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Thursday, May 11

ANNIVERSARY PORCH PARTY: Join the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation for its 40th Anniversary. Welcome Spring on the grand porches of 688 & 718 North Broadway on Thursday, May 11 from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. The event provides the unique opportunity to enjoy cocktails, light hors d’oeuvres by Lily and the Rose, and music by local musicians Rich Ortiz and Jonathan Newell while enjoying scenic North Broadway. Space is limited. BALLSTON SPA SCHOOLS

SPRING CONCERT: Gordon Creek Elementary School Spring Concert, 7 p.m. All concerts in this series are free and open to the public.

BASKET RAFFLE: Ballston Spa Elks Lodge Annual Basket Raffle will be held on May 11, at 6 p.m. at 10 Hamilton Street, Ballston Spa. All proceeds from the raffle go to Cerebral Palsy and Elks National Foundation. Tickets $10 sheet of 25 and 2 for $15. Light Refreshments will be served. For more information please see the Ballston Spa Elks Lodge Facebook Page or call 885-1149. BOOK SIGNING: Local author, intuitive counselor and inspirational speaker Corbie Mitleid will discuss her new book, “Clean Out Your Lifecloset,” at the Round Lake/Malta Branch Library on Thursday, May 11, at 6p.m. The Malta Library is located in the Malta Community Center, 1 Bayberry Drive in Malta. Books will be available for purchase. Registration is required, please call the library at 682-2495 or online at roundlakelibrary.org. BROWN BAG LECTURE SERIES: “The Burning of the Piping Rock: The Story Behind the Novel,” presented by author Joe Cutshall-King. Cutshall-King will discuss the actual people, including his own family, and events of the Saratoga Springs of 1954 that drove his writing this novel. Noon to 1 p.m., H. Dutcher Community Room, Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs. All Brown Bag Lunch Lecture programs are free-and open to the public – no registration required. For more information, contact the Saratoga Heritage Area Visitor Center at 587-3241 or www.saratogaspringsvisitorcenter.com. INN AT SARATOGA: Jeff Walton, Acoustic Folk Rock, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. 231 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. KOREAN WAR VETERANS: The May luncheon for the Adirondack Ch. 60, Korean War Veterans Assoc., will be held at noon, on Thursday, May 11, at the C& R Restaurant, on the left, just past Galway on Rt. 29. Hosts will be Bill and Lillian Reid. Veterans who served anywhere during the Korean Conflict, in Korea at any time, spouses, widows and friends are all invited to attend. For reservations or further directions, please contact the Reid’s at 885-1414 by May 9. For information about the organization or to obtain an application to join, please contact Comm. Roger Calkins at 584-3037. NAVIGATING SENIOR LIVING OPTIONS: Come to Shaker Pointe on Thursday, May 11, for ‘Navigating Senior Living Options: What’s Right For You?’ The free event begins at 11:30 a.m. with complimentary lunch and guests will have an opportunity to speak with senior living experts about senior living choices, what questions to ask on a housing tour and how to speak with family members about senior living. While the event is free to attend, RSVPs are required. To reserve your spot, please call 250-4900. Shaker Pointe is located at One Bell Tower Drive, Watervliet. For more information visit http:// shakerpointe.org/events/navigating-senior-living-optionswhats-right-4/. TOWN OF MALTA: Malta Economic Development Committee meeting, 6 p.m., Town Hall, 2540 Route 9.

