HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, DEC. 19 ‘The Little Prince’ At CCS OPERA – 7 p.m. Enjoy a performance of family friendly opera, “The Little Prince,” this holiday season. Auditorium, Cooperstown High School. Call 607-547-2255 or visit glimmerglass.org/festival/little-prince/ SENIOR SOCIAL – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Seniors enjoy fun in the pool, hot beverages, luncheon, bingo, more. Oneonta YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0010 or visit www.oneontaymca.org…
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Bill Murray To Perform At Glimmerglass Festival COOPERSTOWN – Bill Murray, star of “Groundhog Day” “Ghostbusters” and “Lost in Translation” will perform at the Glimmerglass Festival in a performance with cellist Jan Vogler on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Their performance, “New Worlds” will feature Murray singing and reading, including such selections as “It Ain’t Necessarily So” from “Porgy and Bess,” performed as part of this year’s Festival. New Worlds stems from Murray and Vogler’s curiosity in each other’s artistic worlds, and…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 Music From The Diaspora KLEZMER CONCERT – 5 p.m. The Big Galute Klezmer ensemble presents a dazzling variety of music from the Jewish Diaspora’s many homelands. The Pavillion, Glimmerglass Festival Campus, 7300 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. Call (607)547-2255 or visit glimmerglass.org HEALTH SCREENING – 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Free mammograms and pelvic exams for the uninsured and under-insured. Morris Fire Department, 117 East Main St., Morris. Call 1-888-345-0225…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JULY 17 Discussing Art ARTIST TALK – 5:30 p.m. Music Director Joseph Colaneri and this years Artist in Residence William Burden who sings Justice Scalia in the opera ‘Scalia/Ginsburg’ will discuss Burden’s very successful career and his roles and the importance of the Artist in Residence Program. Reception will follow. Admission, free to members, non-members $5. Pavilion, Glimmerglass Festival Campus, Cooperstown. Reservation, Winnie Olsen @ (570)685-7204 or Rita Emanuel @ (607)286-9288 by 7/15 MEDIUMSHIP DEMONSTRATION –…
Opera Schedule Announced! The Glimmerglass Festival has announced the schedule for their 2018 season. Including great artists like Margaret Atwood, author of “The Handmaids Tale,” Eric Owens, Rosanne Cash, and more the festival will once again be exploring themes of home and country. To view the anouncement CLICK HERE! …
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JUNE 29 Lucia & Levi In Neahwa Park SUMMER CONCERT SERIES – 7 p.m. Presenting “Lucia & Levi” for the first performance at the Bandstand, Neahwa Park, Oneonta. www.oneonta.ny.us/departments/parks-and-recreation/summer-concert-series/ MAMMOVAN VISIT – 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Get free mammograms, clinical breast exams, pap tests, and pelvic exams for no cost at Bassett Healthcares Mammovan. Walk-ins welcome. Family Planning of South Central New York, 37 Dietz St., Oneonta. www.facebook.com/pg/FPSCNY/events/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JUNE 12 Oneonta Outlaws Home Game HOME GAME – 7 p.m. The Oneonta Outlaws vs. Mohawk Valley Diamond Dawgs. Damaschke Field, Oneonta. Info, www.oneontaoutlaws.com/teams/default.asp?u=ONEONTAOUTLAWS&s=baseball&p=home TALKING OPERA – 7 p.m. Kevin Miller, a Glimmerglass Festival Principal Coach/Accompanist, will lead a program focusing on the great American opera “Porgy and Bess.” Christ Church Parish Hall, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown.…
Glimmerglass Fest Premieres ‘Stomping Grounds’ In County COOPERSTOWN – Warming up for its summer season, The Glimmerglass Festival is bring a world-premiere hip-hop opera, “Stomping Grounds,” to Otsego County and Upstate New York over the next few weeks, beginning at 7 p.m. Monday, May 8, at SUNY Oneonta’s Center for Multi-Cultural Experiences. Another local performance will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 10, at the Cooperstown Farmers Market. No tickets are required for either show. Performances are also planned at Cherry…
BIG DRAW AT GLIMMERGLASS Justice Ginsburg: Fear Not, Constitution Getting Better By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Don’t despair, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reassured her fellow Americans in an almost full 914-seat Alice Busch Opera Theatre this afternoon: Today’s dissents are often tomorrow’s majorities. “Our Constitution has not changed, but our interpretation of it has become more perfect,” said the dean of the high court, an opera fan who has spoken to fellow fans at…
NIGHT AT THE OPERA Great Score Overcomes Bland ‘Sweeney’ Setting By PAT THORPE • Review for www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” has been described as “operatic” since its debut in 1979 and it didn’t take long for this musical thriller to move to the opera house. John DeMain conducted Sweeney’s operatic debut in 1984 and has probably led more performances than anyone on Earth – very good reasons the Glimmerglass Festival orchestra sails with confidence and power through…