BREAKSFAST – 7:30 a.m., Criterion Club of Cooperstown 80^th May Day Breakfast at The Otesaga.  Reservations by April 28, contact Jean Smullens, 547-8235, Barb LaCava, 547-8942 or Carol Taylor, 547-8162.

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION – 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School, enrollment and screening for Sept. 2008.  Information and sign-up for a registration day, contact Amy Garretson, School Nurse, 264-3218.

RUMMAGE AND BAKE SALE – 9 a.m.-6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Includes annual book sale, “Noble Books from Barns” in Embury Room.  Information 432-4102.

BLOOD DRIVE -- 12:30-6:30 p.m., American Red Cross Blood Drive,.  Bassett Hall Auditorium, Beaver and Pioneer streets.  One donor's name drawn to win a gas grill.  Appointments preferred, walk-ins welcome.  Register 547-6933.

MEETING – 6 p.m., Otsego County Planning Board regular monthly meeting, County Meadows Building, 140 Co. Hwy 33W.  Information, Terry Bliss, 547-4225.

MEETING – 7 p.m., Annual Meeting Village Library of Cooperstown. Discuss future plans, to elected board members.  All welcome, 22 Main St. Cooperstown.  Information 547-8344.

ARTIST DEADLINE – City of the Hills Final Arts Festival artist’s deadline.  Submit work for consideration in the following categories painting, sculpture, fine craft, photography, and drawing/printmaking.  Awards: $300 prize excellence in each category and $1,000 for Best in Show.  Information, application, at www.cityofthehills.org or call 432-8595, also. The Arc Otsego’s main administrative site at 35 Academy St., Oneonta.

  RUMMAGE SALE – 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Spring rummage sale.  Bag sale Saturday.  Christ Church Parish House, 69 Fair Street, Cooperstown.

  RUMMAGE SALE – 9 a.m.-6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Includes $ 1-a-bag sale. Also annual book sale, “Noble Books from Barns” in Embury Room.  Information 432-4102.

CONTRADANCE – 8-11 p.m., Otsego Dance Society hosts fiddler George Wilson, guitarist Tom Hodgson, and caller Bob Nicholson. Dance instruction provided, no experience necessary.  Adults $7, teen-agers $2, children 12 and under free.  Cooperstown Presbyterian Church, Pioneer and Church streets.  Information 264-8156.

NATURE WALK – 8 a.m., Bob Donnelley leads bird walk at Glimmerglass State Park. Beginners welcome. Meet at the skating rink.  Information: Bob Donnelley at rsdonn@yahoo.com or 264-8156.

YARD SALE – 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Huge, multi-family yard to benefit Cooperstown Relay for Life; bake sale and, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. hot dog lunch with chips and beverage.  Luminary forms available to honor loved ones.  Information, 547-9327.

OPEN HOUSE – 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Glimmerglass State Park. Balloons from the New York State Bear from 11 a.m.-1p.m.; Musical sounds of Jeff Walton from 1-4 p.m.  Lots of activities: 4H, Girl & Boy Scouts, DEC, OCCA, Park Police, Hyde Hall, Sea Planes, Chain Saw Sculptor.  Free with free refreshments courtesy Danny’s Market.

   RUMMAGE SALE – 10 a.m.-noon Spring rummage bag sale.  Christ Church Parish House, 69 Fair Street, Cooperstown.

WORK DAY – 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Volunteer Work Day at Delaware County Historical Association.  Rain or shine, help prepare DCHA’s site and historic buildings for summer season.  Refreshments and lunch provided. Cleaning supplies on hand, volunteers invited to bring gardening tools or their cleaning equipment of choice.  Information 746-3849, dcha@delhi.net 

INDIAN FEAST – 6 p.m., authentic Indian dinner prepared by the Sundar Samuel family to benefit Cooperstown Relay for Life.  Includes Aloo Samosa, Mulligatawny Soup, Masala Gosht, Dahi Murghi, and Mango Kulfi. Cooperstown United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 66 Chestnut St.,  Limited tickets, $50/person from the Samuel family, 547-9540, or from Michael Otis, William Glockler, or Fred Wyckoff.  Information 547-9540. 

