TIME OUT OTSEGO for SATURDAY, September 13

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FUNDRAISER—11 a.m. “Jesse Brown Needs A Kidney Fundraiser.” Cornhole, raffle, bounce houses, food and more. 37 Newland Street, Otego. https://www.facebook.com/events/2051372945390985/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22home%22%7D%2C%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

POLITICS—8:30 a.m. Oneonta Democratic Club hosts Otsego County Board Representative Adrienne Martini. Talk will be on the impacts to Otsego County from the Federal Budget Act, including projected impacts on SNAP, Medicaid, property taxes and more. Martini will also describe how the Otsego County Board of Representatives is planning to respond to the changes/mitigate the damage. Open to the public. Green Earth Market, 4 Market Street, Oneonta. RSVP to garymaffei@gmail.com

YOGA—8:30 a.m. “Yoga for Flexibility and Strength.” Held each Saturday by certified instructor Mira Wind. Fees apply. Butternut Valley Grange, 7 Bloom Street, Gilbertsville. (607) 287-5699.

AWARENESS WALK—9 a.m. “Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk.” Registration required. 6th Ward Booster Club Field, Oneonta. https://afspwalks.donordrive.com/Oneonta

COOPERSTOWN FARMERS’ MARKET—9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 101 Main Street, Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8881 or https://www.otsego2000.org/cooperstown-farmers-market

ONEONTA FARMERS’ MARKET—9 a.m. to noon. Huntington Memorial Park, Dietz Street, Oneonta. https://oneontafarmersmarket.org/

SCHENEVUS FARMERS’ MARKET—9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Held each Saturday through October. Eastern Otsego Farmers’ Market, Borst Field, 130 Borst Way, Schenevus. https://www.facebook.com/eofmny

COFFEE GROUP—9:15 a.m. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-6661 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=730153449645373&set=a.182156554445068

ART WORKSHOP—10 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Wet Plate Photography with Mark Burnham.” Fees apply; registration required. Headwaters Arts Center, 66 Main Street, Stamford. (607) 214-6040 or https://roxburyartsgroup.org/workshops/wetplate-photography-workshop

HARVEST FESTIVAL – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fenimore Farm and Country Village, 5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1450 or https://www.fenimorefarm.org/event/harvest-festival/2025-09-13/

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT—10 a.m. and 3 p.m. “Free FOIL Training: Learn How to Obtain Government Records.” Presented by the Open Government Watchdog. RSVP required. Second training held 9/27 on FOIL Appeals. Held online via Zoom. areeb.ogny@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122102382818999422&set=a.122102383058999422

YOGA—10 a.m. “Slow Flow Yoga.” All levels welcome. Suggested donation applies. Held each Saturday. Green Earth Health Market, Community Room, 4 Market Street, Oneonta. hello@erinrae.yoga or https://www.greenearthoneonta.com/class-schedule

MAKERS MARKET—10 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Get Ready for Fall Market.” Markets held 2nd Saturday of each Month. Southside Mall, 5006 State Highway 23, Oneonta. (607) 432-4401 or https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552170876619

PLANETARIUM—Family-friendly shows open to the public. Fees apply. SUNY Oneonta Planetarium, Perna Science Building, Room 018A, Oneonta. (607) 436-2011 or https://suny.oneonta.edu/science-outreach-activities/planetarium
• 10:30 a.m. “Worlds of Curiosity.”
• 11:30 a.m. “The Sky Tonight.”

FINALE—11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Samurai Baseball and More: a Fine-Arts-Look-at-Baseball.” Last Glance/Last Chance Day and Sayonara specials. The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown. (315) 941-9607 or https://www.facebook.com/TheArtGarageCooperstown/

PICNIC—11 a.m. “Picnic at the Glen.” Train ride to picnic at scenic Pop’s Glen. Pack your own meal or buy a bagged lunch. Cooperstown-Charlotte Valley Railroad, 136 East Main Street, Milford. (607) 432-2429 or https://www.cooperstowntrain.com/picnic-at-the-glen/?utm_medium=paid&utm_source=fb&utm_id=6720807939963&utm_content=6720807940963&utm_term=6720807940563&utm_campaign=6720807939963&fbclid=IwY2xjawLGOEBleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQAAAYhk9mTK2JyaWQRMWk4M3dZUnBqZGdBa0pPRjgBHnlc18XHdPZQaBI_6PL57_BSWv6eiyHgPa6MRHmNvcMpfGYOLK75QidYL_7w_aem_RzcJlS1JpyOTzk0IwAKn6w

WORKSHOP—11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “Take a Photo Walk and Learn Analog Photography with 7even.” Fees apply; registration required. 25 Main Collective, 21 Main Street, Cherry Valley. 25maincollective@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/events/2153754851772976/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

POTTERY—1:30-4:30 p.m. Open Studio. Experienced potters work on personal projects. No instruction provided. Fees apply. Held Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and 6-9 p.m. on Thursday. The Smithy Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Court, Cooperstown. Gallery@SmithyArts.org or visit https://smithy-clay-studio.jumbula.com/Autumn2025/OpenStudio8Weeks

OPENING RECEPTION—2-4 p.m. Photography exhibition featuring local photographers Bob Simmons and Dan Wilber. Held through 10/11. Edmeston Free Library, 26 East Street, Edmeston. (607) 965-8208 or https://www.facebook.com/events/2215823308884328?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

LITERATURE—2 p.m. “Poetry and Fiction Reading.” Annual reading by the Central NY Writers Workshop. Featuring works by Terry Berkson, Mary Anne Whelan, Hilda and Sam Wilcox, and others. Free; donations appreciated. Windfall Dutch Barn, 2009 Clinton Road, Cherry Valley. (518) 774-0134 or http://www.windfalldutchbarn.com/events2.html

DINNER—4 p.m. “2025 Sportsman Dinner.” Tickets required. Mount Vision Fire Department, 114 Field Cross Road, Mount Vision.
(607) 433-0997 or https://www.facebook.com/events/636731722029689/?post_id=724514166584777&acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22footer_attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

THEATER—7 p.m. “The Complete Works of William Shakeʃpeare: abridged.” Tickets required. The Loft at The Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080 or https://www.foothillspac.org/

MUSIC—7 p.m. “An Evening with Grateful Upstate Toodeloo.” Presented by the 2025 Worcester Wieting Theatre Fall Film Festival. Free; donations appreciated. Worcester Wieting Theatre, 168 Main Street, Worcester. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=670877512634523&set=a.146799495042330

CEMETERY WALK—7:30 p.m.; ticket sales start at 7 p.m. “Otego Historical Annual Cemetery Walk: Voices from the Grave.” Past residents of Otego share their stories from beyond the grave. Refreshments follow. Tickets required. Meet in the parking lot of the Unatego Community Church, 290 Main Street, Otego. (607) 287-4095 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10230782392729703&set=pcb.2992451744269738

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