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and applying those skills to meeting life’s challenges so you can respond wisely instead of reactively. You’ll learn strategies to awaken to mindfulness and compassion when you’re in the thick of difficulty and dramatically shift the experience of your life, the people in it, and the world itself. Each class will include instruction, guided practice, Q& A, and followup resources. Registration required. This program is offered through Zoom videoconferencing. In advance of the first class, we will send an email to you containing an invitation and link to join the Zoom meeting. Please see the Zoom instructions for joining a meeting if you have any questions. More information about this Saratoga Springs Public Library program is available online at www.sspl.org.

Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021

GIFTS OF IMPERFECTION CLASS: The Gifts of Imperfection Class – six Tuesdays, beginning January 5, 6:30-8:30p.m. Engage, experience, and evolve—take your reading from theory to practice in this interactive class that explores Brené Brown’s book, “The Gifts of Imperfection.” Be challenged to cultivate the courage, compassion, and divine connection it takes to embrace your “imperfections’’ and recognize that you are always enough. Suggested donation: $20per class. Hosted by Albany-Saratoga Spiritual Adventures via Zoom. For more information, visit our meetup.com group Albany-Saratoga Spiritual Adventures, call (518) 366-9918, or visit www. newthoughtnewyork.org. BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 1to 6p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26at the Latham Fire Department, located at 226Old Loudon Rd. in Latham. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 1to 6p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26at Malta Ambulance, located at 2449 Rt. 9in Malta. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org. BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 11:30a.m. to 7:30p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26at the Everett Road Blood Donation Center, located at 33Everett Rd. in Albany. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.

ONLINE KNITTING & HANDCRAFTING MEET UP: Join our informal online knitting and handcrafting meet up 9:30am - 10:30am on Tuesdays. This online gathering is a perfect opportunity to knit, embroider or do other handwork while chatting companionably with others who are working on their own projects. There will be no instruction, but we welcome the opportunity to show and share our creations. New members welcome. Please register online. This online program uses the Zoom livestreaming platform. It will require access to a computer, mobile device with the Zoom app installed, and/ or a phone for audio-only access. Registration with an email is required in order to receive information on how to connect. The email will be sent three (3) hours prior to the scheduled start time of the program. Please see the Zoom instructions for joining a meeting if you have any questions. More information about this Saratoga Springs Public Library program is available online at www.sspl.org.

Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021

THRIFT SHOP: Johnsonville Methodist Church, 22 Bridge St., Johnsonville 12094. Route 40to Route 67East. Look for our sign at the corner of Route 111 & Route 67. Open 9-12on Wednesdays and the first Saturday of each month. Newly arrived children’s and adult clothing, coats, shoes, boots and household goods every week. We have a great variety of career clothing, special occasion dresses, jewelry, purses, toys and over 1000books. Masks and social distancing are required.

HISTORY AT HOME:

Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site is excited to announce its 2021Virtual “History at Home” Winter Lecture series. The site will offer free online programs from January to March covering a range of interesting history topics. Links for the programs can be found on Schoharie Crossings NYS Parks webpage, on their Facebook, or by contacting the site. January 27th the site will welcome Schenectady Historian Chris Leonard as he discusses the importance of Schenectady’s home front 75 years after the end of WWII. Leonard will explore how Schenectady’s industrial capabilities helped the Allies defeat Japan and Germany with war time production and groundbreaking technologies created by the city’s twin economic powerhouses, General Electric and the American Locomotive Company. All the programs will begin at 6:30pm and are offered for free via the online platform, WebEx. The links for these programs go live at 6:20pm. There are no tickets to purchase and no need to pre-register. For information about this program series, please call the Visitor Center at (518) 8297516, email SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov, or visit www.parks.ny.gov/historicsites/schohariecrossing.

