Capital District Senior Spotlight - February 2020

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Editor’s desk

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xcuse the history lessons this month, but I find the subject fascinating.

Much of what we see today is rooted in the past. From the relationships between countries to the traditions some of us share, it all goes back in time; and we are seldom conscious of why things are the way that they are.

In this edition we touch upon the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Though we honored the man with one day each January, we set aside the entire month of February for Black History Month. His selfless acts of courage inspired men and women of all colors. Though going against the status quo of Jim Crow laws presented violent rebuke, he continued to preach that the best response was peace. His speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial still resonates today for a generation that continues to seek hope.

Such a man ought to be remembered within the same month also reserved for Lincoln and George Washington.

King’s steps upon Washington are more recent compared to the origins behind what we do on Valentine’s Day. Regardless of where and when such a day in which we set aside to share our affections towards another person was created, it still seems like a great idea. We often hold back such feelings. In budding relationships, we fear ridicule. In established bonds, we think such expressions are unnecessary. There’s a reason why the shape of a heart embodies the spirit of the day. It’s that one time of the year when our hearts dance a gig, and it’s all because our other half found the gumption to express his or her love.

Sincerely, Michael Hallisey, Managing Editor Spotlight Newspapers

February 2020 Features A Man of Note: Martin Luther King, Jr. 5 Transformational Travel

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Food 9 Pagans in Love

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Columnists Social Security Corner

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Retiring Retirement

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A Patriot Remembers

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Senior Services Albany JCC

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Bethlehem Public Library

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Clifton Park Senior Comm. Center 16 Niskayuna Senior Center

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Voorheesville Public Library

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Social Security Corner

Taxman Knockin’ ax season is approaching, and we have made replacing your annual Benefit Statement even easier.

The Benefit Statement, also known as the SSA-1099 or the SSA-1042S, is a tax form we mail each year in January to people who receive Social Security benefits. It shows the total amount of benefits you received from us in the previous year so you know how much Social Security income to report to the IRS on your tax return.

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Black History Month

A Man of Note

Morehouse College

After attending segregated public schools as a child, King was accepted into Morehouse College at the age of 15.

Morehouse College was the alma mater of both King’s father, a pastor, and his maternal grandfather. While King studied medicine and law at Morehouse, perhaps the first major moment of his career in the ministry occurred while he was a college student. It was at Morehouse where King was mentored by the highly regarded theologian and racial equality advocate Dr. Benjamin Mays. Before his final year at Morehouse, King, now 18, chose to enter the ministry.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Montgomery, Alabama, was a highly segregated city when King and his family relocated to Alabama in the 1950s. Shortly after the King family moved to Alabama, an incident involving a 15-yearold black schoolgirl in Montgomery who refused to give up her bus seat to a white man highlighted racial tensions in the city. Those tensions

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

The Montgomery Bus Boycott made King a national figure, and he capitalized on that recognition to help establish the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

The SCLC was a group of civil rights activists devoted to nonviolent protest. As SCLC president, a role he held until his death, King traveled the globe promoting nonviolent protest and civil rights.

March on Washington

King played an integral role in the organization and execution of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August 1963. Estimates suggest as many as 300,000 people attended the march, which is considered a watershed moment for the civil rights movement that shone a light on the injustices faced by African Americans across the country. The march culminated with King delivering his most famous address, which is often referred to as his “‘I Have a Dream’ speech.” King delivered the speech while standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and shared his view of a future for the United States in which all people would have equal rights and opportunities.

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n January, Americans honor the life and work of Martin Luther King, Jr. — ­­ one the most influential people of our time. His actions, however, are among the many remembered in February, a month set aside to celebrate as Black History Month. To honor his legacy, here are the moments that both define the man and helped shape the world for the positive.

escalated further nine months later, when 42-year-old Rosa Parks rejected a bus driver’s plea that she give up her bus seat to a white passenger in a section designated for black people. As a result of these incidents, King organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott, which lasted for more than a year but ultimately led to the end of racial segregation on all Montgomery public buses.

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Humanities Institute for Lifelong Learning

“The University In Our Town” HILL presents its 27th Spring semester of university-level courses in the Humanities and related fields to the residents of the Capital District. The courses are taught by distinguished experts who are usually faculty members of local colleges. The fee for each course is $35.

