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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 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: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 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.
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: https://www.yaddo.org/the-2023-inaugural-yaddo-golf-invitational/
Art Exhibit
The Clifton Park Senior Community Center Gallery, 6 Clifton Commons Ct., Clifton Park and SSAS will be hosting an exhibit in the Gallery during the months of April and May featuring seven photographers and members of SSAS. Artists include Cheryl Jenks, Rebecca Jenkins, Denise Kornak, Meda Rigatti, Brian Skanes, Anup Sood and Bill Staudinger.
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 breakfasts, 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 e-mail 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.
7th Annual Swinging for the Arts
A 9-hole golf outing to benefit Saratoga Children’s Theatre. Join us at McGregor Links Country Club, located at 369 Northern Pines Rd. Wilton on Wednesday, June 14. RSVP by June 2. Format is Four Person Scramble 9 holes of golf, mulligans, contest holes, and pink ball contest. Sign-in begins at 4:30 p.m. Shotgun start at 5:30 p.m. Entry fee is $85 per person includes greens fee, cart rental, food, and a goodie bag. To register, visit https://www.saratogachildrenstheatre.org/
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 https://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 the 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.
