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Claire Satriano tends blossoms at Cooperstown’s Mohican Flowers.
Today’s light veils date back to a darker tradition, Rainbow’s End Norah Doyle will tell you.
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H The three pounds of butter are the tipoff: Marge Landers is about to bake a wedding cake.
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Wolf Wilde’s Liz Pereira peers down through a tray of engagement rings at the Oneonta jewelry store.
ention the word “wedding,” and you’ll be swamped with tons of advice on traditions – everything from what to wear to what to eat to what exact shade of flower is a must in your bouquet! But where do those traditions even come from? “Traditions help your wedding have a special meaning,” said Paula Fassler, owner of House of Brides on Southside Oneonta. “They help connect you to the past.” ► THE DRESS: Is there any image more iconic than the bride in her white gown, floating up the aisle on a cloud of lace and tulle? “It’s about purity,” said Fassler. “It’s the bride’s first time down the aisle, first time as a wife.” But the shades of white vary these days, from champagne to ivory, for every bride and every Symbols of purity skin tone. surround House of Please See TRADITION, B3 Brides’ Paula Fassler.
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Winter Carnival 2015 All About Chocolate By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN
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t’s one thing to see “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory” on Friday, Feb. 6,
at the Baseball Hall of Fame, part of the Cabin Fever Film Series. It’s another thing to live it. “We’re hiding five ‘golden tickets’ in chocolate bars to sell before the Cooperstown Winter Carnival,” said Marissa David-
son, co-chair of the planning committee. “The winners will get a free pass to Hershey Park in Pennsylvania.” “Cooperstown & The Chocolate Factory” is the theme of the 48th annual carnival, planned Please See CARNIVAL, B2
ad enough of winter yet? Cooperstown’s annual free Friday night Cabin Fever Film Series kicks off at with “West Side Story,” the Oscarwinning musical update of “Romeo and Juliet” set in tenements of New York City (not rated, 1961, 151 minutes). 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 The Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 State Route 80, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-1400. BLOOD DRIVE: American Red Cross hosts blood drive at Bassett Medical Center. Dunkin’ Donuts will provide a $5 gift certificate to all donors. Appointments preferred, but walk-ins welcome. Bassett Hall Auditorium, corner of Beaver and Pioneer Streets, Cooperstown. 1-7 p.m Friday, Jan. 9. Info, appointments, www.RedCrossBlood.org, or call 800-733-2767 or contact the Clinical Lab office at (607) 547-3701. CCS CONCERT: Mexo-Americana fusion musician David Wax Museum plays the first show of the Cooperstown Concert Series with special guest Kristin Andreassen. Single tickets $8-$20, with children 12 and under free when accompanied by an adult. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, The Otesaga, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-1812 or email info@cooperstownconcertseries. org. SPIN A WHEEL: Winter pottery classes for adults and children at The Smithy in Cooperstown start Monday, Jan. 12. Choose from 4, 8, 10-week, or open studio sessions. Smithy Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Court, Cooperstown. For schedule, fees, registration info, call Kristin at (607) 547-8671, Ext. 1, email gallery@smithyarts.org, or visit www. smithyarts.org. SING OUT: Catskill Choral Society announces auditions for adult choristers and teen Dox apprentices (who rehearse, perform and receive free professional voice coaching), 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15. Unitarian Universalist Society Church, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, Kerstin Green at (607) 286-9106.
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