Sunday, June 7
TAKEOUT SPAGHETTI DINNER: Sunday, June 7 from 4-6pm, Take-Out Spaghetti Dinner AT St. Luke’s on the Hill. Drivethru service. Dinners $10. / Buy 3 – Get 1 free. Meal includes spaghetti, two meatballs, salad, bread and dessert. Drive-thru: order, pay & pick up. Pre-orders taken beginning at Noon. Call Pat at 518-410-5656. Take a break, let us do the cooking! Drive-up for our delicious take-out dinner. All proceeds go toward our Sleep in Heavenly Peace Build on August 8. Proceeds will buy materials to build bunk beds for children in need. St. Luke’s on the Hill, 40 McBride Road, Mechanicville. Located off Pruyn Hill Rd, Town of Halfmoon. Stlukesonthehill.org. ANTIQUE BOTTLE SHOW & SALE: CANCELED - The National Bottle Museum’s 2020 Saratoga Bottle Show is canceled. These are difficult times but the main priority is the safety of the public. We will not reschedule but we look forward to a bigger, better Saratoga Bottle Show in June 2021. YOUNG PERFORMERS SHOWCASE: CANCELED - Sunday, June 7 3:00 pm. This event is part of The Sembrich 2020 Summer Festival and will take place at The Sembrich, 4800 Lake Shore Dr. in Bolton Landing. Discover the rich talents of the region’s most promising high school and college
music students. Now in its 16th season, the showcase features performances in classical and musical theater styles. Tickets: $10 at TheSembrich.org/tickets.
BALLOON FESTIVAL: CANCELED - The Cambridge Valley balloon festival committee has canceled this year’s festival. After much discussion and with very heavy hearts, we have made the very difficult decision to cancel the Cambridge Valley balloon festival this year. We will celebrate our 20th anniversary with the June 4-6, 2021 festival. We fully understand the impact this will have on our community as we are aware the balloon festival serves as most of the communities largest fundraiser of the year. Not that we are not hopeful the state of New York and our country will be back up and running by June, our very generous sponsors will not be in a position to support us this year as their businesses have suffered. We have said many times in the past, sponsors are what makes this happen and we cannot do it without them! Please stay tuned throughout the year for updates on our Facebook page, our website and in press releases for dates on our artists/poster unveiling and pre-sales of our 20th anniversary official merchandise. Please stay healthy and safe as we get through these trying times together!
VFW MONTHLY BREAKFAST: CANCELED - VFW Post 1938, Poplar Avenue, Valley Falls, NY will now hold its monthly breakfast from 8 - 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of each month (instead of the second Sunday), starting March 1. Menu includes eggs cooked to order, French toast, pancakes, sausage, bacon, toast, potatoes, biscuits with sausage gravy, fruit, juice and coffee. Cost is $8 (age 13. And over), $4 (age 5-12), free (under 5).
Monday, June 8
BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Monday, June 8 at the Ballston Spa Elks, located at 10 Hamilton Place, Ballston Spa. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.
Tuesday, June 9
AUTHOR EVENT: Tuesday, June 9 - 5pm - Wendy Williams, author of The Language of Butterflies, in conversation with Ted Williams, author of Earth Al man ac.www. north shire. com/ event/ north shire live-guest-author- wendy williams. Acclaimed science journalist and New York Times bestselling author Wendy Williams will present her new book The Language of Butterflies: How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists, and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the World’s Favorite Insect. She will appear in conversation with noted nature writer and longtime Audubon contributor Ted Williams, author of the forthcoming Earth Almanac: A Year of Witnessing the Wild, from the Call of the Loon to the Journey of the Gray Whale. Touching, eye-opening, and incredibly profound, The Language of Butterflies reveals the critical role butterflies play in our world and illuminates the rich history and connection we have to them. Northshire Bookstore continues to host a series of virtual community gatherings for book lovers anchored around a standing Thursday 5 p.m. Northshire Live virtual event with weekly authors and guests via Zoom. Full event information is available at northshire.com/ upcoming-events. All events are password protected. Information on how to access each event is available at northshire.com. Beginning in June, all Northshire Live events will be ticketed - most on a “pay-what-youcan” basis.
BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9 at Vischer Ferry Fire District at 360 Riverview Rd. in Rexford. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.
BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9 at the Empire State Plaza Attorney General Office in Albany. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.
Wednesday, June 10
BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10 at the Burnt Hills Fire Department, located at 811 Route 50 in Burnt Hills. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org.
BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 10 at the Empire State Plaza Concourse in Albany. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org.
INVASIVE SPECIES WALK & TALK: Get Off My Lawn: Invasive Species (And What To Do About Them) Hudson Crossing Park’s free informational presentation on invasive species has been rescheduled for Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 5pm due to current COVID-19 concerns. The event will now be a “walk and talk” format held at Hudson Crossing Park. Please visit Hudson Crossing Park’s website at www.HudsonCrossingPark.org for up to date event and program listings. Hudson Crossing Park is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, bi-county park centered on Champlain Canal Lock 5 Island just outside of the village of Schuylerville on Historic Route 4. For more information visit www.HudsonCrossingPark.org or www.facebook.com/ HudsonCrossingPark/.