TIME OUT OTSEGO for TUESDAY, August 18

Practice Meditation While
Surrounded by Greenery

MEDITATION—5:30 p.m. “Learn to Meditate.” Presented by Sahaja Meditation. Free. All welcome. Held Tuesdays through 8/25. Origins Café and Carefree Gardens, 558 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown. (518) 428-4692 or https://meditateupstate.com/

COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS—8-9 a.m. Local community members gather to chat about what’s happening around Oneonta. Held each Tuesday. Green Earth Health Market, 4 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-6600 or https://www.greenearthoneonta.com/class-schedule

OTSEGO COUNTY—9 a.m. Meeting of the Human Services Committee, chaired by Adrienne Martini. Rescheduled from 8/11. Board Chambers, 2nd floor of the County Office Building, 197 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-4202 or https://www.youtube.com/@otsegocountynewyork/live

COMMUNITY HIKE—9:45 a.m. Hike and paddle with the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club. Bring appropriate equipment/water and be aware of your level of fitness. This week’s hike will be at Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Road 31, Cooperstown. (607) 431-8010 or https://susqadk.org/ 

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 fish on a bun, roast potato, spinach and chef’s choice pie. (607) 547-6454 or https://www.otsegocounty.com/departments/office_for_the_aging/index.php
• Each Monday-Friday. Nader Towers Housing, 2 Mitchell Street, Oneonta.
• Each Tuesday and Thursday. Richfield Springs Community Center, 6 Ann Street, Richfield Springs.

TUESDAY MARKET—Noon to 4 p.m. Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, 101 Main Street, Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8881 or https://www.otsego2000.org/cooperstown-farmers-market

CRAFT CLASS—Noon to 2 p.m. “Friendship Bracelet.” Open to children aged 5-15. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-6661 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=994650976528951&set=pcb.994651299862252

CONNECTIONS—12:30-2 p.m. “Learn American Sign Language.” Held each Thursday. Connections at Clark Sports Center, 124 County Highway 52, Cooperstown. connectionsatcsc@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/groups/1197122360496714

VETERANS—3-5 p.m. Tour the Oneonta Veterans Museum, featuring memorabilia, photographs and more, donated by local families. Free; donations appreciated. On view 3-5 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday. American Legion Post 259, 279 Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-0494 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122206890842460363&set=a.122095360988460363

HOBBY HANGOUT—3 p.m. “Fabric Scrap Painting.” Bring a work in progress or start something new. Open to all ages 8+. Springfield Center Library, 129 County Highway 29A Springfield Center. (315) 858-5802 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1066803289005133&set=a.222190773466393

LIVE MUSIC—5 p.m. “Small Towns” Free Concert. Featuring Evan Jagels, Laura Andrea Leguia and Nicholas Anderson. Celebrate the power of music, storytelling and community as the artists premier original compositions inspired by life in rural communities. Free and open to the public. The Smithy Gallery, 55 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown, (607) 547-8671 or https://www.facebook.com/events/1356339242741358/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22external%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

NEW YORK STATE—6 p.m. Public Hearing on Child Poverty. Presented by New York State’s Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council. Held online or in person at The Love Albany Center, 8 Kate Street, Albany. (518) 474-9516 or https://otda.ny.gov/news/meetings/cprac/2026-08-18/

LIVE MUSIC—6:30 p.m.; food trucks open at 5:30 p.m. Grit N’ Grace. Presented by the Cooperstown Lakefront Concert Series. Lakefront Park, Cooperstown. https://www.facebook.com/CooperstownLakefront/posts/pfbid02SgmmFXkTmNDKqPLeEXFwgjrMBEz1BG69ygG4QYs6YMN8z8g2CVXDYDK13ZRCeMZsl

MUSIC FESTIVAL—6:30 p.m. “Folk Fest for Food.” Food, bake sale, T-shirts, 50/50 raffle and free music. Proceeds benefit Cherry Valley’s Daily Bread Food Pantry. Continues 8/27. NBT Parking Log, Main Street, Cherry Valley.

CONCERT—7 p.m. Cooperstown Community Band. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Highway 31, Cooperstown. (607) 267-9051.

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