FILM FEST—5:30-9 p.m. “Glimmerglass Film Days.” Featuring a combination of compelling independent films, filmmaker talks, art, books, parties, guided walks and collaborations with local businesses. Continues through 11/11. Cooperstown. (607) 547-8881 or visit https://www.facebook.com/glimfilmdays…
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Editorial Applause Film festivals have been around for a century, and now, in the 21st, they have come into their own. They are meeting places for filmmakers and audiences who are interested in the world in its variety, different approaches to life and in film as an art form, a medium and a tool of social expression. Global digitalization has given film festivals an exceptional tool for crossing the communication channels from the most distant places and, with multiple languages,…
Film festival back this week for virtual, in-person events By TARA BARNWELL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Glimmerglass Film Days returns November 4 and runs through November 11, featuring 26 feature-length films, two shorts, an art exhibition, filmmaker talks, restaurant specials, and guided walks around Cooperstown. This year’s week-long festival, the ninth annual, reprises the 2020 virtual format but brings back the shared audience experience with the opportunity to view five of the feature-length films in person and view the exhibition…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Film Festival Kick-Off FILM FESTIVAL – 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. The Glimmerglass Film Days invites you to view engrossing documentary film ‘The Truffle Hunters’ at the Hall of Fame Grandstand Theater, Cooperstown. 607-547-8881 www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org FILM FESTIVAL – 7 p.m. Sign up to view online this years film festival featuring 27 full length films about topics ranging from community to racism, climate change to art, and more. Presented by The Glimmerglass Film Days. 607-547-8881 www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org…
Film Days Goes Online For 2020 COOPERSTOWN – The annual Glimmerglass Film Days will be presented online this year, with a slate of films scheduled for Nov. 5-11. “Curator Peggy Parsons and the Film Days Steering Committee are building a slate of films you’ll want to watch, ponder, and discuss,” the committee wrote in a press release. “You’ll meet mavericks, pioneers, dreamers, and doers and hear stories of revival, perseverance, injustice, and the human spirit. We also plan to offer…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Film Days Finale FILM DAYS – Fall film fest features films on theme “Adaptations.” Includes films: ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ – 10 – 11:30 a.m. Film for the kids. Village Hall Ballroom, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Kids Hike – 11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Get the kids out for ‘adaptations’ themed hike. Follows Susquehanna River from Main to Mill Street. Village Hall Ballroom, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. ‘Under The Palace Wall’ 11:45 a.m. – 12:45…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Portlandville Annual Turkey Dinner TURKEY DINNER – 1, 2:30, & 5 p.m. Enjoy annual turkey dinner. Reservations required for eat-in & take-out. Cost, $10/adult. Portlandville United Methodist Church, 2878 St. Rt. 28, Portlandville. 607-286-7582.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Veterans Day Tribute Concert TRIBUTE CONCERT – 5:30 p.m. Celebrate our nations veterans with featured performer Jerrod Niemann. Features VIP veterans reception in Wright-Wilber Bank Atrium. Show begins at 7 p.m. Cost, $25 at door. Free to vets, active duty military personnel. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-431-2080 or visit foothillspac.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Benefit Auction For Oneonta History Center BENEFIT AUCTION – 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Find hundreds of items including jewelry, gift certificates, art, more available at live & silent auctions. Refreshments available. Support Greater Oneonta Historical Society. Quality Inn, 5206 NY-23, Oneonta. 607-433-2452 or visit www.oneontahistory.org…
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…