Friday, May 12

CEREBRAL PALSY FUNDRAISER: On Friday, May 12, party with friends and the Classic 60’s Rock Band, “The Shames”, at the Saratoga Wilton Elks Lodge at 1 Elks Lane from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The cost for this evening is $20 paid at the door or in advance by calling Judy at 587-5568. A delicious picnic meal is included in the ticket price. A cash bar, 60’s attire contest, games and raffle baskets will be available to add to your enjoyment. Gather some friends or the whole family, help the Cerebral Palsy Fundraiser and have a terrific evening. CON BRIO CONCERT: Pianist Anna Keiserman returns to the Bischoff House for a Con Brio Performing Arts concert featuring works by Rachmaninoff, Nikolai Mednter and Rodion Shchedrin on Friday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Donations to Con Brio are gratefully accepted. Reservations are necessary. Please call 796-8184 or email Dbchorale@aol.com for reservations. GARDEN TREASURES & OTHER PLEASURES: Sunnyside Gardens and the Soroptimists of Saratoga County invite you to a special garden event in support of the 23rd Secret Gardens Tour. “Garden Treasures and Other Pleasures” will be held at Sunnyside Gardens, 345 Church Street, Saratoga Springs, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Preview new hand-picked gardening favorites, visit selected vendors, enjoy wine and cheese, enter raffles for Mother’s Day gifts, buy tickets for the 23rd Secret Gardens Tour on July 9. Sunnyside has partnered with Soroptimist International of Saratoga County for the evening event and will donate 10% of the evening’s sales to their organization. This event is open to the public. Please register by emailing your name and # of guests to: secretgardensinfo@gmail.com no later than Thursday, May 11.

HAHA: The Academy for Lifelong Learning at Saratoga Springs is hosting “HAHA: Healthy Aging Humorous Aging”” Lunch and Learn with Dr. Joel Goodman, local founder and director of The Humor Project, on Friday, May 12, from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m., at the Holiday Inn – Saratoga Springs, 232 Broadway. Admission is $35 ($30 for Academy members) and includes a seated lunch at noon. The first 100 reservation slips submitted by Monday, May 8, receive a complimentary copy of Joel Goodman’s book, “Laffirmations: 1001 Ways to Add Humor to Your Life & Work.” For registration information and form, please email vera. kasson@esc.edu or call the Academy office at 587-2100 x2145. INN AT SARATOGA: Mike O’Donnell, Acoustic Guitar, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. 231 Broadway, Saratoga Springs.

NORTHSHIRE BOOKSTORE: Join Northshire Bookstore for a reading, discussion, and signing with Arthur Levy, the author of a fascinating and carefully researched new work of historical fiction, “Coda: A Tale of Tchaikovsky’s Secret Love.” 6 p.m., 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. PAINT, SNACK & SIP: Nipper Knolls Equine Center, Inc. will host a “Paint, Snack & Sip” fundraiser on Sunday, May 12, from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. at VFW Post 1792, Abeel Avenue, Greenwich. Attendees will paint a tranquil ocean scene with palm trees with the instruction of Michelle Baker. The cost is $30 per person and includes the class, canvas, all painting materials, and light snacks. A cash bar will be available. Proceeds are to benefit Nipper Knolls Equine Center, Inc. Seating is limited and reservations can be made by calling Babette Furman at 692-8377 or e-mailing at bfurman@nycap.rr.com. Q.U.I.L.T. INC: Q.U.I.L.T. Inc. will meet on Friday, May 12, at the Delmar Reformed Church, 386 Delaware Ave, Delmar. The general meeting starts at 9:45 a.m.; doors open at 9:15 a.m. General Meeting followed by a lecture; Quilting Modern - Honoring Tradition with Jacquie Gering. The library and mini mart will be open prior to the meeting and show and share will follow the lecture. For information, call 393-2284 or check out www.quiltinc.org. TANG MUSEUM: Opening reception for Senior Thesis Exhibition, 6 p.m. For more information call 580-5030.

