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Sunday, April 2
ALL YOU CAN EAT BREAKFAST: Menu includes: juice, coffee, tea or hot chocolate, fruit cup, scrambled eggs, pancakes with hot syrup, French toast, home fries, corned beef hash, bacon, sausage, cereals & banana, Danish pastries, bagels, toast plus an omelet station. All you can eat for only $9, children 5-10$4, under 5free. 8:30 a.m. to 11:30a.m., Latham Colonie Knights of Columbus, 328Troy Schenectady Road, Latham.
BREAKFAST BUFFET: The Waterford Knights of Columbus, 75Grace Street, Waterford ( Northside), will host a Breakfast Buffet from 8:30 am - 12:30pm. on April 2. The menu includes: Omelet Station, French Toast, Pan Cakes, Sausages, Bacon, Scrambled Eggs, Homefries, Toast, Pastry, Coffee, Tea Milk and Juice. Adults $8, Children $4( under age 12), Children under age 5free. A free drawing for a Sunday Buffet tickets will be drawn. For additional information, please call 2379330to leave a message. CONCERTS IN THE VILLAGE: At 3p.m. on Sunday, April 2, at the Kinderhook Reformed Church at 21Broad Street in Kinderhook, Concerts in the Village (CITV) concludes its seventh season with Haydn and Cherubini – 18th c. Elegance meets 19th c. Drama. Under the direction of CITV Artistic Director David Smith, the Broad Street Chorale, Broad Street Orchestra, and soloists, over 65performers, celebrate one of the most exciting periods in music history. Suggested contribution: $ 20. Reception to follow. Handicapped accessible. For further information and assured seating, please visit www.concertsinthevillage.org.
DON’T TALK TO THE ACTORS: A play by Tom Dudzick, directed by Amy Sarah LaMena, Staged reading. Sunday, April 2, at 2:30p.m. Schenectady Civic Playhouse, 12S. Church St., Schenectady. Free. Open seating. No advance reservations. Call 3822081for more information. ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE: An English Country Dance will be held on April 2at Channing Hall of the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 405Washington Avenue, Albany. Dances will be called and taught by Graham Christian. Live music will be by Third String Trio (Karen Axelrod, Aldo Fabrizi, Eric Martin). The Dance will be held from 2p.m. - 5p.m., with an introductory workshop at 1:30p.m. All are welcome, no experience is necessary. No need to come with a partner. Admission is $12. The Dance is sponsored by Capital English Country Dancers, an affiliate of the Dance Flurry Organization (Information www.danceflurry.org/capitalenglish or 477-5684). FRIENDS OF CHAMBER MUSIC: Join the Friends of Chamber Music at their next concert with the Juilliard String Quartet on Sunday, April 2, at 3p.m. The quartet will play music by Mendelssohn (String Quartet No. 2in A minor, Op. 13), Davidovsky (Fragments, String Quartet No. 6), and Beethoven (String Quartet No. 13in B Flat Major, Op. 130with Grosse Fuge). Kiggins Hall, Emma Willard School, 285Pawling Avenue, Troy. Tickets $25; students $15. For more information call 833-1874or visit www.friendsofchambermusic.org.
ST. ROSE MADRIGAL SINGERS: The College of St. Rose Madrigal Singers will perform at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 391Delaware Ave., Albany on Sunday, April 2, 3pm. Free will offering. All are welcome. SUNDAY FEATURE FILM: Join the Troy Public Library for the Sunday Feature Film series at the Main Branch, 100 Second Street, spotlighting classic films of the 1940s and 1950s. April 2, “Pillow Talk,” 2 p.m. This program is free and open to the public. Advanced registration is required. For more information and to register, call the library at 274-7071or online at www. thetroylibrary.org.
Monday, April 3
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH: Sister-to-Siste, 6:30p.m; Rev. Glendora Battle/(Facilitator Dea. Leon Dukes, Bethel Chairman 274-4303). 2165 5th Avenue, Troy. BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY: 6p.m. to 8p.m., Open Sewing. The library’s sewing machines will be available for independent projects. Bring your own supplies. Volunteers may be available to assist you. Sign up for one or more two-hour sessions. 6p.m. to 8:30p.m., Fun & Games for Grownups. An adults-only gathering where you can play games, including chess, color and socialize. Snacks served. 451Delaware Avenue, Delmar. BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY LIBRARY: Bridge Club, 1p.m. to 3p.m. 4118State Highway 2, Troy.
