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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.
CAPITAL DISTRICT GARDEN & FLOWER SHOW: Upstate New York’s premier garden and flower show will mark its 32nd year when the annual Capital District Garden & Flower Show returns to the McDonough Sports Complex at Hudson Valley Community College, Friday March 22 through Sunday, March 24. Friday, March 22hours are 10a.m. to 8p.m. .$14at the door; children 12and under are free with paid adult. Discount advance tickets are available online for $12. A two-day admission pass is $22. Seminars are free with paid admission. A complete list of over 60hours seminars, lectures and demonstrations held during the three-day show is available online at www.gardenandflowershow.com.
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 7p.m. – 9p.m. on the second and fourth Friday of the month from January through March at Troy YWCA, 21First 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 SENIOR CENTER: “Senior Transportation Needs” with Carrie Ward, 11a.m. Join the seniors at the Everett Wagar Senior Center, 2, Roxborough Road, Grafton, at 12:30p.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 518-279-3413 to reserve lunch.
FISH FRIDAY: The LathamColonie Knights of Columbus Council hosts Fish Friday beginning March 8and continuing through Lent, featuring your choice of $12Baked Haddock dinner, $10Fish Fry or Clam Roll dinner, a special $4children’s menu and more. 5p.m. - 7p.m. at 328TroySchenectady 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 3:30p.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 w 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 7:30 p.m. until 10p.m. The caller is Ray Taylor. For more info call 518-827-4894.
Saturday, March 23
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH: Community Meal, 1p.m. - 3 p.m., 21655th Avenue, Troy. All are welcome.
CAPITAL DISTRICT GARDEN
& FLOWER SHOW: Upstate New York’s premier garden and flower show will mark its 32nd year when the annual Capital District Garden & Flower Show returns to the McDonough Sports Complex at Hudson Valley Community College, Friday March 22through Sunday, March 24. Saturday, March 23hours are 9a.m. to 7 p.m. $14at the door; children 12and under are free with paid adult. Discount advance tickets are available online for $12. A two-day admission pass is $22. Seminars are free with paid admission. A complete list of over 60hours seminars, lectures and demonstrations held during the three-day show is available online at www. gardenandflowershow.com.
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.” 1 p.m., William K. Sandford Town Library. 629Albany-Shaker 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 518-392-3005 or visit http://chathambookstore.com/.
CONCERTS IN THE VILLAGE: 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. 4 p.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 518-7586869.
FRIENDS OFWATERFORD LIBRARY: The Friends of the Waterford Public Library will meet to discuss and plan 20192020events 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 lookups 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 518-463-4035.