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an you believe we’re halfway through the summer season already? Luckily, the heat is going to break a little to make for a warm and pleasant weekend – but don’t forget to pack sunscreen! • But the midpoint of summer means that it’s time again for my favorite
summer event, the Stagecoach Run Arts Festival. With two days of open studios, demonstrations and art ranging from photography to painting to prints and sculptures, there is something for every wall in your house. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. SaturdaySunday, July 7-8, Treadwell. Call (718) 781-5487. • It’s also perfect weather
for outdoor theater, so bring a blanket or a lawn chair as the Glimmer Globe Theatre performs “Othello” under the stars and overlooking Otsego Lake. 7-9 p.m. Friday, July 6 and Sunday, July 8, with additional showtimes scheduled. Cost, $15/adult. Lucy B. Hamilton Amphitheater, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call (607) 547-1400.
• the Living Waters Honduras It’s always a challenge Mission. 5-8 p.m. Friday, July to pick the “best” of any of 6, First Presbyterian Church, Otsego County’s culinary 25 Church St., Cooperofferings – although our stown. (607) 547-8410. “Staff Picks” column is • always a lively atAnd finally, the tempt – but three Summer Sunday things guest judges will series kicks off at to do! try to pick the best the Swart Wilcox macaroni and cheese House with an open during Oneonta’s house featuring live Fabulous Friday music, an antique event. Don’t agree tractor display and with the judges? Try tours. There’s always the samples youra fascinating speaker self and make your at the series, so keep choice known, and an eye on these listLIBBY afterwards, get some CUDMORE ings to find out who ice cream over at the will be presenting on Greater Oneonta Historical future dates! 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Society. 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, Sunday, July 8, Swart-WilJuly 6, Muller Plaza, Oneon- cox House Museum, Wilcox ta. Info, (607) 432 2941. Avenue, Oneonta. • And speaking of food, ►ON THE COVER there’s a full-scale ice cream Amanda Castro as Anita social at the First Presbyteriand Michelle Arotski as an Church in Cooperstown. Estella in a dress rehearsal for the Glimmerglass $11 gets you dinner, salad Fest’s “West Side Story.” and dessert, all to benefit
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AT GLIMMERGLASS FESTIVAL
‘West Side Story’ Sold Out; Thrills Aplenty Remain
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“Figaro” Joshua Hopkins, center, performs a number from “The Barber of Seville” with cast members at The Glimmerglass Festival’s Springfield Appreciation Concert Sunday, July 1.
“Music and art are a bridge,” she By LIBBY CUDMORE said. “They raise awareness, they make people think about things and COOPERSTOWN communicate better.” Founded in 1978 as the Glimmeruring last Sunday afterglass Opera, it is the second largest noon’s preview for “The summer opera festival in the country. Barber of Seville,” FiZambello, who presides here in the garo (Joshua Hopkins) summer, is artistic stopped near the end director at the Wash►CURTAIN GOES UP of “Largo al factoington National Opera ON OPERA SEASON in the winter, and has tum,” pulled out his cell phone and, still in The Glimmerglass Festival’s an international reputacharacter, took a selfie opener, “West Side Story,” tion. is sold out for the season, with the audience. She has directed but there are many musical The selfie is not performances at the part of the actual stag- thrills to come. Metropolitan and New ing – an iPhone would • J anacek’s “The Cunning York City Operas, the Little Vixen” opens at look out of place with Paris Opera, Disneyp.m. Sunday, July 8. the show’s period cos- • 1:30 land, the Kennedy R ossini’s “Barber of Seville” tumes. But it serves Center and the San and “Silent Night,” about to highlight one of the WWI Christmas truce, Francisco Opera – director Francesca where she also served round out the season. Zambello’s missions as artistic adviser – as •S pecial appearances for the Glimmerglass well as staging musiinclude Bill Murray and Margaret Atwood. Festival: to make cals and For tickets, check opera accessible for Please See www.gliimmerglass.org everyone. FESTIVAL, Pg. 5
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A Hidden Gem, A Regional Speciality, Caffeine, Beer And More Editor’s Note: Here are Summer Dreams’ staff picks for fun and fine places to eat while you’re in town.
