HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 Tick Or Treat Through Sleepy Hollow! TRICK OR TREAT – 1 – 4 p.m. Bring the kids for a Sleepy Hollow themed trick or treat through the Historic Village. Meet the headless horseman and Ichabod Crane from the classic tale and enjoy readings in the School house at 1:15, 2:15, & 3:15. Admission is free to children and accomanpying adults with donation. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1450 or visit farmersmuseum.org…
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Oneonta Boys and Girls Club Marks New Chapter, New Leadership By Ian Kenyon In November 1970, an 8-year-old Robert Escher dropped by the Oneonta Boys Club and became a member. Fifty-two years later he has stepped back through the door of the now Oneonta Boys and Girls Club—as the new Executive Director. Earlier this month, the Oneonta Boys and Girls Club announced Escher would lead the organization, now in its 75th year of operation. Growing up in Oneonta, the club…
Community Gathers to Show Support for One of Its Own “Tommy’s like part of our family. We inherited him with the campground over 30 years ago. He’s been cutting grass and splitting wood for us ever since,” said Juli Sharratt. Juli and husband, Dwaine, own Beaver Valley Campground, where a benefit for Hartwick resident Tom Steele was held on Saturday, October 8. In late August, Steele was in a severe motorcycle accident and had to be airlifted to Albany Medical…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 The Met Streams First Performance of ‘Medea’ PRE-OPERA TALK – Noon. Enjoy discussion of the Opera ‘Medea’ which was performed by the Glimmerglass festival in 2011 and is now being performed for the first time by The Metropolitan Opera House. Upstairs Theater, 2nd floor, Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. OPERA – 12:55 p.m. View live performance of the Metropolitan Opera, streaming live in Oneonta. This week the Met presents ‘Medea’ the story of the sorceress…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta October 20, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Glimmerglass Film Days Marks Tenth Year Coop Vendors, Officials: 2022 a ‘Good Year’ To Barn or Not to Barn … Inside The Paper Nonprofit to Collect Bikes, Sewing Machines Local Equestrian Finds Success at Capital Challenge Horse Show GOAT-ober Festival a Rollicking Success NAACP Membership: It’s Not About Color Politics Political Candidates Speak Out: Race for New York Attorney General Perspectives Editorial…
Nonprofit to Collect Bikes, Sewing Machines Pedals for Progress/Sewing Peace, in an ongoing effort to recycle unwanted items, will hold a used bicycle and sewing machine collection on Saturday, October 29 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Otsego ReUse Center, 23 Duane Street, Oneonta. Rust free adult and children’s bicycles in repairable condition and working portable sewing machines and sewing notions can be dropped off rain or shine throughout the day. Bikes for parts, disassembled bikes, tricycles and…
Editorial In Honor of Rural Women This Saturday, October 15, the world will recognize, as it does every year, the importance of the contributions of rural women and girls, including indigenous women, who live and work in remote and rural, often poverty-stricken, communities of the world. These strong women and girls play a key role in enhancing agricultural development, managing natural resources, adopting climate-resilient agricultural approaches, and planning against malnutrition and food insecurity. The International Day of Rural Women was…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 Music of The Revolutionaries with the Catskill Symphony Orchestra SYMPHONY – 7 p.m. The Catskill Symphony Orchestra opens the season with ‘The Revolutionaries’ featuring works from Beethoven’s ‘The Creatures of Prometheus Overture’ to Ives’ ‘The Unanswered Question.’ Includes performance from world renowned concert pianist Sara Daneshpour. Tickets, $40/adult at the door. Held at The Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. (607) 436-2670 or visit catskillsymphonyorchestra.org…
Mill Dedicates New Pavilion This Saturday, October 15, Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard officials will dedicate their new millpond pavilion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The pavilion completes the millpond boardwalk project begun in 2005 and allows for a continuous promenade. The new pavilion will showcase a revolving exhibit from the mill’s collection of agricultural and milling apparatus along with antique engines. “We are so excited to finally complete this project, which will enable more access to the millpond while…
CSO Returns for Its 69th Season New Concerts and New Leadership Kick Off Orchestra’s Next Chapter By Ian Kenyon Catskill Symphony Orchestra Chair Sarah Patterson cites the Russian writer, Alexander Blok: “With your whole body, with your whole heart, with your whole conscience, listen to the Revolution…This is the music everyone who has ears should hear.” With this excitement, the CSO announced its return for a blockbuster 69th season at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 15 at the Foothills Performing…