Friday, 30 October 2015 12:02

Week of October 30


Chefs en Pointe

Chefs en Pointe is a benefit for the National Museum’s School of the Arts. It will be held on Friday evening, November 6, 2015. Its partners in the event are New York States of Mind LLC and The Chef’s Consortium. This promises to be a convivial evening with local chefs and bartenders showing off and discussing their creations at tasting stations. Both the food and cocktail pairings will be inspired by New York State purveyed products including fall wildflower honey, maple syrup and Honey Whiskey from Catskill Provisions and spirits from Finger Lakes Distilling.  Be sure to save the date for this fantastic event. The cost is $100/person. For more information call the Dance Museum at (518)584-2226 or visit  www.dancemuseum.org.


Malta Community Center Arts, Crafts and Gift Fair

The Malta Department of Parks and Recreation will be hosting their annual Arts, Crafts and Gift Fair on Saturday, November 7 from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.  at the Malta Community Center located at 1 Bayberry Dr., just off Route 9, ½ mile north of Routes 9 and 67. Over 50 vendors will be on hand for your holiday shopping pleasure. This highly attended show has free admission and free parking. Call the center at (518) 899-4411 for additional information.


Vendor/Craft Show

The General Schuyler Rescue Squad is hosting a Vendor/Craft Show on Saturday, November 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  at their building on Rt. 29 in Schuylerville.  If you are interested in reserving a table, please contact Pat Temple, (518) 331-2978 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please come out and support your local community and rescue squad.  Refreshments will be sold.


Annual Harvest Supper

The Annual Harvest Supper will take place on November 7, from 4:30 – 6 p.m. at Old Saratoga Reformed Church, Corner of Pearl and Burgoyne Streets in Schuylerville. The menu is: baked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, squash, green beans, Dutch kraut, rolls and butter, homemade apple and pumpkin pies, beverages. Price for adults is $10, children 5 – 12 is $5. Take-out available. Reservations are recommended by calling (518) 695-6638, or you may call the church at (518) 695-3479, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – noon. Walk-ins are welcome.


Bridal Show at the National Museum of Dance

Caterers, photographers, jewelers, entertainers, bridal shops, and more! The best of the best local vendors will transform the National Museum of Dance into a wedding wonderland on November 8 for the Museum’s seventh annual bridal show.  Getting married? This is a show you don’t want to miss! The Museum boasts over 60 of the best Capital Region vendors who will be ready to help you plan your special day. The bridal show is free and open to the public from 1 to 4 p.m. at the National Museum of Dance, 99 S. Broadway, Saratoga Springs.  This year, every bride or groom who visits the show will be entered to win free use of the National Museum of Dance as the venue for their big day!  Be sure to join us for your chance to win!


Admissions Open House at Saratoga Independent School

Parents of elementary and preschool-aged children who believe in lifelong learning and independent thinking are invited to an Admissions Open House on Tuesday, November 10 at 9 a.m.   This year, Saratoga Independent School’s tuition assistance program was enhanced by an anonymous gift of $24,000 to create “The Founder’s Scholarship.”  The intent of the Founder’s Scholarship is to provide a full-tuition scholarship for one primary aged student for four years of their education at Saratoga Independent School. The Saratoga Independent School is located at 459 Lake Avenue in Saratoga Springs.  Register online at www.siskids.org or call (518) 583-0841 for more information.


Prose and Poetry Readings

Writers from The Academy for Lifelong Learning at Saratoga Springs will read original works of prose and poetry at Prestwick Chase on November 10 at 2 – 3 p.m. The program is free and open to the public. Authors will be reading works which have been published in the Academy’s literary magazine, The Apple Tree, now available at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs. Prestwick Chase is fully accessible. Light refreshments will be offered following the program. For more information, contact the Academy office at (518) 587-2100 ext. 2415 or go to www.esc.edu/all.