THIS SPRING: • American Exceptionalism from a Public Policy Perspective • Global Warming • Latin America: Its People & Its Music • Latin America from Its Conquest to Independence • Shakespeare’s Comic Vision Classes start the week of March 2 at the Delmar Reformed Church on Delaware Avenue at the Four Corners.

For information about HILL, course descriptions and a registration form, visit our website at hillclasses.org or call (518) 368-7029.

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Notable moments in the career of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Feature

How to get lost in

TRANSFORMATIONAL TRAVEL

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TRANSFORMATIONAL TRAVEL

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t can be hard for some people to imagine a life without traveling. Upon returning home from a trip, travel enthusiasts might already be looking forward to their next excursion. Some might refer to this as “catching the travel bug,” but for others traveling is more than the often temporary fixation on seeing new places that can develop after an especially memorable trip.

According to the Transformational Travel Council, transformational travel is intentionally traveling to stretch, learn and grow into new ways of being and engaging in the world.

Transformational travel can give people something to look forward to, which studies have shown is one of the hidden benefits of traveling.

A 2014 study from researchers at Cornell University found that experiential purchases like travel tend to provide more enduring happiness than material purchases. In essence, people tend to get more lasting happiness from doing things than from owning things. That aligns with an earlier study on the potential benefits of travel from researchers at the University of Surrey in England, who found that people tend to be at their happiest when they have booked and are anticipating going on a va-

cation. Though researchers have yet to examine the correlation between transformational travel and overall happiness, it’s easy to see how transformational travelers may be especially likely to benefit from the anticipation of a planned trip, as such men and women are not only heading off on exciting trips, but doing so with the intent of having life-changing experiences.

So how can people become transformational travelers? The TTC promotes the notion of traveling with HEART, an acronym that encourages travelers to be humble, engaged, awake, resilient, and thankful during their trips.

• Humble: The TTC advises traveling with an empty cup mentality. Such a mentality involves approaching situations with an open mind and doing one’s best to avoid letting past experiences dictate how you respond to new ones. An open mind can help people experience something new and completely different than what they’re accustomed in a whole new way, which is something many people enjoy most about traveling.

• Engaged: Being a participator and not a spectator is another component to transformational traveling. A proactive approach to creating travel experiences can make those experiences more transformational than a passive approach.

• Awake: Paying attention while traveling may sound simple, but making an effort to being actively attuned to travel experiences can make trips that much more valuable for those hoping to grow and engage the world in new ways.

• Resilient: Accept that accessing better experiences and finding growth opportunities while traveling might pose certain challenges.

Being resilient in the face of such challenges and taking them on willingly and actively can make for a transformational experience.

• Thankful: A mindset focused on being thankful and thoughtful while traveling can make travelers better stewards.

By embracing the principles of transformational travel, people may get more out of their trips than they ever anticipated.

Learn more about transformational travel at www.transformational.travel.

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Retiring Retirement

A Senior to Seniors What Do You Do in Your Hundredth Year?

Robert LaCosta

The following is the second in a two-part series covering George Coffey, which started in our January edition of Senior Spotlight.

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hat do you do in your hundredth year?

For one, George Coffey blooms where he is planted at Atria Delmar Place in Delmar. Just call him “a senior to seniors.” Coffey encourages many of the residents at lunch and in the hallways and as the president of their Resident’s Council.

“I leave my life to The Lord,” he says. “I say to God, ‘Show me where to go, how to think and what to do.’

His comforting words include counsel for many of the residents who have legitimate concerns about health problems.

“I tell them that you can’t jump from one doctor to doctor and rely on pills to take care of all of your ills. You have to handle prospective problems sensibly and the way to do that is by relying on God - and most people just don’t do that.”

He speaks of what he knows. First, he and his wife Vera left behind their big, beloved Westerlo home where they had raised Karen and Kenneth and lived for seven decades to move to the one bedroom at Atria. Next, he and Vera trusted God as they faced her death in 2018.

“Vera didn’t want to go on dialysis,” he says. “She said, ‘If God is shutting down my kidneys, the sooner I can go be with The Lord, the better.”

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George Coffey stands in front of Atria Delmar Place. After counting 20 different times in which he has moved during his lifetime, he calls the assisted living place his home. It is where he is a “senior to seniors.”

Robert LaCosta put a big dent in my life,” he says. “If I wasn’t a Christian, I’d have gone nuts going through that.”

