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Belmont Stakes Tickets on Sale Feb. 15; Purses Total $10.1M; No Alcohol in Coolers

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2024 Belmont Stakes logo via the New York Racing Association Inc.

SARATOGA SPRINGS —This year’s Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at the Saratoga Race Course will feature 23 stakes races with purses totaling $10.1 million, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) announced last week. This is the first time in Belmont history that the total purses will exceed $10 million. NYRA also announced that tickets will go on sale February 15, and fans attending the festival will not be allowed to bring in alcoholic beverages.

Schedule and Purse Info Revealed

Many races will see significant purse increases, including the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes (from $1.5 million to $2 million), the Grade 1 Resorts World Casino Manhattan (from $750,000 to $1 million), the Grade 1 New York (from $600,000 to $750,000), and the Grade 3 Poker (from $200,000 to $350,000). An additional $100,000 will also be added to the purses of the Grade 1 Woody Stephens, the Grade 1 Jaipur, and the Grade 2 True North.

On Thursday, June 6, the festival will open with four stakes, led by the Grade 2, $250,000 Belmont Gold Cup. Friday will feature three Grade 1 events. Saturday will include six Grade 1 races, culminating with the Belmont Stakes. It will also include the $1 million Resorts World Casino Manhattan for older horses, and the seven-furlong $500,000 Woody Stephens for sophomores. The festival will conclude on Sunday with New York Showcase Day, featuring six stakes exclusively for New York-breds.

For the complete Belmont Stakes Racing Festival stakes schedule, visit BelmontStakes.com/schedule.

Tickets on Sale February 15

General admission tickets, hospitality offerings, and reserved seats for the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival will go on sale at 10 a.m. EST on Thursday, February 15. Four-day general admission passes will cost $90. Single-day admission passes will also be available. General admission on Thursday and Sunday will be $10. General admission will be $30 on Friday. General admission on Saturday, Belmont Stakes Day, will be $50.

General admission tickets will allow access to the backyard, picnic tables, and apron. Reserved picnic tables will be available for purchase in the picnic paddock area. There will be a random drawing at no additional cost for those interested in reserving picnic tables.

Tickets can be purchased on February 15 at BelmontStakes.com/tickets. Advance pre-sale opportunities are also available by signing up at BelmontStakes.com/pre-sale.

No Outside Alcohol Allowed

Unlike most races at Saratoga, fans will not be permitted to bring alcoholic beverages into the venue during the Belmont festival. Coolers containing food and non-alcoholic beverages will be allowed. The rules reflect standard policies at Belmont Park, despite the race not occuring there this year.

Feb. 2 is National “Wear Red Day”

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National ‘Wear Red’ Day is Feb. 2. 

ALBANY — Twenty years ago, the American Heart Association started the Go Red for Women movement to empower women to fight heart disease, their No. 1 killer. 

For 20 years, people nationwide have used the first Friday in February, National Wear Red Day, as a day of education and awareness-raising.  

This year, National Wear Red Day is Friday, Feb. 2, and across the Capital Region, and across the nation, people will wear red, donate to the Heart Association, and many businesses – and the Empire State Plaza – will illuminate their buildings red to shine a bright light on heart disease in women. 

There are many reasons to Go Red on Friday, Feb. 2, primarily:

• Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in women.

• Nearly 45% of women over age 20 are living with some form of cardiovascular disease. 

• Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of maternal death in the U.S.

• Women are less likely than men to receive bystander CPR in an emergency, and 23% less likely to survive sudden cardiac arrest.

• Only 38% of cardiovascular clinical research trial participants were women as of 2020.

People are encouraged to share their Wear Red Day activities on social media with the hashtags #WearRedDay #WearRedandGive #GoRed518 and tag @AHANewYork on Facebook, Instagram and X. 

Bartolo Colón Honored by New York State Senate

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New York State Senator James Tedisco poses with former MLB pitcher Bartolo Colón at the State Capitol in Albany. Photo via @JamesTedisco Twitter/X account.

