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Betsy Cunningham, proprietor of Artware, peruses the broad assortment of holiday greeting cards ranging from nice to naughty.
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Editor’s Note: Reporter Libby Cudmore is taking the “Shop Local First” maxim to heart this holiday, and spent last Saturday perusing downtown Oneonta’s offerings. This coming Saturday, it’s Cooperstown.
A big bright tree, Santa Claus and a downtown filled with delights? No wonder Christian and his dad Alex Scheidelman are all smiles!
Holiday Glow, Storefront Magic At Tree Lighting
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elp Santa light the Oneonta Christmas tree in Muller Plaza. Afterwards, enjoy dancing, carolers, carriage rides and the entries into the Gingerbread House contest. 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in Muller Plaza, Oneonta. Info, mainstreetoneonta@ hotmail.com.
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coring a bargain online may be a thrill to some, but it’s nothing compared to the fun of going into a shop in downtown Oneonta and finding that perfect gift. Especially if it’s a gift you didn’t even know you were going to buy. That’s Transitions Boutique exactly is the place to go for how I felt vintage brooches, as Kathy Polley and Cindy when I Staffin will show you. walked into the Green Toad Bookstore and spotted “Everything I Need To Know About Christmas I Learned From a Little Golden Book.” It was perfect for my grandmother, who read many, many Golden Books to me and my sisters as we were growing up. Please See LOCAL, B3
GLIMMERGLASS TREES: Festival of Trees weekend at Glimmerglass State Park opens with the lighting of the park’s covered bridge. 6 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5. Festival runs noon-6 p.m. on Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 6-7. Glimmerglass State Park Pavilion, 1527 Cty.. Hwy. 31, Cooperstown. Info, www.friendsofglimmerglass.com.
Anthony Robinson, owner of the Museum Skate Shop, shows off a snowskate board – perfect getting out to enjoy the long winter!
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Who would have thought a calendar could be such a fun gift? I almost want to keep this Edward Gorey one for myself!
Here are Christmas gifts Libby found in downtown Oneonta: ► Wise Owl neck warmer with wooden button, $39.95, Theresa’s Emporium ► Amy Pohler “Yes, Please.” $28.99, Green Toad Bookstore ► Edward Gorey calendar, $14.99, Artware ► Anne Taintor socks, $7.99, Razzle Dazzle ► Snowskate board, $55, The Museum Skate Shop.
PARTY WITH SANTA: Go Christmas caroling, enjoy cookies and get your photo taken with Santa on the Cooperstown Fire Department’s classic 1953 Mack fire truck at its annual children’s party. 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 7. Info, Eric Pierce at (607) 431-8826. SING ME TO SLEEP: Catskill Choral Society presents a “Lullabies and Light” holiday concert, featuring the youth choir, and premiering the children’s choir. Tickets $12-$20. 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 5 and 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, tickets, www.catskillchoralsociety.org or (607) 431-6060.
On The 12th Day Of Christmas – Local Writers Signing By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN
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here’s only one way to beat the winter blues, and it’s to curl up inside a good – and local – book. Or better, how about a dozen. “When you’re buried in a Cooperstown snow drift, a book is a very handy thing!” said Marly Youmans, whose latest novel, “Glimmerglass,”
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The writers pause on the steps leading to The Fenimore Art Museum’s lower level/IDs ON B3
was one of the a dozen featured books by a dozen local authors at The Fenimore Art Museum’s Holiday Book Signing on Friday, Nov. 28. The event was packed, with The Beekman Boys, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge, selling out their latest, “Beekman 1802: Heirloom Vegetables” in the first 15 minutes. “Our take on the sweet potato casserole is going to be the most used this holiday season,” said
Kilmer-Purcell. “We use coconut milk, lime, a little chili powder for kick and toasted coconut on top.” Also signing were photographer Richard Duncan, village trustee and CGP professor Cindy Falk, Jim Atwell, “Big Chuck” D’Imperio, Anna Membrino and Santa Claus. “We were trying to come up with a “shop local” event for Black Friday,” said Sue deBruijn, Please See WRITERS, B3
ROCK WITH THE COMETS: Bill Haley’s Comets, of “Rock Around the Clock” and “Shake, Rattle and Roll” fame, presents a Holiday & Greatest Hits Show. Tickets $25-$35; bring a non-perishable food donation. 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Tickets, info, www.foothillspac.org or (607) 431-2080. OPEN STUDIO: Ashley Norwood Cooper will showcase her series, “Deployment” and Marly Youmans will sign “Glimmerglass” at an open studio. 2-5 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, 14 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, www.ashleynorwoodcooper.com
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