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14 The Altamont Enterprise - Thursday, April 13,2006 *Hr- Elinore Farnum, organist, will accompany the Thursday Musical Club for the club's spring concert on April 23 at 3 p.m. at the Union Memorial Chapel in Schenectady. The women's chorus was formed in Schenectady in 1913 and includes several local residents. Bari- tone Arthur De Luke will make a guest appearance. Admission is $10 for adults, with a $2 discount for seniors and students. \ Thursday, April 13 The Bethlehem Art Association Show and Reception for the Annual Juried Spring Show will be held at 7 p.m. at the Bethlehem Public Library Community Room, 451 Delaware Av- enue in Delmar. The show will hang at the Library through April 28. _ OpArtJRewtsited: Selection front the Albright-Knox Art Gallery\ now through August 13 at the New York State Museum in Albany. This is the 15th installment of the Great Art Ex- hibition and Education Program, wliich brings art from New York State's leading art museums to Albany. The Museum is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Clirist- mas, and New Year's Day. Admission is free (suggested donation of $2 per person or $5 per family. For more in- formation, call 474-5877. Friday, April 14 The New Salem Volunteer Fire Department Friday Night Fish Fry's will be held at the Firehouse, Route 85A in Voorheesville each Fri- day from now through April 14 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. The cost is $7, chil- dren under 12 pay $4. Dinners in- clude fish fry or clams, French fries or baked potato, cole slaw, and a beverage. New England clam chow- der is also available. Take-outs can be ordered by calling 765-2244. Singles Outreach Services Every Friday Dance will be held at the Pol- ish Community Center, Washington Avenue Extension in Albany. Dance lessons (Cha-Cha) will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Open dance will be held from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Music by Fred Jacobs. Cost is $6/$ 10. For more information, call 452-6883, Saturday, April 15 Vegas Night will be held from 8 to |l 1 p.m. at the Guilderland Elks LoHge 2480, 3867 Carman Road in Guilderland. All are welcome. Amphibians and Reptiles Pro- gram will be held at 10 a.m. at the Thacher Nature Center. Spring is the tirrje salamanders, frogs, and turtles emerge from their winter hide-aways. Come see and learn about native turtles and amphibians with wildlife rehabilitator Dee Strnisa. For more information, call 872-0800. An All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast will be held from 7 to 11 arm. at'the' Medusa Fire Company Firehouse. The cost is a free will offering. Breakfast with the Easter Bunny will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at the East Berne Firehouse. Donations to benefit the Fire Auxil- iary. Menu Includes: pancakes, homemade sausage gravy, eggs, sausage, and beverages. Pictures available with the Easter Bunny. Last Day for Free TAX Return preparation and free E-FCUNG, for taxpayers of all ages is provided by volunteers trained and certified by AARP and IRS in the Normanskill Room of the Guilderland Public Li- brary. 2228 Western Avenue in Guil- derland by appointment only. Ap- fiuhicments start at 9:30 a.m., last appointment 12:30 p.m. Volunteers are certified to prepare all common forms as well as Schedules A, B, D and C-EZ, (basic self-employment) as well as most credits and adjustments. Taxpayers should bring last year's return, identification cards, tax docu- ments, and cost basis for any capital gains. For information only call Carol Williams 356-3121. For appointments only call 456-2400 ext. 7. Sunday, April 16 The Cohoes Mastodont at the New York State Museum. Uncovered in 1866 excavations at Harmony Mills, the fossil remains of the ex- tinct animal were nationally acclaimed as an unprecedented sci- entific discovery. The Museum is open dally from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day. Admission is free (suggested donation of $2 per person or $5 per family. For more information, call 474-5877. Monday, April 17 The Duanesburg Historical So- ciety will hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. in the Bishop Scully Hall, Al- exander Road\ in Delanson. The speaker will be Marilyn Rothstein who will speak on \Naughty Puritans and Saintly Sinners, Our Colonial Ancestors.\ All are welcome. Singles Outreach Services will hold a meeting every Monday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 435 New Karner Road, Hannaford Square, Franklin Square entrance in Albany. For more information, call 452-6883. Tuesday, April 18 Zippy Tuesday Complete Take- Out Dinner, including dessert at the Community United Methodist Church. 