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Festival brings vendors, artisans, food, fun, live music, and demon strations. Highlights include a pumpkin carving demonstration, carriage rides, a walking tour of historic Sharon Springs, a Beer Pavilion (21+) and more. Held 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 17 and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday September 18 on Main Street, Sharon Springs. Visit sharonspring sharvestfestival.com for more info.
Before the festivals, start your weekend with a concert from the Oneonta Concert Association. ‘Pegasus: The Orchestra’ will be presenting ‘Eight Seasons,’ a musical composition contrasting Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ and Piazzolla’s ‘The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.’ Tickets, $25/adult. Performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday, September 16 at the Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Visit oneontacon certassociation.org•TheSharonSprings
On this weekend of festivals, visit the one that features the ingredient that makes everything delicious. The Susquehanna Valley Garlic Festival has live music, local garlic growers selling this year’s produce, garlic t-shirts, and a class all about growing garlic from the Cornell Cooperative Extension (noon - 3 p.m.). Held 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, at Wood Bull Antiques, 3920 State Rte. 28, Milford. 607-6389016 or visit svgarlicfestival.com•
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Just because the weekend is over, doesn’t mean the fun stops. The Cooperstown Concert Association presents a performance by the ‘HEART’ Jazz Ensemble, whose music has been described as “dazzling” (NY Times) and “unde niably beautiful,” (DownBeat). Concert will be held 5 p.m. on Monday, September 18 at Origins Café, 558 Beaver Meadow Rd., Cooperstown. Visit cooperstown concertseries.org
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Returning from a 3-year hiatus, The City of the Hills Festival is back and better than ever. The daytime events feature art workshops, a mural unveiling, a drumming circle in Huntington Park, art workshops and demonstrations for adults and children, and much more. Nighttime activities begin at 5 p.m. and include live music, burlesque, a drag show, and more. Held Saturday, September
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Michael Federov, of Maryland, NY, will informally discuss his climate change paintings with gallery visitors in Brave New World at the Art Garage, Saturday September 17, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Reservations are not necessary. Free admission. Guests are invited to bring their curiosity, concerns, questions and comments.Despite spending a lifetime making art, Federov has not shared his work with the public since the 1970s, when he exhib ited in Washington DC and New York City. Brave New World, the last show of the summer season, also features emerging artist, Lewis Danielski, in the Middle Bay, his first gallery show. Both artists present powerful accom plished work medi tating on the anxieties and hopes that char acterize the current moment – for the first time now available to theFederov’spublic. intense series of paintings revolve around the ongoing climate crisis,
Saturday September 17 and 24, the show will unveil new art by Danielski, works he created after the exhibition opened in August and before he returned to his home in France.
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beautiful to look at despite their ominous message. Danielski shares smaller, intimate multimedia explorations of queerness, belonging, and growing up. The show generates an intergenera tional dialogue about the most important issues of our time.
The gallery will be open Saturdays from 11 - 2 p.m. through September 30, and as always daily with a text, call: 315-0941-9607 or leartgarage@ gmail.com. Address: 689 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326.
Catskill Choral Society’s Grand and Glorious Fall Fair saw several thousand people come down to Oneonta’s Neahwa Park for a day of live music, splendid offerings from 72 vendors, performanceaby the Oneonta Community Concert Band, and great fun.John Willis
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Musicians Jim Kimball and Karen Canning perform nineteenth-century tunes on the porch at Bump Tavern.
Mr. Kimball has added to the festi val’s ambiance since the late 1970s.
has the feel of hammering hot steel. Have the family sit for an authentic tintype photograph on Saturday and Sunday at the Herkimer Kitchen in the Country Village,” he said.
“Get a head start on your holiday shopping with some new and unique gifts for everyone in the family at Todd’s General Store and The Farmers’ Museum Store,” Mr. Kenyon said.
An abundance of delicious foods from the season’s harvest awaits festival-goers including the mouthwatering roasted corn from Our Green Acres, sausage from Beckmann’s, and great Greek cuisine from The Grapevine. You will also find homemade pies and fresh baked goods from the Pomona Grange (Saturday only).
Edelweiss Schuhplattlers of the Utica Maennerchor will perform traditional Austrian or German folk dances. Bill Ackerbauer, an acoustic guitarist who dabbles in harmonica, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and other instruments, will perform his family program on Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
The ongoing traditions of Harvest Festival contribute to its charm.
Animals always take the spotlight at Harvest Festival. Aside from our beautiful farm animals, Hinman Hollow Sport Training will dazzle you with their canine agility and obedience demonstrations.
Harvest Festival Returns to The Farmers’ Museum’s Fall Lineup
After a two-year hiatus, celebrate the bounty of fall as the Harvest Festival returns to The Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown on Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In the Main Barn, view the exhibit Growing Tomorrow’s Farmers which celebrates the role children played on family farms from the 19th century to the present. The exhibit features photographs of several families who live in the region.