HALL OF FAME – 1:30 p.m., Jackie Robinson Plaque Rededication. Robinson's wife, Rachel, and daughter, Sharon, participate in commemorative events. 1:30 p.m. plaque rededication in Hall of Fame Gallery; 3 p.m. Voices of the Game program with Rachel and Sharon Robinson in Grandstand Theater; 4:15 p.m. book signing in Library Atrium. Robinson will be available to her books: Safe at Home, Promises to Keep and Jackie's Nine. Additional fee for the Voices of the Game Program.

EXHIBIT – 4-6 p.m., Art dealer Erik Thomsen speaks on “The Japanese Aesthetic,” companion to exihibit ongoing through May 18. Catskill Mountain Foundation Fine Craft and Art Gallery.  Information (518) 263-2060 or www.catskillmtn.org.

  CONCERT – 7:30 p.m., Canadian singer/songwriter Dana LaCroix, folk, pop and blues. Oneonta Theater, 4 Chestnut St., Oneonta.  Sponsored by Brewery Ommegang. Tickets $15 at Box Office Video, Cooperstown. Information 432-2820.

SYMPHONY – 8 p.m., Hans Wilm Memorial Concert by the Catskill Symphony Orchestra.  SUNY’s Dewar Arean, Ravine Parkway, Oneonta.  Information 436-2670, http://www.catskillsymphony.org

BIRD WALK -- 8 a.m., Spring bird walk to view returning birds along the Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway Trail.  1½ hour walk will explore woods and fields along the Susquehanna River on an easy, level trail.  Leaders Sandy Bright, Charlie Scheim.  Meet at Greenway parking lot, Silas, Lane, near MOSA Facility. Information 434-4880, scheimc@hartwick.edu.

LUNCHEON – 1:30 p.m., Otsego County Republican Brunch, Assembly Republican Leader James N. Tedisco featured speaker.  The Otesaga Resort Hotel.  Information, tickets, Dorothy Rathbun 547-9093.

TURKEY DINNER – Three sittings: 1, 2:30, and 5 p.m., Portlandville Methodist Church.  Roast Turkey with all of the fixings, eat in or take out.  Adults $8.50, Children 5-12 $4, under 5 no charge.  Reservation only: 432-0632, 432-0770, 286-9808, 286-7786.

CONCERT – 3 p.m., concert of music for handbells.  First United Methodist Church sanctuary, 66 Chestnut Street, Oneonta.  Free will offering supports youth choir trip to International Handbell Festival in Orlando.

  OPERA – 7 p.m., Talking Opera 2008.  “Annie Get Your Gun” meets “Madama Butterfly, ” an informative and amusing talk presented by Guild Newsletter co-editor Richard Johnson,  Second seminar in Talking Opera 2008.  Christ Church Social Hall, 69 Fair Street.  Free, refreshments served.

SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM – 8:45 a.m.-2:10 p.m., “The State of New York State’s Natural Resources.” Topics include “The Northville Lake Placid Trail,” “The State of Our State Forests,” “An overview of the Impact of Exotic Aquatic Species in New York State,” and “Rabies – from 0 to 60,000 in the Blink of an Ocean.”  Information, Jim Hill, Richfield Springs High School (315) 858-0610, Ext. 222, jhill@richfieldcsd.org

ART EXPLORERS – Art Explorers: The Fenimore Art Museum’s special series of art classes for children ages 3 to 5 and their families on Tuesdays in April and May. Tours, storytelling, and a special art project during each class at The Fenimore Art Museum. One-hour classes are held every Tuesday from April 1st through May 13th.  Fee: Cost is $5 per child /NYSHA members, $7/non-members. Reservations strongly recommended 547-1481.