He has a way of keeping everything in perspective. He looks at the past with fondness.

For example, he was awarded The Founder’s Award for his “We’d been married 77 years part in starting The Capital City Rescue Mission in 1949. and I miss her and it’s put a In terms of the present, he big dent in my life. If I wasn’t simply says that you “have take every day as it comes a Christian, I’d have gone nuts to and live with consequences” going through that.” something he had to live out after cracking a few ribs following a fall.

And about the future? He George Coffey has peace about heaven and a

piece of advice for those willing to listen.

“Remember this,” he says, “one day we will answer for everything. If anyone thinks they’re going to get out of it, they’d better think again because they’re not.”

So, what do you do in your hundredth year? Be a senior to seniors.

Robert J. LaCosta’s daily devotional and book Portals to Heaven are available on Amazon or by writing norepcom@ gmail.com.

To suggest seniors for this column, call 518-435-1250.

Food

Something sweet

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alentine’s Day is synonymous with many things, including chocolate.

Men and women indulge their love of chocolate every February 14, but those who want to go the extra mile for their sweethearts this Valentine’s Day can make their own delicacies. Homemade confections send a special message to loved ones on Valentine’s Day, especially when they include chocolate, such as the following recipe for “Crochette di Ricotta con Salsa di Cioccolato (Ricotta Beignets With Chocolate Dipping Sauce)” from Michael White and Joanna Pruess’ “Fiamma: The Essence of Contemporary Italian Cooking” (Wiley).

Crochette di Ricotta con Salsa di Cioccolato Ingredients: Makes 6 servings 1

cup whole milk

ricotta cheese 2 large eggs 1⁄4 cup sugar 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour 3⁄4 teaspoon baking powder 1⁄2 cup finely crushed

amaretti cookies

(about 16 cookies) 1 cup chopped bittersweet chocolate 1 cup heavy cream

Vegetable oil, for deep-

fat frying

Confectioners’ sugar,

for garnish

Instructions: In a medium-size bowl, whisk the ricotta and eggs together until smooth. Add the sugar, flour, baking powder,

and amaretti and stir until well blended. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour.

While the batter is chilling, put the chocolate in a small bowl. In a small saucepan, bring the heavy cream to a boil over medium-high heat, about 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat and pour the hot cream over the chopped chocolate, stirring until blended and smooth.

Keep warm.

Fill a medium-size pot with at least 3 inches oil and heat until the oil measures about 360 F on a candy or instantread thermometer. Carefully drop the crochette batter by the heaping tablespoon into the hot oil and cook, turning once, until brown on all sides, about 3 minutes.

Using a slotted spoon, remove them from the oil and drain on paper towels. Dust with confectioners’ sugar and serve immediately with chocolate sauce. If desired, serve with warm caramel and berry sauces as well.

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Wine Pairing: Barken Merlot Classic Barkan Winery — Israel It’s Valentine’s Day, so aesthetically you want to go with a red wine, right? It only makes sense. But, in this case, with both the ricotta cheese and bittersweet chocolate, we went with this kosher merlot from Israel.

This wine from the Gaililee region of Israel has a fruity and velvet-like taste with a long and smooth finish.

You could go with more of a dessert wine with this week’s recipe. After all, we are concentrating on the sweeter things in life to celebrate this year’s Valentine’s Day. Ultimately, it is going to be your choice.

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Pagans in love

t’s fascinating to discover how some of our treasured traditions are rooted in very real, unrealized rituals from the past, such as when we string up the lights outside of our homes in December. We may do it as a festive way to make a drab winterscape look colorful, but pagans once lit candles as a means to usher back the sun. Valentine’s Day has a similar origin.

Our earliest Valentine’s Day memories harken back to our days in elementary school, waiting for our classmates to deposit cards into our thoughtfully decorated mail boxes. Though we expected cards from everyone — as it was encouraged — if you inexplicably developed an interest in Bobby or Sue that year, you also discovered stress. Now, imagine living in ancient Rome.

Before Christianity, the ancient Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia around the same time in which we recognize Valentine’s Day. The fertility rituals surrounding the feast would not necessarily be reenacted in Mrs. Carol’s third grade class, but one practice looks familiar. There was a matchmaking lottery associated with the feast.

