What’s Happening for the week of December 1, 2019

What’s Happening – send dated church, school, social or non-profit event information (50 words or less) to the Owego Pennysaver, Attention: Wendy Post, 181-183 Front St., Owego, N.Y. 13827, e-mail wpost@owegopennysaver.com or drop it off at our office. Please send notices at least three weeks in advance of event. Space available, your event will appear.

NOVEMBER 30 and DECEMBER 1

Madrigal Choir of Binghamton in celebration of “Lessons and Carols for Christmas,” Nov. 30 performance at First Presbyterian Union Church, 90 North Ave., Owego at 4 p.m., Dec. 1 performance will take place at the Church of the Holy Trinity, 346 Prospect St., Binghamton at 3 p.m. Tickets can be purchased online at http://madrigalchoir.com and at the door. They are $15 for adults and $5 for students with ID.  

DECEMBER 1

American Legion Sunday Breakfast, 8 to 11:30 a.m., Front Street in Owego. Made to order specials, ages under five eat free.

Robert Packer Hospital Auxiliary’s Annual Holiday Craft Show, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Guthrie Sayre Campus. 

An afternoon of fun with artist Sandy for adults and families with children ages eight and up, 1 p.m., Berkshire Free Library. No prior skills are required and all art supplies are provided. 

Blue Velvet Big Band Dance, 2 to 3 p.m., Johnson City Senior Center, 30 Brocton St., Johnson City. 

DECEMBER 3

Weekly Chili and Soup Supper, 5 to 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Church, 17 Main St., Candor. Goodwill donation includes dessert, rolls, and beverage. 

Tioga County Health and Human Services Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building at 56 Main St., Owego.

Tioga County Clerk, Historian, Real Property, Veterans and Elections, 9:30 a.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building at 56 Main St., Owego. 

Tioga County Information Technology and Communications Meeting, 10:30 a.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building at 56 Main St., Owego.

Tioga County Economic Development / Planning / Tourism / Agriculture, 1 p.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building at 56 Main St., Owego. 

Tioga County Public Safety / Probation, DWI and Coroner 2:30 p.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building at 56 Main St., Owego.

Free Build, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Spaulding Memorial Library, 724 S. Main St., Athens. 

Threads Group, 6 to 8 p.m., Spaulding Memorial Library, 724 S. Main St., Athens. 

DECEMBER 4

LEGO Club, 6:30 p.m., Noble Room, 9 Park St., Newark Valley.

Social Gaming Club, 5 to 7 p.m., Spaulding Memorial Library, 724 S. Main St., Athens.

Introduction to iPhone / iPadFree Workshop, 3 to 5 p.m., GFJ Tech Center, 1001 Park St., Endicott. Registration required. 

DECEMBER 5

Tioga County Public Works and Capital Projects Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building at 56 Main St., Owego. 

Tioga County Personnel / ADA and Right to Know Meeting, 10:30 a.m., (Personnel Conference Room), Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building at 56 Main St., Owego. 

Tioga County 1st monthly Legislative Workshop and Legislative Support Meeting, 1 p.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building at 56 Main St., Owego. 

What is the Cloud and How Do I Use It? Free Workshop, 1 to 3 p.m., GFJ Tech Center, 1001 Park St., Endicott. Registration required. 

DECEMBER 5 and 6

24 Hour Prayer Vigil, Thursday from 7 p.m. to Friday at 7 p.m., St. Patrick’s Church, Main Street, Owego. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Thursday from 7 to 8 p.m., Mass, Confessions, Rosary, Benediction on Friday at 10:30 a.m. to noon, Friday Access to the Church is via the West side entrance. 

DECEMBER 6

Reed Staff Hours, 9 to 10:30 a.m., Tioga County Office Building, 56 Main St. in Owego.  

Lights on the River, downtown Owego, 4 to 8 p.m. Visit www.owego.org to learn more.

