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vehicle available 10a.m. - 2p.m. Cards. 69Church Street, Hoosick Falls. Call 518-686-7561for more information.
MENANDS PUBLIC LIBRARY: Every Wednesday from 5:30p.m. - 6:30p.m. is Tech Advice Night at the Menands Public Library. Can’t figure out how to set up your new phone? Want to know what’s up with your data plan? Don’t know how to get pictures onto your computer? The library’s resident digital native, Ted, can help. Appointments aren’t necessary, but they are recommended. The Menands Public Library is located at 4 N. Lyons Avenue, Menands. For more information, call 518-463-4035.
MYSTERY BOOK CLUB: In a departure from the normal mysteries, the Cohoes Public Library’s Mystery Book Club will explore a real-life mystery with “Conan Doyle for the Defense: The True Story of a Sensational British Murder, a Quest for Justice, and the World’s Most Famous Detective Writer” by Margalit Fox. When Marion Gilchrist was murdered in her home in 1908, the police focused on a German expat, Oscar Slater, who was easily convicted. Slater’s attorneys reached out to Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, who demonstrated the skills of his fictional detective. 10:30 a.m., 169Mohawk Street #2, Cohoes.
NARCAN TRAINING: Learn what to do during a drug overdose. Free and open to the public, training provided by Rensselaer County Department of Health. 6:30 p.m., Rensselaer Public Library, 676East Street. Please sign up by calling 518-462-1193.
THRIFT SHOP: Johnsonville Methodist Church, 22Bridge Street, Route 40to Route 67East (look for the new sign at the corner) is open 9 a.m. - noon Wednesdays and the first Saturday of each month with newly arrived clothing and household goods every week, plus leather jackets, special occasion dresses,and gowns over 1,000books, shoes, jewelry and lots of clothing for everyone.
TROY PUBLIC LIBRARY:
“Uncovering and Recovering Race in America,” a reading and discussion group led by Professor Jennifer Thompson Burns, explores the inception, inculcation, and function of race in American society to improve our understanding of systematic and social inclusion and exclusion and tease out the implicit ways race serves as a real, and imagined, force in the lives of all Americans. The group’s first book is “Kindred” by Octavia Butler. Copies are available at the check out desk. 6p.m., Main Branch, 100Second Street, Downtown Troy.For more information and to register, call 518-274-7071or visit www.thetroylibrary.org.
TPL YOUNG PEOPLE’S PROGRAMS: Family Storytime, 10:30a.m. for ages 0-5. Don’t Be Bored Games, 5p.m. - 7:30p.m. for all ages in the Young People’s Room. Troy Public Library 100Second Street, Downtown Troy.
VOLKSWALK SCHENECTADY: A volkswalk is a leisurely-paced walk of 5k, 3.1miles or 10k, 6.2 miles through a scenic and/ or historically significant area. Empire State Capital Volksporters presents a Schenectady Volkswalk on Wednesday, March 20, starting at 10a.m. from the Apostrophe Café, Proctor’s Arcade, State Street. Registration starts 30minutes prior to the event. Cost $2 for non-members.
Thursday, March 21
BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY: Listening Party: Renee Fleming. 7p.m., 451 Delaware Avenue, Delmar.
BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY LIBRARY: Tots Class, 10:30 a.m. Knitting group, 1p.m. STEAM, 4p.m. 4118State Highway 2, Troy. Call 518279-4023or visit www. brunswicklibrary.org for more information.
EVERETT WAGAR SENIOR CENTER: Aerobic swimming, 9:30a.m. Congregate Lunch (meatloaf) at noon, suggested donation $3. Stitching Chicks crochet group, 12:30p.m., cards and games, 1p.m. Reiki by appointment. 2Roxborough Road, Grafton. Call 518279-3413for more information.
GRAFTON COMMUNITY LIBRARY: Adult Yoga, 5 p.m. 2455NY-2, Grafton. Call 518-279-0580or visit www.graftoncommunitylibrary.org for more information.
HOOSICK FALLS SE
NIOR CENTER: Rensselaer County’s Hoosick Falls Senior Center hosts Jillian Ludwig, Community Nutrition Educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension, for the monthly Eat Smart Live Strong cooking demonstration. Free recipes and samples for everyone who attends. 10a.m., 69Church Street, Hoosick Falls. Stay for a nutritious noon meal for a suggested donation of $3. Bingo at 12:45p.m. Call 518-686-5761to reserve lunch.
