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The Glimmer Globe Theatre presents Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo & Juliet,’ this time set in the English town of Brighton in the 1960s amidst the violent clash of the ‘Mods’ and the ‘Rockers.’ With equal parts action, humor, romance, and heartbreak, this is an excellent introduction to Shakespeare’s play for the entire family. $18/non-member, $10/youth.

Performed at the Lucy B. Hamilton Amphitheater at the Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Performance begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays through August 11.

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SO MUCH TO SEE AND DO!

Celebrate the opening of the Cooperstown Art Association’s 87th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition, featuring a wide range of media including drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture from around the country. Preview party features local catering by Kay Pierro, and music by Tim Iversen and Friend. Also, the Art Association will be announcing the winner of the 2022 CAA Art Scholarship. 22 Main St., Cooperstown. The Exhibition will be on display from July 8 through August 12. The preview party will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. on July 8.

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SUMMER: OPEN DAILY 10AM–5PM FARMERSMUSEUM.ORG

5775 Route 80 Cooperstown, NY

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Explore the 6th Ward of Oneonta with Oneonta native and historian John Nader. Learn about the lives of the diverse working people in the late 19th and early 20th centuries who called Oneonta home, and the unique places and institutions they created.

Be prepared for a walk. Participation

is by donation. Meet at the Boys and Girls Club parking lot, 70 River St., Oneonta. Tour begins at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 9. Visit https://www. facebook.com/OneontaHistory for information.

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Bring the kids for an evening in the Park with a performance by ‘Fritz’s Polka Band.’ Bring a chair, blankets, and some refreshments for the second performance of the Oneonta Summer Concert Series. Attendance is free, all are welcome. Held in Neahwa Park, Oneonta, at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 7. Visit https://www.facebook. com/oneontarec for information.

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The 74th Farmers’ Museum Junior Livestock Show returns to an in-person show this year. This annual tradition celebrates youth in agriculture and is an opportunity for area 4-H children to show off the animals they have cared for and prepared for the show. The show will be located at Iroquois Farm Showgrounds, 1659 County Hwy. 33, Cooperstown.

Held Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, July 10 11, and 12 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Visit http://cceschoharie-otsego.org/ events/2022/07/10/the-farmersmuseum-74th-junior-livestock-show for information.

►ON THE COVER THE IMANI WINDS, appearing August 2 at the Otesaga.

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New Fenimore Orchestra boasts international talent, local mission and support Ted Potrikus

Talk only for a few minutes with Thomas Wolf and one realizes this is a person who does nothing by half measure — even an idea in the middle of a global pandemic with two like-minded friends to found a chamber orchestra with a home base in Cooperstown.

After two years of the grunt work — filing as a corporation in New York, forming a 501(c)(3), gathering a board of directors, securing the funding needed to begin, and finding a suitable venue — the Fenimore Chamber Orchestra is preparing its inaugural concert at Christ Church in Cooperstown on August 27. Not just a culmination of logistical preparation, the concert is the beginning of what Mr. Wolf anticipates will be a resounding cultural success adding to the region’s artistic palette.

The trio brings international talent to the task: Mr. Wolf, himself an opera and concert performer in Europe and with 25 years in arts administration, serves as the chair of the orchestra’s governing board. His co-founders are Chief Operations Officer Rosemary Summers, for 25 years James Levine’s private librarian at the Metropolitan Opera, and Music Director Maciezj Zoltowski, a world-renowned conductor of many festival orchestras across Europe.

“The three of us had converged up here,” Mr. Wolf recalled. “Rosemary and I were talking on the phone a year ago February about what we could do now that we’re all here. We said at the same time, ‘we must found our own orchestra!”

“We identified a need and have answered that need for the community at large in presenting orchestral performances at the highest artistic and professional level,” he said. “We knew the pandemic would ease. Many arts institutions closed their doors and musicians lost their livelihood during the pandemic, and yet here we are founding our own chamber orchestra. People we’ve spoken to in Cooperstown say it would be a perfect idea.”

