HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, APRIL 11 Get The Jump On Growing Season FIND HOLY WEEK SERVICES HERE! SEED STARTING WORKSHOP – 6 p.m. Learn which seeds to start ahead of growing season and which to plant directly, when to plant/transplant, and general care of your plants. Bring your own seed or get some from Carefree Gardens. All ages and abilities welcome. Refreshments provided. Origins Cafe and Carefree Gardens, 558 Beaver Meadow Roads, Cooperstown. Info, www.facebook.com/GrowingCommunityCooperstown/ or email growingcommunity@yahoo.com TAKE BACK THE NIGHT…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, APRIL 9 Bowl-A-Thon For Arc Otsego PALM SUNDAY FIND HOLY WEEK SERVICES HERE! BOWL-A-THON – 1-4 p.m. Includes 3 games, shoes, 50/50 raffle, door prizes, and more. Individuals and teams of 4 welcome. Come support the developmentally disabled of Otsego County. Holiday Lanes Recreation Center, 5198 NY-23 #1, Oneonta. Info, arcotsego.org EASTER BUNNY EXPRESS – 1 p.m. Hop aboard the train with the Easter Bunny and friends. Cost, $20 adults, $19 seniors, $17 children, children 3 and under…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 8 Join Red Cross Fire Prevention Campaign HOME FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN – 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Volunteer with the local Red Cross to install free smoke alarms, complete fire safety checklists, and create personalized fire escape plans with local families. Sign up @ www.redcross.org/local/new-york/eastern-new-york/home-fire-safety or call (315)733-4666 HEALTH SUMMIT – 1:30-4 p.m. Dr. Kevin P. Hill, Harvard University Medical School, presents “Marijuana: The Unbiased Truth about Medical use and Legalization.” Free and open to the public. Room 202…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, APRIL 7 Disney’s ‘High School Musical’ At OHS MUSICAL – 7 p.m. Bring the family out for this presentation of Disney’s “High School Musical.” Bring school supplies to donate and half the proceeds of the show go to the Family Service Association “Back to School” drive. Oneonta High School Auditorium, 31 Center Street, Oneonta. Info, www.oneontacsd.org ART EXHIBIT RECEPTION – 5-8 p.m. Exhibits “Within The Happy Crowd,” by Kate Shannon and “Icelandic Images,” by Bret Delanoy opens at…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, APRIL 6 Professional Networking Event YOUNG PROFESSIONALS – 6-8 p.m. Come meet young professionals from the Otsego area in this networking event. J&D’s Wagon Wheel, Main St., Oneonta. Info, www.facebook.com/YoungProfessionalsNetworkYPN/ OPEN HOUSE – 5-7 p.m. The Otsego Area Occupational Center open house includes display’s games, open enrollment for adult education classes, child fingerprinting, and demonstrations from the CTE programs. Otsego Nothern Catskills BOCES, 1914 Co. Hwy. 35, Milford. Info, www.facebook.com/ONCBOCES/ ALDEN SCHOLAR SERIES – 7 p.m. “Rethinking Clutter:…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 Poetry Reading With Ishion Hutchinson POETRY READING – 7 p.m. Reading by Jamaican poet Ishion Hutchinson. Author of 2 collections, “Far District” and “House of Lords and Commons.” Martha Daniel will open the event by reading her poem “On the Table.” Celebration room, Shineman Chapel Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, email David Lubell at lubelld@hartwick.edu EGG DECORATING – 6:30 p.m. Pysanky, Ukranian egg decorating workshop using traditional materials and designs to create a folk patterned easter…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, APRIL 4 Job Opportunities, Otsego County JOB FAIR – 1-4 p.m. Come see what jobs are available in the area and listen to employers give a 10 minute presentation about their business and the opportunities you could have. Holiday Inn, 5206 NY-23, Oneonta. Info, otsegocc.com/events/#id=228&cid=673&wid=301 HEALTHCARE LECTURE – 6-7:30 p.m. Dr. William Streck, former president and CEO of Bassett, presents “Repeal and Replace the Affordable Care Act? What Social and Economic Impacts for New York?” Q&A session to…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, APRIL 3 Opening Reception, ‘Empty Place’ Exhibit SILENT WITNESS PROJECT – All Day. Life sized silhouettes will show the story of men, women, and children who have been impacted by domestic and dating violence to commemorate National Crimes Victims Week. Dewar Union, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, www.ofoinc.org EMPTY PLACE EXHIBIT RECEPTION – 5:30-7 p.m. Opening reception of “Empty Place at the Table” exhibit for national Crime Victims Awareness Week. Fine Arts Building, SUNY Oneonta. Info, www.ofoinc.org LINCOLN CENTER…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, APRIL 2 Spring Music & Crafts SPRING CRAFT SHOW – 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Come find unique items for gifts from the many vendors. Includes drawings for door prizes and a basket raffle. FoxCare Center, 1 FoxCare Drive, Oneonta. VIOLIN RECITAL – 1 p.m. Performance by Imad Rajib Altaha with free will offering to benefit the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees. Mr. Altaha received his Bachelor of Music Arts from Bagdad Univeristy in 1994 and has played the…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 1 ‘Empty Bowls’ Benefit Today EMPTY BOWLS – Noon-2 p.m. Serving homemade soup in your choice of bowl crafted and donated by local potters. Cost, $15 to benefit the local food pantry. Christ Church Parish Hall on Fair Street, Cooperstown. Info, cooperstownchamber.org/calendar-of-events/#!event/2017/4/1/empty-bowls. To volunteer or donate call (607)547-2627 SOUTH AFRICAN BANQUET – 6-9 p.m. The Mali Education project presents a South African benefit bazaar, dinner and documentary fill titled “Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai,” about…