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COHOES COLUMBIETTES: The Cohoes Columbietts will have their monthly meeting Thursday night, April 12, at 255Remsem Street, Cohoes, with a refreshment at 7p.m. followed by the meeting at 8p.m. CORNER SHOPPE: The Corner Shoppe, 5703rd Avenue, North Troy, is now displaying all things Spring. New Spring clothing for the entire family is on display. Other departments include jewelry, home décor, linens, shoes and prom dresses. Open Thursdays and Saturdays, 9a.m. - 1p.m. Phone 518-235-3851for more information.

DANCES OF UNIVERSAL PEACE: All are welcome to Dances of Universal Peace in Hudson at 7p.m. on April 13. Simple, participatory circle dances drawn from many spiritual traditions will be led by certified dance leaders of the Hudson Dance Circle and supported by musicians. No experience needed; all ages and abilities welcome. Donation requested for space rental at Sadhana Center, 403 Warren Street. For more information, contact Farid at 518-860-3108or farid@ taconic.net, or visit https:// www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org

FAIR HOUSING ACT: Albany’s community leaders are coming together to celebrate and discuss the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. Panelists will be discussing the importance of this historical act, how Fair Housing impacts the Capital District, current legislation regarding Fair Housing, and the future of the act. Breakfast will be available starting at 7:30a.m., with the panel discussion starting at 8 a.m. at Glenmont Abbey Village, 7Thomas Cole Drive, Glenmont. Registration is required. Register at : https://www.eventbrite. com/e/fair-housing-50thanniversary-breakfast-panel-tickets-44929714987 ?aff=Chamber.

FAMILY CRAFT NIGHT: Celebrate Earth Day with Family Craft Night at the Troy Public Library’s Main Branch, 100Second Street, on Thursday, April 12, at 6 p.m. Children ages 4-12, with the help of their family member(s) will create art projects using recycled materials. All materials supplied by the library. Dress for mess. Registration is required. Registrants must be 4to 12years old. Registration can be completed online at www.thetroylibrary.org or by calling 518-274-7071. GRAFTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY: Adult Yoga Hour, 5p.m. 2455NY Route 2, Grafton. Call 518-279-0580 or visit graftoncommunitylibrary.org for more information.

HOOSICK FALLS SENIOR CENTER: Cards, van transportation available. Eat Smart Ideas at 11a.m. 69Church Street, Hoosick Falls. Call518-686-7561 for noon dinner reservations and more information. HVCC FILM SCREENING: Michael Alago brings “Who the F**k Is That Guy: The Fabulous Life of Michael Alago” to Hudson Valley Community College. Always outspoken, energetic and openly gay, Alago (barely) survived the rock ‘n roll lifestyle and left the record industry in 2004, but remains a fixture on the NYC music scene. Alago talks and answer questions following the film (2017, 85min), which is not recommended for young audiences. 7p.m., Bulmer Telecommunications Center Auditorium. LANSINGBURGH PUBLIC LIBRARY: The Lansingburgh Public Library’s 45-minute Family Story Time enrichment program includes stories, songs, and movement to support children’s learning and discovery from the very beginning. For children ages 0-5with a caregiver. Every Thursday at 10:30a.m. at 27114th Street, Troy.

MARC MARON: 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 different incoming generation of farmers. Part of Rensselaer Plateau Alliance’s 2nd Thursday Lecture Series. Donation $5. 7p.m., Sand Lake Town Hall. RENSSLEAR COUNTY IDA: Please be advised that the Audit Committee of the Rensselaer County Industrial Development Agency will conduct a meeting at 3:30p.m. on Thursday, April 12, in the Rensselaer County Industrial Development Agency Conference Room, 3rd floor, at the Quackenbush Building, 333Broadway, Troy. The Rensselaer County IDA will hold its annual meeting at 4p.m. in the same location. 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 Rens- selaer 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: Professor Carol Oja, Chair of the Department of Historical Musicology at Harvard University lectures on “Marian Anderson and Racial Desegregation of the American Concert Stage” at the Williams College Department of Music at 4:15p.m. in Bernhard Music Center Room 30. Filmmaker Carrie Hawks will screen and discuss two short documentary films, “Delilah” and “black enuf*,” at 9p.m. in the Paresky Auditorium. Hawks is a Brooklyn-based graphic artist and filmmaker whose documentary subjects include African American, mixed race, and queer identities in the U.S. A Q& A will follow. Both events are free and open to the public. For building locations on the Williams campus, please call the Office of Communications at 413-597-4277, or visit www.williams.edu/ map.

