In Oneonta, Santa, Other Staples Virtual By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – For Common Council member Mark Drnek, it’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas. “We were in Brooklyn one time during the holidays, and all of a sudden, we heard music in the streets,” he said. “It was a game-changer.” A similar 16-speaker system, designed by Carrie Schmidt of Bitbybit Solutions, was put in place for the downtown dining event and, come Black Friday, will…
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New Common Council Delaying $70,000 For Destination Oneonta Have Promoters Lost Focus? Asks Drnek At First Meeting By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Common Council voted this evening, 5-3, not to renew a $70,000 contract with Destination Oneonta for 2020, but to table it for further discussion. “I’m not really certain what the geographic parameters of Destination Oneonta are,” said Council member Mike Drnek, Ward Eight. Given that membership is expected to rise in the new year,…
Gingerbread Jubilee, Tree Fest At Foothills Home SWEET Home! Just because it’s Christmas doesn’t mean it can’t be a little spooky! Here, Henry Ahearn, 4, is dazzled by a gingerbread rendition of a scene from “The Nightmare Before Christmas” by the Amish Barn Company at the Gingerbread Jubilee at Oneonta’s Foothills Performing Arts Center this afternoon. “We like to come and see all the work everyone has put into it. This year is particularly amazing,” said mom Kim. This year’s…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7 Glimmerglass Film Days Celebrates Opening Night FILM DAYS – Fall film fest features films on theme “Adaptations.” Includes films: ‘Anthropocene: The Human Epoch’ – 6 – 7:45 p.m. Grand Stand Theater, Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. Opening Party/Exhibit – 8 – 9:30 p.m. The Smithy, 55 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. ‘The Unchanging Sea.’ 9:30 – 10:30 p.m. Templeton Hall, 63 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. Runs through 11/11. Visit www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31 Pumpkin Glow, Parade, More PARADE – 5 p.m. Dress your best and show off your costume in this years Halloween parade down Main St., Cooperstown. PUMPKIN GLOW – 6 – 7:30 p.m. Bring your carved pumpkin to enter in a contest or just to display to the trick-or-treaters. After the sun goes down stroll through the park and admire everyone’s handiwork. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-1980 or visit www.facebook.com/hmloneonta/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JULY 12 Opening Of 84th Annual National Juried Art Exhibit PREVIEW PARTY – 5 – 7 p.m. Celebrate opening of 84th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition and award ceremonies. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-9777 or visit www.cooperstownart.com…
Destination Oneonta’s Jessup To Update Common Council ONEONTA – Bank of Cooperstown Vice President Rachel Lutz Jessup, who is treasurer of Destination Oneonta, will brief Common Council on DO’s recent activities when it meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers. Common Council also plans to update the city’s harassment policy to comply with recent guidelines established by the State Division of Human Rights.…
Sunny Skies & Hungry Neighbors at 2nd Annual Community Dinner…