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Thursday, May 17 ADOPT-A-STREAM TRAINING: Carolyn Koestner, a recent graduate of Skidmore College’s Environmental Science Program will be conducting the training for EarthEcho’s Water Quality Monitoring Kit this Thursday, May 17, at 4 p.m. The training will take place at the Owl Kill, at Varak Park in Cambridge. It is the small stream that passes through the Village of Cambridge where the previously the little green covered bridge was located. Interested participants are requested to email bkc@battenkillconservancy.org to ensure that the correct number of Echo Kits are available to distribute. BALLSTON AREA SENIOR CITIZENS: Thursday activities: 9:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.,Craft, Cards, Billiards; 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,Lunch/ bring a dish to share, meeting; 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.., Bingo. Milton Community Center, 310 Northline Road, Ballston Spa. Call 518-885-6740 or visit www.ballstonareaseniors.com for more information. BETTER READERS PARTNERS: Learn to read better or teach someone to read better. Meet Gail Jensen, Literacy Volunteer Coordinator, at the the Schuylerville Public Library, 52 Ferry Street, from 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Ms Jensen will help both learners and tutors sign up to work with a partner at a library or another mutually convenient location. For information about the Better Readers Partners, a new free adult literacy tutoring program, send email to Gail at betterreadersgroup@gmail. com.

BROOKS BBQ: The Newtonville United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Maxwell Road and Route 9 near Siena College, sponsors a Brooks BBQ on Thursday, May 17 from 4 p.m. until sold out. Chicken dinner $11, chicken only $8; rib dinner $13, ribs only $10. Takeouts only. No reservations. For more information call the church office at 518-785-6789. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM AT SARATOGA: Science Explorers, 10:30 a.m. for all ages. Discover the different ways science is all around us. 69 Caroline Street, Saratoga Springs. For more information call 518-584-5540 or visit www.cmssny.org. HORSE EXPLORERS: The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame presents

“Horse Explorers,” a hands-on series intended to creatively educate children ages 3-6 about horses by developing age-appropriate skills in disciplines including art, literacy, science and math. The theme for May 17 is “Preakness Stakes Celebration.” 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., Horseplay Gallery. Children are free to attend with a paid accompanying adult. For more information about “Horse Explorers,” please contact Karen Wheaton at 518-584-0400 ext. 118 or Sheileen Landrey at 518-584-0400 ext. 120. SARATOGA LAKE PID: Saratoga Lake Protection and Improvement District monthly meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Malta Town Community Center, Route 9, Malta. SCHUYLERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Jungle Story Time, 10 a.m. Table Top Gaming, 3 p.m. Crafting with your library: Beautiful Bonnets, 6 p.m. Create a beautifully decorated straw hat for your door. All supplies provided. Register online at schuylervillelibrary.sals.edu for this free workshop. Ages 12 & up only please. 52 Ferry Street, Schuylerville. Call 518-6956641 for more information. SPIRITUAL COMMUNICATION: Enjoy an evening of Spirit Communication with Spiritual Medium Pauline O’Connell at the Charles R. Wood Theater, 207 Glen St, Glens Falls. The evening includes a reception with cash bar and complimentary snacks from 6:30 p.m.- 7:30 p.m. All proceeds of the event will benefit WAIT House (Welcoming Adolescents In Transition) and its mission to help homeless youth in our community. Tickets are $35 and are available online at www. woodtheater.org or by calling the Wood Theater Box Office at 518-480-4878.

Friday, May 18

#518 DAY: The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College invites the public to join in celebrating #518Day with a unique series of 5 tours that are 18 minutes each starting at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 18. The tours led by museum curators will give visitors insights into newly opened exhibitions as well as a final guided look of exhibitions that will be closing soon. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 518-580-8080 or visit http://tang.skidmore.edu.

ALADDIN JR.: The students of Home Made Theater’s Youth Musical Theater Conservatory present “Aladdin Jr.” on Friday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, May 19, at 1 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and under. Seating is general admission. For more information visit www.homemadetheater.org, or call the HMT office at 518-587-4427. BALLSTON AREA SENIOR CITIZENS: Friday activities: Osteobusters, 2:15 p.m. - 3 p.m., Cards & Games, 6 p.m. Milton Community Center, 310 Northline Road, Ballston Spa. Call 518-885-6740 or visit www.ballstonareaseniors.com for more information. BETTER READERS PARTNERS: Learn to read better or teach someone to read better. Meet Gail Jensen, Literacy Volunteer Coordinator, at the the Schuylerville Public Library, 52 Ferry Street, from 10 a.m. - noon. Ms Jensen will help both learners and tutors sign up to work with a partner at a library or another mutually convenient location. For information about the Better Readers Partners, a new free adult literacy tutoring program, send email to Gail at betterreadersgroup@gmail. com. CHILDREN’S MUSEUM AT SARATOGA: Busy Bees, 10:30 a.m. for ages birth - 24 months. An open plagroupstyle program that creates an environment to foster early childhood development in a social setting. Let’s Grow Green Garden Club, noon. An introduction to the art and science of gardening for ages 2 and up. 69 Caroline Street, Saratoga Springs. For more information call 518-584-5540 or visit www.cmssny.org. HOUSEHOLD GOODS DRIVE: Join Shaker Pointe’s Refugee Committee for a household goods drive on Friday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The items collected will go to Refugees and Immigrants Support Services of Emmaus, whose mission is to equip refugees and recent immigrants to build sustainable, independent lives by offering language and literacy instruction, as well as support with life skills and integration into U.S. culture and community. Items being collected at the drive include kitchenware and utensils, bedding, paper goods, cleaning products, and disposable diapers. All items should be delivered to Shaker Pointe, One Bell Tower Drive, Watervliet, on Friday, May 18. For questions, please call 518250-4890.