IRELAND’S PIRATE QUEEN: Marni Gillard tells the true tale of Granuaile, (Grainne Mhaol) Ireland’s 16th century Pirate Queen. 7 p.m., Irish American Heritage Museum, 370Broadway, Albany.
NEWYORKSTATE LIBRARY: Join the New York State Library for a tour highlighting published genealogies, local histories, church records, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) records, United States and New York State Census records, newspapers on microfilm, city directories and more, led by Shawn Purcell, the Library’s subject specialist for genealogy and local history. Meet at 3p.m. in front of the Genealogy/ Local History/Equipment desk, 7th floor,222Madison Avenue, Albany. The tour is limited to 15individuals and registration is required. TO REGISTER, e-mail NYSLTRN@nysed.gov or call 518474-2274. RENSSELAER PUBLIC LIBRARY: Teen Anime Club for ages 13-18, 5p.m. - 7 p.m. Drop in and get help with a computer, phone or other device, and get your questions answered from 5:30p.m. – 7p.m. 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. ROARKE CENTER ARTISTS: “We the People,” the new show by the Roarke Center Artists, will be on exhibit at the Chapel + Cultural Center, 2125Burdett Avenue, Troy from February 1– March 30. An Artist Reception with artwork for sale will be held on Thursday, March 21, at 6:30p.m. This project is made possible with funds from Catholic Charities Tri-County Services.
TROY PUBLIC LIBRARY:
Brick Builders gives children the opportunity to get creative and build anything they choose with lots of Legos. 6 p.m. for ages 4and up. 100 Second Street, Downtown Troy.For more information call 518-274-7071or visit www.thetroylibrary.org. Friday, March 22
BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY: Spend the day off from school at the library enjoying two animated films featuring everyone’s favorite super family. The original (PG, 115min., Disney) shows at 10:30a.m., and the sequel (PG, 118min., Disney) starts at 2:30p.m. Bring a blanket or pillow to get comfy on the floor. 451Delaware Avenue, Delmar.
ENGLISH COUNTRY DANCE: Return to a more civilized and elegant era and discover the joy of moving
gracefully to 18th century dances with beautiful music. Workshops are held from 7 p.m. – 9p.m. on the second and fourth Friday of the month from January through March at Troy YWCA, 21 First Street. All dances will be taught, and there’s no need to bring a partner. Admission is by donation. For more information email donwfbell@gmail.com or visit youtube.com/user/donwfbell/videos. EVERETT WAGAR SE
NIOR CENTER: “Senior Transportation Needs” with Carrie Ward, 11a.m. Join the seniors at the Everett Wagar Senior Center, 2, Roxborough Road, Grafton, at 12:30 p.m.to celebrate March birthdays with cupcakes donated by Caroline Church, with a fun trivia game to follow. Plan to come early for a noon lunch (Potato Crunch Pollock) for a suggested donation of $3.Call 518-2793413to reserve lunch.
FISH FRIDAY: The LathamColonie Knights of Columbus Council hosts Fish Friday beginning March 8and continuing through Lent, featuring your choice of $12 Baked Haddock dinner, $10 Fish Fry or Clam Roll dinner, a special $4children’s menu and more. 5p.m. - 7p.m. at 328Troy-Schenectady Road, Latham.
FREE CONCERT: Wingate Residences at Melbourne Place welcomes Ethan Stone for a performance of popular jazz songs from the 1920s through the 1950s on Friday, March 22at 3:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. For more information or to RSVP, call 413-499-1992. Wingate Residences at Melbourne Place is located at 140Melbourne Road, Pittsfield MA.
WESTERN SQUARE DANCE: On Friday, March 22, the Schoharie Valley Hayshakers will hold a mainstream level western square dance at the Middleburgh Elementary School cafeteria from 7:30p.m. until 10p.m. The caller is Ray Taylor. For more info call 518-8274894.
Saturday, March 23
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH: Community Meal, 1p.m. - 3p.m., 21655th Avenue, Troy. All are welcome.
CAPITAL DISTRICT GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY:
Author Erik Schlimmer takes audiences on a virtual tour of Albany street names, weaving among war heroes, criminals, founding fathers and Dutch settlers in a presentation based on his book, “Cradle of the Union: A Street by Street History of New York’s Capital City.” 1p.m., William K. Sandford Town Library. 629AlbanyShaker Road, followed
by a 2:30p.m. Computer Resources Group. Free and open to the public. For more information visit capitaldistrictgenealogicalsociety.org.
