HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, AUGUST 10
Family Fun At The Mills
FAMILY SATURDAY – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Bring kids for fun tour featuring hands-on activities for kids. Enjoy family concert by Dave Ruch featuring sing-a-longs, movement songs, more at 1. Hanford Mills Museum, 51 Co. Hwy. 12, East Meredith. 607-278-5744 or visit www.hanfordmills.org/programs/events/family-saturdays/
PAWSITIVE PAWSIBILITIES – Noon – 2 p.m. Meet adoptable pets from Susquehanna SPCA. Front Lobby, Oneonta YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-547-8111 or visit www.facebook.com/SQSPCA/
ART WORKSHOP – 1 – 5 p.m. “On Paper Wings: Building Paper Birds Workshop” led by Shannon Delany. Learn to use basic paper cutting/folding techniques to create multidimensional bird on a background that can be put in a shadowbox frame. Cost, $75/non-member. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org
FOLK MUSIK – 2 p.m. 60-minute educational concert that takes children on a tour of American roots music. West Kortright Centre, 49 W. Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith. 607-278-5454 or visit westkc.org/eventbrite-event/sam-reider-and-the-human-hands-future-folk-muzik-for-children/
THEATER – 3 & 7:30 p.m. Performance “Billy Bishop Goes To War.” Set in 1914, follows journey of underachieving Billy Bishop on his journey to become a great fighter pilot. Explores complexities of heroism, cost of war, Britain’s colonial past. Free admission. Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute St., Franklin. 607-829-3700 or visit franklinstagecompany.org/events/billy-bishop-goes-to-war/
READING – 3 – 4 p.m. Live reading, book signing of “City of the Hills” by Gianluca Avanzato. Light appetizers, cash bar, books available for purchase. Stella Luna Ristorante, 58-60 Market St., Oneonta. 607-433-7646.
GALLERY RECEPTION – 5:30 p.m. Celebrate opening group photography show “White House.” Free, includes light refreshments by Brewery Ommegang. West Kortright Centre, 49 W. Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith. 607-278-5454 or visit westkc.org/eventbrite-event/photography-group-show-white-house/
FILM – 6:30 p.m. Visit Herb Ritts exhibit then enjoy film, starting at 7, connected to exhibit with introduction. This week “Burlesque” A backstage musical film starring Cher and Christina Aguilera. (2010, PG-13). Fenimore Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org
COMMUNITY POTLUCK – 7 p.m. Celebrate summer, community, Bring dish to pass, enjoy food from your neighbors. Drinks/dinnerware provided. Fly Creek United Methodist Church, 852 Co. Rt. 26, Fly Creek. 607-547-9946 or visit www.facebook.com/FlyCreekUMChurch/