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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. 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. thespiritofjohnnycash.com. For Tickets or info call Ed (518) 810-9961 or Tim (518) 273-4570.

Sunday, Feb. 23

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, hand-made 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).