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hat a gem I have found! An absolute gem! It’s worth the drive toward Glimmerglass Festival on Route 80 (West Lake Road) to dine at Sunflower Café.
The menu is so perfect, I goat, gouda, mozzarella honestly couldn’t decide or swiss and pair it with what to have. asparagus, basil There was a little FINE DINING, leaves, fig jam, chill in the air that arugula … lots FUN DINING of possibilities. It day, unlike right now, so I went Staff Picks comes with a fantaswith the “Create tic cup of homemade your own Grilled tomato bisque. Cheese.” Tons of options – I My friend had the elk chose pepper jack cheese burger, locally grown, and and spinach, but pick the she said it was exceptional.
Next time for lunch I’m going for the Shrimp Wrap; I hear it’s the best around. Then my next lunch there will be the Sunflower Spicy Sandwich. It has chicken slices with bacon and pepper jack, then spread with a chipotle aioli. It seems I’m going to be eating lunch here a lot! And rumor has it that the breakfasts are good too. Cheryl Zamelis, the owner, runs a great restaurant and everything is so fresh – she sources out the food locally so we’re all benefitting. She runs a “Green Business” – even the scraps are put to good use. Doug, her husband, and her mother-on-law Maria Tripp are on-hand sometimes as well;
it’s a great family business and a great place to gather. (Sunflower Café, 7629A St. Highway 80, Cooperstown. 315-985-8096) TARA BARNWELL General Manager
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rewery Ommegang isn’t just a place to get a beer – it’s also THE place to go for a Belgian favorite, chicken and waffles. But leave it to Ommegang to put its own spin on a classic dish, with a crispy buttermilk chicken breast – always tender, never greasy – a fluffy waffle made with their Abbey Ale, all topped drizzle of maple bacon béchamel and tuft of raspberry jam. Please See FOOD, Pg.6
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Bill Murray, Margaret Atwood Season Highlights FESTIVAL/From Pg. 3 plays on Broadway. The festival, which opens Friday, July 6, with a sold-out performance of “West Side Story,” is building this season around building those bridges. “The whole story is about outsiders who want to be accepted,” she said. “It’s so relevant. Puerto Rico is still part of America. And yet, we still have a problem with acceptance.” More than that, she said, it’s a story about the power of love. “It’s about how love overcomes all things,” she said. “Tolerance and acceptance are something we can all be thinking about.” Zambello assembled a diverse cast to bring the story to life. “The tapestry of America is reflected in our casting,” she said. The show will also utilize the original Jerome Robbins choreog-
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FRANCESCA ZAMBELLO on Bill Murray’s appearance
raphy. “He was a revolutionary in terms of using movement to tell stories,” she said. “It was the first time fights were choreographed in a dance way. The Jets and the Sharks have their own movement language to create and tell a story.” Once again this summer, Zambello will be taking the show to Attica Correctional Facility to perform scenes for the inmates. New this year, the cast will be joined on stage by a theater troupe made up of inmates, who will perform with the chorus. This year also marks the centena-
ry of composer Leonard Bernstein’s birth, as well as that of Robbins. Bernstein’s daughter Janie will return Saturday, Aug. 4 to discuss her father’s legacy as members of the Young Artist program perform his works. The Young Artists will also perform three dates of Bernstein’s one-act “Trouble in Tahiti.” Similarly, “Silent Night,” which tells the story of the Christmas Eve Truce in 1914, when German, French and Scottish soldiers crossed No Man’s Land to celebrate a moment of peace during World War I. “These are very chaotic times no matter what party you’re in,” said Zambello. “But we have to build those bridges.” “The Cunning Little Vixen” takes the need for humanity into nature and includes actors playing hens, chickens and, of course, the titular Please See FESTIVAL, Pg. 8
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Bill Murray & Friends (including cellist Jan Vogler) will be performing at 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 24, at The Glimmerglass Festival.