Saturday, May 13

BETHESDA EPISCOPAL CHURCH HISTORY: On Saturday, May 13 at noon the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation will host “The History and Architecture of the Bethesda Episcopal Church” presentation and boxed lunch as part of its annual Historic Homes Tour. This will provide a rare opportunity to view the stunning interior of the historic church tand learn more about its history and architecture while enjoying a boxed lunch provided by The Barrelhouse. The “Lunch and Learn” event takes place at Bethesda Episcopal Church, 41 Washington Street. Tickets must be purchased in advance and cost $20 for SSPF members and $25 for non-members. For those who are unable to attend the Lunch and Learn event, the Bethesda Episcopal Church will also be featured on the Historic Homes Tour that takes place the same day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Advance discounted Historic Homes Tour tickets can be purchased for $30 SSPF members / $40 for non-members online at www.saratogapreservation.org or by phone at 5875030. BIRD WALK: Celebrate “International Migratory Bird Day” on Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. when bird enthusiast Nat Parke returns to guide another “Bird Walk” at Dionondehowa Wildlife Sanctuary & School, 148 Stanton Rd. Shushan. Phone 854-7764 for more information, or visit www. dionondehowa.org. CLIFTON PARK OPEN SPACE & HISTORY DAY: A day of activities start with a 9:30 a.m. guided walk from the Whipple Bridge Entrance of the Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve, intersection of Riverview Road and VanVranken Road, Town of Clifton Park. Guided hamlet tour at 10 a.m. starting at Vischer Ferry General Store. 10:30 a.m. is a Nature Passport/Turtle Education Family program at Whipple Bridge site. Orienteering 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Geo-Caching Family Program at 1 p.m. at Whipple Bridge. Canal-era music mid-day at VF General Store. Food available. 2 p.m. guided history tour of different section of Erie Canal Towpath at Whipple Bridge. Event listing of all activities: www.cliftonpark.org. Call 371-6054. GRANT COTTAGE: The Grant Cottage State Historic Site will hold a new volunteer orientation on Saturday, May 13 at the Cottage from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Volunteers are needed to serve as tour guides, assist with group visitors, and help in the gift shop. Volunteers are needed to work from May until October, with flexible schedules. For more information visit www.grantcottage.org or email director@grantcottage.org. HISTORIC HOMES TOUR: On the Saturday of Mother’s Day Weekend the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation, along with Honorary Co-Chairs Tamie Ehinger and Alex Willard, will welcome spring with the 2017 Historic Homes Tour. This highly anticipated event offers the rare opportunity to see the interiors of historic homes in Saratoga Springs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 13. This year’s tour features seven historic homes - 605 North Broadway, 688 North Broadway, 795 North Broadway, 2 Clement Avenue, 53 Greenfield Avenue, 36 Franklin Street, and 1 Starbuck Lane – as well as Bethesda Episcopal Church and The Grove, the former St. John Neumann Residence at 233 Lake Avenue that has adapted into senior living apartments by Bonacio Construction. For more information or to purchase tickets please visit www.saratogapreservation.org or call 587-5030. HYDE HALL CELEBRATES MOM: You are invited to the Celebrate Mom! Garden Party at Hyde Hall. Enjoy Tea and Treats on the Veranda, Fun Activities and Maypole Dancing, Mini Tours of Historic Hyde Hall, Photo Opportunities with Mom. See the New Lake Exhibit by the Cooperstown Graduate Program students. Enjoy an Enlightening Talk by Board Chair Dr. Gib Vincent about Historic Lake Otsego. 