June Events Calendar
Pride Fest, On the Trail of Art, Fire Pit Fridays, and more
This week’s editor’s note is by Cassandra Miller.
Townie friends,
I’ve been thinking about community lately—specifically about tribes.
Right now, I’m going through a stage when I feel untethered from a tribe of people who know me simply as Cassandra, rather than through any of my community roles: executive director of Butternut Valley Alliance, founding editor of Townie, member of the Oneonta Public Arts Commission, arts supporter, cast member, or Oneonta superfan.
Although I’m missing that sense of everyday closeness right now, I’m grateful for the friends from different chapters of my life who still ping in group chats and pick up conversations where we left off, even if weeks or months pass between seeing each other.
I’m especially grateful for the connections that lift me when I’m holding office hours at the Gatehouse or Five Kids Bakehouse in the Butternut Valley (or Latte Lounge in Oneonta). Seeing friendly acquaintances at a play or yoga class, and the excitement of starting rehearsals for “As You Like It” at the Fenimore Museum, still make me feel a part of a community during this “tribeless” period.
Over Memorial Day weekend, I visited friends and family in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and felt deeply seen and known by people who have been important to me throughout several chapters of my life. At an art fair in Baltimore, I was touched when artists I had worked with a decade ago welcomed me with recognition and hugs.
Community is a baby blanket stitched together with patches collected over the years, connecting pieces of fabric that brought comfort at different stages of life. (A childhood friend and I still have remnants of our red gingham baby blankets.)
I hope you wrap yourself in your proverbial blanket of various connections this month in the Oneonta area, which is packed with free festivals, music, and celebrations. My top picks this month are:
PrideFest in Oneonta on June 6
Porchfest in Walton on June 6
GOHS Ballroom Grand Opening Gala on June 12
On the Trail of Art in Morris on June 13-14
Al Gallodoro Stage Summer Concert Series in Oneonta, starting June 19
Read on for more ideas of things to do this month in the Oneonta area.
Warmly (literally),
Cassandra
Photo: A work from Butternut Valley Alliance’s 2025 On the Trail of Art
Thursday, June 4
Susquehanna SPCA Helping Paws Fashion Show & Benefit — 5 p.m., Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown, $60+, Register
Friday, June 5
Fire Pit Fridays: Without a Net — 6 p.m., Ommegang, Cooperstown, Free, Info
Mopar Cams — 6:30 p.m., Muddy River Taproom, Oneonta, Free, Info
Saturday, June 6
Race the Lake Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10K & 5K — 7 a.m., Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown, $65, Info
Wilderness First Aid with CPR/AED Certification — 8 a.m., Pine Lake Campus, Davenport, $250, Register
Porchfest — 11 a.m. - 4 p.m, Walton, Free, Map and Band listings
PrideFest — 1:30 p.m. parade, 2-8 p.m. Neahwa Park, Oneonta, Free, Info
Finding Your Voice with Sara Albright — 12 p.m., The Gatehouse, Morris, $35, Info
Live Music: Bob Coe III — 2 p.m, Red Shed Taproom, Cherry Valley, Free, Info
Fenimore Chamber Orchestra Concerto by Stephen Lias — 3 p.m., Christ Church, Cooperstown, $45, Tickets
Live Music: Rickety Fence — 6 p.m., Northway Brewing Co., Cooperstown, Free, Info
Terry “Mojo” Johnson — 7 p.m., Red Shed Ale House, Free, Info
Steel Rail — 8 p.m., B Side Ballroom, Oneonta, $12, Info
Sunday, June 7
Audubon Society Bird Walk — 8 a.m., West Branch Preserve, Hamden, Free, Info
Sunday Sessions with Carl and Jack — 1 p.m., The Gatehouse, Morris, Free, Info
The Bainbridge Guilford Fretted String Ensemble — 2 p.m., Town Hall Theater, Bainbridge, $10 Suggested donation, Info
Tuesday, June 9
Teen and Adult Craft Night — 5 p.m., Village Library, Cooperstown, Free, Info
Hike with ADK to Star Field — 9:45 a.m., Star Field, Cooperstown, Free, Info
Wednesday, June 10
Dan Sales & Rob Hunt Jazz — 7 p.m., B Side Ballroom, Oneonta, Free, Info
OCCA Talk: Can Native Plants Help Combat Invasives — 7 p.m., Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown, Free, Register
Thursday, June 11
Shira’s Birthday Jam — 4 p.m., The Gatehouse, Morris, Free, Info
Friday, June 12
On The Trail of Art Opening Reception — 6- 8 p.m., Dunderberg Gallery, Gilbertsville, Free, RSVP requested
GOHS Ballroom Grand Opening Gala — 6- 9 p.m., History Center, Oneonta, Free, Info
Art in Bloom opening reception — 5-8 p.m., CANO, Oneonta, Free
Fire Pit Fridays: Becca Frame and the Tall Boys — 6 p.m., Ommegang, Cooperstown, Free, Info