CHRIS BOHJALIAN: On Monday, April 3, at 6:30p.m. , American novelist and New York Times bestselling author Chris Bohjalian will be at Russell Sage’s Bush Memorial Center to discuss his work and his Armenian roots. Bohjalian’s novel, “Midwives,” was a number one New York Times bestseller, a selection of Oprah’s Book Club, and a New England Booksellers Association Discovery pick. This event is CoSponsored by The Troy Public Library and The Sage Colleges Armenian Lecture Series Endowed Fund and Sara C. Chapman Lecture in the Humanities Endowed Fund. It is free and open to the public. For more information contact The Sage Colleges: email johnsl10@sage.edu, call 244-3178or contact the Troy Public Library: Reference Department at 274-7071. The Bush Memorial Center is located at the corner of 1st and Congress streets in Troy. MASONS: The Mount Zion Masonic Lodge #311F.& A.M. will meet on Monday, April
3, at 7:30p.m. at the Troy
Masonic Community Center, 39Brunswick Road, with a dinner at 6:30p.m. A Masonic degree will be conferred on a class of candidates. Reservations can be made at masonsonline .
SENIOR SCIENCE DAY:
The Dudley Observatory at miSci is committed to lifelong learning and has created programming specifically designed for adults. Come explore the museum on a quiet afternoon, then join the Dudley Observatory for an exciting astronomy lesson, “NASA’s Great Observatories: Chandra X-ray Observatory,” presented by Outreach Astronomer, Dr. Valerie Rapson. 3p.m., miSci - Museum of Innovation and Science, 15Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady. Cost: Senior Admission to miSci ($10.50 adult, $7.50child age 3-12, $9senior 65+), Free for miSci members. STEPHENTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Ruth Abram will tell about “Behold! New Lebanon” on Monday, April 3, at 7:30p.m., at the Stephentown Historical Society’s Heritage Center, 5Staples Road (corner of Garfield Road), Stephentown. Abram is the founder of this unique living museum of rural life. Note that this program returns to a Monday evening schedule for the spring and summer months. The program is free and the building is handicapped accessible. For directions, telephone 733-0010.
TROY SENIOR CENTER: Hairdresser on site at 10 a.m.; please call 270-5348 to make an appointment. 19 Third Street, Troy. Bowling at Uncle Sam Lanes, 12:30p.m. WALK FUNDRAISER: On Monday, April 3at Alexis Diner on Rt. 4, North Greenbush you are invited to enjoy breakfast, lunch, or supper. Alexi Lekkas, owner of the diner, is sponsoring this event. The diner will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Samaritan Hospital’s-(SPHP) ‘Sexual Assault & Crime Victims Assistance Program’ [SACVAP] –WALK-A-MILE event on April 29. All you have to do is say you are a supporter of the Walk-A-Mile Event. WHYWALL STREETMATTERS: Author William D. Cohan will speak at Williams College about “Why Wall Street Matters” on Monday, April 3, at 7p.m. in BrooksRogers Recital Hall. Cohan is a former senior Wall Street mergers and acquisitions investment banker, working for 17years at Lazard Frères & Co., Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan Chase. He is a New York Times bestselling author of three non-fiction books about Wall Street.This event is free and open to the public. For building locations on the Williams campus, please call the Office of Communications at 413) 597-4277or visit www. williams.edu/map.
