Sunday, March 29, 2009

Fun

Farmer's museum

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Friday, March 27, 2009

The weekend at long last--

Friday March 27th, 2009 (today!) Mar 27 at 12:10 p.m. is a Lenten organ recital at Oneonta's First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St.; open to the public.

Also today: Teen Activities at The Sidney Memorial Public Library from 4 to 5:30 p.m. (each Friday).

Tonight: at 7 p.m. "Laugh at Love" is two humorous one-act plays about love, presented by the Sidney High School Drama Club at the Sidney High School Auditorium.

Sat Mar 28th from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. the Greater Oneonta Historical Society History Center--worth a visit while the historic electric train set and kid's section are still available. 183 Main St. For info: 432-0960.

At 2 p.m. Sat, The Puppet People present 'The Elephant Child' at Stamford's Kiddie Corner Preschool; for children ages 3 and older.


Sat 8pm: Second annual Beach Party goes to midnight at St. Bart's Parish Center, East Main Street, Norwich; featuring live music by Splash!, to benefit the Children's Center. For info: 336-4499


Maybe for older kids and adults: 11 a.m. Sat, learn to drawn arctic animals at the Schoharie Free Library, Knower and Bridge streets; with Bruce Hiscock. For info: (518) 295-7127

Family interest: Sat 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. is a free seminar to learn about the adoption process both domestically and internationally, at the Bluefields Cafe, 40 Walnut St., Oneonta, NY. Phone Number: 413-448-8367

Sat at 8:00pm the BINDLESTIFF FAMILY CIRKUS CABARET returns to Oneonta at the Foothills. Tickets $15. ($5 off for clowns in makeup). Cash Bar 21+, Info: bindlestiff.org

The Shaver Hill Maple Farm, in Harpersfield, is hosting a pancake breakfast Saturday from 9am to 4pm plus maple cotton candy, horse drawn wagon rides, miniature horses and a pot belly pig. Shaver Hill Farm: http://www.shaverhillfarm.com. Maple Weekend link: http://www.mapleweekend.com/ Daily Star article: http://www.thedailystar.com/local/local_story_077041538.html

Sunday: Maybe I'll see you at Sugaring Off Sundays at the Farmer's Museum, 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., in Cooperstown, state Route 80; featuring pancake breakfast, demonstrations, activities and more. For info: 547-1450.

Looking ahead:

Tues Mar 31st: Suny Oneonta chamber singers and percussion ensemble perform at the Hunt Union waterfront, 7:30 pm.

Also Tues: the history center is open from 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Wed Apr 1 at 9 a.m. is the Mothers of Preschoolers annual Easter brunch. If you've always wanted to go but never made it out the door, here is a great opportunity to meet some wonderful women. Main Street Baptist Church, Oneonta. Child care provided. For info: 432-5712.

Wed April 1st The SUNY Observatory, run by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and located at the College Camp is hosting a public observing opportunity. This Wednesday's presentation begins with a film at 8pm followed by stargazing (let's hope for a clear night!) http://www.oneonta.edu/oas/collegecamp/observatory.asp

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Early childhood enrichment

From the Vice President of our board, Andrea Thies:

"Attached is a link to a very good article about early education and the overwhelming evidence that kids require enriched experiences well before they get into school. This is one of the arguments in support of OWL's mission ... Besides, Education circles are all the buzz about early childhood literacy development."

Here is a quote is taken from the first page of the article:

Past efforts tended to focus on later childhood, but “the cost-benefit ratio is more favorable in early childhood than at any point in the life cycle,” says HGSE dean Kathleen McCartney. In the case of some skills and abilities, in fact, by the time a child enters school it’s too late to have maximum impact. Children’s vocabulary at age five very reliably predicts the number of words they know in sixth grade ...'

Read more at http://harvardmagazine.com/2009/03/the-developing-child

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Today

Marble table

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