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Friday, August 1, 2008

Many Varied Things To Do This Weekend

There’s a little of everything going on this weekend.

Saturday, Aug. 9, is “Miss Mary Day,” 10 a.m.-11 p.m. at The Barnyard Swing, Route 28, Hartwick Seminary, a benefit for Mary Turi, the Cooperstown Pre-school teacher who is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. All proceeds from mini-golf, laser-tag and food sales will go to help Miss Mary.
Or take a trip to Sharon Springs for the annual Tour of Homes, including the Beekman Mansion and Stone House. It’s 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Buy the $10 tickets at the Sharon Museum, Main Street.
Or get an answer to the question, “Got Green?” 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Fly Creek Cider Mill, part of its Taste of Fly Creek Series.
Or in the evening, sample Stone Soup, a four-piece band that plays fiddle music, jazz, folk, and popular tunes. It’s at 7 p.m. at Pathfinder Village, State Route 80, two miles east of Edmeston and 15 miles west of Cooperstown.
More music: 7:30 p.m. Chords & Strings. The Farmers’ Museum. Concert Artist Guild winners Soprano Sarah Wolfson and the Brasil Guitar Duo offer a dynamic program ranging from Baroque to Bossa Nova. It’s an innovative offering of the Cooperstown Chamber Music Festival.

If you’re not exhausted, there’s Sunday, Aug. 10, when the Middlefield Historical Association is offering antiques’ appraisals from noo to 3 by Bob and Margaret Becker, Becker & Becker Antiques. $3 per item, maximum three items. Free refreshments. Old Middlefield Schoolhouse, Co. Hwy. 35, Middlefield. I
In the afternoon, the Tea & Music series resumes with singer/entertainers Joe Rossi with Rob Hunt at the piano at 2 p.m. at the Barrymore Cafe at Cooperstown Theatre Festival. Tea dessert and sandwich buffet accompanies the show. Visit adjacent Will’s Gardens and view new John Belardo’s sculpture ”A Figure Skater Taking A Bow.” Admission $12, limited seating. Reservations, information 547-2335.

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