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Melissa Brookway, helps her kids, Maddox and Taryn, see what the Easter Bunny left at the Southside Mall’s 2014 annual egg hunt. Youngsters can get their photos with the bunny from noon to 4 p.m. daily through Saturday, April 4.

The (Egg) Hunts Are On Around Otsego County

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aster is hoppinin’ with several events around the county: An ecumenical sunrise service is set for 7 a.m. Sunday, April 5, in Cooperstown’s Lakefront Park. Kids young and old can also put on their Easter bonnets for:

Uncas Descendant Reimagines Opera In NY Woodlands

Fenimore’s Chagalls Will Further Inspire Glimmerglass’ Fans

HYDE HALL EGG HUNT: The historic site hosts its Easter egg hunt on the lawn, 10 a.m. Saturday, April 4. Free. Bring a bag or basket; get goodie bags, balloons, meet the Easter bunny. Raffle. Hyde Hall Historic Site, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd., Cooperstown. Enter through Glimmerglass State Park. Info, (607) 547-5700.

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ust as Francesca Zambello’s Glimmerglass Festival operas are influenced by the contemporary, Marc Chagall drew on unlikely sources in designing “Magic Flute” costumes for the Met’s 1967 production. “You’ll see in pictures that Tamino is Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.life wearing Beatle boots!” said Michelle Michelle Murdock, director of Please See CHAGALL, B3 exhibitions, discusses Chagall.

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ast summer, Madeline Sayet visited Glimmerglass’ environs for the first time, hiking into the woods with designers Troy Hourie (sets) and Kaye Voyce (costumes). They came upon a clearing. “There must have been a fire,” said Sayet, who, a direct descendant of the Mohegans’ great chief Uncas, is as close to a Native American princess as anyone these days. “All the trees were isolated and singular. And we said: Please See FLUTE, B3

Lonni Sue Johnson Provides Clues To Help Solve Mysteries Of Brain By LIBBY CUDMORE

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COOPERSTOWN PARADE: Meet at Lakefront Park at noon, Saturday, April 4, for a parade led by Mr. & Mrs. Easter Bunny and the Cooperstown Volunteer Fire Dept. March together up Pioneer Street to a tea party at the Tunnicliff Inn. Face painting, games; prizes to all youngsters parading in Easter bonnets. Lakefront Park, Cooperstown. Info, www.cooperstownchamber.org.

onni Sue Johnson made a career of drawing covers for The New Yorker. In the latest edition, she’s one of the magazine’s top stories, headlined “Life Lines,” where reporter Daniel Zalewski follows her through a day she will not remember.

Since she nearly died from viral encephalitis in December 2007, her hippocampus, where memory is stored, and her temporal lobe are damaged. As a result, even seconds after seeing a series of images, she cannot remember it. “Her ‘temporal window’ – the period of time she can reliably keep track of – slams shut after a Please See LONNI, B4

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FARMERS’ MARKET CRAFTS: Join artisan Jeannette Westcott at the Oneonta Farmers’ Market for kids’ crafts 11 a.m.-noon, Saturday, April 4. Activities include planting grass in eggs and drawing faces. Watch your egg-character’s hair grow as you water the grass seeds. Free; supplies limited. Market runs 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Main Street Garage Walkway, Main Street, Oneonta. Info, www.oneontafarmersmarket.com ONEONTA EGG HUNT: Bring your basket for egg hunt and photos with the Easter Bunny, 11 a.m. Saturday, April 4. Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-8600.

Former Middlefield artist Lonni Sue Johnson’s rare ailment has now attracted The New Yorker’s attention.

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COLORING CONTEST: Coloring contest for kids, 11 a.m.- 3 p.m., Saturday, April 4. Giveaways, meet the Easter bunny. Southside McDonald’s, 4958 Rte. 23, Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-7608.

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