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Tonight: Fri. Feb 27 at 7 p.m. is the Unatego Middle/High School variety show in Wells Bridge on the Unatego High School stage.

Sat. Feb 28 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. enjoy the Greater Oneonta Historical Society History Center's Railroad Exhibit (with kids' stuff courtesy of OWL): 183 Main St, Info: 432-0960.

Sat at 10 am drop into The Green Toad Bookstore for story time and again from 2-4pm to meet author Irving Wesley Hall, Info: 433-8898.


Sat at 10 a.m. join the Rogers Environmental Education Center's Cush Hill outing, Info: 674-4017.


Also Sat, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. is an indoor garage sale at Gilboa's United Methodist Church, state Route 990V off State Route 30; bake sale, refreshments and more. For info: 588-7533.

Sat at 11 a.m. is 'Henry's Excellent Adventure: The Half Moon Then and Now' at Margaretville's Fairview Public Library Community Room.


On Sunday Mar 1 from 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m: You don't want to miss The Farmer's Museum's annual Sugaring Off Sundays, featuring pancake breakfast, demonstrations, activities and more. Last year, we rode the historic carousel, enjoyed real maple syrup on our pancakes, and learned how to make maple syrup from a local farmer. We also got to see how the native Americans did it. Info: 547-1450.

Looking Ahead:


Tues. Mar 3 from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. visit the Greater Oneonta Historical Society History Center's Railroad Exhibit and more (432-0960).

Into dogs? Wed. Mar 4 from 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m, meet the Del-Otse-Nango Kennel Club in Unadilla. Info: 563-7467.


And the hot piece of info you've been waiting for:

Next Friday, March 6th (and this is awesome) celebrate the International Year of Astronomy with "An Evening with Galileo" at 6:00pm in the Goodrich Theater (free). Dressed in authentic Renaissance attire as Galileo, Mark Thompson- a cantorial soloist and amateur astronomer- tells the fascinating story of "The Father of Modern Science, drawing from the actual correspondence and writings of Galileo, as well as those of his many biographers. Visit http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/sdc/.


Also next Friday, in a related event, there will be two planetarium shows, one at 5:00pm and one at 7:00pm. at SUNY's Oneonta campus. Admission is free, but seating is very limited, so reservations are required. Tickets are limited to two per person. For tickets, contact Hugh Gallagher at (607) 436-3177. Visit http://www.oneonta.edu/academics/sdc/.