
OPENING RECEPTION – 5 – 7 p.m. Celebrate the opening of “An Artistic Discovery,” featuring works by 100 Otsego County students. Displayed thru 3/31. Cooperstown Art Association. Call 607-547-9777 or visit www.cooperstownart.com
FILM SERIES – 7 – 10 p.m. Race Matters Film Series features a screening of a major motion picture, followed by discussion led by community/religious leaders. This months film is “Get Out” (2017). Rated R. Rescheduled from 3/2. Free. The Community room, near JC Penny, Southside Mall, Oneonta.
By: Larissa Ryan
03/01/2018 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MAR. 2
MEMBERS EXHIBITION – 5 – 8 p.m. CANO members show & sell 1-2 artworks. On display in the galleries. Vote for your favorite for the People’s Choice Award. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-2070 or visit www.canoneonta.org/event/exhibition-members-show-2018/?instance_id=976
CONTRADANCE – 7:30 p.m. Enjoy an evening dance with friends. Music by Eleemosynary with Ed Bugel calling. Arrive at 7:15 for an introduction to the basic steps. Suggested donation $8/adult. First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, 25 Church St., Cooperstown. Call 607-547-8164 or visit otsegodancesociety.blogspot.com
By: Larissa Ryan
02/22/2018 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, FEB.23
FLOAT NIGHT – 6:45 – 8:30 p.m. Make a boat with the family and race it in the pool. All supplies provided. All welcome if accompanied by a YMCA member. Oneonta YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0010 or visit www.oneontaymca.org/upcoming-events.html
THEATER – 7:30 p.m. SUNY Oneonta Theater dept. presents “Barefoot in the Park,” a romantic comedy about a newlywed couples emerging life in NYC. Admission, $5/person. Hamblin Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Visit connect.oneonta.edu/event/1163087
By: Larissa Ryan
02/15/2018 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, FEB.16
FILM SERIES – 7 – 9 p.m. Cabin Fever film festival presents “Iron Jawed Angels” (2004). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free, open to the public. Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-547-8344 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org/calendar-a
MAKERSPACE – 3:30 p.m. Makers of all ages create, learn, experiment. Materials provided for many different hands on activities to inspire creative thinking and problem-solving. Everything from Crochet to coding, more. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Boulevard, Canajoharie. Call 518-673-2314 or visit www.arkellmuseum.org/events-calendar
By: Larissa Ryan
02/08/2018 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, FEB.9
CHILI LUNCHEON – 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Enjoy Homemade chili or soup to warm the soul for Winter Carnival. All you can eat with bread, drink, tasty dessert. Donations support ongoing ministries. First Baptist Church, 21 Elm St., Cooperstown. Visit www.cooperstownwintercarnival.com/event-schedule
ART SHOW – 4 – 6 p.m. Opening “Art in Winter: Rural Resonance” features 3 well know local artists: Tracy Helgeson, Alice Hudson, & Lavern Kelly. The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Rd., Cooperstown. Call 607-547-5327 or visit www.facebook.com/TheArtGarageCooperstown/
By: Larissa Ryan
02/01/2018 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, FEB.2
CONCERT – 8:30 p.m. Musical performance of “In The Heights” with music & lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegria Hudes. Goodrich Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Visit oneonta.campuslabs.com/engage/event/1660982
CONTRADANCE – 7:30-10:30 p.m. Dance with friends to the tunes of Erik House, fiddler from East Springfield whose repertoire focuses on Old Time and Quebecois tunes. Caller is Peter Blue.Arrive at 7:15 for a beginners introduction to the steps. Suggested donation, $8/adult. First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St., Cooperstown. Call 607-965-8232 or visit otsegodancesociety.blogspot.com
By: Larissa Ryan
01/05/2018 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JAN. 6
KNITTERS PROGRAM – 10:30 a.m. – Noon. Find the local knitters group and other guests to help beginners to intermediate knitters work on a project or begin something new. Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-547-8344 or visit www.facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown/
DRESS SWAP – 1-3 p.m. Find gently used formal dresses for the Father-Daughter Dance and a raffle to a local hair salon. St. James Church, 305 Main St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0010 ext. 9 or visit www.oneontaymca.org/upcoming-events.html
