LOCAL EVENTS ON SUNDAY

Colton Winterfest

COLTON: Annual Colton Winterfest begins, “Rockin’ in the Great South Woods; silent auctions, quilt show, remembrance trees, open skating; https://www.townofcolton.com/winterfest.html ; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. family day at Higley Flow State Park, bonfire and light refreshment, free X-country ski lessons available, free rental equipment for 12 and under; noon-3 p.m. dog sled rides at Call of the Wild, 3019 State Highway 56 (South Colton towards Sevey’s Corner), $30 per ride plus opportunity for anyone to see facility and sled dogs; 11 a.m.-4 p.m. horse-drawn sleigh rides through the woods by Double H Percherons at Racquette Valley Fish & Game, free, food and drink available inside by Fish & Game Club at standard prices; 1-3 p.m. frying pan toss followed by chicken barbecue at noon at Colton-Pierrepont Amvets, cash prizes.

Artist open studio

NORWOOD: Award-winning artist Becky Harblin will host an open studio, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tanner Road, off County Road 35, in West Potsdam; 315-265-4433 for details; Harblin’s major work focuses on plein air landscapes from the local area and the Adirondacks. Her work has been accepted in a wide range of nationally sponsored art exhibits; the artist’s most recent show was the Pastel Society of America’s premier exhibit, Enduring Brilliance, in New York City, where only 130 paintings were accepted from over 3,000 submitted; Harblin has won numerous national awards for her work.

Guest reverend

COLTON: Colton Wesleyan Church, The Well, 4852 State Highway 56, hosting guest speaker the Rev. Dr. Karl Eastlack, District Superintendent of the Northeast District of The Wesleyan Church, 10 a.m. worship service; free pot-luck meal to follow service; 315-261-2982, tomanddiannetilldeathdouspart@yahoo.com.

History Group

MORLEY: Morley History Group meets, 2 p.m., Morley Library; informal group to share info; meets monthly, 315-379-9863, ptdom1@verizon.net.