LIBRARY ALL-STARS: Back by popular demand! On Friday, May 18, from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m., at the St Joseph’s parish hall on Hill Street in Greenwich, The Library AllStars dance band (George Wilson, John Guay, Vonnie Estes, Bonnie Epstein) will engage in a lively evening of square and contra dance tunes as caller Fern Bradley teaches the deep traditions of this art form and the vital contemporary community that continues to practice it. For information and directions, call the Greenwich Free Library at 518-6927157 or email amiller@ sals.edu. Made possible by grants from the Lower Adironack Regional Arts Council and the DanceFlurry Organization. MOREAU LAKE STATE PARK: Slithering Snakes, 4 p.m. Learn about the different kinds of friendly snakes taken care of at the nature center and also found in the park. Learn about their habitat, predators, prey and the habits of these misunderstood creatures. Reservations are required with 24 hours advanced notice, please call 518-793-0511. NORTH COUNTRY ARTS: Tam Doolitle Art Exhibit Reception, May 18 from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. at the 2nd Floor Gallery, City Hall, 42 Ridge Street, Glens Falls. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, please email info@northcountryarts.org or visit NorthCountryARTS.org. SARATOGA SENIOR CENTER: Brain Gym, sponsored by the Saratoga Springs Public Library. Free and open to the public. 2:30 p.m., 5 Williams Street, Saratoga Springs. SARATOGA SPA STATE PARK: Join a docent on a guided mineral springs tour to learn about the history, geology and lore surrounding the park’s special waters.No registration necessary. This is a free event and meets at the Creekside Classroom at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Please call the Environmental Educator at 518-584-2000 Ext. 116 for more information regarding events at Saratoga Spa State Park. SCHUYLERVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Lego Club, 3:30 p.m. Open Crochet Club, 6 p.m. Stop in to learn, practice, or perfect your crochet skills. All levels welcome. Materials will be provided. 52 Ferry Street, Schuylerville. Call 518-695-6641 for more information. SENIOR LUNCHEON: The theme for this year’s Saratoga County Office for the Aging senior luncheon is “The Summer of Love.” This event for seniors age 60 and over will be held on Friday, May 18, at the Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway. Doors open 11 a.m.; lunch is served at noon. There will be live music, door prizes and a raffle. Tickets are required and will not be available at the door. They can be obtained until May 4 at the Office for the Aging and several locations throughout Saratoga County. Please call the Office for the Aging at 518-884-4100 fro more details. THEATER VOICES: Theater Voices will present a staged reading of “A Life in the Theatre” by David Mamet, directed by Bob Goepfert, on Friday, May 18 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, May 19 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Sunday, May 20 at 3 p.m. at Steamer No. 10 Theatre, 500 Western Avenue, Albany. Doors open one half-hour before performance. Admission is free. For more information, please contact info@theatervoices. org. USED BOOK SALE: The Friends of the Clifton ParkHalfmoon Public Library will hold a Used Book Sale in the Program and Friends’ Rooms on the 2nd floor of the library at 475 Moe Road on the weekend of May 18 20. There will be a preview sale for members from 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. on Friday, May 18, before the sale opens to the public from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Junior Friends Campaign to help Shen students avoid weekend hunger will be collecting shelf-stable items only during the sale.

