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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JULY 25-26, 2013

Bunny Hamilton, CSO’s Angel In Cooperstown Boys” and Broadway hits. While the world benefits from her interest in music COOPERSTOWN and theater, so does her hometown: For the 14th unny Hamilton IS year, Bunny Hamilton and an angel. her collaborator in this Mrs. Lewis L. venture, Bob Brose, are Hamilton and her late husorganizing the Catskill band, Lou Hager Sr., first Bach’s fourth Symphony Orchestra’s Brandenburg began financing theater Cooperstown Concert. productions in London’s keeps Baroque Planned at 7:30 p.m. tradition alive. Sunday, Aug. 25, at The fabled West End. Since Hager, the philanOtesaga, this year’s perJim Kevlin/ OTSEGO.life Mrs. Lewis L. “Bunny” Hamilton and thropist and Anheuser-Busch heir, formance – as in the past – features her colleague, Bob Brose, are prepar- passed away in 1988, Mrs. HamBaroque favorites, Bach’s fourth ing the CSO’s Cooperstown Concert ilton has continued her interest, Brandenburg Concerto in particular. for the 14th year. recently helping underwrite “Jersey Please See ANGEL, B5 By JIM KEVLIN

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Ozzie Smith waves to his fans during the 2012 Hall of Fame Legends Parade.

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he Baseball Hall of Fame welcomes baseball fans, families and players for Induction Weekend, featuring the parade, autograph signing, live renditions of baseball classics and, of course the Induction Ceremony. Starting at 8 a.m. on Friday, July 26, join Ozzie Smith and other guests for the “PLAY ball” fund raiser at the Hall of Fame Plaques Gallery and on the field. At 1 p.m., learn “What’s Inside the Hall of Fame” with the author series at the Bullpen Theater. At 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 27, join Gil “Bud” Palmer, Lou Sciara and Tim Wiles for live performances of “Who’s On First” and “Casey at the Bat” on Doubleday Field, with the award presentation following at 4:30 p.m. and the Parade of Legends at 6 p.m. The Induction Ceremony closes out the weekend at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 28 at the Clark Sports Center.

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Oneonta’s Carol Dean engages Victoria Wyeth on a finer point of Andrew Wyeth’s opus.

Artist’s Granddaughter Victoria Brings Tears To Fans’ Eyes By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN

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our years after her grandfather Andrew Wyeth’s death, Victoria Wyeth still tears up. She’s not alone, she learned during “An Evening With Victoria Wyeth” Saturday, July 20, at The Fenimore Art

Victoria with her uncle Jamie’s self portrait. The terms of Andy’s exhibit bar photos of his works.

Museum. “In the middle of the lecture, in front of a hundred people, I started tearing up,” she told one of the Gallery Talks the next morning. “I looked up, and there were about 30 gentlemen in the front few rows crying. “It was very touching to see these tough men with tears streaming down their faces. That was the greatest gift they could give my grandfather.” Please See WYETH, B3

AT THE OPERA

Simplicity, Imagination – And ‘King For A Day’ Shines

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moting him with tunesmith phrases – and immersed himself in the struggle to free and unite Italy – always at personal risk. By the mid-point of his life, however, he was the

personification of Italian patriotism structured with immense artistic achievement. Both continued to his final months of life. He is a great soul of his country; one early Verdi chorus is

COLOR TALK: Christine Alexander discusses her exhibition “Passion for Color” at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, July 26, Cherry Branch Gallery, 25 Main St., Cherry Valley. Info, (607) 264-9530. FREE PUPPETS: Mettawee River Theatre Company returns to the Franklin Stage to presents “Taliesin” at 8 p.m. on Friday, July 27. Franklin Central School Playing Field, Institute St., Franklin. Info, reservations, (607) 829-3700. MORE MUSIC: Iris DeMent, touring for the first time with a band, sings songs of faith and questioning with her distinctive warble. $15 lawn seating. 8 p.m. on Friday, July 26 at West Kortright Center, 49 W. Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith. Info, (607) 2785454. HALL OF FAME BBQ: It wouldn’t be Induction Weekend without Brooks Chicken at the Cooperstown Methodist Church. 3-7 p.m. on Saturday, July 27 Cooperstown Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Glen Ave. Info, (607) 547-5831.

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erverse indeed is the custom of reducing history to repeated evasions – and truly inventive creation to mediocrity. Verdi reacted strongly to barely literate reviews de-

LOCAL BAND, BIG SHOW: Cooperstown natives Alpenglow open for Grace Potter & The Nocturnals at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 25. $40, Brewery Ommegang, 656 Cty. Hwy. 33, Cooperstown. Info, www.breweryommegang.com.

even an unofficial national anthem. He was not a peasant himself, but immediately descended from those who worked hard and long for Please See VERDI, B2

ENJOY HORSESHOES: Horseshoe competition, vendors, petting zoo, games and entertainment. 10 a.m.4 p.m. Saturday, July 27 at the Hobart Community Center, Cornell Ave., Hobart. Info, (607) 538-9100. ONEONTA MEMORIES: Alan Donovan continues his “Downtown Memories” oral histories series from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, July 27. Greater Oneonta Historical Society, 183 Main St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-0960.

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The Hudson River School: Nature and the American Vision On view through September 29

Over forty-five important 19th century landscape paintings by well-known Hudson River School artists. Celebrated masterpieces rarely seen on tour include Thomas Cole’s iconic series of five monumental landscapes, The Course of Empire, ca. 1834-36.

FenimoreArtMuseum.org The Hudson River School: Nature and the American Vision is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. It is also sponsored in part by Fenimore Asset Management Fund of The Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region. The exhibition has been organized by the New-York Historical Society. Asher Brown Durand , The Solitary Oak (The Old Oak), 1844, Oil on canvas (relined), The New-York Historical Society, Gi� of The New-York Gallery of the Fine Arts, 1858.75


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