Young men were each tasked with drawing a name out of a jar. The name would be tied to a young woman to whom the two would be a couple during the three-day festival. That’s the G-rated version: Remember, in elementary school, boys have cooties.

Today, we express our affections with cards, roses and various types of gifts. If anything, it’s a deadline for some of us to avoid or strive towards. Think of it as the day fate sets aside for you to confidently walk up to that person and share exactly how you feel.

If all else fails, blame it on Lupercalia.

— Michael Hallisey

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A Patriot Remembers

Albany Twilight League at 90

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Local Baseball with History and Heritage

look out my window with an inch or two of snow as I browse the morning newspaper and read a small note that Major League Baseball spring training begins on February 11th. As I ponder the conflict in my mind of snow and sunny times, my experience in baseball league directs me to a special amateur baseball league. The oldest baseball league in the country is having a 90th birthday in 2020.

The Albany Twilight League started in 1931 and it is still going strong. A baseball league that began before television and regular radio existed, when the President was Herbert Hoover, Al Capone was convicted of tax evasion, the Great Depression was at its peak and yet an amateur baseball league was very popular among the Albany people in the 30s. The ATL started in 1931 when a few Hall of Famers were born like Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays and Eddie Matthews.

Thanks for a scrap book produced and co-edited by Richard Barrett and Ed Delehanty, it profiled the league’s first 75 years (1931 through 2005). The endeavor produced ‘A Scrapbook of ATL Memories.’ The book is one inch thick and includes box scores, newspaper articles and statistics from 1931 through 2005. Even a portion of book is devoted with articles of the 30s showing the construction and conversion of the city water reservoir to a municipal stadium named Bleecker Stadium.

My interest and desire arises from 25 years of baseball umpiring and knowing many of the players and managers over

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Frank DeSorbo

Key contact people are: John Bellizzi, President Joe Altieri, Public Relations Secretary Bill Miles, Statistician, wrmj64@gmail.com Fred Pigeon, ATL Alumni Association, caste5@aol.com Bill Levy, ATL Alumni Association, blevy9@nycaprr.com Tom Yovine, former ATL manager, tomyovine@gmail.com Frank DeSorbo, former ATL umpire, fomservice@aol.com the years. Over the last 6 years volunteering for the Patriot Flight Honor Flight, I found Veterans who played in the league. I would find a box score with their name, make a copy of the page and give it to them.

The expression on their face and bringing back of youth gone by was priceless. Today some players have a dream of making the ‘big time’, others had their dreams fulfilled and other still feel the ‘American love of baseball.’

The current time clashes with the past and we hope to keep a 90 year old league make it to 100. Look forward to more articles, publicity, advertisements and promotions to Richard Barrett keep our local baseball heritage

In 2005, Albany Twlight League Historian Richard Barrett compiled a scrapbook of news articles and boxscores covering the 75-year span of the baseball league.

The circuit has played the majority of its games at Bleecker Stadium, which once hosted a famous exhibition involving Mike Schmidt and the Philadelphia Phillies in an attempt to lure professional baseball back to the Capital District.

alive. The league produces a very informative year book. If you would like to advertise, donate or become a fan for the 90th Anniversary, please contact one of the following. The Alumni Association is only $10 and is open to past players, fans and baseball historians.

Come see a game and be part of the present and with the history. Richard Barrett and Ed Delehanty did a great job on the first 75 years.

Maybe we can cover the next 15 years!

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Albany JCC, Adult Department 340 Whitehall Road, Albany (518) 438-6651, ext. 112 Louisa Soleau, Program Director

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Mondays & Wednesdays, at 4:45 to 6 p.m.

Full-course kosher dinners for those 60 and older.

Reservations taken until 9:30 a.m. the day of the meal.

Suggested contribution: $3 per person. Guest under 60 pay $10.

Fun and Fitness to the Songs of Broadway Thursdays, 10:15 to 10:45 a.m.

A fun, gentle exercise class with instructor Richard Feldman.

There is a $2.25 suggested donation per session.

Eye On The World

Thursdays, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

A current events group dis-

cussion with guest moderators.

There is a $2.25 suggested donation per session.

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Thursdays, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Sherri Strichman, chorale director, instructs rehearsals and performances each Thursday afternoons.

To participate, there is a $2.25 donation suggested per session.

