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THINGS TO DO

Something For Every Dad,

From Lumberjack To Daddy-O

Show Dad how much you care with whirring chainsaws, enormous hacksaws, a rodeo, live music and more outdoorsy fun at the annual Lumberjack Fest. Friday-Sunday, June 14-16, Alden Field, Cherry Valley. Info, full schedule, www.cherry-valleyoutdoorgames.com

Think your dad rocks? Check out two events themed around the “Herb Ritts: The Rock Portraits” exhibit at The Fenimore Art Museum this weekend. On Friday, catch a screening of Jamie Foxx in “Ray.” $5 members $7 non-members, 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 14 in the auditorium.
And on Saturday, Tom Lieber presents “The Art of the Guitar,” a peek at instruments he made for Jerry Garcia, Pete Sears and others. $50/$45 members, 6 p.m. Saturday, June 15.
But if you just want to look around, basic admission to The Fenimore and The Farmers’ Museum is free for dads and granddads. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 NY-80 & Farmers’ Museum, 5775 NY-80, Cooperstown. Info 607-547-1472.

But if your father’s more of the Daddy-O type, treat him to an evening of brand new jazz by the Blake Fleming Trio. 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, The Star Theater, 44 Main Street, Cherry
Valley. Info cvartworks.org.

The annual summer series at the Swart-Wilcox opens with “The Man of the House,” a program that offers Henry Wilcox’s 1867-1911 diaries’ excerpts to show drastic changes in that role since. Refreshments, house tours. Free, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, June 16, Swart-Wilcox House, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta.

Tour an old-fashioned country fair and help the Pierstown Grange with their rebuilding efforts. Plants, baked goods and other items for sale. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, June 15. Pierstown Grange, 137 Wedderspoon Hollow Road, Cooperstown. Info 607-547-8261.

And for more old-fashioned fun, the Hanford Mills Museum offers a Free Family day with hands-on activities. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, June 15, 51 County Hwy. 12, East Meredith. Info, www.hanfordmills.org, 607-278-5744.

Can’t do all sorts of fun stuff over the weekend if you don’t start the day with a hearty breakfast! The Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department hosts all-you-can-eat pancakes with plenty of food to fill your plate – and stomach! $7.50 adults, $5 under 12. 7:30 – 11 a.m. Saturday, June 15, Cooperstown/Westville Airport, Rte/ 166. Cooperstown.

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