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Hyde Hall Historic Mansion a National Historic Landmark, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Road, Cooperstown. Free and Open to the Public. For further information visit HydeHall.org or call (607) 547-5098. INN AT SARATOGA: Becky Walton and Mike Steiner, Acoustic Duo, 7 p.m. to10 p.m. 231 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. LIVE RAPTORS: Owls, Hawk, “owl” books, crafts. Join wildlife rehabbers from North Country Wild Care as they present their raptors and talk about being a “rehabber”. Also Don Polunci’s wildlife photography is on exhibit.Sat May 13, 10 a.m. noon at Hadley Luzerne Public Library, 19 Main Street, Lake Luzerne. Call 6963423 for more information. MEDITATION WORKSHOP: When your mind is free from the turbulence of distracting thoughts, it naturally becomes calm. As a result, craving for external sources of pleasure decline and it becomes easy to be content. For spiritual practice, concentration is essential. At this half-day workshop, learn how to strengthen your mindfulness in both meditation and daily life. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Spa State Park, Administration Building (back of Little Theater), 19 Roosevelt Drive, Saratoga Springs. Course fee $20. For more information and to register visit KadampaNewYork.org/Saratoga or call (845) 856-9000. MOTHERLESS DAUGHTERS: On Saturday, May 13 at noon, there will be a gathering for women who have lost their mothers at the Presbyterian New England Congregational Church, 24 Circular St. Saratoga Springs. This event, on the Saturday before Mother’s Day, came about in response to the book “Motherless Daughters” by Hope Edelman, and provides a time for women to come together, honor and remember their mothers. Participants are welcome to bring photos or other mementos of their mothers to share. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 584-6091. MONTHLY FREE LUNCH: The Malta Ridge United Methodist Church will hold its monthly Free Lunch on Saturday, May 13, at the Church located at 729 Malta Avenue Extension, in Malta Ridge. Lunch will be served at no charge from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. All are welcome. For additional information or directions please call the Church at 581-0210. NYS 5-HOUR PRE-LICENSING CLASS: The next New York State 5-hour prelicensing class will be offered on Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 45 Washington Street, Saratoga Springs. The cost for the class is $40. To Register: call John Rinko at 584-2221 or E-mail Rinko Driving School.com. A portion from the cost is donated to the First Baptist Church. RAPTOR FEST: Friends of the IBA’s annual Winter Raptor Fest offers a fun way for people to learn about our majestic raptors. This popular event supports our work to conserve critical habitat for New York’s endangered and threatened grassland birds. See live owls, hawks and falcons in flight! Meet the birds up close! Learn about endangered Short-eared Owls and dozens of other owls, hawks and falcons. New for 2017: Wild Encounter, Birding Trail and more. May 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Washington County Fairgrounds, 392 Old Schuylerville Road, Greenwich. Admission $12 Adult, $6 Child. ROMANCE AUTHORS’ SPOTLIGHT: Join Northshire Bookstore for a conversation & signing with five local romance authors, as each one shares a brief reading from her latest book! Featured authors and books are: Jean C. Gordon (“The Bachelor’s Sweetheart”), Laura Heffernan (“America’s Next Reality Star”), Tori Knightwood: (“Hotel Safari”), Morgan Malone (“Unanswered Prayers”) and Rachael Miles (“Tempting the Earl”). 6 p.m., 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. WOMEN ON WHEELS: When women and girls first rode bicycles in large numbers in the 1890s, critics claimed that women would damage themselves by acquiring a “bicycle face,” or would get sexual pleasure from bicycling — and thus ruin their reproductive capacities. Although this seems like something that happened long ago, women, especially, are often still discouraged from physical activity and mobility in the US and in other countries. Could bicycling again offer freedom to all? Ellen Gruber Garvey presents “Women on Wheels” at the Schenectady County Historical Society, 32 Washington Avenue, Schenectady, at 2 p.m. Admission is free.