Among the early supporters — Fr. Nathan Ritter and Christ Church in Cooperstown. The historic church will serve as the Fenimore Chamber Orchestra’s performance home. Mr. Wolf set his sights on the venue immediately upon his first visit to the Church.

“I wanted to see where James Fenimore Cooper was buried, I’d never seen it,” he said. “I walked in the Church and thought ‘Oh my God. This couldn’t be more exquisite.’ It reminded me of all the churches I had been in in Austria, Southern Germany, France, where world-famous people would come and give recitals or concerts, or very good local people would give performances. I actually had my business proposal with me, I thought, I’m going to go upstairs and talk to someone.”

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Woodwind, string, Brazilian jazz, and variety virtuosos

Cooperstown Summer Music Festival returns in 2022 for August program filled with ‘something for everyone’ the festival on Tuesday, August 2, “American” Quartet. Their career skyrocketed with a program of music for wind after a 2018 Cooperstown Festival performance quintet, Ms. Chesis says the audience of Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons.” “can expect a concert filled with their The Festival continues on Wednesday, signature fresh energy and technical August 10, with a 7 p.m. performance, “Musical expertise.”

Kaleidocope,” by the Caroga Arts Ensemble.

“It’s virtually impossible to engage Cellist Kyle Price leads the ensemble, which them,” she said. “Their schedule will present a program ranging from bluegrass is packed and they sell out every- and classical to jazz and pop. The performance where they go. I’ve been following is a gift to Cooperstown and tickets will be by a them since they were students in suggested $15 donation. the woodwind lab at the Manhattan The ensemble was on its way from Caroga School of Music (where she is Flute, Lake, New York, to Cooperstown for a perforDepartment Chair). They’re amazing mance last summer when they had to make a lastand I’m thrilled to bring them to minute cancellation because of COVID. Cooperstown.

“Caroga does amazing things and brings a Violinist Danbi Um is among the variety of internationally famed “It’s such a different experience to whole array of musicians and styles to their performers headed to Cooperstown this summer. be in a room watching as these brilliant performance,” she said. “They select the cream musicians communicate with each of the crop of players for each show; so many Ted Potrikus other,” she said. “There’s no conductor between of them are musicians who are vacationing in The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival them and the audience. They’re signaling with Caroga Lake and are so happy to be playing in returns this year in full force with a series of five the movement of their bows or with the way they such a relaxing atmosphere. I’m so excited that concerts in August that span musical and creative take a breath.” diversity, energy, and spirit and featuring perfor“The live experience, for the Tickets for Cooperstown Summer Music Festival performances mances from ensembles known around the world audience, is such a vibrant and are $30 for adults and $15 for students and children. Tickets for their virtuoso artistic prowess. exciting moment,” she said. for all events must be purchased in advance either online from In a conversation with The Freeman’s Journal “When you’re watching them www.cooperstownmusicfest.org or over the phone by calling /Hometown Oneonta, Festival founder and play, hearing the music, you can Purplepass Tickets at 800-316-8559 and selecting Option 1.

Artistic Director Linda Chesis spoke with excite- see that you’re experiencing the Please note there is a $2 service fee per phone order. ment about the festival’s return for its 24th season best of who is out there playing For all events, audience members must show proof — one interrupted for the two-year pandemic these pieces. Even if you’re not of vaccination, including a required booster shot hiatus, but one that she said offers “a collection an aficionado of classical or clasfor those who are eligible. of performances spanning an exceptionally wide sically-styled music, you come Learn more about the artists: range of musical styles and traditions.” alive when you’re in the room Imani Winds, Tuesday, August 2 The description is accurate, but static words on with these musicians.” www.imaniwinds.com paper do little to reflect the music’s originality Because the series has been a The Verona Quartet, Monday, August 8 and vigor. success for nearly 25 years, artists www.veronaquartet.com “The music in this year’s Festival is not about enjoy the opportunity to play for The Caroga Arts Ensemble, Wednesday, August 10 your old band practice,” Ms. Chesis said. “It’s the Cooperstown audience. www.fccrg.org/caroga-arts-collective joyful, energetic, spirited. These groups are the “They know Cooperstown to hottest things going all around the world and be warm and welcoming,” she Danbi Um and Jiji, Monday, August 22 www.danbium.com they’re superstars within their fields.” said. “Even though we’re playing With four of the five shows in the intimate in a beautiful and elegant space, Trio da Paz, Monday, August 29 ballroom of the Otesaga Hotel and the fifth at it’s not formal or fancy. It’s not www.triodapaz.com the Farmers’ Museum, Ms. Chesis said the series stuffy. It’s an audience who We’ve made a playlist featuring selections from gives the local audience a chance to see rising appreciates the best in music and the series artists: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/ stars in a rare, up-close-and-personal setting.

