GALA—6:30-9:30 p.m. “FilmOtsego Inaugural Gala.” Complimentary libations, hors d’oeuvres and celebration of the mission to bring the film industry to the greater Leatherstocking Region. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080 or visit https://www.foothillspac.org/…
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FESTIVAL—5 p.m. “Fringe Festival 2024.” Three-day festival of music, dance, film, stand-up comedy and performance arts of all varieties. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080 or visit https://www.foothillspac.org/foothills-fringe…
Bass grew up in Utica during the 1960s, where he believed his dream to become a filmmaker was only that, a dream. However, his mother, Juanita (Holmes) Bass, helped make that dream a reality by encouraging her son and fueling his drive, telling him, “Not only do you want to do it, you’re going to do it!”…
FILM SCREENING—7-8:30 p.m. “Exit Through the Gift Shop.” 2010 British documentary film tells the story of Thierry Guetta, a French immigrant to Los Angeles who filmed LA street artists. Suggested donation, $10. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1400 or visit https://fenimoreartmuseum.org/calendar-a-4…
First Impressions column by Caspar Ewig ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas’ Classic Christmas Poem Deconstructed COOPERSTOWN – On Tuesday, November 29, author Pamela McColl presented at Fenimore Art Museum on the insights and experiences she had gained in the 10 years it took to research and write her volume, “Twas the Night—The Art and History Behind the Classic Christmas Poem.” The lecture was particularly relevant this year, since it is the bicentennial of the poem’s first reading and since part…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 Cruise-In Car Show at Pathfinder Village CAR SHOW – 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Enjoy a cruise-in car show featuring muscle cars, restored classics, and street rods. Show will include an award for the Best In Show as well as a Name The Flavor contest for a new ice cream flavor. Pathfinder Village, 3 Chenango Rd., Edmeston. 607-965-8377 or visit pathfindervillage.org…
Glimmerglass Festival releasing opera film for free on website The Glimmerglass Festival is releasing ‘The Knock’, a 50 minute opera as a film for free on its website on Veteran’s Day, Thursday, November 11. ‘The Knock’, composed by Aleksandra Vrebalov, was originally slated for a 2020 stage production, but after the pandemic hit, they decided to create the work as a film. The one-act opera is about the wives of military men waiting for news of their husbands. The libretto,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MARCH 1 Maple Sugar Season Begins! SUGARING OFF – 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Enjoy full pancake breakfast in the morning then contemporary, historic demonstrations of maple sugar production. Admission, $10/adult. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org/stec_event/sugaring-off-sundays/0…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29 ‘Agrippina’ Streaming Live OPERA – 12:55 p.m. Performance of “Agrippina,” by Handel, streaming live from Metropolitan Opera House. Cost, $20/adult. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-431-2080 or visit www.foothillspac.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28 CCS Cabaret Night CABARET – 5 – 9 p.m. CCS students present this years Cabaret night. Begins with soup & chili dinners, 2 stage of entertainment featuring local performers, & silent auction. Auditorium, Cooperstown High School. 607-547-8181 or visit www.cooperstowncs.org…