ALBANY — The New York State Senate honored retired MLB pitcher Bartolo Colón last week. The resolution recognized Colón’s “outstanding career, significant contributions to the state of New York, and his role as a proud Dominican immigrant who brought glory and excitement to the sport.” Senator James Tedisco, who represents Saratoga County, co-sponsored the legislation and met with Colón.

Colón, nicknamed “Big Sexy,” played for nearly a dozen teams, including the New York Yankees and New York Mets. He was a four-time All-Star with a career WAR of 46.2 across 3,461 innings pitched.

Live at Caffe Lena Feb. 24: ‘Cinematic Songs with a Haunting, Gothic Romanticism’

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Mary Fahl performs at Caffe Lena Feb. 24. 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Mary Fahl first achieved fame as lead singer and co-founder of the mid-1990s NYC- based chamber-pop group October Project. She has since gone on to writing and recording songs for movies (including the theme for the Civil War epic Gods and Generals), singing arias and medieval Spanish songs for Sony Classical, and releasing a unique album-length take on Dark Side of the Moon.

Over the past few years, Fahl toured and recorded on her own label, Rimar Records. She will perform 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 at Caffe Lena. 

The Boston Globe described hers as “a voice for the gods that can transport listeners to other realms.”

With her latest release, “Can’t Get It Out of My Head,” Fahl looks back to some of the essential music that has brought her sustenance and clarity by reinterpreting songs from her greatest inspirations the Stones’ “Ruby Tuesday,” Neil Young’s “Don’t Let It Bring You Down,” and a stirring intense rendition of George Harrison’s “Beware of Darkness,” among them.  

Visit www.caffelena.org

“Dance in Albany” Offer Two Distinctive Performances in February

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ALBANY — The performing arts centers at The Egg and the University at Albany, which jointly present Dance in Albany, present the next two offerings in the series in early February.  

Monica Bill Barnes & Company will be in the Capital Region for a week-long residency leading up to a performance of The Running Show on Saturday, Feb.  3, at the UAlbany Performing Arts Center on the uptown University at Albany campus.  

Italy’s NoGravity Theatre will make its Capital Region debut at The Egg at the Empire State Plaza in downtown Albany on Friday, Feb. 9. 

Founded in 1997, MBB&CO is a New York-based dance company that began with a suitcase of costumes and a collection of solos that could be performed anywhere. Since then, Barnes has worked with many artists and performers, including long-time collaborators/designers Jane Cox and Kelly Hanson and performer Anna Bass, in developing relatable work with a subversive sense of humor.  Since 2013, MBB&CO has been co-led by Barnes in partnership with Robbie Saenz de Viteri where the mission evolved to “bringing dance where it doesn’t belong.” The Running Show is a live, physical documentary about the life of a dancer. 

NoGravity is an Italian performing arts company directed by the multidisciplinary artist Emiliano Pellisari and dancer Mariana Porceddu who aim to push the boundaries between art forms. Its style is inspired by the extraordinary artistry of the Italian Renaissance and Baroque art with a focus on the theater of wonder. Beauty, dream, illusion and fun are the keys to NoGravity’s poetics. The company will present From Hell to Paradise. Pellisari depicts Dante’s journey through the three Christian realms: Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. Prior to the performance, there will be a Prelude talk sponsored by the Dance Alliance that begins at 7:15 p.m. at The Egg. 

Advance tickets for MBB&Co’s The Running Show are $15 for the general public at www.albany.edu/pac/tickets. Tickets for NoGravity Theatre are $28 and are available at The Egg Box Office on the Concourse Level of the Empire State Plaza in Albany, by phone at 518-473-1845 and online at theegg.org

Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance Coming to Proctors

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SCHENECTADY — Michael Flatley once said, “Everyone in the world will tell you, ‘No, it can’t be done.’ Every time I hear that, I know I’m close to success.” This philosophy was a main driving factor in the journey to “ 

Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance, which Flatley began developing in 1995 following his departure from Riverdance will be on the MainStage at Proctors March 5. 

Since its premiere 25 years ago, it has become one the most successful touring productions in entertainment history, having been seen by over 60 million people. 

For its 25th-anniversary tour, fans can expect new staging, new costumes, and choreography, plus cutting-edge technology and special effects. 

