The Pit Run and OWL

Here's a sample of one of the activities Oneonta World of Learning (OWL) will be offering during the Pit Run, in Oneonta's Neahwa Park the morning of Sunday, Oct 3rd. It's a bosun's chair. A line through a series of pulleys allows a child to lift themselves off the ground effortlessly! Additional activities and crafts will explore the theme of healthy muscles and bones.

Details about this and other upcoming events are available on the OWL website at www.OneontaWorldOfLearning.org

The weekend

I apologize for not having more to say! It's been a busy few weeks getting into the back to school schedule. I have only one event written down, but here's an opportunity for me to share with you where I get most of my info!

Check out these sites for more great local events information:
www.OneontaOnTheMap.com
www.SweetHomeOneonta.com
thedailystar.eviesays.com

This Saturday, September 25th: GREATER PLAINS FROG (Friends of Regional Organic Gardening) PRESENTS: the Local Food Festival at Greater Plains Elementary School, 1-4pm. This new event features local guest chef demos with food sampling, Skip West performing original children’s music, Maria Johnson (storyteller), local food representatives, bake sale, the movie "Fresh" (showing @ 2pm), face painting, games, arts & crafts and more! Email greaterplainsfrog@gmail.com for more details.

Looking Ahead:

Pit Run Sunday Oct 3rd: OWL will be providing children's crafts and educational activities in the morning during this event, in Neahwa Park, Oneonta.

Science Saturday Oct 16th, featuring Professor Snape's Potions, will be presented by OWL and the Science Discovery Center at SUNY Oneonta. Open activities will be provided throughout. Workshop registration will be available at OneontaWorldOfLearning.org as the event nears.

Hogwarts and Hartwick Sat Oct 30th: Sorting Hat Seating at 4pm followed by feasting, music, costume contest and door prizes. For the young and the young at heart. Make Your Reservations now, $8, youth (16 and under) $10, (over 16), call (607) 432-4102. Proceeds benefit Oneonta World of Learning (OWL). Menu: Chicken Tenders, Drumsticks, Veggies, Dinner Rolls, Pumpkin Bars with Whipped Cream, and Apple Cider or Water. Magical music provided by Hartwick College Chamber Music Ensembles.

Science Saturday - Professor Snape's Potions Class

It's another Science Saturday!

OWL will be presenting "Professor Snape's Potions Class," featuring open hands-on chemistry activities for children with their grownups from 12:30 - 4:00pm on Saturday, October 16th at the Science Discovery Center. These activities will be geared toward children aged 2 - 13, and no registration is necessary for the open activities.

Additionally, SUNY faculty will be offering "Advanced Potions Class." Be an alchemist for a day: watch as colors appear, disappear, and re-appear, create potions and take home your own glowing creation. The first advanced workshop will be for ages 5-9 at 1:00pm. The second will be for ages 10 and up at 2:30 pm. Both classes will be about one hour long. Pre-registration through the Science Discovery Center is required for the advanced potions workshops. Call Hugh (607) 436-2011 or email scdisc@oneonta.edu This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Oneonta World of Learning (OWL) is pleased to partner once again with The Science Discovery Center at SUNY Oneonta.

$5 recommended donation.

Don't forget to visit OWL's new website: OneontaWorldOfLearning.org!

Hogwarts and Hartwick

Harry Potter in the Muggle World presents:

Hogwarts and Hartwick

For youth and the young at heart, Saturday October 30th, First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St

Sorting Hat Seating begins at 4:00pm
Feast at 4:30pm

Dinner includes chicken tenders, drumsticks, veggies, dinner rolls, pumpkin bars with whipped cream, and apple cider or water.

Magical Music featured throughout, by Hartwick College Chamber Music Ensembles

Costume and door prizes!

Make your reservations now: $8 youth (16 and under), $10 (over 16), call Jeff at FUMC office 607-432-4102

Proceeds benefit Oneonta World of Learning (OWL)

Generously sponsored by Hartwick College and First United Methodist Church of Oneonta

New climbing stuff too

New tire swing - Wilber Park

Another weekend

The Cherry Valley International Kite Festival is Fri and Sat, Sept 17th and 18th. The all day out door fly is Sat 10am - 5pm, with Precision Team Flying by the Rev Riders and Rokkaku Battle. A kid's kite building workshop is at 9am on Sat ($5 for materials). Indoor kite fly is at 7pm ($3). Details at http://www.cvartworks.org/artworks_event_KiteFestival10.html.

The Harvest Festival at the Farmer's museum is this Sat, Sept 18, 10am-5pm, with live music on from 6-8pm. Dozens of alpaca will be on site and there will be horse-drawn wagon rides, historic games, and craft activities. Admission: $12 adults (13+), $10.50 seniors (65+), $6 children (7-12), children 6 and under and members of the New York State Historical Association are free. www.farmersmuseum.org

Applefest is Sat and Sun at the Fly Creek Cider Mill. $2 admission, featuring games, live music, antique tractors, food, apples and more! All proceeds to benefit Rotary which distributes the funds amongst local charities. www.flycreekcidermill.com

Looking Ahead:

Pit Run Sunday Oct 3rd: OWL will be providing children's crafts and educational activities in the morning during this event, in Neahwa Park, Oneonta.

