HOLIDAYS—5:30 p.m. “Tree Lighting.” Followed by Santa’s cottage hours through 8 p.m., Nutcracker dancers, caroling and more. Muller Plaza, Oneonta. https://www.facebook.com/DestinationOneonta…
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Upcoming performances by Orpheus Theatre and the Catskill Community Players, a blood drive at Cooperstown Central School and the City of Oneonta's holiday schedule are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Read about the Cooperstown Chamber's "Scoop it Up" online auction, loss of funding to Destination Oneonta, the upcoming Rural and Small Business Seminar, new acquisitions by Fenimore Art Museum and an upcoming gallery opening in Gilbertsville.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8 Fall Fun In Neahwa Park HARVEST PARTY—Noon to 4 p.m. Fall party featuring laser tag, pumpkins, cider, more. Neahwa Park, Oneonta. (607) 376-7599 or visit https://www.facebook.com/DestinationOneonta…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Glimmerglass Regatta with the Otsego Sailing Club SAILING—All day. The Glimmerglass Regatta returns for its 55th year. Presented by the Otsego Sailing Club, 5992 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. Communications@OtsegoSailingClub.com or visit https://www.otsegosailingclub.com/glimmerglass-regatta-23-at-osc.html PANCAKE BREAKFAST—7:30-11:30 a.m. Fly-In Pancake Breakfast. All-you-can-eat pancakes, eggs, maple syrup, sausage, beverages. Cost, $9/adult to support the Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department. Cooperstown/Westville Airport, Route 166, Cooperstown.…
Gabby Milewczik and Susan Lettis look on as Kathy Varadi plants spring flowers in downtown Oneonta. (Photo by Marcia Kozubek) Plantings Spruce Up Main Streetin Time for Parade By MARCIA KOZUBEKONEONTA The annual Memorial Day parade has been a point of community pride in Oneonta, but empty planters downtown have had a lackluster appearance. Complaints about the vacant garden plots caught the attention of Susan Lettis, a member of the Oneonta Federated Garden Club. She said while the club remains…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 1 Visit With The Easter Bunny EASTER BUNNY—10 a.m. to noon. Bring the kids down to visit with the Easter Bunny, enter a coloring contest, get adorable pictures, take home some goodies (while supplies last), and enter to win an Easter basket raffle. Held by Destination Oneonta at Foothills Performing Arts and Civics Center, Oneonta. (607) 376-7599 or visit facebook.com/DestinationOneonta/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 Oneonta Holiday Festivities HOLIDAY PARADE—5 p.m. Get into your holiday finery and welcome Santa Claus to Oneonta at the holiday parade. Followed by tree lighting and other holiday festivities. Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 376-7599 or visit facebook.com/DestinationOneonta/ ONEONTA TREE LIGHTING—5:30-7:30 p.m. Celebrate the lighting of the Onoenta Christmas Tree (at 6 p.m.). Includes horsedrawn carriage rides, Nutcraker Dancers in the windows of downtown businesses, and much more. Muller Plaza, Oneonta. (607) 376-7599 or visit destinationoneonta.com/holiday-fun SANTA VISIT—5:30-7:30…
Main Street and Lettis Highway Get Facelift On Saturday, September 10, about a dozen SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick students joined several community volunteers in a long-overdue clean-up of the triangle at the intersection of Main Street and Lettis Highway in the City of Oneonta. “The city’s lack of funds and staffing had put the maintenance of this entrance to Oneonta on a backburner,” Mark Drnek, Mayor of Oneonta, said. “But a local resident, Wendy Slicer, saw an opportunity to engage…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MAY 6 Return to the dance floor with the Otsego Dance Society CONTRADANCE RETURNS – 7:30 – 10:30 p.m. Rejoin your friends for a fun social dance with the Otsego Dance Society. Will feature music by Erik House & Friends and Peter Blue will be the caller. Suggested donation, $8/adult. New location at Cornfield Hall, 655 Co. Rd. 26, Fly Creek. Visit otsegodancesociety.weebly.com…