Cultural Critic Speaks at Writers Salon By WRILEY NELSONONEONTA Cultural critic, artist and award-winning journalist Anne Elizabeth Moore visited the Community Arts Network of Oneonta on May 18 to present selections from her new book. The Feminist Press at the City University of New York released a second, expanded edition of the award-winning “Body Horror: Capitalism, Fear, Misogyny, Jokes,” originally published in 2017, in April. “Body Horror” is a wide-ranging collection of essays that examine the ways consumerist capitalism assaults…
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Artwork by Madeline Silber is featured at CANO. (Photo provided) ‘ReImagine the Local Arts’ Benefitfor CANO is Saturday ONEONTA The Community Arts Network of Oneonta will hold a benefit, “ReImagine the Local Arts,” in the historic Wilber Mansion at 11 Ford Avenue on Saturday, April 29 from 4-6 p.m. The impetus for this event is two-fold: to gather community members and leaders to talk over ideas on how to best meet the needs of Oneonta residents and visitors, and to…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, APRIL 20 Writers Salon Presents Oneonta Mystery Writer WRITERS SALON—7:30 p.m. Stop by for open mic followed by a presentation/reading this month by featured author, Oneonta mystery writer Lesley Diehl. Free, open to the public. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 432-2070 or visit canoneonta.org SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED—Artists are invited to apply to show your work during the annual “Art By The Lake” Festival. Painters, photographers, sculptors and more are invited to apply…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MARCH 31 Percussion Performance with Oneonta Concert Association PERCUSSION PERFORMANCE—7:30 p.m. Join the Oneonta Concert Association’s own Julie Licata for a concert of solo and chamber ensemble music featuring driving rhythms, lyrical melodies, organ-like chorales, fixed instruments, and audience-directed improvisations. General admission, $25. Anderson Theater, Hartwick College, Oneonta. (607) 376-7283 or visit oneontaconcertassociation.org…
Oneonta Artist Captures Essence of Our Region Using Spray Paint By IAN KENYONONEONTA On a 2015 visit to San Francisco, James Mcilroy stopped to observe a work by Austrian urban and graffiti artist, Nychos. The split animal anatomy in a spray paint medium left an impression on the curious Mcilroy that opened a new thought process—and inevitably would result in a major public artistic contribution to the community back home in Oneonta, bringing new life to the historic Ford Sales…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, MARCH 16 Catskill Community Players To Perform at Writers Salon WRITERS SALON—7:30 p.m. Stop by for open mic followed by a presentation/reading by this month’s featured presenter, The Catskill Community Players performing “Love or Best Offer.” Free, open to the public. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 432-2070 or visit canoneonta.org…
Made with Love ONEONTA—Chelly Nicholson, above, placed third in the Community Arts Network of Oneonta’s 18th annual Chili Bowl Cook-Off and Fundraiser on Saturday, February 11, in the “People’s Choice, Amateur” category. Nicholson is pictured with CANO Board President Jim Maloney. The full list of prize winners is below.Judges Choice: 1. Our Town Cafe; 2. SUNY Delhi; 3. Soda Jerks. People’s Choice, Amateur: 1. Tie: Sean and Doria Hall; 2. Lorraine Brady; 3. Chelly Nicholson. People’s Choice, Professional: 1. SUNY…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Writers Salon Returns To Community Arts Network Of Oneonta WRITERS SALON—7:30 p.m. Stop by for open mic followed by a presentation/reading by featured poet Peter Murphy. Come out to hear new work, work-in-progress, and published work from “Underwater” (Human Error, 2021), a collection one reviewer describes as “sometimes folksy, sometimes bawdy, always lively and intelligent.” Free, open to the public. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 432-2070 or visit canoneonta.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Visit Quilt Show By The Susquehanna Valley Quilters HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! QUILT SHOW—11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Susquehanna Valley Quilters return with their 2023 quilt show, taking over the mansion with vibrant colors and designs. On view through 2/19. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 432-2070 or visit canoneonta.org/exhibitions…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Support Community Arts Network of Oneonta CHILI BOWL—Noon to 4 p.m. Local amateur and professional cooks compete to make the best chili, and you get to pick the winner. Stop by to sample the different chili concoctions and purchase one of the custom bowls for sale to support arts in Oneonta. Admission, $20/person. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. 607-432-2070 or visit canoneonta.org/chili-bowl-fundraiser TAX PREP—10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m.…