Any Media Art Club Mondays, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Join us in this fun, creative social setting to practice your craft. Bring your own supplies and lend support, advice and inspiration to your fellow artists.

A drop-in fee of $5 is charged eached day.

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Senior calendars 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar (518) 439-9314 www.bethlehempubliclibrary.org

Support and Guidance

Clement, 2 p.m. Sponsored by Friends of Bethlehem Public Library.

Wednesday, Feb. 5

Social workers from Eddy Alzheimer’s Services will be available to speak one-on-one with caregivers of individuals with dementia, 11 a.m. Funded by a grant from NYS Department of Health.

A Little Sunday Music: Flautist Melanie Chirignan Sunday, Feb. 9

Enjoy a concert by this versatile instrumentalist accompanied by pianist Michael

CARE LINKS

Intro to Windows 10 Monday, Feb. 10

In this class for computer beginners, we will go over the basics of using the Windows 10 operating system, 10 a.m. Sign up online or call.

Daybooks

Monday, Feb. 10 Thursday, Feb. 13

Discuss “The Library Book”

by Susan Orlean, 1:30 p.m.

Copies are available at the information desk. Large-print audio and downloadable copies may be available.

CARE LINKS VOLUNTEERS help drive senior citizens to medical appointments, grocery shopping, hair appointments, and fitness centers. Volunteers provide a friendly visit, help alleviate loneliness, and help seniors remain in their home as long as possible.

A program of CAPTAIN Community Human Services

AfterDinner Books Tuesday, Feb. 11

Discuss “Natalie’s Wars” by Paul Castellani with a special visit from the author himself, 7 p.m. Copies are available at the information desk. Large-print audio and downloadable copies may be available.

Isn’t It Romantic: Valentine’s Day Songs Friday, Feb. 14

Singers Eric and Linda Braun, along with Richard Nabozny, will perform romantic songs from the Great American Songbook, including some singalongs, 2 p.m.

Cinema

Sunday, Feb. 16 Tuesday, Feb. 25

Film series with titles suitable for adult audiences. Visit www.bethlehempubliclibrary.

org for a list of titles. Shown with Subtitling for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing when possible, 1 p.m. Please note new matinee start times.

Listening Parties: Nina Simone Thursday, Feb. 20

Listen to and discuss this singer who combined influences of jazz, folk, pop and the blues, as well as classical music into her style, 7 p.m.

Intro to the Internet Monday, Feb. 24

In this class for computer beginners, we will go over the basics of using the Internet, focusing primarily on the world wide web, 10 a.m. Sign up online or call.

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Call 518-399-4624 for more information.

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Senior calendars Clifton Park Senior Community Center 6 Clifton Common Court, Clifton Park (518) 383-1343

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Clifton Park Senior Center Chorus Thursdays, from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

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Reservations are required.

Mondays: Tap Intermediate, Jazz Dance, Chair Yoga, Discussion Group, Clogging, Quilting, Healthy Bones for Life, Soul Line Dancing, BUNCO, Learn to Play Beginner Bridge, Basic Computer Class, Adult Coloring Tuesdays: Exercise to Tape, LCR or Dice 3000-learn to play, Pinochle, Pool/Billiards, Duplicate Bridge, Tai Chi, Scrabble, Mexican Train Wednesday: Exercise to Tape, Senior Investment Group, Social Bridge,

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Tuesdays, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Instructor Bob Stromberg guides you through basic computer skills. Call in for the current topics.

Membership not required.

Free, but registration is required.

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Thursday morning at the center. The season concludes with seven concerts at local nursing homes/senior centers in May. We’re very dedicated to bringing joy to our senior community and have a lot of fun all year long preparing to share our time and talent with our enthusiastic audiences.

Contact Lorraine at 518885-1570 or Lorrainezjanack@ gmail.com Come join the fun!

Trips

7-Day Norwegian Pearl Cruise May 23-30 Manhattan; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Saint John, NB; Bay Harbor, ME; Portland, ME; and Newport, RI. Package prices start at $799 each, plus taxes and insurance. Motor coach Transportation round trip $100.

Memories to Memoirs, Hand & Foot (cards), Crochet & Knitting, Poker, Healthy Bones for Life, Crafts, Beginner Bridge Thursdays: Exercise to Tape, Pool/Billiards, Chorus, Yoga, Watercolor & Sketch, Seton Health Seniorcize, Duplicate Bridge, Mah-Jongg, Pinochle, Bunco or Pinochle – learn to play.