3FSQBYycuNg7uarhhF0JLP?si=xt5W-2tjQuG_MaUJWUOmlQ enjoys a night out in a relaxed “You heard them first in Cooperstown!” she atmosphere.”

The Cooperstown Summer Music Festival is made possible by laughed as she discussed the lineup. “We had the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of The Verona Quartet returns to Simone Dinnerstein here a few years ago playing the Cooperstown Summer Music Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York state Legislature.

The Festival is looking for volunteers, including concert-night Bach’s Goldberg Variations, and it wasn’t long Festival on Monday, August 8, duties, postcard distribution, or other work that afterward that she was selling out concert halls for a 7 p.m. performance that may be needed. Volunteers hear concerts for free, all around the world. But we had her here first!” will feature a program of Puccini, meet the artists, and help a local arts organization.

The Grammy-nominated Imani Winds opens Beethoven, and Dvorak’s

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Festival favorites The Verona Quartet return to the Otesaga Hotel on Monday, August 8 as part of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival

they’re coming here to perform as a gift to our community. They’re so down-to-earth.”

The violinist Danbi Um and guitarist Jiji will present a duo performance on Monday, August 22, at 7 p.m.; young virtuosos joining forc3es for a genre-spanning program including works by Corelli, Paganini, Piazzolla, and Ella Fitzgerald.

Closing the season on Monday, August 29, at 7 p.m.

— this time at The Farmers’ Museum — is the Brazilian jazz supergroup “Trio da Paz.” “Have you ever heard them?” Ms. Chesis asked in our conversation. “They’re magnificent and I promise you’ll love them!”

“There’s something for everyone this year,” she said.

“Because we’ve been doing this for 24 seasons, I hope people trust my taste enough that they’ll try something they might not have heard before. I’m just so excited to be bringing our Festival back to life and back to Cooperstown!”

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►Thursday, July 7

BOOK CLUB – Check out ‘An Unkindness of Ghosts’ by Rivers Solomon to read, discuss at with the book club. Presented by Huntington Memorial Library, Oneonta. 607-4321980.

GOAT TOUR – 9:30 a.m. The Beekman boys offer morning tour of collection of large scale murals of Dwarf Nigerian baby goats by acclaimed artist John Cerney. Registration required.

Cost, $15/person. Beekman Farm, Sharon Springs. 888801-1802.

ART CLUB – 10 a.m. Bring art to share and the materials to make your art with the group. Springfield Library, 129 Co. Rd. 29A, Springfield. 315858-5802.

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 Co. Rd. 29A, Springfield. 315-858-5802.

COMMUNITY LUNCH – 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Richfield Springs Community members are invited for a free lunch with the St. Joseph The Worker Parish, Kelly Hall, 35 Canadarago St., Richfield Springs. 315-8581682.

HOME GAME – 5 p.m. Local baseball team Oneonta Outlaws Vs. The Batavia Muckdogs. Damaschke Field, Oneonta. 607-432-6326.

CONCERT SERIES – 7 p.m.

Bring the kids, a chair and some blankets for fun evening featuring a performance by Fritz’s Polka Band. By the bandstand, Neahwa Park, Oneonta.

607-432-0680.

SHAKESPEARE – 7 p.m.

Enjoy a production of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo & Juliet,’ the classic tale of tragic young love. Cost, $18/non-member.

Glimmer Globe Theater, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400.

THEATER – 7:30 p.m. Enjoy 6 person production of ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona,’ one of Shakespeare’s early works about 2 men who fall in love with the same woman and the hijinks that follow. It’s a story

about the price of friendship, betrayal, finding true love, and the limitations of man’s best friend. Free admission, donations appreciated. Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute St., Franklin. 607-829-3700.