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“Since 1978, this family-friendly event has grown to become a regional favorite, bringing together a wide variety of performers, artisans, and vendors,” said Todd Kenyon, Director of Marketing. “We are excited it is returning.”
“There is an abundance of activi ties for families and kids at Harvest Fest,” Mr. Kenyon said.
“The Catskill Puppet Theater will hold a performance on Sunday. At the crafts tent, kids can make corn husk dolls, paper-strip pumpkins, and autumn greeting cards. There will also be face painting, scavenger hunts, and a children’s hay bale maze. Outdoor games include corn hole, nine pins, and some traditional 19th-century games,” he said.
“Of course everyone needs to ride the Empire State Carousel. At the Farmstead, we will have cider pressing, corn shelling and grinding, and as well as horse-drawn wagon rides. In the Blacksmith Shop, kids can discover how metal is shaped by hammering molding clay which
“If you like historical trades, you won’t be disappointed,” Mr. Kenyon said. “You’ll get hands-on experi ence with rope-making, coopering, and see spinning and fiber art demonstrations. You’ll also find a dulcimer maker, quilters, a jeweler, woodworkers, a china painter, bakers, maple producers, artists, and potters featuring many unique items from the region,” he said.
The festival is on the museum’s picturesque grounds near Otsego Lake. “We have the perfect blend of new attractions and trusted favorites,” Mr. Kenyon said. “Two days of live performances, music by folk singer and songwriter Kevin McKrell both days, and the museum’s Templeton Players will be on stage with two performances.”
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Every year they hold the Legacy Run on or around 9/11. “The American Legion Riders have a scholarship fund for kids of veterans who have passed away, or are 50% or more disabled since 9/11,” he said.
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company,” he said. Since COVID, the number of riders are down. “We normally range from 100 to 250 motorcycle riders.“607 Coal Rollers were riding with us. These are all diesel trucks from within the 607 area code,” he“Thissaid. is the one run of the year where we team up with another motorcycle group called The Red Knights 44 out of Laurens. They are a sister motorcycle group; we do a lot of runs with them and help each other out,” Mr. Chase said. There are about 35 – 40 members in the American Legion Riders. For more info, go to www.alrpost 259.org.
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Harvest Festival is sponsored in part by Five Star Subaru. Visit FarmersMuseum.org for a complete schedule. The Farmers’ Museum is located at 5775 State Highway 80, Cooperstown, N.Y., 13326.
On Sunday, September 11, the American Legion Riders based out of Oneonta, had their Legacy Run.“We do four to five runs a year,” said Chris Chase, Director of American Legion Riders. “We raise money for vets, pets or kids,” he said.
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One-day entry to Harvest Festival: $15 adults (13 - 64), $12.50 seniors (65+), $6 juniors (7 - 12), children 6 and younger, and museum members are free. Purchase tickets at the museum on the day of the event. Free museum admis sion is also available for those receiving SNAP benefits (up to 4 people) with the presentation of a SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card.
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“We usually donate around $10,000. We used to send the entire amount to national, but now we keep 50% of it to make sure local kids get it,” he said. “We started noticing no kids in New York got a scholarship so we changed our procedure. Now we are sure the money stays in our area; Otsego, Delaware and Chenango counties.”
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American Legion Riders Ride for Vets, Pets and Kids
“We have a lot of women and a lot of couples who ride in our events. Anyone can ride, whether you have a motorcycle, car, truck, old classic car,” Mr. Chase said. “The route is about 100 miles. We’ve been doing this event for about fiveWhenyears.”Mr. Chases isn’t organizing rides, he is the CEO of Directive. “We do IT, web design and marketing. We have four companies; an IT company, a marketing agency, a soft ware company and a media
You can schedule a tee time from this Friday, September 16 through Sunday, September 18 at the Otsego Golf Club. Just mention you are golfing for the RegistrationSQSPCA.is $60 per golfer and includes greens fees, cart, a hot dog, and support for the shelter!
Don’t forget to golf for a terrific cause during the Robert B. Schlather SQSPCA Golf Weekend, made possible with support from Kevin’s Royal.
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ON-SITE SALE Noon - 4 p.m. Back by popular demand. Find surplus furninshings, ephemera, and more ranging from vintage items like the Caprice Model organ by Conn, to a slab of marble, to extra display cases. All proceeds benefit the Greater Oneonta Historical Society. Held on the third Floor of the Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. 607-432-0960.
CHICKEN DINNER 4:30 - 6 p.m. Enjoy a Brooks chicken dinner on the third Friday of each month. Includes chicken half, baked potato, coleslaw, and roll all for $13/dinner, plus convenience fee if paying by Paypal. Pre-or der by Wednesday strongly en couraged. First Baptist Church of Cooperstown, 21 Elm St., Cooperstown. Contact cooperstown@gmail.combaptist
GOLF WEEKEND 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Enjoy a fun weekend out on the golfing green. See Friday listing.
