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Wednesday, Oct. 31

BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY: It’s time again for the annual trick-or-treat parade! Stop by the Children’s Place any time from 10:15a.m. – 10:45a.m. or 2:15p.m. – 2:45 p.m. to trick or treat in a safe, dry place. Costumes are optional but fun is not! Treat bags will be provided. For children up to age 6with families. 451Delaware Avenue, Delmar. BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY LIBRARY: Senior Bridge Club, 1p.m. - 3p.m. Kids’ STEAM Class, 3:30p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Adult Yoga, 6p.m. 4118 State Highway 2, Troy. Call 518-279-4023or visit www. brunswicklibrary.org for more information.

EVERETT WAGAR SENIOR CENTER: The Everett Wagar Senior Center, 2Roxborough Road, Grafton, holds its monthly special dinner at noon, preceded with entertainment at 11:30a.m. with Joe Pro Sound. Prizes will be given away for great Halloween costumes, along with door prizes and a 50⁄50 drawing. Lunch is available to all Rensselaer County seniors age 60or older for a suggested donation of $3. Please call 518-279-3413to make reservations.

HALLOWEEN TRIVIA: On Halloween night Franklin Alley Social Club hosts a Halloween-themed trivia night with Joe Belacosa, along with a costume contest. There’ll be trivia prizes, costume prizes, candy prizes and something for everyone. 7p.m. – 9p.m., 50Franklin Street, downtown Troy. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/ 1056631451172674/. HOOSICK FALLS SENIOR CENTER: Bone Builders, 10:30a.m.; Special Dinner with Special Guests, noon. Exercise class 1p.m. Motor vehicle available 10a.m. - 2p.m. Cards. Van to Liberty Ridge. 69Church Street, Hoosick Falls. Call 518-686-7561for more information. MENANDS PUBLIC LIBRARY: Every Wednesday from 5:30p.m. - 6:30p.m. is Tech Advice Night at the Menands Public Library. Can’t figure out how to set up your new phone? Want to know what’s up with your data plan? Don’t know how to get pictures onto your computer? The library’s resident digital native, Ted, can help. Appointments aren’t necessary, but they are recommended. The Menands Public Library is located at 4N. Lyons Avenue, Menands. For more information, call 518-463-4035. MINDFUL PRACTICES GROUP: All (including Beginners) are welcome; meditation instruction is available. The meeting format includes walking and sitting meditation, dharma presentation, and sharing dharma-related experiences. Wednesdays 6:30p.m. to 7:30p.m., RPI’s Newman Center Hospitality House—4Sherry Road, Troy, about 30yards south of the RPI Chapel Center (near the intersection of Burdett and Peoples Avenues). Call 518271-6949or 518-273-1851 for more information. NEWYORK STATE MUSEUM: The natural material used to create the exterior walls of the Museum are filled with 365-million-year-old fossils and Llenroc stone. This traditional building stone illuminates New York State’s ancient history. Join State Paleontologist Emeritus Dr. Ed Landing for an educational tour of the outside walls of the Cultural Education Center building. Noon, 222Madison Avenue, Albany. Free and open to the public.

NORTH BENNINGTON HALLOWEEN PARADE: Vermont Arts Exchange (VAE) presents the annual North Bennington Halloween Parade, now in its 26year. The parade starts at 48Main Street in North Bennington with spooky, spirited, festive family fun. Participants will gather at VAE’s parking lot beginning at 3:30 p.m. while the parade steps off at 4p.m. All are welcome to join the fun as a marcher or cheer on from the sidelines. Call VAE at 802-442-5549, visit vtartxchange.org or like VAE on Facebook for more information.

THRIFT SHOP: Johnsonville Methodist Church, 22Bridge Street, Route 40to Route 67 East (look for the new sign at the corner) is open 9a.m. - noon Wednesdays and the first Saturday of each month with housewares, decorative items, linens, toys, over 1,000 books, shoes, jewelry and lots of clothing. Fall and winter clothing are now available. TRICK OR TREET STREET: The Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity at Albany Law School holds its 8th Annual Trick or Treat Street event from 5 p.m. – 7p.m. in the Albany Law School Gym, 80New Scotland Avenue, Albany. This free event provides a safe and fun environment for children and families to trick or treat. Candy and games are donated by students, faculty and local businesses.

TROY PUBLIC LIBRARY: Children who come to the library in costume on Halloween will receive a free book. For more information, call the library at 518-274-7071or online at www.thetroylibrary.org. 100Second Street, Troy. TROY SENIOR CENTER: Halloween party with a special dinner featuring Spooky Meatloaf at noon and a 1p.m. Costumer Party in the Senior Center’s Grand Ballroom with punch, prizes, candy and more. 19Third Street, Troy. To make reservations for noon lunch call 518-270-5349. For more information call 518270-5348.

Thursday, November 1

ADULT ED TALK: The opening talk of the 2018-18Thursday Adult Ed Talks at Congregation Gates of Heaven features guest speaker Dr. Richard Ognibene, Professor Emeritus, Siena College, who will discuss his new book, “Change in Early 19th Century Higher Education in New York’s Capital District.” The book focuses on Union College, the Emma Willard School, RPI and Albany’s Academy and Female Academy. 7p.m., 852Ashmore Avenue, Schenectady. The program, facilitated by Rabbi Matt Cutler and Arnie Rotenberg, is free and open to the public. For more information, please call Arnie Rotenberg at 518-374-8173.

