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A unique presentation consisting of a concert and lecture will be presented at Hyde Hall on Sunday, September 10 at 7 p.m. The event, titled “Zoellner String Quartet Project with Lady Alexandra Foley Performed by Musicians of Ma’alwyck,” will resurrect pieces by composers who were well established early last century, but are now relatively obscure.…
Folk music at Hyde Hall tonight, news from Bassett and SUNY Oneonta, upcoming blood drives and next weekend's community-wide lawn sales in Fly Creek are among today's topics.…
The Community Foundation of Otsego County has announced the commitment of 19 awards totaling more than $100,000.00 to Otsego nonprofits. Mirroring CFOC’s strategic plan, the awards cycle was divided into three categories: Immediate Needs, Strengthening Nonprofits and Strengthening Community. The response to the call for applications was heartening, with nearly 50 organizations applying for funds and requesting just under $430,000.00.…
The SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station collected open water samples and water quality data from Otsego Lake on Wednesday, July 12. Colonies of microcystis, the genus of cyanobacteria responsible for the recent spate of harmful algae blooms in Upstate New York water bodies, were visible in surface waters. No cyanoHAB conditions have been documented to date.…
An experience in the fusion of astronomy and classical music will be offered at Hyde Hall on Sunday, July 30. The concert, titled “Celestial Melodies,” will be performed by the Musicians of Ma’alwyck. It will begin indoors at 7 p.m. and will end outdoors, weather permitting, with the viewing of a meteor display.…
True fans of the horror genre will be familiar with Troma Entertainment, Lloyd Kaufman, and Rocko Zevenbergen, collectively known for such delightfully disturbing B movie cult classics as “The Toxic Avenger,” “Class of Nuke ‘Em High” and the more recent “I Need You Dead!” Here in Otsego County, a local man is leading a team of experts as they develop special effects for Zevenbergen’s latest movie in an East Springfield garage.…
At this year’s North Carolina Blueberry Festival in Burgaw, again host to 45,000 visitors, special recognition was awarded to Harold G. Huntington—former Springfield, New York pioneer blueberry farmer—who was represented by his surviving family, Robert G., Mary H. and John F. Huntington, VIP guests of Burgaw Mayor Olivia Newsom. This recognition comes on the 100th anniversary of Huntington’s start of America’s cultivated blueberry industry in 1923.…