Museum reinterpretation The Farmers’ Museum has remade itself during the pandemic now it will turn one of its most popular weekends into a month-long ‘Celebration’ By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As museums adapt to the coronavirus pandemic, The Farmers’ Museum has embraced its outdoor space and turned its living museum into a socially distant outing that still appeals to visitors. With the rise of the Delta variant, the museum’s staff is replacing its weekend Harvest Festival with “Celebration…
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Junior Livestock Show is cow-a-bunga By KEVIN LIMITI• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MIDDLEFIELD — The first thing noticeable at The 73rd Farmers’ Museum Junior Livestock Show is the noise. Monday, July 12, there was loud mooing from all angles, a result of the cow show going on all morning.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JULY 12 Music Fest at Meadowlinks MUSIC ON THE MEADOW – 7 p.m. Come out for free music by Bill Scranton and Jeff Ruzich performing Classic Jazz/Rock. Bring a chair and blanket, sit in your car, or roam the trails. Enjoy a relaxing evening out. Meadowlinks Golf Course, 476 Co. Rd. 27, Richfield Springs. 607-432-4026 or visit www.facebook.com/Oneonta-Musicians-Association-AFM-443-281548775389405/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JULY 11 4-H Junior Livestock Show LIVESTOCK SHOW – 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. 4-H youth present the animals they have been raising to show. Today will be the shows for Dairy Goats and Sheep (10 a.m.), and Meat Goats (2 p.m.). Iroquois Farm Showgrounds, 1659 Co. Hwy. 33, Cooperstown. Visit cceschoharie-otsego.org/events/2021/07/11/the-farmers-museum-junior-livestock-show…
Best Bets July 8, 2021 The Friends of the Oneonta Theater are hosting a benefit car show to raise funds to purchase the historic theater. Come see 100 custom and vintage cars, enter the bucket and silent auctions, and enjoy live rockabilly music by Mark Pawkett and the Mopar Cams. Breakfast and lunch are available for purchase from Soda Jerks. Admission and parking are free. Action Lube Car Repair, 458 Chestnut St. in Oneonta from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30 Hyde Hall History Program HYDE HALL HISTORY – 7 p.m. Learn the history of the buildings, grounds, and collection contained in Hyde Hall. RSVP required. Springfield Library, 129 Co. Hwy. 29A, Springfield. 315-858-5802 or visit libraries.4cls.org/springfield/adult-programs/…
Museums to offer Pride Month discount Two Cooperstown area museums are offering discounts to celebrate the end of LGBTQ Pride Month. Anyone who shows a piece of rainbow flare, be it a clothing item, a keychain or anything else at the admission kiosk for both The Farmers’ Museum and Fenimore Art Museum, will receive $2 off a regular adult admission, Wednesday, June 30. People 19 and younger are admitted free to the Fenimore through Sept. 6. Museum hours are 10…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, APRIL 1 Farmers’/Fenimore Museums Reopen! REOPENING – Museum exhibits reopen for visitors. Fenimore Art Museum, Farmers’ Museum, More. …
No Sugaring Sundays At Farmers’ Museum COOPERSTOWN – The latest victim of COVID-19 is “Sugaring Off Sundays,” a beloved springtime staple at The Farmers’ Museum. The museum announced Friday it has cancelled the pancake feasts, usually held each Sunday in March, as a precautionary measure, but plans are to resume it in 2022. The Farmers’ Museum will reopen for its regular season on April 1, observing the same safety protocols as in 2020. Meanwhile,. visit FarmersMuseum.org/virtual.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 Cherry Valley Christmas Carols CHRISTMAS CAROLS – 1 p.m. Enjoy great music by great musicians to put you in the holiday spirit. At the Gazebo on Main St., Cherry Valley. 607-264-3080 or visit www.facebook.com/cherryvalleyartworks/ ANGEL TREE PROGRAM – Give the Gift of Christmas this holiday season. Adopt a family in need. Visit www.allotsego.com/angel-tree-program/ to learn how.…