Calendar

Monday, Feb. 17 PROJECT CAMERON’S STORY BOOKRAISER:

Monday, February 17 from 11 am-3 pm - Project Cameron’s Story Bookraiser Party. Enjoy craft projects, face painting, and a visit with Elmo, presented by Project Cameron’s Story, which supports the bonding of parents with their premature babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU),through the use of children’s literature and storytelling. From February 16-20 you can buy books at our store to donate, and we will donate a percentage of your purchase to the organization. This event is free and open to the public and will take place at Northshire Bookstore Saratoga, located at 424 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. For more information on these or other events, call 518-682-4200 or visit the Northshire Bookstore website at www.northshire.com.

Wednesday, Feb. 19

MEET UP: An executive from The Fund for Modern Courts will speak at the next League of Women Voters Saratoga County Meet Up. Denise Kronstadt, deputy executive director of advocacy and policy, will join League members and guests Wednesday, Feb. 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Community Room of the Adirondack Trust Mabee Building, 31 Church St., Saratoga Springs. Entrance is off the top level of the adjacent parking garage on Woodlawn Avenue. This is a free event that’s open to the public. For more information, contact Cherie Grey at Cjgrey1@juno. com. The LWV is a political organization that encourages informed and active citizen participation in government and works to increase understanding of major public policy issues. It does not support or oppose any political candidate or party.

STORYTELLING: 2020 Winter Storytellers Series - SUNY Empire State College, 2 Union Avenue, Room 126, Saratoga Springs, 12:00 – 1:00pm. The Academy for Lifelong Learning presents the twelfth annual storytellers series every Wednesday through February 26. February 19 features storyteller Margaret French with “Mostly Good and Drive-Me Crazy: Stories About My Family.” Sponsored by Prestwick Chase at Saratoga. Free and open to the public. Postponed if Saratoga Springs city schools are closed or delayed. For more information, call the Academy at 587-2100 ext. 2415. www. esc.edu/all.

Thursday, Feb. 20 NEW PARENT MEETUP:

Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m.

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This event is free and open to the public and will take place at Northshire Bookstore Saratoga, located at 424 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. For more information on these or other events, call 518-682-4200 or visit the Northshire Bookstore website at www.northshire.com.

Friday, Feb. 21

ALL ABOUT TRAINS: 1 p.m. Friday, February 21 at Saratoga Senior Center, 5 Williams Street, Saratoga Springs. Bob Mohowski, author, writer, train enthusiast Bob Mohowski will have a show and tell program all about trains. The trains, people and mechanics from the beginning of train travel until today. This event is free. For more information: 518-584-1621.

STORY TIME: Every Friday at 10:30 a.m. This event is free and open to the public and will take place at Northshire Bookstore Saratoga, located at 424 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. For more information on these or other events, call 518-682-4200 or visit the Northshire Bookstore website at www.northshire.com.

LECTURE: Friends of the Ballston Spa Public Library welcome Skidmore professor Winston Grady-Willis and his lecture on Malcolm X: Conversion and Conversation is an invitation to explore both the religious and secular evolution of this iconic human rights activist on the fifty-fifth anniversary of his assassination. Please join us in celebrating Black History Month with this wonderful program on Friday, February 21, 2020 at 6:30, in the community room at the Ballston Spa Public Library. This program is free and open to the public. For more information call (518) 885-5022 or visit http://bspl.sals.edu. Ballston Spa Public Library is located at 21 Milton Avenue, with its parking lot located at the rear of the building on Low Street.

CIDER NIGHT: Saratoga Beer Week is proud to announce the fifth annual Cider Night on Friday, February 21st at the Saratoga Springs City Center from 6pm-9pm! Enjoy 3 hours of hard cider sampling from more than 30 cideries from all over the country! For more information and tickets visit americaontap.com/ event/saratoga-cider-night.

HORSEMEN’S SOCIAL: The Annual Horsemen’s Social will be held on Friday, February 21, 2020 from 6:30- 9:30 PM, at The Saratoga Winery, 462 NY-29, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. This social network was originated by the Cornell Cooperative Extension Equine Leadership Committee to encourage horse people of all disciplines to gather and discuss the state of the industry, as well as to foster relationships within the equine community. Participants will enjoy a wonderful BBQ meal and drink ticket, along with great conversation, guest speakers and a silent auction to benefit the Cornell Cooperative Extension 4-H Training Center. The Training Center supports year-round educational programming, as well as many 4- H Horse Clubs and their events. Please call 518-885-8995 to register for the Horsemen’s Social by February 8th. Cost of tickets are $35. For more information, please contact Brieanna Hughes at bh548@cornell. edu, 518-885-8995, visit our Facebook page at www. facebook.com/cceequine/ at www.cceequine.com.

