HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, OCT. 24 Printing In 3-D TINKERING TUESDAY – 3:30-5 p.m. Draw or design Fidget Spinner to be 3-D printed. Material fee $2. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call (607)432-1980. KNITTING GROUP – 1:30-3:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown, www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org/calendar CLICK FOR MORE HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO…
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Ghostly Haunts Toured As Hallow’s Eve Nears With Halloween arriving Oct. 31, thrill-seekers filled tours of local ghostly haunts over the weekend. In top photo, Hyde Hall interpreter John Henry Aborn discusses unexplained happenings, premature deaths and curses uttered at the National Historic Mansion on Otsego Lake as “Hyde and Shriek” tours began at dusk Saturday. Later that evening, (inset photo at right), Linda Smith of Oneonta, flanked by brother Roger, left, and husband Geoff, examines documentation of deadly happenings…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, OCT. 23 Stress Management Workshop STRESSBUSTERS – 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monthly class with Bonni Canavan and Jackie Madden offering you simple tips and tricks to reduce stress and enhance your peace of mind. Free and open to the public. 3rd Floor Community Room, Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-316-8341 or visit hmloneonta.org/calendar/ DRAWING GROUP – 7-9 p.m. Come practice drawing with a live model. $10 donation. To attend call the Cooperstown Art Association, (607)547-9777…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, OCT. 22 The Press & McCarthy DOCUDRAMA – 7 p.m. This month, explore the relationship between politicians and the press with a focus on Edward Murrow’s reporting of Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist activities in 1953. Free, open to the public. First Baptist Church, 21 Elm St., Cooperstown. Call (607) 547-9371 or visit www.facebook.com/ctownfirstbaptist/ CCAL MEETING – 1:30-3:30 p.m. Learn about upcoming courses for Continuing Adult Education. The Otsego Grill, Morris Conference Center, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-441-7370 or e-mail ccaloneonta@stny.rr.com…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCT. 21 Halloween Festival SCARE FEST – 2-7 p.m. Bring the kids to a fun fall event featuring potato sack races, wheel barrow races, hayride, pumpkin painting, country music, a costume contest, more. Otsego County Fair Grounds, Mills St., Morris. Call 607-263-5289 or visit www.facebook.com/otsegocountyfair/ CONCERT SERIES – 7:30 p.m. Presenting “Friction Farm,” a modern fold duo of traveling troubadours who combine storytelling, social commentary and humor to create their songs. First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St., Cooperstown.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, OCT. 20 Enjoy Farce From Cold War THEATER – 8 p.m. Performance of Woody Allen’s “Don’t Drink The Water.” Cost, $10-$15. The Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607-431-2080 or visit foothillspac.org POETRY FESTIVAL – 6:30-7:30 p.m. Free reading open to the public features nationally recognized poets; Marie Howe, Major Jackson, Robert Pinsky. Auditorium, Sharon Springs Central School. Call 518-284-3426 or visit www.klinkhart.org/poetry…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, OCT. 19 Opening ‘Mystic Black’ Art Exhibit EXHIBIT RECEPTION – 5-7 p.m. Reception for “MYSTIC BLACK” exhibit featuring more than 20 paintings by Ruben Salinas using black tempura and acrylic on paper and canvas. Includes artist gallery talk. Exhibit open through Nov. 21. Project Space Gallery, SUNY Oneonta. call 607-436-3456 or visit oneonta.campuslabs.com/engage/event/1611557 WRITERS SALON – 7:30-9 p.m. Present your writing at the open mic then listen to work by this months featured artist Brett DeLanoy whose…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18 Developing, Improving Communication Skills LECTURE – 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker Michael Burns, artistic director for the Mopco Improv Theater, presents on how communication skills can be developed, improved. Free, open to the public. Anderson Theater, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Call 607-431-4790 or visit www.hartwick.edu/news/artistic-director-burns-deliver-hartwicks-oconnor-chair-lecture/ PARENTING WORKSHOP – 6-8 p.m. 2-dy, “Kids in the Middle” workshop for single parents/caregivers, co-parenters, children involved in their lives. Includes childcare, refreshments. Continued 10/25. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, OCT. 17 Happiest Music On Earth THE GATHERING PLACE – 2 p.m. Hear Joseph VanSteenberg play his hand organ for presentation “Playing the Happiest Music on Earth.” Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. Call 607-547-0600 ext. 101 or visit www.facebook.com/Woodside.Hall/ COMMUNITY POTLUCK – 6:30 p.m. Supper and time for remembering Marian Rathbun. All welcome. Pierstown Grange hall, 137 Wedderspoon Hollow Rd., Cooperstown. Call 607-547-2025.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, OCT. 16 Scouts Spaghetti Dinner SPAGHETTI DINNER – 5-7 p.m. Enjoy homemade sauce, sausage, meatballs, bread, salad, drink, dessert. Support the Cooperstown Boy Scouts. Cost, $10 adults, $8 children 12 and under. Take out available. Cooperstown Vets Club, 60 Main St., Cooperstown. POETRY WORKSHOP – 1:30-3 p.m. Write poetry, songs with John Michael Zov. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Call (607)267-4435, e-mail kyle@friendsofrecoverydo.org or visit www.friendsofrecoverydo.org/events…