Tickets are on sale through the Box Office at Proctors in-person, via phone at 518-346-6204 Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. or online at proctors.org. Groups of 10 or more can get their tickets by calling 518-382-3884 ext. 139. 

30th Anniversary Party: Feb. 10 Hometown “Pep Rally” for Adirondack Theatre Festival’s Annual Benefit 

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GLENS FALLS — Adirondack Theatre Festival will celebrate its thirtieth anniversary with a peppy tribute to its hometown roots and its national reach. 

Adirondack Theatre Festival’s fundraiser has become legendary in Glens Falls for creative themes including James Bond, the Olympics, and last year’s sold-out Beatles Bash. This year’s party is a hometown “Pep Rally” celebrating 30 years of innovative theatre that makes a difference at home and around the country. 

The night will feature Emcee Billy Floyd of the Adirondack Thunder, songs from musicals developed at ATF that have captured national attention, the unveiling of ATF’s next summer season, a live auction hosted by former ATF Producing Artistic Director Mark Fleischer, and a very special surprise announcement. 

The festivities will take place on Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Charles R. Wood Theater, 207 Glen St. in downtown Glens Falls. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $90 per person and include wine, beer, soda, appetizers, and entertainment. 

Tickets are available at the Charles R. Wood Theater box office at 518-480-4878 or woodtheater.org/events.

New at the Tang – Exhibitions Open Feb. 3

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Installation view, Isaac Julien, Lessons of The Hour, McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, San Francisco, 2020, photo by Henrik Kam. Photo provided.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College has announced the following upcoming exhibitions. 

An opening reception will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10.

Isaac Julien: Lessons of the Hour: Feb. 3–May 19: London-based artist Isaac Julien’s film installation Lessons of the Hour features actor Ray Fearon as Frederick Douglass, the nineteenth-century abolitionist, writer, and freed slave. Open-ended narrative vignettes set in Washington, DC, London, and Edinburgh portray Douglass with influential women of his time—including Susan B. Anthony and Ottilie Assing—dramatizing ideas of racial and gender equality. Julien’s work reiterates Douglass’s belief in the importance and power of photography and picture-making in advocating for social justice. Lessons of the Hour features ten screens of varying dimensions hung salon-style. The vibrant colors of the film have a modern aesthetic that, in conjunction with the period set, costumes, and salon-style screens, unites past and present.

Studio/Archive: Feb. 3–June 9: Studio/Archive features contemporary art from the Tang collection that examines studio portraiture and archives as tools for agency, empathy, and justice. Among new acquisitions being shown for the first time at the Tang are work by Ja’Tovia Gary, Kahlil Robert Irving, and Annette Kelm. The exhibition also includes work by Mike Disfarmer, Elger Esser, Zanele Muholi, Vik Muniz, Alice O’Malley, Joachim Schmid, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Malick Sidibé, Sanlé Sory, Mickalene Thomas, and Huang Yan.

Abject Anatomy: February 9–April 21: The artistic transformation of the body into something unrecognizable, disturbing, or abject probes human anxieties about bodily behaviors and desires. Our mind races and our skin crawls as we contemplate the possibility of a grotesque and fantastical metamorphosis of our own. Is this what happens in the absence of control? Abject Anatomy features a selection of photographs, prints, drawings, and paintings from the Tang collection that ask us to reflect on deep-seated fears about our own bodily nonconformance and that of those around us.

 Elevator Music 48: Alone, only in flesh: Feb. 10–May 5: Alone, only in flesh is a site-specific, collaborative meditation on diaspora combining spoken word poetry, experimental cello, traditional Vietnamese áo dài (garments), and Southeast Asian home goods. The installation melds the language of altars—spaces of presence, transcendence, and transmission—with the liminality of the shifting elevator. The artists Antonius-Tín Bui, MIZU, and Theresa-Xuan Bui thus create a space for all to commune with the unknown and untranslatable.

Coming in July: Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature’s Underworld. A voyage of discovery into the depths of our threatened natural world through large-scale painted and sculptural works. 

The Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College opened in fall 2000 with about 3,500 objects and the collection has since grown to more than 18,000 works, representing a wide variety of materials, subject matter, and time periods. The Museum is open to the public on Thursday from noon to 9 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 12 to 5 p.m. Go to: https://tang.skidmore.edu 

February 2 – 8, 2024

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Annual Sweetheart Dance

Held on February 10 at the Saratoga–Wilton Elks Lodge, 1 Elk Lane in Saratoga Springs. GRAVITY will be our entertainment for the night.  Cocktails from 6-7 p.m., dinner 7 p.m., and entertainment from 9-midnight. Basket Raffles (including a Lottery Basket) will benefit the Foreverly House (Veterans Community Housing Coalition Home for Female Veterans with Children).  Entree choices: Prime Rib, Salmon, and Spinach Lasagna, served with roasted potatoes, tossed salad, roll, and veggies, dessert.  Cost is $45/per person.  Reservations are first come first serve with seating limited.  RSVP to Ellen Calabrese at 518-300-7678 (cell), or emd19302@yahoo.com with entrée choice, number of guests and payment.  Checks made out to the Ladies Auxiliary or cash are preferred. 

A Night at the Aldridge House

Opening in 1792, the building that now houses Brookside Museum was a hotel that hosted guests to Ballston Spa for over 50 years. On Thursday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m., Brookside Museum is hosting an immersive evening of food, music, and stories. Ticket holders will enjoy a night of hearty stew, bread, refreshing cider, and jaunty music. Tickets are $25 per person, $20 for SCHC members. Tickets are limited and pre-registration is required. www.BrooksideMuseum.org. Friday, Feb. 16 is the snow date for this event. Proceeds from this program support education initiatives throughout
Saratoga County.

The 36th Annual Flurry Festival

February 16-18 at the Saratoga Springs City Center. Dozens of traditional dance and music genres, including swing, contra, blues, square and line dancing, Cajun, Zydeco, English country, Balkan, Scandinavian, Latin, Scottish, tango, fusion, international, Irish, Bal folk, African, Appalachian dance, and more.  More than 300 performers and teachers will present 221 sessions, including concerts, demonstrations, dance instruction, instrument workshops, jams, storytelling, singing, and participatory dances. Tickets can be purchased online through February 11 or throughout the weekend at the door. Discounts available for seniors, those under age 26, and military. Scholarship tickets are available for those in need, and children 12 and under are free. Learn more at www.flurryfestival.org.

Carnegie Hall Ensemble Connect Residency at Skidmore

February 16, 7:30 p.m. Skidmore College, Arthur Zankel Music Center, located at 815 N.Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Ensemble Connect, a group of the finest young professional classical musicians based out of Carnegie Hall, celebrates its 16th year at Skidmore. Visit the Arthur Zankel Music Center website for event details. Concert Program: INTI FIGGIS-VIZUETA | seven sisters paint the earth New Work (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall). GABRIELA LENA FRANK | Leyendas: an Andean Walkabout for String Orchestra*.  TANIA LEÓN | De Memorias. BEETHOVEN | Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 16. Free and open to the public.

The Camp Saratoga 8K Snowshoe Race

Saturday, February 19 at 10:30 a.m. at Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park.  Registration can be done online through www.runsignup.com with day-of onsite. A limited supply of Dion snowshoes available to rent for $5 on a first come/first serve basis.  For more information about the NE Snowshoe Series visit www.dionwmacsnowshoe.com.  Questions? Call Laura at 518-581-1278 or laura@saratogastryders.org.

Sonatas for Spring 

March 3 at 3 p.m. at the Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church, 175 5th Avenue. The Saratoga Chamber Players will present violinist Jill Levy and Israeli pianist Renana Guzman with works of Bach, Arvo Pärt, Prokofiev and Brahms.  Tickets are available at www.saratogachamberplayers.org. Seniors $25, Adults, $30 and Students $20. The concert is supported in part by the NY State Council of the Arts with the support of the NY State Legislature, the office of the Governor and our many individual supporters.

