HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, OCT. 28
Halloween Carnival
for the whole
Family at SUNY Oneonta.
SUNY CARNIVAL – 5-6 p.m. Halloween Carnival. Order of Omega honor society hosts family carnival & dorm trick or treat. Info, (607) 436-2514. Hunt Union, 108 Ravine Pkwy., SUNY Oneonta.
PARANORMAL – 6:30 p.m. Author and Cooperstown Candlelight Ghost Tours Founder Bruce Markusen tells of the paranormal activity of Cooperstown. Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, Karen Cadwalader (607)547-0600.
SEMINAR – 8-10 a.m. “MWBE Certification Process.” Registration required. Cost: $35. Otsego Co. Chamber of Commerce session meets at Northern Eagle Beverages conference room, 41 Browne St., Oneonta. Kelly Decker, (607) 432-4500, Ext. 207, kelly@otsegocc.com, otsegocc.com
RUMMAGE SALE – 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Church of Christ Uniting, 22 Church St., Richfield Springs. Info, http://www.rschurchofchristuniting.com/
STEAMQUEST – 3:30-5 p.m. Tinker and learn STEAM after school. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta.org/steamquest/
BAG SALE – 4-6:30 p.m. Church of Christ Uniting, 22 Church St., Richfield Springs. Info, http://www.rschurchofchristuniting.com/
FRIGHT FEST 2016 – 5 p.m. performance by “They sent the Followers”, 7 p.m. Haunted House,. $10 per ticket includes snacks, beer, wine. Body by Stacy, 5514 State hwy. 7, Oneonta.
BUMP IN THE NIGHT! – 5:30, 6, 6;30, 7, 7:30 and 8 p.m. Hour-long tours of The Farmers’ Museum during the most HAUNTING time of year. Also Sat., Oct. 29. Reservations required. $10 per person (ages 3 and up), séance is $10 extra for adults, $7.50 for students, seniors and members. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org
SUNY TRICK OR TREAT – 6-8 p.m. After the carnival, tour guides lead parents and children through a trick-or-treat in the residence halls of SUNY Oneonta. 108 Ravine Pkwy., Oneonta. Info, http://suny.oneonta.edu/news/students-host-halloween-events, (607) 436-2514.
GHOSTS! – 6, 6:30, 7, 7:30 p.m. Candlelight Ghost Tours visits all places in mansion where ghostly manifestations have been reported over 150 years, including those identified by Ghosthunters! Fri. and Sat., through Oct. $20 per person, reservations required. Hyde Hall National Landmark Historic Site, 267 Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-5098, www.hydehall.org
HALLOWEEN PARTY – 6 p.m. Best costume for creativity, uniqueness, and scariest wins a bottle of wine. Prizes handed out throughout the night. Empire House, 136 Marion Ave, Gilbertsville. Info, empirehousefinedining.com, (607)783-2859.
AUCTION – 6:30 p.m. Begin holiday shopping with unique handmade gifts. Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, 432-4342
DON’T BREATHE – 6:30 p.m., 9 p.m. showings (also Sat., Sun.), new horror film, “Don’t Breathe.” Free with student ID; $3 for general public. Red Dragon Theatre, SUNY Oneonta. Info, (607) 436-3730, connect.oneonta.edu
FAMILY FLOAT NIGHT – 6:45-7:30 p.m. Members free, family $18, youth $5. Oneonta Family YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, oneontaymca.org
HALL OF FAME – 7 p.m. Halloscream: Fright Night. Take a haunted tour of the galleries. National Baseball Hall of Fame, 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, http://baseballhall.org/events
JIMKATA – 7 p.m. doors. Halloween weekend party with Jimkata, with new album, In Motion. Oneonta Theater, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info: http://oneontatheatre.com/jimkata-halloween-weekend-party-friday-october-28th/
VILLAIN CABARET DINNER – 7-10 p.m. Delicious dinner and villainous show performed by local actors. Accompaniment and musical direction by Tim Iversen. Costume Contest! 50-50 raffle, prizes! $20 admission includes diner and show. Cash bar. Elks Club, 84 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, tickets, (607) 432-1800, orpheustheatre.org
LECTURE – 7 p.m. “Farming Success in an Uncertain Climate” by D. Wolfe Ph.D.. Farmers Museum, 5775 NY-80, Cooperstown. Free. Info, Todd Kenyon pr@nysha.org, (607)547-1472.
COMMUNITY – 7 p.m. “Who are the Amish?” A Conversation with the Weaver, Kanagy, and Yoder Men of the Morris Amish Community. Parish Hall, Zion Church, 162 Main St., Morris.
ST. FRANCIS FILM – 7 p.m. “Clare & Francis” (2007). Film Series continues Nov. 4. St. James Episcopal Church, 305 Main St., Oneonta, Info, (607) 432-1458.
COSTUME CONTEST – 9 p.m. Bartenders Ball & Halloween Costume Contest. Categories: scariest, sexiest, mos original, best in show. B Side Ballroom, 1 Clinton Plaza, Oneonta. Info, bsideballroom.com
BUMP IN THE NIGHT – 9:15 p.m. Recreated 19th Century Séance in the style of the Fox Sisters. $10 Adult. Reservations required, (607)547-1461, farmersmuseum.org/ghost-tours