PARTY—7-10 p.m. “Speakeasy: Prohibition-era Themed Installation.” Performance by Lunachix and Priscilla Bow. Costume contest, photo booth and more. Tickets required. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. admin@canoneonta.org or https://www.facebook.com/CANOneonta…
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40 YEARS AGO: Nearly 60 people attending a celebration for legalized abortion were urged to write letters to Oneonta Mayor James Lettis protesting his proclamation this week as the “Week of the Unborn Child.” “We find this very offensive that a religious view is put in a citywide proclamation,” Chris Lilly of Oneonta said to the group gathered at the Universalist Church, 12 Ford Avenue. The meeting was jointly sponsored by the National Organization for Women, Women Concerned about Women…
160 YEARS AGO: The question of submitting to the States a proposition to amend the Federal Constitution in order to abolish slavery throughout the Union, has, as our readers are aware, passed the Senate by the requisite two-thirds vote and is now before the House of Representatives. The Republicans support the measure to a man; most of the Democrats oppose it—not because they care to perpetuate slavery, but because they doubt the policy and good effect on the country of…
CONNECTIONS—12:30-2:15 p.m. “Burns Celebrations.” Bagpipes, haggis, Scottish music, poetry and more. Connections at Clark Sports Center, 124 County Highway 52, Cooperstown. connectionsatcsc@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/groups/1197122360496714…
PRESENTATION—6 p.m. “A Treasure in Our Valley: Fifty Years of Hanford Mills Museum.” Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980 or https://www.facebook.com/hmloneonta/…
COMMUNITY HIKE—9:45 a.m. Hike with the Susquehanna Chapter Adirondack Mountain Club. Bring appropriate equipment/water and be aware of your level of fitness. This week’s hike will be at Gilbert Lake State Park, Laurens. Contact hike leaders Bill and Kathy Holmstrom at (607) 988-7180 or visit https://susqadk.org/ …
SERVICE—6 p.m. “Martin Luther King Jr. Day Service.” First Presbyterian Church 25 Church Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8401 or https://www.facebook.com/CooperstownPres/…
CELEBRATION—2 p.m. “Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.” Presented by the Oneonta NAACP on the theme, “Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Non-Violence 365.” Goodwill offerings accepted for the charities “Your Safe Haven” and “Open Catskills.” Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta, 12 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. https://www.oneontanaacp.com/event-info/mlk-jr-day-celebration…
LITERATURE—1-3 p.m. “Lattes and Literature.” Presented by the Morris Village Library. The Gatehouse, 129 Main Street, Morris. (607) 285-4111 or https://www.facebook.com/thegatehouseny…