WINTER GREEN-UP: The Capital Area Agriculture & Horticulture Program and Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County are pleased to announce the Thirteenth Annual Winter Green-Up, the Northeast’s original grazing conference. Online via Zoom from 1to 3 p.m. on Jan. 13, 20and 27. Admission for Winter GreenUp 2021is $35for three sessions, $25for two sessions, $15for a single session. Winter Green-Up has a long tradition of presenting speakers with expertise in grazing, meat and food production, and livestock handling. Winter Green-Up 2021is no exception. 2021’s topics and speakers include: Elizabeth Marks, is a Biologist for the USDA NRCS in the Hudson Valley of New York and a certified Holistic Management (HM) educator. She will be discussing Climate Change Trends Over the Last 125Years In the Northeast and What Farmers Can Do to Be Resilient to Them (Jan. 13). Ed Rayburn is an Extension Specialist at West Virginia University, focusing on pasture and forage management and livestock nutrition. He will be speaking about Capturing and Converting Sunlight to Healthy Soil, Meat and Milk – It’s What Plants Do (Jan. 20). Fred Provenza is Professor Emeritus of Behavioral Ecology in the Dept. of Wildland Resources at Utah State University, where he directed an award-winning research group pioneering an understanding of learning’s influence on foraging behavior and how behavior links soil, plants, herbivores, and humans. Fred will be teaching us about Nourishing the Wisdom Body (Jan. 27) To register and pay online: https://tinyurl.com/WinterGreenUp2021. For questions regarding registration or being a sponsor for this event, or to register by telephone, please contact cce-caahp@cornell.edu or (518)765-3518.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 9a.m. to 6p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27at the Saratoga Springs City Center, located at 522Broadway in Saratoga Springs. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 11:30a.m. to 7:30p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27at the Everett Road Blood Donation Center, located at 33Everett Rd. in Albany. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.

Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 8a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28 at the Empire State Plaza Office of General Services, located at 3Empire State Plaza in Albany. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org. BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 11:30a.m. to 5:30p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Chapel and Cultural Center, located at 2125Burdett Ave. in Troy. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 1to 6p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28at the Poestenkill Fire Department, located on Route 355in Poestenkill. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org. BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 10a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28at the Desmond Hotel, located at 660Albany Shaker Rd., Albany. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 11:30a.m. to 7:30p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28at the Everett Road Blood Donation Center, located at 33Everett Rd. in Albany. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.

PART-TIME FARMER TAX SCHOOL: January 28, 2021, 6:30– 9:00PM, Online, via Zoom. When it comes to taxes, do you have any of these questions? How much farm income do I need to make to be able to deduct it on my taxes? What form(s) do I need to complete? What, if any, tax management strategy should I have for my farm business? Dayton Maxwell and Steve Hadcock will be prepared to answer these and other tax related questions for you during this meeting. Steve and Dayton will not only discuss income tax concepts, they will also cover Agricultural Value Assessment, Building Exemptions, sales tax regulations and Farmers School Tax Credit. The cost for attending this workshop is $15 per family. The registration fee includes a variety of resources. Register online at https://tinyurl.com/PartTimeFarmerTaxSchool2021. You can also register by phone: 518-765-3518or email: cce-caahp@cornell.edu.

Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 BLOOD DRIVE:

An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 7a.m. to 3p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29 at the Everett Road Blood Donation Center, located at 33Everett Rd. in Albany. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 9a.m. to 3p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29at the American Red Cross of Eastern New York, located at 33Everett Rd. in Albany. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org.

Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021 BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 8a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30at Hope Lutheran Church, located at 470Winter St. Ext. in Troy. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 7a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Everett Road Blood Donation Center, located at 33Everett Rd. in Albany. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org.

SARATOGA CHOWDER TOUR 2021: Chowderfest is not going away, it is just going to look a little different this year. For the safety of everyone, Discover Saratoga has altered Saratoga’s most anticipated annual event for 2021, introducing Saratoga Chowder Tour! This is now a week-long event, starting Saturday, January 30 through Saturday, February 6where patrons can enjoy a cup or bowl of chowder at participating Saratoga County restaurants and vote for their favorite online. Participants will also have pints and quarts of chowder togo. Saratoga Chowder Tour will allow customers who love Chowderfest to enjoy chowder at multiple restaurants throughout the week, avoiding overcrowding of restricted space, and safely vote online in the comfort of their homes. Reservations are strongly recommended due to limited capacity and spacing requirements inside local restaurants. Discover Saratoga has partnered with T-Shirt Graphics of Ballston Spa to create an online store to sell official Saratoga Chowder Tour gear. Customers can choose from several different shirts and hats and have them shipped directly to their house. The online store will close on February 7at 11:59p.m. All voting will take place online at discoversaratoga.org/chowderfest/vote and end promptly on February 6at 5:00p.m. Winners will be announced on social media later that evening. For more information, including a list of participating chowder vendors and discounted hotel rates, please visit discoversaratoga.org/chowderfest or call (518) 584-1531.

Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 7a.m. to 3p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31 at the Everett Road Blood Donation Center, located at 33Everett Rd. in Albany. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org.

SARATOGA CHOWDER TOUR 2021: Chowderfest is not going away, it is just going to look a little different this year. For the safety of everyone, Discover Saratoga has altered Saratoga’s most anticipated annual event for 2021, introducing Saratoga Chowder Tour! This is now a week-long event, starting Saturday, January 30 through Saturday, February 6where patrons can enjoy a cup or bowl of chowder at participating Saratoga County restaurants and vote for their favorite online. Participants will also have pints and quarts of chowder togo. Saratoga Chowder Tour will allow customers who love Chowderfest to enjoy chowder at multiple restaurants throughout the week, avoiding overcrowding of restricted space, and safely vote online in the comfort of their homes. Reservations are strongly recommended due to limited capacity and spacing requirements inside local restaurants. Discover Saratoga has partnered with T-Shirt Graphics of Ballston Spa to create an online store to sell official Saratoga Chowder Tour gear. Customers can choose from several different shirts and hats and have them shipped directly to their house. The online store will close on February 7at 11:59p.m. All voting will take place online at discoversaratoga.org/chowderfest/vote and end promptly on February 6at 5:00p.m. Winners will be announced on social media later that evening. For more information, including a list of participating chowder vendors and discounted hotel rates, please visit discoversaratoga.org/chowderfest or call (518) 584-1531.

Monday, Feb. 1, 2021

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 7a.m. to 3p.m. on Monday, Feb. 1 at the Everett Road Blood Donation Center, located at 33Everett Rd. in Albany. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org.

MINDFULNESS MEDITA

TION: This five-week course (noon to 1p.m. on Mondays: Jan 4, 11, 25and Feb. 1and 8- skipping MLK day) with Susan Meyer will provide practical support for developing or fine-tuning a daily meditation practice that’s appropriate for you, cultivating basic mindfulness skills and applying those skills to meeting life’s challenges so you can respond wisely instead of reactively. You’ll learn strategies to awaken to mindfulness and compassion when you’re in the thick of difficulty and dramatically shift the experience of your life, the people in it, and the world itself. Each class will include instruction, guided practice, Q& A, and followup resources. Registration required. This program is offered through Zoom videoconferencing. In advance of the first class, we will send an email to you containing an invitation and link to join the Zoom meeting. Please see the Zoom instructions for joining a meeting if you have any questions. More information about this Saratoga Springs Public Library program is available online at www.sspl.org.

SARATOGA CHOWDER TOUR 2021: Chowderfest is not going away, it is just going to look a little different this year. For the safety of everyone, Discover Saratoga has altered Saratoga’s most anticipated annual event for 2021, introducing Saratoga Chowder Tour! This is now a week-long event, starting Saturday, January 30 through Saturday, February 6where patrons can enjoy a cup or bowl of chowder at participating Saratoga County restaurants and vote for their favorite online. Participants will also have pints and quarts of chowder togo. Saratoga Chowder Tour will allow customers who love Chowderfest to enjoy chowder at multiple restaurants throughout the week, avoiding overcrowding of restricted space, and safely vote online in the comfort of their homes. Reservations are strongly recommended due to limited capacity and spacing requirements inside local restaurants. Discover Saratoga has partnered with T-Shirt Graphics of Ballston Spa to create an online store to sell official Saratoga Chowder Tour gear. Customers can choose from several different shirts and hats and have them shipped directly to their house. The online store will close on February 7at 11:59p.m. All voting will take place online at discoversaratoga.org/chowderfest/vote and end promptly on February 6at 5:00p.m. Winners will be announced on social media later that evening. For more information, including a list of participating chowder vendors and discounted hotel rates, please visit discoversaratoga.org/chowderfest or call (518) 584-1531.

Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021

GIFTS OF IMPERFECTION

CLASS: The Gifts of Imperfection Class – six Tuesdays, beginning January 5, 6:30-8:30p.m. Engage, experience, and evolve—take your reading from theory to practice in this interactive class that explores Brené Brown’s book, “The Gifts of Imperfection.” Be challenged to cultivate the courage, compassion, and divine connection it takes to embrace your “imperfections’’ and recognize that you are always enough. Suggested donation: $20per class. Hosted by Albany-Saratoga Spiritual Adventures via Zoom. For more information, visit our meetup.com group Albany-Saratoga Spiritual Adventures, call (518) 366-9918, or visit www. newthoughtnewyork.org. BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 1to 6p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2at Wynantskill Community, located at 2Douglas St., Wynantskill. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 10a.m. to 4p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at Holiday Inn Express & Suites, located at 400Old Loudon Rd. in Latham. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2at Gideon Putnam Hotel, located at 24Gideon Putnam Rd. in Saratoga Springs. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 7:30a.m. to 1:30p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 2at the American Red Cross of Eastern New York, located at 33Everett Rd. in Albany. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 11:30a.m. to 7:30p.m. on Monday, Feb. 1at the Everett Road Blood Donation Center, located at 33Everett Rd. in Albany. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.

ONLINE KNITTING & HANDCRAFTING MEET UP: Join our informal online knitting and handcrafting meet up 9:30am - 10:30am on Tuesdays. This online gathering is a perfect opportunity to knit, embroider or do other handwork while chatting companionably with others who are working on their own projects. There will be no instruction, but we welcome the opportunity to show and share our creations. New members welcome. Please register online. This online program uses the Zoom livestreaming platform. It will require access to a computer, mobile device with the Zoom app installed, and/ or a phone for audio-only access. Registration with an email is required in order to receive information on how to connect. The email will be sent three (3) hours prior to the scheduled start time of the program. Please see the Zoom instructions for joining a meeting if you have any questions. More information about this Saratoga Springs Public Library program is available online at www.sspl.org.

SARATOGA CHOWDER TOUR 2021: Chowderfest is not going away, it is just going to look a little different this year. For the safety of everyone, Discover Saratoga has altered Saratoga’s most anticipated annual event for 2021, introducing Saratoga Chowder Tour! This is now a week-long event, starting Saturday, January 30 through Saturday, February 6where patrons can enjoy a cup or bowl of chowder at participating Saratoga County restaurants and vote for their favorite online. Participants will also have pints and quarts of chowder to-go. Saratoga Chowder Tour will allow customers who love Chowderfest to enjoy chowder at multiple restaurants throughout the week, avoiding overcrowding of restricted space, and safely vote online in the comfort of their homes. Reservations are strongly recommended due to limited capacity and spacing requirements inside local restaurants. Discover Saratoga has partnered with T-Shirt Graphics of Ballston Spa to create an online store to sell official Saratoga Chowder Tour gear. Customers can choose from several different shirts and hats and have them shipped directly to their house. The online store will close on February 7at 11:59p.m. All voting will take place online at discoversaratoga.org/ chowderfest/vote and end promptly on February 6at 5:00p.m. Winners will be announced on social media later that evening. For more information, including a list of participating chowder vendors and discounted hotel rates, please visit discoversaratoga.org/ chowderfest or call (518) 584-1531.

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021

THRIFT SHOP: Johnsonville Methodist Church, 22 Bridge St., Johnsonville 12094. Route 40to Route 67East. Look for our sign at the corner of Route 111 & Route 67. Open 9-12on Wednesdays and the first Saturday of each month. Newly arrived children’s and adult clothing, coats, shoes, boots and household goods every week. We have a great variety of career clothing, special occasion dresses, jewelry, purses, toys and over 1000books. Masks and social distancing are required.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 7:30a.m. to 1p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3at the Empire State Plaza Concourse in Albany. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 11:30a.m. to 7:30p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3at the Everett Road Blood Donation Center, located at 33Everett Rd. in Albany. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.