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Baseball Seminar Returns for 35th Year

“Baseball is a mirror of the American culture,” said Simons in a May 19 telephone interview. “A lot of American history can be reflected through baseball—race relations, military history, women’s history. Baseball developed at a time when America was moving to the city, yet it evokes a rural nostalgia,” he said.…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, AUG. 24

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, AUG. 24 Star Wars At Doubleday STAR WARS – 8:30 p.m. The Village of Cooperstown presents free showing of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Doubleday Field, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-2411 BOOK CLUB – 5:30-7:30 p.m. The second meeting of the social justice book club will discuss “Between The World And Me” by Ta-Nehisi Coates who confronts the notion of race in America. The Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main St., Oneonta. Call (607) 433-8898 or visit www.facebook.com/TheGreenToadBookstore/…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, AUG. 20

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, AUG. 20 Celebrate Music Of Oneonta PIANO CONCERT – 3 p.m. Tim Horne piano pieces from Oneonta’s music history on this last day of the Oneonta Music History Exhibition. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. Call (607)432-0960 or visit www.oneontahistory.org CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. The summer music festival presents “Time for Three.” The Otesaga, Cooperstown. www.cooperstownmusicfest.org/timeforthree/…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, AUG. 19

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, AUG. 19 Visit With History CIVIL WAR REENACTMENT – 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Experience a civil war encampment with the 125th and 61st New York Regiments. Includes Civil War weaponry, tactics, drills, and firing demonstrations. Also a concert and a battle reenactment. Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown. Call (607) 547-5098 or visit hydehall.org/event/civil-war-weekend/ HOPS FESTIVAL – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Learn and celebrate the local history of hops in the Cooperstown area. Includes family friendly activities, an exhibit,…