HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JULY 4 Celebrate Independence Day! CELEBRATION – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Celebrate the nations independence with sights and souds of the 18th century. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org/event/independence-day-celebration/ INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE – 1 p.m. The parade will line up at Noon at Foothills and proceed down Main Street to Neahwa Park for remarks and festivities. All essential workers are invited to participate and will have a chance to win door prizes from…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, MAY 29 Community Plant Sales ONEONTA PLANT SALE – 9 a.m. – Noon. Join Oneonta Federated Garden Club for annual plant sale featuring perrenial and house plants from members gardens. Will also include a ‘garden shed’ where gently used garden tools may be purchased. Huntington Park, Oneonta. Visit www.facebook.com/Oneonta-Federated-Garden-Club-133855897358767/ COOPERSTOWN PLANT SALE – 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Stop by the Master Gardeners spring 2021 plant sale for perennials, annuals, vegetables, and flowers chosen to do…
With Another Tourism Season In Doubt Otsego Looks Outdoors By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com With tourism dealt another pandemic-related blow last week, Otsego County’s leaders are increasingly turning to outdoor adventures to lure visitors. “We’re actually in the process right now of trying to launch a massive campaign to tout our outdoor adventure,” said Cassandra Harrington, executive director of Destination Marketing Corporation, which promotes tourism in Otsego and Schoharie counties. Harrington said the tourism news has been mostly…
Looking Past COVID, Glimmer Globe Plans Season Glimmer Globe Theatre announced it will return to staging live performances this summer at Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers’ Museum. Glimmer Globe founders Michael Henrici and Danielle Henrici and Fenimore/Farmers’ Performing Arts Manager Mike Tamburrino announced Saturday, April 3, that the company will stage outdoor theater this summer, following a year’s hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. “If all the world’s a stage, for heaven sakes, let’s get back on it,” Danielle…
‘A Christmas Carol’ Makes Audiobook Debut By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Five years after he made his stage debut as Belle’s Baby in “A Christmas Carol,” Dashiell Henrici is ready to take his career to the next level. “A few months ago, he announced he was going to be an actor,” said his mother, Danielle. “And for this show, he was told to say the word ‘God’ like you have a hot dog in your mouth,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22 ‘A Christmas Carol’ Online PREMIER – Enjoy this years online only production of Charles Dickens’s classic tale ‘A Christmas Carol.’ Free on Facebook & Youtube. Presented by The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 or www.facebook.com/farmersmuseum…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 Help Coop EMS Help Food Pantry FOOD DRIVE, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. – Help the Cooperstown Food Pantry by contributing food and personal care items at the annual Cooperstown Emergency Squad food drive in the Price Chopper parking lot, 113 Chestnut St. Canned tuna, peanut butter and jelly, and items like shampoo or body wash, etc., especially needed. The goal is “to fill the back of the ambulance, maybe twice!” OTEGO HOLIDAY TOUR, 4-6 p.m.…
Monkey Business, Much More, Made Christmas Fun Fenimore Museum Dips Into Its Collection For Cards, Toys, Other ‘Holiday Goodies’ When people around here think of Christmas, they think of…monkeys? At least they used to. “In the 19th century, they were still developing Christmas imagery,” said James Matson, Fenimore Art Museum assistant curator. “Images of animals had a more exotic appeal, and animals like monkeys were associated with the circus, with fun.” Two such playful monkeys adorn one of the many…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 Winter Art Open House OPEN HOUSE – 3 – 6 p.m. Stop by to enjoy the Winter Show featuring 7 artists with spotlight on plein air works by Ursula Carr Bower plus cameo of scarves and necklaces from the Taj Garage. Call or text to reserve viewing slot. The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Rd., Cooperstown. 607-547-5327 or visit www.facebook.com/TheArtGarageCooperstown/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4 Museum Christmas Tour LANTERN TOUR – 3 p.m. Tour historic village in its winter finery while learning about history of Christmas, how it was celebrated in our area in the past, origin of Christmas trees, much more. Each tour limited to 8 people, leaves at 20 minute intervals to 8 p.m., face masks required. Dress warmly for 1 hour tour. Reservations required. Cost, $20/non-member. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1534 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org ANGEL TREE PROGRAM – Give…
