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be for ages 6 to 10, with Medieval Madcaps for ages 10 to 14. Cost for each twoweek camp will be $300 and the hours will be 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Information/registration: 802-867-2223. u

Beauty Pageant LAKE GEORGE The New York State World of Beauty Pageant will be held Friday through Sunday, May 6 to 8, at the Tiki Resort in Lake George. For all ages, babies to older than 40. Times/cost: 1-877-596-9152. u

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everyone to its Friday Fish Fry from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 6. This meal is served each Friday, with few exceptions. Information: 518-499-2482. u

Legion Supper SCHAGHTICOKE The Charles Waldron American Legion Auxiliary 731 will serve a Friday Night Supper from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 6, at American Legion Post 731, 181 Lower Main St. in Schaghticoke. Cost: $8. This supper is served each Friday with few exceptions. Information: 518-753-4188. u

Thrift Shop Open HOOSICK FALLS Girl Scouts from local Service Unit 155 will staff the Thrift Shop at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, May 6, and 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 7. Enter the far right door on Floor 2. Clothing prices range from 25 cents to $3, or fill a bag provided by the shop for $5 (cash only). Information: Joyce Brewer at 518-686-4942, or email GirlScoutsHoosick@gmail. com. u

Spring is the perfect time to select that one unique piece of vacant land for your new home. Here is a small sample of properties in the Greenwich area to choose from. • • • • • •

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Irwin Rd. - Just Reduced ! - $19,900 - 1.04 acres Quiet dirt road, level lot, and some trees to keep those hot summer days cool. Great parcel to place a modular home or smaller standard construction home in the country. Irwin Rd. - Just Reduced ! - $19,900 - 1.05 acres Another great lot adjacent to its twin next door. Rabbit Rd. - $27,900 - 1.5 acres Perfect place to situate your home and to be enveloped by nature. Beautiful wooded and approved building lot located on the quiet and much sought after Rabbit Rd. North Rd. - $40,000 - 1.01 acres A lovely scenic acre of land in which to build your home. Views are spectacular with sunsets overlooking the local hills. Located just North of the village. North Rd. - $40,000 - 1.09 acres Another twin with the same great views and sunsets. 44 Rowlands Lane - Just Reduced ! - $249,000 - 74.56 acres Remarkable country property at the end of its own town maintained dirt lane. With a spectacular mix of meadows, hardwood, evergreens, babbling brooks, and mother nature everywhere you turn, this is the quintessential property for privacy and seclusion. Electric, water, and small cottage already on site.

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Affordable living. This 2 story home is waiting for you. Newly remodeled. Newer electric, windows, plumbing. Eat-in kitchen with newer appliances, large laundry room, formal dining room, living room, sunroom with skylights and pellet stove. Sliding door to patio. 1 bedroom or den downstairs and 3 bedrooms upstairs. Vinyl siding and a sweet front porch. Larger than it looks. MUST see inside to appreciate all this house has! CALL PAM TODAY!

For copies of maps and directions and a list of many more available properties, contact Steve Mueller at Roohan Realty

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Rick Tinkham ~ Owner/Broker 53 High Street, Hoosick Falls, NY 12090 Office: (518) 686-8227 Fax: (518) 686-8809 The #1 Selling Office since 2007 info@tinkhamrealestate.com • www.tinkhamrealestate.com in our area per Capital Region We are open until 7:00 pm Monday through Friday Multiple Listing Reporting.

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“I AM ON THE EDGE” YES! Just beyond (Cambridge) Village Regulation, Taxes & Zoning. I live in the Town of Jackson & have 6.71 Acres of Land, with Commercial Road Frontage (295’) on State Route 22. Two Out-Buildings: A 24’x36’ Garage and the other, a Cement Block Commercial Building 30’x50’ with a 12’ Overhead Door. My Home is a comfortable 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath (with Hot Water Baseboard Heat) Residence. I am offered @ $195,000. Come See Me!

