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Editor’s Note: Last weekend, Libby Cudmore shopped local in Cooperstown. Next weekend, it’s Southside Mall.
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FAIRY TALE THEATER: Orpheus Theatre presents “Into the Woods,” music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Tickets $20 adults; $15 seniors (65+); $10 students/children. 7:30 p.m. FridaySaturday, Dec. 12-13, 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, Goodrich Theater, Fine Arts Bldg, SUNY Oneonta. Info, (607) 4329392, www.orpheustheatre.org.
You can’t enjoy an Otsego County winter without a good pair of boots, and Laura Jane Alexander, Village Cobbler, has some in every style!
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DANCING, MERRYMAKING: Join the fun and dance with the Iona Troupe at their Irish dance show. Adults $10; ages 8-17 $5; ages 7 and under free. 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, Cooperstown Art Assoc. Ballroom Gallery, 22 Main St, Cooperstown. Info, www.cooperstownart.com
Here are Libby’s favorite Christmas gifts from downtown Cooperstown: ► Lazy One Fox Pajama Pants, $23, Christine’s of Cooperstown ► Baabaazzu Boiled Wool Mittens, $48.95, Ellsworth & Sill ►Bike print silk tie, $38.50, The Village Cobbler ► Cheryl Gutmaker Glass Salad Bowl with Servers, $145, Cooper Country Crafts ► Blue Q “First Aid” messenger bag, $21.95, Tin Bin Alley
VALLEYVIEW JUBILEE: Shop local crafts to support the school and win door prizes from local businesses. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, Valleyview Elementary, Valleyview St., Oneonta.
The Goal: To Bring Sharon Springs Theater Back To Life Drew Taylor, left, and Gail Luna envision Sharon Springs Klinkhart Hall, not as it is, but as it will be.
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TEA PARTY: Enjoy cookies, crafts and a dance lesson with Clara from the Fokine Ballet’s performance of “The Nutcracker.” $10 members, $15 nonmembers. 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, The OWL’s Nest, 277 Main St., Oneonta. Info, www.oneontaworldoflearning.com
IF YOU GO: Sharon Springs Holiday Revue, fundraiser for Klinkhart Hall, 6:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec. 12-13, at The Stone House Farm, 305 Lynk Road.
CHRISTMAS CLASSIC: It isn’t Christmas without Charles Dickens classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge. Tickets: $15 ages 13 and over; $10 ages 7–11; under 6 free. 2 p.m., 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, Louis C. Jones Center, Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Hwy 80, Cooperstown, Info, tickets (607) 5471461, www.farmersmuseum.org.
The theater itself – a one-time Smalley’s cinema – hasn’t been used in decades: the tin ceiling tiles leaking, the floor boards shifting under the stage until light can be seen between them, thick dust on the 350 original red Please See THEATER, B3
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