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EDITOR’S NOTE: This calendar is being regularly updated to reflect all event cancellations and postponements. However, it is recommended that readers contact event organizers before they attend. For the most updated version of the calendar, please visit or troyrecord.com. CLOTHING SHED CLOSED: The Latham Colonie Knights of Columbus and the Columbiettes thank you for your tremendous support of this fundraising activity especially in the past months when our Social Parlor/Council Hall has been closed due to the Covid-19pandemic. Our Clothing Shed has been temporarily closed! It is hoped that this is just a temporary situation and we can reopen the shed quickly. For more information, contact the K of C at 518-783-0572. LVORC ACCEPTING NEW TUTORS AND STUDENTS:Since 1968, Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County has helped adults to improve their ability to read, write, speak and understand English. We train volunteers to provide two hours per week of free, confidential tutoring in a public setting. New tutors and learners can join Literacy Volunteers of Rensselaer County by calling (518) 244-4650or sending an email to LitVolDirector@aol.com. Call (518) 244-4650to register. Visit www.lvorc.org for more information. TROY CYO SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM: The Troy CYO will still be taken registration for its eight week Summer Day Camp Program. The program will run for eight weeks June 29through August 21. The program will provide activities for youth 5-12 yrs of age with indoor activities and field trips to local and State parks when possible. The registration fee of $80week covers 7:30-5:30programming all families with sliding scale offered. For further information call 518274-2630, or email rpisci2624@aol.com. The Center is located on 2374th Street in South Central Troy. TROY LIBRARY UPDATE: Troy Public Library is now open with limited services. For your health and safety, the Main Library will be open to the public with limited services available Tuesday - Saturday 11-6. Masks are required for everyone who enters the building. Please continue to return your items to the book drop near the front entrance - this allows us to quarantine them for safety. Curbside service continues, call the library for details at 518-274-7071. There will be a maximum of 25people allowed into the building at a time. Please use your time wisely to give others a chance to enter. Public computers will be available for 1hour per day, see the information desk when you arrive to make a reservation. Fax and copier services are available. Use of the Troy Room will be by appointment only. Meeting rooms are not yet available. Public Restrooms are not available. No CDTA Navigator cards at this time. Not accepting book donations at this time. There will be no browsing available in the young people’s room but a librarian will be happy to assist you in this department. For details and more information, contact us by phone at 518-274-7071or online at www.thetroylibrary.org. The Troy Public Library is located at 100Second Street, Troy. VIRTUAL HIDDEN GARDEN TOUR: Troy’s popular Hidden Garden Tour returns as a virtual tour. Now in its 21st year, the tour is a fundraiser to benefit Troy’s Prospect Park. Ordinarily, tour goers pay an admission fee to receive a self-guided map to more than 40private gardens which are open for one night only throughout the Historic Sage, Washington Park and adjoining neighborhoods. In previous years, the rain- or-shine event

has attracted more than 1,000 tour goers in one day. This year’s virtual tour features 28gardens, captured in 360-degree interactive photographs that viewers can explore online with their computer or mobile devices. Twelve gardeners recorded personal video messages, which are embedded in their stop on the virtual tour at HiddenGardenTour.com. While most of the gardens are approximately the same size, about 20feet by 30 feet, they vary greatly in style. Some of the gardens feature charming pathways, fountains and pools. Some are filled with flowers, while others have more plants and vegetables — all lovingly tended by gardeners of all skill levels. The online virtual tour is offered at no charge, but donations are welcomed and will benefit ongoing improvement projects in historic Prospect Park, located on Congress Street in Troy. Friends of Prospect Park, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit hopes to provide free event programming in the park in future, when such activities are deemed safe to the public. Donation information is available on the tour’s website. The virtual tour can be accessed through a desktop or laptop computer as well as via tablet or smart phone. Certain gardens have a “play” button that will launch a special video message. The gardens are listed by number and the owners first names in the left hand column and clicking on the circular icon will open that particular garden’s 3D tour. One upside of the virtual version of the garden tour is that this one is always sunny. It’s also accessible 24hours per day for at least a month. For more information Visit www.hiddengardentour. com on your desktop or laptop computer. RENSSELAER PUBLIC LIBRARY UPDATE: The Rensselaer Public Library now has curbside service for checking out library items. Items can be requested online at catalog.uhls.org, or people can call the library to get help selecting items. The bookdrop will be open for returns of any item in our library system. Curbside service hours will be limited, please call the Library at 462-1193for details. Staff are also available to help with computer questions and can help set up an online video chat for doing interviews or meetings. For more information, visit our website at Rensselaerlibrary.org. VIRTUAL ART SHOW: In times of turmoil, art offers a chance for peace. Join Choose Cohoes for Art (CCfA) in their first virtual CAS (Cohoes Artist Showcase). Over 16artists from Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga and Schenectady Counties share their art in this special show. You can view a sampling of their work, learn about the artists in their own words and reach out to them with comments and encouragement. One of the best things about it, is you can check it out on your own schedule. Check out CCfA’s website www. ChooseCohoesForArt.org to learn more about this organization and select the link on the left of the page to go to the virtual show. JANE AUSTEN RETREAT: Join the Jane Austen Society North America (JASNA)-New York Capital Region for the 9th Annual Jane Austen Retreat at Wiawaka Retreat Center for Women on Lake George, New York, on August 28-30. Participants will join scholars and enthusiasts in exploring Austen’s world through facilitated discussions, viewing and discussion of a filmed adaptation of “Lady Susan,” and special sessions led by the