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October 20, 2011

What's Happening: October 20, 2011

Non-commercial events only. Readers who wish to list an event in What’s Happening should email  information to crier@csdsl.net, mail tothe Cooperstown Crier, 21 Railroad Ave., Cooperstown, NY, 13326, or fax to 547-1109 at least 10 days before the event. More information may be obtained by calling 547-9493.

Thursday, Oct. 20

Opening: ‘A Sense of Place,’ 3 p.m., Foreman Gallery, Anderson Center for the Arts, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Gallery talk until 4 p.m., opening event until 6 p.m. For info: 431-4825.

Friday, Oct. 21

Meeting: Milford Legion Veterans Club, 7:30 p.m., Legion Hall, West Main Street, Milford. For info: 432-2973. Event: Ghoulish Gathering Festival, 6 to 9 p.m., Glimmerglass State Park and Hyde Hall. For info: 547-8662. 547-5098, www.friendsofglimmerglass. com, www.hydehall.org.

Lecture: ‘George Miller Sternberg: A Physician’s Experience of the Civil War,’ 4 p.m., Eaton Lounge, Bresee Hall, Hartwick College. Presented by Col. Stephen Craig, U.S. Army (retired).

Event: Planetarium show, 7 p.m., State University College at Oneonta, digital planetarium, basement of Science I Building. To register: http://oneontaplanetarium.eventbrite.com/.

Event: Haunted Train Ride, 6:30 p.m., Milford Train Depot, state Route 166, E. Main St. Presented by the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad. For reservations, info: 432-2429 and leave message.

Event: ‘Things That Go Bump in the Night’ tours, 5:30 to 8 p.m., The Farmers Museum. For reservations: 547-1452.

Saturday, Oct. 22

Market: Cooperstown Farmers Market featuring fresh vegetables and fruits, plants, baked goods, meats, cheese, local crafts and more from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The market is behind Key Bank, at 101 Main St. in Cooperstown. For information, call 547-6195. Sponsored by Otsego 2000.

Event: Ghoulish Gathering Festival, 3 to 9 p.m., Glimmerglass State Park and Hyde Hall. For info: 547-8662. 547-5098, www.friendsofglimmerglass. com, www.hydehall.org.

Coll ection: Friends of the Cooperstown Library book collection, 10 a.m. to noon. Hard cover, paperback, CDs, audio taps and videos will be accepted. No textbooks.

Event: Safe Kids Days, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fly Creek Cider Mill and Orchard.

Event: ‘Things That Go Bump in the Night’ tours, 5:30 to 8 p.m., The Farmers Museum. For reservations: 547-1452.

Event: Haunted Train Ride, 6:30 p.m., Milford Train Depot, state Route 166, E. Main St. Presented by the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad. For reservations, info: 432-2429 and leave message.

Sunday, Oct. 23

Event: Safe Kids Days, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Fly Creek Cider Mill and Orchard.

Event: ‘Things That Go Bump in the Night’ tours, 5:30 to 8 p.m., The Farmers Museum. For reservations: 547-1452.

Hike: Robert V. Riddell State Park, four-hour walk, 12:30 p.m., led by Patricia Riddell Kent and Steve Kent. Meet at the Pine Lake parking lot. For info: admin@occainfor. org or 547-4488.

Monday, oct. 24

Event: Blood drive, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Bassett Hall chapel, Cooperstown. For appointment: 547-3701.

Tuesday, Oct. 25

Event: Safe Kids of Otsego County Halloween safety information, 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bassett Medical Center Clinic Lobby, Cooperstown. For info: 547-5256 or richard.mccaffery@ bassett.org.

Meeting: Oneonta/ Cooperstown Chapter of the Empire State Lyme Disease Association, 9 a.m., Classroom C, Fox Care Center, state Route 7, Oneonta. For info: 278-4049, btut42@yahoo.com.

Event: Blood drive, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., Bassett Hall chapel, Cooperstown. For appointment: 547-3701.

Event: Costume exchange, 6:30 p.m., Cherry Valley- Springfield cafeteria. Wednesday, Oct. 26 Meeting: Springfield Historical Society, 6:30 p.m., Springfield Community Center, Springfield Center.

Program: ‘Otsego County in the Civil War; Firsthand Accounts  of War Experiences. Forinfo: 264-3375.

Thursday, Oct. 27

Panel: Catholic Charities of Delaware and Otsego Counties victim impact panel, 7 p.m., FoxCare Center, state Route 7, Oneonta. To register: 432-0061, ext. 102.

Concert: Sitarist Ravindra Goswami and tablaist Ramchandra Pandit, 8 p.m., Shineman Chapel House, Hartwick College, Oneonta.

Friday, oct. 28

Event: ‘Pumpkin Glow,’ 6 to 7 p.m., Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St. Public is welcome to bring pumpkins and candles or lights to display at CAA. For info: 547-9777 or www.cooperstownart.com.

Event: Haunted Train Ride, 6:30 p.m., Milford Train Depot, state Route 166, E. Main St. Presented by the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad. For reservations, info: 432-2429 and leave message.

Fundraiser: Rummage sale, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Church of Christ Uniting, Church Street, Richfield Springs. Bag sale from 5 to 7 p.m. For info: (315) 858-1553.

Saturday, Oct. 29

Market: Cooperstown Farmers Market featuring fresh vegetables and fruits, plants, baked goods, meats,  cheese, local crafts and morefrom 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The market is behind Key Bank, at 101 Main St. in Cooperstown. For information, call 547-6195. Sponsored by Otsego 2000.

Clinic: Flu clinic for established Bassett patients 18 and older, 9 a.m. to noon, Bassett Clinic Building lobby. No appointment needed. For info,

547-7973 or (800) BASSETT. Meeting: Oneonta/ Cooperstown Chapter of the Empire State Lyme Disease Association, 8 a.m., Classroom C, Fox Care Center, state Route 7, Oneonta. For info: 278-4049, btut42@yahoo. com.

Event: Haunted Train Ride, 6:30 p.m., Milford Train Depot, state Route 166, E. Main St. Presented by the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad. For reservations, info: 432-2429.

Event: Haunting for Hunger, 6.:30 to 8:30 p.m., Cherry Valley Presbyterian Church.

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