GROUNDBREAKING 5 - 7 p.m. Celebrate the beginning of the construction phase of the new ‘Grow With the Cor nell Cooperative Extension’ teaching gardens. Held at the
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CONCERT 7:30 p.m. Start the weekend with a musical performance from ‘Pegasus: The Orchestra,’ perform ing ‘Eight Seasons.’ Tickets, $25/adult. Presented by the Oneonta Concert Association at the Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Visit taconcertassociation.orgoneon
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GOLF TOURNAMENT Noon. Invitational golf tournament on the Leatherstocking Golf Course to support Pathfinder Village. Hall of Famer Jim Kaat serves as celebrity host. Reg istration begins 9:30 a.m. at The Otesaga, Cooperstown. 607-965-8377, ext. 116.
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GOLF WEEKEND 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Enjoy a fun weekend out on the golfing green. See Friday listing.
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WRITERS SALON 7:30 p.m. Hear readings and discussion from writers and poets local to the Catskills region. This week features writers from the ‘See ing Things’ poetry workshop run by Bright Hill Press. Free, open to the public. Commu nity Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-432-2070.
HARVEST FESTIVAL 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Welcome the fall season and celebrate farmers and artisans of Upstate New York. Will feature specialty foods, makers, farmers, arti sans, music, a pumpkin patch, and more. Village of Sharon Springs. Visit springsharvestfestival.comwww.sharon
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Magician Ben Seidman for a show packed with stand-upcomedy, pick-pocketing, fas cinating stories, and world-re nowned sleight-of-hand. Free to SUNY students, $6 general public. Dewar Arena, Alumni Field House, SUNY Oneonta.
CITY OF THE HILLS Noon - past midnight. Celebrate the return of the City of the Hills arts festival after a 3-year pan demic pause. The new and ex panded festival will feature a mural unveiling, a drum circle, craft beer garden (21+), live music, vendors, and more. Festival is free, open to public. Presented by the Community
CONCERT 5 p.m. The Coo perstown Concert Series pres ents ‘HEART: A Jazz Ensemble’ Tickets, $20. Origins Café, 558 Beaver Meadow Rd., Coo perstown. Visit concertseries.org/heartcooperstown
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PANCAKE BREAKFAST 7:30 - 11:30 a.m. Enjoy all you can eat pancakes, eggs, ma ple syrup, sausage, beverag es, to support the Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department. Cost, $9/adult. Cooperstown/ Westville Airport, Rt. 166, Coo perstown.
EXHIBIT OPENING 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Celebrate the opening of 2 new exhibits The Art of Observation: The Best of Photographer Elliot Erwitt and Tales from the Rockabout Hills: Paintings by D. Michael Price. On view through Decem ber 31. Free admission to chil dren under 19. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607547-1400.
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EXHIBIT OPENING Noon - 4 p.m. Celebrate opening of special exhibit Town & Gown: SUNY Oneonta and the Local Community, Past and Pres ent exploring SUNY Oneonta’s long history of partnership and collaboration with the Oneonta community. On dis play through November 12. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. 607-4320960.
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GOLF WEEKEND 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. Enjoy a fun weekend out on the golfing green in memory of Robert B. Schlather to sup port the Susquehanna SPCA. Mention the golfing weekend when reserving your tee time, and a portion of the $60 fee will be donated to the shel ter. The fee includes a cart, a gift, and a hot dog. Otsego Golf Club, 144 Pro Shop Dr., Springfield Center. 607-5479290.
B-8 Autumn DreAms Thursday, September 15, 2022 All at one lakeside location 2 1/2 miles north of cooperstown on west lake road, 6098 state highway 80 general information: www.bluemingogrill.com607-547-2543 Lake Otsego’s only open-air lakeside dining spot offers creative grill cuisine on its Adirondack porches at the water’s edge. Inspired by a multitude of international cuisines, the Blue Mingo Offers an eclectic menu that The New York Times has calleD “the area’s most interesting dishes.” (607) 547-7496 Spend some quality time on the lake in a rental boat at Sam Smith’s. rentals are available by the hour to a full day (607) 547- 2581 On your way to the dining porches of The Blue Mingo Grill, you will pass through the collection of clothing, gifts and accessories inspired by the classic casual elegance of Adirondack Great Camp style a contemporary take on the classic country store, with a unique and wide-ranging offering of authentic products and provisions from around the world and around the corner. From gourmet foods, take-out lunches and locally-sourced grocery items and produce to kitchen and entertaining essentials, pet and garden supplies, treats for A Perfect Day on Otsego Lake The Blue Mingo Grill Sam Smith’s Boat Rentals The Mingo Market