Herring & The Hummingbird — 6:30 p.m., Muddy River Taproom, Oneonta, Free, Info
Saturday, June 13
Audubon Society Bird Walk — 8 a.m., The Uplands Center, Walton, Free, Info
Caviar & Grits — 8 p.m., B Side Ballroom, Oneonta, Free, Info
OCCA Wade and Pull event — 10:30 a.m., Canoe & Kayak Rentals and Sales, Portlandville, Free, Register
On the Trail of Art — 11 a.m.-6 p.m., General Jacob Morris State Forest, Pittsley Road, Morris, Free, RSVP requested
Lattes & Literature — 1 p.m., The Gatehouse, Morris, Free, Info
The Bard of the Hills — 2 p.m., Red Shed Taproom, Cherry Valley, Free, Info
Live Music: Warren Sieme — 3 p.m., Cooperstown Brewery, Milford, Free, Info
Randy Miritello & Hop City Hellcats — 6 p.m., Northway Brewing Co, Free, Info
Live Music: Nancy Donnelly & Dan Sales — 7 p.m., Dunderberg Gallery, Gilbertsville, $20, Info
Substance — 7 p.m., Red Shed Ale House, Cherry Valley, Free, Info
Concert: Charles Ives’ Second Piano Sonata — 7 p.m., Hyde Hall, Cooperstown, $20, Tickets
The Black Feathers — 7:30 p.m., 6 On the Square, Oxford, $30, Info
Sunday, June 14
OCCA Community Paddle — 10:30 a.m., Canoe & Kayak Rentals and Sales, Portlandville, Proceeds benefit OCCA, Info
Sunday Session with Cole Davidson — 1 p.m, The Gatehouse, Morris, Free, Info
On the Trail of Art — 10 a.m.-4 p.m., General Jacob Morris State Forest, Pittsley Road, Morris, Free, RSVP requested
Oneonta Community Concert Band Flag Day Concert — 3 p.m., Wilber Park, Oneonta, Free
Art Opening: Frank Farmer — 3 p.m. - 6 p.m., Hyde Hall, Cooperstown, Free, Info
Wednesday, June 17
OCCA Chop & Cheese — 6 p.m., Mohican Farm, Cooperstown, Free, Register
Baby and Toddler Prom — 10:15 a.m., Village Library, Coopertown, Free, Info
Thursday, June 18
Tea & A Conversation on Dignity — 5 p.m., Village Library, Cooperstown, Free, Info
Hurray For the Riff Raff — 7 p.m., West Kortright Center, Davenport, $40, Tickets
Friday, June 19
Al Gallodoro Summer Concert Series: Trio Afinado — 5:30-7 p.m., Muller Plaza, Oneonta
Fire Pit Fridays: Grateful Upstate — 6 p.m., Ommegang, Cooperstown, Free, Info
The Get Together — 6:30 p.m., Muddy River Taproom, Oneonta, Free, Info
Saturday, June 20
Papa Muse — 8 p.m., B Side Ballroom, Oneonta, Free, Info
Sacred Writing Circle with Gianluca Avanzato — 1 p.m, The Gatehouse, Morris, $15, Info
Will Walker — 2 p.m., Red Shed Brewery, Cherry Valley, Free, Info
Al Gallodoro Summer Concert Series: Liam Herbert — 4-5:30 p.m., Muller Plaza, Oneonta
Live Music: Hurricane Carter — 6 p.m., Northway Brewing Co, Free, Info
The Rockin’ Duo — 7 p.m., Red Shed Ale House, Free, Info
Film: The Heiress — 7 p.m., Hyde Hall, Cooperstown, $10, Tickets
Vance Gilbert — 7:30 p.m., 6 On the Square, Oxford, $30, Info
Sunday, June 21
Sunday Sessions with Trio Afinado — 1 p.m, The Gatehouse, Morris, Free, Info
Cherry Valley 5K Color Run & Walk — 8:30 a.m., Alden Field, Cherry Valley, $35, Info
Monday, June 22
Tri-Town Theater auditions for Come from Away — 6 p.m., Community Cultural Center, Sidney, Free, Info
Adult Learn to Row Class — 6 p.m., Brookwood Point, Cooperstown, $150, Info
Wednesday, June 24
Oneonta World of Learning: Dig Dirt Day Tour — 1:15 p.m., Pine Lake, Davenport, $5, Tickets
Killdeer Trio — 7 p.m., B Side Ballroom, Oneonta, Free, Info
Friday, June 26
Al Gallodoro Summer Concert Series: The Jimi Hendrix Jazz Trio — 5:30-7 p.m., Muller Plaza, Oneonta
Fire Pit Fridays: ‘90s Noise — 6 p.m., Ommegang, Cooperstown, Free, Info
Mira Grimm and The Reapers — 6:30 p.m., Muddy River Taproom, Oneonta, Free, Info
Saturday, June 27
The Ironic Hipsters — 9 p.m., B Side Ballroom, Oneonta, Free, Info
OCCA: Susquehanna River Cleanup — 8 a.m., Compton Bridge Conservation Area, Cooperstown, Free, Info
Free Fishing Days — All Day June 27 - June 28, Various Lakes and Rivers, New York State, Info
Mike Feulner — 2 p.m., Red Shed Brewery, Cherry Valley, Free, Info
Live Music: Carl & Jack — 3 p.m., Cooperstown Brewery, Milford, Free, Info
Al Gallodoro Summer Concert Series: Jacqueline Marsh — 4-5:30 p.m., Muller Plaza, Oneonta
Open Mic Night — 5 p.m, The Gatehouse, Morris, Free, Info
Live Music: Steel Rail — 6 p.m, Northway Brewing Co, Free, Info
Sunday, June 28
Sunday Session with Liam Herbert — 1 p.m, The Gatehouse, Morris, Free, Info
Monday, June 29
Square Foot Gardening Workshop — 4:30 p.m., Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cooperstown, Free, Register
Adult Learn to Row Class — 6 p.m., Brookwood Point, Cooperstown, $150, Info
Tuesday, June 30
Hike/Paddle at Goodyear Lake with ADK — 9:45 a.m., Goodyear Lake Waterway Access, Maryland, Free, Info
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