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B-6 Summer Dreams FOOD/From Pg. 4 And no Ommegang lunch is complete without the famous frites, Belgian-style in a cone with two of their aiolis, which change daily. But be ready to share – these fries aren’t for lightweights! Pair with their new Pale Sour Ale and crème brulee for dessert. Heaven on a plate. (Brewery Ommegang, 656 Co Hwy 33, Cooperstown. 607-544-1800) LIBBY CUDMORE Managing Editor
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f you’re not from Binghamton or the Southern Tier region of New York, you probably have never heard of Chicken
Thursday-Friday, July 5-6, 2018
Coffee? Tea? Or Spiedies? Spiedies, a regional delicacy. It’s one of this area’s favorite sandwiches. And if you’re in Oneonta, there’s only one place to get it: Brooks’ House of BBQ. The chicken cubes are marinated for 48 hours in vinegar, olive oil, and a number of “secret” herbs and spices to maximize flavor. Spiedies are a must Upstate delicacy. At Brooks’, the signature sandwich is served on a buttered hoagie roll, complemented by delicious fries. If you fall in love with the sandwich, which many people do, you can buy a
bottle of the Spiedie sauce at Brooks’ to take home. (Brooks’ House of BBQ, 5560 State Highway 7, Oneonta. 607-432-1782.) PARKER FISH Reporter/Photographer
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eed a break from walking around the downtown shops? Stagecoach Coffee is the place to wander in, order a sandwich and tea or coffee and just sit down to rest your feet. I like the classic sandwich with ham, lettuce, onion, cucumber, mayo and honey mustard served on the Heidelberg French peasant
bread. I just love the mix of familiar flavor of ham with the refreshing cucumber and tangy honey mustard. The café has coffees from around the world but, being a tea drinker, I always love the choice of teas. There are the usual breakfast teas and yogi teas. But then there’s hot cinnamon spice and red raspberry and Egyptian chamomile and others, great to sip slowly while waiting. (Stagecoach Coffee, 31 Pioneer St #2, Cooperstown. 607-547-6229) LARISSA RYAN Office Manager
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he trip itself – the greenery, the rolling hills, the setting sun between Cooperstown or Oneonta and New Berlin – can make dinner at the New York Restaurant, just over the Otsego-Chenango county line, irresistible. Whether you’re a local or a visitor, the drive – up Route 80 from Cooperstown (21 miles) or up Route 23, then Route 13 from Oneonta (18 miles) – is a great getaway
from the summer hubbub. And at your destination, good, hearty food at reasonable prices. There’s also a compelling story: Owner Frank Baio arrived in America in 1972 from San Giuseppe Jato, Sicily. By chance, Frank discovered in New Berlin, a sizeable small town – with no pizza parlor! He jumped at the opportunity, met his future wife Betsey and married her in 1982, raising son Rosario and daughters Pietra and Francesca as the establishment became full-service. The family photos on the wall are a delight. My personal favorite is the Veal Parmesan, but there’s fish and chicken, plus traditional Italian specialties. The most expensive entrees (veal) are $15.75, including a large salad. Check out the menu at www.new-york-pizzeria. net. (The New York Restaurant, 7 South Main St., New Berlin, 607-847-6188) JIM KEVLIN Editor/Publisher
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“Make Your Own Paper Weight” July 11 • 11 am to 3 pm
Students will focus on refining their skills by working on simple egg shape forms.
