April 21 – April 27, 2023

Tree Toga 12 – Volunteer to Help 

Sustainable Saratoga needs you to help plant trees. Tree Toga is a fun, family-friendly event where our amazing volunteers plant trees to leave a green legacy for the next generation. On April 29, volunteers will gather at 9:30 a.m. at Pitney Meadows Community Farm for registration, training, site assignments, and camaraderie. Around 10 a.m. Volunteers will disperse to plant trees. Volunteers will be finished by about noon. To learn more, and to sign up to be a tree planter, waterer, or event day volunteer, go to https://sustainablesaratoga.org/tree-toga/. Questions, suggestions, or inquiries about donating to support the work of Sustainable Saratoga can be sent to trees@sustainablesaratoga.org. 

The Bike Swap 

Saratoga Shredders is hosting the Bike Swap at Saratoga Spa Park, Hawthorn Pavilion, Saratoga Springs on Saturday, April 29 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. The Swap is an event to buy and sell gently used bikes and cycling-related items, for kids and adults. There will be bikes, bike racks, cycling clothing, wheels, tools, and other cycling-related accessories. Swing by to drop off items you’d like to sell from 10 – 11 a.m. Then shop from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Proceeds will go toward getting more kids on bikes. To learn more, visit www.saratogashredders.com. 

Children’s Day / El Dia Del Nino Bilingual Story Time

Ballston Spa Public Library has teamed up with LifeWork Community Action to present a bilingual story time for Children’s Day / El Dia Del Nino at the library on Saturday, April 29 at 11 a.m. Preschool and grade school children are invited to attend this fun and free 30-minute story time in both English and Spanish. A take ‘n make craft and other goodies will be available to each child who attends. For more information call 518-339-4609 or email m.sanchez@lifeworksaction.org. The library s located at 21 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa with parking lot behind the library on Low St.

Wing Fest

The Glens Falls Collaborative will be hosting its annual Wing Fest event on Saturday, April 29 from noon to 3 p.m. in Downtown Glens Falls. The event is a competition between restaurants for the best wings. Participating Downtown restaurants will serve from their storefronts and restaurants from outside the city will serve from locations along Glen, Ridge, and Maple Streets. There will be entertainment in City Park. Awards ceremony will be held in City Park at 3:30 p.m. Visit www.glensfallscollaborative.com for more information. 

Volunteer Actors Needed

NYS Park Police, Saratoga Spa State Park, and Saratoga Performing Arts Center are holding a Full-Scale Training Exercise on April 30, 2023 from 7 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Saratoga Performing Arts Center. The training will focus on coordination and emergency response during several simulated scenarios envisioning an incident involving injuries to a large number of concertgoers at the venue. 

For more information, email: ParksEmergencyMgmt-Exercises@parks.ny.gov

RISE Dinner Fundraiser

The Principessa Elena Society, located at 13 Oak St, Saratoga Springs, will host a pasta and meatball dinner for RISE on Sunday, April 30, at 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. Menu: pasta and meatballs, salad, Italian bread and butter and dessert. There will be live music, a raffle, and prizes. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30 at the door. Children under 12 are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. All proceeds will go to repairs for RISE houses, providing safe, healthy housing and support services to people with mental health concerns, substance use, and other life challenges. Advance tickets available on-line at www.tinyurl.com/RISEPrincipessa. For more information, please call 518-597-6193.

Writers Workshop Series 

Beginning on May 4, and continuing each Thursday 6:30 – 9:00PM throughout May, Bonnie will guide a Writers Workshop Series at Dionondehowa Wildlife Sanctuary & School, 148 Stanton Rd. in Shushan. There is a charge for this series. It is open to all writers and their form preference. 

For questions and to register please email dionondehowa@yahoo.com or phone 518-320-0502.

Annual Ballston Lake Clean Up Day

Volunteers are welcome to join in on Saturday, May 6 by showing up at the Ballston Lake Fire Department, on Route 146-A at 8 a.m. to pick up their road assignments. The project involves doing a clean sweep of winter trash on local roadways in the hamlet of Ballston Lake and its environs. The Town of Ballston parks a large truck at the Ballston Lake Fire Department and at the Outlet Road Parking lot for volunteers to deposit their bags when they have finished their assignments. For more information, visit www.ballstonlake.org.

Benefit Auction and Social Evening 

The Friends of the Library are excited to announce an upcoming Benefit Auction and Social Evening on Thursday, May 11 at 7 p.m. at the Ballston Spa Elks Club, 10 Hamilton St. Ballston Spa. Enjoy finger foods, lite fare, and beverages, an all-star line-up of live auction items, raffles and more. Among the items up for auction are a weekend getaway, antique photographs of Ballston Spa, original painting by Stu Eichel, a custom portrait of your home or business by artist Pam Stendardi, fine jewelry and antiques, gift certificates, theme baskets and more. RSVPs are appreciated. For more information, visit https://bspl.sals.edu/ or contact Danielle and Jim Carter at 518-885-5046.