FISH FRY FRIDAY: Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club at 121 NY-32 in Victory Mills will start Fish Fry Friday, on Friday January 10, 2020, at 4:30 - 7:00PM , and will continue every Friday through April 10, 2020. All are welcome, members and non-members. Menu: Fish Fry, Chicken Fry, Clam Fry, Popcorn Shrimp Fry, Buffalo Shrimp, Chowder, ask about our extra’s and beverages. You are welcome to eat in at our club house, or call ahead for take out. For more information call 518-695-3917.

GRANTS TO YOU: A national organization, Grants To You, has been assisting nonprofits in meeting their financial needs since 2001 by providing grant writing skills to volunteers in order to sustain agencies and created stronger communities. To meet this need locally, the Saratoga chapter of Grants to You has offered workshops for 13 years and helped local agencies raise over $1.3 million for their projects. It will hold its next interactive workshops for volunteers of nonprofits on the Skidmore campus on Friday February 21st, 2:30 4:30 and Saturday February 22nd, 9 - 4. Both sessions are required. The workshops will show participants where to find grants, how to write an appealing application and to make an effective budget for a project. Lynne Gelber, board member of the national Grants To You organization, will facilitate the sessions. A fee of $50 covers materials. Scholarships may be available. If you have questions, please contact Lynne at: lgelber@skidmore.edu. Workshop size is limited. To register, go to http://www.grantstoyou.

org/volunteer/volunteer-reg. php?chapt=9&class=372.

AUTHOR EVENT: Friday, February 21 at 7 pm - Joseph Zarzynski - Ghost Fleet Awakened: Lake George’s Sunken Bateaux of 1758. Author & maritime archaeologist Joseph Zarzynski will discuss his new book, which reveals the untold story of a littleknown sunken fleet of British warships from the French and Indian war, rediscovered on the bottom of Lake George in 1960. This event is free and open to the public and will take place at Northshire Bookstore Saratoga, located at 424 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. For more information on these or other events, call 518-682-4200 or visit the Northshire Bookstore website at www.northshire.com.

Saturday, Feb. 22 MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION: Greenfield Lions Club is holding a Mardi Gras Celebration at Brookhaven Golf Course on February 22 from 5 until 9. Cajun food, music, raffles, silent auction. $25 per person. Come one, come all! Reservations appreciated. Call, Rick Schwartzbeck 518893-7074..

ERIE CANAL PRESENTATION: The Galway Public Library, 2112 East Street Galway, will host Through the Mire: A Look at the Environmental History of the Erie Canal on February 22 at 11:00 am. Presented by David Brooks, Education Director of Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site, the presentation will discuss the construction of the Erie Canal in 1817, how the vastness of the project and the environment that it would cut through became its largest obstacle, and how people of that era viewed their environment. More information at www. galwaypubliclibrary.org.

STORY TIME: Saturday, February 22 at 11 am - Story time with Willie Deane - Love. Join former professional basketball player (and Schenectady High phenom) Willie Deane for a special story time in celebration of his beautiful picture book about the power of love. This event is free and open to the public and will take place at Northshire Bookstore Saratoga, located at 424 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. For more information on these or other events, call 518-682-4200 or visit the Northshire Bookstore website at www.northshire.com.

BEER SUMMIT: It wouldn’t be Saratoga Beer Week without the Saratoga Beer Summit! Help us bring the 2020 Saratoga Beer Week to summation with the ninth annual Saratoga Beer Summit on Saturday, February 22nd. Sip the day away and try 160+ craft beer samples from more than 80 breweries in the Spa City area and beyond while enjoying live music entertainment and snacks available for purchase! Session 1- 1-4pm or go VIP for an extra hour starting at 12pm! Or go to our later session 2 from 5-8pm. Also enjoy live music and food available for purchase! For more information and tickets visit americaontap.com/ event/saratoga-beer-summit.