Vendors Wanted
for Community Rummage Sale

Saturday, March 16 – 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Charlton Freehold Presbyterian Church 768 Charlton Rd, Charlton. Need to make some space, get rid of things you don’t use?  Put up your items for sale to become somebody else’s treasure.  Rent a table and space for $15.  For information or to make a reservation call 518-399-2871 or email:  office@charltonfreehold.org  

February 2-8, 2024

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Friday, February 2

Fish Fry Friday ?

Fish Creek Rod and Gun Club, 123 State Route 32, Schuylerville | 4 – 7 p.m. 

Every Friday through March 29. Menu: All dinners are served with coleslaw and sauce also your choice of fries or onion rings: fish fry, chicken tenders, clam strips, popcorn shrimp, coconut shrimp w/special dipping sauce, buffalo shrimp. Extras: all previous items plus jalapeno poppers, mozzarella sticks, fried mushrooms, bowl of chowder or quart of chowder, red (Manhattan) or white (New England). Beverages are available. Eat in at our club or call ahead for take-out 518-695-3917. All are welcome.

9th Annual Chocolate Fest ?

Throughout the village of Ballston Spa | 4-8 p.m. Presented by the Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association. There will be 22 “sweet spots” around town where Ballston Spa businesses have paired up with area chocolatiers to compete to showcase their talents and tastes by preparing small, sample-sized chocolate offerings in 3 categories: Dessert (Sweet), Savory, and Chocolate Beverage. These treats will be judged by Chocolate-fest goers and only cost 1 dollar! While savoring delicious chocolate treats, visitors will also enjoy a variety of special business promotions going on throughout the Village. This year, there will also be various activities specifically for children occurring throughout town in addition to the treat sampling. Please note that most sweet spots are cash only. 

Free AARP Foundation Tax-Aide

Ballston Spa Library,
21 Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa By appointment through April 12

AARP Foundation will provide free tax assistance and preparation through its Tax-Aide program at the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is the nation’s largest volunteer-based free tax preparation service. Volunteers are trained and IRS-certified every year to ensure they understand the latest changes to the U.S. Tax Code. Tax-Aide will provide taxpayer assistance through interaction with IRS-certified Tax-Aide volunteers in two short same day, in-person meetings to exchange documents. For more information about AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, including what type of service is available, which documents you need to file your taxes, and to schedule your appointments stop in or call 518- 885-5022.

Saturday, February 3

11th Annual Chili Bowl Fundraiser ?

Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway, Saratoga Springs

11 a.m. – 2 p.m. | Participating restaurants include Cardona’s Market (returning Champion), Kindred, RHEA, Fat Paulies and Walt and Whitman.  Guests purchase tickets to enter, choose a handmade bowl, enjoy live music, and participate in the chili taste testing. A portion of the proceeds benefit the local cancer non-profit organization To Life and the Wilton Food Pantry. Tickets are $27 and include a handmade bowl (plus tax). Pre-purchase bowls and tickets at saratogaclayarts.org.   You can bring 2 non-perishable food items for Wilton Pantry and save $2 on your ticket. Guests can choose from 3 time slots and have the opportunity to purchase more bowls onsite. The chili competition is fierce, and guests always have lots of fun. 

Sunday, February 4

The Saratoga Winterfest 5K Snowshoe Run/Walk ?

Saratoga Spa State Park, Meet in the quadrangle near the Wired restrooms.  | 11 a.m.  There will be no indoor facilities. Registration can be done online through www.runsignup.com with day-of onsite. A limited supply of Dion snowshoes available to rent for $5 on a first come/first serve basis.  For more information about the NE Snowshoe Series visit www.dionwmacsnowshoe.com.  Questions? Call Laura at 518-581-1278 or laura@saratogastryders.org.

Closing Reception and Artist Talk

Spring Street Gallery,
110 Spring St., Saratoga Springs 

2 – 4 p.m. | Anne Diggory’s exhibit “Near and Far” Diggory will provide us with an additional talk. Painting Plein Air in the Adirondacks and Southern France will include a glimpse into her working methods painting on site, including a large set from a three-week painting trip in the south of France. On Saturday, February 3 and 10 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Diggory invites the public to join her in her studio at 173 Circular Street, Saratoga Springs. A portion of the sales of this exhibition and studio open house will benefit the Saratoga Immigration Coalition Scholarship Fund. For more information, please visit our website at springstreetgallerysaratoga.org, springstreetgallerylist@gmail.com, 518-290-0660.

