The Cooperstown Community Christmas Committee thanks everyone for making this holiday season a success. With your donations and participation, the village was decorated, Santa, Mrs. Claus, Frosty and Rudolf, the Hill City Ice Queens, and a host of Christmas trees and gingerbread men arrived at the cottage with the Otsego School of Dance performing for the crowd. A special shout out to: Coach Lambert and the Cooperstown Central School basketball team, Danny Hargrove, Cody Moore and her equestrian team, the Village Crew, Tin Bin Alley, the Pit, the Cider Mill, Leatherstocking Corp., Tallman Enterprises, Andrea House for cookies and hot chocolate, Lake and Valley Garden Club, Price Chopper, Cooperstown Fire Department, the Chamber of Commerce, and all our new young and energetic members—we couldn’t do it without all of you.
SANTA VISIT—11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring the kids to visit with Santa and get the holiday shopping done at the Southside Mall, Oneonta. (607) 432-4401 or visit facebook.com/southsidemall/
BLOOD DRIVE—1-6 p.m. Save up to three lives with the American Red Cross. Christ Episcopal Church, Marion Avenue, Gilbertsville. Register at redcrossblood.org
BLOOD DRIVE—2:30-6:30 p.m. Save up to three lives with the American Red Cross. Richfield Springs Community Center, 6 Ann Street, Richfield Springs. Register at redcrossblood.org
BE AN ANGEL – The community is invited to adopt a family and then find Christmas gifts for each of the children listed. Gifts are due unwrapped and without tags to either the office of The Freeman’s Journal at 21 Railroad Ave. in Cooperstown, or at the Salvation Army Church at 25 River St. in Oneonta. Visit allotsego.com/angel-tree-program/ for details
VISIT WITH SANTA—Noon-2 p.m. Visit with Santa in Cooperstown to tell him all about your Christmas wishlist and get picture with your pets. Santa’s Cottage, Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. Visit facebook.com/cooperstownchamber.
HOLIDAY STORIES – 7 p.m. Get online for some holiday stories, songs, poems and much more performed by the board of directors of Bigger Dreams Productions. Premiering on YouTube. Just search for the Bigger Dreams Productions YouTube page to enjoy this holiday gift to the community. Visit www.biggerdreamsproductions.org
SANTA – 4 – 6 p.m. Bring the kids and furry friends to visit with Santa and get some adorable holiday pictures with the pets. Santa’s Cottage, Pioneer Park, Cooperstown.
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS – 5 10 p.m. Drive through a winter wonderland featuring light displays created by local businesses, individuals, and organizations. Admission is Free. Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Visit www.facebook.com/FNOneonta
CHRISTMAS CAROL – 3 p.m. Enjoy the annual performance of Christmas classic ‘A Christmas Carol’ following the journey of Ebenezer Scrooge one Christmas Eve to discover the error of his greedy ways and discover the meaning of Christmas. Masks, proof of vaccination required. Cost, $15/adult. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org/event/charles-dickens-a-christmas-carol/2021-12-16/
MICE ON MAIN – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The mice of this years production of The Nutcracker have run away. Bring the kids to main street and follow the clues to find them so the show can go on. Presented by the Decker School of Ballet. Main Street, Oneonta. 607-432-6290 or visit www.facebook.com/deckerballet/
CRAFTS & RAFFLES – 1 – 4 p.m. Bring the kids to make a fun holiday craft and enter the raffle to win a unique Nutcraker themed gift basket. Presented by the Decker School of Ballet. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-432-6290 or visit www.facebook.com/deckerballet/
THE NUTCRACKER – 1:30 & 3 p.m. Enjoy an intimate narrated performance of excerpts from the classic holiday ballet as you’ve never seen it before. Presented by the Decker School of Ballet at the Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-432-6290 or visit www.facebook.com/deckerballet/
HOLIDAY TOUR – 3 – 8 p.m. Tour the historic village by lantern. See it dressed in its winter finery, learn about winter celebration including Christmas and how they were celebrated in Upstate New York in years past. Cost, $20/adult. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org/event/holiday-lantern-tours/2021-12-03/
HOLIDAY SHOW – 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. View works of pottery and sculpture by local artists Marcus Villagran, originally of Los Angeles, and Elizabeth Nields. Dunderberg Gallery, 118 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville. 607-783-2010 or visit www.facebook.com/dunderberggallery/
Festive music, Santa, and horse drawn carriages were all present at the tree lighting ceremony in Oneonta on Thursday evening that drew hundreds to Muller Plaza on Main Street. (Kevin Limiti/AllOtsego.com)
HOLIDAY TOUR – 3 – 8 p.m. Tour the historic village by lantern. See it dressed in its winter finery, learn about winter celebration including Christmas and how they were celebrated in Upstate New York in years past. Cost, $20/adult. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org/event/holiday-lantern-tours/2021-12-03/
HOLIDAY WEEKEND – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Visit the town and find holiday gifts from 20+ local shops & vendors and then eat out and the local restaurants. Also will feature Santa visiting from 1 – 3 at the Cherry Valley Museum. Main Street, Cherry Valley. 607-264-3080 or visit www.facebook.com/RebirthCherryValley
CHRISTMAS – Be an Angel. Sign up to give the gift of Christmas to local families in need with this years Angel Tree Program. Visit www.allotsego.com/angel-tree-program/ for details.
Santa waves to the adoring public as he comes up Main Street in Oneonta during the holiday parade on Saturday, December 4th. (Kevin Limiti/AllOtsego.com)