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NOW IS THE TIME TO LOOK AT VACANT LAND. START YOUR SEARCH AT ALAN BROWN REALTY. Route 372, Easton - 9.8 acres. A very attractive parcel within minutes to the Village of Greenwich. Open and wooded with some views. There is a stream that runs through part of the parcel and a very nice level building site with privacy. List Price $54,000. Kilmer Road, Argyle - 5.22 acres. Come and see a very nice 5 acre wooded lot, minutes from Cossayuna Lake. Buy this piece of land, plan your new home, camp, swim and canoe in the nearby lake and enjoy Beautiful Washington County for the summer! Get satisfaction with an abundance of wildlife, a stream that runs through your land and power at the road. Make an offer. List price $39,900.

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Pizza at Elks

GREENWICH The Greenwich Elks Club on Route 40 South will offer Henderson’s Pizza every Friday night. In addition to pizza, the menu will include weekly specials such as mozzarella sticks, chicken wings, French fries, and more. Information/to order: 6922061. u

Legion Drawing GRANVILLE American Legion Post 323 on Columbus Street in Granville invites everyone to participate in its Queen of Hearts Drawing at 6 p.m. each Friday. Tickets will be available at the Post. Information: 642-1759. u

First Friday GRANVILLE Take a virtual road trip at this month’s First Friday at the Pember Library & Museum at 7 p.m., when the museum presents “The I-75 Project,” an art installation by award-winning New York artist Norm Magnusson. The exhibit features “historic” point of interest marker signs that will be installed around the cultural campus between the Pember and the Slate Valley Museum. Visitors will be given a map so they can find all of the markers. Other exhibitors include carver Glenn Durlacher who will show his fine art carvings and stump carvings, and Argyle painter Mark Haley who will display his heroic baseball portraits. Granville resident Paul Klam will add his miniature wooden baseball game to the baseball theme. Enjoy snacks from the Wells Country Store, and music by Granville’s own country music artist, Phil Hoyt. At the Slate Valley Museum, watercolors by artist Ellen Faber will be exhibited, accompanied by bluegrass banjo music by Steve Rubin. Photographers are invited to bring their cameras to the Pember to try and get their best shot of Lucy the Pember

Library Cat. The library is planning a special 2012 calendar entitled “Lucy at the Library,” featuring various images of the popular calico feline. Contact librarian Ardyce Bresett for more information, 518-642-1515. u

Elvis Concert SCHUYLERVILLE Donny Elvis will perform an Elvis Concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 6, at the American Legion Post on Clancy Street in Schuylerville. Cost: $10 at the door, or reserve a table for eight people in advance with Marie Foster at 518-6955609. Beverages and snacks will be available for purchase, too. Proceeds will benefit the Knights of Columbus and Court Stella Maris, Catholic Daughters. u

Book Critic Visits MANCHESTER Dwight Garner, book critic for The New York Times, will interview with store owner Chris Morrow at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 6, at the Northshire Bookstore in Manchester. Free and open to all. Information: 802-362-2200. u

Birding Activity GLENS FALLS Joyce Miller will lead a Street Tweets Basic Birding activity from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, May 6 and 13, at Red Fox Books in Glens Falls. Identify local birds. Information: 518-793-5352, or www.redfoxbookstore.com.

Saturday7 Garage Sale G A N S E V O O R T Gansevoort will host is a n n u a l Townwide Garage Sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. S a t u r d a y, May 7 and Sunday, May 8 throughout town. There will be a flea market in the town park, and there will be pony rides, a bounce house, antiques and gifts. There will also be a carnival held behind Saratoga Flag and vendors selling at the corner of Brownville Road and Route 32. Maps of the yard-sale sites will be available at the Stewart’s store. For more information, plase call Penny Hargett at 796-3596. u

Battlefield Activities STILLWATER Plein air at Saratoga Battlefield (painting, photography, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.), a British encampment (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.), guided natural history walks (10 to 11:30 a.m.), and more will be offered on Saturday, May 7, at Saratoga National Historical Park Battlefield in Stillwater. Information: 518-664-9821, Ext. 224, or www.nps.gov/sara. u

Flea Market LAKE GEORGE An indoor “Fleeing Flea Market” will be held from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, and 9

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a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday the eighth, at The Forum in Lake George. Crafters and vendors will be on hand, and there’ll be a garage sale and children’s activities. Information/cost: 518-6682200, or www.lakegeorgeforum.net. u