Science Saturday Oct 16th, featuring Professor Snape's Potions, will be presented by OWL and the Science Discovery Center at SUNY Oneonta. Open activities will be provided throughout. Workshop registration will be available at OneontaWorldOfLearning.org as the event nears.

Hogwarts and Hartwick Sat Oct 30th: Sorting Hat Seating at 4pm followed by feasting, music, costume contest and door prizes. For the young and the young at heart. Make Your Reservations now, $8, youth (16 and under) $10, (over 16), call (607) 432-4102. Proceeds benefit Oneonta World of Learning (OWL). Menu: Chicken Tenders, Drumsticks, Veggies, Dinner Rolls, Pumpkin Bars with Whipped Cream, and Apple Cider or Water. Magical music provided by Hartwick College Chamber Music Ensembles.

A Grand and Glorious weekend

2010 Mayor's Cup runs Friday - Sunday this weekend, at Ravine Parkway in Oneonta. Details: http://www.oneonta.ny.us/community/mcschedule.asp

Sat September 11, 10 am - 5 pm join the Antique Engine Jamboree & Powerfest at Hanford Mills Museum, 51 County Hwy 12, East Meredith, NY. See antique engine enthusiasts from across the region exhibit their steam & gas engines, and watch the museum's boiler & steam engines come to life. Also, new this year, learn about and see demonstrations of modern power production, including hydropower, wind, solar and other renewable sources. Children's activities, refreshments, and mill tours available throughout the day. Festival and activities are included with regular admission. More info at www.hanfordmills.org

Also on Sept 11th, from 4-11pm: Irish Music and Step dancing to Benefit The Oneonta Teen Center/Wounded Warrior Project, 85 Chestnut st, Oneonta, NY. Call 607.434.2144 for details.

The Grand & Glorious Garage Sale and Oneonta Farmers' Market is also on Sat!!! 9am-2pm, downtown Oneonta. http://www.oneontafarmersmarket.com/

Sun Sept 12th is a Wild Plant Identification Walk at Harmony Hill Lodging & Retreat Center. Details at www.harmonyhillretreat.com/events.html

Looking Ahead:

Farmer's market in Morris NY is Thursdays, 3-6pm at the firehouse.

Labor Day Weekend

The main event this weekend is the Susquehanna Balloon Festival & Sat. Evening Glow, in Neahwa Park. The event kicks runs Fri-Sun, Sept 3-5. Details at http://www.BalloonNY.com.

It's time for another fabulous First Friday in downtown Oneonta! From 5pm on, September 3rd. Details at http://mainstreetoneonta.com

Also on Friday: The Arc Otsego’s Main View Gallery & Studio’s fall exhibit, Natural Resources, opens with a public reception on Friday, September 3, 2010 from 5-7 pm.

Sugarland and Little Big Town are performin at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown Friday night. Details: http://thedailystar.eviesays.com/event/iid/2692167/name/Sugarland-and-Little-Big-Town.html

On Saturday, the Oneonta Farmer's Market will be kicking it up a notch in celebration of Labor Day Weekend, from 9am - 2pm. I dropped in last Saturday during the 'corn roast,' while washing some oversized comforters at the (wow very nice) Soap and Suds next to Ruffino's. There was music, food to taste, grilled corn to sample, and I met a lot of my old friends. It felt like a festival and it happens every Saturday all summer long.

Also on Saturday, there is a free jazz and blues concert, featuring Julian Fleisher at Chapel Hall in Franklin. Reservations are recommended. http://events.publicbroadcasting.net/wskg/events.eventsmain?action=showEvent&eventID=1038930

Another option for jazz on Saturday: John Davy and his Jazz Trio in Cooperstown http://thedailystar.eviesays.com/event/iid/2692199/name/John-Davy-and-his-Jazz-Trio.html

On Saturday at 7:30pm, discover Summermusic 2010: featuring The Millennium Strings in Gilbertsville: http://thedailystar.eviesays.com/event/iid/2676465/name/Summermusic-2010--featuring-The-Millennium-Strings.html

Looking Ahead:

On Tuesday Sept 7th, you can enjoy Cambridge University's American Stage Tour Performance of 'The Tempest' for about $10. http://events.publicbroadcasting.net/wskg/events.eventsmain?action=showEvent&eventID=1057069

Meet your local La Leche League on Thursday Sep 9, 2010, 6-7:30 pm at the First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut Street, Oneonta NY

DALCROZE Music through Movement Classes for children and their grownups this fall: Contact Susan Miller to register. 607.286.7935 www.SusanZahiraMiller.com

Natural Reaources - exhibit

The Arc Otsego’s Main View Gallery & Studio’s fall exhibit, Natural Resources, opens with a public reception on Friday, September 3, 2010 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.


Featured artist is Vincent Devine. The opening reception is free and open to the public and features artwork, art for sale, refreshments, a journalistic video project which examines the community’s response to environmental issues and a twenty-minute performance of an original adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

The exhibit runs through November 19. Hours are M-F, 8-4 pm and by appt. 607-432-1890 www.mainviewgallery.org

Helping children understand the BP Oil Spill

Oneonta World of Learning (OWL) just posted some really great, hands-on activities to help children understand the BP Oil Spill. The activities allow children to experiment with a mini-oil spill and try to find ways to clean up and contain it. They are posted at OneontaWorldOfLearning.org/Parents-Educators/.