Sunday, Nov. 11

ALL YOU CAN EAT BREAKFAST: The Ballston Spa Elks Lodge’s All You Can Eat Breakfast returns to 10 Hamilton Street on November 11 from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. Active military (with I.D.) and veterans eat free this month. Adults $7, Seniors $6, children 10 and under $5. All profits go to Elks charities. For more information please contact the Ballston Spa Elks Lodge at 518-885-1149. BENNINGTON BATTLEFIELD: Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site will host a Veterans Day observance on November 11 at 11 a.m. Speakers will highlight American service through the centuries, discussing the American experience in the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812 and World War I. A musket salute will follow. This free event is open to the public, no RSVP required. BIG BANG THEORY: Overwhelming evidence indicates that the universe began as a point and has been expanding ever since. Recent discoveries indicate that the visible part of the universe accounts for only about 5% of its energy (or mass), the rest coming from dark matter or dark energy. Dr. Vivek Jain, Associate Professor of Physics at UAlbany and a specialist in elementary particle physics, will discuss these concepts and unanswered questions about the universe at 1:15 p.m. in Room 224 of the Albany Sage Colleges campus, New Scotland Avenue and Academy Road, Albany. A meet and Greet proceeds the program at 12:30 p.m. Presented by the Capital District Humanist Society., the program is free. For details or directions call 518-533-2666 or visit www.humanistsociety.org. GALLERY OF VALOR: On Veterans Day, November 11, Gurtler Bros. VFW Post 420, 190 Excelsior Avenue, Saratoga Springs, will have its remembrance ceremony at 1 p.m. followed by an unveiling of the Gallery of Valor picture display, with luncheon to follow. For more information call 518-5876944 GRACE CHURCH (WATERFORD): The Rev. Kathy Alonge-Coons celebrates the Holy Eucharist at 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Sundays at Grace Church, 34 Third Street, Waterford. Deacon Denise Moore assists. An adult Christian Education program begins at 8:30 a.m. A coffee hour follows each service. For more information, call the Episcopal parish at 518-237-7370 or visit www.gracewaterford.com. INDOOR CRAFT & GARAGE SALE: The popular Saratoga-Wilton Elks Ladies Auxiliary Indoor Craft and Garage Sale, featuring more than 40 vendors with fall and holiday decorations and much more, takes place at the Saratoga-Wilton Elks Club off Maple Avenue on Elks Lane on Sunday, November 11, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Admission is free and parking is great. All proceeds go to local Elks charities. To sell at the next event call Linda at 518289-5470 for more information. JEWISH BOOK FAIR: On Sunday, November 11, the Sisterhood of Congregation Shaara Tfille/The Jewish Community Center of Saratoga Springs holds its 5th Annual Jewish Book Fair from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at 84 Weibel Avenue, Saratoga Springs. Featured author Ruth Behar will discuss her new book “Lucky Broken Girl” at noon. The sale features a wide range of Jewish themed or Jewish authored books, many of which are not on local bookstore shelves. A portion of the proceeds from each sale goes back to Congregation Shaara Tfille/The Jewish Community Center of Saratoga Springs. Admission for the featured author is $5, free for students with ID accompanied by an adult. For more information or to RSVP for the featured author, call 518-584-2370. MONTHLY BREAKFAST: The Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club at Victory Mills holds its monthly breakfast on the traditional Veterans Day, November 11, from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. Adults $8, children $4. Everyone is welcome. Call 518-695-3917 for more information. ST. PETERSBURG MEN’S ENSEMBLE: The New

Skete Monastery in Cambridge welcomes back this award winning quartet for a performance of world classic choral sacred music and traditional Russian songs. 2 p.m., Holy Wisdom Chapel, 273 New Skete Lane, Cambridge. Free and open to the public; donations welcome. SUNDAY MEDITATION: Cultivating compassion & wisdom. Sunday morning meditation 9 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. at One Big Roof, 538 Maple Avenue, Saratoga Health & Wellness Building (across from the Maple Avenue Middle School, just off Route 50). By donation. No experience necessary. All are welcome. SUNNY SUNDAYS: Sunny Sundays are your opportunity to take a safe glimpse at the sun. Educators from the Dudley Observatory at miSci will operate their 14inch telescope inside the roll-top roof observatory, allowing visitors to safely look at the sun and search for sunspots. Other objects such as the moon and planets may also be visible. In the event of poor weather, there will be hands-on indoor activities instead. The observatory will be open from 1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. every Sunday through December 30. miSci galleries will be open continuously from noon – 5 p.m. Access to the observatory or activities is free with museum admission ($12 Adult, $10 Senior, $8 Child) at miSci, the Museum of Innovation and Science, 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady. TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Trinity United Methodist Church of Wilton holds Worship and Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a.m. Choir meets at 9 a.m. Youth group follows worship. Nursery provided. 155 Ballard Road, Gansevoort. Contact Pastor Jeffrey Stratton at 518423-8195 for baptisms and weddings. VETERANS DAY REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY: On Veterans Day, November 11, Gurtler Bros. VFW Post 420 will have its remembrance ceremony at 1 p.m. followed by an unveiling of the Gallery of Valor picture display, with luncheon to follow. Anyone wishing to submit a photo of a family veteran member to be displayed in the gallery should submit it to VFW Post 420,190 Excelsior Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Attn: Jim Hartman. For more information call 518-5876944. Please have photos received by November 5. Monday, Nov. 12 NORTHSHIRE BOOKSTORE: Caldecott medalist Emily Arnold McCully shares stories of women who challenged the status quo, championed others and made their voices heard in “She Did It! 21 Women Who Changed the Way We Think.” 4 p.m., 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs. USS SLATER: The USS SLATER Veterans Day observance will be held Monday, November 12, at 9 a.m. on the Hudson River in Downtown Albany, just south of the Dunn Memorial Bridge. The public is invtited to attend. After the observance, the only WWII Destroyer Escort afloat in America will be open to the public for guided tours until 4 p.m. Admission is $9 for adults, $7 for children. USS SLATER will remain open Wednesdays through Sundays, excepting Thanksgiving Day, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. through November 25. Call 518-431-1943 for more information.

Tuesday, Nov. 13

BOOK SALE: The Friends of the Saratoga Springs Public Library will hold a 25 cent used paperback sale on November 13-14 in the library’s Dutcher Community Room at 49 Henry Street from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Cash and checks accepted. For more information, call the Friends’ Book Shop at 518-584-7860 ext. 333. EPA PUBLIC INFORMATION SESSION: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a Public Information Session to discuss the cleanup of contaminated soil in a half-acre area near Excelsior, Warren and High Rock Avenues on Tuesday, November 13, at 7 p.m. at the Excelsior Springs Event Center, 47 Excelsior Ave., Saratoga Springs. The project area includes a section of Excelsior Avenue, a small green space containing the Old Red Spring well and pavilion and a section of an adjacent paved parking lot. The work is scheduled to begin in November and will continue through spring 2019. For more information call 518-407-0400 ext. 122.