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Tuesday, May 17

BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY: 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Tiny Tots. Stories, songs and fingerplays for children up to age 35 months with caregiver. 6:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m., Chess Club. Try your hand at chess at the library. All experience levels welcome. Sign up for only one session per week. For school-age kids. 7 p.m., Zentangle. Draw beautiful images using patterns and a method that is relaxing and improves focus. If you enjoy our adult coloring programs, then this class is for you. Supplies and snacks provided. Sign up online at Bethlehem Public Library or call 4399314. 451 Delaware Avenue, Delmar. Budget and Library Board Voting will take place at Bethlehem Central High School. Library budget and one open seat on the board of trustees will be on the ballot. 7 a.m.-9 p.m. FOR RENT EVENT: Join the Troy Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) for the 2016 For Rent Event on Tuesday, May 17. Tour available commercial and retail properties within the downtown district. A historic walking tour hosted by P. Thomas Caroll of the Burden Ironworks Museum, will showcase many unique properties currently for rent, while giving a brief history of properties in downtown Troy. The walking tour will be conducted during the event, departing at 9 a.m. from the BID office at 251 River Street on Monument Square. RSVP for this event today at http:// www.renscochamber.com/ community-calendar/201605-19⁄28249-for-rent-event. JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTE: Humana will be sponsoring entertainment for us on Tuesday, May 17. Come to 19 Third Street, Troy, for a live musical, featuring some of Johnny’s most popular songs, performed by Harold Bashford. Show begins at 11 a.m. Must have lunch reservations made in advance. Please call the Troy Senior Center at center at 270-5348 for reservations. MARINE CORPS LEAGUE: The Troy Detachment, Marine Corps League will be having their monthly meeting at the MOPH Clubhouse located at 121st Street and 3rd Avenue at 7 p.m. All Marines, Honorably Discharged Marines, FMF Navy Corpsmen and Chaplains are invited to attend. Semper Fidelis. For more information please call 728-3581. MAY DAY CROWNING OF MARY: The 22nd annual May Day Crowning of Mary, the Mother of God, will take place today, May 17, at St. Mary’s Church in Ballston Spa, located in the village on Route 50. The Rev. Thomas Kelly, pastor, will host the evening, accompanied by Deacon Ron Hogan. The Knights of Columbus Color Corps, Saratoga Council No. 246, will be in attendance for the 16th year. Schedule includes Recitation of the Rosary and Confessions at 5 p.m.; starting at 5:30 p.m., Miraculous Medal Novena, Celebration of Mass, Blessing of Scapulars, Procession and Crowning. Rosaries, scapulars, prayer cards and much more are available free of charge. All are invited to attend this very special evening dedicated to Our Lady, especially the children who recently made their First Communion, who may wish to wear their Communion outfits, including boy, too. Sponsored by Our Lady of Peace Prayer Group. Contact Doris Smith at 518-8829226. NAVIGATING/NEGOTIATING THE NIGHT: A performance where audience, musicians and creators explore technology, architecture and sound. The performance realm is a dark space illuminated by a magic table where the hand glides objects across its surface, casting digital replicas that come alive on the screen. As audience members interact with these objects they invent new environments and discover the sounds of the night. 7:30 p.m., EMPAC Studio One, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 8th Street, Troy. SEFCU MONOPOLY TOURNAMENT: On Tuesday, May 17, players will again have fun while doing good by participating in the 24th Annual SEFCU Monopoly Tournament, to benefit the Center for Disability Services, at the Albany Marriott, 189 Wolf Road. Registration is at 5:30 p.m., and the game begins at 6 p.m. The tournament includes a preliminary round of play followed by the finals. Players will enjoy a light buffet, refreshments, eligibility for prizes and friendly competition throughout the evening. New players and teams are welcome. Sponsorship of corporate tables is available and individual players may participate for $35. Players must be at least 18 years old. To sponsor a corporate table or to register for the 24th Annual SEFCU Monopoly Tournament go to www.sefcu.com. For information on the Center for Disability Services, go to www.cfdsny.org. Wednesday, May 18 AGELESS BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP: Everyone wants to get away from it all at sometime, and May’s Ageless Book Discussion Group at the Cohoes Public Library will be getting away to Paul Theroux’s “The Mosquito Coast” on Wednesday, May 18 at 1:30 p.m. It’s an adventure story of a family that leaves it’s home to live a simpler life in the jungles of Central America. Told through the eyes of 14 yr. old Charlie, it will captivate you and get you thinking. Join the discussion and share your thoughts. More info at www. CohoesPublicLibrary.org. BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY: Family Storytime, 9:30 a.m. Stories, songs and activities for children up to age 6 with family. 451 Delaware Avenue, Delmar. EATING HEALTHY ON $4 A DAY: Capital Region Diabetes and Endocrine Care, a joint service of St. Peter’s Health Partners and Ellis Medicine, will offer a program entitled “Eating Healthy on $4 a Day,” at two dates and locations: Wednesday, May 18, 5 - 6 p.m., at Capital Region Diabetes and Endocrine Care, 63 Shaken Road, Suite 204, Albany; and Thursday, May 19, 2 – 3 p.m., at St. Mary’s Massry Center, 147 Hoosick St., Troy. Molly Bederian, RD, RN, CDE, registered dietitian, will reveal how eating healthy doesn’t have to be expensive. She will share tips on how to make healthy food choices while staying within your budget. Both programs are free of charge and open to the public. For more information or to reserve your seat, please call 1-888-941-4009. EVERETT WAGAR SENIOR CENTER: Rensselaer County Cooperative Extension will be at Rensselaer County’s Everett Wagar Senior Center, 2 Roxborough Road, Grafton, on Wednesday, May 18, at 11 a.m. for the monthly Eat Smart - Live Strong cooking demonstration. There will be free recipes and samples for everyone who attends. Enjoy a nutritious meal at noon for a suggested donation of $3 Monday through Friday to all Rensslear County seniors 60 years and older. Reservation for lunch required; please call 279-3485. MYSTERY BOOK CLUB: Karin Slaughter’s “Blindsighted,” the first in the Grant County series, will be the book of the month at 10:30 a.m. at the May 18 Mystery Book at

