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