Saturday, May 19

AARP SAFE DRIVING COURSE: Christ Community Reformed Church, 1010 Route 146, Clifton Park, is hosting an AARP Safe Driving Course, in the Fellowship Hall on Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. The cost is $20 per person if an AARP member or $25 for non-members. Each participant must bring a pen, driver’s license and AARP card if a member. If participants come without the aforementioned, they will have to pay the higher price. Checks are payable to AARP. A couple may make out one check. CCRC will furnish beverages and goodies (cookies, fruit, etc.) Each participant is to bring his/her bag lunch. For more information or to make reservations, call Carol Crawmer at 518-371-1797 or email Carol at crawmerg@ verizon.net. ALADDIN JR.: The students of Home Made Theater’s Youth Musical Theater Conservatory present “Aladdin Jr.” on Friday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, May 19, at 1 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children age 12 and under. Seating is general admission. For more information visit www.homemadetheater.org, or call the HMT office at 518-587-4427. BAROQUE PEARLS: A Concert of Classical Song, with Rose Hunsberger, soprano, Irina Tikhonenko, mezzosoprano and Michael Clement, piano. Featuring music of Purcell, Vivaldi, Handel and Monteverdi. 5 p.m., Emmanuel Baptist Church, 275 State Street in Albany. Admission free; donations appreciated. For more information, email mclement14@ nycap.rr.com. CHICKEN BBQ: American Legion 234 Sons will be having a Chicken BBQ at the Post Home at 23 Pleasant Street, Ballston Spa, from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m., on Saturday, May 19. The price is $10. EAST LINE UNION CEMETERY: The annual meeting and election of officers and Trustees of the East Line Union Cemetery will be held on Saturday May 19, at 11 a.m. at the cemetery, located on the corner of Round Lake Road and Longkill Road in the Town of Malta off Exit 11. The meeting is open to all lot owners, family members, and friends of the cemetery. A clean-up detail will be ongoing that day before and after the meeting, so come dressed to lend a hand. For more information email EastLineUnion@Gmail.com or call Craig Tolosky, Sec.-Treas. at 518-221-1612. FRENCH FILM SCREENING: In “Séraphin,” “A young woman is forced to marry an old greedy man to save her father from bankruptcy although she has promised her heart to another man.” (Source IMDb) 1 p.m., Troy Public Library, 100 Second Street, Troy. This free screening is presented by La Fédération FrancoAméricaine du New York. As a courtesy, please call the Library at 518-274-7071 to reserve a seat. Follow La Fédération Franco-Américaine du New York at www. albanyareafrenchclub.com and Facebook. GENEALOGY & LOCAL HISTORY: Heritage Hunters of Saratoga County will meet on Saturday, May 19, at 1 p.m. at the Town of Saratoga Town Hall, at the corner of Rt. 4 and Rt. 29 in Schuylerville. Saratoga County Historian Lauren Roberts will introduce “Harnessing Nature, Building the Great Sacandaga,” the unusual story of how, in the 1920s, Hadley homes and businesses were deliberately destroyed and whole cemeteries were moved to enable the flooding of the Sacandaga River Valley. A discussion will follow the showing. The public is welcome. For more information call 518-587-2978. KITE & FLIGHT FESTIVAL: On Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Saratoga Independent School will host its 10th annual Kite & Flight Festival. Saratoga Independent School’s 60-acre campus has plenty of room for kites, flying machines of all sorts, and outside games, activities and contests, plus live music with Trail of Fate, a Giffy’s BBQ and Cooley’s Ice Cream Truck. To learn more about Saratoga Independent School, please visit our website at www. siskids.org. LIONS CLUB: The recently updated Holiday Inn on Broadway in Saratoga Springs will play host to the Saratoga Springs Lions Clubs Testimonial and Awards Luncheon honoring 20Y2 District Governor John T. McDonald on Saturday, May 19. MECHANICVILLE DISTRICT PUBLIC LIBRARY: Pet Adoption Clinic, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Give a pet in need a furever home or just stop in and say Hello. A very special thanks to the Saratoga County Animal Shelter for bringing the animals to our city. The Friends Of The Library have graciously put together dog & cat themed care baskets for raffle to be drawn at the clinic; tickets are $1. The Board of Trustees meets the third Saturday of the month at 9 a.m. The public is always welcome to attend. Mechanicville District Public Library 190 N. Main St. Mechanicville. Call 518-6644646 for more information. NEW RESOURCES FOR RECOVERY: St. Luke’s Recovery Resource Center will host three speakers -Chatham Police Chief Peter Volkmann on Chatham Cares 4 U, Fr. Frank Lockwood on the disease of addiction, and Brendan Norton on resources for families -- on Saturday, May 19, starting at 6 p.m. There will be a Recovery Eucharist at 4 p.m. and Pot Luck Dinner immediately following at St. Luke’s on the Hill, 40 McBride Road, off Pruyn Hill Road, Town of Halfmoon, (GPS Mechanicville, NY 12118.) For more information about St. Luke’s Recovery Resource Center: http://stlukesonthehill.org/ RRC.html. NORTHSHIRE BOOKSTORE: Elephant & Piggie Party, 2 p.m - 3 p.m. A special story time, activities, give aways and a chance to meet Gerald and Piggie - and have your photo taken with them. At 6 p.m., Empire State College professor Himanee Gupta-Carlson will share her book “Muncie India(na): Middletown and Asian America” and draw parallels between her descriptions of Muncie and life in Saratoga Springs. 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. PREAKNESS PARTY: Join the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame for the second leg of the Triple Crown series, including food provided by O’Pablo’s food truck, lawn games and drink options and a live viewing of the Preakness Stakes. Cost: *Special Triple Crown Ticket: $100: save $15 on at-the-door prices for each Triple Crown showing at the Museum. $30 non-members, $25 Museum members. Tickets include beverages and one food item. Additional food will be available for purchase. To purchase tickets visit https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/ preakness-and-belmontstakes-viewing-registration-44205352399 or call 518-584-0400 ext. 109.