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Bill Pietraface, retired SUNY Oneonta biology professor, was in the front row of a throng of fans waiting to sample the Baseball Hall of Fame’s 75th birthday cake Thursday, June 12, in the Hall of Plaques. Hall of Famers Cal Ripken Jr., foreground, and Phil Niekro, behind him, help youngsters navigate a virtual Hall of Fame on the Google Cultural Institute.
FLAME, a nationally touring band made up of disabled musicians, will place the ARC’s Summer Sizzle Dance on Friday, June 20.
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ogether� exhibit opening 5 p.m., Friday, June 20, at the Main View Gallery, 73 Main St., Oneonta, showcases art inspired by mythology and fairy tales with sculpture, painting and dramatic performance. Then, at 7, walk a half-block to Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., for a dance featuring the FLAME singers. Info, (607) 432-1890. County Board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, prepares to read a proclamation hailing the Hall’s 75th birthday. Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz, next to her, followed. Others are Hall President Jeff Idelson, Cal Ripken Jr.. Hall Chairman Jane Forbes Clark, and Phil Niekro.
FAMILY LORE: Readings from Clarke family correspondence and music by the Glimmerglass Festival artists. $20, reservations required. 5:30 p.m., Saturday, June 21, Hyde Hall, 1527 Cty. Hwy. 31, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-5098.
Retired HoF curator Ted Spencer, foreground, with wife Pat, joins the applause when Cal Ripken and Phil Niekro are introduced. Behind him is Merritt Harvey, Hartwick, who, at age 5, attended the first Induction in 1939.
Phil Bresee, who retired from Oneonta to the Thanksgiving Home, attended the first Induction in 1939.
KIDS THEATER: David Gonzales performs two kid-friendly shows; “Mytholo Jazz,� a tale of Orpheus and Eurydice set to modern jazz music, and “Aesop Bops!� familiar folktales with a jazz beat. “Mytholo Jazz,� 8 p.m. Friday, June 20, “Aesop Bops,� 3 p.m. Saturday, June 21. Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, reservations, (607) 829-3700.
Experts, Veterans Ponder 75th Meaning
SUMMER STARTS: Celebrate the first day of summer with a trip to Deowongo Island to hear guest speakers, help clean up and tour the island. 9 a.m., Saturday, June 21, Canadarago Public Boat Launch. Info, (607) 547-2366.
SUNY Alum Friend To Baseball’s Greats Hall, Cooperstown Have Changed, Veterans Reflect By JIM KEVLIN
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cried when Babe Ruth died,� declared Marty Appel, prolific writer on sports-related topics, Emmy Award-winning producer, former Yankee public relations director, riveting raconteur, and SUNYOneonta graduate. OTSEGO.life “I was 9 days old,� added Bruce Markusen interthe author of the recently views Marty Appel. Please See APPEL, B4
esterday was today’s topic, and things have changed. “I shouldn’t say this,� said Ted Spencer, the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s retired curator, “but my first year here� – 1982 – “I tried everything on.� How things have become more formal and security-conscious over the years was one theme that emerged from a panel Spencer Please See 1939, B3
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STRAWBERRY FEST: Nothing says summer like strawberry shortcake! Worcester Strawberry festival features bake and tag sale, raffle, Brooks BBQ, music and homemade goodies. 9 a.m., Saturday, June 21, First Presbyterian Church, 174 Main St., Worcester. Info, (607) 397-9345.
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TEEN DRAMA: Cirque de Broadway musical revue performed by Orpheus Teen theatre troupe. 7 p.m., Saturday, June 21, Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, www. orpheustheatre.org.
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Attendees at 1939 induction include, from left, Howard Talbot, Homer Osterhoudt and Catherine Walker, plus Ted Spencer.
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