Conductor Contest, Arts, Craft Shows And Irish Tunes!

Will it be taxi king Al Rubin? Plucky reporter Libby Cudmore? Or musical maven Cindy Donaldson? Only you can decide as you vote for your favorite conductor and hear the Sultans of String at the annual Catskill Symphony Cabaret Concert, featuring guest conductor Paul Massey. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, Alumni Field House, SUNY Oneonta. Info, tickets, www.catskillsymphony.net.
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View the CAA’s latest exhibit, “An Artistic Discovery,” on display through March 29. Congressional Exhibit for Otsego County high school students also on display. 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 8, Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. (607) 547-9777.
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Enjoy St. Patrick’s Day a little early as The Stoutmen perform traditional Irish folk music. $15, food available. 7-10 p.m. Saturday, March 9, Oneonta Vet’s Club, 279 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-0494.
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Dennis Valente talks about the vintage phonographs and demonstrates wax cylinders on the Edison phonograph. 2 p.m. Sunday, March 10, Greater Oneonta Historical Society, 183 Main St., Oneonta. Info (607) 431-9509.
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Dr. P. Jay Fleisher presents “Cooperstown Scenery In Geologic Time.” Free, Sponsored by the Friends of the Village Library of Cooperstown. 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10, Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown.
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One-of-a-kind crafts and handmade items are on sale to raise money for the Laurens Central School Athletic Booster Club. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, March 9, Laurens Central School, 55 Main St, Laurens.