Winter Carnival
Brings Comedy,
Dancing,Treats
Beat the winter blues with the annual Cooperstown Winter Carnival! Get the blood pumping at the Bob Smullins 5K/10K race, show off your trivia skills, dance the night away with Flux Capacitor and front your own imaginary band in the lip-synch contest. Friday-Sunday Feb.8-10, Main Street, Cooperstown. Info www.CooperstownWinterCarnival.com
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On Friday, get some Brooks Chicken to help the Susquehanna SPCA. 4:30-6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, Parish Hall, Christ Episcopal Church, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown. (607) 547-9555. On Sunday, cozy up with a Grilled Cheese for a Good Cause to support Otsego 2000’s historic preservation program. Tickets, $30/adult. 5:30-7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, Farmers Market, Cooperstown. Info (607) 547-8881.
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Friday night is for laughs as the Not Too Far From Home comedy tour returns to Foothills. Aaron David Ward emcees for headliner Chris Coccia, & Jeremy Goff. Tickets, $20/person at-door. 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-431-2080.
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with someone special at the annual Bassett Soiree, with dinner, dancing and a live auction, all to benefit Bassett’s Arts in Healthcare program. Special guests Flis & Andy Blum will be honored for their commitment to Bassett Medical Center and the arts. $150/person 6:30 – 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, The Otesaga, Cooperstown. (607) 547-3928.
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Learn about the life of nurse Ethel Scatchard, who served as secretary of Oneonta chapter of the Red Cross and died in Paris in 1919. 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. (607) 432-0960.