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Saturday, April 21

BACON HILL BONANZA: The 6th annual Bacon Hill Bonanza 5K/ 10K is the race known for home-made pies,scenic views and friendly people. The race begins and ends at the Bacon Hill Church, 560 Route 32N., Schuylerville. Kids’ 1-mile fun Run for ages 14and under starts at 9:30 a.m. The 5K Run/ Walk and 10K Run begin at 10a.m. Entry fee $30by April 20, $35 ont he day of the event. $5 discount to additional family members. Kids Fun Run entry fee $5. Race proceeds benefit the Organ Fund of the Bacon Hill Church and Schuylerville Caring and Sharing. Register online at GreenLeafRacing. com or BaconHillBonanza.com until midnight, April 18. For more information, visit www. baconhillbonanza.com.

BEER TASTING: A benefit for High & Mighty Therapeutic Riding & Driving Center, which provides equine-assisted activities to people with special needs. 6p.m. - 8p.m., The Barn At Liberty Center 60 Ostrander Road. Ghent. $35 At The Door, or Register at High-N-Mighty.org. BOGMEADOWBROOK TRAIL CLEAN-UP: Join Saratoga PLAN at Bog Meadow Brook Trail to help with clean up. Saratoga PLAN will provide trash bags. Bring appropriate footwear for spring/ mud season, gloves, bug repellant, and long-handled “grabbers”. RSVP to michelleh@saratogaplan.org. BROOKSIDE MUSEUM: Author Jim Richmond will present his book, “Milton, N.Y.: A Town in a NewNation” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, at Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa. Published in collaboration with Milton Town Historian, Kim McCartney, Richmond’s book is a history of the early years of Milton and Ballston Spa, from first settlement through the Civil War. Signed books will be available for sale for $18. Profits from all direct sales will go to Brookside.

CANAL CLEAN-SWEEP: The Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center is partnering with New York Parks & Trails to celebrate Earth Day and local history. Join them at the old Champlain Canal Lock 4by the Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center from 10a.m. - 1p.m. T-shirts will be available for volunteers but hurry - we’ve a limited supply! Please make sure to dress appropriately

for gardening outdoor gloves. work and Visit bring www. waterfordmuseum.com for more information. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM AT SARATOGA: STEM Club, 11 a.m. A weekly exploration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. 69Caroline Street, Saratoga Springs. For more information call 518-584-5540or visit www. cmssny.org. CHURCH SUPPER: Come enjoy a family style Ham and Roast Turkey dinner with all the trimmings, including dessert if you are still able, prepared by the talented cooks at Quaker Springs United Methodist Church. 4p.m. - 6p.m., 466Route 32S Schuylerville. Adults $12, kids $6, under 5 free. Takeouts are available. A silent auction will be held before and during the dinner. The church is handicapped accessible. CRAFT/ VENDOR SHOW: The General Schuyler/ Wilton Emergency Squad is hosting a Craft/ Vendor Show on Saturday, April 21, from 10a.m. to 4p.m. There will be over 35vendors/crafters, raffles and refreshments will be sold. Come out and support your local rescue squad. Formore information contact 518-3382709. DAY ON THE FARM: Get ready to get dirty and work hard at A Day on the Farm. Kids will experience life on a small Mohawk Valley farm by planting the year’s first crop of veggies and threshing some of last year’s rye. Take a look through Mabee Farm’s collection of artifacts to see just how colonial kids helped around the farm. 10a.m., Mabee Farm Historical Site, 1100Main Street, Rotterdam Junction. Registration $8. Space is limited and preregistration is required. Register at schenectadyhistorical.org/ families. EARTH DAY HIGHWAY

CLEAN-UP: Battenkill Conservancy’s Earth Day Highway Clean Up happens on Saturday, April 21, beginning at 9 a.m. Volunteers will meet at the State Line Rest Area off State Route 313, roughly 5 miles north of the Village of Cambridge, for coffee and donuts provided by a local Dunkin Donuts franchise before being getting safety vests and large bags to pick up trash along the highway. Trout Unlimited Chapter members will share clean up duties along the main roads. The April 21clean up is the first of four cleanup events where the BkC and TU join forces to maintain the highway free of trash along this prime stretch of the Battenkill. No preregistration is required. For more information email bkc@ battenkillconservancy.org

FRENCH FILMSCREENING:

La Fédération FrancoAméricaine du New York presents “Monsieur Lazhar” on Saturday, April 21, at 1 p.m., Troy Public Library, 100 Second Street, Troy. Directed by Philippe Falardeau, this drama/comedy is a winner of 30film awards worldwide and an Oscar nominee in 2012for Best Foreign Language film. In French with English sub-titles, running time 1hour and 34 minutes. As a courtesy, please call the Troy Public Library at 518-274-7071to reserve a seat for this free screening. Follow La Fédération FrancoAméricaine du New York on at www.albanyareafrenchclub. com and Facebook.

GIVING CIRCLE AFGHANISTAN FUNDRAISER:

The Giving Circle, an all-volunteer Saratoga Springs-based nonprofit, will host a fund-raiser at 1p.m. on Saturday, April 21, at Caffe Lena, 47Phila Street, to help children in Afghanistan. Nangyalai Attal, founder of Hode Educational and Social Services Organization, will be the featured speaker. His talk will be followed by a screening of the powerful documentary “Girl Rising” and a Skype talk with Mursal Ayobi, a survivor of the 2016 Taliban attack on American University of Afghanistan. The event will benefit The Giving Circle Afghanistan, a new project with a goal of building three classrooms for the Wardak High School outside of Kabul. Admission is $25. Tickets can be purchased at the door on the day of the event, as well as online at https:// www.brownpapertickets.com/ event/3390419.

HEALTHY KIDS DAY:

On Saturday, April 21, the Saratoga Regional YMCA is holding a free community event to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active at the annual YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day ®, the Y’s national initiative to improve health and well-being for kids and families. Healthy Kids Day is an opportunity to ignite children’s imaginations so that they can imagine what they’ll accomplish this summer. The event will feature activities such as a family fun run, pool time, games, bounce houses, food trucks, family focused vendors, time on our new adventure course and much more. The SRYMCA’s Healthy Kids Day takes place at their

Saratoga Springs branch from 11a.m. - 3p.m. For more information, please call 518-583-9622or visit www.srymca.org. MECHANICVILLE DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY: Take a “Walk on the Wild Side” with herbalist Margo Mullein and get to know some of the wonderfully wild medicinal herbs growing in our area. Margo will introduce you to the useful plants growing nearby the farmers market that can support health and wellbeing, naturally. Sign up for this special event by calling 518-664-4646or stopping in. 1p.m., 190N. Main Stret. Mechanicville. NYS 5-HOUR PRE-LICENSING CLASS: The next NYS 5-Hour Pre-Licensing Class will be offered on Saturday, April 21, from 9a.m. to 2p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 45Washington Street, Saratoga Springs. The cost for the class is $40. To register, call John Rinko at 518-584-2221or email RinkoDriving School.com. A portion from the class cost is donated to the First Baptist Church.