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LIBRARY: Senior Bridge Club, 1p.m. – 3p.m. Adult Yoga, 6p.m. Get your gifts wrapped for a suggested donation from 3p.m. – 5:30 p.m. and help the Tamarac French Club get to Martinique. 4118State Highway 2, Troy. Call 518-279-4023or visit www.brunswicklibrary.org for more information. HOOSICK FALLS SENIOR CENTER: Shopping Day: van leaves 9:30a.m. Cribbage 9 a.m., Yoga 10:30a.m., Cards. 69Church Street, Hoosick Falls. Call 518-686-7561for more information. MASONS: The Mount Zion Masonic Lodge #311F.&A.M. meets on December 17at 7:30p.m. at the Troy Masonic Community Center, 39 Brunswick Road. The theme for the evening is “Masonry and the Holidays.” Refreshments will be served following the meeting.

TROY PUBLIC LIBRARY: Tween/Teen Art Night: Bubble Magnets, 6p.m. Bring a photo or image 1– 2 inches in diameter, or use one from the Library to create a unique piece of art for your locker or fridge. For ages 8 and up. Registration required. For more information and to register, call 518-274-7071or visit www.thetroylibrary.org. The Library is located at 100 Second Street, downtown Troy.

Tuesday, Dec. 18 BETHLEHEMPUBLIC LIBRARY: KBA: Kids Builder Association, 4p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Build your own fun with Legos, Snap Circuits, K’nex, blocks, origami and more. For kids and families. Sign up for a Chess Club session from 5:30p.m. – 6:30p.m. or 6:30 p.m. -7:30p.m. and try your hand with the library’s teen volunteers. For grades K-5; all experience levels welcome. BRAIN FOOD FOR THE CURIOUS: New York State Museum historians and scientists are sharing their knowledge and research in a series of lunchtime talks this fall and winter. On Tuesday, December 18, Dr. Gwen Saul, curator of ethnography and ethnology, presents “What is Ethnography and Why Is It Important to the NYSM Contemporary Native Art Collection?” 12:10p.m. – 12:40 p.m., Huxley Theater, New York State Museum, 222 Madison Avenue, Albany. BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY LIBRARY: Tots Class, 10:30 a.m. Get your gifts wrapped for a suggested donation from 3p.m. – 5:30p.m. and help the Tamarac French Club get to Martinique. 4118 State Highway 2, Troy. Call 279-4023or visit www. brunswicklibrary.org for more information.

CHENEY LIBRARY: Knitting Club, 9:30a.m. Quilting Club, 7p.m. 73Classic Street, Hoosick Falls. Visit www. cheneylibrary.org for more information. COMMUNITY COFFEE HOUR: Stephentown Memorial Library would like to invite all Stephentown (and surrounding areas) senior citizens to the Senior Coffee Hour every Tuesday at 1p.m. This is a time to gather with friends, enjoy some coffee and baked goods and participate in activities presented by Library staff member Maria Spear. Stephentown Memorial Library is located at 472 NY-43in Stephentown. GRAFTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY: Sandwich Club, 4p.m. Game Night, 5p.m. 2455NY-2, Grafton. Call 518-279-0580or visit www. graftoncommunitylibrary.org for more information. HOOSICK FALLS SENIOR CENTER: Card party day, 10a.m. Van transportation available for local errands. Christmas party and

exchange, 1p.m. 69Church Street, Hoosick Falls. Call 518-686-7561for more information.

NORTH GREENBUSH PUBLIC LIBRARY: Tuesdays at 11a.m. are special times at the library as Story Time with Mrs. Greene opens new horizons for the littlest patrons while teaching them the joy of reading. Story Time is held at the library at 141 Main Avenue in Wynantskill. POESTENKILL SENIORS: Weekly meetings every Tuesday at 1p.m. at the Sullivan-Jones post in Poestenkill. All seniors are welcome. Coffee and refreshments are served after the meeting, following by Bingo and cards. The hall is handicapped accessible with sufficient parking. The Poestenkill Seniors have catered lunches, pizza, clamsteams, fish fries and luncheons at various restaurants, informational talks on senior safety and bus trips to casinos, theaters and other points of interest. RENSSELAER PUBLIC LIBRARY: Pre-K Storytime, 11a.m. Computer Help, 1p.m. to 3p.m. Drop in and get help with a computer, phone or other device, and get your questions answered. Special Halloween treats put together by the library staff will be served to kids and teens at 3p.m. 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. TROY SENIOR CENTER: 9 a.m., Knitting and Crocheting. 10:30a.m., Health & Wellness activities. Arts 4 Vets meets every Tuesday at 10:30a.m. Call 270-5349to make a noon lunch reservation, or 270-5348for more information.