Pitch, Hit, Run GLENS FALLS The Glens Falls Golden Eagles will host a free Pitch, Hit and Run event for ages 7 to 14 at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, at East Field in Glens Falls. Featured will be four levels of competition. Information: 518-2230820, or www.glensfallsgoldeneagles.com. u

Plant Sale SCHUYLERVILLE The Schuylerville Garden Club will hold its annual Plant Sale from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 7, at Fort Hardy Park on Route 29 in Schuylerville. Perennials, house plants, gardening gloves, and garden-related items will be offered. Information: www.schuylervillegardenclub.org. u

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Georgi Cleanup SHUSHAN The Georgi on the Battenkill in Shushan will hold a Spring Cleanup from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 7. Bring gloves and rakes to help clean up the park for the 2011 season. Information: 854-3773, or email info@thegeorgi.com. u

Gardener’s Weekend SCHUYLERVILLE A Gardener’s Weekend with Lilacs and Grasses will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, at Fort Hardy Park in Schuylerville. There’ll be workshops on lilacs by Jeff Young, ornamental grasses by Cathy Rogers, and area garden shops will offer discounts and demonstrations. Information: 518-695-6923, or

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Friends of the Library will hold a Plant and Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 7, at the Argyle Rescue Squad. Garden perennials and homemade breads, pies, cakes and cookies will be offered, and proceeds will benefit the Argyle Free Library. u

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Fabulous and delicious, Cake offers the Saratoga region custom cakes for any occasion. Owner and Pastry Chef spends time with every client to ensure each cake is unique and the perfect fit. Born in Massachusetts and raised in New Hampshire, she fell in love with food at some point during her teenage years. She spent many childhood days in the kitchen alongside her mother, and discovered a true passion for baking. Cake started in Alissa’s kitchen in Schuylerville. She would create cakes for friends and family and eventually got so many requests that she decided to make it official. She now does cakes for every occasion from birthdays to weddings and of course cupcakes. Some say her cakes are not your traditional grocery store cake but more hip and trendy in their look and flavor. She has a large variety of interesting flavors and fillings such as espresso chocolate, luscious lemon, strawberry mousse and now her latest creation which is a gluten-free chocolate that is fantastic. The cupcakes are a hit with flavors such as Boston cream and mojito and they make great gifts. It’s important to Alissa that she uses local farm-fresh ingredients such as milk from the Battenkill Valley Creamery and eggs from a neighbor’s farm in Schuylerville.

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Children’s Clothing QUEENSBURY A Kid’s Consignment Exchange will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, at the Adirondack Sports Complex in Queensbury. Like new and gently used children’s items will be offered. Information: 518-743-1086, or www.adksc.com. u

Garden Workshop SALEM Gardenworks will hold a “Mother’s Day Workshop” from 10-11 a.m. instructing how to create a Container Herb Garden. Bring Mom or a friend and select favorite herbs and plant them for use throughout the summer. Cost is $25 per person. Information: 518-854-3250. u

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held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, beginning and ending at the Hook and Ladder Fire House, corner of Quaker Street and Potter Avenue in Granville. This 5K race features a flat and fast course. All pre-registrants will receive a T-shirt, refreshments will follow the run (including Phil’s Almost Famous Five-Alarm Chili), and awards will be presented. Entry fee: $15 in advance; $20 race day. Information/ registration: Phil Jessen at 518-232-7040. u

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SCHUYLERVILLE The Schuylerville Public Library at 52 Ferry Street invites everyone to join its free Magic the Gathering Club for all ages that will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays each month. Infor mation: Amanda at 518-695-6641. u

GRANVILLE Fireside Stories for children will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, at the Pember Library, 33 W. Main Street in Granville. Stories about bicycles will be featured this week. Information: 518-6422525. u

Equine Training FORT ANN Four clinicians – Ashley Harr, Billy Smith, Jamie Ziehm, and Michelle Labriola – will demonstrate Natural Horsemanship methods during a Spring Training Equine Event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, at Walker’s Farm, Home and Tack, 5565 Route 4 in Fort Ann. There’ll be pony rides, a 4-H project display, equine massage, and food, too. E M B R O I D E R Y