the Cohoes Public Library. Dr. Sara Linton is the town’s pediatrician and, also a parttime coroner, and along with her ex-husband, Jeffrey, a chief of police, and Lena Adams, the only female detective, face a twisted killer that you never see coming. More info about the author and book at www. CohoesPublicLibrary.org under Book Clubs. Join us to share your thoughts. PAINTING FOR A CAUSE: The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Dept will host Painting For a Cause with The Progressive Palette Fundraiser on Wednesday, May 18, from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Fire Hall. The $35 includes instruction, all supplies and a donation to the Volunteer Fire Department. BYOB - food and soft drinks available for purchase at the event. Pre-registration required. Call 413-588-2864 or visit ProgressivePalette.com to register. TROY LITTLE ITALY: Troy Little Italy and Neighborhood Watch meeting with

guest speaker Joe Fama, Executive Director, Troy Community Land Bank. Topic - Overview of the land bank and activities in the Little Italy Area of Troy. Wednesday, May 18, 6 to 7 p.m. at the ICC 1450 5th Ave., 2nd floor. Enter at the front south entrance and take the stairs or elevator to the second floor. All are welcome and bring a friend. Thursday, May 19 ALONG THE RAILS IN TROY: The Rensselaer

County Historical society will present a recently acquired photograph collection dating to October 1929. The program, ”Along the Rails in Troy, From Hoosick Street to the Canal,” presented by Barbara Urban, library research volunteer Kathy Sheehan, city and county historian and RCHS staff member, will be Thursday, May 19, at 7 p.m. at RCHS, 57 Second St. Troy. Free to members, $5 for non members, For more information call 272-7232.