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518-686-7561to reserve noon dinner or for more information. MASONS: The Apollo-King Solomon’s Masonic Lodge #13 F.&A.M. meets on Thursday, December 6, at 7:30p.m. at the Troy Masonic Community Center, 39Brunswick Road. Refreshments will be served following the meeting.

RENSSELAER EAGLES: The Rensselaer Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #4446meets on Thursday, December 20, at 6:30p.m. at their rooms, located at 851Broadway, Rensselaer.

RENSSELAER PUBLIC LIBRARY: Teen Anime Club for ages 13-18, 4p.m. - 6 p.m. Drop in and get help with a computer, phone or other device, and get your questions answered. Call ahead for times. 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/RensselaerLibrary.

TROY PUBLIC LIBRARY: Brick Builders, 6p.m. Children get the opportunity to be creative and build with lots of Legos, all provided by the Library. No outside Legos,please. All creations will be displayed at the Library. For ages 4and up; children 7and under must have an adult present at all times. For more information, call 518-274-7071or visit www.thetroylibrary.org. The Library is located at 100Second Street, downtown Troy.

Friday, Dec. 21 BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY LIBRARY: Cookie exchange, 6 p.m. Get your gifts wrapped for a suggested donation from 3 p.m. – 5:30p.m. and help the Tamarac French Club get to Martinique. 4118State Highway 2, Troy. Call 279-4023 or visit www.brunswicklibrary. org for registration details andmore information.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL: Walking the dog Theater of Ghent presents Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” directed by Ted Pugh and performed solo by Executive Artistic Director David Anderson in a modern revival of Dickens’ own manner of storytelling. 8p.m., Solaris, 360Warren Street, Hudson. Admission is free as part of WTD’s Free Culture Initiative, which seeks to make the experience of live theater available to all; donations in support of this initiative are gratefully received. To learn more about Walking the dog Theater’s Free Culture Initiative and to get involved, visit www.wtdtheater. org or call 518-610-0909.