VFW Post 1371 Friday Dinner Special: Grilling on the front sidewalk, chicken spiedies, sausage with peppers and onions, hot dogs, chili, hot mulled cider, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Main Street, Owego. A regular menu is also available. 

Tioga County Historical Society and Museum is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. for O Tannenbaum visitors during Lights on River, Front Street, Owego.

Pat Kane Concert – Irish and Xmas music, 6 to 9 p.m., Sons of Italy, Sayre. Benefit for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Light refreshments and a cash bar will be available. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 kids 10. For tickets, call BBBS at (570) 265-3009.

Story Time, 10 and 11 a.m., Spalding Memorial Library, 724 S. Main St., Athens. Themed around hats and mittens. 

DECEMBER 7

Christmas Craft Show and Bake Sale (including Welsh Cookies), 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Vestal Center United Methodist Church, 478 West Hill Rd. in Vestal.

Santa, Children’s Craft Station, Music with the Tioga Center Choir, noon to 3 p.m., Tioga County Historical Society and Museum, 110 Front St. in Owego. 

Owego Historic Home and Building Tour, noon to 3 p.m., members-only Candlelit Tour from 6 to 8 p.m., 179 Front St. in Owego. 

Owego Apalachin Music Boosters’ Holiday Craft Fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Owego Elementary School.  

“Coding With Pizza”, program robotic mice to run mazes, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Candor Free Library, 2 Bank St., Candor. 

Paint With Sandy Workshop, 1:30 p.m., Candor Free Library, 2 Bank St., Candor. The workshop is free, and materials are provided. Space is limited to 14 participants, so call the library at 659-7258 to register.

Annual Holiday Cookie Sale, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Owego Music Boosters craft sale at the Owego Elementary School. They are $9.00 per pound. All proceeds go to Tioga County Rural Ministry.

The Little Book of Hindsight by Nicole Kobziewicz Book Signing, 1 to 3 p.m., The Gallery, Lake Street, Owego. 

Music + Literature: An OSFL Holiday Concert with readings from Mark Twain’s Christmas musings, 4 p.m., Clemens Center Powers Theater in Elmira, N.Y. Join us for Afterglowimmediately following the concert ~ our annual gala fundraiser and silent auction. Dinner catered by Hill Top Inn. RSVP by Nov. 30.

DECEMBER 8

American Legion Sunday Breakfast, 8 to 11:30 a.m., Front Street in Owego. Made to order specials, ages under five eat free.

Christmas Cantata, 7 p.m., Newark Valley United Methodist Church, lMain Street, Newark Valley.

Bill Carter and the Presbybob Christmas Eve Band, 3 p.m., Union Presbyterian Church 200 E. Main St., Endicott.

DECEMBER 9

Annual Christmas Tea, 6:30 p.m., Park Terrance United Methodist Church, 30 Glann Rd., Apalachin. Music by Harpist Meredith Kohn Bocek. RSVP by Dec. 6 to 625-4134.

DECEMBER 10

Weekly Chili and Soup Supper, 5 to 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Church, 17 Main St., Candor. Goodwill donation includes dessert, rolls, and beverage. 

Tioga County Finance / Legal and Safety Meeting, 4 p.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building at 56 Main St., Owego. 

Tioga County Legislative Twelfth Regular Meeting of 2019, 6 p.m., Edward D. Hubbard Auditorium of the Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building at 56 Main St., Owego. 

Android Basics Free Workshop, 12 to 2 p.m., GFJ Tech Center, 1001 Park St., Endicott. Registration required.  

DECEMBER 12

Good Reads: For the Love of Books Free Workshop, 1 to 2 p.m., GFJ Tech Center, 1001 Park St., Endicott. Registration required. Please come with valid email address or a Facebook account you can sign into. 

DECEMBER 13

VFW Post 1371 Friday Dinner Special: Chicken Parm, side of Spaghetti, Soup and Salad Bar, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Main Street in Owego. Regular Menu is also available. 

