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Tree Toga 11 – Volunteer to Help Sustainable Saratoga needs you to help plant trees. Tree Toga is a fun, family-friendly event. Our great volunteers plant trees to leave a green legacy for the next generation. We will plant fifty-three young trees throughout Saratoga Springs this year. On April 30, volunteers will gather at 9:30 a.m. at Pitney Meadows Community Farm for registration, training, site assignments, and camaraderie. Around 10 a.m., volunteers will disperse to plant shade trees at residential and institutional sites around the city, finishing about noon. To learn more, and to sign up as a tree planter, waterer, or event day volunteer, go to www. sustainablesaratoga.org/treetoga. For inquiries/donations: trees@ sustainablesaratoga.org.
Earth Day Team Up to Clean Up The event will be held on April 23 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at four designated clean-up sites. We provide gloves, vests, and garbage bags. Location and other details will be sent out the week of the event. Invite your friends and family to join us or you can pledge to clean up your own neighborhood with friends and family. Your act will not only inspire and improve our community, but it will help to remove the ever-increasing threat posed by plastic waste which contaminates our water, soil, air, and wildlife. Please register so we can keep track of the impact we collectively make. To register, visit forms.gle/ JwFfGmegQ7pBUP9Y8
The Friends of Ulysses S. Grant Cottage Annual Meeting Saturday April 23 at 2 p.m. at Saratoga Spa State Park Administration Building (front entrance). The first portion of this event is open to the public. Light refreshments will be available to guests. Followed by an official business meeting for Members only. Learn about the many accomplishments The Friends have achieved over the
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past 30+ years, while enjoying the program Grant’s Birthday at Delmonico’s performed by Grant Cottage Operations Manager Ben Kemp. Guests will also hear about the monumental milestones we’ve celebrated over these past few years and our ambitious plans for the future.
Indoor Craft and Garage Sale On Sunday, April 24, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. the popular Elks Ladies Auxiliary Indoor Craft and Garage Sale will be held at the Saratoga-Wilton Elks Club on Elks Lane. Admission is free. Over 40 vendors; great parking, bargains galore, and lunch. Household items, sports equipment, hand-made items, clothing, fabrics, food treats, body lotions, and just about anything you can imagine. New vendors signing up every month. A fun activity the entire family enjoys. All proceeds go to local charities. 8’ table and chairs $15; Call Debbie @ 518-885-6506 for information or to sign up for a table(s). May 22 next sale.
Havurah Vatik How did The Giving Circle come to be? Join us on Tuesday, April 26, 11 a.m. – Noon for our first in-person program in two years! Havurah Vatik is excited to welcome two of our long-term members, Ron and Karyl Maenza, to the podium to share with us how they helped found The Giving Circle, Inc., an all-volunteer, not-for-profit, charitable organization based in Saratoga Springs, with a mission of communities assisting communities in need – its history, how it was conceived, and how it evolved, beginning with the hurricanes of 2005. For in-person meetings all attendees must show proof of vaccination and adhere to safety protocols prescribed by our host, Congregation Shaare Tfille, located at 84 Weibel Ave, Saratoga Springs.
Gardener or Guardian You can be both. Why the hype about native plants matters? A Zoom presentation on April 26 at 6:30 p.m. by Johanna Garrison. Whether you have a meadowy acre, an urban plot, or a sunny porch, you too can help reverse the damage from decades of pesticide abuse and habitat loss by cultivating your
own pollinator paradise. Join us as we dig into the importance of native plants, pollinators, and a few other wildly wonderful critters as Johanna leads you down her own native plant journey-one rife with trial and error, and the many unexpected joys and lessons of wildlife gardening. www.facebook.com/ events/313656714166124/
Bike Rodeo Come join Turning Point District Cub Scouts for a Bike Rodeo on Saturday, April 30. We will be having fun between 9 a.m. and noon at the Wilton Mall. All youth in kindergarten through 5th grade are invited. There will a bike safety check area, an obstacle course, and a patch for participants. You’ll also have the opportunity to speak with bike patrol law enforcement members and watch them navigate the obstacle course. Bring your bicycle or scooter along with your bicycle helmet. Check your skills and learn about some other cool scouting activities and games. All those attending will get a free raffle ticket for a new bicycle that will be won at this event. Contact John Koch (saratogascouter@kochny. com) for further information. Hope to see you there!
