Library system offering road trip
ALBANY — The Upper Hudson Library System is hosting its 2018 Library Expedition running through Nov. 30.
This self-paced road trip will take participants to 36 libraries around the Capital Region and prizes can be earned along the way.
This journey is open to all ages and maps can be picked up at any library in Rensselaer or Albany Counties.
For details, visit http:// uhls.org/expedition.
Concert series begins Sept. 23
KINDERHOOK — Concerts in the Village begins its ninth season at 3 p.m. Sept. 23 at The School, Jack Shainman Gallery, 25 Broad St. in the village.
This program is devoted to the performance of classical instrumental, vocal and choral music, particularly of the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.
Each concert will feature music from the Broad Street Orchestra and others. The orchestra is conducted by David Smith and co-conducted by Noah Palmer.
For details, visit http:// concertsinthevillage.org. The schedule is:
Sept. 23: The School,
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Jack Shainman Gallery 3 p.m.
■ Oct. 20: Van Buren Hall 4 p.m.
■ Nov. 11: Kinderhook Reformed Church 3 p.m.
■ Feb. 24: Kinderhook Reformed Church 3 p.m.
■ March 23: Van Buren Hall 4 p.m.
■ March 24: Van Buren Hall 2 p.m.
■ April 14: Kinderhook Reformed Church 3 p.m.
Fiddler to headline mini-festival bash
Fiddler Donna Hébert will headline a long list of musicians who will help her celebrate her 70th birthday in a Sunday, Sept. 23, folk-music bash at the Old Songs Community Arts Center at 37 S. Main St., Voorheesville.
The event, a fundraiser for Old Songs, will also pay tribute to retiring founder Andy Spence.
Concerts are scheduled for 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., with a potluck and cake at 5:30 p.m. and a dance at 7:30 p.m.
In the lineup throughout the day: Lyn Hardy and The Cupcakes, Gretchen Koehler and Max Cohen, author Jane Yolen and 3 Ravens, Chanterelle, Rare Spirits and Mist Covered Mountains — as well as Fennig’s All-stars featuring caller Tony Parkes.
Tickets are $20 each for adults, $5 for children, and are available at http:// oldsongs.org or can be reserved by calling 518-7652815 or emailing sales@ oldsongs.org.
College Theater announces season
“33 Variations” and “We used to wear bonnets & get high all the time” will be offered this fall on stage at Skidmore College.
Performances for “33 Variations” will be held Oct. 12-14 and 16-20 in the Black Box Theater in the Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theater.
In 1819, publisher Anton Diabelli commissioned 50 composers to write a variation on a waltz he had created. Beethoven rejected the invitation, dismissing Diabelli’s waltz as ordinary. He then changed his mind and created not one but 33 variations on Diabelli’s theme.
Moises Kaufman’s play, directed by Marie Glotzbach, weaves Beethoven’s artistic journey with that of Katherine, a contemporary musicologist