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Family Activity GLENS FALLS A family activity day, “Decoupage Flower Pots,” will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, at the Chapman Historical Museum in Glens Falls. Information/cost: 518-7932826, or www.chapmanmuseum.org. u

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Chicken Barbecue PITTSTOWN A takeoutonly Chicken Barbecue will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, at the Pittstown United Methodist Church Hall on Route 7. Cost: $10. Advance tickets are recommended; call Sue at 518-663-5145. u

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Movie for Families HOOSICK FALLS The ADAPT group will host a Movie Night for children in grades kindergarten through 6 and their families from 4 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, in the auditorium at the Hoosick Falls Central School Junior-Senior High School. Screened will be the animated film, “Tangled.” Food and drink will be for sale and all children must be accompanied by an adult. Information/to donate to ADAPT for the class of 2012 after-prom party, e-mail hfcs. adapt@gmail.com. u

F.D. Drawing, Bingo GRANVILLE T he Granville Hook and Ladder Fire Co. on Quaker Street invites everyone to participate in its Queen of Hearts Drawing at 6 p.m. on Saturdays. And, bingo will be held at 7 p.m. each Saturday, with few exceptions. Information: 642-2401. u

Dinner, Auction GREENWICH The Lions Club will hold its Annual Dinner and Auction at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, at the Elks Club Lodge on Route 40S in Greenwich. Cost: $15. Information: 518-692-2123. u

Dessert Theatre SOUTH HARTFORD The Hartford Yoked Parish will host a Dessert Theatre, featuring jazz pianist Charles Cornell, on Saturday, May 7, at the South Hartford Church House, routes 40 and 196 in South Hartford. Accompanying Charles will be Michael Craner on bass and Matt Niedbalski on drums. Dessert, 6:30 p.m., concert 7:30 p.m. Cost: $10. Reservations are recom-

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Fly Fishing MANCHESTER Renowned fly fisher man Tom Rosenbauer will discuss his new book, “The Orvis Guide to Small Stream Fly Fishing” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, at the Northshire Bookstore in Manchester. Tom Rosenbauer, the author of 15 other books on fly fishing, was named Fly Rod & Reel magazine’s 2011 Angler of the Year. He believes that today’s anglers have a greater desire to get close to nature while staying closer to home. “The Orvis Guide to Small Stream Fly Fishing” provides all the information needed to find unspoiled gems found everywhere from wilderness areas to suburban backyards. The book explains the small stream environment, how to find these streams, how small-stream trout behave, how to read the water and how to present the fly in all types of small streams. It enables anglers to find and catch wild trout far off the beaten path. Rosenbauer has taught tens of thousands of anglers everything from how to tie on a fly to the best way to fool the most finicky trout. He has hosted fly fishing shows on TV, and his podcast “The Orvis Fly Fishing Guide” is one of the most popular titles on iTunes. For this presentation, he will focus on where and how people can catch trout in small streams all over New England, including within 100 yards of the Northshire Bookstore. The event is free and open to all. For more information, call the bookstore at 802-362-2200. u

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the Wood,” an art exhibit and concert by talented area high school students, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 7. Information: 518-798-9663. u

Fort Salem Cabaret SALEM Anita Gillette, star of Broadway, film and television, will present her Manhattan cabaret act “After All” on S a t u r d a y, May 7 at 8 p.m. at the Fort Salem Theater. Ms. Gillette has appeared in countless Broadway musicals, starting with “Gypsy” in 1959, and in Neil Simon’s “Chapter Two,” for which she was nominated for a Tony Award. In film, she has appeared in “Moonstruck,” “Boys on the Side,” and “Shall We Dance.” Her most memorable television work was as the girlfriend of “Quincy” in the popular series, and she also appeared on the “What’s My Line,” “The Edge of Night,” and “Search for Tomorrow.” In her cabaret act, she traces her life and career with glimpses of some of her finest musical and scene work. Don’t miss this very special night at Fort Salem! Tickets are $20 per person and include music, coffee and dessert. For more information, call 518-854-9200 or visit www.fortsalemtheater.com. u