ALL SAINTS DAY: On Thursday, November 1, St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church will hold a Mass at 12:15p.m. at 600State Street, Schenectady. There will be no vigil mass that day. There will be a 7p.m. Mass at St. Luke’s Church, 1241State Street, Schenectady. The public is cordially invited. St. Joseph’s Church is handicapped accessible with parking available in the lot behind the church. For more information call 518374-4466Ext. 13.

BERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT: Round Table Discussions, including Berlin Academic Update and Capital Project Update, 7:15p.m., Berlin Elementary School. BOOK RELEASE PARTY: Celebrate the release of Leah Penniman’s first book, “Farming While Black,” at The Sanctuary for Independent Media, 33616th Avenue, Troy. Penniman will share the stage with colleagues from the Soul

Fire Farm in Grafton. Tickets are $10(sliding scale) and are available online at www. mediasanctuary.org. For more information on Soul fire Farm, visit www.soulfirefarm.org. BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY LIBRARY: Tots Class, 10:30a.m. 4118State Highway 2, Troy. Call 279-4023 or visit www.brunswicklibrary.org for more information.

CORNER SHOPPE: The Corner Shoppe at Cornerstone Community Church, 570Third Avenue, North Troy is fully stocked for Fall. Many Fall decorations are available, as well as a large amount of Halloween costumes at very affordable prices. Open every Thursday and Saturday, 9a.m. – 1p.m. Visit www.facebook.com/ Cornerstone Church in theburgh for more information or call 518-235-3851. DUDLEY OBSERVATORY: Every Thursday, rain or shine, join miSci, the Museum of Innovation and Science, for “Evenings at the Dudley Observatory”. Educators from the Dudley Observatory at miSci will operate their14-inch telescope inside the roll-top roof observatory, allowing visitors to see stars, planets, galaxies, and more each night. In the event of poor weather, there will be hands-on activities indoors. The observatory at 15Nott Terrace, Schenectady, will be open from 6:30p.m. – 8 p.m. through March 7, 2019. miSci galleries will be open continuously from 9a.m. until the observatory closes. Access to the observatory or activities is free with museum admission ($12Adult, $10Senior, $8Child, free for miSci members).

EMPAC:” Sonification: Making Data Sound” includes a 6p.m. talk and a 7:30p.m. workshop in Studio Beta with Chris Chafe, director of Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics. After an in-depth look at the potential and application of sonification (turning raw data into sounds), participants in the workshop will have an opportunity to explore sonifaction as a new approach to their own data sets. Both events are free, but registration is required for the workshop at https:// webforms.rpi.edu/invitation/chris-chafe-workshopregistration. EMPAC is located at 1108th Street, Troy.

FALL ROUNDUP GRAZIER MEETING: Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany and Ulster Counties announce the 1st Annual Fall Roundup Grazier Meeting, presented by CCE Educators Jason Detzel and Aaron Gabriel. This meeting will address how to reduce production costs by extending the grazing season for livestock into the winter. Fall Roundup will be held Thursday, November 1, from 1p.m. – 4p.m. at Diamond Hills Farm, 80Angus Lane, Hudson. Pre-registration is required and a fee of $10per person is requested by October 30. For program questions, contact Aaron Gabriel at 518-380-1496or adg12@cornell.edu, or Jason Detzel at 518-567-4506or jbd222@cornell.edu. FORT PLAIN LECTURE SERIES: Independent historian Terry McMaster has conducted research that centers on the settlement of the western frontier of colonial New York beginning about 1740by Scots-Irish settlers and examines the development of that and other communities in the upper Susquehanna River watershed. McMaster lectures on “Scots-Irish Immigration and Defense of the Colonial New York Frontier including the Cherry Valley Massacre, 1740to 1778” on Thursday, November 1. 7p.m., Fort Plain Museum, 389Canal Street, Fort Plain. Suggested donation $5. Light refreshments will be served.

GRAFTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY: Adult Yoga Hour, 5p.m. 2455NY-2, Grafton. Visit www.graftoncommunitylibrary.org or call 518-279-0580for more information.

HIKE TO THE HILL: The Hill at Muza has organized a hike of Troy’s Garnet Douglass Baltimore Trail through Prospect Park up to the Hill neighborhood on November 1. To hike in a group, meet at the Baltimore Trailhead near 116Hill Street at 5:15p.m. The easy hike takes about 20minutes. Afterward, the Hill at Muza offers an ex- tended Happy Hour through 7p.m. Rain date November 3.

