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August 25, 2011

What's Happening: August 25, 2011

NON COMMERCIAL EVENTS only. Readers who wish to list an event in What’s Happening should e-mail information to crier@csdsl.net, mail to the 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, AUG. 25

EVENT: ‘RSVP: Hospitality at Hyde Hall,’ 7 p.m., Glimmerglass State Park, Lakeview Room. Part of the Fun & Education Series sponsored by Friends of Glimmerglass State Park.

BLOOD DRIVE: American Red Cross, 12:30 to 6:30 p.m., Bassett Hall auditorium, intersection of Beaver and Pioneer streets. For info: 547-3701.

FRIDAY, AUG. 26

CLASS: ‘Afternoon Art’ for children ages 4 to 8, 3  p.m., Fenimore Art Museum.Cost $7 or $5 for New York State Historical Association members. For info: 547-1476 or 547-1414.

EXHIBIT: Handmade bowls by Frank Hammer, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Richfield Springs Historic Association Museum and Exhibit Hall.

OPENINGS: Exhibits ‘Made in New York: The Art of Wood,’ Gallery A, and oil paintings by Brian Zievert of Houston, Texas, Gallery B, 5 to 7 p.m., Cooperstown Art Association Galleries, 22 Main Street. Exhibits will be open until Sept. 23. For info: 547-9777 or www.cooperstownart.com.

SATURDAY, AUG. 27

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: Train Robbery, 1 p.m., Leatherstocking Railway Historical Society and the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad, Milford Train Depot. For info: 432-2439, www.lrhs.com.

EVENT: Fly Creek Community Yard Sale, 8:30 a.m., pancake breakfast, 8:30 to 11 a.m., Fly Creek Fire Hall; hot dog, hamburgers drinks, 11 a.m. Grange Building. To benefit Fly Creek Area Historical Society. For info: 547-8321. EXHIBIT: Handmade bowls by Frank Hammer, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Richfield Springs Historic Association Museum and Exhibit Hall.

SUNDAY, AUG. 28

CONCERT: Juilliard String Quartet, 3 p.m., Louis C. Jones Center of The Farmers’ Museum, part of the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival. Tickets: $25; $15 for youths 6 to 18. For tickets: www.cooperstownmusicfest. org, (800) 838-3006 or at the door. EVENT: Ellis’ Cruise-in, 12:30 p.m., Hartwick Highland’s Campground, 131 Burke Hill Road.

TUESDAY, AUG. 30

MARKET: Cooperstown Farmers Market featuring fresh vegetables and fruits, plants, baked goods, meats, cheese, local crafts and more from noon to 5 p.m. The market is behind Key Bank, at 101 Main St. in Cooperstown. For information, call 547-6195. Sponsored by Otsego 2000.

CONCERT: The Tweedlers, 7 p.m., Lakefront Park, part of the Cooperstown Lakefront Concert Series.

WORKSHOP: Emergency preparedness and weather emergencies, 10 a.m., Otsego County Emergency Operations Center training classrooms, Meadows Office Complex, 140 Country Route 33 near Cooperstown. For info: 547-4360.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 31

CONCERT: Community Concert Band, 8 to 9 p.m., Otesaga Resort Hotel. For info: 547-9271 or edjob@stny.rr.com.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 2

MEETING: Milford American Legion Post 1566, 7:30 p.m., Legion Hall, West Main Street in Milford. For info: 286-9261.

DANCE: Contradance, 8 to 11 p.m., Presbyterian Church, Cooperstown, sponsored by Otsego Dance Society, Casey Carr to call; music by Miss Marty &SGB. For info: 865- 8232, (315) 272-6110, www.otsegodancesociety.blogspot.com.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 3

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. Forinformation, call 547-6195. Sponsored by Otsego 2000.

EVENT: Train Robbery, 1 p.m., Leatherstocking Railway Historical Society and the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad, Milford Train Depot. For info: 432-2439, www.lrhs.com.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 6

MARKET: Cooperstown Farmers Market featuring fresh vegetables and fruits, plants, baked goods, meats, cheese, local crafts and more from noon to 5 p.m. The market is behind Key Bank, at 101 Main St. in Cooperstown. For information, call 547-6195. Sponsored by Otsego 2000.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 10

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.

FUNDRAISER: Grand and Glorious Garage Sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oneonta Main Street, sponsored by the Catskill Choral Society. For info: catskillchoralsociety.org and mainstreetoneonta.org.

WORKSHOP: Gardening with native plants, 10 a.m. to noon, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Otsego County, 123 Lake St. To register by Sept. 7, call 547-2536, ext. 0.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 13

MARKET: Cooperstown Farmers Market featuring fresh vegetables and fruits, plants, baked goods, meats, cheese, local crafts and more from noon to 5 p.m. The market is behind Key Bank, at 101 Main St. in Cooperstown. For information, call 547-6195. Sponsored by Otsego 2000.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 16

MEETING: Milford Legion Veterans Club, 7:30 p.m., Legion Hall, West Main Street, Milford. For info: 432-2973.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 17

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.

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