CONCERT – 3 p.m. Stamford Friends of Music present Pegasus: The Orchestra performing American masterpieces Appalachian Spring by Aaron Copland, others. Suggested donation, $12/person. Stamford United Methodist Church, 88 Main St., Stamford. Visit friendsmusic.org
WORLD MUSIC – 8 p.m. – Contemporary West African music performed by world-renowned vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Sona Jobarteh at West Kortright Center. $28 Non-members($32 day of); $24 Members ($28 day of); $10 under 19; free 8 and under. 49 W Kortright Church Rd, East Meredith. Info, (607) 278-5454, www.westkc.org
ORIENTATION – 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Learn the ins and outs of fostering kittens at pet rescue nonprofit, Super Heroes in Ripped Jeans’ orientation. Free, donations accepted. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St, Oneonta. Info, 607-441-3227, Info@superheroesirj.org.
RECEPTION – 5-7PM, Post Nature two-person show w/constructions by James Herman, Hartwick and Sarah Draney, Woodstock, w/refreshments. Free. The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Rd., Cooperstown. Info, 607-547-5327, leartgarage@gmail.com.
PLAY – 8 p.m. Yasmina Reza’s savage comedy, “God of Carnage ,” Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, 607-434-6606 or visit www.facebook.com/Bigger-Boat-Productions-579829205527065/
FILM – 6:30p.m.“Desperately Seeking Susan” (PG-13) with the Herb Ritts photography exhibit. $5 members, $7 non-members. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org.
EGG HUNT – 10 a.m. Annual Easter Egg Hunt on the lawn of Hyde Hall. Prizes, raffles, visits with the Easter Bunny. Free. Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-5098.
ORIENTATION – 6 p.m. Volunteer Orientation for the Susquehanna SPCA. Get a guided tour and learn what positions are available. Susquehanna SPCA, 4841 St. Hwy. 28, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-9371.
MEMORIAL FUNDRAISER – 6 – 8 p.m. Celebrate wonderful life of Dr. Gahleb with wife Jill, Susquehanna Animal Shelter. Cost, $100/person includes 2 drinks, heavy hors d’oeuvres, silent auction. RSVP by 9/20. Veranda, The Otesaga, Cooperstown. 607-547-8111 ext. 101 or visit www.facebook.com/Susquehanna-Animal-Shelter-121696841223218/
BENEFIT 5K/MILE – 9 a.m. Run/walk in Mindful Mile & Fight Hunger 5K to benefit the Riverside Back Pack Program, providing Oneonta school children food over the weekend. Registration from 8-8:45 a.m. Cost day-of, $25 for 5K, $15 for Mile. Alumni Field House, SUNY Oneonta. 607-436-3337 or visit oneonta.sodexomyway.com/explore/mindful_mile
Baseball Hall of Fame 2017 inductee Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez, “widely regarded as the best defensive catcher of all time,” according to Wikipedia, responded to bilingual questioning from a phalanx of reporters in an “availability” now underway at 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Rodriguez said he was particularly inspired by the plaques of fellow catcher Johnny Bench, as well as Roberto Clemente and Nolan Ryan. “The whole museum is great,” he said. All inductees undergo a similar orientation prior to the big day, Sunday, July 30. Inset at right his his wife, Patricia Gomez, who was being interviewed separately in the Hall of Plaques. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO,com)
2017 Inductee John Schuerholz, left, chats with Erik Strohl, vice president/exhibitions & collections, during the former Atlanta Braves president’s orientation visit this morning at the Baseball Hall of Fame. Behind him are plaques of “buddies” he worked with during his MLB career. The inductee worked for the Baltimore Orioles in 1966-69 before becoming the GM for the Kansas City Royals in 1981-90, then GM with the Braves in 1990-07, when he was promoted to president. “The epitome of my career was when Jane (Clark) called me at 5:13 p.m. when I was in my hotel room in Maryland and told me, ‘John, you’ve been elected into the Hall of Fame’.” During his visit, Schuerholz signed his name on a marker showing where his plaque will be, an innovation this year. Induction is July 30. (Emily Murphy/AllOTSEGO.com)