Tuesday, April 4
BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY: 2p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Play With Poetry. Have fun with unscrambled poetry, magnetic poetry, blackout poetry, book spine poetry and more. Share your favorites in the last half hour. 6:30 p.m., Chess Club. Try your hand at chess with our teen volunteers. All experience levels welcome. For kids in grade K-5. Sign up for one or all sessions. 451Delaware Avenue, Delmar. GREENBUSH GARDEN CLUB: This summer the Schaghticoke Fair will celebrate its 198th year of being the showcase for the best that Rensselaer County has to offer. The Greenbush Garden Club has invited Carly Reyna, Fair Manager, to present a program on the Fair on Tuesday, April
4, at 7:30p.m. at The East Greenbush Library. She’ll provide some history of the Fair and information on the myriad of events, exhibits, competitions, shows, crafts, demonstrations, food, music, vendors, the carnival and more that the Fair has to offer. For information on the Fair presentation, grants, and plant sale contact greenbushgardener@gmail.com . POESTENKILL SENIORS: The Poestenkill Seniors hold weekly meetings every Tuesday at 1p.m. at the Sullivan- Jones VFWpost in Poestenkill. All seniors are welcome. Coffee and refreshments are served after the meeting. RENSSELAER PUBLIC LIBRARY: Computer Help. Every Tuesday from 1p.m. - 3 p.m. at the Rensselaer Public Library, drop in to ask a question about your computer, tablet or smartphone, or learn tips and tricks. No sign-up needed. Rensselaer Public Library is located across the street from the Amtrak parking lot. To learn more, see http://rensselaerlibrary.org/ or visit the library’s Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/RensselaerLibrary. SHAKER POINTE: On Tuesday, April 4, at 1:30p.m., in the conclusion of a two-part multi-media presentation titled ‘Spiritual Resilience and the Ill or Aging Person,” Margaret Griffen, N.P. will discuss responding to illness and aging with resilience, and thinking spiritually about resilience. To learn more about this presentation or Shaker Pointe, please visit ShakerPointe.org/events/ or call 250-4900. One Bell Tower Drive,Watervliet.
TROY SENIOR CENTER: Art for Vets meet every Tuesday at 10:30a.m. Creative Expression through the Arts. Come see their art on display. Are you interested in joining? Stop in on Tuesday at 19Third Street, Troy. AARP Defensive Driving Course on Tuesday, April 4. Stop at the office to sign up.
Wednesday, April 5
CLIMATE CHANGE ROUNDTABLE: Noted environmental journalist Andrew Revkin and environmental scientist Jacquelyn Gill will participate in a roundtable discussion at Williams College titled “Communicating Climate Science in a Post-Fact World,” on Wednesday, April 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall. The roundtable will also feature Nicolas Howe, assistant professor of environmental studies, and Phoebe Cohen, assistant professor of geosciences. This event is free and open to the public. For building locations on the Williams campus, please call the Office of Communications at (413) 597-4277or visit www.williams.edu/map. EVERETTWAGAR SENIOR CENTER: Rensselaer County’s Everett Wagar Senior Center, 2Roxborough Road, Grafton, holds its monthly craft class on Wednesday, April 5, at 10:30am. Join Elaine Snyder for a fun-filled hour; all material will be supplied. Please stay for a nutritious lunch at noon for a suggested donation of $3. All Rensselaer County seniors welcome, reservations are required for lunch and appreciated for crafts. Call 2793413for more infrormation. MEMBER BENEFITS BREAKFAST: Designed for members looking to maximize their Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce investment and get engaged with the business community. 7:30p.m., Beechwood at Eddy Memorial Campus, 2218 Burdett Avenue, Troy. No cost to attend. Register at http:// renscochamber.com/events/ view/31088/date/2017-0405.
RESPONDING TO CLIMATE CHANGE: Mark Lowery of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Office of Climate Change will make a science-based presentation about the present and future local dangers from climate change. It will be held on Wednesday, April 5 at the First United Methodist Church, 1Gilligan Rd. in East Greenbush at 6:30p.m. The meeting is free, open to the public and light refreshments will be available.
TOWN OF PITTSTOWN SENIORS: Town of Pittstown Seniors, TOPS, will meet again at noon on April 5for a potluck lunch with business meeting to follow at Raymertown Volunteer Fire Co. Mason Lane in Raymertown. All seniors are welcome.
TROY SENIOR CENTER: Swimming 9a.m., Aerobics 9:30a.m. 19Third Street, Troy.
Thursday, April 6
BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY: Paws to Read: Bring a book and read to a gentle dog who loves stories, 3:45-4:45p.m. For Grades 1-5. 451Delaware Avenue, Delmar.
BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY LIBRARY: Story Time, 10:30 a.m. Knitting, 1p.m. to 2:30 p.m. 4118NY State Highway 2, Troy. Call 279-4023or visit www.brunswicklibrary.org for more information. CONTRA DANCE: Two of the area’s outstanding cultural organizations, the DanceFlurry Organization and the Shaker Heritage Society, join forces to present a contra dance in the historic Shaker Meeting House, 25 Meeting House Rd., Albany, on Thursday April 6. Dances will be called and taught by Melanie Axel-Lute. Live music will be provided by the Capital District Megaband, under the direction of George Wilson. The Dance will be held from 7p.m. - 9:30p.m., with an introductory workshop at 6:45p.m. All are welcome, no experience is necessary, but firsttime dancers should come at 6:45p.m. No need to come with a partner. Admission is $12($6for students, $10for DFO and SHS members). For more information visit www. danceflurry.org/show_ event. php?&id=37or http://shakerheritage.org/programsand-events/calendar. CORNER SHOPPE: Spring has sprung at the Corner Shoppe at Cornerstone Church, 5703rd Ave., North Troy, with a full line of spring clothing for the entire family. Spring decorating itemshousewares, toys, jewelry, furniture etc. are at bargain prices. Visit Corner Shoppe on FB- www.facebook.com/ CornerstoneChurchintheBurgh. Shop any Thursday or Saturday, 9a.m. - 1p.m. CREATIVE MOVEMENT:
A Showcase for Creative MOVEment is a collaborative dance program presented by the Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company and the Center for Disability Services. Individuals within the MOVE-Mobility Opportunities Via Experience--adult program at the Center will participate in the performance, which is free and open to the public. Dance Workshop students from Albany Academy for Girls are part of the three way community collaboration. The program is partially funded by a NYSCA Special Arts Services grant and the Viele family in memory of Brian Viele. 10:30a.m., Albany Academy for Girls, 140 Academy Road, Albany. MASONS: The Apollo-King Solomon’s Masonic Lodge #13F.&A.M. will meet on Thursday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the Troy Masonic Community Center, 39 Brunswick Road. The evening program is the annual reports of the Secretary, Treasurer and Trustees. Refreshments will be served following the meeting. RENSSELAER PUBLIC LIBRARY: Computer Help. Every Thursday from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30p.m. at the Rensselaer Public Library, drop in to ask a question about your computer, tablet or smartphone, or learn tips and tricks. No sign-up needed. Rensselaer Public Library is located across the street from the Amtrak parking lot. To learn more, see http:// rensselaerlibrary.org/ or visit the library’s Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/ RensselaerLibrary.
RUSTIC BARN: Open Mic with Pat Perkinson, 8p.m. 150Speigletown Road, Troy. TROY MUSIC HALL TOUR: Always wanted to see behind the stage and scenes of the Historic Troy Savings Bank Music Hall? Join Rensselaer Land Trust for a private backstage tour on Thursday, April 6, from 5:30p.m. – 6:30p.m.. The historic Music Hall was designed by George B. Post and built in 1875. It is a designated National Historic Landmark and is known throughout the world for its near perfect acoustics. Register online at www. renstrust.org.
TROY SENIOR CENTER: Crafts 9a.m. Tai Chi 9:15 a.m. Call 270-5438to sign up for Tai Chi. Osteo Aerobics 10:30a.m. Line Dancing with Uncle Sam Sparklers, 1 p.m. 19Third Street, Troy. WILLIAMS COLLEGE: Pioneering AIDS activist Peter Staley will speak at an event, “AIDS Activism Thirty Years Later: Reflections with Peter Staley,” at Williams College on Thursday, April 6. Staley’s talk will follow a 7 p.m. screening of the 2012 Oscar-nominated documentary, “How to Survive a Plague.” Both the screening and talk will take place in Paresky Auditorium. Nawal Nour, director of the ambulatory obstetrics practice at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and associate professor and director of the African Women’s Health Center at Harvard Medical School, will deliver the Public Health Class of 1960 lecture, “Global Women’s Health: Saving Lives,” at 7:30p.m. in Griffin Hall, room 3. For building locations on the Williams campus, please call the Office of Communications at (413) 597-4277or visit www.williams.edu/map. WILLIAMS COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART: Close Look Tour: Robert Rauschenberg: Autobiography. Hear from students from the Robert Rauschenberg: Art Archives and Exhibitions course about their experience exploring the archives and developing the exhibition. Thursday, April 6, 4p.m. Free. For more information visit wcma.williams.edu.