CHATHAM BOOKSTORE: Chatham Village Historian Gail Blass Wolczanski,author of “Around the Village of Chatham” (2009), discusses her new book, “The Village of Chatham: A Photographic History Walking Tour Book,” on Saturday, March 23. A conversation with Thomas Chulak from the bookstore and Q & A will follow a brief description. Free and open to the public. Refreshments. 5p.m. - 7p.m., Chatham Bookstore, 27Main Street, Chatham. For more information, call 518-392-3005or visit http://chathambookstore.com/. CONCERTS IN THE VIL
LAGE: On March 23and 24Concerts in the Village (CITV) presents Igor Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale.” Benjamin Luxon, one of Great Britain’s major international singers, will narrate, joined by dancer Anni Crofut and the Broad Street Chamber Players. CITV Artistic Director David Smith will conduct. 4p.m.,Van Buren Hall, 6Chatham Street (US Route 9) in Kinderhook. Van Buren Hall is accessible by lift. Contribution $20. Students and children free. Limited seating; reservations strongly recommended. For further information and reservations:www. concertsinthevillage.org, or 518-758-6869.
FRIENDS OF WATERFORD LIBRARY: The Friends of the Waterford Public Library will meet to discuss and plan 2019-2020events and fundraising activities on Saturday, March 23, at 10:30a.m. in the Community Room at Van Schoonhoven Square, Waterford, weather permitting. Members of the community interested in participating and joining the Friends are invited to attend.
GENEALOGY LOOK-UP:
Are you curious about what ship your immigrant grandparents came on or when they arrived in the US? Members of the Troy Irish Genealogy Society (TIGS) will be at the Troy Public Library’s Lansingburgh branch to perform online look-ups to help you out. You don’t need Irish ancestry to take part in this event. 1p.m. - 4 p.m., 27114th Street, Troy. Call the library at 518-2355310to reserve your free 45-minute consultation spot.
HUDSON HALL: Hudson Hall presents Hudson Athens Light, a group exhibition of paintings, photography and sculpture, illuminating and corroborating the ecological, historical, commercial and aesthetic splendors of our bend in the Hudson River
since the days it was called Mahicantuck. “Hudson Athens Light” opens with a reception on March 23 from 5p.m. - 7p.m., and is on view until June 9in the Historic Hudson Opera House, 327Warren Street, Hudson. For more information, visit hudsonhall.org or phone 518-8221438.
MENANDS PUBLIC LIBRARY: Story time is 1p.m. on Saturdays. Be there when the library closes to enjoy a story, read, sing and play for about 30minutes. For ages 2-4, but all are welcome. The Menands Public Library is located at 4N. Lyons Avenue, Menands. For more information, call 518-4634035.
POESTENKILL COMMUNI
TY FOREST: Depending on conditions, snowshoe or hike from Rensselaer Plateau Alliance’s Poestenkill Community Forest to the top of Perigo Hill in RLT’s Geiser Preserve to see hemlock and hardwood forests, hemlock swamps and other wetlands, and look for tracks of squirrels, porcupines, coyote, bobcat, whitetail deer, and moose. Bring gear appropriate for the weather and a snack or lunch. Meet at 10 a.m. in the parking lot of the Poestenkill Community Forest in East Poestenkill. Suggested donation $5. Register with Jeff Briggs at jbriggs200@nycap.rr.com.
TROY PUBLIC LIBRARY:
Visit with Greta the Reading Dog to boost your reading skills and confidence, 11a.m. - noon for all ages. Girls Who Code with Amy Flaherty and Chris Spahn from Tech Valley Game Space, 11a.m. for grades 3-8. La Fédération franco-américaine du New York presents a screening of the documentary “Un rêve américain” at 1p.m. 100 Second Street, Downtown Troy.
Sunday, March 24
BETHLEHEM PUBLIC LIBRARY: Brooke Kroeger discusses her book “The Suffragents: How Women Used Men to Get the Vote,” which details how powerful New York men were influential suffrage allies, in a Women’s History Month event co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Albany County. 3p.m., 451 Delaware Avenue, Delmar.
COMMUNITY BALLROOM
DANCE: Singles Outreach’s 4th Sunday Community Ballroom Dance at the Polish Community Center in Albany starts with a 6:30 p.m. dance lesson with Eileen Spadaro and continues with a showcase dance with Priscilla and Jerry, music provided by DJ Joe Sweeney, snacks, raffles and lots of mixers. Admission $12per person. For more information call 518-452-6883.