‘Game of Life’ baseball story

“The Game of Life”

The Oneida Public Library Players will reprise their readers theater performance of “The Game of Life: The Great Peterboro Baseball Story” on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. at the Oneida Community Mansion House, 170 Kenwood Ave. in Oneida.

The play is directed by Virginia Drake with Ken Drake and written by Tom Murray. Set in Peterboro in August 1868, it is based on the first recorded baseball game played by girls. The cast includes Ken Drake as Gerrit Smith; Virginia Drake as Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Sarah Davies Hasegawa as Mrs. Smith; Katy Brodeur as the Village Busybody and Tom Lemery as the Keeper of the Madison County Home for Destitute Children. With poetic license, the play adds to the mix of suf-

fragettes and abolitionists some residents of Peterboro’s Home for Destitute Children, a charitable home founded by Gerrit Smith in 1871.

In the children’s roles, Anna Zamperetti portrays Nannie Miller; Kate Bassin is the maid, Bridget and Ryan Paul plays Nannie’s nemesis, Freddie Hoop. The “destitute children” are played by Addie Davies (Nellie Case), Mack Davies (Earl Mosher), Anna Hasegawa (Flossie Frisbie), Jonathan Litwak (Charlie Butler), Casey Sullivan (Albert Abbott) and Elizabeth Tooker (Maude Hughes).

Music and songs of the period including suffragette anthems will be provided by members of the Craogh Dugan Irish musicians: Mike Carroll, flute, concertina and bones; Bill Fahy on guitar and banjo; Kelly Fahy Ciotti on vocals; Mike Hoke, fiddle and Skip Mansur, guitar and mandolin.

Admission fee for the Mansion House is $5 for adults and $3 per student, but free for Oneida Community Mansion House members and children

younger than 12.

Pancake breakfast

Sherrill American Legion Post 230 Baseball will hold a Pancake Breakfast of Champions on Nov. 5 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Legion, 168 E. Seneca St. The menu includes allyou-can-eat pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, fruit cocktail and beverage for a $7 donation. Proceeds will benefit the Post 230 Baseball Team.

Watermains flushed

The Sherrill-Kenwood Water Department will be flushing water mains starting Monday, Nov. 6. Water mains will be flushed in the following areas on these dates: Nov. 6, Route 5, Prospect Street, Rowland Place and the entire north side of the city; Nov. 7, streets west of Sherrill Road; Nov. 8, streets east of Sherrill Road; Nov. 9, Kenwood streets. Businesses and residents may experience dirty water and low pressure during the week.

Oneida Library

Monday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. Friends of the Oneida Public Library will hold its fall meeting at the library. New members are always welcome.

Tuesday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. the library will show the film “Grey Matters.” Ramona Persaud’s documentary explores the links between classroom learning and modern cognitive theory by revealing the experiences of three public school teachers who adapted the new science in their classroom. Persaud will be on hand for the discussion that follows.

Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m., book discussion on “Henrietta Lacks.” As an adjunct to her popular program, Pushing the Limits Book Discussions, Professor Jen Herzog will lead a lively discussion on the medical and ethical questions raised in Rebecca Skloot’s nonfiction award winner, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk.

Saturday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m., popular historian Tom Henry returns to Oneida Library to discuss America’s entry into World War I. His presentation will include the reasons America declared war on Germany and Austria, how the American Expeditionary Force affected the war’s outcome, and the upheaval President Wilson’s policies caused at home.

Saturday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m., Family Super Saturday: Animals Go to War. Children and their parents will be fascinated by true stories of animals that went to the front lines in France during World War I and by a live show and tell with a horse and donkey that will be conducted by 4-H Club members.

Also on Nov. 11 at 1:30 p.m. US Army Major John Ready (ret.) will present “A Soldier’s Life After Iraq.” Ready, himself a veteran of the Iraqi conflict, will speak to the problems faced by combat vets who return from war-torn Iraq and the ways they are overcoming obstacles.

Hamilton Library

Monday, Nov. 6 from 3:15-4 p.m. Kids Craft: Make Your Own Flag! Do you know how many flags there are in the world? Come find out what some of them mean and make your own that represents who you are! Snacks will be provided by the Friends of the Library.

Monday, Nov. 6 from 4-5 p.m. Flag Ceremony and Reception. The library has a new flag that was flown at the United States Capitol Building in our honor. Local veteran John Rathbone, representing the American Legion, will assist in retir- ing our old flag and welcoming the new one. We hope you’ll join us for the special ceremony and informal reception hosted by the Friends of the Library.

The Hamilton Library will remain closed on Friday, Nov. 10 and Saturday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day.

Free movies

At Sullivan Free Library in Chittenango, the Wednesday free matinee for Nov. 8 is “Dean,” rated PG-13 and running 134 minutes. The comedy/ drama is about a young man finding his way after the death of his mother. Free popcorn provided.

Cazenovia Public Library will present two free screenings of “The Glass Castle” on Friday, Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the Community Room. The 2017 biographical drama is based on Jeanette Wall’s 2005 best-selling memoir of the same name. The film depicts Wall’s real-life childhood spent squatting in homes and living in poverty. She and her three siblings must learn to take care of themselves as their dysfunctional parents both inspire and inhibit them. The film is rated PG-13 and runs 127 minutes. Free popcorn provided.

Veterans Day

Saturday, Nov. 11 is the observance of Veterans Day.

Charles Miller American Legion Post 140 will hold its annual observance with the Honor/Color Guard to form at the post home at 9:30 a.m. to travel to Mt. Pleasant Cemetery for a 10 a.m. ceremony at the Veterans Plot. At 10:30 a.m. they will place a wreath at the Municipal Building and at 11 a.m. they will assemble for services at Clark Park.

Following the services, an open house with a buffet luncheon will be served to all veterans at the post home, 325 S. Peterboro St., Canastota.

At 1 p.m. a Flag Burning Ceremony will be held in the parking lot of the post home. Anyone who wishes to dispose of a flag in the proper manner may leave the flag at the post home any weekday after 3 p.m.

In Cazenovia on Saturday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day a ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. in Cannon Park.

Following the ceremony, a luncheon will be held at the American Legion Post 88 on Chenango Street. All veterans and their families are invited.