Sunday, May 14

ALL YOU CAN EAT BREAKFAST: Ballston Spa Elks Lodge holds an All You Can Eat Breakfast, Sunday, May 14, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at 10 Hamilton Street, Ballston Spa. In honor of National Youth Weeks all kids 10 and under will eat free. In honor of Mother’s Day all Moms will eat for $5. The buffet includes scrambled eggs, pancakes, French toast, home fries, sausage, toast, fresh fruit, coffee and juice. Adults $7, Seniors $6, Moms $5, Children 10 and under free. BIKE THE BRIDGE DAY: On Sunday, May 14, after honoring the moms in your life, head out to Hudson Crossing Park for an afternoon of bicycling fun at “Bike the Bridge Day” from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Celebrate Mother Nature by being outdoors, enjoying locally produced food and biking the park trails, as well as the historic Dix Bridge across the Hudson River. BYOB – Bring Your Own Bike. The free event is made possible by a grant from the Capital District Transportation Committee’s Traffic Safety Ambassadors Program and the support of Capital Coexist, Spa City Bicycleworks, Hudson Solar, Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP, Welcome Stock Farm, King Brothers Dairy, and Cake! Hudson Crossing Park is located near Champlain Canal Lock 5 off Rt. 4 just north of Schuylerville. For more information, go to www.hudsoncrossingpark.org. CAPITAL DISTRICT HUMANIST SOCIETY: A controversy erupted in 2003, with the placement in the Grand Canyon bookstores of a book entitled “Grand Canyon: A Different View,” in which contributors argued that the geologic section exposed in the Grand Canyon, and the canyon itself, are the result of ‘Noah’s Flood’. In 2016, eleven well-credentialed geologists published “The Grand Canyon: Monument to an Ancient Earth”, with the subtitle, “Can Noah’s Flood Explain the Grand Canyon?” Geologist Dr. Frank Wind will contrast the ideas put forth in these two references. Refreshments at 12:30 p.m.; program at 1:15 p.m. Room 224, Campus Center, Sage Colleges Albany Campus, New Scotland Ave. at Academy Road. Free admission. FRENCH SONG CONCERT: La Fédération franco-américaine du NY and the Guilderland Public Library (GPL) cordially invite you to enjoy singer-songwriter Josée Vachon in a free concert of beloved French songs, on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 14, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m, in the Helderberg (large) meeting room, Guilderland Public Library, 2228 Western Ave, Guilderland. For more information, contact Margaret Lanoue, GPL, at 456-2400 ext. 2. Follow La Fédération’s Facebook page and website. FRESH START RECOVERY SERVICE: Every Sunday at 6 p.m., Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church, 175 5th Avenue, Saratoga Springs. Call the church at 584-3720 for more information. MONTHLY BREAKFAST: The Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club located on route 32 south of the village of Victory ( look for the sign ) will be cooking breakfast on Sunday, May 14, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and on the second Sunday of each month. Eggs cooked to order, Bacon, Sausage, Toast ( white or wheat ), Pancakes ( regular, blueberry, buckwheat, apple cinnamon ), French Toast, Home Fries, Orange Juice, Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate. Cost: Adult $8, Child $4. Everyone is welcome. MOTHER SINGS: A Mother’s Day recital: Deborah Rocco, soprano, and Michael Clement, pianist, perform art songs and arias depicting the many facets of motherhood. Includes “The Mystery”, a song cycle by Carlisle Floyd, and works by Richard Strauss, Debussy, Verdi, Puccini, and Purcell. 4 p.m., Emmanuel Baptist Church, 275 State Street in Albany. Admission free, donations appreciated. Information: 465-5161 or mclement14@nycap.rr.com. MOTHER’S DAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST: Boy Scout Troop 83 will host its 19th annual Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast – all you can eat, from 8 a.m. to noon on Sunday, May 14, at the Ballston Lake Fire Department on Route 146A in Ballston Lake. The menu will be pancakes (gluten-free available), sausage, orange juice, coffee and tea. The cost is $6 for Adults and $3 for Children (10 and under). Eggs and gourmet toppings are al a carte. This is a fundraiser for camping equipment for the Boy Scout Troop. RAPTOR FEST: Friends of the IBA’s annual Winter Raptor Fest offers a fun way for people to learn about our majestic raptors. This popular event supports our work to conserve critical habitat for New York’s endangered and threatened grassland birds. See live owls, hawks and falcons in flight! Meet the birds up close! Learn about endangered Short-eared Owls and dozens of other owls, hawks and falcons. New for 2017: Wild Encounter, Birding Trail and more. May 14, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Washington County Fairgrounds, 392 Old Schuylerville Road, Greenwich. Admission $12 Adult, $6 Child.