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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, AUGUST 1-2, 2013
Icons Of Rock Inspire Bobby Sharp’s Latest By LIBBY CUDMORE ON FRANKLIN MOUNTAIN
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or artist Bobby Sharp, Woodstock wasn’t just about the music. “I’m trying to capture the essence of the people,� he said. “Walking down the street, hanging out by the car, you can tell that they’re beautiful, you caught this moment.� It was that beauty that inspired his newest sculptures, “Woodstock ’69,� a series of glass portraits based around
photographs of Woodstock performers by Rolling Stone photographer Baron Wolman. “I want to sculpt everyone who performed at Woodstock,� said Sharp. “I want to do an installation, a wall 24 feet long and 10 feet tall at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.� It’s a mammoth undertaking, requiring Sharp to gut his B. Sharp Gallery on Route 28 to put in a glassmaking studio, complete with a furnace capable of reaching over 2,400 Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.life degrees. Bobby Sharp’s sculptures are based on Rolling Please See BOBBY, B3 Stone photographer Baron Wolman’s images.
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(ALPACA) FARM TO MARKET Summer Fun! Nathaniel Clapper of Oneonta flies down the giant slide in the center of the Gillette Midway at the 2012 Otsego County Fair.
‘Best Six Days Of Summer’Are Back!
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he Otsego County Fair is in full swing with horse racing, demolition derby, tractor pull, dairy shows and auctions and a midway full of dizzying rides, fun games and classic fair eats. Wednesday - Sunday July 31- Aug.4. Morris Fairgrounds, Morris. Info, schedule, www.otsegocountyfair.org.
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Christine Voulo is quite at home with her curious herd on her Fly Creek Valley alpaca farm.
As Herd Grows, Fly Creek Couple Open Outlet In Village Downtown
Dark Tales Told On Opera Stage
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Glimmerglass: “Passions� (Little Match Girl; When We Were Children); Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater�
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ne may have a ROBERT lasting memory MOYNIHAN from Hans Christian Andersen – one NIGHT AT deeply engraved from THE OPERA childhood. Children’s books of tales by the Grimm brothers are cleansed of most sadistic German realism – but Andersen? The Little Match Girl, freezing while trying to keep warm with the pathetic store she was to sell for bare subsistence? That enters the Please See OPERA, B2
hen Christine Voulo crosses Fly Creek Valley Road from her house to the barn, all 22 of her alpacas want to know what she’s up to. “They’re very inquisitive animals,� she said. “They come up, see what you’re doing.� Christine, a Bassett Hospital physician’s assistant, and her husband Christopher, a retired police officer who now works for Realty USA, moved up from Long Island and bought the farm in 2007. “We wanted to bring it back to what it was,� she said. Please See ALPACAS, B3
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ALL STAR PLAYS: Former Yankee and Latin Grammy nominated artist Bernie Williams plays jazz inspired by his Puerto Rican heritage and pop and classical influences. 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 2. Gold seating, $50, Silver, $40. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 22 Market St., Oneonta. Info, tickets (607) 431-2080. CANOE TRIP: Paddle out to Deowongo Island and learn about the history and preservation of the island. Bring or rent a canoe or kayak, water bottle, snack and PFD. 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1. Canadarago Boat Launch. Info, (607) 988-7036. BLACKSMITHING: Blacksmiths from across New York State demonstrate old-fashioned tool and hardware making as part of the Farmers’ Museum “Step Back in Time� weekend. Free with admission from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Aug. 3-4. Farmers’ Museum, 5775 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-1450, www. farmersmuseum.org. JAZZ DUO: Ed Badgley and George Ehrmann play the tunes of Duke Ellington, Miles Davis and other greats. 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4 at the Old Palatine Church, Rt 5 between Nelliston and St. Johnsville. Info, Roberta Rowland-Raybold, (720) 290-3885.
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