►Friday, July 8, OPEN HOUSE – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Learn about the Haudenosaunee who called this area home. Features original Seneca log house and reproduction Mohawk bark house.

Museum teachers are on hand to answer questions and give insight into the legacy of the Haudenosaunee. Guided tour will depart the museum kiosk at 2 p.m. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-5471400.

PREVIEW PARTY – 5 - 7 p.m.

Celebrate the opening of 87th National Juried Art Exhibition of eclectic works curated by juror Sarah McCoubrey from 12 states. Runs through August 12. The Art Association will also be announcing the winner of the CAA Art Scholarship. Entertainment will include catering by Kay Pierro and music by Tim Iversen and Friends. Cooperstown Art Association. 607547-9777.

THEATER – 7:30 p.m. Enjoy 6 person production of ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona,’ one of Shakespeare’s early works about 2 men who fall in love with the same woman. See Thursday 7/7 Listing.

►Saturday, July 9 MEET THE MAKERS – 9 a.m.

- 3 p.m. Stop at emporium to meet the makers behind the selection of locally sourced art, craft, food, & beverages.

Will include samples, outdoor activities, demonstrations & more. Pickin’ Patch Emporium, 7487 St. Hwy. 7, Maryland.

607-638-6086.

GOAT TOUR – 9:30 a.m. Join the Beekman boys for a morning tour of a collection of large scale murals depicting Dwarf Nigerian baby goats. See Thursday 7/7 Listing.

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Fenimore Chamber Orchestra prepares inaugural show Continued from page 3 “Father Ritter welcomed me immediately,” he continued. “I showed him the proposals, he was interested. He worked with the Vestry, they were very happy and very welcoming. It just came together.”

Tickets are on sale now for the Orchestra’s August 27 debut, a performance of four pieces under the direction of Maestro Zoltowski – Haydn’s “Overture to L’Isola Disabitata,” Mozart’s “Concerto No. 2 in D Major for Flute and Orchestra,” “Five Greek Dances”

by Nikos Skalkottas, and Haydn’s “Symphony No. 34 in D Minor.”

Renowned flautist Norman Thibodeau will feature in the performance that begins at 3 p.m. Those purchasing VIP tickets receive the best seats in the Main Sanctuary and will enjoy a champagne meetand-greet following the concert with Maestro Zoltowski, the featured soloist, and the board of directors.

The inaugural concert introduces the Orchestra’s intended repertoire – a mix of the familiar and pieces that may be new to the audience.

“When you say ‘chamber orchestra,’ most people say, ‘Oh, you’re going to be playing baroque music,’” Mr. Wolf said. “I say, ‘Yes, but we also are going to play pre-classical, classical, romantic, modern, and contemporary. Our desire is to commission a new work every season by someone who will write for a chamber orchestra to help expand the particular repertoire.”

The Orchestra comprises invited musicians; they also are distinguished members of other wellestablished ensembles in the area.

“So many of the world’s finest musicians lost their positions at the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera,” he said. “It was devastating for them, of course, and for the entire world. Many of them retired and moved upstate and still play in various groupings.”

“This area attracts world-class artists,” he said. “We’ve really picked the best instrumentalists you can have.”

Mr. Wolf said he and his colleagues envision a 10-month concert season – with one performance each month – once the Fenimore Chamber Orchestra catches the momentum he knows is on its way. It’s a symbiosis withtheGlimmerglass Festival and other regional ensembles both in the timing of its season and its repertoire.

“When opera season is over, symphony season can begin,” he said.

The founding trio – along with its board of directors and businesses and individuals who have backed the Orchestra since its inception – see big things for the future. They’ve secured funding for a second concert; its 501c(3) status allows the group to accept contributions that will fuel its future.

Along with concerts, the Orchestra’s educational outreach seeks to serve an area comprising Otsego, Delaware, and Chenango counties.

“Look at St. Martin in the Fields,” Mr. Wolf said of the London-based, internationallyfamed orchestra.