HOOSICK FALLS SENIOR CENTER: Cards. Van Transportation available. Bingo 12:45p.m. 69Church Street, Hoosick Falls. Call 518-6867561to reserve noon dinner or for more information. JACK’S PLACE: The College of Saint Rose is breaking in its newly-renovated commercial music venue with a faculty concert featuring music industry

professors and professionals. The November 1show opens with Saint Rose alumni band Bad Mothers, followed by Matthew Finck’s jazz/rock fusion project, Fat Mink. The show starts at 8 p.m. at Jack’s Place, Hearst Center for Communications and Interactive Media, 996 Madison Avenue, Albany. Free and open to the public. NEWMARKET FOR GRASS-FED BEEF: Cornell Cooperative Extension Capital Area Agricultural and Horticultural Program is hosting a meeting where beef producers can learn about a new market opportunity. Mackenzie Waro, from Strauss Brands, is looking for 100percent grass-fed and grass-finished beef producers in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions to attend this event at 7p.m. at CCE Washington County, Annex II, 415 Lower Main St, Hudson Falls. There is no cost to attend this meeting. Registration is requested. You may register online at https://tinyurl. com/yark3qu7, or by calling 518-765-3518or emailing cce-caahp@cornell.edu. For more information, please contact Steve Hadcock at 518-380-1497, or email seh11@cornell.edu. RENSSELAER EAGLES: The Rensselaer Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #4446 meets at 6:30p.m. on Thursday, November 1, at their rooms at 851Broadway. RENSSELAER PUBLIC LIBRARY: Teen Anime Club for ages 13-18, 4p.m. - 6 p.m. Computer Help, 5:30 p.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, http://www.facebook.com/ Rensselaer Library.

TACKLE YOUR DEBT: Learners in this session will develop an effective debt pay-down strategy while considering appropriate debt levels and the difference between good and bad debt. A basic budgeting framework will be discussed as part of scoring a debt-reduction plan. 6p.m. – 7:30p.m., SEFCU Atrium, 700Patroon Creek Boulevard, Albany. Registration is required; please visit www.sefcu. com /financial education to reserve your spot.

TROY CENTER: Everyone is welcome to sing along with entertainer Bob Marcello as he performs the greatest songs of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s at Troy Center. All families and friends are welcome to this free monthly engagement. Bob will perform the first Thursday of every month from 2:30p.m. to 3:30p.m. The Troy Center is located at 49Marvin Avenue in Troy. Please contact Billejo Sass at 518-2736646or by email at bsass@ troycenter.net for more information.

TROY HOUSING AUTHORITY: There will be a meeting of the Members of Troy Housing Authority held on Thursday, November 1, at 4:30p.m. at the Kennedy Towers Apartments, 2100 Sixth Avenue, Troy. Persons with a hearing impairment may contact the housing authority through the Relay Service Line at 711, or at 1-800-662-1220. WILLIAMS COLLEGE CONCERT: The Williams College Department of Music presents the Dover Quartet on Thursday, November 1 at 8p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall on the Williams College campus in Williamstown MA. A master class featuring talented Williams music students takes place at 4:15p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall in the Bernhard Music Center. These free events are open to the public.

Friday, Nov. 2

ALBANY PINE BUSH: Start your day outdoors with a 1.4 mile Morning Meander along the trails of the Blueberry Hill West trailhead (#5), starting at 10a.m. The hike is free but reservations are required for all attendees, regardless of age. Make reservations by calling 518456-0655, or visit www. AlbanyPineBush.org/events. BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY: Explore New York State’s great history by going whaling with “The Montaukers,” fighting the Battle of Saratoga and taking a trip on the Erie Canal with the Lost Radio Rounders. Their “Songs of Our Empire State” program at 1p.m. is followed by a 2p.m. coffee hour. Cosponsored by Bethlehem Senior Projects, Inc. Join others in the challenge of writing a novel in one month during the National Novel Writing Month event from 5p.m. – 8 p.m. Writing instruction not provided; visit nanowrimo. org for more details. 451 Delaware Avenue, Delmar. BRA VA!: The Arts Center of the Capital Region partners with the YWCA of the Greater Capital Region for the 4th Annual BraVa! Fundraiser to provide new bras for women and girls who live at YWCAGCR and those in need in the Greater Capital Region. Poet, visual artist and educator D. Colin is the featured performer. Spectrum News anchor/reporter Tamani Wooley is the emcee. 5 p.m. – 7:30p.m., Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River Street, Troy. A brand new bra with tags is part of the $35admission price. For more information, please contact Brooklyn Esposito at development@ywca-gcr.org, or call 518-274-7100. CHENEY LIBRARY: Lego Club for grades 4– 6, 4p.m. 73Classic Street, Hoosick Falls. Visit www.cheneylibrary.org for more information.

HOLIDAY FAIR: Cornerstone Church, 5703rd Avenue, Lansingburgh holds its annual Holiday Fair featuring wreaths and Christmas decorations, toys, jewelry, baked goods, candy and more on Saturday, November 3, from 9a.m. – 1p.m., with an early bird viewing on November 2from 4p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Lasagna will be available for $5takeout on Friday only. For more information call 518-235-3851. HOOSICK FALLS SENIOR CENTER: Open Enrollment day; call for an appointment. Legal Aid available; sign up for an appointment. Yoga at 10:30a.m. Bingo at 12:30p.m. Cards. 69Church Street, Hoosick Falls. Call 518-686-7561to reserve noon dinner or for more information.