featured presenters, concluding with a Box Hill Picnic. In addition to planned events, the retreat will allow time for you to enjoy the splendors of the beautiful Lake George setting by exploring the cottages and grounds, the gardens and the large dock and swimming in the lake. Event registration and check-in will begin Friday evening and events will conclude Sunday after lunch. Space is limited due to COVID-19 safety protocols, so register ASAP. The cost of retreat attendance is $25for JASNA members and $30for non-members. To register for the retreat, please make check payable to JASNA NYS Capital Region and send to: JASNA NYCR, c/o Nancy Duell, 56Fifth Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801. For additional information on the Retreat, contact Nancy at 1(518) 321-1887or ardhn23@ netscape.net. Reservations for food and lodging at Wiawaka will be $145/night. Day only reservations are also available. Visit www.wiawaka.org or call 518-668-9690for information to make your Wiawaka reservation. STEPHENTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY UPDATE: The Stephentown Historical Society Board has announced that both the June Annual Strawberry Festival and late summer Annual Community Tag Sale will not be held this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Monthly program meetings have also been cancelled until further notice. SHAKER MUSEUM EXHIBIT: The Shaker Museum presents a temporary exhibition entitled Shakers: In Community at 17 Main Street in Chatham, NY. Through an array of photographs, furniture, prints, apparel as well as other objects in the permanent collection of Shaker Museum, this pop-up experience will examine the different ways in which the Shakers sought to forge equitable and inclusive communal bonds. The exhibition will be open Fridays through Sundays from July 17 until October 4, with the first weekend reserved for Shaker Museum members. Entrance is free for all visitors thanks to the generous support of the Henry Luce Foundation and Columbia County resident Jack Shear. This exhibition is one outcome of a sustained initiative. In 2018, Fordham University in New York City received a $50,000grant from the Henry Luce Foundation’s Theology Program to fund a project that explored Shaker art, design, and religion in partnership with Shaker Museum. As a result of this partnership, a group of artists, scholars, and museum professionals was formed to investigate these intersections within the Shaker context. Over 18months in 2018 - 2019, the fellows explored the Shaker Museum’s extensive collection of Shaker material culture and spent time thinking about and discussing how to incorporate the values and spirit of the Shakers into the Museum’s mission and programming, leading in part to this exhibition. The Shaker Museum stewards the historic site in New Lebanon, New York and has a campus in Old Chatham, New York, which is open year-round by appointment, where the administrative offices, collections, library, and archives are housed. The Museum’s collection of over 16,000Shaker items is the most comprehensive collection of its kind in the world and may be viewed online at www.shakerml.org. CHAPMAN MUSEUM OPEN WITH NEW EXHIBIT: On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, the Chapman Museum’s 2020summer exhibit looks at the role of propaganda posters in building public support during the war. Featured are over 50home front posters, which had been collected by Linc Cathers during his childhood. They urge Americans to buy war bonds, work hard, be healthy, conserve precious materials, and avoid careless talk. The exhibit encourages viewers to compare the era to today, and to consider how we as a nation address the challenges we face. Also featured in the exhibit are excerpts of the LOOK magazines series of articles about “Hometown, USA,” which examined Glens Falls as a model city on the home front during WWII, and a small changing display about the experiences of local service men. Related virtual programs are planned. The museum will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to noon and 1to 4pm, in compliance with CDC Covid-19guidelines and NYS Phase 4safety regulations. The museum will be cleaned twice daily, and hands-on displays will be sanitized after each use. Capacity is limited, so members of the public are encouraged to schedule their visits. Masks are required. For safety reasons the museum’s Research Room will remain closed to the public. Research requests should be submitted in writing, by email or the museum’s website research form. The museum shop, which features local books and prints, will be open. Curbside and online options are preferred. The Chapman Museum is located at 348 Glen Street, Glens Falls. Admission: Suggested donation - $5 adults, $4Seniors and Students, Under 12free. For more information visit the museum’s website at www.chapmanmuseum.org or call (518) 793-2826. CARPENTRY APPRENTICESHIPS: The North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund (formerly known as New England Carpenters Apprenticeship Fund and Northeast Carpenters Apprenticeship Fund) will conduct a recruitment from June 6, 2020 through June 5, 2021for five linoleum, resilient tile and carpet layer apprentices, the New York State Department of Labor announced today. Applications are available online at https://www. nectf.org/ during the recruitment period. Applicants who do not have internet access may visit their local library or nearest New York State Department of Labor Career Center. Applications are also available at the information sessions indicated below. Prior to submitting an application, applicants are required to attend an information session at the North Atlantic States Carpenter Training Fund (NASCTF) – 16 Corporate Circle, Albany, NY 12203; which is given on the first Monday of each month at 6:00 P.M. If the first Monday falls on a holiday, the information session will occur on the second Monday of that month at 6:00P.M. At the conclusion of the information session, a code will be provided, which is required to complete an application. If assistance is required for completing an online application, please visit the NASCTF listed above, between the hours of 9:00A.M. and 3:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Please contact the NASCTF at (518) 438-0901for availability of information sessions in additional locations. Applications will be available at these locations as well. All information sessions have been cancelled until further notice. To complete an application, please contact our training center.For further information, applicants should contact North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund at (518) 438-0901 Additional job search assistance can be obtained at your local New York State Department of Labor Career Center (see: https://www.labor.ny.gov/ career-center-locator/ locationlist-all.php).