The opening reception for the Cooperstown Art Association's Holiday Show and Sale, a reading by local poet Brad Fest and an upcoming bake sale and craft show are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
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Hurricane relief, a case of chronic wasting disease, two new children's books by sportswriter James Buckley Jr. and upcoming events are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
CANO will announce the Opportunities for Artists Fund at the 3rd Annual Postcard Exhibition Benefit on November 2, from 6-8 p.m., at the Wilber Mansion. This popular annual fundraiser is made possible by local and national artists who donate original 5x7 postcard-sized works of art.…
“Envisioning Downtown: Collaborative Solutions for the Future” is a free event featuring a panel discussion on shifting perspectives, strategies, and narratives about Oneonta’s downtown and an interactive audience feedback and sharing session.…
LITERARY FEST—festb@hartwick.edu or visit https://www.hartwick.edu/academics/academic-departments/english-department/oneonta-literary-festival/
11 a.m.: Poetry Slam workshop with Willy Palomo. Huntington Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta.
1:30-3:30 p.m.: “Write Your Story in Just 2 Hours.” Workshop with Jennifer Donohue. Huntington Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta.
4 p.m.: Reading with Rebecca Weil at the Writers Salon. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta.
9 p.m.: Poetry Slam. B-Side Ballroom, 1 Clinton Plaza, Oneonta.…
This week's briefs include information about the upcoming Campfire Jams Music Festival in Richfield, "Art in the Dark" tours at the Fenimore Art Museum, the opening reception for LEAF's "Imagine Art & Poetry" and much more.…
“This year, the [COTH Festival] committee decided to kick off the festival with a block party at CANO Friday night,” said Von Stengel, “and limit the festival to Main Street only Saturday afternoon instead of hosting vendors, performances, and activities on Main Street and CANO simultaneously Saturday and Sunday. This way, our organizers and volunteers are not spread thin and we can focus our energies [on] bringing more attendees to Main Street on Saturday for businesses.”…
FESTIVAL—5-9 p.m. “City of the Hills Festival.” Block party at Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. Visit https://www.cityofthehillsfest.org/…
It’s especially exciting to see how the Downtown Renaissance has sparked a wave of community-driven initiatives, such as the Oneonta Storefront Project, which fills vacant storefronts with art, and downtown business owners collaborating on promotions like sidewalk sales. Organizers and artists already doing cool things like the second Saturday Nighttime Alley Market have been able to harness their efforts to something bigger with the Oneonta Downtown Renaissance, too.…
On Saturday, August 24 from 4-8 p.m., music, vendors selling arts and handmade goods, art installations created by Megan Joubert and other local artists, food by AJ’s Smokin’ BBQ and art activities for kids, like making fairy wands, will pop up outside on CANO grounds.…