“They started out in a church and then expanded into what they became. They started as just a bunch of musicians who wanted to get together to play because they liked it. Look what happened.”

“At this point in my life I’m not working for a negative,” he said. “The same thing can

happen here. We have other, bigger ideas, too, for what could become in Cooperstown.”

The inaugural concert of Fenimore Chamber Orchestra takes place in the Main Sanctuary at Christ

Church, Cooperstown, on Saturday, August 27, at 3 p.m. Tickets – including VIP admissions -- are on sale now at www.fenimoreco.org, where you also can find out more about the ensemble.

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Staff Picks

Our best bets for local dining Undercover Eggplant 421 Chestnut Street, Oneonta Undercovereggplant.com 607-432-9900

It was around 11:30 on a Thursday morning when I pulled in to Undercover Eggplant on Oneonta’s West End; at first, I thought it might be a little early for lunch. But already inside there were a dozen or so of us, some in line, some enjoying their lunch. The friendly woman behind the counter greeted me right away, though, and, as I waited for the made-to-order plate, no fewer than 18 more hungry customers came through the door. Most of them, I could tell, were families from nearby Cooperstown All-Star Village, with the kids clamoring for the restaurant’s mac-and-cheese, some were locals who already had called in their order for quick pick-up.

Everyone in that room was the smartest person in the universe at that very moment having chosen Undercover Eggplant for their midday meal — and, probably, leftovers later because the sandwiches and salads are massive, creative, delicious, and too good to pass by.

I had the “Mary Heywang” —- roasted butternut squash, feta cheese, melted provolone, roasted red peppers, lettuce, tomato, red onion, southwestern mayo — on Undercover Eggplant’s signature homemade bread. A wonderful pasta salad on the side, too; a meal big enough to share. Unfortunately, Angie wasn’t with me this time, but I did take a picture of what I had just been served and sent it to her with a text message reading, “I won’t be needing dinner tonight.”

Sure, I could have had only half the sandwich, but why let it wait?

Every bite was too good to not enjoy the next.

The restaurant has a full menu of creative goodness and a cooler filled with lots of beverage selections, some out-of-the-ordinary, but then,

this isn’t an ordinary place. When our daughter was a student at SUNY Oneonta, we’d make it a point to have lunch at Undercover Eggplant whenever we’d visit.

If there’s a line at the counter, it’s worth the wait. They deliver the goods every time.

Ted Potrikus Editor

Alfresco’s Italian Bistro 26 Main Street, Oneonta 607-432-8466 alfrescos.com

What a pleasant surprise awaited me the first time I walked in to at Alfresco’s in Oneonta. The interior is delightful, it’s like walking onto a little side street in a small town in Italy. It’s full of plants and murals and very quaint.

In the past I’ve talked about the massive pizza slices they serve there.

Just one piece actually hangs off the side of the plate they serve it on. And it’s delicious even if you only have cheese on it. But one of my favorites now is the Italian Sausage Sub, a zesty Italian sausage with tomato sauce on a homemade roll topped with mozzarella cheese, sautéed green peppers or sautéed onions.

I’m hungry just writing about it!

Check out their menu online and see what they have to offer. It’s all delicious and affordable as well.

Don’t miss this experience. They guarantee “to ensure quality and freshness in the Alfrescan Tradition,” and they certainly deliver!

Tara Barnwell Publisher

Danny’s Market 92 Main Street, Cooperstown 607-547-4053

Centrally located on Main Street in Cooperstown, Danny’s Market is one of the go-to places to eat while exploring our little town. They serve breakfast until 11 a.m., then sandwiches after that for lunch; they also offer baked goods like chocolate

chip cookies, brownies, and more as well as the usual candies.

I recently stopped there for lunch during a workday, my first time ever eating there, and I had ‘The Phil.’

The Phil is a sandwich consisting of roast beef, bacon, tomato, a couple slices of cheese, and lettuce with Cajun mayo. I found it as refreshing as it was filling. The bread was nicely crusty, the roast beef delicious, and the bacon and lettuce adding the right amount of savory and crunchy to make it a delicious meal. Would definitely recommend getting lunch here sometime.

