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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCT. 28

Day Of The Dead In The Library

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LATINO HERITAGE – Noon-2 p.m. Celebrate Day of the Dead. Activities include games, sharing of stories and Mexican Cultural Traditions, coloring sugar skulls, building colorful displays to honor important people in your life. Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-547-8344 or visit www.facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown/

ADOPTOBERFEST!!! – Noon-4 p.m. Celebrate Halloween with a pumpkin painting contest, children’s costume contest, face painting, shelter tour, more. Susquehanna Animal Shelter, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-8111 or visit www.facebook.com/Susquehanna-Animal-Shelter-121696841223218/

COOPERSTOWN FARMERS MARKET – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 101 Main St., in Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown. www.otsego2000.org/cooperstown-farmers-market-and-agriculture/

ONEONTA FARMERS MARKET – 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Muller Plaza, Oneonta. E-mail oneontafarmersmarket607@gmail.com

SCIENCE SATURDAY – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Halloween themed story time, electricity demonstration, a night sky program followed by a nature walk. A.J. Read Science Discovery Center, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-436-2011 or visit www.facebook.com/AJReadSDC/

WRITERS GROUP – 1:30-3:30 p.m. Join other writers to hone your craft. Hosted by published author Jennifer Donohue. Registration preferred. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call (607)432-1980 or visit hmloneonta.org/adult-programs/

GHOST TOURS – 5:30-8 p.m. Take a candlelit tour of the museum and learn about mysterious happenings in the historic village. A tour begins every half hour. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. www.farmersmuseum.org/ghost-tours

GERMAN DINNER – 5:30 p.m. 6th Annual OCLP Oktoberfest. Bring a German or fall harvest dish to share. Invites your friends, have a good time. Atonement, 1 Center St., Oneonta. Call 607-287-4534 or e-mail prpaul_theoinst@hotmail.com

HYDE & SHRIEK – 6 p.m. One hour tour visits sites in the mansion where ghostly manifestations have been reported over 150 years. Tours leave at 6, 6:30, 7, & 7:30. Reservations required, tickets $20. Call 607-547-5098 ext. 6 or visit hydehall.org

BASEBALL WORLD SERIES – 7:30 p.m. Enjoy the 113th world series streaming live. Features gala, refreshments, trivia, raffles, prizes, more. Tickets available 10/23, cost $10/adult. Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-0397 or visit baseballhall.org/events/world-series-gala-17?date=0

THEATER – 8 p.m. Performance of Woody Allens “Don’t Drink The Water.” Cost, $10-$15. The Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607-431-2080 or visit foothillspac.org

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