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Caitlin Burmingham, Cooperstown, pets a friendly goat at the 2013 Harvest Festival.
Old-Time Harvest Fest Welcomes Season Here
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elebrate the bounty of the season with crafts, food, a visit to the barnyard and a dedication of the carousel in honor of folksinger Pete Seeger. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. SaturdaySunday Sept. 13-14, The Farmers’ Museum, Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org/harvest. ART DOWNTOWN: Painting, sculpture, art and music all find a home at the annual City of the Hills Arts Festival. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, Main St., Oneonta. Info, www. cityofthehillsartsfestivsal.com.
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Manaise Shingiro, who was 9 when the Rwandan genocide began, uses art in his healing process. Here is the painting of the orphaned son of his parent’s neighbor from a photograph his brother provided.
18 Survivors Of Rwanda’s Nightmare Heal In Springfield Center By LIBBY CUDMORE SPRINGFIELD CENTER
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rom the sounds of laughter and singing in the back yard of the Hayden Creek Inn, you’d think this was a regular Saturday night cookout. But the guests at the barbecue aren’t just friends stopping by – that laughter is a piece of the healing journey of the Rwandan genocide. They are celebrating their survival. “This is the first gathering of its kind,” said Eugenie Mukeshimana, founder of the Genocide Survivors Support Network and the organizer of the event. “We’re
Eugenie Mukeshimana gathered 18 fellow survivors from across the country to heal at the Hayden Creek Inn.
all seeking the connection and that support.” During 100 days between April 7, 1994, and mid-July, over one million
Tutsi people were murdered by Rwanda’s Hutu majority. Eugenie was 8 months pregnant with her daughter, Mystica, when the Tutsis’ slaughter began. “I had friends betray me,” she said. “I had strangers who helped me survive. I had to have my baby in hiding.” She stayed in Rwanda helping other survivors until 2001, when she moved to Newark, N.J., and founded the network. “I interviewed Holocaust survivors to try and figure out how to live with what we have inherited,” she said. “I have always felt that I have a privilege to work with my fellow survivors, to keep track of what we all struggle with.” Eugenie used her network not only Please See SURVIVORS, B3
After Half-Century, Hyde Hall Fan Still Loves ‘Architectural Mistress’ HYDE BAY
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t was love at first sight for Douglas Kent and Hyde Hall. “She’s my architec-
tural mistress,” he said. “I’m still fascinated by it.” A Friends of Hyde Hall (now Hyde Hall Inc.) board member since 1965, Kent will be honored on his 50th anniversary at a reception on Monday, Sept. 15.
GET ON UP!: Daryl Brown, son of music legend James Brown, discusses, “Inside the Godfather: Never-BeforeTold Stories of James Brown by His Inner Circle.” 1-3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13, The Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 4338898. DINNER & FLOWERS: Enjoy a delicious dinner and a beautiful flower show all in one place! 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, Pierstown Grange Hall, Wedderspoon Hollow Road (off Hwy. 80), Cooperstown. Info, (607) 563-1104.
Douglas Kent cut the ribbon on renovated “Tin Top” in 2012, then bedecked himself with it.
Douglas Kent, Supporter Since 1965, Will Be Honored At Reception By LIBBY CUDMORE
TO THE MAT: East Coast Professional Wrestling features locals Alex Cross and Chris Ambrose, as well as Lil’ Daddy C, Draven theoneandonly and The Bruiserweight Maze. $15 general admission, $25 Golden Ringside. 7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 12, Oneonta Theater, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, www.oneontatheatre.com.
Growing up in Jordan, near Syracuse, he was studying Greek Revival architecture while other kids were reading about Superman and Batman. He discovered a book of 1920s floor plans that Please See KENT, B5
UPPER FLOOR TOUR: Peek into rarely seen upper floors and learn about the history of Oneonta’s Main Street with the “Look Up!” tour. 1-5 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 14, Greater Oneonta Historical Society, 183 Main St., Oneonta. Info, www.oneontahistory.org. SOLDIER’S QUILTS: Fran Hazelton and Lisa Ellsworth discuss Civil War quilts. 2 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 14, Richfield Springs Museum, 134 Main St., Richfield Springs. Info, (315) 8580027.
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Dorothea Lange’s America Lange’s empathetic images of migrant workers, suffering families, and tortured landscapes have seared the imagery of the Depression into America’s consciousness. Her most celebrated photographs of that era have become icons in American cultural history.
SEPTEMBER 18 - DECEMBER 31 5798 Route 80 • Cooperstown • FenimoreArtMuseum.org Dorothea Lange. Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936. All works are from the collection of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg. This exhibition was organized by art2art Circulating Exhibitions.
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