Friday, April 7
BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY: 10a.m., Music and Movement. Combining songs, instruments, dancing, learning and fun, children age 3-6attend by themselves in the Story Room, while babies and toddlers attend with a caregiver in the community room. 1 p.m., Coffee & Conversation: To Life! Part II. Presenter Richard Feldman returns with more beloved selections from popular American musicals. Celebrate life with songs from Jerome Kern, Cy Coleman, Jerry Herman, Rodgers and Hammerstein and more. The hourlong program is followed by a coffee hour featuring beverages and light refreshments. 451 Delaware Avenue, Delmar. BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY LIBRARY: Fantastic Beasts Launch Party, 4p.m. to 7p.m. T/weens and older come dressed in your favorite Harry Potter Gear or your 1920’s best to celebrate the release of “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” 4118State Highway 2, Troy. CHATHAM BOOKSTORE:
In a show entitled “From a House on a Hill,” Juliet Teng displays her oil paintings inspired by her home in the Hudson Valley and the surrounding landscape. Exhibit runs from April 7to May 31. Opening reception on Friday, April 7, from 5p.m. to 7p.m. at the Chatham Bookstore, 27Main Street, Chatham. Call 392-3005for more information, or visit https:// chathambookstore.com/. COHOES-WATERFORD ELKS: Vegas Friday Night, 7p.m. to 11p.m. Come try your luck at Black Jack, Roulette, Dice Cage and more. 45N. Mohawk Street, Cohoes.
CONSULTING ALLIANCE:” Innovate 518, Expanding our Region’s Technology Commercialization Efforts,” 11:30 a.m. to 1:30p.m. at Wolferts Roost Country Club, 120Van Rensselaer Blvd., Albany. This program will explain the coordinated efforts of Innovate 518, the Capital Region’s Innovation Hot Spot to drive, lead, support and connect the entrepreneurial ecosystem. This program is open to both Consulting Alliance members and nonmembers. Members $20, non-members $25. Members late registration $30, non-members $35. Online reservations are required and can be made at www. consultingalliance.org. CRAFT SHOW: Country Folk Art Craft Show, April 7-9, McDonough Sports Complex, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy. Friday hours 5 p.m. to 9p.m. Admission $7. Handstamp re-admits you all three days. Free parking. Discount coupons available at CountryFolkArt.com. DUELING PIANISTS: Wingate Residences at Melbourne Place will welcome dueling pianists Adam Bergeron and Ethan Stone on Friday, April 7at 3p.m. Bergeron and Stone, who have been dueling since childhood, grew up in neighboring towns and studied with the same piano teachers. As adults, Bergeron studied classical piano at the University of Massachusetts, while Stone pursued jazz and contemporary piano at Berklee College of Music. This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Please RSVP by calling (413) 4991992. Wingate Residences at Melbourne Place is located at 140Melbourne Road, Pittsfield.
FISH DINNER: The Cohoes Knight of Columbus will have their fish dinner on Ash Wednesday, March 1, and every Friday during Lent at the council hall located at 255Remsen Street from 4 p.m. to 6:30p.m. The menu includes Fish Fry Dinner, Shrimp roll Dinner and Scallop Dinner with two choices French Fries, Coleslaw or Mac and Cheese $8. Fish Fry, $5. Also available: Manhattan clam chowder $3; onion rings $3; French Fries $2.50.Take out or local delivery is available from 3:30p.m. to 4:30p.m. Call 237-4151for more information.
FISH FRY DINNER: Every Friday through April 14(Good Friday). Choose from Fish Fry, Fish&Chips, Seafood Platter and many more! 11 a.m. - 7p.m., Cohoes-Waterford Elks, 45N. Mohawk Street, Cohoes. Eat in or take-out. Call 235-3222for take-out orders.
