HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, AUGUST 31
Audition For The Catskill Choral
Society Winter Season
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AUDITIONS—5 p.m. Catskill Choral Society holds auditions for the coming season, set to feature performances of Handel’s “Messiah” on 12/1 and 12/2. By appointment only. Unitarian Universalist Society Chapel, 12 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 435-7008 or visit www.catskillchoralsociety.com
BLOOD DRIVE—Noon to 5 p.m. American Legion Post 259, Oneonta. Register at RedCrossBlood.org
AUTHOR SERIES—1-2 p.m. Dan Taylor, broadcaster and author, presents on his book, “Baseball at the Abyss: The Scandals of 1926, Babe Ruth, and the Unlikely Savior who Rescued a Tarnished Game.” National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-7200 or visit https://baseballhall.org/events/author-series-dan-taylor-0
GAME NIGHT—6-9 p.m. Free board game night, all ages welcome. Serenity Hobbies, 152 Main Street, Oneonta.
BLUES CONCERT—7 p.m. Shinyribs. A melting pot of Texas blues, New Orleans R&B, funk, more. East Park, Norwich. chenangoblues@gmail.com or visit https://www.facebook.com/ChenangoBluesAssociation/
CONCERT—7:30-9:30 p.m. “Thalea String Quartet.” Tickets, $27. Old School Baptist Church, Intersection of Route 36 and Cartwright Road, Denver. Visit https://roxburyartsgroup.org/event/thalea-string-quartet/