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BEST BETS Marge Landers of Marjorie’s Cakes, Cooperstown, offers samples to bride-to-be Emily Riddell, Oneonta, her groom Mike Feuer, Otego, and her parents Neil and Linda Riddell.
The illustration is from the DoDo Press edition of Susan Fenimore Cooper’s novel, “Elinor Wyllys: or, The Young Folk of Longbridge.”
Little-Known Novel By Cooper Daughter Up For Discussion
Denim and Diamonds stylist Joyce Knute, Oneonta, performs an up-do demonstration on Molly McLaughlin, Oneonta.
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ooperstown Village Library presents Hugh MacDougall, who will discuss Susan Fenimore Cooper’s little-known novel, “Elinor Wyllys.” Cooper, eldest surviving daughter of James Fenimore Cooper, wrote under the pseudonym Amabel Penfeather. 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 18. Free. Cooperstown Village Libary meeting room, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org.
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Rainbows End models Tammy Christman, Oneonta; Leah Britton, Berne; Tracy Ross, Oneonta; Diana Hulbert, East Meredith; Todd Holley, Franklin, and Rebecca Young, East Meredith pose on the main stage in the Foothills Atrium Sunday, Jan. 11, during the I Do Bridal Expo, traditionally scheduled the first weekend of the New Year to help beat the winter blahs.
Elk (and Oneonta Fire Chief) Pat Pidgeon describes the club’s offerings to brideto-be Cerice Palmer, Mount Upton, and her friend Jessica Hoffman, Oneonta.
If You’re In Wedding Business, You Have Stories To Tell By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA
Whether photographing the
first dance or baking a last-minute cake, behind every perfect wedding is a team of vendors making sure everything goes smoothly. “I could write a book!” said photographer Lisa Marino, (formally Eklund). “Every vendor has a story.” Here are some that emerged from the I Do Bridal Expo Sunday, Jan. 11, at Foothills
Wedding photographer Lisa Marino has faced some unusual situations.
Performing Arts Center. • One of Marino’s favorite photographs is of the wedding of Steve and Marie France in 2009. “Two days before the wedding, the Steve’s father had a heart attack,” she said. “He called Bassett and arranged for the family and me to go to the hospital for photos.” His father went into and successfully came out of surgery before the ceremony, and afterwards, Steve, his mother, the new bride and Lisa took the trolley to Bassett, where Steve pinned a boutonniere to his
father’s hospital scrubs, and Lisa posed the family for a portrait series. “I tear up thinking about it,” said Lisa, wiping her eyes. “It was so beautiful.” • A good vendor is one who can come through in a pinch, and Heather Mann of MANNmade Cakes was able to save one unlucky couple with less than a week to go before the big day. “A woman called us and said her son was getting married in five days and the baker had dropped out,” she said. “She needed 250 cupcakes, and though it was Please See STORIES, B2
MOHICAN FEVER: The second of Cooperstown’s free Friday night “Cabin Fever Film Series” offers “The Last of the Mohicans,” based on the James Fenimore Cooper classic, starring Daniel Day-Lewis (rated R, 1992, 112 minutes). 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Refreshments available, with proceeds benefiting local animal shelter. Fenimore Art Museum auditorium, 5798 Route 80, Cooperstown. Info (607) 547-1400 or www.fenimoreartmuseum.org TEACHER SPEAKS: David Greene, author of “Doing the Right Thing: A Teacher Speaks” visits the Green Toad Bookstore, hosted by Oneonta Area for Public Education. 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 . Free. Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main St., Oneonta, Info, www.greentoadbookstore.com. OMMEGANG BASH: Join the 4th annual “Grilled Cheese for a Good Cause,” 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17. Featuring local chefs and organized by Otsego 2000, the fete “honors Middlefield leading home rule.” Brewery Ommegang, 656 County Hwy 33, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-8881.
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