Tuesday April 23, 2024 
Sand Lake Center for the Arts presents a Wine and Sweets Tasting
Join us for this fundraiser featuring wines from Sabba Vineyard and sweets from Parchment Bakery. Thursday, March 10 from 6 to 8pm. We will also have raffles plus wines and sweets for sale. Tickets are $20 and are available at slca-ctp.org. Ages 21 and older. *Proof of vaccination will be required. Masks must be worn when not eating or drinking.
Tim and Rose Miller Present The One Act Play Festival at Sand Lake Center for the Arts
Eight original one act plays, directed by eight local directors. Don’t miss out on one of our crowd favorites with this biannual event!
Tickets are $20 and are available at slca-ctp.org. Effective immediately and in accordance with CDC guidelines, anyone entering Sand Lake Center for the Arts MUST show proof of vaccination.
Circle Theatre Players presents “The Last Romance” by Joe DiPietro at Sand Lake Center for the Arts
A crush can make anyone feel young again—even a widower named Ralph. On an ordinary day in a routine life, Ralph decides to take a different path on his daily walk—one that leads him to an unexpected second chance at love. Relying on a renewed boyish charm, Ralph attempts to woo the elegant, but distant, Carol. Defying Carol’s reticence—and his lonely sister’s jealousy—Ralph embarks on the trip of a lifetime, and regains a happiness that seemed all but lost. “The Last Romance” is a heart-warming comedy about the transformative power of love. Directed by Maureen
Audubon Society of the Capital Region Annual Meeting & Speaker
The Audubon Society of the Capital District (ASCR) will hold its annual meeting on February 19, 2022, at 11:00 AM at Peebles Island State Park meeting room, 1 Delaware Avenue North, Cohoes, NY 12047.
Tom Lake, local conservationist and curator of NYSDEC’s Hudson River Almanac, will be the speaker. Election of officers/board members will also be held as well as a brief business meeting. Board chair openings are: Director, Program Chair, Education Chair, Marketing/Communications Chair, and Finance Chair. If you are interested in taking part in a community group dedicated to the welfare of birds, please attend the meeting. You may also email capitalregionaudubon@nullgmail.com for information.
Refreshments will be provided. The meeting is open to the public and there is no cost for admission. Reservations to attend should be made by contacting capitalregionaudubon@nullgmail.com and typing Annual Meeting in the subject line by February 15.
An Afternoon With Norman Rockwell
Tuesday April 12th
Board our Yankee Trails motor coach at 10:30am and off we go to Michaels of Stockbridge for a home cooked meal.
Dinner consists of either Herb encrusted oven roast beef, topped with brown gravy, Baked stuffed chicken with bread stuffing covered with supreme sauce. Or Baked Cod with seasoned bread crumb topping. All dinners are served with chef’s choice of vegetables and starch. Also included are salad, rolls with butter, coffee or tea, and dessert. After a delightful lunch we are all off to the Norman Rockwell Museum where we will enjoy an afternoon of fine art and memories of time gone by. Do you remember The Saturday Evening Post? After a f
un afternoon at the museum we are off to a pastry shop “Peace Love and Chocolate” to purchase nibbles for our ride home, as well as gourmet coffees. We guarantee a good night sleep after a day full of good food, conversation and mental stimulation.Call 518-463-2166 for more information.
One Bus Only! We are open Monday thru Friday 9am to 3pm We are located on East and Herrick streets in Rensselaer.
Abel Brown: A Sand Lake Conversation
On Tuesday February 8th, the Sand Lake Historical Society will feature “Abel Brown: Pastor, Abolitionist, Radical – A Conversation”, Presented by Peter Finn.
Elder Abel Brown has been called “the forgotten abolitionist” and “John Brown before John Brown was John Brown.” He was a newspaper publisher, a widely traveled and well-known temperance preacher and anti-slavery speaker, a leader in the radical Liberty Party, principal agent of the Eastern New York Anti-Slavery Society, and a key Underground Railroad figure. He has been credited with assisting “over 100” (and reportedly “up to 1,000”) escaped former slaves to freedom. And, for a time in the mid-1840s, he was pastor of the Sand Lake Baptist Church. Come find out about more this remarkable man and his time here in Rensselaer County. Peter Finn is a Trustee of the Sand Lake Historical Society. His article, “Rensselaer County Industrialist Albert Fox: A Short Bio,” was published November 10th in the New York Almanack.
SLHS monthly programs are open to the public and are held monthly at the Sand Lake Town Hall Courtroom, 8428 NY 66, Averill Park, beginning at 7 pm. COVID protocols are as determined by the Town for the use of their facility (masks are currently required). SLHS programs are also simulcast on Spectrum Channel 1303 and archived video can be accessed at the SLHS website (http://sandlakehistory.org). New members are always welcomed. Like us on Facebook or visit Sandlakehistory.org. Any questions, call 518-527-9926, Jackie Tremont, President.