Wing Fest On Saturday, April 30, we will find out who has the best wings in Glens Falls at a competition between restaurants. Tasting is from noon to 3 p.m. and an awards ceremony at the bandstand in City Park at 3:30 p.m. There will also be live music in Downtown Glens Falls. Tasting Tickets are $1 each, and the number of tickets to taste varies by restaurant. Participating Downtown restaurants will serve from their storefronts, and restaurants from outside the city will serve from locations along Glen, Ridge, Bay, and Maple Streets. There will be entertainment in City Park.
Adult Tractor Safety Class The basics of tractor safety will be presented on April 30, 10 a.m. – noon at the 4-H Training Center located at 556 Middleline Rd., Ballston Spa. The class includes: Rollover prevention and importance of ROPS & seatbelts, runover prevention, PTO safety, basic safe operating principles. Register by contacting Nicolina Foti, 518-885-8995 or nvf5@ cornell.edu.
Say Something: Tactile Voices in Clay
RESURGENCE: This is What holiness Looks Like
Saratoga Clay Arts presents a national juried exhibition of 60 functional and decorative works by 48 clay artists. Juried by prominant Philadelphia potter and artist, Kevin Snipes, the selected utilitarian works not only function well in our daily lives, but also use decoration, narrative imagery, words, and/or form to give the works a glimpse into the passionate mind of the maker. The exhibition opens on Saturday, April 30 online and in person, with an opening reception from 5-7 p.m., and runs through June 11. A Juror’s Choice Prize and a Director’s Choice Prize will be revealed at the opening. Details for the exhibition can be found online at www.saratogaclayarts.org.
Join us on Friday, May 6 at 7 p.m. for a concert and Saturday, May 7 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. for a Church Revival and Craft Fair at Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church, located at 175 5th Ave., Saratoga Springs. A progressive camp tent revival style gathering. Keynote speaker is Garlinda Burton. Ms. Burton frequently leads spiritual life retreats and offers motivational presentation for churches, faithbased organizations, colleges and universities, and social-action groups. Featured artist mark A. Miller an Associate Professor of Church Music and Composer In Residence at Drew University in Madison NJ and is a Lecturer in the Practice of Sacred Music at Yale University.
Canine Training Classes
SSCSD Bike Rodeo
Classes will be held on Monday evenings, beginning May 2, at the 4-H Training Center, 556 Middle Line Road, Ballston Spa. The 8-week program and is open to youth ages 8-18, and adults. Beginner, Graduate Beginner, Novice, Grooming and Handling, Agility, and Rally classes will be offered. Agility is offered for youth only. Class sizes are limited to first come, first served; and youth are given priority. Mixed breeds and purebred dogs welcome. Cost for all eight sessions is $15-$20 for youth ages 8-18, and $80 for adults. Please call the 4-H Office at 518-885-8995 to register. Registrations must be submitted by April 15. To learn more about Saratoga County 4-H, please visit ccesaratoga.org/4-H
District-Wide bike rodeo, safety course, and basic bike maintenance May 7, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the East Side Recreation Field – Track and In-Field (off of Caroline St.) to get everything checked out before Bike-to- School Day (May 20). We’ll have mechanics on site for minor maintenance, a helmet fitting station, bike safety stations, games, and a bike obstacle course. To sign up: www.signupgenius.com/ go/10C0E4CA4AF2BA6F8CE9bike1 Parents, please accompany your children. Wear a helmet. All kids participating can fill out a raffle ticket for a chance to win a new kids’ bike from Trek Bicycles (up to $350) plus other small prizes!
New Video Series
The Spring into Salem Artisan Event
The Saratoga County History Center is pleased to announce the launch of a new video series, “Forgotten Crossroads of Saratoga County.” Produced in partnership with the Saratoga County History Roundtable and various town historians, episodes will explore Saratoga County’s storied past in delightful detail. The inaugural video, “Forgotten Crossroads: Rock City Falls,” will debut at Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa on May 3, at 7 p.m. Reservations to attend this event are available at brooksidemuseum. networkforgood.com/ events/42015-forgottencrossroads-rock-city-fallsvideo-release.
The event is taking place on May 7 at 116 Riley Hill Rd., Salem, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. is a free event featuring over 30 crafters, jewelry makers, potters, artists, and beauty & wellness practitioners. Brought to you by two women-owned and familyrun farms: Blind Buck Valley Farmstead, and MW Farmstead. Celebrate Mother’s Day weekend by shopping local! Score the perfect gift for mom or spend the day together enjoying the beautiful countryside, listening to music, eating artisan foods, taking part in agricultural activities, and more!
