HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, MARCH 1 Book Signing with Local Author LOCAL AUTHOR – 6 p.m. Welcome local author Chelsea Lauren for discussion of her YA Fantasy novel ‘Creatures Most Vile.’ Followed by Q&A session and a book signing. Copies will be available for purchase. Hosted at The Village Library of Cooperstown. 607-547-8344 or visit www.facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown/ BLOOD DRIVE – 2 – 7 p.m. Laurens Fire Department, 34 Main St., Laurens. 1-800-733-2767 or visit www.redcrossblood.org…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Celebrate Your Local Library LIBRARY LOVERS MONTH – Kick-off at 3:30 featuring a mayoral proclamation, cookies, and contest announcements. Month long celebration of the Village Library. Festivities will include a writing contest, literary themed snow sculpture challenge, literary specials from local businesses, and much more. Culminates with annual book sale open March 4, 5 & 6. Presented by The Friends of the Village Library of Cooperstown, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-434-3418 or visit www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31 Main Street Halloween Parade HALLOWEEN PARADE – 5 p.m. Celebrate Halloween in style. Bring out your best costume, bring the kids in theirs, and march down Main St. Mask and Social Distancing required. Organized by Cooperstown PTA and the Cooperstown Library. Participants will be gathering on the Library Lawn, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-8344 or visit www.facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Illusions at the Lakefront! ILLUSIONIST – 6 p.m. Leon Etienne will be performing his jaw dropping illusions and magic tricks, which have earned him a spot on Late Night with Jimmy Falon and America’s Got Talent, live at the Lake Front park, Cooperstown. Visit www.facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JULY 3 ‘Here Comes The Sun’ Boat Parade BOAT PARADE – 3 p.m. Get out for the annual decorated boat parade. This years theme ‘Here Comes The Sun’ song by the beatles. All boats welcome from human powered to motor powered and all in between, decorated or undecorated. Covid protocols will be in effect. Parade assembles at 3 Mile Point and proceeds on West Side of the Lake to Lakefront Park, Cooperstown. Rain or Shine. 518-542-6630…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30 Hyde Hall History Program HYDE HALL HISTORY – 7 p.m. Learn the history of the buildings, grounds, and collection contained in Hyde Hall. RSVP required. Springfield Library, 129 Co. Hwy. 29A, Springfield. 315-858-5802 or visit libraries.4cls.org/springfield/adult-programs/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JUNE 27 Tour Vernacular Architecture of Oneonta TROLLEY TOUR – 1:30 – 3 p.m. Explore the architecture of Oneonta from it’s earliest days of European settlement to the exponential expansion of the Victorian era and the Railroad. Led by Dr. Cindy Falk, Cooperstown Graduate Program and professor of Material Culture at SUNY Oneonta. Registration required. Cost, $10/person. Proof of Covid-19 vaccination required. Presented by Otsego 2000. Pick-up and Drop-off at Riverside Elementary School parking log, 39…
Best Bets Oneonta architectural tour, the circus, jazz concert at Origins Explore the architectural gems found in the city of Oneonta. Trolley tour will be led by Dr. Cindy Falk, professor of material culture at SUNY Oneonta, and will visit the historic districts of Downtown Oneonta and Walnut Street, featuring examples from the first European settlement to the boom of the Victorian era, when the railroad came to town, and more. Registration, masks and proof of COVID-19 vaccination are required.…
Cooperstown & Around FOVL to hold book sale starting Saturday Cooperstown’s Friends of the Village Library will hold its annual book sale at 22 Main St. in Cooperstown, beginning Saturday, June 26. The sale will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., daily, through Sunday, July 4. Saturday, June 3, and Sunday, July 4, all books are $5 per bag for people who bring their own bags. OLA to hold annual holiday boat parade The annual holiday boat parade, sponsored…
Library To Launch Book Group The Village Library of Cooperstown has begun a new book group. The group will have its first meeting Thursday, May 27. The first selection will be “The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen, 83 1/4 Year Old” by Hendrik Groen. The program is being started by new librarian Heather Urtz, with help from her previous employer, the Mid York Library System. Urtz started in her new role Wednesday, April 21. She replaces David Kent, who retired…