  SMORGASBORD – 4:30-7 p.m., Smorgasbord Supper features ham, turkey divan, meatballs and sauce, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, green beans, tossed salad, gelatin salads, assorted quick breads, rolls, cake, and beverages.  Roseboom Methodist Church, Rte. 166.  Adults $7, children over 5, $3.  Information 264-3069.

  PET VACCINATION – 6-8 p.m., Otsego County May Rabies Vaccination Free Clinic.  Open to all dogs, cats and ferrets 3 months and older.  If previously vaccinated, bring proof to receive a 3-year certificate.  Meadows Office Complex, Cooperstown. Information, Otsego County Health Department, 547-4230.

RELATIONSHIP WORKSHOP -- 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., "Sexuality and Relationships," Pathfinder Village's Kennedy-Willis Center on Down Syndrome sponsors 1-day seminar on relationships and seculaity in individuals with Down Syndrome.  Author/educator Leslie Walker Hirsch, from Santa Fe, Joseph F. Anastasio from Baltimore's ARC, and Stephanie M. King from Baltimore' Kennedy-Krieger Institue are featured speakers.  Limited seating.  $75 registration fee due April 15 includes course materials, coffe break and buffet lunch.  Information www.pathfindervillage.org, or (607) 965-8377, Ext. 128. 

PHILATELISTS – 7:30 p.m., Leatherstocking Stamp Club monthly meeting at 28 Pioneer Street.  Lecture “U.N. Stamps and First Days” by Dan Blacksmith.

 GALLERY TOUR – noon-2 p.m., Food for Thought at Fenimore Art Museum:  “Rural Icons - Photographs by Richard Walker.”  Enjoy a special gallery tour with artist Richard Walker, who will lead visitors through his visually splendid reminiscences of Otsego County’s landscapes, objects, and people. Fee: $15 members/$20 non-members Location: Fenimore Art Museum, Study Center.  Information: 547-1450

  OPENING – “On the Road to Find Out,” Cooperstown Graduate Program in collaboration with SUNY Oneonta’s Milne Library, presents exhibition examining the SUNY Oneonta college experience.  Technology Center Lobby (lower level, Milne Library).  Hours:  Mon.-Thurs. 8-1 a.m., Fri. 8-10 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday, noon- 1 a.m..  Information 547-2586.

   MAGIC – 7 p.m., Andrew Pinard and Alejandro's Olde Tyme Magik Showe.  Unadilla Valley Central School Auditorium in New Berlin.  Tickets at the door.  Adults $5, children free when accompanied by an adult.  Information, call 847-9747. 

   PET VACCINATION – 6-8 p.m., Otsego County May Rabies Vaccination Free Clinic.  Open to all dogs, cats and ferrets 3 months and older.  If previously vaccinated, bring proof to receive a 3-year certificate.  Oneontat Neahawa Park.  Information, Otsego County Health Department, 547-4230.

    SPAGHETTI DINNER – 5-7 p.m., Cherry Valley Firehouse.  Donation benefits Relay for Life.

   LECTURE – 7 p.m., “The Architects of Craftsman Furniture.”  Gregory Vadney, director of the Stickley Museum in Fayetteville, New York, will highlight some of Stickley's best designers and their stylistic contributions to the Stickley brand and to the era using objects from the exhibit for illustration. Location: Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium.  Fee: $5 members/$7 non-members.  Information, 547-1450.

   CONCERT – 7 p.m., “Whitestone.” Non-denominational interactive evening of passionate praise and contemporary worship.  National Soccer Hall of Fame, Oneonta.  Free will offering.  Information 435-6647.

