HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1

BENEFIT CONCERT – 6:30 p.m. Performance by The Butternut Valley Boys. Admission by free-will-offering toward on-going restoration. Lawn, Major’s Inn, Gilbertsville. 607-783-2967 or visit www.themajorsinn.com

O-COUNTY FAIR – 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. See best Otsego County has to offer. Daily shows, rides, more. Highlights include horse shows, tractor pulls, demonstrations, activities, music, more. Otsego County Fair, Mills St., Morris. 607-263-5289 or visit www.otsegocountyfair.org

AUTHORS SERIES – 1 p.m. Baseball author Larry Baldassaro discusses book “Baseball Italian Style.” Followed by book signing. Included with admission. Bullpen Theater, Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/node/17340?date=0

AFTERNOON ART – 3 – 4 p.m. Drop in for an art class relating to a current exhibit. This week, see the Thomas Cole Exhibit and create a take-home project: Hudson River School Painting on Canvas Board. Cost, $5/child. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org/calendar-a

DISCUSSION GROUP – 3 – 5 p.m. Discuss current events. Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-547-8344 or visit www.facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown/

WRITERS GROUP – 5 p.m. Discuss current writing projects, get inspired, have fun. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518-673-2314 or visit www.arkellmuseum.org/events-calendar

ARTISTS TALK – 6 p.m. Painters Ashley Norwood Cooper, Petey Brown discuss vibrant works, featured in current show SPLASH. On view thru 8/22. The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown. 607-547-5327 or visit www.facebook.com/TheArtGarageCooperstown/

FAMILY PROGRAM – 6 – 7 p.m. Art & Craft Studio to show attendees how to create rock art. Cooperstown Village Library, 607-547-8344 or visit www.facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown/

MUSIC – 6 – 9 p.m. Hot Tin Roof present The Nate Gross Band. Enjoy Ommegang beer, great music, fun in the sun. Cooperstown Fun Park, 4858 St. Hwy. 28, Cooperstown. 607-544-1800 or visit www.facebook.com/ommegang/

SUMMER CONCERT – 7 – 8:30 p.m. Singer-Songwriter Jamie Notarthomas presents classics & great originals. Spring Park, Rt. 20, Richfield Springs. 315-858-0964 or visit www.richfieldspringschamber.org/?tribe_events=concerts-in-the-park-jamie-notarthomas

THEATER – 7 – 9 p.m. Production of Oscar Wilde’s play “The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People.” Amphitheater, The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org/calendar-a

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