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

BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY: Rubber Ducky Club: Sensory Play, 10a.m. - 10:30a.m. for up to age 6 with caregiver. Coffee and Conversation: Voice of the Mountains, 1p.m. Learn about Jeanne Robert Foster, a visionary of the Adirondacks, in a one-woman show by Eileen Egan Mack. Coffee hour 2p.m. - 3 p.m. 451Delaware Avenue, Delmar.

BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY LIBRARY: A three week beginning Winey Knitters series continues at 6p.m. 4118State Highway 2, Troy. Call 518-279-4023or visit www.brunswicklibrary.org for more information. 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.

DRUM CIRCLE: Wingate Residences at Melbourne Place in Pittsfield will host a drum circle on Friday, April 13at 3p.m. Join in the fun and meet some of the area’s most talent local musicians during this unique event. This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. For more information or to RSVP, call 413499-1992. Wingate Residences at Melbourne Place is located at 140Melbourne Road, Pittsfield MA. EVERETT WAGAR SENIOR CENTER: Join the seniors at the Everett Wagar Senior Center, 2Roxborough Road, Grafton, on Friday, April 13 at 12:30to celebrate April birthdays with entertainment and cupcakes donated by birthday chairperson Marcia Trask. If you have any questions or if you would like to have a noon lunch, (entrée; Baked Macaroni & Cheese ) for a suggested donation of $3, please contact the center at 518-279-3413.

HOOSICK FALLS SENIOR CENTER: Cards, Yoga at 10:30a.m., Zumba at 11 a.m., Bingo at 12:30p.m. 69Church Street, Hoosick Falls. Call 518-686-7561 for noon dinner reservations and more information.

NYS WRITERS’ INSTITUTE: Jonathan Demme’s 2013film “A Master Builder” was adapted from Henrik Ibsen’s play for a contemporary setting by Wallace Shawn, who plays the architect Halvard Solness, an egomaniac who enjoys manipulating and bullying everyone around him, especially his wife and mistresses. 7p.m., Page Hall, 135 Western Avenue, UAlbany Downtown Campus. OCTAGON BARN STAR PARTY: Join the Dudley Observatory for an astronomy lesson and dark sky observing at the Octagon Barn in Delanson. The program includes a 1hour talk on “Multimessenger Astrophysics – Astronomy Beyond Light” by RPI Professor Ethan Brown, followed by night sky observing if the weather is clear. Amateur astronomers and families are invited to bring binoculars or telescopes. Telescopes will also be set up for public use. 8p.m., Knox Octagon Barn, 588Middle Rd, Delanson. This free event is sponsored by the Lauterbach Pokorny family. Donations are graciously accepted. PROTECTING NEW YORK OWLS: Columbia County Soil and Water Conservation District invites you to Mud Creek Environmental Learning Center in Ghent for an Owl Experience. Observe owls from Whispering Willow Wild Care and learn what actions we can take to help protect owl species and their habitats to create a brighter future for our Columbia County owls. 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., 1024State Route 66, Ghent. Columbia County Soil and Water Conservation District Programs are free of charge, but registration is required. Please call Pamela at 518-2673313to register. RENSSELYRICS: The Rensselyrics present “Go to Camp” at 7p.m. on Friday, April 13, at the RPI Chapel + Cultural Center, 2125 Burdett Avenue, Troy.