1499 New Scotland Road in Slingerlands. Curb service, order at side door from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. This week's meal is Salisbury Steak with Egg Noodles. Cost Is $6.50 regular, $8 large. To reserve a din- ner, call 439-1766. The Albany Therapeutic Riding. Center, Inc. will hold a training ses- sion for new volunteers ages 14 to adult in the evening. Other sessions will also be scheduled. Volunteers are needed to lead horses or walk beside riders who have emotional, mental, or physical disabilities. To register, please call 765-2764. Wednesday, April 19 Searching for Spring Program will be held at 1 p.m. arThacher Nature Center. Spring means singing birds, blooming flowers, buzzing bees, and frogs and salamanders on the move. Explore the outside and search out signs of the season. Dress warmly and be prepared for muddy conditions. For . more information or to register, call 872-0800. Vegetarian/Vegan Lasagna Dinner at 6 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, corner of State and Willett Streets In Albany. The movie, \Gone Tomorrow The Hidden Life of Garbage\ will be shown. Following the movie, Lynne Jackson of Save the Pine Bush will make a presentation about the book of the same name and moderate a discussion of our garbage situation. The cost is $10 for adults, $5 for students, and $2 for children. For reservations call 462-0891 or 434-1954. People are welcome to come for the talk at 7 p.m. There is no charge for'just attending the talk. A Senior Luncheon will be held at noon at Conkling Hall in Rensse- laerville. Treat yourself to a delicious luncheon and enjoy the companion- ship of friends and neighbors. All se- niors are welcome. Cost is $4 to de- fray the cost of the food. A Senior Citizen Poetry Work- shop will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Conkling Hall in Rensselaerville. Following the April luncheon, a re- laxed writing workshop to encour- age day-dreaming, nostalgia, walks down memory lane and writing po- etry. No previous experience with poetry is necessary. Thursday, April 20 A Family-Oriented Outdoor Ex- ploration of Spring will be held at 10 a.m. at the Department of Envi- ronmental Conservation's Five Riv- ers Environmental Education Cen- ter, 56 Game Farm Road in Delmar. Center naturalists will lead the group on a discovery walk to look for signs of the season, returning to the Interpretive Building where par- ents and children will work on a craft together to take home. Regis- ter for this program by Wednesday, April 19. There is a materials fee of $1 per family (Friends of Five Rivers members are free). For more infor- mation or to register, call 475-0291. The Peacemakers of Schoharie County's Peace and Justice Fo- rum will present Judith Brink, of the Prison Action Network, speaking on prisoner advocacy from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Iroquois Indian Museum, Howes Cave. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 287-1771. For directions to the museum, call 296-8949. What's Happening in the Hill- towns? Challenges and Opportu- nities of Growth will be held from 6:45 to 9:30 p.m. the Cornell Coop- erative Extension Albany County, Martin Road in Voorheesville. Top- ics will include how to retain rural character and resources available to help protect natural areas and work- ing farms. Presenters are Dr. Gary Kleppel of SUNY Albany, Ron Mead of the NYS Department of Agricul- ture and Markets, Renee Bouplon of Columbia Land Conservancy, Michael Greason, a consulting for- ester, and Lori Heithoff or Peter Manning of the NYS Department of State, Division of Local Government. Cost is $5 to attend. Friday, April 21 Singles Outreach Services Spring Fling Dance will be held at the Polish Community Center, Washington Avenue Extension in Albany. Dance lessons by Eileen Spadara (Rumba) will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Open dance will be held from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Music by Pam Pardee. Cost is $6/$10. For more information, call 452-68J33. . Notewdrthy's Coffee House at Conkllrtg Hall in Rensselaerville. The coffee house opens early (7 to 10 p.m.) to combine an evening with po- etry (featuring area poets) and song (with Cris Noel ...exuberant singer/ songwriter with the most killer voice aroiind. Chris will be Joined by local guitarist Dana Monteith.) Cost is $5. Beverages and desserts will be avail- for t A week-long Celebration of Women's: Issues will be held at Lasell'Hall, Main Street, Schoharie, from Friday, April 21 through Sun- day, April 30. The goal of the Cel- ebration is to increase awareness of health issues facing women, par- ticularly breast cancer. The event was conceived as a way to achieve this goal through education, support of cancer research, and developing fellowship among the women. The Art Bra Exhibit will open during a Gala on Friday evening April 21 at 7:00 p.m. Donation for the event is $30 per person. Please RSVP by April 15 to Sue. Ann Wilkinson at 295-7352. The exhibit will open to the public at 11 a.m. on the next day, Saturday April 22. There will be additional displays and lectures on Women's Issues during the day. All proceeds will go to breast cancer research and St. Jude's Children's Hospital. For more information on additional programs during the week, call Sue Ann Wilkinson at 295-7352. The Town of New Scotland Rec- reation Committee will present a Spring Break Movie: Chicken Little at 11 a.m. at the Wyman Os- terhout Community Center In New Salem. Free popcorn and juice. Saturday, April 22 Earth Day Volunteer Workday will be held at Thacher Park. Celebrate Earth Day by giving a couple of hours of our time to keep, the park clean or maintain trails. Help the Friends of Thacher Park pick up trash along their adopted section of Route 157. Meet at Hop Field at 9 a.m. for an hour or two of roadside clean-up. For more information or to register, call 872-0800. Hike to View Old Roads and Colonial and 19th Century Engineering Features in the Pine Bush at 9:30 a.m. The hike will explore Lydius Street, tow versions of the Old Schoharie Road, and the long abandoned Road to Sloan's Hotel. One destination of the hike will be the site of a small 19th- century stone arched bridge that carried Lydius Street over the East Branch of the Hunger Kill. Meet