Larissa Ryan Office Manager

The Rose and Kettle 4 Lancaster Street, Cherry Valley 607-264-3078 theroseandkettle.com

really tempted by the Lemon Sage Risotto. This time there were no daily specials, so I finally got to try it. Even though it sounds like a side dish, there’s a lot going on besides just a creamy rice with lemon and sage — there are roasted tomatoes, artichokes, pearl onions, and shaved Parmesan on top.

The Husband had the Blackened Cod with garlic mashed and fried okra. He didn’t even save me a little taste. I guess he liked it well enough.

There are frequent variations in the menu, but they always seem to have a version of their excellent meatloaf, herb-roasted chicken, seafood, and the risotto.

The dessert menu changes as well, but we have never been disappointed with the options. The New York Cheesecake with blueberries was our choice.

Plan on taking a wander through the village. On a nice evening you can even dine on the front porch.

And definitely make a reservation, they are often completely booked.

Kathleen Peters Graphics and Production

The small village of Cherry Valley has been attracting artists and other creatives since at least the 1960s.

The Rose and Kettle is tucked into a quaint old building where locals and tourists gather to enjoy conversation, fine food made with locally sourced ingredients, and sometimes they also have live local music.

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►Saturday, July 9

from Pg. 6 OPEN HOUSE – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Learn about the Haudenosaunee who called this area home.

See Friday, 7/8 Listing.

INTERACTIVE THEATER – 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. Children aged 5 - 12 (with an adult) are invited to help save the world from the ‘Dinosaur Invasion’ in this fun, interactive, outdoor theater experience. 10 children max. Cost, $10/ person. Oneonta World of Learning, 167 Youngs Rd., Oneonta. 607-3539503.

BASEBALL AUTHOR – 1 p.m. Discuss popular children’s book ‘The Kid Who Only Hit Homers‘ with Dale and Duane Christopher, the sons of the late Matt Christopher. Bullpen Theater, Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. 607547-7200.

FIREARM CLASS – 2 p.m. Learn the basics of personal and handgun safety, handgun fundamentals and operation, situational awareness and conflict avoidance, self-defense principles, legal use of force and the aftermath. Proper storage and carry options, and demonstrations.

Classroom only. No live fire. Oneonta Sportsmens Club, 251 Rod & Gun Club Rd., Oneonta. 607-4330515.

WALKING TOUR – 2 p.m. Join former mayor Dr. John Nader for history tour through Oneonta’s 6th Ward. Will meet at the Boys and Girls Club.

70 River St., Oneonta.

607-432-0960.

LIFESKILLS – 4 - 6 p.m.

Teens are invited to learn to cook with Lynn. Menu posted to FB. Seating limited, reservations required. Presented by The Oneonta Teen Center. 50 Dietz St., Oneonta. 607

441 3999.

CONCERT – 7 p.m. Enjoy performance by award winning Banjoist, fiddle player and singer who specializes in the early folk music of Black Americans, James Blount. Indoor performance, space limited. Masks or social distancing required. Cost, $25/non-member at the door. West Kortright Center, 49 West Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith. 607-278-5454.

BASEBALL MOVIE – 7 p.m. Enjoy screening of film ‘The Kid Who Only Hit Homers’ based on the popular children’s book of the same name by Matt Christopher. Followed by a short Q&A with the children of the late author Dale and Duane Christopher and also actor Alex Montero. Free, reservations required. Grandstand Theater, Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. 607-547-7200.

HOME GAME – 7 p.m.

Local baseball team Oneonta Outlaws Vs. The Saugerties Stallions.

Damaschke Field, Oneonta. 607-432-6326.

THEATER – 7:30 p.m.

Enjoy 6 person production of ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona,’ one of Shakespeare’s early works about 2 men who fall in love with the same woman. See Thursday 7/7 Listing.

MOVIE NIGHT– 8:30 p.m. Bring the kids down to the park for an outdoor showing of ‘The Little Mermaid.’ Come dressed as your favorite mermaid, merman or Aquaman and win a prize. Spring Park, Richfield Springs. 315858-0230.

