The O-town Scene

Fenimore to host exhibit, symposium The Fenimore Art Museum will introduce a new program, the Americana Symposium, to run Friday, Sept. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 1 at the museum in Cooper- stown. The event — which will bring together scholars Contributed 'Flying Fame' weathervane, Jane Katcher. and experts on Ameri- can history, art and cul- ture — coin- cides with the Oct. 1 opening of "Inspired Traditions: Selections from Jane Katcher Collection of Americana." The exhibit will feature 45 objects by Katcher, including portraits, sculptures, weathervanes, furniture and Shaker objects. Joining her show of Americana will be quilts, watercolors, painted boxes and more from the mid-18th century to the mid-19th century. Katcher will deliver the closing remarks of the symposium Saturday. Presenters will cover a wide range of topis that highlight themes and objects from the artist's collection, as well as the Fenimore and Farmers' museums folk art collection. They will cover a wide range of topics that highlight themes and objects from the Jane Katcher Collection of Americana, as well as the folk art collections of the Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers' Museum. For more info, call (607) 547-1453 or visit the www. fenimoreartmuseum.org. The museum is at 5798 State Highway 80 in the village. Celtic group to play Sun. The Celtic Cross Pipes & Drums will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1, in Cooper- stown's Lakefront Park. The group wears traditional Irish saffron kilts, and has marched in the Newport, R.I., and New York City St. Patrick's Day parades. CCP&D has an extensive repertoire of Celtic tunes, including many Irish and Scottish melodies. The group's concert list includes "Amazing Grace," "The Minstrel Boy" and "Scotland the Brave." The band has 23 pipers and drummers and is led by pipe major Donald Hicks, musical director Sean Lyons and drum major Dan McKee. For more details on the event, call (607) 547-5256 or email richcooperstown@stny. rr.com. Gandalf to play 6OTS Gandalf Murphy and The Slambovian Circus of Dreams will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at 6 On The Square, 6 LaFayette Park in Oxford. Hudson Valley Magazine named the group Band of the Year for the past three years, and Acoustic Magazine said the band has "great songs, captured in a chaotic, unstoppable and barely describable landslide." Tickets are $22 until Saturday and $25 at the door. Student tickets are $2. For tickets and more info, call (607) 843-6876 or go to www.6onthesquare.org. Aerial photo show set for Hobart The new home of Liberty Rock Books at 678 Main St. in Hobart will host a grand opening of "Delaware County Air & Space" at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8 The exhibition, which runs until Oct. 31, will feature more than 40 Delaware County towns as seen from aerial viewpoints in photographs by Corneel Verlaan. In addition, local history and photography book will be for sale. Contributed Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams. Sept. 29, 2011 O-Town Scene 23

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