Call Bobby Sharp at 607-432-2322. For more info about the classes: www.bobbysharpglassworks.com bsharp@bobbysharpglassworks.com On Historic Franklin Mountain 736 State Hwy 28 South, 2 miles from Oneonta
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Goats And Cattle And Sheep – Oh My! – At Junior Livestock Show COOPERSTOWN
sion is free, and the public is welcome to attend. The fun begins at 5 p.m. Sunday, July 8, with a barbecue dinner, $10 per person. A free ice cream social follows at 7:30. In the two following days, youth handlers ages 8-18 will have their skills tested in presenting and controlling their animals – dairy cows, beef cattle, swine, goats, and sheep of various breeds. ►Monday, July 9 9:30 a.m., judging begins for animals and showmanship classes 5 p.m., the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health leads a discussion on safe spaces on the farm.
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ucky boys playing at Dreams Park or All-Star Village this week: Between games, you can take in Otsego County’s Junior Livestock Show, which has been delighting youngsters and oldsters now for more than three generations. Everyone, in fact, can take in the 71st show, which brings the 750 of the best livestock and 250 of the best youth exhibitors from nine counties Sunday-Tuesday, July 8-10, to the Iroquois Farm Showgrounds, south of Cooperstown on Route 33. Sponsored by The Farmers’ Museum, admis-
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6 p.m., prizes awarded for the best posters displayed in the visitor tent in the Farm Safety for Kidz Poster Contest. ► Tuesday, July 10 9 a.m., judging resumes. 3 p.m., Parade of Champions, featuring top contestants in dairy, beef, dairy goat, sheep, and swine divisions , plus winners of the F. Ambrose Clark Livestock Trophy, The Farmers’ Museum Cup, and The Farmers’ Museum Dairy Goat Cup.
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FESTIVAL/From Pg. 5 female fox. “It has such beautiful music,” said Zambello. “It’s about recognizing man’s harmony with nature and the cycles of life.” But there’s some levity in the season too. “‘The Barber of Seville is charming, it’s melodic, it’s funny,” she
said. “It makes for a really fun afternoon out.” And it isn’t all opera. “Caddyshack” actor Bill Murray will perform an evening of literature and chamber music on Tuesday, July 24. “It’s an amusing view on music, a very different kind of show,” she said. “He’ll
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talk about baseball, opera, everything.” The Festival’s author series continues with Margaret Atwood on Friday, Aug. 17. “Who would have thought ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ would be so appropriate?” said Zambello. There are also show talks, a performance of “Odyssey” by the Glimmerglass Youth Chorus and two concerts of patriotic music. “It’s an amazing slate,” said Francesca. “I’m excited every day to come to work.”
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►HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO COUNTY ►Friday, July 6
HOPPY TOURS – 11 a.m. Brief history, discussion of beer, brewing, hops, followed by tour of hop yard, hop house. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450. ARTISTS FORUM – 4 p.m. Moderated by Dr. Amy Snider followed by closing party of Paint Clay Glass. Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown. Call 607-5475327. ICE CREAM SOCIAL – 5-8 p.m. Hot dogs, hamburgers, veggie burgers, salads, homemade cakes, ice cream. Rain or shine. Proceeds benefit Living Waters Honduras Mission, church’s Women’s Fellowship. Cost, $11 dinner, dessert. First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St., Cooperstown. 607-547-8410. OPENING RECEPTION – 5-8 p.m. Wenda Habenicht, Paul Flippen, Mark Picone exhibition. Displayed through July 22. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-2070. FAB FRIDAY – 5-8 p.m. Enjoy ice cream sundaes with hosts Hilda Wilcox, Jim Johnson. Cost, $2 each. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. 607-432-0960. FOOD CONTEST – 5:308 p.m. Find out which restaurants have best mac’n’cheese. See judges’ tastings, get samples for yourself. Muller Plaza, Oneonta. Call 607-432 2941. MUSIC – 5:30-8:30 p.m. Enjoy the piano stylings of Mark Lubell in Glimmerglass. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9931. CLOSING PARTY – 6-8 p.m. Closing reception for artists Lilian Voorhees, Robert Seward, David Wilson. Snacks, beverages, music (weather permitting). Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-5327. THEATER – 7 p.m. Orpheus Theater junior presents “Jungle Book.” Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-432-1800. THEATER – 7:30 p.m., “Bitter Banquet,” modern treatment of Euripides, Franklin Stage, 25 Institute St., Franklin.
