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22 Saturday

Gnome Home

Visit our art studio and create a colorful gnome home scene with modeling clay, wooden pieces and decorative bits and bobs, 1 p.m. For ages 5 and older. Cost is $16.05. A drop off program perfect afternoon for creativity and play. Register by Oct. 13. The Wonder Room, 896 Saratoga Road, Ballston Lake. For more information, visit www.thewonderroomschool.com/ or call (518) 602-0237.

Family Fun: Featured Creatures

We have lots of wildlife at Five Rivers, and in the visitor center, we have some featured creatures. We provide food for them and clean their enclosures to make sure they are healthy. Join one of our dedicated naturalists to learn more about the animal-care process. Learn about how we feed them, maintain their enclosures, and the special considerations we make for these once wild animals, 10 a.m. Space is limited; reservations required. Five Rivers Environmental Education Center, 56 Game Farm Road, Delmar. For more information call (518) 475-0291 or visit www.dec. ny.gov/education/1835.html.

Shaker Cemetery Tours

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This special October tour led by Shaker Heritage staff engages visitors to explore the Shaker Cemetery and uncover the stories of this unique religious and social movement, recognized as the most successful communal society in the U.S.

Mother Ann Lee and other Shaker leaders are buried at the cemetery, which was established in 1785. Cost is $10 for the general public. Shaker Heritage Society, 25 Meeting House Road, Albany. For more information, call (518) 456-7890 or visit home.shakerheritage.org.

Hounds of Halloween

Ghoulish golden retrievers, devilish dachshunds, and terrifying terriers will return to roam the streets of downtown Albany for the BID’s annual dog trick-or-treating event, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dress up your pup for the Costumed Canine Contest and stop by local businesses for unique Halloween treats for pups and people. Proceeds will benefit the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society. Downtown Albany. For more information, visit www. downtownalbany.org.

23 Sunday

Disney Junior Live

This show brings beloved Disney Junior characters and favorite Marvel Super Heroes together live on stage for a jampacked, concert-style show with singing, dancing, acrobatics, and more, 4 p.m. It will feature favorite songs from hit Disney Junior series, as well as new original music. Mickey, Minnie, and their pals are getting ready to throw a huge costume party but mysterious green rain, wind, and smoke keep interrupting the fun.Tickets start at $29.50. Palace Performing Arts Center, 19 Clinton Ave., Albany. For more information, visit www.palacealbany.org or call (518) 465-3335.

Concert: Lost Radio Rounders

Love gone right, love gone wrong, and love gone hilarious, 2 p.m. Clifton

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Park-Halfmoon Public Library, 475 Moe Road, Clifton Park. For more information, call 518-371-8622 or visit www. cphlibrary.org.

24 Monday

Electric Vehicles 101

Capital Districts Clean Communities Coordinator Jacob Beeman will be here to provide information and answers about EV types, charging, government rebates and more, 6 p.m. All ages welcome! Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar. For more information, call 518-439-9314 or visit bethlehempubliclibrary.org.

25 Tuesday

Family LEGO Build

LEGO builders are challenged to work as a family to build a project of your own design. All LEGOs will be provided, please keep yours at home, 6 p.m. For children of all ages, with an adult. Registration required. Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, 475 Moe Road, Clifton Park. For more information, call 518-371-8622 or visit www.cphlibrary.org.

26 Wednesday

Trunk or Treat at the park

Drop by Elm Avenue Park for our an-

nual Trunk or Treat community-wide event, featuring dozens of creative trick-or-treating stations hosted by local groups such as the library Friends, area scout troops, Delmar-Bethlehem first responders, high school clubs and more, 4 p.m. Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar. For more information, call 518-439-9314 or visit bethlehempubliclibrary.org.

27 Thursday

Fun Fossil Facts

Dr. Robert Feranec, director of Research and Collections, curator of Pleistocene Vertebrate Paleontology, and curator of Mammalogy at the New York State Museum, will share fascinating facts about fossils, 6:30 p.m. For all ages, with an adult. Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, 475 Moe Road, Clifton Park. For more information, call 518-371-8622 or visit www. cphlibrary.org.

31 Monday

Library Trick or Treat

Stop by the Children’s Place and trick or treat in a safe, dry place. Costumes are optional, but fun is not! Treat bags will be provided, 10 a.m.-noon. For ages 0-6 and families. Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar. For more information, call 518-439-9314 or visit bethlehempubliclibrary.org.

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