90 YEARS AGO: Plans for the Fourth Annual Halloween Festival under the auspices of the service clubs of Oneonta are complete. Capt. Lewis M. Baker, general chairman of the affair this year, presided at a meeting attended by representatives from the Kiwanis, Rotary and Lions clubs. The marchers will assemble in Walnut Street and proceed down Elm Street to Main, Chestnut and Academy streets beginning at 7:30 o’clock. The parade will consist of three or four divisions of school students…
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210 YEARS AGO: About 300 Negroes from the Chesapeake, arrived at Halifax on the 2nd ult. In an emaciated condition—30 had died on the passage, and four expired on the quay, at landing them. Among them were many women and children, one man 70 years old and blind. Nine hundred more were expected. Those able to work had been sent to the work house. The people (of Halifax) were dissatisfied with the encumbrance.
October 27, 1814…
PRACTICE—5 p.m. “LARP Fight Practice.” Practice swordsmanship, combat moves and more in the lightest touch with foam padded weapons system. Held each Thursday, rain or shine, until the snow flies. Big Pavilion, Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Angrygnome23@gmail.com or visit https://www.facebook.com/Oneontanyrealmslarp…
FUNDRAISER—6:30 p.m. “Candlelight Benefit Yoga Nidra Class.” Admission by donation. Proceeds benefit the Cooperstown Angel Network. Clark Sports Center, 124 County Highway 52, Cooperstown. (607) 547-2800 ext. 129 or visit https://www.facebook.com/clarksportscenter…
Lisbeth McCoy, a Danish-American artist, died on October 3, 2024 at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. The cause was complications of melanoma. She was 62. Born on the Danish island of Funen, Lisbeth left Denmark at the age of 19. She lived in Paris, where she modeled for Chanel, and then moved to New York City to study at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts.…
LIBRARY—4 p.m. “Ultimate Africa.” Presented by Barbara LaCorte, sharing stories and photographs from travel in Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana and South Africa. Springfield Library, 129 County Road 29A, Springfield Center. (315) 858-5802 or visit http://libraries.4cls.org/springfield/…
History—7 p.m. “Otego Downhill Runners.” Presented by Russ Southard and Buzz Hesse, with the Otego Historical Society. Otego Town Hall, 3526 State Highway 7, Otego. https://www.facebook.com/p/Otego-Historical-Association-100064528729589/…
HALLOWEEN—1-4 p.m. “Halloween Community Fun Day.” Escape room, food trucks, pumpkin carving and bounce house. Costumes encouraged. Richfield Springs Community Center, 6 Ann Street, Richfield Springs. (315) 858-3200 or visit https://www.facebook.com/richfieldspringscommunitycenter…
LITERARY FEST—festb@hartwick.edu or visit https://www.hartwick.edu/academics/academic-departments/english-department/oneonta-literary-festival/
11 a.m.: Poetry Slam workshop with Willy Palomo. Huntington Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta.
1:30-3:30 p.m.: “Write Your Story in Just 2 Hours.” Workshop with Jennifer Donohue. Huntington Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta.
4 p.m.: Reading with Rebecca Weil at the Writers Salon. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta.
9 p.m.: Poetry Slam. B-Side Ballroom, 1 Clinton Plaza, Oneonta.…
GHOST TOUR—5:30 p.m. “Things That Go Bump in the Night.” Six tours each night; last one departs at 8 p.m. Fees apply; registration required. Also held 10/19, 10/25 and 10/26. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1450 or visit https://www.farmersmuseum.org/
GHOST TOUR—6-7 p.m. “Hyde & Shriek! Candlelight Ghost Tours.” Tour the hall and hear tales of the ghostly apparitions who have lingered there for over two centuries. Also held 10/19, 10/25 and 10/26. Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park…