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Sunday, April 1

EASTER BREAKFAST BUFFET: Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge #161 serves an Easter breakfast buffet from 8:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. at 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs. Donation requested: Adults $9, Seniors/ Military $8, children 5-12 $7, under 5 free. Takeouts $9. Call 518-584-2585 for more information. EASTER EGG HELICOPTER

DROP: Next Level Church also invites you to join them this Easter weekend for a fantastic family experience at 388 Broadway Saratoga Springs on April 1, at 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. Tens of thousands of plastic Easter eggs containing candy will be dropped from a helicopter onto a grass field near Next Level Church’s locations. You can attend any of the experiences at 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. to get a wristband (required for entrance) and access to the secret location. Registration is required for entry, so head to www.2018eggdrop.com. OLD SARATOGA REFORMED

CHURCH: An Easter Sunday Communion Service will be held at Old Saratoga Reformed Church at 10 a.m. on Sunday, April 1. Pastor Joyce deVelder will preach an Easter message, and the Chancel Choir will sing. Following the service there will be a Fellowship Hour. The sanctuary is accessible by a wheelchair platform lift. The church is located on the corner of Pearl and Burgoyne Streets in Schuylerville. All are welcome.

K9 EASTER EGG HUNT: Why should the kids have all the fun? This Easter weekend family members of the four legged variety are invited to have a special K9 Easter Egg Hunt all their own at Hudson Crossing Park in Schuylerville. In what has become a fun annual tradition, colorful plastic eggs filled with dog treats (courtesy of Ballston Spa’s Lazy Dog Cookie Company) for your favorite canine will be hidden throughout Hudson Crossing Park grounds. Hudson Crossing’s K9 Easter Egg Hunt is open to the public and their pups during regular park hours (dawn - dusk) on Saturday, March 31, and Sunday, April 1, while the Easter Eggs last. This event is free and open to the public, although donations are appreciated. Please remember to respect fellow dogs and owners as well as local leash laws. For more information visit www. hudsoncrossingpark.org.

Monday, April 2

ALL ABOUT TREES NATURE

WALK: Participants will meet at the Saratoga Springs Public Library at 11 a.m., walk to Congress Park, and learn all about the trees in the park. Collect twigs and then create twig vases to take home. Registration is limited to 20 families, so register early! Preregistration is required by calling the Library at 518-584-7860 option 3. AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY: The Henry Cornell Post 234 American legion Auxiliary will hold their next meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 2 at the post, 23 Pleasant Street, Ballston Spa. BALLSTON AREA SENIOR CITIZENS: Monday activities: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Chorus; 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Stretch & fit, exercise; 1 p.m., Movie Matinee. Milton Community Center, 310 Northline Road, Ballston Spa. Call 518-885-6740 or visit www. ballstonareaseniors.com for more information.

BALLSTON SPA BPA: The Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association will be sponsoring a Networking Breakfast on Tuesday, April 2, from 7:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m., hosted by The Candle Collective, 20 Prospect Street, Suite 214 in Ballston Spa. The cost for the breakfast is $5 with advance reservation—prepayment available at www.ballston.org, or RSVP to info@ballston.org and pay at the door. Non-reserved walk-ins are $10. Business and community members are welcome; you do not need to be a BSBPA member to attend this event. Membership information will be available. To learn more, visit at www. ballston.org. BROWN BAG LUNCH TALK: The history of zines and contemporary zine-making are the topics for a lunchtime discussion led by Carolyn Chernoff; Lucy Scribner Library head of special collections Wendy Anthony; Tang Museum store and publicatons manager Sean fuller; and Tang Museum store associated Evelyn Wang ‘19. Bring your own lunch; drinks and refreshments provided. Free and open to the public. Noon, Tang Museum, Skidmore College. For more information call 518-5808080. CANAL HISTORY TALK: SUNY Adirondack Library hosts a traveling exhibit that commemorates the 200th anniversary of the groundbreaking on the Erie Canal from March 25 - April 14. The exhibit features four freestanding banner displays and is available for viewing during regular library hours. Join SUNY Adirondack for a short presentation by History Professsor Edward Knoblauch about the local Feeder Canal and Champlain Canal at 4 p.m. on Monday, April 2 in SUNY Adirondack Library, Room 325. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF SARATOGA: Creation Station, 10:30 a.m. Discover and create art using different mediums and technique. For ages 2 and up. 69 Caroline Street, Saratoga Springs. For more information call 518-584-5540 or visit www.cmssny.org. CLIFTON PARK SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER: Monday activities include chess, checkers and backgammon; tap intermediate; jazz dance; chair yoga; discussion group, clogging; quilting; osteo exercise. 6 Clifton Common Court, Clifton Park. Call 518383-1343 for more information. Call extension 227 before noon the day before to make reservations for lunch. COMMUNITY TOWN HALL: Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner (D-Round Lake) is hosting a series of community town halls during April across Saratoga and Washington

counties to discuss her legislative priorities and hear from constituents. These town halls will provide a space for constituents to share their suggestions and concerns, provide feedback about Assemblywoman Woerner’s legislative efforts so far, and ask questions about issues important to themselves, their families, and their communities. The first town hall takes place on April 2 from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at Malta Community Center, Class Room 102, 1 Bayberry Drive, Malta. Constituents who cannot attend these events but would like to meet with Assemblywoman Woerner are invited to call 518-4555404 to schedule visits at her Saratoga Springs and Albany offices. GALWAY PRESERVATION SOCIETY: The April 2, meeting of the Galway Preservation Society will feature Lauren Roberts, Saratoga County Historian, whose topic is “Harnessing Nature: Building the Great Sacandaga.” Meetings are held at the Galway Town Hall, beginning at 7 p.m. with a social time, refreshments and very brief business meeting. The public is invited to attend. For more information, visit our website at www. gal way preservation society. org. HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS INFORMATION SESSIONS: The Community Hospice serving Saratoga and Washington Counties are in need of volunteers who are available to make friendly visits and to provide emotional support to Hospice patients and their families. Information sessions will be held on Monday, April 2, at 11 a.m. at 179 Lawrence St. Saratoga Springs, and at 1:30 p.m. at the Greenwich Library, 148 Main St., Greenwich. A required 25-hour volunteer training will be provided at the end of April. Please call 518-581-0800 to register. MALTA TOWN BOARD: Malta Town Board meeting, 6 p.m., Malta Town Hall. SCHUYLERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Special Open Art Cart: Perler Beads, 1 p.m. Anime Club with Asian snacks, for ages 12-18, 6:30 p.m. 52 Ferry Street, Schuylerville. Call 518-6956641 for more information. SENIOR SCIENCE DAY: New Horizons flew by Pluto in July of 2015. Since then, astronomers have been hard at work analyzing data and reconstructing images of Pluto and its system of moons. Join miSci at the Dudley Observatory as Outreach Astronomyer Dr. Valerie Rapson discusses the New Horizons mission, highlighting the latest discoveries announced by the New Horizons team. 3 p.m. - 4 p.m., miSci - Museum of Innovation and Science, 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady. Cost: Senior Admission to miSci ($10.50 adult, $9 senior 65+), Free for miSci members.