By donation. Reservations required. 607-829-3700. BASEBALL – 7 p.m. Support Oneonta Outlaws vs. Saugerties Stallions. Damaschke Field, 15 James Georgeson Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-4326326. THEATER – 7-9 p.m. Production of Shakespeare’s play “Othello.” $15/adult. Amphitheater, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1400. PERFORMANCE – 8 p.m. Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew explores future of small communities at the end of industrialization through puppetry/animation. Followed by panel discussion with artist, local activists. Cost, $15/adult. The Church, 2381 St. Hwy. 205, Mount Vision. Call 607-638-5119.
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Coop BOTTLE DRIVE – 9 a.m. Have clean/returnable bottles, cans on curb in the village. Support Cooperstown Boy Scouts. Drop-off bin at Major League Motor Inn, 6156 NY-28, Fly Creek. Call Bruce at 607-267-6730. ART FESTIVAL – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Self-guided tour of artists’ studios and galleries at Stagecoach Run Art Festival. Free, open to the public. Maps available. Treadwell. Call 718-781-5487. HOPPY TOURS – 11 a.m. Brief history, discussion of beer, brewing, hops, followed by tour of hop yard, hop house. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450. THEATER – Noon. “A Case For Eviction” following struggle of Frank, Dora to evict temporary resident from their guest room. Leatherstocking Stage, The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-5471450. FOOD FOR THOUGHT – 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Learn about “Otsego: A Meeting Place,” with Kevin Gray, Emily Travisano. Lecture, meal, discussion. Cost, $30/non-member. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-5471400. WRITERS GROUP – 1:303:30 p.m. Join other writers to help improve your craft. Hosted by published author Jennifer Donohue. Huntington
Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607432-1980. THEATER – 2 p.m. Orpheus Theater junior presents “Jungle Book.” Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-432-1800. VIGNETTES – 2 p.m. Guided tour showcasing three sitespecific performances by Templeton Players on struggle for Women’s Rights. Included with museum admission. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450. MUSIC – 5:30-8:30 p.m. Enjoy piano stylings of Mark Lubell in Glimmerglass diningroom. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9931. THEATER – 7 p.m. Orpheus Theater presents “Chicago.” Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-432-1800. CONCERT – 7 p.m. Real-Time Dixieland Band plays foot-
stomping classics, popular tunes in Dixieland style. Free. Pathfinder Village, 3 Chenango Road Edmeston. 607-9658377. THEATER – 7:30 p.m., “Bitter Banquet,” modern treatment of Euripides, Franklin Stage, 25 Institute St., Franklin. By donation. Reservations required. 607-829-3700. CONCERT – 7:30-9 p.m. Meredith Monk, vocal ensemble presents “Cellular Songs,” meditation on biological cells as metaphor for human society. Cost, $100. West Kortright Center, 49 West Kortright Church Road, East Meredith. Call 607-278-5454. MUSIC – 9 p.m. Big Fish Combo entertains with variety of musical styles for dancing and listening. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-5479931.
