TIME OUT OTSEGO for FRIDAY, August 14

Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser

FUNDRAISER—5-7 p.m. Spaghetti Benefit Dinner. In memory of Chester “Chet” DeCarr to support wife Regi during this difficult time. Dinner by donation. Dine in or take out. American Legion Riders Post 259, 279 Chestnut Street, Oneonta.  (607) 432-0494 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1360643772864490&set=a.499999285595614

HAZARDOUS WASTE—8-11 a.m. Otsego County Household Hazardous Waste Day 2026: Unadilla. Accepting paints, pesticides, solvents, mercury, chemical cleaners, batteries, anti-freeze, hobby and pool chemicals, fluorescent light bulbs, and more. Check the full list before drop-off. Unadilla Highway Building, 216 County Highway 3, Unadilla. (607) 547-4225 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1409123517919993&set=a.225452459620444

BEGINNER MAHJONG—9 a.m. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-6661 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=994650976528951&set=pcb.994651299862252

YOGA—9 a.m. The Gatehouse, 129 Main Street, Morris. (607) 285-4111 or https://www.facebook.com/events/2004401473803925/2004401550470584?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22permalink%22%7D%2C%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22permalink%22%7D%2C%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22permalink%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

YOGA—10 a.m. Held each Friday. Worcester-Schenevus Library, 170 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 397-7309 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1317002273901777&set=a.418484840420196

COFFEE & PUZZLES—10 a.m. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-6661 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=994650976528951&set=pcb.994651299862252

IMMIGRATION—10 a.m. U.S. Immigration 101 with the Hiscock Legal Aid Society Immigration Program. Free; registration required. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1441761257975303&set=gm.10162278670026841&idorvanity=67159951840

SENIOR ART—10-11 a.m. “Oil Painting for Seniors.” Held Fridays through 8/28. Worcester Schenevus Library, 170 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 397-7309 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1297700452498626&set=a.418484840420196

OUTDOORS—10 a.m. “Bear Cub Club: Space and Sky.” For kids ages 4-6, parents welcome. Free; registration required. Meet at the Nature Center at Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Road 31, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8662 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1470877625086515&set=a.351163397057949

ART TOUR—10 a.m. Guided tour of the exhibit “In Nature’s Studio: Two Centuries of American Landscape Painting.” Fees may apply; registration required. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. lbpceducation@yahoo.com or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1562445752219491&set=gm.1554200396356035&idorvanity=256611446114943

SENIOR COFFEE HOUR—10:30 a.m. Coffee, tea, pastries, games, puzzles, special events and good conversation. Held each Friday. Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 County Highway 11, Hartwick. (607) 293-6600 or https://libraries.4cls.org/hartwick/events/

SENIOR MEALS—11:30 a.m. Seniors are invited to enjoy a delicious meal Monday-Friday. Suggested donation is $4 for seniors, $11 for guests accompanying a senior. Today, enjoy a lunch of stuffed peppers, wax beans, corn and oatmeal raisin cookies. Nader Towers Housing, 2 Mitchell Street, Oneonta. (607) 547-6454 or https://www.otsegocounty.com/departments/office_for_the_aging/index.php

POTTERY—1:30-4:30 p.m. Open Studio. Experienced potters work on personal projects. No instruction provided. Fees apply. Held 1:30-4:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Smithy Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Court, Cooperstown. Gallery@SmithyArts.org or https://smithy-clay-studio.jumbula.com/Summer2026/OpenStudio8Weeks

BOOK CLUB—5:30 p.m. “Book Club: A Curious Witch’s Year.” Take a year-long journey through the book “A Spell in the Wild: A Year (and Six Centuries) of Magic” by Alice Tarbuck. Free. Group meets second Friday of each month. Mountain Magic Market, 52 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown. (607) 287-7278 or https://www.facebook.com/events/1470804430887486/1470804437554152/

WORKSHOP—5:30 p.m. “Artist Promo 101.” Free; registration required. Presented online via Zoom by the Roxbury Arts Group. (607) 326-7908 or https://roxburyartsgroup.org/workshops/artist-promo

LIVE MUSIC—5:30 p.m. Uncle Shake. The Al Gallodoro Memorial Stage, Muller Plaza, Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 434-8458 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122182426142871699&set=pcb.122182428140871699

LIVE MUSIC—6-9 p.m. The Lake House Summer Concert Series: Carson Murphy. Back patio, The Lake House, 2521 County Highway 22, Richfield Springs. (720) 940-8377 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122214896300321695&set=a.122109156536321695

LIVE MUSIC—6-10 p.m. Steel Rail. Includes food truck, outdoor/indoor bar and bonfire. Brewery Ommegang, 656 County Highway 33, Cooperstown. info@ommegang.com or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=988101080438906&set=a.160120909903598

THEATER—7:30 p.m. “The Civilities.” Free; suggested donation appreciated. Also showing at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. 8/15, and at 5 p.m. on 8/16. Presented by the Franklin Stage Company at Chapel Hall, Franklin. 25 Institute Street, Franklin. (607) 829-3700 or https://franklinstagecompany.org/events/home/

THEATER—7:30 p.m. “The Nerd.” Presented by Bigger Dreams Productions. Tickets required. Also held at 7:30 p.m. on 8/15 and at 2 p.m. on 8/16. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080 or https://www.foothillspac.org/

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