Monday, February 5

Galway Preservation Society Program

Galway Town Hall, 5910 Sacandaga Rd, Galway | 7 p.m. 

A video presentation produced and narrated by GPS member Dave Waite on “Ballston Spa’s Mexican War Monument: The Village honors its fallen Sons.”  This 60-minute documentary tells the story of the monument and the year-long effort by members of the Ballston Spa community to retrieve its 175-year-old time capsule and honor the young men who gave their lives in this war. This video production takes you through the history of the war, the work of locating the time capsule, as well as providing thoughts about the war from local students and area historians. Open to the public, free of charge.  

Tuesday, February 6

Saratoga Area Retired Educators Monthly Luncheon

The Ripe Tomato, 2721 US-9, Ballston Spa | Noon

All area retired K-12 public, parochial, private, BOCES teachers, librarians, teaching assistants and other school related personnel are welcome. For further information, call 518-584-1192.

Improv Spaces “Open Office Hours”

Saratoga Arts, 320 Broadway, Side Door, Saratoga Springs

5 – 7 p.m. | A weekly Tuesday evening program with musicians and artists in improvisation and interdisciplinary improvisation including music, performance, poetry, and visual arts. Are you a composer with a framework for improvisation that you want to test? Do you want to meet collaborators for a piece or band? Do you want to explore interdisciplinary practice or something new? Mics and amplification are provided or bring your own equipment. Open Office Hours are session workshops for artists to create together and be in informal conversation. improvspaces.org Free admission.

Monthly Meeting of The Catholic Daughters of the Americas 

Knights of Columbus, 50 Pine Rd, Saratoga Springs | 5:45 p.m.

CDA – Court McLaughlin #422, 

Members gather at 5:45 p.m. for recitation of the Rosary, followed by refreshments until 6:30 p.m. when the meeting will begin. CDA is one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the Americas. Please join us. Questions? Contact Regent Lucille Koch by phone or text at 516-319-4577.

Wednesday, February 7

Academy for Lifelong Learning Winter Storyteller Series

Prestwick Chase at Saratoga, 100 Saratoga Boulevard, Saratoga Springs | Noon – 1 p.m. 

Free and open to the public. No reservations required. Sponsored by Prestwick Chase. Storyteller Kate Dudding presents Peace Stories. This is the last of the six-presentation series. If Saratoga Springs City Schools are closed due to weather, that date will be postponed to Feb. 14. For more information on the Academy for Lifelong Learning, visit www.allsaratoga.org or contact Academy Executive Director, Jeff Shinaman at jeff@allsaratoga.org or 518-290-6988.

Stuffed Shells Dinner Take Out

Saratoga-Wilton elks Club,
1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs

4:30 – 6 p.m. | Take out only. Call Monday or Tuesday between 10 a.m. – Noon to place an order. 518-584-2585. Menu: stuffed shells, meatballs, sweet sausage, tossed salad, garlic toast. Cost $15 per dinner. (Cash Only).

Poetry Reading ?

Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs | 7 p.m.
Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by Samira Sangare and SG. Open mic poetry will follow. Doors open for sign-ups at 6:30 p.m. The host for the event will be Carol Graser and the cost is $5 general, free for students. The featured reading will also be livestreamed. You can find a link for the livestream at caffelena.org., 518-583-0022.

Green Drinks

The Parting Glass, 40-42 Lake Ave, Saratoga Springs | 5 – 7 p.m.

A “green gathering” for those who work, volunteer, or have a passion for promoting the environment, conservation, and sustainability. Food, alcoholic, and drinks available for purchase. Green Drinks – Saratoga Springs is held monthly. While this is a networking event, solicitation is not allowed.

Thursday, February 8

Foreign Film: The Miracle Club (2023)

Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library, 475 Moe Rd., Clifton Park

6:30 p.m. | There’s just one dream for the women of Ballygar to taste freedom: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes. In English/English subtitles. Rated PG-13; 90 min. Comedy, drama. 518-371-8622. cphlibrary.org