Weekend

On Saturday 28 Aug from 11am-3pm, celebrate with Paws for a Picnic: There will be a bounce house, free balloons, food, apple pie contest, pet therapy, obedience and training demonstrations, and more at Neahwa Park, all benefiting the Susquehanna SPCA. Bring your whole family, including your pet!

Also on Sat, the Oneonta Farmers' Market presents a Corn Roast, 9am-2pm on Main Street, Oneonta http://www.oneontafarmersmarket.com/

At 10 pm on Sat, Cornell Cooperative Extension Otsego County presents a Wild Edibles Workshop in Cooperstown ($3): http://thedailystar.eviesays.com/event/iid/2595493/name/Wild-Edibles-Workshop.html

Sat from 7-10pm, The Butternut Preschool presents an outdoor Toy Story screening at Centennial Park in Gilbertsville. http://thedailystar.eviesays.com/event/iid/2670055/name/Butternut-Preschool-presents-%27Toy-Story%27-outdoor-screening.htmls

Looking Ahead:

On Tuesdays in August, head to Lakefront Park in Cooperstown for a free concert: http://thedailystar.eviesays.com/event/iid/2422157/name/Cooperstown-Lakefront-Concert-Series.html

Labor Day weekend bring the Susquehanna Balloon Festival & Sat. Evening Glow back to Oneonta! Get ready. http://www.BalloonNY.com

Dalcroze Music Through Movement Classes are available through Susan Miller again this fall. Visit www.SusanZahiraMiller.com or see yesterday's blog post for details.

The Arc Otsego’s Main View Gallery & Studio’s fall exhibit, Natural Resources, opens with a public reception on Friday, September 3, from 5-7 pm at 73 Main St., Oneonta, NY. The exhibit, which features photographs of landscapes and created environmental art, found objects fetishes representing devotion to nature and plein air landscape paintings of Ouleout Creek was inspired by Main View Gallery artists’ concern over the effect of the recent oil spill on the water, wildlife and people of the Gulf. The opening reception is free and open to the public. The exhibit runs through November 19. Hours are M-F, 8-4 pm and by appt. 607-432-1890 www.mainviewgallery.org