Battenkill Chorale SARATOGA Music from the Terezin ghetto/concentration camp will be the theme when the Battenkill Chorale presents “Voices of Hope and Remembrance: Honoring the Legacy of Terezin” at the Zankel Music Center at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs on Saturday, May 7 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 8 at 4 p.m. The concert will include the premiere performance of Alfred V. Fedak’s “Musica, Dei Donum Optimi,” a work commissioned by the Battenkill Chorale. The Bennington Children’s Chorus will sing excerpts from “I Never Saw Another

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Butterfly,” texts written by children incarcerated at Terezin. Prior to the May 8 concert, at 3 p.m., a panel discussion will include Jewish choral music authority Joshua Jacobson presenting a Power Point show on music at Terezin, a filmed interview with Terezin survivor Edgar Krasa, and composer Thomas Oboe Lee, who will talk about the Flowers of Terezin. The Battenkill Chorale, composed of 100 singers from six counties in New York and Vermont, presents exciting performances of a wide and varied repertory of choral music. Under the inspired and tireless direction of Founding Artistic Director Janet McGhee, this eclectic group of amateur singers has matured into one of the cultural crown jewels of the North Country and Capital Regions. As part of the Chorale’s June choral tour to Vienna and Prague, they will present a memorial recital at the Terezin concentration camp. Tickets for the Saratoga concert are $15 and can be reserved by calling 518-6927458 or email jen.braucher@ gmail.com.

Sunday8 Sunday Breakfast BUSKIRK The Buskirk Volunteer Fire Department will serve a Pancake/French Toast Breakfast from 7:30 to 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 8, at the Fire House, 2217 BuskirkWest Hoosick Road in Buskirk. Everyone is invited. u

Sunday Breakfast VALLEY FALLS The Ladies Auxiliary invites everyone to an all-you-caneat Pancake/French Toast Breakfast from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 8, at VFW Post 1938 on Poplar Avenue in Valley Falls. Cost: $6 adults; $3 ages 5 to 12. Information: 753-7708. u

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HARTFORD The Hartford Volunteer Fire Company hosts a Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, May 8 from 8-11 a.m. at the Community Hall in the firehouse on Rt. 40. Pancakes with maple syrup, eggs, ham, sausage, and beverages will be served. Cost: $6 adults, $3 children. u

GREENWICH Everyone is invited to a Mother’s Day Brunch Buffet from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, at the Greenwich Elks Lodge. Cost: Free for mothers; $12 other adults; $5 ages 6 to 11; free 5 and younger. Beginning at noon, mimosas and Bloody Marys will be available at additional cost. Reservations are not required but large groups may call 692-2061 to

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Fiddling Session SCHUYLERVILLE The Adirondack Fiddlers will host an “Old Tyme Fiddling” session from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, at the American Legion Hall on Clancy Street in Schuylerville. All fiddlers CONTINUED

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Towering Tchaikovsky GLENS FALLS The Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra will present “The Towering Tchaikovsky” at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 8, at Glens Falls High School. All mothers in attendance will receive a long-stemmed, red carnation for Mother’s Day. Also, a pre-concert talk with Maestro Charles Peltz will be held at 3:15 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. Information: 518-793-1348, or www.gfso.org, “Concerts and Tickets” link.

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Farmers’ Market QUEENSBURY The Farmers’ Market will be open from 3 to 6 p.m. on Monday, May 9, at Elks Lodge 81 on Cronin Road in Queensbury. Information: 518-792-0438, or www.gffma. com. u

Pottery Classes SALEM Jordan Becker will lead an Introduction to Pottery Class from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Mondays from

May 9 through June 20 at the Historic Salem Courthouse in Salem. Jordan also will offer a Sunday Clay Class from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sundays from May 15 through June 26. Information/registration: 518-854-7053, or www. salemcourthouse.org. u

Legion Bingo CAMBRIDGE American Legion Post 634 at 2106 Route 22 in Cambridge will host Monday Bingo at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 9. This bingo is held each Monday, with few exceptions. Information: 518-677-8069. u

Chorus Practice RUTLAND The Rutland Curbstone Chorus will meet for practice at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 9, at Rutland High School. All males with an interest in barbershop singing are encouraged to join this fun group. Information: 802-273-2911.

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Women’s Health GRANVILLE Washington County WIC will hold its monthly clinic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, at the Baptist Church on Quaker Street in Granville. WIC provides supplemental foods and health education to pregnant and nursing

women, infants, and children to age 5. Ask if you qualify for help with your food bill. Information/alternate time: 518-746-2460. u

Tuesday Bingo QUEENSBURY The Queensbury VFW at 32 Luzerne Road, across from the West Glens Falls Fire Department, will host Bingo at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10. Cards go on sale at 5:30 p.m. and home-cooked meals and more will be available. Featured will be $1,000, $750, and $500 jackpots. This bingo is held each Tuesday, and the first Saturday each month, with few exceptions, and everyone will be welcome. u

Lincoln Talk MANCHESTER Erin Carlson Mast, director of President Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington, D.C., will speak at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 10, in the Beckwith Room at Hildene in Manchester. Free and open to all. Information: Stephanie at 802-367-7960, or e-mail Stephanie@hildene. org.

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SCHUYLERVILLE The Schuylerville Garden Club will present National Garden

Club Master Judge Stephen Brown at their meeting on Wednesday, May 11 at 1 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Schuylerville. Mr. Brown’s program will illustrate a Tapestry Design and an Exhibition Table II, in preparation for the club’s annual flower show on July 23 and 24. Visitors and prospective new members are welcome. Information: Kathy Turcotte, 518-695-3915. u

Spay/Neutering PITTSFORD Cat owners are encouraged to drop their cats off at the Rutland County Humane Society in Pittsford for same-day, lowcost spaying/neutering at the Vermont Companion Animal Neutering Clinic in Middlesex, Vt.. Rabies shots also will be provided and the round-trip transportation will be free. Dates for this service are May 11 and June 22. Prior registration is required at 802-483-6700. Information: www.rchsvt. org, or www.vt-can.org. u

Hudson Talk GLENS FALLS Timothy Weidner will speak on “Stoddard’s Perspective on Damming the Hudson” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, at the Chapman Historical Museum in Glens Falls. Free and open to all. Information: www.chapmanmuseum.org.

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Barn Presentation HEBRON “Surveying the Early Barns of Wa s h i n g t o n County” will be the topic presented by Wi l l i a m Krattinger at the meeting of the Hebron Preservation Society on Thursday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the East Hebron Presbyterian Church on Route 22, south of Granville. Mr. Krattinger will describe initial efforts to create a system of identification, recordation and interpretation for the early timber frame barns of the region. His Power Point presentation will focus on use, layout, and framing methods of local historic barns. Currently a National Register of Historic Places Program Analyst, William Krattinger covers portions of the Hudson Valley, Capital District and Adirondack regions, overseeing the program in Washington County. He has been employed at the New York State Historic Preservation Office since 1999. The program is free and open to the public. A general business meeting of the Preservation Society will take place at 7 p.m. Refreshments will follow the presentation. For more information, call 518-6423465.

Friday13 Friday Bingo WHITEHALL Elks Lodge 1491 at 5 Elks Way in Whitehall will host Friday Night Bingo at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 13. Featured will be a $500 jackpot special. This bingo is held each Friday, with few exceptions. Information: 518-499-1491.

Saturday14 Plant Sale GREENWICH The Greenwich Garden Group will hold its Spring Plant Sale from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 14, at the Greenwich Town Hall on Academy Street. Annuals and perennials at reasonable prices will be offered. Information: 518-692-1285. u

Plant, Bake Sale FORT MILLER The Fort Miller Reformed Church off Route 4, between Fort Edward and Schuylerville, will hold its annual Plant, Book and Bake Sale from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 14. In addition to a variety of plants and flowers, offered will be pies, breads, cookies, brownies and books. u

Books Store Event MANCHESTER The Northshire Bookstore in Manchester will host a family event, “Northshire Community Garden Swap and Tour,” from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 14. Jenna Wogorich, author of “Chick Days,” will bring chicks and speak at 10:30 a.m. And at 7 p.m. that day, Information: 802-362-2200. u

Wreath Workshop SALEM Celebrate spring with Gardenworks’ first wreath workshop of the season. Meg Southerland will teach how to make a wreath to complement a front door or any room of the house. Class will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Cost is $38. Information: 518-854-3250. u