GRANTS TO YOU: A national organization, Grants To You, has been assisting nonprofits in meeting their financial needs since 2001 by providing grant writing skills to volunteers in order to sustain agencies and created stronger communities. To meet this need locally, the Saratoga chapter of Grants to You has offered workshops for 13 years and helped local agencies raise over $1.3 million for their projects. It will hold its next interactive workshops for volunteers of nonprofits on the Skidmore campus on Friday February 21st, 2:30 4:30 and Saturday February 22nd, 9 - 4. Both sessions are required. The workshops will show participants where to find grants, how to write an appealing application and to make an effective budget for a project. Lynne Gelber, board member of the national Grants To You organization, will facilitate the sessions. A fee of $50 covers materials. Scholarships may be available. If you have questions, please contact Lynne at: lgelber@skidmore.edu. Workshop size is limited. To register, go to http://www.grantstoyou. org/volunteer/volunteer-reg. php?chapt=9&class=372.

MALTA FLEA MARKET:

After two successful outdoor seasons at the Malta Drivein, the Malta Flea Market will move indoors for the winter. Monthly shows are planned for January through April at the Malta Community Center at 1 Bayberry Dr. in Malta. Indoor flea markets will be held on the following Saturdays: January 25, February

22, March 28 and April 25. Hours will be 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Features of the Malta Indoor Flea Market: Up to 65 vendors selling antiques, collectibles, crafts, artwork, new items and more; plenty of parking, no entry fee, new and interesting items each show. For additional information, visit maltaflea.com or call (518) 256-4409. THE JOHNNY CASH BAND IN CONCERT: 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Watervliet Elks, 501 4th Ave., Watervliet. Tickets: $20. the spirit of johnny cash. com. For Tickets or info call Ed (518) 810-9961 or Tim (518) 273-4570. Sunday, Feb. 23 RECORD RIOT: Get ready for another wild edition of the Saratoga Record Riot! Over 50 tables of amazing LPs, CDs, 45s & more. A wide array of dealers from all over New York State and beyond. Regular admission starts at 10 AM ($3) and early birds can get in at 8 AM ($10). Great music and family fun too. Meet you in the dollar bins! 10 a.m to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23 at the Saratoga Springs City Center, located at 522 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. INDOOR CRAFT & GARAGE SALE: The popular Elks Ladies Auxiliary Indoor Craft and Garage Sale will be held from 11-3 p.m. at the Saratoga-Wilton Elks Club on Elks Lane. Admission is free with over 40 vendors; parking is great, bargains galore, and lunch, We offer household items, sports equipment, handmade items, clothing, jewelry, party vendors, pet supplies, food treats, and just about anything you can imagine may be found here. New vendors are signing up every month. Snow or rain, the sales go on and it is a fun activity the entire family enjoys. Come browse, visit, eat, or just get out of the house with a friend. All proceeds go to our local charities. All markets are held the fourth of each month: except December, May, June, July, and August. Next sale dates are February 23rd , March 22nd, , and April 26. An 8-foot table and chairs are just $15; call Linda at (518) 289-5470 for information or to sign up for a table(s). Tuesday, Feb. 25 FOSTER PARENT MEETING: A Foster Parent Informational Meeting will be held on AFeb. 25 at 4 p.m. at the Saratoga County Department of Social Services Building, 152 West High Street, Ballston Spa. The department is in need of foster parents who are willing to foster infants, teens and sibling groups. The next certification class will be held in the spring. For more information call Jared LeGrand at 518-884-4157. TRAVEL PRESENTATION: La Fédération FrancoAméricaine du NY presents their 2021 trip, “Hawaiian Adventure”, April 22-May 1, 2021, with an optional 2 night Big Island Post Tour extension, May 1-May 3, 2021. Trip includes three islands, Oahu, Kauai, and Maui. Highlights include Waikiki Beach, Pearl Harbor, Oahu’s North Shore, Waimea Canyon, Kauai Coffee Estate, Fern Grotto, Iao Valley, Lahaina, and Polynesian Luau. A free travel presentation will take place on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at 6pm at Plaza Travel Center, 623 New Loudon Road, Latham, New York. RSVP to Lisa, 518-785-3338 or lisa@plazatravel.net. PANCAKE SUPPER: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 510 Albany Shaker Road Loudonville will be holding a Pancake Supper on Tuesday February 25th from 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM. Pancakes, sausage, bacon, apple sauce, orange juice, coffee, tea, and milk will be served. Gluten free pancakes will be available as well as take out