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Saturday, March 23 BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH: Community Meal, 1p.m. - 3 p.m., 21655th Avenue, Troy. All are welcome.

CAPITAL DISTRICT GARDEN

& FLOWER SHOW: Upstate New York’s premier garden and flower show will mark its 32nd year when the annual Capital District Garden & Flower Show returns to the McDonough Sports Complex at Hudson Valley Community College, Friday March 22 through Sunday, March 24. Saturday, March 23hours are 9a.m. to 7p.m. $14at the door; children 12and under are free with paid adult. Discount advance tickets are available online for $12. A two-day admission pass is $22. Seminars are free with paid admission. A complete list of over 60hours seminars, lectures and demonstrations held during the three-day show is available online at www.gardenandflowershow.com.

CAPITAL DISTRICT GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: Author Erik Schlimmer takes audiences on a virtual tour of Albany street names, weaving among war heroes, criminals, founding fathers and Dutch settlers in a presentation based on his book, “Cradle of the Union: A Street by Street History of New York’s Capital City.” 1p.m., William K. Sandford Town Library. 629AlbanyShaker Road, followed by a 2:30p.m. Computer Resources Group. Free and open to the public. For more information visit capitaldistrictgenealogicalsociety.org.

CHATHAM BOOKSTORE: Chatham Village Historian Gail Blass Wolczanski,author of “Around the Village of Chatham” (2009), discusses her new book, “The Village of Chatham: A Photographic History Walking Tour Book,” on Saturday, March 23. A conversation with Thomas Chulak from the bookstore and Q & A will follow a brief description. Free and open to the public. Refreshments. 5p.m. - 7p.m., Chatham Bookstore, 27Main Street, Chatham. For more information, call 518-392-3005 or visit http://chathambookstore.com/. CHATHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY: Authors & Artists presents film critic Peter Biskind in a discussion of his new book, “The Sky is Falling: How Vampires, Zombies, Androids and Superheroes Made America Great for Extremism.” 3:30p.m., 11Woodbridge Avenue, Chatham. Free and open to the public. For more information call 518-392-3666or visit chatham.lib.ny.us.

CONCERTS IN THE VIL

LAGE: On March 23and 24 Concerts in the Village (CITV) presents Igor Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale.” Benjamin Luxon, one of Great Britain’s major international singers, will narrate, joined by dancer Anni Crofut and the Broad Street Chamber Players. CITV Artistic Director David Smith will conduct. 4p.m.,Van Buren Hall, 6Chatham Street (US Route 9) in Kinderhook. Van Buren Hall is accessible by lift. Contribution $20. Students and children free. Limited seating; reservations strongly recommended. For further information and reservations:www.concertsinthevillage.org, or 518-7586869.

DIALOGUE NOT DEBATE:

Presented by the Siena College Spirit of ‘68Committee in partnership with Better Angels, “Dialogue, Not Debate: Countering Divisiveness in Civic Discourse” is a daylong workshop designed to engage the community in developing the skills to help bridge political and social divides. Registration required. 8a.m., Siena College, 515Loudon Road, Loudonville.

FLIGHTS OF FANTASY:

Signings and discussions with authors Anne Bishop, Deborah Blake, Kristen Britain and Julie Czerneda. 6p.m., Flights of Fantasy Books and Games, 381Sand Creek Road, Albany. Free and open to the public. For more information call 518435-9337or visit fofbooksandgames.blogspot.com.

FRIENDS OF WATERFORD LIBRARY: The Friends of the Waterford Public Library will meet to discuss and plan 2019-2020events and fundraising activities on Saturday, March 23, at 10:30a.m. in the Community Room at Van Schoonhoven Square, Waterford, weather permitting. Members of the community interested in participating and joining the Friends are invited to attend.

GENEALOGY LOOK-UP: Are you curious about what ship your immigrant grandparents came on or when they arrived in the US? Members of the Troy Irish Genealogy Society (TIGS) will be at the Troy Public Library’s Lansingburgh branch to perform online lookups to help you out. You don’t need Irish ancestry to take part in this event. 1p.m. - 4 p.m., 27114th Street, Troy. Call the library at 518-2355310to reserve your free 45-minute consultation spot.

HUDSON HALL: Hudson Hall presents Hudson Athens Light, a group exhibition of paintings, photography and sculpture, illuminating and corroborating the ecological, historical, commercial and aesthetic splendors of our bend in the Hudson River since the days it was called Mahicantuck. “Hudson Athens Light” opens with a reception on March 23from 5p.m. - 7 p.m., and is on view until June 9in the Historic Hudson Opera House, 327Warren Street, Hudson. For more information, visit hudsonhall.org or phone 518-8221438.

JOURNEY THROUGH THE BODY: Coordinated by clinicians at St. Peter’s Health Partners, Journey Through the Body offers children the opportunity to explore larger than life size models of the human body like a walk-through pulsing heart and lungs, and participate in interactive games. 10a.m., Crossgates Mall, Albany. Free. For more information call 518-525-1232or visit sphp. com/jttb. MENANDS PUBLIC LIBRARY: Story time is 1p.m. on Saturdays. Be there when the library closes to enjoy a story, read, sing and play for about 30minutes. For ages 2-4, but all are welcome. The Menands Public Library is located at 4N. Lyons Avenue, Menands. For more information, call 518-463-4035.

POESTENKILL COMMU

NITY FOREST: Depending on conditions, snowshoe or hike from Rensselaer Plateau Alliance’s Poestenkill Community Forest to the top of Perigo Hill in RLT’s Geiser Preserve to see hemlock and hardwood forests, hemlock swamps and other wetlands, and look for tracks of squirrels, porcupines, coyote, bobcat, whitetail deer, and moose. Bring gear appropriate for the weather and a snack or lunch. Meet at 10 a.m. in the parking lot of the Poestenkill Community Forest in East Poestenkill. Suggested donation $5. Register with Jeff Briggs at jbriggs200@ nycap.rr.com.

RUMPELSTILTSKIN: Steamer No.10Theatre’s not quite traditional tale of a Miller’s daughter and a magical, maniacal, schizophrenic, wood gnome. 3p.m., 500 Western Avenue, Albany. General Admission: $15- $11with a Steamer Ten Pass. For more information, call 518-4385503, email info@steamer10theatre.org or visit http:// www.steamer10theatre.org/ rumpelstiltskin. TROY PUBLIC LIBRARY: