Calendar

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 saratogian.com.

Monday, June 22 FREE SPAGHETTI & MEATBALL DINNER: A free, curbside-only spaghetti and meatball dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, June 22 at the Waterford Knights of Columbus, located at 76 Grace St. in Waterford. For more information call 518-801-2506

FREE FILM FESTIVAL:

CANCELED - Monday, June 22 7:30 pm - Fitzcarraldo (1982). Werner Herzog’s epic adventure portrays an operaloving madman on his mission in life: to become rich, build an opera house in the jungle, and hire Enrico Caruso to sing in it. Free Admission. This event is part of The Sembrich 2020 Summer Festival and will take place at The Sembrich, 4800 Lake Shore Dr. in Bolton Landing.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Monday, June 22 at Franklin Plaza, located at Fourth and Grand streets in downtown Troy. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.

NORLITE TOWN HALL

MEETING: 6 p.m. on Monday, June 22. The Norlite incinerator in Cohoes has been burning toxic waste for decades. What is the health impact of their operations on the surrounding communities throughout the NY Capital Region, southwestern Vermont, northwestern Massachusetts, and beyond?Join Cohoes Mayor William T. Keeler, longtime Saratoga Sites apartment resident Joe Ritchie, Dr. David Carpenter of the Albany School of Public Health, and former EPA Region 2 administrator Judith Enck for a discussion of this important issue. There will be adequate time for questions and answers. The moderator is Hudson Mohawk Magazine correspondent Corinne Carey. To register for the free Town Hall Meeting visit https:// tinyurl.com/HUM062220. This event is co-sponsored by Lights Out Norlite and the Hudson Mohawk Environmental Action Network.

Tuesday, June 23 VIRTUAL HISTORY TALK:

Tuesday, June 23, 7 – 8:00 pm, Virtual Talk by author Kathryn Atwood, Women Heroes of WWII. The Chapman Museum is pleased

to present a virtual talk by author Kathryn J. Atwood by Zoom on Tuesday, June 23, from 7 to 8 pm. The program, Women Heroes of WWII, is presented in conjunction with the exhibit, Let’s ALL Fight: WWII Home Front Posters from the Linc Cathers Collection, which is available online at www.chapmanmuseum. org. To join the Zoom Meeting go to the Chapman Museum events page and follow the link. The meeting opens at 6:30 p.m.

AUTHOR EVENT: Tuesday, June 23rd 5pm - Kristin Kimball - Good Husbandry. https://www.northshire. com/event/northshire-livekristin-kimball-conversation. Beloved author Kristin Kimball joins us from Essex Farm for an in conversation event about her recent memoir and our staff favorite Good Husbandry.For more information on these or other events, e-mail events@northshire. com, or visit the Northshire Bookstore website at www. northshire.com.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, located at 400 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 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, at the American Legion Melvin Roads Post, located at 200 Columbia Turnpike in Rensselaer. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org.

DAM THAT CREEK: Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site is offering online programs this month that will include a presentation by Derrick Pratt of the Erie Canal Museum. The first will be on Tuesday, June 23rd at 6:30pm as the site will provide an online program titled, “Dam that Creek!” This program will discuss the first dam across the Schoharie Creek for the Erie Canal and how it provided a means for barges to navigate through its waters. Schoharie Crossing is offering this slate of online programs while the Visitor Center is closed during the COVID-19 crisis. During NY on PAUSE, the Erie Canal historic site will provide programs through Webex as well as other online programs and social media such as Facebook Live. Additional programs will be scheduled, so please keep in touch with

us by joining our mailing list or following online. The site grounds will remain open for appropriate socially distant recreational use from dawn until dusk daily. Please observe NYS Guidelines while visiting Schoharie Crossing. For information about these programs, please find us on Facebook or you can call or email the Visitor Center at (518) 829-7516, SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov.

ADVANCED COLLAGE NIGHT: Tuesday, June 23rd, 5pm - 6pm EST, virtually at https://union.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_P3oi8iUPQJKriQSil02Lyg. Juan Hinojosa, current exhibiting Art Installation Series artist, will be leading an Advanced Collage Night! Hinojosa will lead participants in making their own collages that combine traditional paper materials with 3D items found around the home, like buttons, costume jewelry, iron-on patches, or even small plastic dinosaurs and legos! Hinojosa will also discuss adhesives for different materials, how to use a rigid support, and how to display a more 3D work. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required to receive link access to the event.

Wednesday, June 24 MEATLOAF DINNER: Saratoga – Wilton Elks Lodge #161 presents a Meatloaf Dinner for curbside pick up Wednesday, June 24, 4:306:30 pm. Call 518-584-2585 Monday or Tuesday between 10am-noon to place an order. Menu includes meatloaf, mashed potatoes, vegetable, stuffing, gravy, roll, salad. Dinner for 2 is $25. Cash only.

BASEBALL ON THE ERIE

CANAL: Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site is offering online programs this month that will include a presentation by Derrick Pratt of the Erie Canal Museum. As part of a double-header of online presentations at the end of June, Pratt will provide the program through Webex that will discuss the Erie Canal’s many connections to the earliest days of professional baseball. Using stories from some of the game’s biggest stars and others long forgotten, discover the connection that the canal has to our national past-time. This program is scheduled for Wednesday, June 24th at 6:30pm. A link to the Webex meeting can be found on the Schoharie Crossing Facebook page or you can contact us for the link by emailing SchoharieCrossing@parks. ny.gov. Schoharie Crossing is offering this slate of online programs while the Visitor Center is closed during the

COVID-19 crisis. During NY on PAUSE, the Erie Canal historic site will provide programs through Webex as well as other online programs and social media such as Facebook Live. Additional programs will be scheduled, so please keep in touch with us by joining our mailing list or following online. The site grounds will remain open for appropriate socially distant recreational use from dawn until dusk daily. Please observe NYS Guidelines while visiting Schoharie Crossing. For information about these programs, please find us on Facebook or you can call or email the Visitor Center at (518) 829-7516, SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov.

SHORT STORY CAFE: 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24. Local short-story writer Dave Sylvester hosts The Short Story Café, an informal discussion of the short story form that examines how writers handle structural elements such as plot, character and theme in their writing. Each week we will read and discuss two stories by wellknown (and some lesserknown!) masters of the form. Copies of the stories will be available in advance and should be read before the discussions. These sessions will be conducted via zoom. Please include your email address in your registration so that we may send out a link to join the discussion. More information and registration is available online at www. thetroylibrary.org or by calling 518-274-7071.

JOB FAIR: POSTPONED This event is now happening on Wednesday, July 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 400 Old Loudon Road (Rt 9 & Rt 9R), Latham. Register online at www.AlbanyJobFair.com.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24 at the Saratoga Springs City Center, located at 522 Broadway in Saratoga Springs. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org.

BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24 at Albany Polish Community Center, located at 225 Washington Avenue Ext. in Albany. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org.

KATRINA TRASK PRESENTATION: CANCELED - Wednesday, June 24 1:30 pm, The Fascinating Life of Katrina Trask. Best known as the founder of Yaddo, Katrina Trask led an accomplished and intriguing life with many Lake George connections. This spirited presentation by literary dramatist Betty Spinelli conveys the “true essence” of a woman whose life was filled with tragedy, romance, and creativity. Join us for this special event followed by a fabulous lakeside reception as we kick off our Studio Preservation campaign! Tickets: $40 at TheSembrich.org/ tickets. This event is part of The Sembrich 2020 Summer Festival and will take place at The Sembrich, 4800 Lake Shore Dr. in Bolton Landing.

