TIME OUT OTSEGO for FRIDAY, October 9
‘Last of the Mohicans’ at
the Fenimore Art Museum
FILM—6:30 p.m. Screening of “The Last of the Mohicans” (1992). Includes brief presentation exploring James Fenimore Cooper and artist Thomas Cole. Complimentary popcorn, water. Free admission, donations welcome. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1400 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1511790947658513&set=a.553330816837869
BEGINNER MAHJONG—9 a.m. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-6661 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1041799608480754&set=pcb.1041800028480712
COFFEE & PUZZLES—10 a.m. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-6661 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1041799608480754&set=pcb.1041800028480712
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/
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/Autumn2026/OpenStudio8Weeks
OUTDOORS—2-4 p.m. Pine Lake Row Group. Equipment and top-notch instruction provided. Led by Olympian Andrea Thies. RSVP required. Hartwick College Pine Lake, 1894 Charlotte Creek Road, Oneonta. patek@hartwick.edu or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1579888917264532&set=a.334687505118019
HALLOWEEN—3-7 p.m. Halloween Costume Sale. Treasure hunt through racks of costumes that have been used on stage by The Glimmerglass Festival. Continues 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 10/10. Malton Place Rec Room, 7480 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1687264396291681&set=a.823587992659330
HALLOWEEN—3-7 p.m. Free Halloween Costume Giveaway. Open to the public while supplies last. Continues 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on 10/10. Oneonta Boys and Girls Club, 70 River Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1133 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1563484565822818&set=a.557601523077799
DINNER—4:30-6 p.m. Laurens Legion Roast Pork Dinner. Fees apply. Laurens American Legion, 11 Main Street, Laurens. yreckert@yahoo.com
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. Meets second Friday of each month. Mountain Magic Market, 52 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown. (607) 287-7278 or https://www.facebook.com/events/1470804430887486/1470804437554152/
AUCTION—6 p.m. “Laurens Wholesale Food Auction.” Shop for everyday groceries, snacks, drinks, frozen food and restaurant-quality appetizers. Laurens Fire Hall, 34 Main Street, Laurens. (607) 305-5600 or https://www.facebook.com/events/2479466699526214/?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
LIVE MUSIC—6 p.m. Utica-based band “Home Visitor” performs with Washington State-based singer/songwriter Robert Sarazin Blake. The Gatehouse, 129 Main Street, Morris. (607) 285-4111 or https://www.facebook.com/events/2040543507337743
HALLOWEEN—6-8:30 p.m. “Hyde and Shriek! Candlelit Ghost Tour.” Tickets required. Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown. (607) 547-5098 or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hyde-shriek-tickets-1909019050369?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
GAMING—6-9 p.m. “Friday Night Magic.” Standard format. Free. Held each Friday. Good Games, 154 Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-8892 or https://www.facebook.com/events/1361366319410674/1361366342744005/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22extra_data%22%3A%22%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%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
FIRE PIT FRIDAYS—6-10 p.m. Live music by Uncle Shake. 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
WORKSHOP—7 p.m. “How to Make a Doll.” A solo theater performance about the brain, healing and socks by Marisa Caruso with featured speakers and a post-show panel discussion. Suggested donation applies. Presented by the Stamford Wellness Center at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080.
LIVE MUSIC—7 p.m. “Oneonta’s Got Soul.” Fun night of music and community to support Helios Care Hospice. Presented by Helios Care. Tickets required. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080 or https://www.foothillspac.org/
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