Veterans Day Ceremony

The Saratoga National Cemetery Honor Guard Association will take part in a Veterans Day Ceremony at the Saratoga National Cemetery starting at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11 at the main flag pole. You do not have to be a veteran to attend.  All are welcome. The ceremony will take place regardless of weather conditions.  If you would like to become a member of the Saratoga National Cemetery Honor Guard Association please visit our web site at: www.snchga.com  or contact our Adjutant at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . If you would like to make a donation to our association please send a check or money order to: Saratoga National Cemetery Honor Guard Association, 200 Duell Road, Schuylerville, New York 12871. 


It’s Pickins’ Time

Get Ready for a great evening of music. On Wednesday, November 11, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., the popular Ballston Area Seniors Pickins’ Session will be held at the Milton Community Center, located at 310 Northline Road, Ballston Spa. Admission is free, open to the public, and there is ample free parking.

We are having a fun season with extemporaneous, off-the-cuff musical jamming by local talented musicians. The Sessions could use fiddlers, bass players…even a harmonica, to make the evening more diversified and entertaining. Musicians are invited to play solo, background or join up with a group. Amateur musicians to professionals, members or non- members, young or not-so-young, are invited to come and recapture the joy of playing. Some folks from the audience come up and sing along with the group as well. Please bring finger foods to share – can’t have music without some munchies. So, bring your guitar, banjo, fiddle, harmonica or whatever you use to make music – or just come.


rown Bag Lunch Series 

The Brown Bag Lunch Series will be held on November 12 in the H. Dutcher Community Room, Saratoga Springs Public Library from noon – 1 p.m. The subject will be, The Railroads of Saratoga Springs, presented by  Gino DiCarlo, author of “Trolleys of the Capital District.” Open and free to the public


Comedic Fundraiser for After the Fire

“The Not Too Far From Home Comedy Tour” will perform at the Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge #161, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs on Friday, November 13 at  8 p.m.   Aaron David Ward, Frank Gentile and Steve VanZandt  will  provide the laughs at this fundraiser for After the Fire.  For advance tickets at $15, contact After the Fire member Maureen Smith at (518) 581-1823, or tickets will be available at the door for $20. Come join us for an evening of fun, and help to support After the Fire.


Simpson UMC Annual Brown Bread Sale

Simpson United Methodist Church, 1089 Rock City Road, Rock City Falls (.4 mi south of Rt. 29), is offering their legendary Steamed Brown Bread  for sale just in time for the holidays. Excellent by itself or toasted with cream cheese or butter, this  hearty and delicious molasses, flour, bran, raisin, and buttermilk-based bread is steamed in cans over the stove; refrigerates and freezes well; and makes great gifts, too!   Cost is only $5 a loaf.  Orders will be taken until Friday, November 6, with pick up in the church fellowship hall Friday, November 13, from 1-5 p.m. Please call Dorothy at (518) 584-9078 or Cindi at (518) 885-9791 to place your order.


Big Bake Sale to Help Children in Haiti

St. Mary’s School in Ballston Spa will be holding a big bake sale on November 14 and 15 to help the children of Haiti on Saturday and Sunday after the masses. Saturday’s mass is at 4 p.m. and Sunday masses are 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and Noon. Raffle tables will be available. Proceeds will be sent to Fr. Giordano Belanich for the orphans at the Cardinal Stepinac Children Center in Haiti . Baked items are needed and can be left at the School before all masses. Monetary donations payable to St. Mary’s Church only, can be sent to Josie Uhlinger, 7 E. Grove St., Ballston Spa, NY 12020. For more information call Doris Smith (518) 882-9226 or visit www.CrotianRelief.org.


Crafters Sought for Artisans Market

Brookside Museum is seeking craft vendors for its Juried Artisans Market, to be held at Brookside Museum November 14 – December 23. This is the 16th annual market and features only hand-made products created by the vendor. The market is open to the entire capital district and is heavily attended by residents of Saratoga County. The museum utilizes social media, posters, email blasts, press releases and media announcements, our newsletter and web site to promote this eagerly anticipated event.  A limited number of booths with electricity are available. Interested vendors should contact Beth Silvestri via email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or call (518) 885-4000 for details.

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