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featuring new exhibit ‘Small ners welcome. Dress for the Community, Big Ideas.’ Ex- weather, bring binoculars, bird hibit tours, live entertainment. guide. Free, pre-registration Free, open to the public. Beer required. Presented by Otsego & wine will be served. Oneonta County Conservation AssociaHistory Center, 183 Main St., tion at Mohican Farm, 7207 Oneonta. 607-432-0960. St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. inPLANETARIUM OtsegO COunty – 7 p.m. 607-547-4488. The public is invited to jourCLEAN SWEEP – 8 a.m. - 2 ney through the stars with live p.m. Residents of Hartwick are presenters and the powerful invited to clean up Hartwick Digistar 6 digital planetarium by disposing of old household system. Free, registration re- furniture, yard trash, green quired. A.J. Read Science Dis- waste, & scrap metal at the covery Center, SUNY Oneonta. Town Hall. Contact Town Clerk Register at eventbrite.com/o/ Andrea Vazquez to arrange science-discovery-center-and- pick up if unable to drop off planetarium-14332374215 (Cost, $20). No household LIVE MUSIC – 7 - 10 p.m. garbage or hazardous waste. Enjoy dinner and live music Televisions, electronics, matfrom Stoddard Hollow String tresses, tires & more may Band. Natty Bumppo’s, 8 Hoff- be disposed of for the usual man Ln., Cooperstown. 607- county fee. Also, find usable 322-4060. items at Clean Sweep Yard THEATER – 7:30 p.m. Come Sale. Town Hall, 103 Town Dr., out for a retelling of ‘The Diary Hartwick. 607-547-8070. of Anne Frank’ by Wendy KesRIVER PADDLE – 9 - 11 a.m. selman based on the play by Enjoy a leisurely paddle down Frances Goodrich and Albert the Susquehanna River with Hackett. The story chronicled Rotary District 7170 Environher life as her family hid in mental Sustainability Rotary Nazi occupied Amsterdam Action Group (ESRAG). All padfrom 1942-44. Material may dler levels welcome. Cost, $10 not be suitable for children. which covers both days. (Do Tickets, $20/adult. Presented NOT go to Crumhorn Lake). by Bigger Dreams Productions Starts at the Crumhorn Pond at the Production Center, Foot- Fishing Access, Susquehanna hills Performing Arts Center, State Forest. 607-687-3263. Oneonta. Visit facebook.com/ MEET THE MAKERS – 9 biggerdreamsproductions a.m. - 3 p.m. Stop in new emporium to meet the makers behind their selection of locally ►Saturday, May 14 sourced art, craft, food, & bevBIRD WALK – 7 - 9 a.m. Join erages. Will include samples, Delaware-Otsego Audubon outdoor activities, demonstraSociety co-president, Becky tions & more. Pickin’ Patch Gretton for morning walk to Emporium, 7487 St. Hwy. 7, spot the early birds. Begin- Maryland. 607-638-6086.
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FIBER ARTS GROUP – 11 a.m. Bring your knitting, crocheting or other fiber art to work with the group on your current project. Springfield Library, 129 County Rd. 29A, Springfield. 315-858-5802. OPEN STUDIO – 11 a.m. - noon. Stop by the art studio with your current knitting, drawing, or painting project to work and socialize. The Art Department, 8 Main St., Cherry Valley. Visit facebook. com/Theartdeptny STAR WARS – 3 - 5:30 p.m. Watch party concludes with ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.’ Snacks available. Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main St., Richfield Springs. 315-858-0230. GALLERY TOUR – 5:30 p.m. Join Victoria Wyeth, granddaughter of Andrew Wyeth, for after-hours tour of exhibit ‘Drawn from Life: Three Generations of Wyeth Figure Studies’ featuring an inside look at her family’s life and legacy. Cost, $55/non-member. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400. SCHOLASTIC AWARDS – 7 p.m. CCS honors the works of students whose work their teachers have found to be exemplary. Sterling Auditorium, Cooperstown High School. 607-547-8181.
►Friday, May 13 WALKING CLUB – 10:30 11:30 a.m. Walk on Mondays & Fridays with friends old and new and listen to music of the 70s. Free for members, nonmembers aged 50+. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. 547-2800, ext. 109. GALLERY TOUR – 5:30 p.m. Join Victoria Wyeth for afterhours tour of exhibit ‘Drawn from Life’ See Thursday listing. HISTORY CENTER OPENING – 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Celebrate the grand re-opening of the renovated history center
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THURSDAY, mAY 12, 2022 COMMUNITY BABY SHOWER – 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. New and expecting mothers are invited to the 8th annual community baby shower. Free gifts, prizes, games & presentations. Learn what the community has to offer to support you and your new child. Hosted at Southside Mall, Oneonta. 607-4338000. BOOK COLLECTION – 10 a.m. - noon. Clearing out books this spring? Donate them to your local library. Side entrance, Cooperstown Village Library. 607-547-8344. EXHIBIT TOUR – 10 - 11 a.m. Grandparents and grandchildren are invited to join spe-
cial tour with Victoria Wyeth, grandaughter of artist Andrew Wyeth to explore exhibition ‘Drawn from Life: Three Generations of Wyeth Figure Studies.’ Complimentary. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400. MEET ME ON MAIN – 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Main Street will be closed for live music performances, vendors, outdoor dining, and more for the community to enjoy and celebrate spring. Main Street, Oneonta. 607-376-7599. SYMPHONY – 7 p.m. The Catskill Symphony Orchestra presents their final concert of the season ‘American Heri-
tage,’ Cost is $32/adult. (Tentatively) SUNY Oneonta. Visit catskillsymphonyorchestra. org
►Sunday, May 15 RIVER PADDLE – 9 - 11 a.m. Paddle down the Susquehanna River. See Saturday listing. TAKE & MAKE – 9 a.m. Teens are invited to stop by the museum to celebrate Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month and pick up an origami boat kit with instructions. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518-673-2314.
Julie Huntsman, of Fly Creek, with “Woody Peters” her oil portrait of the beloved hound who lives with Kathy and Tim Peters in Schuyler Lake. The piece is part of the PrattMWP Community Arts Education Student Exhibition, at the Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute in Utica. The exhibit runs through June 19.
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