TIME OUT OTSEGO for FRIDAY, October 17
Explore the Night Sky
with Your Naked Eye
OUTDOORS—7:30-9 p.m. “Naked Eye Astronomy.” Presented by the Otsego County Conservation Association. Free; all welcome. Rain date is 10/18. Meet at the OCCA office, 7207 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 547-4488 or https://www.facebook.com/OCCAINFO
BOOK SALE—8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Continues 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on 10/18 and 9 a.m. to noon on 10/19. Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 County Highway 11, Hartwick. (607) 293-6600 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1208529117968121&set=a.458767152944325
GOVERNMENT—8:30 a.m. Meeting of the Streets Committee. 1st floor boardroom, Village Office Building, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-2411.
GOVERNMENT—9 a.m. Otsego County Parent Committee Budget Workshops: Administration Committee, chaired by Margaret Kennedy. Budget Lab (basement), County Office Building, 197 Main Street, Cooperstown.
COFFEE & PUZZLES—10 a.m. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-6661 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=780719904588727&set=a.182156554445068
SENIOR COFFEE HOUR—10 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/
GENTLE YOGA—10 a.m. Held each Friday. Worcester-Schenevus Library, 170 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 397-7309 or https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1037078985227442&set=a.418484840420196
YOUTH—11 a.m. “Pre-K Story Time with Mary.” Free children’s program, with songs, stories, activities, more. Held each Friday. The Arkell Museum and Canajoharie Library, 2 Erie Boulevard, Canajoharie. (518) 673-2314 ext 106 or https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsCalendar.cfm?SiteID=8271
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 beef stew with vegetables, biscuits and cookies. Nader Towers Housing, 2 Mitchell Street, Oneonta. (607) 547-6454 or https://www.otsegocounty.com/departments/office_for_the_aging/index.php
BLOOD DRIVE—Noon to 5 p.m. Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. RedCrossBlood.org
BLOOD DRIVE—1-6 p.m. Otego Community Center, 5 River Street, Otego. RedCrossBlood.org
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
FARMERS’ MARKET—3-6 p.m. Held Fridays at the Four Corners, Hartwick. (607) 293-7530 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10228386273752483&set=gm.24569764285989784&idorvanity=321873527872198
DINNER—5:30 p.m. “57th Annual Charter Dinner.” Presented by Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society. Featuring keynote speaker Julie Brown of the Hawk Migration Association. 6th Ward Athletic Club Banquet Room, 22 West Broadway, Oneonta.
(607) 397-3815 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1189596063210541&set=a.353375393499283
HALLOWEEN—5:30-8 p.m. “Things that Go BUMP in the Night Ghost Tours.” Fees apply; registration required. Tour departs each half hour. Fenimore Farm and County Village, 5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1450 or https://www.fenimorefarm.org/event/things-that-go-bump-in-the-night-ghost-tours-fri-and-sat-nights-only/2025-10-11/
HALLOWEEN—6 p.m. “Hyde & Shriek! Candlelight Ghost Tours.” Tickets required. Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Road, Cooperstown. (607) 547-5098 or https://www.hydehall.org/events2025
FILM FRIDAY—6 p.m. “Pride and Prejudice.” RSVP required. Village Library of Cooperstown, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8344 or https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1241682954666163&set=a.557428283091637
FIRE PIT FRIDAYS—6-10 p.m. Live music, food and more. Featuring music by Tony Semo. The Tap House, Brewery Ommegang, 656 County Highway 33, Cooperstown. (607) 544-1800 or https://www.ommegang.com/events/fire-pit-fridays-at-the-tap-house-featuring-tony-semo/
MUSIC—7:30 p.m. “Solo Faculty Recital.” Anderson Theater, Hartwick College, 1 Hartwick Drive, Oneonta. https://www.hartwick.edu/academics/academic-departments/music-department/music-events/
THEATER—8 p.m. “Wait Until Dark” by Frederick Knott. Presented by Bigger Dreams Productions. Also showing at 8 p.m. on 10/18 and at 2 p.m. on 10/19; then at 8 p.m. on 10/24, 10/25 and at 2 p.m. on 10/26. Tickets required. Production Center, Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080 or https://cur8.com/17752/project/134002
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