Wednesday, Dec. 19 BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY LIBRARY: Senior Bridge Club, 1p.m. – 3p.m. Kids’ STEAM Class 4p.m. Adult Yoga, 6p.m. Get your gifts wrapped for a suggested donation from 3p.m. – 5:30 p.m. and help the Tamarac French Club get to Martinique. 4118State Highway 2, Troy. Call 518-279-4023or visit www.brunswicklibrary.org for more information. ESYO PERCUSSION ENSEMBLES: Hear the Empire State Youth Orchestra Percussion Ensembles take on the holidays at 7 p.m. at the Massry Center for the Arts at the College of St. Rose, 1002Madison Avenue, Albany. Adults $10, students/seniors $5. To purchase tickets, please visit: https://esyo.org/programs/ concerts-events. GRAFTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY: Tots Class, 10:30 a.m. 2455NY-2, Grafton. Call 518-279-0580or visit www. graftoncommunitylibrary.org for more information. HOOSICK FALLS SENIOR CENTER: Bone Builders, 10:30a.m. Exercise class 1 p.m. Motor vehicle available 10a.m. - 2p.m. Cards. 69 Church 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 4 N. 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—4 Sherry 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. MYSTERY BOOK CLUB: Join the Cohoes Public Library’s Mystery Book Club on December 19at 10:30 a.m. to help Meg Langslow with Donna Andrews’ cozy mystery “Six Geese-ASlaying” and take part in a book swap. If you have a book to share, bring it along. The library is located at 169 Mohawk Street #2, Cohoes. More details are available at www.CohoesPublicLibrary.org under “book club.” SAME STORY, DIFFERENT VOICE: The 13th Annual Telling of “Same Story, Different Voice,” features four tellers – Linda McKenney, Nancy Marie Payne, Claire Nolan and Kate Dudding – with four different versions of Beauty and the Beast. A discussion of the different tellers’ approaches to the story will follow the tellings. Free and open to the public; please bring a potluck dessert to share. 6:15p.m., Albany Public Library Delaware Branch, 331Delaware Avenue, Albany. For more information visit www. story-circle.org or call 518383-4620.

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 1,000books, shoes, jewelry and lots of clothing. Winter coats and accessories and a large selection of Christmas items are now available. TROY PUBLIC LIBRARY: Dance Story Hour with Ellen Sinopoli, 10:30a.m. The artistic director of the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company will read from her favorite children’s books about dance and lead children in basic movement activities related to the stories. For ages 2-5 with parent or caregiver. Open Enrollment Assistance for New York State of Health, 2p.m. – 5p.m. Health Insurance Navigators will be on hand to help you apply while looking at the tax credits you may be eligible for to lower the cost of health insurance. This program is free and open to the public, but registration is necessary. To make an appointment, or for more information, call 518416-6463or email jdavis@ ppefny.org. 100Second Street, downtown Troy. Thursday, Dec. 20 BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY LIBRARY: Tots Class, 10:30 a.m. Knitting Group, 1p.m. – 2:30p.m. Get your gifts wrapped for a suggested donation from 3p.m. – 5:30 p.m. and help the Tamarac French Club get to Martinique. 4118State Highway 2, Troy. Call 279-4023or visit www.brunswicklibrary.org for more information. CORNER SHOPPE: The Corner Shoppe at Cornerstone Community Church, 570Third Avenue, North Troy is having special Christmas sales throughout December. On display are wreaths, holiday décor, warm winter clothing, boots and shoes for the entire family, toys, jewelry, books, puzzles and housewares, all at bargain prices. Open every Thursday and Saturday, 9a.m. – 1p.m. Visit www.facebook.com/CornerstoneChurchintheburghfor more information or call 518-235-3851.