   CONCERT – 8 p.m., Quartetto Gelato, a classical music ensemble: an exotic blend of musical virtuosity, artistic passion and charismatic presence.  Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta.  Adults $20, students $6.  Tickets 432-0147.  Information, Tom Austin 435-8107, www.oneonta.edu/oca

   MUSICAL – 8 p.m., Orpheus Theater presents “Kismet” at Goodrich Theatre, SUNY Oneonta. Also Saturday, May 10, 8 p.m, and Sunday May 11, 2 p.m.  Tickets, 432-9392.

   SQUARE DANCE – 7:30-10 p.m., Mother’s Day Dance.  Don Bachelder will call the All Plus dance.  Doubleday Dancers Western Square Dance Club of Cooperstown at Cooperstown Elementary School.  Admission $10/couple, payable at the door.  Information 264-8128 or 547-8665.

NATURE WALK - 8 a.m., Dorian Huneke leads a bird identification walk in Treadwell.  Beginners welcome. Meet at her Treadwell home. Information: Dorian Huneke at huneked@hartwick.edu

CRUISE – 10 a.m.-4p.m., Cruise4URSchool, Test-drive a new Ford and earn $20 for the Cooperstown Central School Booster Club.  Also car wash by CCS Student Athletes and Booster Club BBQ.  Smith-Ford Cooperstown, 5069 Sate Hwy 28 South, 547-9924.

  RUN/WALK – 10 a.m., Route 20 Road Challenge 10K & 5K Run / 2K Walk.  VFW on Lake St., Cty. Rte. 22, Richfield Springs.  Registration:  Prior to May 4 – Adults $13, Students (18 & under) $11.  May 5 or after, add $2.  T-shirts, tropies, door prizes, etc.  Chicken BBQ halves  $5.50, first come first serve.  Benefits The Zone Youth Center. 

WORKSHOP – 10 a.m.-1 p.m., “In the Medicine Cabinet.” Workshop covers growing, harvesting, wild crafting and medical preparations of fifteen herbs. Fee: $40.  Information 547-1461, (888) 547-1450, http://www.nysha.org

MAPLE SYRUP – 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Pure NY Maple Syrup: Taste of Fly Creek Series. Treat mom to a special sampling of sweet New York maple syrup from Breezie Maples Farm. Pancake mixes and baked goods will be paired with syrup and maple cream. Recipes and promotions are available.  Also Sunday, May 11.  Information www.flycreekcidermill.com, (607) 547-9692

CONCERT – 3 p.m., “The Gift” by Stephanie Zito – Celliste Stefania.  Original cello compositions for solo unaccompanied cello.  Free, donations appreciated.  Christian Church at Fitch’s Bridge, Ste. Route 10.  Information 746-3849.

  MEXICAN DINNER – 4:30-7 p.m., Ellen Tillapaugh and Gary Kuch host authentic Mexican dinner at Cooperstown United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut Street.  Menu includes salsa, guacamole, tortilla chips, tomato and zucchini coup, green chile quesadillas, chicken burrito, garbanzo bean salad, coconut custard pie or border sugars cookies and ice cream.  Beverages included. The church is handicapped accessible. $9 adults, $6 children. 5-12, take-out available.  Information 547-9540.

  MUSICAL – 8 p.m., Orpheus Theater presents “Kismet” at Goodrich Theatre, SUNY Oneonta. Kismet tells the story of Hajj the Poet and his daughter Marsinah and answers the questions, “How many times can a man tempt fate in one day and live to tell about it? Also Sunday May 11, 2 p.m.  Tickets, 432-9392.

   MOTHER’S DAY – 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Mother's Day at The Farmers' Museum. Moms and grandmothers celebrate Mother’s Day with free admission to The Farmers’ Museum.

   MAPLE SYRUP – 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Pure NY Maple Syrup: Taste of Fly Creek Series. Treat mom to a special sampling of sweet New York maple syrup from Breezie Maples Farm. Pancake mixes and baked goods will be paired with syrup and maple cream. Recipes and promotions are available.  Information, www.flycreekcidermill.com, (607) 547-9692.

