HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, MAY 21

Electric Vehicles and
Green Energy Fair

EV CAR SHOW – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. HeatSmart Hartwick presents car show featuring Electric Vehicles, their owners, car dealers, and information about purchasing an EV and the benefits of ownership. There will also be booths from solar panel installers, clean heating and cooling, other initiatives to fight climate changes. Husky Park, Wells Ave., Hartwick. 607-293-6654 or visit doas.us/hartwick-ev-car-show/

PANCAKE BREAKFAST – 7:30 – 11:30 a.m. Enjoy all you can eat pancakes, eggs, maple syrup, sausage, beverages, more to support the Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department. Cost, $9/adult. Cooperstown/Westville Airport, Rt. 166, Cooperstown.

COLOR RUN 5K – 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Bring the whole family for fun paint run. Get covered in color on this 5K run/walk. Features a flat route with non-toxic color stations, and pre/post run family festivities including zumba, vendors, live music, artisans, & more. Proceeds go to the Pathfinder Produce Mobile Market. Held at Pathfinder Village, 3 Chenango Rd., Edmeston. 607-965-8377 or visit pathfindervillage.org/get-involved/splash-path-5k

PLANT SALE – 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Find a wide variety of plants, vegetables, and flowers available for purchase to get a jump on the gardening season. Presented by the Otsego County Master Gardeners at the Cornell Cooperative Extension, 123 Lake St., Cooperstown. 607-547-2536 or visit www.facebook.com/CCEOtsegoMG/

WELLNESS FAIR – 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Public is invited for a Teen & child mental health fair featuring activities, games, educational opportunities and cash prizes. Super Heroes in Ripped Jeans will be on site with adoptable animals. Open to the public. Fox Care Center, Fox Care Dr., Oneonta. 607-547-4775.

KIDS CRAFTING – 10 a.m. – Noon. Bring the kids out for a fun time making a 3-D flower bouquet with the Huntington Memorial Library. Drop in anytime from 10 – Noon. For children aged 3 – 11. Held in Huntington Park, Oneonta. 607-432-1980 or visit www.facebook.com/hmloneonta/

PLANT SALE – 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The plant and garden fair by the Upper Unadilla Valley Association returns after a 2 year hiatus. Find dozens of perennials donated by local gardeners, vegetables, concession stands, a duck derby, and much more. Town Park, West Winfield. Visit www.facebook.com/UpperUnadillaValleyAssociation/

OPERA – 12:55 p.m. View live performance of the Metropolitan Opera, streaming live in Oneonta. This week is the performance of ‘Lucia Di Lammermoor’ by Gaetano Donizetti. Cost, $20/adult. Lunch available for purchase separately from Soda Jerks. Showing at the Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-431-2080 or visit www.foothillspac.org

BOOK SIGNING – 1 p.m. Stop in to get a signed copy of ‘Blood Trip’ the debut novel by author/newspaper reporter Jesse Hilson from the Catskills region. The Tulip and the Rose, Cafe, 435 Main St., Franklin. 607-829-5055 or visit www.facebook.com/brighthp/

SIP & SUPPORT – 1 – 5 p.m. Otsego County GOP host wine tasting and silent auction featuring live music, cash bar, snacks & a food truck. Rustic Ridge Winery, 2805 St. Hwy. 80, Burlington Flats. 607-965-0626 or visit www.facebook.com/RusticRidgeWinery

OPENING RECEPTION – 1 p.m. Celebrate opening of new exhibit ‘Material Shift’ with guest speaker/co-curator Akwesasne Mohawk artist Margaret Jacobs. Admission, $8/adult. Iroquois Museum, 324 Caverns Rd., Howes Cave. 518-296-8949 or visit www.iroquoismuseum.org

ADVISORY GROUP – 1 p.m. Teens aged 12-18 are invited to join library group to present their ideas for a Teen Summer Reading Program while making essential oil playdough and stress balls. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-1980 or visit hmloneonta.org/calendar/

OPEN HOUSE – 2 – 4 p.m. Tour beautiful 55 room Tudor Inn built in 1897, learn about the history of this beautiful building. Refreshments will be served. The Major’s Inn, 104 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville. 607-783-2967 or visit www.themajorsinn.com

LIFESKILLS – 4 – 6 p.m. Teens are invited to learn to cook with Lynn. Menu posted to FB. Seating limited, reservations required. Presented by The Oneonta Teen Center. 50 Dietz St., Oneonta. 607 441 3999 or visit www.facebook.com/oneonta.teencenter

MYSTERY DINNER – 5 p.m. Come out for evening of fun, food, and the murder mystery dinner ‘Disappearance of Death.’ Fundraiser to provide scholarships to students from the Otsego-Schoharie-Delaware Counties, other charities. Solve the mystery while enjoying an all-you-can-eat roastpork dinner. Cost, $20/adult. Win cash prize for solving the mystery. Tickets available at the door. Donations welcome. Cherry Valley Community Center, 2 Genesee St., Cherry Valley. 607-432-3837 or e-mail dtrask@stny.rr.com

LIVE MUSIC – 7 p.m. – ? Enjoy dinner and live music from the Mostly Dead. Natty Bumpo’s, 8 Hoffman Ln., Cooperstown. 607-322-4060 or visit www.facebook.com/nattybumppos

PERFORMANCE – 7:30 p.m. Contemporary dance group performs ‘A, My Name Is…’ a physical exploration of memory and forgetting based on the choreographers personal experience of a family member with dementia. Cost, $26/adult. Roxbury Arts Group, 5025 Vega Mountain Rd., Roxbury. 607-326-7908 or visit roxburyartsgroup.org

THEATER – 7:30 p.m. Come out for a retelling of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ by Wendy Kesselman based on the play by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. The Diary of Anne Frank chronicled her life as her family hid in Nazi occupied Amsterdam from 1942-44. The material may not be suitable for children. Tickets, $20/adult. Presented by Bigger Dreams Productions at the Production Center, Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Visit www.facebook.com/biggerdreamsproductions

BENEFIT CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. Enjoy performance of american originals with a delta blues twist as performed by Luke Winslow King featuring Roberto Luti. Opening act is Daniel Lutz. Admission is by donation with proceeds benefiting the Cherry Valley EMS/Ambulance Squad. The Star Theater, The Foundry, 44 Main St., Cherry Valley. 607-264-3080 or visit www.facebook.com/cherryvalleyartworks/