FRIDAY FISH DINNERS: Latham K of C Friday Fish Dinners during Lent, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30p.m. Baked Fish dinner $11; Fish Fry or Clam Roll Dinner $9; Fish Fry or Clam Roll only, $7; Children’s menu (ages 5-10) any 2 items $4; under 5free. 328 Troy Schenectady Road. Call 783-0572or visit http:// www.lathamcoloniekofc.com for more information. GASLIGHT THEATER COMPANY: Join Shaker Pointe AT One Bell Tower Drive, Watervliet, on Friday, April 7, Saturday, April 8 or Sunday, April 9for the Gaslight Theater Company’s performance of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare.” The free shows feature 100minutes of hilarious performances from the Gaslight Theater Company’s three actors, and a special arrangement of the show by Broadway Play Publishing, Inc. The Friday and Saturday performances are scheduled for 7p.m. and the show on Sunday will begin at 2p.m. While it is a free event, RSVPs are required and can be made by calling 250-4900.
ILIUM LITERARY CLUB: The Troy Ilium Literary Club will hold its 94th Annual Meeting and Luncheon at the Country Club of Troy on Friday, April 7. The Annual Meeting of all members is at 11:30a.m. with luncheon following at 12:30p.m. Zephyr Winds will perform at 2p.m. LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE: Come and learn all about The Leadership Institute, the Rensseaerl County Regional Chamber of Commerce’s award-winning professional development program. No cost to attend. 8:30a.m.., Chamber offices, 90Fourth Street, Troy. Register at http://www.renscochamber. com/events/view/31079/ date/2017-04-07. LENTEN DINNERS: The Poestenkill Christian Church, 721Snyder’s Corners Rd., Poestenkill, will be serving fish fry or clam roll dinners from 11 a.m. – 7p.m. every Friday during Lent including Good Friday. Dinners include French fries, cole slaw and beverage. Cost is $9.50. Also served are hot dog dinners, including French fries and beverage for $4.50. Individual food items can be purchased separately. Dine in or take-out. Call 286-2773for reservations or take-outs. For more information, call Barbara at 279-9458.
RUMMAGE SALE: 4p.m. to 7p.m., Watervliet United Methodist Church, 1401 First Avenue. $6a bag. The church accepts clean clothing, ghoes, working household items and unbroken toys. Call 273-0191for more information.
RUSTIC BARN: Skeeter Creek, 9p.m. 150Speigletown Road, Troy.
SENIOR MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Rensselaer County’s Everett Wagar Senior Center, 2Roxborough Road, Grafton, holds a Membership Meeting on Friday, April 7, at 11a.m. there will be a Membership Meeting. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Join us and be a part of the decisions that affect your senior center. Stay for the noon meal after the meeting, for a suggested donation of $3. To make reservations for lunch, call the center at 279-3413.
THEATER VOICES: Theater Voices will present a staged reading of “100Saints You Should Know” by Kate Fodor, directed by Michael Kennedy. Performances will be held at Steamer No. 10Theatre, 500Western Avenue, Albany, on Friday, April 7, at 8p.m.; Saturday, April 8, at 3 p.m. and 8p.m.: and Sunday, April 9, at 3p.m. Admission is free. For more information, contact info@theatervoices.org or 438-5503. WESTERN SQUARE DANCE: The Schoharie Valley Hayshakers will hold a mainstream level western square dance at the Middleburgh Elementary School cafeteria on Friday April 7, from 7:30p.m. until 10 p.m. The caller is Ray Taylor. Please wear soft sole shoes. Phone 827-4894 or 8274337for more information.
Saturday, April 8
BUDDHIST TALK: On Saturday, April 8, at 10:30 a.m., Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin, a visiting teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, will give a public talk, “Advice for Developing Confidence, Devotion and a Deeper Connection with Buddhism,” at Albany KTC Tibetan Buddhist Center, located at Doane Stuart School, 199Washington Ave., in Rensselaer. Khenpo Ugyen will also give a 3-part teaching on Mind Training, “The Eight Stanzas of Thought Transformation,” beginning at 2p.m. on Saturday and continuing on Sunday, April 9. Times for both days are 10:30a.m. to noon and 2p.m. - 4p.m. A donation is suggested but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. For more information, visit www. albanyktc.org., or call 8721629.