   MUSICAL – 2 p.m., Orpheus Theater presents “Kismet” at Goodrich Theatre, SUNY Oneonta.  Tickets, 432-9392.

ART EXPLORERS – Art Explorers: The Fenimore Art Museum’s special series of art classes for children ages 3 to 5 and their families on Tuesdays in April and May. Tours, storytelling, and a special art project during each class at The Fenimore Art Museum. One-hour classes are held every Tuesday from April 1st through May 13th.  Fee: Cost is $5 per child /NYSHA members, $7/non-members. Reservations strongly recommended 547-1481.

  LECTURE – Noon-2 p.m., Food for Thought: “Gustav Stickley: The Enlightened Home.”  Join Paul D’Ambrosio, Vice President and Chief Curator, on an exhibit tour highlighting the life and work of Gustav Stickley, pioneer of the American Art and Crafts movement. **Special Additional Date Due to High Demand**  Fee: $15 members/$20 non-members.  Location: Fenimore Art Museum, Study Center.  Information, 547-1450.

FASHION SHOW – 1 p.m., Cooperstown Women’s Club Fashion Show.  The Otesaga.

  PET VACCINATION – 6-8 p.m., Otsego County May Rabies Vaccination Free Clinic.  Open to all dogs, cats and ferrets 3 months and older.  If previously vaccinated, bring proof to receive a 3-year certificate.  Edmeston Town Barn.  Information, Otsego County Health Department, 547-4230.

May 16, 2008
Opening Weekend at Cooperstown Shadow Brook Campground, Call for Reservations!  Cooperstown Shadow Brook Campground, 2149 County Highway 31, Cooperstown.  (607) 264-8431.  www.cooperstowncamping.com

  BOTTLE DRIVE – Pickup starts 9 a.m., Cooperstown Scout Troup 1254 bottle drive.  Leave bagged deposit bottles and cans outside.  For special pickup please call 547-5482.

  HARTWICK CLEAN SWEEP – Community roadside clean-up and unveiling of Town of Hartwick’s permanent recycling and scrap metal collection bins.  Information, contact Martha, Town of Hartwick Junk Removal Coordinator, 293-6654 or Juli, Town Roadside Clean-up Event Coordinator, 293-7324.

  BLUEGRASS – 7-11 p.m., Bluegrass Dinner Concert to benefit Disabled American Veterans. Smorgasbord and two bluegrass bansds.  $15/single, $25/couple.

ART EXPLORERS – Art Explorers: The Fenimore Art Museum’s special series of art classes for children ages 3 to 5 and their families on Tuesdays in April and May. Tours, storytelling, and a special art project during each class at The Fenimore Art Museum. One-hour classes are held every Tuesday from April 1st through May 13th.  Fee: Cost is $5 per child /NYSHA members, $7/non-members. Reservations strongly recommended 547-1481.

NATURE WALK – 10 a.m., Jean Miller leads a wild-flower walk at Gilbert State Park.  Beginners welcome..  Meet at Gilbert State Park.  Information: Jean Miller, 432-5767 or millerj4@hartwick.edu 

May 23-26, 2008  
Cooperstown Shadow Brook Campground Family Games & Sunday Night Dance Party, Call for Reservations!  Heated Pool Opens!  Our Sunday Night Dance Party at 6pm will feature, the ever so popular local band, Tongue-n-Groove.  Cooperstown Shadow Brook Campground, 2149 County Highway 31, Cooperstown.  (607) 264-8431.  www.cooperstowncamping.com

GARAGE SALE -- 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Pierstown Grange Hall, 137 Wedderspoon Hollow Road, Cooperstown.  To donate, call 547-2479, 547-1347. To reserve space, call 547-2479.

FLEA MARKET & CRAFT FAIR – 10 a.m.-5.p.m., 40 vendors, food booths, music. Main Street Cherry Valley.

