Centennial Events
The final Centennial Event of the year will be Fireworks at Neahwa Park at 8 pm.
There will also be low-key family events around the city in the afternoon and early evening, with details to come shortly.
Previous events:
Reception to honor Oneonta's past mayors.
The reception takes place at the Stack Lounge of Dewar Hall on the Hartwick College campus. Invitations are required at the door and there are a limited number of invitations available on a first-come first-serve basis at the City Clerk's Office at City Hall.
Reception takes place Saturday November 8 from 6 to 8 pm.
Centennial Parade was Saturday October 4th at 4:30 p.m.
Please click here for the October 4 Centennial Parade sign-up sheet. All community groups are welcome and invited.
The parade now has over 100 entries!
Watch for the parade to come up over the viaduct and to march westbound down Main Street from Chestnut to Grand. The reviewing stand with judges will be in Kim Muller plaza downtown. Parade will be announced by Big Chuck from the reviewing stand.
Please come early and plan to park well away from Main Street as we anticipate strong community turnout.
Current list of parade participants, and their order in the parade, is located here
Parade participants please meet in Neahwa Park between 3 and 4 pm. Non-parade vehicles please park outside of the park.
Recent story by Jake Palmateer at The Daily Star:
http://www.thedailystar.com/archivesearch/local_story_275040034.html
See television coverage of our parade by City Historian Mark Simonson here:
http://www.newschannel34.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoid=14028@wbgh.dayport.com&navCatId=3
Watch too for live coverage of the Centennial Parade on WISF TV Channel 15 (channel 27 on Time-Warner Cable).
2008 Events:
January: New Year's Eve fireworks. New Year's Eve events include community dinners, evening music programming, downtown speeches, a community procession to Neahwa Park, a traditional bonfire, and knock-your-socks-off fireworks at midnight.
February 21: Oneonta's Architectural History. Greater Oneonta Historical Society’s Loraine Tyler will present “Reflections of Oneonta Through Its Architecture” on Thursday February 21 at 7:00 PM at the History Center on Main Street in Oneonta. Using photos from the past, she will trace the rich and varied history of Oneonta through the development of architectural styles. Dr. Tyler will focus on residential housing in Oneonta’s neighborhoods, from simple log cabins to Victorian “Painted Ladies.” The program is free at open to the public.
March 15: Centennial Ball in the Asa C. Allison Municipal Building (the old Armory)
April 26: Coordinated community event with OH-Fest May: Governor's reenactment of the City Charter signing
May 9: Oneonta Concert Association presents world-reknown Quartetto Gelato at the Hunt Union Hall on the SUCO campus
June 14: Flag Day Ice Cream Social on the upper level of Wilber Park
July 4: Vintage Baseball Game preceding the free Tigers' game
July 16: Portrait of a Town: Stephen Joseph Celebrates Oneonta. Commemorating the Centennial of the City Charter, in conjunction with the Oneonta Centennial Committee and the Greater Oneonta Historical Society. July 1 - July 30, 2008. Reception: Wednesday, July 16, 5-7 pm Martin-Mullen Art Gallery (formerly the Fine Arts Gallery), Fine Arts Building, State University of New York College at Oneonta.
August 30: Balloon Launch and evening glow at Neahwa Park. See details above.
Centennial Balloon Festival is Saturday August 30.
Restaurant owners - particpate on the TASTE OF ONEONTA during the Centennial Balloon Festival Saturday August 30.
Fill out the form here and return it to epolhamus@oneonta.ny.us
or mail to Oneonta Centennial, City of Oneonta, 258 Main Street, Oneonta NY 13820.
BALLOON FLIGHTS:
Flight dates:
August 29, 30, 31; 2008
Launch times:
6:30 AM and 6:00 PM
Friday evening flight
Saturday morning flight
Saturday evening flight
Saturday night glow at 8:00 PM
Sunday morning flight
All flights weather permitting
Individual hot air balloon rides are $200 weather permitting and available directly from the pilots:
Michael Ranieri
607-435-9839
Balloonny@aol.com
Becky Jones
570-470-7964
Manderfire@verizon.net
Alan Jones
570-470-7964
Manderfire@verizon.net
Glenn Horton
845-436-5027
wwbc2005@yahoo.com
Steve Bliss
607-336-1153
Blister@aol.com
Dave Sheldon
607-226-2170
sheldon.dj@tbdi-us.com
October 4th: Centennial Parade, downtown Oneonta. See details at the top of this page.
October 18th: The City of the Hills Sweet Adelines are having a show at Anderson Theater at Hartwick College. It is called “A Century of Song” with songs from the past 100 years, from every decade. See www.saregion16.com/cityofthehillschorus/
November 8: Reception for Oneonta's Living Mayors in the Stack Lounge at Hartwick College
December 31: End of Year fireworks - 8 pm at Neahwa Park, and family events around the city in the afternoon and early evening.
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