►Sunday, July 8
COMMUNITY DAY – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Features craft vendors, food, live music by the Small Town Big Band, Tours of schoolhouse, museum, childrens activities, bookmobile, auction, more. Old District No. 1 Schoolhouse, Co. Hwy. 35, Middlefield. E-mail tmhawebmail@gmail.com ART FESTIVAL – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Take a self-guided tour of Artists Studios and galleries at the Stagecoach Run Art Festival. Free, open to the public. Maps available. Treadwell. Call 718-781-5487. OPEN HOUSE – 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Kick off the Summer Sunday Series with an open house featuring antique tractor display, live music, refreshments, house tours. Swart-Wilcox House Museum, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta. MORE CALENDAR, Pg. 11
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►HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO COUNTY FROM Pg. 10
►Sunday, July 8
HOPPY TOURS – 11 a.m. Brief history, discussion of beer, brewing, hops, followed by tour of hop yard, hop house. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450. THEATER – Noon. See the “Box and Cox Trunk Show” featuring the best performers in the region. Included with museum admission. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450. PADDLE & PULL – 1 - 4 p.m. Bring your canoe/kayak, or reserve one of OCCA’s, and help pull invasive water chestnuts from the stump portion of Goodyear Lake. Bring water, sunscreen, & a hat. Registration requested. Meet at Porlandville Fishing Access, St. Hwy. 28, Portlandville. Call 607-547-4488. GARDEN HACKS – 1 - 2 p.m. Learn tried and tested gardening tips. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450. THEATER – 1:30 p.m. Showing “The Cunning Little Vixen,” about the forester, the vixen he adopts and how they are both changed by the relationship. Cost, $26-$126. Glimmerglass Festival, 7300 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-2255.
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ANTI-RENT WAR – 2 p.m. Enjoy performances by the Templeton Players depicting the Anti-Rent Movement. Included with museum admission. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-5471450. THEATER – 2 p.m. Orpheus Theater presents “Chicago.” Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-432-1800. CHESS – 3 - 4 p.m. Workshop with certified trainer James Caban. Learn the game, improve your game, have fun. Cost, $10/session. West Kortright Center, 49 West Kortright Church Road, East Meredith. Call 607-2785454. LIVESTOCK SHOW – 5 p.m. Open the 4-H Junior Livestock show with a chicken BBQ for public & exhibitors followed by an ice cream social at 7:30 p.m. Cost, $10 for the BBQ. Iroquois Farm Showgrounds, 1659 Co. Hwy. 33, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1452. MUSIC – 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Enjoy the piano stylings of Mark Lubell in the Glimmerglass. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9931. THEATER – 7 - 9 p.m. Production of Shakespeare’s play “Othello.” Cost, $15/adult. Amphitheater, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1400.
WHILE YOU’RE HERE...
►TAKE IN the Hyde Hall National Historic Landmark, built over 17 years beginning in 1817, on a bluff with a spectacular view of Otsego Lake. Highlights of the Neo-Classical mansion include a diningroom and drawing room restored to period furnishing, a full-size replica of Samuel Morse’s “Gallery of the Louvre,” and don’t miss the first “water closet” west of Albany. Nine miles up East Lake Road from Cooperstown. Hourly tours daily, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. $15 for adults; $12 seniors, military, youth. MUSIC– 8:30 p.m. DJ John Thompson brings songs from the big band to early rock and roll and more to keep the dance floor alive. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9931.
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►MOnday, July 9
LIVESTOCK SHOW – 9:30 a.m. Judging begins for animals, showmanship classes. Iroquois Farm Showgrounds, 1659 Route 33, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1452. THEATER GAMES – 1-4 p.m. Kids learn basic acting skills through group improvisation, creative play with theater professional Terry Bradshaw. Cost, $110/non-member. West Kortright Center, 49 West Kortright Church Road, East Meredith. 607-2785454. OPEN PLAY – 3:30 - 7:30 p.m. Tinker with 3-D printing. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980. DISCUSSION – 5 p.m. New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health leads discussion with the 4-H Junior Livestock Show on safe spaces on the farm. Followed by awards for best posters displayed in visitors tent. Iroquois Farm Showgrounds, 1659 Co. Hwy. 33, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1452. 5K RACE – 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Oneonta Outlaws Race to
benefit the Oneonta YMCA. Damaschke Field, James Georgeson Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0010. PUBLIC SPEAKING – 5:30 p.m. Practice public speaking with the toastmasters. All welcome. The White House Building, The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1466 or e-mail b.fischer@fenimoreart.org. MUSIC – 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Enjoy the piano stylings of Mark Lubell in the Glimmerglass. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9931. DEMO NIGHT – 6 - 7 p.m. Watch students of Cooperstown Equestrian Park perform a drill team, dressage, vaulting demonstrations. Ice cream included. Cooperstown Equestrian Park, 3444 Co. Hwy. 11, Hartwick. Call 585797-7256. FIGURE DRAWING – 6:30 - 9 p.m. Non-instructional drawing with live model. Poses chosen by consensus. Cost $12/class. The Carriage House Art Studio, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-4358718. MORE CALENDAR, Pg. 12
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►HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO COUNTY FROM Pg. 11
►MOnday, July 9
BASEBALL – 7 p.m. Support the Oneonta Outlaws against Amsterdam Mohawks. Damaschke Field, 15 James Georgeson Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-6326. MUSIC– 8:30 p.m. DJ Raphael brings his wide and varied tastes of instrumental and vocal music to The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9931.