at the CDTA bus stop at Collins Circle (SUNYA Campus Traffic Circle), SUNYA Campus, 1400 Washington Avenue in Albany. The leader will be Clair Nolan. For more information, call John Wolcott at 465-8930. The event is free and open to the public. A Chicken and Biscuit Dinner will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the VFW Post 7062, Mill Street in Alta- mont. Eat-In or take-out. Sponsored by the ladies auxiliary. Menu in- cludes: chicken and biscuits, mashed potatoes, vegetable, cran- berry sauce, homemade pie, and beverages. Cost is $8 in advance or $8.50 at the door. For more infor- mation or advance tickets, call 861- 8323 or 470-7310. A Program on Monitoring Am- phibian Populations will be held at 2 p.m. at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Five Rivers Environmental Education Cen- ter, 56 Game Farm Road in Delmar. During this indoor program, Center naturalists will instruct participants on how to identify the calls of different species of frogs. Participants will learn how to conduct a Frog Watch on their own by doing a \three-minute listen,\ then filling out a simple form. Call the Center to register, This program is free. For more information or to register, call 475-0291. Michael James Ford will be per- forming two of Oscar Wilde's fairy tales at 3 p.m. at Conkling Hall in Rensselaerville. Admission is $8 for adults and $4 for children 12 and under. Appropriate for adults as well as children 8 and up. Dormansville Pork Roast Dona- tion Supper will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Dormansville United Methodist Church, Route 312. Menu includes: roast pork, dressing,, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, green beans, applesauce', dessert, and bev- erages. There will also be a bake sale. All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Break- fast Will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Jerusalem Reformed Church. Menu includes: eggs, sausage, pan- cakes, hashbrown casserole, toast, and beverages. Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children, and free for children under age 6. For more Information, call 439-6P37. The Onesquethaw Volunteer Fire Company Auxiliary will have a Spoon Dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Clarksville Firehouse, 2178 Tar- rytown Road (Route 30,1} in Clarks- ville. Dinner includes: sausage and peppers, meatballs in sauce, baked beans, macaroni and cheese, baked ziti, salads, dessert, and beverages. Prices will be reasonable per spoon. For more information call, 768-2823 or email ajlatham@aol.com . Michael Cooney will present a \one-man folk festival\ at 8 p.m. at Old Songs Inc., 37 South Main Street in Voorheesville. Tickets are $17 and may be reserved by calling Old Songs at 765-2815. The Albany Pine Bush Preserve will commemorate Earth Day by cleaning up the official trail system and preparing firebreaks in the Pre- serve. Participants will be using rakes, loppers and hand saws to cut and clear vegetation. Time, 9 a.m. to Noon at Albany Pine Bush Pre- serve Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road in Albany. Pre-reglstra- tlon is required and can be made by calling 456-0655 ext. 211 or by vis- iting www.albanypinebush.org . Sunday, April 23 Singles Outreach Services Springfest will be held at 10:45 a.m. at the Gardner Chapel just outside the entrance to the Oakwood Cem- etery, Route 40 in Troy for the 4th Annual Daffodil Brunch. The cost of the brunch is $ 15. Meet at the Giant Bell at noon for a guided walk in the Oakwood Cemetery. Call or see the message board at 452-9996 (229). Spring Garden Cleanup will be held at 9 a.m. at Thacher Nature Center. Clean up debris and build cages to protect young plants from being nibbled. Also, prepare a nurs- ery bed to raise seedlings for the ex- panding native plant gardens. Vol- unteers will receive a coupon good for a free plant at their native plant sale. For more information or to reg- ister, call 872-0800. The Guilderland YMCA Camp Nassau Open House will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at Camp Nassau on Route 155 in Guilderland. For more information, call 456-3634. Elinore Farnum, organist, will accompany the Thursday Musical Club for the club's spring concert at 3 p.m. at the Union Memorial Chapel in Schenectady. The women's chorus was formed in Schenectady in 1913 and includes serveral local residents. Baritone Arthur De Luke will make a guest appearance. Admission is $10 for adults, with a $2 discount for se- niors and students. The World Trade Center: Rescue Recovery Response, a major long- term exhibition is currently open to the public at the New York State Mu- seum. The exhibit tells the story of the World Trade Center, the rescue efforts after the attacks, the evidence recovery operation at the Staten Is- land landfill, and the public response to the September 11th events. The State Museum is located on Madi- son Avenue In Albany. It is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. Admission is free. LIBRARY LISTINGS can now be found in the library note's sec- tion of the paper. The Enterprise altamontenterprise@csdsl.net SEND US YOUR EVENT! The deadline to sub- mit listings for the Community Cal- endar is Monday at 1:00 p.m. Make sure to includea brief description, loca- tion, event dates/times and applicable admission fees. Please mail them to The Enterprise, Box 654, Altamont, NY 12009, fax them to 861-5105, or e-mail themtoaltamontenterprise@csdsl.net . 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