►Sunday, July 10 COMMUNITY DAY – 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Meet the Middlefield Community and find food, crafts, artwork and much more.

There will be an auction featuring items donated by local crafters to support the Middlefield Historical Association and there will also be yard sales throughout the day.

Free, open to the public, family friendly. District #1 Schoolhouse, Co. Rd. 35, Middlefield. Visit middlefieldhistorical.org/eventscalendar LIVESTOCK SHOW – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. 4-H youth present the animals they have been raising to show. Iroquois Farm Showgrounds, 1659 Co. Hwy. 33, Cooperstown.

607-547-2536 ext. 225.

INTERACTIVE THEATER – 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. Children aged 5 - 12 (with an adult) are invited to help save the world from the ‘Dinosaur Invasion.’ See Saturday, 7/9 Listing.

SUMMER SERIES – 1 - 3 p.m. Bring the kids down to the Sidney Rotary Club ‘Buzz About Honey Bees Day’ featuring fun crafts, activities, demonstrations and a giveaway.

Hosted at The American Legion, 22 Union St., Sidney. 607-435-2315.

SUMMER SUNDAYS – 1 - 3 p.m. Local history presentation ‘Moving a Community’ by Jim Loudon, discussing how an entire community was moved across the tracks from the 5th Ward to the 6th Ward in the winter of 1913-1914. Free, open to the public. Bring your own mask, folding chair.

Handicapped accessible.

Held on the front lawn at The Swart Wilcox Museum, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta.

607-287-7011.

THEATER – 3 & 5 p.m.

Enjoy 6 person production of ‘Two Gentlemen of Verona,’ one of Shakespeare’s early works about 2 men who fall in love with the same woman. See Thursday 7/7 Listing.

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Free music abounds across Otsego County this summer as communities present festivals, family fun, and festivities Find so many free music concerts all across Otsego County this summer — here are listings for the events we’ve received to date so you can plan your musical weeks in advance. Be sure to check community websites for specifics or any last-minute changes that may come along.

Look, too, for our Summer 2022 publication — A Visitor’s Guide to the Good Life in Cooperstown and Oneonta — available free from locations throughout the region and online at allotsego.com.

There you’ll find plenty of ideas for fun destinations, dining, and shopping all around our region.

J uly 23 Horszowski Trio, 7:30 p.m. ugust 7 A Zhu Wang (pianist), 3 p.m. ugust 14 A Lun Li (violinist), Ying Li (pianist), 3 p.m.

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Saturday afternoons at the Pathfinder Pavilion

Pathfinder Village celebrates its 24th annual series of summer concerts with free, live performances Saturday afterThe Driftwoods perform in Oneonta on July 14 and Cooperstown on noons beginning at 2 p.m. Concertgoers are asked to bring lawn chairs and follow Cooperstown Community Band July 26 as part of the communities’ free summer concerts. prevailing public health protocol while All concerts begin at 7 p.m. visiting the Pathfinder Village campus.

August 16 July 12: Glimmerglass State Park The series is made possible with public Jerry Dee and the Dovetones funds from the Statewide Community Regrants (early jazz, swing, classic rock, early soul, July 19: St. Johnsville Program, a regrant program of the New York and ska) July 22: Village Library State Council on the Arts with the support of the August 23 office of the governor and the New York state July 26: Schuyler Lake Bourbon and Branch Legislature. Regionally, the program is adminAugust 2: Lakefront Park, Cooperstown (indie and alternative rock) istered by the Earlville Opera House. Additional August 9: Glimmerglass State Park support is provided by private donors, Stewart’s August 30 Shops Holiday Match Program, and WGY’s Barnyard Saints (outlaw country) August 16: Schuyler Lake Christmas Wish.

Delhi Cooperstown July 9 Josh Breen Music Honest Brook Music Festival Tuesday evening (solo acoustic country) Lakefront Concert Series The Honest Brook Music Festival was founded in July 16 Concerts begin Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. 1989 by Michael Cannon and the late Christopher The Real-Time Dixieland Band Desler and has become a popular fixture of the at the bandstand in Lakefront Park. Presented (New Orleans-style jazz favorites) in partnership by the Village of Cooperstown, classical music scene in Delaware County and the July 23 Live Music Cooperstown, and the Cooperstown surrounding area. Concerts have been presented annually each summer except for 2020.

