HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Thanksgiving On The Farm THANKSGIVING – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Learn about Thanksgiving in the 1840s. Stroll through historic village to see the blacksmith crafting eating utensils, learn how food was cooked, stop at the Bump Tavern for traditional dessert. Masks required. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org/stec_event/thanksgiving/0/ ANGEL TREE PROGRAM – Give the Gift of Christmas this holiday season. Adopt a family in need. Visit www.allotsego.com/angel-tree-program/ to learn how. CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 Adorn-A-Door Wreath Auction AUCTION – Noon. – 11/28, 4 p.m. Adorn-A-Door wreath festival/silent auction goes online. Place bids for wreaths by individuals & businesses, or enter the ‘Dinner’s On Us’ raffle. All proceeds go to Cooperstown Art Association. Visit www.cooperstownart.com/adorn-a-door.html for info. ANGEL TREE PROGRAM – Give the Gift of Christmas this holiday season. Adopt a family in need. Visit www.allotsego.com/angel-tree-program/ to learn how.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 Trunk Or Treat TRUNK OR TREAT – 4 p.m. Decorate your cars and bring the kids for fun activities from building a spider, pumpkin carving, make a ghost, and of course collecting candy. All stations are sanitized, 6 feet apart. The Railroad Inn, 28 Railroad Ave., Cooperstown. VOTE – 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Early Voting open. Meadows Office Complex, 140 Co. Hwy. 33W, Cooperstown. Visit www.otsegocounty.com/departments/board_of_elections/index.php for info.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24 Stream 3 Plays Online Featuring Local Performers STREAMING – Theater returns with ‘An Evening of Lanford Wilson’ featuring 3 plays performed by local actors. ‘Days Ahead,’ with Gary Stevens, ‘A Poster of the Cosmos’ with Steve Dillon, & ‘The Moonshot Tape’ with Brooke Tallman-Birkett. Cost, $10 for 2-day steaming access. Presented by Stuff of Dreams Productions. 607-432-5407 or visit www.foothillspac.org VOTE – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Early Voting begins. Meadows Office Complex, 140 Co.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 Turkey Dinner Take-Out TURKEY DINNER – 5 p.m. Order delicious Roast Turkey dinner with all the trimmings for take-out only. Includes homemade pies. Donations/Reservations required. Middlefield Baptist Church, 121 Rezen Rd., Middlefield. To order call 607-547-9093 or 607-264-8042.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 Bump In The Night Ghost Tour At Farmers’ Museum GHOST TOURS – 5:30 p.m. Explore historic village by lantern light and learn about the ‘Things That Go Bump In The Night.’ Tours leave at half hour intervals to 8. For social distancing 8 people/tour. Reservation required. Recommended for people aged 10+. Cost, $17/non-member. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1534 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org…
Museum Hosts Safer, Longer Celebration By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Every so often, Farmers’ Museum interpreter Deb Anderson will see someone sneaking a ride on the closed Empire State Carousel. It’s not a ghost or a straggler – it’s daredevil Sam Patch, one of The Farmers’ Museum’s scarecrows, atop Bucky Beaver, the first of the carousel’s hand-carved animals. Sam was created by the museum’s staff, part of the museum’s Celebration of Autumn, underway through Sunday, Oct.…
Tractor Fest, Candlelight Evening TBD The Farmers’ Museum Cancels Harvest Festival COOPERSTOWN – The Farmers’ Museum’s annual Harvest Festival has been cancelled, the museum announced today, citing the ongoing pandemic. The event, which was scheduled to take place Sept. 19–20, would have celebrated its 42nd consecutive year.…
Museums, Hyde Hall Announce Openings By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – These days, even art plays it safe in the face of COVID-19. To enforce mask wearing when The Fenimore Art Museum opens on Friday, July 3, Assistant Curator James Matson Photoshopped masks over several pieces from the museum’s collection, including “Laura Hall” (1808) by James Brown, and “Picking Flowers” (1840) by Samuel Miller. “We took the artwork and utilized it for our signage,” said Todd Kenyon,…
What’s Fun In Otsego County Make a Giant, Hike The Trails & Go Boating! Learn about Rube Foster, the founder of the Negro Leagues, and other players from the 1920s – 40s in a virtual field trip at the Baseball Hall of Fame to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the league. 1 p.m. Thursday, June 25, www.baseballhall.org/events/virtual-field-trip-celebration-of-the-negro-leagues?date=0 for info. • If your teen has been cooped up inside for too long, get them out on the trails…