dinners. Adult $8, children 6-12 $5, and under 6 free. The proceeds of the dinner will be given to an Adopt a Family in the community in the way of food and nonfood items to meet their specific needs. Contact 458-1562 for more information. AFTER THE FIRE: After the Fire’s monthly meeting will be Tuesday, February 25 th at 7 PM at Eagle Matt Lee Firehouse on Washington St. in Ballston Spa. After the Fire is a non-profit organization that helps Saratoga County Residents who have suffered a loss due to fire. Families are provided with gift cards, a night’s stay at a participating hotel/motel, Red Cross referral, informational material, emotional support. etc. Meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7PM as follows: Feb., March, Oct., & Nov. at Eagle Matt Lee Firehouse on Washington St. in Ballston Spa; April, May, June & Sept. at Halfmoon Town Hall on Lower Newtown Rd. in Halfmoon. Anyone interested in learning more about After The Fire, or becoming a member, may attend a meeting, visit us on Facebook at www. afterthefire.org, or leave a message on voicemail at 518-435-4571. DINING WITH DIABETES: Dining with Diabetes, an educational program for people with diabetes or prediabetes and their family members is being offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension at the St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, Tuesdays, February 25th, March 3rd and 10th, 10:00 am-12:00 pm. Preregistration is required: call 518-885-8995. This free program is sponsored by the Schuylerville Lions Club. Participants will learn how to fit carbohydrates into a healthy menu, effectively use food labels, choose meals at a restaurant and adopt other healthy habits to help manage diabetes through healthy eating. Recipe demonstration and samples provided. For program details call Diane Whitten at Cornell Cooperative Extension, 518-8858995. Wednesday, Feb. 26 STEPS TO SUCCESS: WSWHE BOCES Adult Literacy program will host Steps to Success, an event for adults, on Wednesday, February 26 and Thursday, March 5 at two local libraries. Program directors from Adult Literacy and Employment Training for Adults (ETA) departments will discuss the advantages of the programs and give insights into the High School Equivalency program, learning a skilled trade, as well as, courses and programs to help adults advance their careers. Join us on either date or location: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 at 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM, Saratoga Springs Public Library, 49 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, In the Dutcher Community Room or Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Crandall Public Library, 251 Glen Street, Glens Falls, In the Holden Room. Attendees should preregister online at https://forms.gle/KsV8BXqfYs3y56d66. ASH WEDNESDAY FISH FRY: The Knights of Columbus of St Edward’s Church, 567 Clifton Park Center Rd. in Clifton Park will hold their 7th Annual Fish Fry on Ash Wednesday, February 26th, from 12 noon to 6 PM in the St. Edward’s Social Hall. The menu includes: Fish Fry, French Fries, Macaroni and Cheese, Coleslaw, Rolls, Coffee, Soda, and Tea. Tickets are $8 for adults, $5.00 for children 6 to12, and ages 5 and under are free. Take Out will be available. All proceeds go to local charities. For more information, please call Tom at 518-669-7898. FISH DINNER: 4:30-6:30 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at the Saratoga – Wilton Elks Lodge # 161, 1 Elks Lane, Rt. 9, Saratoga Springs. New England Clam Chowder, Your Choice of Broiled or Fried Fish, Roasted Potatoes, Baked Macaroni and Cheese, Vegetable, Coleslaw, Rolls and Butter, Dessert, Coffee and Tea. Donation Requested: $12.00 Adults, $11.00 Seniors (62 years), $11.00 Military(Active or Retired) with ID Card, $8.00 Children 5-12 Children Under 5 Free. $12.00 All Takeouts. Cash Bar Available. Call (518)584-2585 for more information. Thursday, Feb. 27 NEW PARENT MEETUP: Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. This event is free and open to the public and will take place at Northshire Bookstore Saratoga, located at 424 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. For more information on these or other events, call 518-6824200 or visit the Northshire Bookstore website at www. northshire.com. BOOKSELLER BOOKCHAT: Thursday, February 27 from 5:30-6:30 pm - Bookseller Bookchat. Drop by for a friendly evening of light refreshments and bookseller presentations on our favorite recent books! Our booksellers will share the best new reads for you (and your book group) in a convivial atmosphere. This event is free and open to the public and will take place at Northshire Bookstore Saratoga, located at 424 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. For more information on these or other events, call 518-682-4200 or visit the Northshire Bookstore website at www.northshire.com.