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Performances are held in a converted dairy barn, (country, classic rock, party favorites) July 12 where artists and audience enjoy its warm, reso July 30 Charlie and the Roomers nant acoustics. Artists have regularly commented Monkey and the Crowbar (soul, blues, swing, and New Orleans funk) on how wonderful it is to perform in The Barn (rock and originals) before the Festival’s receptive audience.

July 19 All barn seating for 2022 is by reservation only.

August 6 Panther Creek We are no longer using physical tickets.

Seating Double Barrel (Cajun, Zydeco, and Louisiana creole) is not assigned. Please visit our website, HBMF. (classic rock and country duo) July 26 org, for a reservation form. Or call 607-746-3770 August 13 The Driftwoods (these guys are really good) or email HBMF@aol.com for additional inforPanther Creek (Americana and zydeco) mation. No reservations will be taken by phone.

August 2 August 20 Reservations are $25 per concert and $85 for a Cooperstown Community Band Dirt Road Express season subscription.

August 9 (classic country and early rock) July 16 Stoddard Hollow String Band August 27 Soo Bae (cellist), accompanied by Amy (Appalachian mountain music) Small Town Big Band (swing orchestra Yang (pianist), 7:30 p.m. with the big band sound)

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Even more free music Laurens

August 3 New Horizons Barbershop Chorus and quartets (a capella singing in the barbershop style)

Wednesdays in the Gazebo The Village of Laurens hosts its 11th Annual Summer Concert Series in the historic gazebo in Knapp Park, featuring concerts on Wednesday evenings in July from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. and a variety of music ranging from big band to classic rock to folk and country. The park has benches for seating; attendees can bring their own chairs and blankets.

Concerts are made possible with public funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and administered by The Earlville Opera House.

August 10 Double ChaseMatt & Thelma (old, new, and classics) August 17 Cincinnati Creek (bluegrass)

July 6: The Eddie and Bird-Dog Show

August 24 Rylee Lum Band (country)

July 13: Small Town Big Band July 20: Country Express July 27: Rickety Fence

Oneonta

Thursdays in Neahwa Park Oneonta’s free summer concert series features area bands performing at the bandstand stage area of Neawha Park. In the event of rain, performances may be moved to the large pavilion in the park.

July 7: Fritz’s Polka Band July 14: The Driftwoods July 21: Three Days Gone July 28: Steve Fabrizio Ensemble August 4: Off the Record August 11: Country Express August 18: Lucia & Levi

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Oneonta Community Concert Band

Lucia and Levi performed at the Summer Concert Series in Neahwa Park in July 2021.

They will be there again this year on August 18.

Richfield Springs

August 31: Salt City Brass (variety show)

Wednesdays in Spring Park Richfield Springs continues its Wednesday evening “Concerts in the Park” series with free performances beginning at 7 p.m. in Spring Park on U.S. Route 20. Those who attend should bring a lawn chair or blanket and perhaps your dancing shoes to enjoy the evening and the music!

The concerts are free and are sponsored by the Richfield Springs Area Chamber of Commerce and partners with the Village of Richfield Springs, Otsego County Community Events Program and the Community P R O F E S S I O N A L T H E AT E R O F T H E G R E AT W E S T E R N C AT S K I L L S Foundation South Central New York.

J uly 6 Dirt Road Express (classics, country, 50’s and 60’s)

J uly 24 “The Great Outdoors” Wilber Park Large Pavilion, 3 p.m.

J uly 13 Helen’s Dixielanders (polka and show tunes to opera and Dixieland)

August 14 “Teddy Bear’s Picnic,” Wilber Park Large Pavilion, 3 p.m.

J uly 20 The Oldies Show Band (50’s, 60s and 70s)

September 11 Grand and Glorious Garage Sale Neawha Park, time TBA

July 27 The Nelson Brothers (classic country)

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(607) 547-7496

Sam Smith’s Boat Rentals

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