Thursday, June 25

AUTHOR EVENT: Thursday, June 25th - 5pm - Stephanie Storey - Rafael: Painter in Rome. https://www.northshire.com/event/northshirelive-stephanie-storey-conversation. Stephanie Storey, the author of riveting art history thrillers, will discuss her latest book with fellow author Crystal King. Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling is one of the most iconic masterpieces of the Renaissance. In her new book, Storey tells of its creation as never before: through the eyes of Michelangelo’s fiercest rival—the young, beautiful, brilliant painter of perfection, Raphael. Northshire Bookstore continues to host a series of virtual community gatherings for book lovers anchored around a standing Thursday 5 p.m. Northshire Live virtual event with weekly authors and guests via Zoom. Full event information is available at northshire.com/ upcoming-events. All events are password protected. Information on how to access each event is available at northshire.com. Beginning in June, all Northshire Live events will be ticketed - most on a “pay-what-you-can” basis.

CONCERT IN THE PARK:

CANCELED - The Ballston Spa Business and Professional Association has presented free summer events for the community for many years. This year the COVID-19 pandemic has curtailed some of the public activities that residents and visitors to

village of Ballston Spa have come to enjoy. The Concerts in the Park Series, which normally takes place Thursday evenings from 6-8 pm and originally planned to start June 25, has been cancelled for June and July dates. The BSBPA is currently planning to present concerts on August 6, 13, 20 and 27. Concerts will be held outside in Lions Music Park at the historic Iron Spring Park on Front Street. The park’s natural amphitheater setting, larger stage and more available parking makes it the ideal place for music performance and enjoyment. To learn more, visit at www.ballston.org. BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 at the Stewarts Ice Cream Building 2, located at 461 Church St. in Saratoga Springs. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org. BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 1 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 at the Latham Fire Department, located at 226 Old 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 7:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, June 25 at the Empire State Plaza Department of Healthat the concourse in Albany. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org. ONLINE DOCUMENTARY SCREENING: At 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 25 join filmmaker Clément Guerra and Indigenous media makers in an online HD screening of “The Condor and the Eagle,” followed by a Be The Media! workshop:

“Indigenous Voices: Media for Environmental Organizing.” This event will be part of the Condor and the Eagle Impact Campaign, connecting media artists, indigenous voices and environmental groups across the country. More information and registration is available online at www. mediasanctuary.org. Friday, June 26 BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Friday, June 26 at Malta Ambulance, located at 2249 Rt. 9 in Malta. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org. BLOOD DRIVE: An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, June 26 at Cancer Research Center, located at 1 Discovery Dr. in Rensselaer. More information is available online at www.redcrossblood.org. FLAVORS OF ARMENIA: 5 to 7 p.m. every Friday in June at St Peter Armenian Apostolic Church, 100 Troy Schenectady Rd, Watervliet. Friday evening nocontact, drive-thru meal events to bring you a little flavor of Armenia this year in lieu of our Annual Armenian Festival. Order online at stpeterarmenianchurch. com/flavors or just drive up, order and pay on site. Saturday, June 27 ART EXHIBIT: Hudson Hall is proud to reopen its doors on June 27, 2020 with Rodney Alan Greenblat’s aptly-titled, Something to Look Forward to, an enjoyable, whimsical and engaging collection of new and archival works bursting with color and underpinned with wit and charm. The exhibition, which runs until August 23 in Hudson Hall’s Center Hall Gallery and Common Council Room, is free and open to the public on a limited, timed entry, reservation-only basis (maximum 10 entries per hour). Socially-distanced guided tours ($10, free for members, maximum of 6 per tour) take place on Saturdays and Sundays at 4pm. Exhibition reservations and tour tickets are now on sale to Hudson Hall members and open to the public on June 18. Tickets can be purchased and time entry reservations can be made at hudsonhall.org. Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House, 327 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534. Tel: (518) 8221438. BLOOD DRIVE: An

American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 27 at Hope Lutheran Church, located at 470 Winter St. Ext. in Troy. More information is available online at www. redcrossblood.org. ADIRONDACK WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL: POSTPONED - In light of current CDC social distancing guidelines, Adirondack Festivals LLC announced it has rescheduled the 6th Annual Adirondack Wine & Food Festival to Sept. 26 & 27, 2020.