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SWISH OF THE CURTAIN Despite the rocky relationship between leads Kate Collins (Sibyl) and Austin Sears (Elyot), above, the inaugural “Private Lives” was a hit. At left, Maggie and Austin examine a current prop in the main theater.
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Cooperstown Theater Festival, At 30, Evokes Such Memories By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN
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he stage had a golden curtain, (but it was eaten over one winter by raccoons.) In the U.S., Russian-born sisters MagThe diminutive Maggie gie and Olga (depicted in a Lady Ostapeck portrait) found freedom – and love. Sears advised the builders The center photo shows Maggie in the the stage should be “up to actresses’ dressing room, former horse my stomach button.” But the job went to 6-foot-4 contracstables.
tor Rick Degner, so it’s much higher than specifications. In the big double house on West James Street, Richfield Springs, rented for the cast, hijinks starred, peaking when a neighbor called to complain of actors and actresses frolicking au naturale. Yes, stories abound about Cooperstown Theater Festival, as you might expect: They’ve accrued over 30 Please See 30TH, B3
Again, Justice Packs (Bigger) House By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN
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ast year, she reflected on connections between the law and opera. This year, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
demonstrated it, with a half-dozen selections, from Wagner to Gilbert & Sullivan, performed to her commentary by the Glimmerglass Festival’s Young Artists. Ginsburg, who had quietly slipped in and out of town for the past two decades to enjoy Glimmerglass productions, has Please See GINSBURG, A2
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Glimmer- glass Opera’s Francesca Zambello emcees Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s reprise appearance Friday, Aug. 9.
ido gets to show his stuff at the 18th Annual Leatherstocking Sheepdog Trials, with plenty of food, vendors, and activities for his human friends. Admission $5 for all three days; children 12 and under free! 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16-Sunday, Aug 18. Beaver Meadow Rd, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 2938385, www.leatherstockingsheepdogtrials.com. THE BARD’S TALE: The Franklin Stage Company performs Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale,” featuring a live, original score by percussionist Blake Fleming. 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Aug. 16-17, 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug 18. Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, reservations, reserve@franklinstagecompany.org. VINTAGE PHOTOS: 5-8 p.m. Bring your friends and get portraits taken in vintage hats, capes and costumes from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16. Greater Oneonta Historical Society, 183 Main St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-0960. FIND A BARGAIN: The West End community garage sale has something for everyone. Pick up a map to find the best bargains! 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug 17. Throughout West End, Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-4926. TRACTORS GALORE: Antique Power Days are back with a tractor parade, displays, a pancake breakfast and more. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Aug 1718. Old Grange Hall, Roseboom. Info, Jack VanBuren, (607) 264-3015. PEACEFUL PATH: Phakchok Rinpoche, visiting from Nepal, shares the peace and wisdom of Buddhism. 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug, 18. Universalist Unitarian Church, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-3491. SING ALONG: The hills around Otsego Lake are alive with a sing-along to “The Sound of Music.” 8-10 p.m. Sunday, Aug, 18. Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-5098, www.hydehall.org.
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