Castleton Boat Club
Spring 2022 History Lecture Series
92 South Main Street, Castleton, NY 12033
Join local historians and USCG Licensed Captains at the Castleton Boat Club for an informative and enjoyable series on Castleton and Hudson River history. Admission fee of $5 per person. Light refreshments provided prior to the lecture. NYS COVID guidelines will be respected.
Friday, February 25, 6:30-8:00 PM – A Trip Down Memory Lane: Historical photographs of Castleton and Schodack. A large, private collection of antique photographs from the Peter Family. In this well-researched presentation, Chris Peter gives anecdotes and context to the images of a younger Castleton on the shore of the Hudson.
Friday, March 25, 6:30-8:00 PM – Ice Harvesting Industry on the Hudson and in the Northeast: Tom Ragosta is the City of Watervliet Historian, and curator of the Watervliet Historical Society Museum. He has studied the Ice Harvesting industry of the Northeast. This presentation focuses on the methods and techniques used on the Upper Hudson.
Friday, April 22, 6:30-8:00 PM – The Industrial age of the Upper Hudson: Join Rensselaer County Historian, Kathy Sheehan, for an in-depth look at the industries and businesses on the shores of the Upper Hudson. These are the industries that built the Capital District.
Friday, May 27, 6:30-8:00 PM – Steamboats of the Hudson River: Captain Stanley Wilcox is the author of the full-color book “HUDSON: FROM TROY TO THE BATTERY”. He is a USCG licensed captain and has worked the river for many years. In this presentation he looks at the boats that brought Albany and Manhattan together during the age of Steam Power.
For more information, or to preregister, call 518-708-7995 or email laurawhiterivers@nullgmail.com
Dining with Diabetes Presented by Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County
CAPITAL DISTRICT – Mondays, January 31, February 7 and 28th at 6:30pm – Virtual Program via Zoom
Adults with type 2 diabetes (or those who are at risk of type 2 diabetes) and their family members, caregivers, and support persons are invited to participate in Dining with Diabetes. This free virtual program will help you learn the skills needed to promote good health while living with diabetes. Dining with Diabetes is an Extension program taught locally by Karen Roberts Mort, MS of Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County.
Participants will learn how to read the new food labels, count carbohydrates and plan meals using the Plate Method. There will also be time to discuss ways to stay motivated to eat healthy and stay active during the current health crisis. This class offers opportunities to connect with others who are dealing with diabetes. Healthy recipes, cooking techniques and even ideas for making healthier choices at restaurants and grocery stores will be shared with the group. A Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist has been invited to attend one of the sessions.
Please register here :
https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJErf-ygqD4jH9f5xxKk0V3Il8E0bFtmCbCc
in order to get the Zoom link for the series. For help with registering or any questions, contact Karen from CCE Albany at kem18@nullcornell.edu or leave a message at 518-765-3552.
Kiwanis Club of Sand Lake 3rd Annual Ice Fishing Tournament on Burden Lake
AVERILL PARK – February 12, 2022 at Kay’s Pizza at Burden Lake. Registration: 5:00am – 11:00am. Tournament: 6:00am-2:00pm. 50/50 Drawing & Prizes: 3:00pm at Kay’s. 50/50 Raffle, 50/50 Bounty pool for largest Northern! Door Prizes, Food Truck on Site!!! Entry Fee: Adults: $15; Kids 15 & Under Free.
Adult Categories: 1st $125.00 / 2nd $50.00 / 3rd $25.00. Northern Pike/Pickerel, Perch, Crappie. Walleye: Biggest Only / $100.00.
Kids Categories: Plaques and Prizes (15 & Under). Northern Pike/Pickerel: 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Perch: 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Crappie: 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Registration, Food Truck, Weigh-Ins, Rest Rooms, Prizes will all take place at Kay’s Pizza. Call Wayne with questions (518) 698-9623.
Extension Holds “Spring Garden Day”
RENSSELAER COUNTY – Cornell Cooperative Extension of Rensselaer County will hold its 24th annual “Spring Garden Day” virtually, on Saturday, March 12. Using Zoom, the cloud-based video communications format, we’ll have a webinar-type program from 9:45 AM to Noon. Garden designer, consultant and writer Robert Clyde Anderson will discuss how to revolutionize your garden in his talk, “Perennial Planting The New Wave Way.” For friends of trees and shrubs, Fred Breglia, Executive Director of the Landis Arboretum, will talk about “Promoting Plant Health Through Proper Pruning.” A great selection of garden-related door prizes will be given away. You’ll need to download the free Zoom app to participate. For registration information, visit http://ccerensselaer.org/ or contact Cornell Cooperative Extension at (518)272-4210 or mmp74@nullcornell.edu