Fridays: Orchestra on the Common, Woodcarving, Tap Advanced, Ballet, Dominoes, Center Big Band (Swing Band), Diabetes Support Group, BINGO, Lunch and a Movie, Jewelry Making, Scrabble, Healthy Bones for Life, Latin Line Dancing, Asian Mah-Jongg

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Senior calendars Niskayuna Senior Center

2682 Aqueduct Road, Niskayuna (518) 372-4969

Mondays

10 a.m. — SS Zumba Gold 11 a.m. — CDPHP Motion & Fitness No classes Feb. 17 & 24

Tuesdays

9 a.m. to noon — Tom’s Computer Class (third Tuesday this month) 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. — Tai Chi 10 a.m. — Cards, Bridge, Wii Bowling and Mahjong 10:30 a.m. — Line Dancing Noon — Lunch 12:30 to 2 p.m. — Afternoon program: lectures, games 1 p.m. — Silver Sneakers

Thursdays

9:15 to 9:45 a.m. — Tai Chi

10 a.m. — Cards, Bridge, and Wii Bowling 10:30 a.m. — Bocce, Pickle Ball Noon — Lunch 12:30 to 2 p.m. — Afternoon program: lectures, trivia or games 7 p.m. — Gentle Yoga

Fridays

10 a.m. to noon — Beginner Mahjong 10 a.m. — Men’s Group 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. — Alzheimer’s Support Group (first Friday of each month) 11 a.m. to noon — CDPHP Chair Pilates

Niskayuna Senior Center will host Gentle Yoga on Thursday, Feb. 6.

Upcoming Events Lucky Lindy Day Trivia: Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 12:30 p.m.

Birthday Celebration: Thursday, Feb. 6, at 12:30 p.m.

Nat’l Frozen Yogurt Day: Thursday, Feb. 6, at 12:45 p.m.

Gentle Yoga: Thursday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m.

Planning Meals lecture: Thursday, Feb. 13, at 12:30 p.m.

Wills or Trusts: Thursday, Feb. 20, 12:30 p.m.

Arts & Crafts with Edie: Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m.

Asset Protection: Thursday, Feb. 27, 12:45 p.m.

Peppermint Patty Day: Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 12:30 p.m.

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Senior calendars Voorheesville Public Library 51 School Road, Voorheesville (518) 765-2791 www.voorheesvillelibrary.org

Thursday Afternoon Movie

blefingers exhibit of distinctive handcrafts and quilts in our Community Room.

View antique quilts during a bed-turning and vote for your favorite entry in the design challenge.

Vote for your favorite design in the Nimblefingers Table Runner Challenge. Since programs are also held in the Library’s Community Room, check the calendar to visit.

Thursdays, Feb. 6, 13, 20, & 27, at 1:30 p.m.

Join us Thursday to watch a classic movie on our giant screen. Check our website calendar or call for movie titles and descriptions. Light refreshments served.

Nimblefingers Craft Group

Beading Workshop Tuesday, Feb. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Tuesdays, Feb. 4, 11, 18 & 25, at 1:30 p.m.

Learn easy beading techniques for making simple necklaces, bracelets, and

During February, visitors to the Library can enjoy the Nim-

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Device Advice Drop-In Wednesday, Feb. 5, from 10 to 11 a.m.

Drop-in technology help is the first Wednesday of the month from 10 to 11 a.m. We will assist you with your questions about using the library’s digital services. Bring your device and account information with you, and we will show you how to download ebooks and audiobooks as well as other online services.

Valentine Sentiment Sign Saturday, Feb. 8, from 10:30 a.m.to noon Make a plaque with a timeless slogan about love. We will embellish a small die cut wood base with papers, decorative elements and words to reflect the spirit of Valentine’s Day. All materials will be provided.

Ages 10 through adult.

Instructor: local artist, Lydia Lynch.

M & M Taste Test Challenge Sunday, Feb. 16, from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Stop by the library for a blind M & M taste test. Can you identify all of the secret flavors? Please register.

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earrings. The library provides tools and offers a variety of beads to choose from, or you are welcome to bring your own supplies and projects along.

Check out our beading books and magazines for inspiration.

You may arrive at any time during the workshop that fits your schedule. Adults and teens ages 14 and up. Please register.

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