Youth Art Show GREENWICH The Picture Washington County Youth Art Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, in the Fair Farm Museum at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Greenwich. Free, donations appreciated. Information: 518-692-2464, or email markwashfair@aol.com. u

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Chicken Barbeque NORTH CAMBRIDGE The North Cambridge “Stump” Church will hold a “TakeOut Only” Chicken Barbeque on Sunday, May 14, with pick-up time from 4-6 p.m. Menu will consist of half chicken, baked potato, coleslaw, roll and dessert for $9 per person. To reserve ahead, phone 518-692-9391. u

Looking for Love SALEM Television anchor Jessica Layton will star in “Somewhere Out There: Lessons Learned While Looking for Love” at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 14, at the Fort Salem Theater, 11 E. Broadway in Salem. Cost: $20, including coffee and dessert. Information/tickets: 518-854-9200, or www. fortsalemtheater.com.

Sunday15 Belle Vue School GREENWICH The Belle Vue School 40th Celebration will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, at the Washington County

The FREEPRESS • Friday, May 6, 2011 • 7 Fairgrounds in Greenwich. Alumni families will gather for this musical recognition of the school’s 40th year. Information: 518-695-5565. u

Country Dance SCHUYLERVILLE The Country Round and Square Dance Association invites everyone to an Old-Style Country Dance from 2 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, at the American Legion Post on Clancy Street in Schuylerville. Music will be provided by the Ole Time Country band. Cost: $5 adults; $2 ages 6 to 17; free 5 and younger. Information: Floyd at 747-6687. u

Throughout May SARATOGA The “Art in Public Places” program, presented by Saratoga Arts, announces that the following places will host exhibits throughout the month of May: Saratoga Arts Member’s Hall – photography by Sue Clark; Saratoga Springs Train Station – mixed media by Julie Gailor; Saratoga Springs Public Library – artwork by Carolyn Kibbe; Saratoga Springs Visitor’s Center – artwork by Myra Vanden Berg; and Saratoga Gaming & Raceway – oil & acrylics by Marjorie Olsen. Saratoga Arts is located at 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs.

Fairgrounds hosting special dedication ceremony Saturday A public dedication of the historic marker and a ceremony highlighting the Landmark Schoolhouse Award for The Perkins Hollow One Room School will take place at 1:00 PM Saturday, May 7th, 2011 at the schoolhouse located on the Washington County Fair Farm Museum complex, 392 Old Schuylerville Road in Greenwich, New York. Through its National Schoolhouse Registry Program, the Country School Association of America (CSAA) recognizes school buildings that contribute to the appreciation and understanding of the country school experience and their unique architectural and historical heritage. Markers are awarded to school buildings which are at least 50 years old, that have been preserved, restored, renovated or reconstructed to retain the integrity of their original design, and are well maintained. The Perkins Hollow Schoolhouse is a preserved time

capsule representing school buildings of rural New York during the last half of the 19th century. Built in 1853 in the town of Salem the rustic structure with its wide board desks and seats served as the education facility for local children until it closed in 1910. The schoolhouse with original furnishings, maps and teaching aids along with the woodshed and outhouses was donated and moved to the Farm Museum in 1977. The Farm Museum will be open 10am-3pm join us for the marker dedication, a presentation of Perkins Hollow School history, visit the schoolhouse, check out school memorabilia, and learn about the Country School Association of America. The Washington County Fair Farm Museum and Perkins Hollow School offer a variety of school programs and field trips. For more information call 518692-2464 or see the website www. washingtoncounty fair.com.

Spring Plant Sale Saturday The Greenwich Garden Group Annual Spring Plant Sale is Saturday May 14, 2011 10:00am til noon at the picnic area behind the Greenwich Town Office Building. We need plants for our sale; the proceeds of which supports the Greenwich Garden Group Programs and the ongoing beautification and maintenance of the Greenwich library gardens. As you divide and move plants in your garden please consider donating plants for our sale. Please label plants with their common name in a pot. E-mail Dona Barth dona. barth@gmail.com to arrange a drop off time and place OR for assistance with potting plants.OR you can bring plants to the picnic area behind the Town Office Bldg between 8:30am-9:00am the day of the sale.

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