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answer questions following the film (2017, 85min), which is not recommended for young audiences. 7p.m., Bulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium.

MARC MERON: Stand-up comedian, author and actor Marc Maron will be interviewed by Assistant Professor of Religion Jeffrey Israel live at Williams College on Thursday, April 12, at 7p.m. in the ’62Center MainStage. The interview will be followed by a book signing. The event is free and open to the public. Tickets, which are required, are available by calling the box office at 413-597-2425, Tuesday through Saturday, 1to 5 p.m., beginning April 3. To reserve tickets online, visit the box office at 62center. williams.edu.

NYS WRITERS’ INSTITUTE (RPI): Paul Harding received the 2010Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for “Tinkers” (2009). His second novel, “Enon” (2013), the story of one man’s enduring love for his daughter, was named a best novel of the year by The Wall Street Journal and the American Library Association. Harding will appear at the Reading and McKinney Writing Contest Awards at 8p.m. in the CBIS (Biotech) Auditorium, Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies Building, RPI, Troy. For directions, visit http://www.rpi.edu/ tour/index.html

PLATAEU FARMING PRESENTATION: Laughing Earth began as the Henry Morrison Farm in the late 1700s. Since that time, it has seen dramatic change in how the land was utilized and how the people lived on it. Annie and Zack Metzger will take a look at how equipment and methods have changed along with technological, societal and marketing changes. These changes have, in part, left farming with a shortage of labor, creating a very dif- ferent incoming generation of farmers. Part of Rensselaer Plateau Alliance’s 2nd Thursday Lecture Series. Donation $5. 7p.m., Sand Lake Town Hall.

RENSSELAER PUBLIC LIBRARY: Teen Anime Club, 5p.m. to 7p.m. Computer Help, 5:30p.m. to 7p.m. Drop in and get help with a computer, phone or other device, and get your questions answered. Rensselaer Public Library is located across the street from the Amtrak parking lot. To learn more, see http://rensselaerlibrary.org/ or visit the library’s Facebook page.

RIBBON CUTTING: The historic office building on the corner of Fulton and 4th Street in downtown Troy has undergone major renovations and is attracting new businesses to the downtown area. Clermont & Fourth LLC took over ownership in 2016and enlisted NAI Platform to lease out the office and retail spaces. A public ribbon-cutting ceremony in collaboration with the Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce will take place on April 12at 4:30p.m. followed by a tour of the building from 5p.m. to 5:30p.m.

TAKE BACK THE NIGHT: In Observance of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 8- 14th, the East Greenbush/Lower Rensselaer County communities are invited to participate in this year’s Take Back the Night Walk beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday evening, April 12, at Onderdonk Park on Hampton Manor Lake. A brief ceremony will be led by Martha Lasher-Warner, President of the Family and Friends of Liza Ellen Warner Association. She will introduce the evening’s special guests and government officials who will be joining in the walk. All in attendance will be invited to demonstrate their own support by joining in the mile-long walk around the lake. Onderdonk Park is located across from Hampton Manor Lake, at the corner of Hampton Avenue and Lakeshore Drive, East Greenbush.

TRIVIA FUNDRAISER: Revolution Hall, 417River Street, Troy, hosts a fundraising event for the Troy Public Library on Thursday, April 12, from 6p.m.- 9p.m. Come out for a fun night of Trivia and Prizes with Scott Mumford of “Catch the Mania- Upstate NY.” Tickets are available at the Main Library (100Second Street) and the Lansingburgh Branch (27114th Street). Sign up individually or as a team of 4-8. Tickets are $25/person and include your trivia and appetizers. Contact the library at 518274-7071or 518-235-5310 for more information.

TROY GROTTO: The Troy Grotto #14will meet on Thursday, April 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the Troy Masonic Community Center, 39 Brunswick Road. Dinner will be served at 6:30p.m. preceding the meeting. Final plans will be made for the Sunday Breakfast to be held on April 22from 9a.m. - noon at the Troy Masonic Community Center.

TROY SENIOR CENTER: 9a.m., Arts and Crafts. 10 a.m., Osteo Aerobics. 10:30 a.m., Health & Wellness activities. Dr. Ruben speaks about Complications of Diabetes. 19Third Street, Troy. To make reservations for noon lunch call 270-5349. For more information call 270-5348.

WILLIAMS COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART: “Envisioning Curatorial Practice with Lumi Tan,” curator talk, 7p.m. Free. WCMA’s Lawrence Auditorium, 15 Lawrence Hall Drive, Williamstown MA. Call 413597-2429for more information.

Friday, April 13

CREATIVE ACTION PLAYBACK THEATER: Creative Action Playback Theater performs improvisational theater based on audience members’ personal stories. This month: Stories about Difference. Suggested donation $5- $10. 7p.m., Creative Action Unlimited studio, 6Greenwood Drive, East Greenbush.