DECEMBER 14

Devinne Meyers, 8 to 10 p.m., Vestal Museum, 328 Vestal Pkwy. E., Vestal. 

Santa, Children’s Craft Station, Music by OFA Choir and Instrumental Groups, noon to 3 p.m., Tioga County Historical Society and Museum, 110 Front St. in Owego. 

Evening auction closing at 7 p.m., music with Vanessa LaDue, 6 to 8 p.m., Tioga County Historical Society and Museum, 110 Front St. in Owego. 

Facebook Tips for Safety and Fun.Free Workshop, 1 to 3 p.m., GFJ Tech Center, 1001 Park St., Endicott. Registration required. 

Holiday Magic, 4 to 8 p.m., outdoors at the Newark Valley Village Green, at the Tappan Spaulding Library, and in the Noble Room of the Municipal Building. 

DECEMBER 15

American Legion Sunday Breakfast, 8 to 11:30 a.m., Front Street, Owego. Made to order specials, ages under five eat free.

ArtSplash Workshop with Johanna, 1 to 3 p.m., Candor Free Library, 2 Bank St., Candor. ArtSplash is free and all materials are provided. Space is limited to 15 participants, so call Johanna at 659-7375 to register.

Fingerlakes Finns Annual Christmas Dish-to-Pass luncheon and meeting, 1 p.m., Newfield Fire Hall. Ham will be provided. We will be making holiday centerpieces and music will abound! They will also have a gift exchange for those who would like to participate (gifts of $10 or less). 

DECEMER 16

Newark Valley Central School District Board of Education Meeting, 6:30 p.m., 68 Wilson Creek Rd., Newark Valley.

DECEMBER 17

Alzheimer’s Association Support Group Meeting, 1:30 p.m., Tioga Opportunities, Inc., 9 Sheldon Guile Blvd., Owego.

Weekly Chili and Soup Supper, 5 to 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Church, 17 Main St., Candor. Goodwill donation includes dessert, rolls, and beverage. 

Tioga County 2nd Legislative Workshop, 10:00 a.m., Ronald E. Dougherty County Office Building at 56 Main Street, Owego 

DECEMBER 18

The Tioga County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Directors will meet at 9 a.m. at 183 Corporate Dr. in Owego. 

Tioga County Economic Development Planning Board Meeting, 7 p.m., 56 Main St., Owego. 

Owego Christian Women’s Connection “Christmas Hope” Men and Ladies Luncheon, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Owego Treadway, Route 17C, Owego. For more info, call 785-0048. 

DECEMBER 20

VFW Post 1371 Friday Dinner Special: Limited Menu, Shrimp, Beer Battered Haddock or Chicken Fingers, Soup and Salad Bar, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Main Street in Owego.

DECEMBER 21 

Breakfast with Santa, 8 to 11 a.m., Newark Valley Fire Station, Route 38. Free will offering.

DECEMBER 22

American Legion Sunday Breakfast, 8 to 11:30 a.m., Front Street in Owego. Made to order specials, ages under five eat free.

DECEMBER 24

Weekly Chili and Soup Supper, 5 to 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Church, 17 Main St., Candor. Goodwill donation includes dessert, rolls, and beverage. 

DECEMBER 27

VFW Post 1371 Friday Dinner Special: Limited Menu, Shrimp, Beer Battered Haddock or Chicken Fingers, Soup and Salad Bar, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Main Street in Owego. 

DECEMBER 29

American Legion Sunday Breakfast, 8 to 11:30 a.m., Front Street in Owego. Made to order specials, ages under five eat free.

DECEMBER 30

Microsoft Words BasicFree Workshop, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., GFJ Tech Center, 1001 Park St., Endicott. Registration required. 

DECEMBER 31

Weekly Chili and Soup Supper, 5 to 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Church, 17 Main St., Candor. Goodwill donation includes dessert, rolls, and beverage. 

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