►TUESday, July 10
LIVESTOCK SHOW – 9 a.m. Judging begins followed by parade of champions at 2:30 p.m. Iroquois Farm Showgrounds, 1659 Co. Hwy. 33, Cooperstown. Call 607-5471452. BIBLE SCHOOL – 9 a.m. - Noon. Vacation bible school includes Bible Stories, art, drama, music and games each day on the theme Love One Another. Free, open to any child with parents permission. Continues 7/11, 7/12. Parish House, Christ Church, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown. 607-547-9555. ART ROCKS – 11 a.m. Young artists learn new techniques, explore the works in the museum’s collection. Arkell Museum, 2 Eries Blvd., Canajoharie. Call 518-6732314. KNITTING GROUP – 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Call 607-5478344. COMMUNITY PROGRAM – 2 p.m. Wright presents the Central New York Fair in Oneonta. Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-0600 ext. 101. MEET THE MUSEUM – 2 p.m. Learn about the collection, get behind the scenes of what the curators do everyday. Arkell Museum, 2 Eries Blvd., Canajoharie. Call 518673-2314. TINKERING TUESDAY – 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. Design, print a custom object. Material fee applies. Registration required. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980. MUSIC – 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Enjoy the piano stylings of Mark Lubell in the Glimmer-
glass. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9931. SOLAR PRESENTATION – 6 - 7:30 p.m. Learn about Community Solar with Southern Tier Solar Works. Bushel, 84 Main St., Delhi. Call 607-8739220. LECTURE – 7 p.m. “Dawn of Dharma: The Way of the Buddha,” talk by visiting teacher Tulku Mingmar on the Buddhist Path. Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Meditation Center, 412 Glimmerglen Road, Cooperstown. 607-435-8390. BASEBALL – 7 p.m. Support the Oneonta Outlaws against Glens Falls Dragons. Damaschke Field, 15 James Georgeson Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-6326. CONCERT – 7 p.m. Cooperstown Community Band celebrates 157 years performing patriotic marches, Broadway show tunes, dixieland, more. Lakefront Park, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-5256.
►WEDNESDAY, July 11
WORKSHOP – 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Learn the craft of glassblowing by making your own paperweight. Cost, $210/student. Bobby Sharp Glassworks, 736 St. Rt. 28, Oneonta. 607-432-2322. AUTHORS SERIES – 1 p.m. Baseball author Curt Smith discusses book “The Presidents and the Pastime.” Followed by book signing. Included with admission. Bullpen Theater, Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. 607-547-7200. DISCUSSION GROUP – 3 - 5 p.m. Discuss current events. Cooperstown Village Library. 607-547-8344. WRITERS GROUP – 5 p.m. Discuss current writing projects, get inspired, have fun. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518-673-2314. KNOTWEED CONTROL – 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Learn about Japanese Knotweed, help control a patch on farm. Bring pruners, hand-tools, get persistent roots out. Mohican Farm, 7207 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. 607-547-4488. MUSIC – 6 - 8:30 p.m. Enjoy the piano stylings of Mark Lubell in the Glimmerglass. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. 607-547-9931.