HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JULY 12 Old Country Concert COMMUNITY CONCERT – 7-8.30 p.m. Presenting classic old time country music by “Country & Wes.” Held at the Historic Bandstand, Spring Park, Main St., Richfield Springs. www.richfieldspringschamber.org DIGGING KNOTWEED – 6:30-8 p.m.Help dig Japanese Knotweed out before it can crowd out other plants at the Mohican Farm. Meet at the Mohican Farm Office, 7207 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. occainfo.org/calendar/digging-knotweed-2/…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JULY 7 3 Artist Exhibit Opens CANO EXHIBIT – 5-8 p.m. Opening reception for the art exhibit by Christine Heller showing “NYS Suffragettes – Centennial Anniversary”, drawings & lithographs; Pooh Kaye showing “Clapper Lake Landscapes”, ink washes & animation; and Sarah Nguyen “Cave Dwellers”, paintings & paper cuttings. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. www.canoneonta.org/event/art-exhibit-christine-heller-pooh-kaye-sarah-nguyen/?instance_id=789 FABULOUS FRIDAY – 6-8:30 p.m. Come out for a 2-part show. Bring the kids for a fun…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JUNE 16 Cherry Valley Outdoor Games TIMBERSPORTS COMPETITION – 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Athletes from around the NE compete with tools not used commercially since the invention of the Chain saw. Watch the STHIL Timbersports Women’s Division qualifying rounds. Alden Field, Cherry Valley Community Center. Info, www.facebook.com/northeastqualifier/ SUNNY MOMENTS EXHIBIT – 5-7 p.m. The opening reception of the “Sunny Moments” exhibition. This is a chance to meet the artists, purchase the art, and enter to win a…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JUNE 11 First Ever Oneonta Pridefest PRIDEFEST – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Celebrate the First annual Pridefest in Oneonta. Gather for a rally with speakers in Muller plaza at 10 followed by a sidewalk march to Neahwa Park at 11:30. Then enjoy a festival with entertainment and vendors at the pavilion from Noon to 4. Friends, family, and supporters welcome. Info, www.facebook.com/otsegopride/ PLATES 4 PEACE – 12:30 p.m. Dine on Mediterranean or Croatian cuisine with an artistically…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JUNE 2 The Avett Brothers Return OMMEGANG CONCERT – 5 p.m. The Avett Brothers return for the summer concert series. Advance tickets, $50. Brewery Ommegang, 656 Cty. Hwy. 33, Cooperstown. Info, www.ommegang.com MANSION SHOW RECEPTION – 5-8 p.m. Theme: RESIST!. Artists use their own interpretation be it political, personal, formal, or otherwise. Juried Art show open to all artist in all mediums. Community Arts Network of Oneonta. Info, www.canoneonta.org/event/exhibition-2017-mansion-show/?instance_id=777…
2 Dozen Concerned Citizens Discuss Oneonta Theater Fate…
3-Decade Trolley Heyday Lures 75 To History Center Greater Oneonta Historical Society Executive Director Bob Brozowski, top photo, left, welcomes a standing-room-only crowd to rail historian Jim Loudon’s “The Otsego Trolley Line” lecture this afternoon at the History Center. Loudon (inset photo) recounted how the Oneonta & Otego Valley Railroad, founded in 1897, expanded to Hartwick, Cooperstown, Richfield Springs and, eventually, Mohawk, in a financially troubled 36-year history before, as the Southern NY Railroad, it finally collapsed in 1933, victim of…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, NOV. 18 Oneonta History Center Opens Holiday Exhibit To Learn How You Can Help Area Families This Holiday Season CLICK HERE. HOLIDAY DISPLAY OPENS – Noon-3 p.m. Bresee’s Santa, model train layouts, and other traditional holiday displays. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneotna. Info, (607)432-0960 or www.oneontahistory.org FUNDRAISER – 4:30-7 p.m. Brooks Barbeque Chicken Dinner & Homemade Pie Sale. Proceeds benefit the church’s Global Mission Outreach. Christ Episcopal Church, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown. Info, (607)547-9555. GINGERBREAD CONTEST…
Third GOHS Mural Is Unveiled: Libby, Ian At Brown’s Hardware…
GOHS’ HQ Marks 150th…or 149th? Tom Heitz, the Otsego town historian and staffer at the Oneonta History Center, reports this afternoon that the Bissell Block, 189 Main St., was built 150 years ago, but actually wasn’t occupied until Feb. 28, 1867, 149 years ago as of tomorrow. Heitz also said that, although the building housing the History Center was probably the first three-story brick business block in Oneonta, a house of brick had previously been built by the Walling family. Heitz’s…