ICE CREAM SOCIAL – 10:30 a.m. until gone. Celebrates season opening of Cherry Valley Museum.  47 Main Street, Cherry Valley.

GRILLING – 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Grilling 101: Taste of Fly Creek Series. Chef Tom will be featuring Apple Cinnamon and Vidalia Onion Barbeque Sauces and a Merlot Steak Sauce. Rubs and meat baths also demonstrated. Recipes and promotions are available. Also Sunday, May 25.  Information www.flycreekcidermill.com, (607) 547-9692

DEDICATION – noon.  Cherry Valley Monument recognition ceremony.  Corner of Main Street & Alden.

DRUM CIRCLE – 3 p.m., Drum Circle in park.  Bring your drum and join in.  Four corners, Cherry Valley.

CONTRADANCE – 7-10 p.m., dance lessons offered by Upper Susquehanna Contradance featuring David Smukler with Erik House and Kathy Shinburg.  Upper Susquehanna Cultural Center, north Main Street/Rte. 28, Milford.  Admission:  Adults $7, college students w/ID $4, under 18 $2, under 12 – free.  Information, Ed Bugel, 432-6620 or mysite.verizon.net/elbugel

CONCERT – 8-11 p.m., “The Nobby Reed Project (smokin’ hot blues band), Old School Café.  $10 cover, beverages sold on premises.  Information Nobbyreed.com

PANCAKES – 7-11 a.m., Cherry Valley Firehouse.

GRILLING – 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Grilling 101: Taste of Fly Creek Series. Chef Tom will be featuring Apple Cinnamon and Vidalia Onion Barbeque Sauces and a Merlot Steak Sauce. Rubs and meat baths also demonstrated. Recipes and promotions are available.  Information www.flycreekcidermill.com, (607) 547-9692

RAFFLE – 2-4 p.m preview, Catholic Church Basket Raffle 4 p.m.  Over 45 Baskets. Old School Gym, 2 Genessee St.

PARADE – 10 a.m., Cherry Valley American Legion Memorial Parade.  Brooks BBQ, Odd Fellows Lodge, Alden St.

ART EXPLORERS – Art Explorers: The Fenimore Art Museum’s special series of art classes for children ages 3 to 5 and their families on Tuesdays in April and May. Tours, storytelling, and a special art project during each class at The Fenimore Art Museum. One-hour classes are held every Tuesday from April 1st through May 13th.  Fee: Cost is $5 per child /NYSHA members, $7/non-members. Reservations strongly recommended 547-1481.

DAYTRIP – Finger Lakes day trip hosted by Delaware County Historical Association includes Corning Glass Museum, Finger Lakes Winery, and Curtiss Aviation Museum. Cost: $95 members/$100 non-members (include coach, lunch & admission to all sites).  Reservations, DCHA 746-3849 by May 12.

PLANT SALE -- 9 a.m.-noon, Master Gardeners annual plant sale and gardeners flea market. Cooperative Extension Office, 123 Lake Street. Information, Jano Nightingale, 547-2536, Ext. 221.

BBQ & AUCTION – noon-2 p.m.,  Basset Clinic Lobby. “National Cancer Survivors Day 2008, A Celebration of Life.” Bassett Healthcare hosts family-style BBQ, with Daryl from Balloon Extravaganzas, plus a Chinese Auction.  Register before May 28, 5457-3336.

PHILATELISTS – 7:30 p.m., Leatherstockinging Stamp Club monthly meeting at 28 Pioneer Street.  “Postal stamps from Germany” by Bill Samuelsen.

JUNE 5-7

CONFERENCE:  CONFERENCE ON NEW YORK STATE HISTORY. The 29th annual conference will be held at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 5-7, 2008. The Conference on New York State History is an annual meeting of historians, librarians, archivists, educators, and community members who are interested in the history, people, and culture of New York State and who want to share information and ideas about historical research and programming. Each year the Conference brings together several hundred interested scholars and students at locations across the state of New York. To request hard copies of conference materials, or to ask questions about the conference, email historyconference@nysha.org .

