Empowering Adults to Take Control of Their Own Aging Luncheon
Friday, April 14 at the Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs, 232 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Academy for Lifelong Learning invites you to hear Dr. Roger Landry, preventative medicine physician, discuss a game plan for healthy longevity and resilience as we age. A full plated lunch will be served. $45 per person. For a registration form, go to www.allsaratoga.org, call 518-290-6988, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Lunch and Learn – Aging Successfully
The Academy for Lifelong Learning is hosting “Empowering Adults to Take Control of Their Own Aging” Lunch and Learn on Friday, April 14, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the Holiday Inn – Saratoga Springs, 232 Broadway. Admission is $45 ($40 for Academy members) and includes a plated lunch. For registration information and form, go to www.allsaratoga.org or call the Academy office at 518-290-6968. Sponsored by Prestwick Chase at Saratoga, the event will feature two, 45-minute presentations: “Game Plan for Healthy Longevity” and “Resilience” with a served lunch in between.
Saratoga Sustainability Fair
Join Sustainable Saratoga and Skidmore College on Sunday, April 16 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Skidmore’s Case Center. A free community event celebrating sustainability awareness and opportunities. Spend some time in our exhibitor hall, where you will find resources on renewable energy, zero waste, sustainable gardening, social justice, alternative transportation, food production and security, natural resource protection, energy efficiency, sustainability efforts in Saratoga Springs, and much more. Listen to our keynote speaker, Jen Kretser, Director of Climate Initiatives for The Wild Center. The day’s offerings also include an electric vehicle (EV) car show and an opportunity to test drive an EV. As well as a Repair Cafe. Bring a broken item and save it from the landfill. www.skidmore.edu/sustainability/events/fair.php
Corning Museum of Glass Trip
A one-day trip on Wednesday, April 19, open to the public. Explore this amazing glass museum right in our own backyard. Optional sandblasting workshop available, must pre-register. Lunch on your own at the museum cafe. After the museum, wander around the quaint town of Corning for the afternoon. Member price $80. Non-member price $105. Optional sandblasting workshop- add $14. Call the Saratoga Senior Center at 518- 584-1621 to sign up.
Vendors Wanted: Annual Spring Craft Fair
The Saratoga-Wilton Elks #161 Auxiliary is holding their Annual Spring Craft Fair on Saturday, April 22 at the Lodge at 1 Elk Lane in Saratoga from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. An eight-foot table and two chairs in a 6 x 8’ space is $40. Admission will be free with ample parking. There are 36 spaces available, and we are accepting a wide variety of crafters on a first come first serve basis. If you know of anyone you think would be a great addition, please share this notice with them. For more information or to signup, contact Debbie at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 518-885-6506.
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: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Shaken & Stirred Celebrity Bartender Party
The Shaken & Stirred Celebrity Bartender Party is an annual fundraiser for Universal Preservation Hall. Local businesses team up to compete against each other, bartending for the most tips. The team that raises the most during their shift wins. This year’s event will be 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, May 18 at the Saratoga National Golf Course. All proceeds raised go towards our education programs through the Collaborative School of the Arts, which is an incredibly important aspect of arts for youth in our area. For more information, go to universalpreservationhall.org. There is no cover charge for this event.
Spring Fling Festival
The Spring Fling Festival is benefiting the Adirondack Vets House, Inc by bringing our area’s businesses together to create a day of fun in the sun for everyone! Free admission, open to the public. There will be pony rides and farm animals, bounce houses, a dunk tank, cornhole tournament, face painting, food trucks, candle making, local vendors, live music, raffle baskets, carnival games and more! The goal is to maximize attendance and support local business all while raising very critical funds for the Adirondack Vets House, Inc. The Car Shoppe will be hosting the first Annual Spring Fling Festival on Saturday, May 20 from Noon – 5 p.m. Rain date is May 21, Noon-5 p.m. The location is 1110 US-9, Queensbury.
The Inaugural Yaddo Golf Invitational
The Inaugural Yaddo Golf Invitational takes place on May 24 at the Saratoga National Golf Club, with Honorary Chair and special guest, Dottie Pepper. Golfers will enjoy 18-holes of golf plus carts, lunch, fun contests, and admission to the dinner and awards ceremony. Each golfer will receive a signed copy of Dottie Pepper’s book, Letters to a Future Champion: My Time with Mr. Pulver. Space is limited to the first 128 golfers. Reserve your foursome today! All monies raised from this event will benefit Yaddo’s historic Artist Residency programming. Not a golfer? Tickets are also available to join us for post-play dinner, starting at 6 p.m. Tickets and Sponsorship Information: www.yaddo.org/the-2023-inaugural-yaddo-golf-invitational/
Trip to Niagara Falls
The Olde Saratoga Seniors is hosting a trip to Niagara Falls on June 6-8, 2023 (3 days, 2 nights) The Price will be $469 per person double occupancy. Includes 2 breakfast 2 dinners, a tour of Niagara, Niagara-on-the-Lake, The Hornblower Cruise, Chocolate FX Tour, Niagara Falls view casino and bus transportation. If you are interested, please contact Pat Temple, 518-338-2329 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. This will be a first come first served list for the bus. For an itinerary and more information contact me.
Craft Fair – Vendors Wanted
The Saratoga County History Center is seeking vendors of handmade crafts, antiques, and farm products for the annual craft fair at Brookside Museum on Saturday, June 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. No mass produced or commercially manufactured products will be permitted. Spaces are available outdoors, with limited spaces available indoors. The fair is a rain-or-shine event. Visit brooksidemuseum.org/events/2022-craft-fair/ for more information, or contact Beth Silvestri at 518-885-4000 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Travel with Academy for Lifelong Learning (ALL) to an Italian Cooking School
Have you dreamed of living in a seventeenth century palazzo nestled on a hilltop village in the romantic Italian countryside? ALL is sponsoring a gourmet retreat and cooking school November 11-18, 2023. We will tour a historic or culinary attraction each day and begin cooking late afternoons under the guidance of a professional chef before enjoying a four-course dinner with local wines each evening. This small group experience includes all meals and six nights in a beautifully restored historic palazzo. For more details, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