WORKSHOP – 8 a.m.-12 p.m., “Udder to Butter.” Join farm staff in unique opportunity to watch the process of transformation from milk to butter. Milk a cow, separate cream, and churn butter using historic and contemporary methods.  Fee: $40.  Information 547-1461, (888) 547-1450, http://www.nysha.org

CHICKEN BBQ – 11 a.m. on, 39^th Annual Otsego County Pomona Grange chicken barbecue.  Otsego County Fairgrounds, Morris.  Eat in or Take Out.  Adult Dinner $8, Child’s Dinner $5, ½-chicken $5.

  BOTTLE DRIVE – Pickup starts 9 a.m., Cooperstown Scout Troup 1254 bottle drive.  Leave bagged deposit bottles and cans outside.  For special pickup please call 547-5482.

WORKSHOP – 9 a.m.-4 p.m., “Letterpress Printing.” Full day workshop using nineteenth-century type, cuts, and presses.  Participants will be walked through the process of setting and locking in type, inking and printing their own copies. Fee: $75.  Information 547-1461, (888) 547-1450, http://www.nysha.org

TRUCK PULL – 10:30 a.m., Schuyler Lake Vol. Fire Department 1^st Annual Truck Pull.  Registration 8-10 a.m.  Breakfast and lunch served.  Information 547-5680.

 Milford Graduation will be at 7 p.m. Friday, June 27, on the athletic field.

BOOK FAIR – 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 14^th Annual Cooperstown Antiquarian Book Fair. Dozens of dealers in antiquarian books, maps, prints & paper ephemera.  Sponsored by the NYSHA.  Admission $3, NYSHA members, free.  Information Ed Brodzinskiy, 638-9962, ed@AtelierBooks.com or Willis Monie (800) 322-2995.  www.AtelierBooks.com (click on Book Fair).

CONTRADANCE – 7-10 p.m., dance lessons offered by Upper Susquehanna Contradance featuring Garry Aney with Kathy Selby and Tom Quigley..  Upper Susquehanna Cultural Center, north Main street/Rte. 28, Milford.  Admission:  Adults $7, college students w/ID $4, under 18 $2, under 12 – free.  Information, Ed Bugel, 432-6620 or mysite.verizon.net/elbugel

DAYTRIP – Chesterwood Estate and Tanglewood day trip hosted by Delaware County Historical Association includes tour of Chesterwood Estate and Museum, country home and studio of Daniel Chester French; lunch at the Red Lion Inn, and live entertainment: A Prairie Home Companion, with Garrison Keillor, at Tanglewood. Cost: $135 members/$140 non-members. Reservations, DCHA 746-3849 by June 11.

CCS’ 129th graduation will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 29, on the lawn of the Fenimore Art Museum.   If it rains, the ceremony will be shifted to 2 p.m. at CCS’ Sterling Auditorium.

PHILATELISTS – 7:30 p.m., Leatherstocking Stamp Club monthly meeting at 28 Pioneer Street.  “Baseball Cachets”, Albert Keck.

BOTTLE DRIVE – Pickup starts 9 a.m., Cooperstown Scout Troup 1254 bottle drive.  Leave bagged deposit bottles and cans outside.  For special pickup please call 547-5482.

  HOUSE TOUR – 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sharon Historical Society House Tour. Tickets ($10.00) can be purchased on the day of the house tour at the Museum on Main Street in lower village.

GOLF CLASSIC:  Otsego County Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic.  Information, registration of company teams contact Rob Robinson at 432-4500, rob@otsegocountychamber.com

  HEALTH EXPO – Bassett Healthcare’s 2^nd Annual Family Health & Wellness Expo 2008.:  Southside Mall, Oneonta.  Information, Steve Garner, Manager for Community Health Programs, steven.garner@bassett.org.