Family Fun Fest
The Saratoga Children’s Theater will be hosting a Family Fun Fest featuring Seth and the Moody Melix Band at Saratoga Music Hall, 3rd Floor of City Hall, Saratoga Springs. The event will be held on September 25 from 5 – 8 p.m. Cost is $15 for adults and children under 18 $5. This event will help our Teen Troupe fundraise for the National Performing Arts Festival at Disney this February. For more information visit www.saratogachildrenstheatre.org.
Fourth Annual Autumn Leaves Chicken Barbecue
The Racing City Rotary Club and the VFW Post 420 Men’s Auxiliary, located at 190 Excelsior Avenue, Saratoga Springs is sponsoring the barbeque on September 26 from 2 to 6 p.m. The menu includes half a chicken, baked potato, corn on the cob, roll, cole slaw, dessert, cash bar. Cost is $10 take-out or eat in. All Proceeds to Benefit Community and Veterans Projects of the Racing City Rotary Club & VFW Post 420 Men’s Auxiliary. For tickets or more information call Tom or Linda at (518) 584-8211.
Art and Craft Show
There will be an art and craft show at the Malta Presbyterian Church located on Dunning Street in Malta on Friday, October 2, from noon to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 3, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. If you would like to be a vendor or would like additional information contact Jane Morrison This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call (518) 928-2655.
Fall Bazaar
The Round Lake United Methodist Women are sponsoring a Fall Bazaar at the Round Lake United Methodist Church on Saturday October 3, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be something for everyone in the family, which include baked goods, books, holiday gift items, a Chinese Auction with gift baskets. The church is located at 34 George Avenue off Exit 11 of the Northway in Historic Round Lake. Come and enjoy fun, food and fellowship. For additional information please contact Kathy Washburn at (518) 664-5057.
Roast Beef Dinner
The Charlton Freehold Presbyterian Church located at 768 Charlton Road, Charlton is having a Roast Beef Dinner on Saturday, October 3 from 4 - 6:30 pm. The cost of the meal is $12 adults, $5 for children 5-10 (free for children under 5). The menu includes Roast Beef, Potatoes, Vegetable, Coleslaw and a variety of pies for dessert.
Elktoberfest 2015
Local beverage tastings, authentic German food, and fun for a great cause - Major Projects supporting Cerebral Palsy Association of NYS. The event will be held at the Clifton Park Elks Lodge #2466, 695 MacElroy Road, Ballston Lake on October 10, from Noon to 6 p.m. The cost is $10. For more information, visit http://www.elks.org/SharedElksOrg/lodges/files/2466_Elktoberfest2015flyer.pdf or call (518) 877-5200. You can also email, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
10Th Annual Memorial Walk
Angel Names Association (ANA) will hold its 10th Annual Memorial Walk on Saturday, October 10 at the Saratoga State Spa Park in Saratoga Springs, NY. The walk is being held in recognition of National Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Awareness month. Registration begins at noon and the walk will follow at 1:15 p.m. The day includes children’s activities, light refreshments and prizes. Everyone is welcomed to attend this uplifting, free family event to walk and raise awareness of pregnancy loss and infant death. For additional information, visit www.angelnames.org or contact Michelle Mosca at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The Way We Were Car Show
The Ballston Spa Business & Professional Association and Saratoga Automobile Museum are pleased to announce plans for the 13th Annual “The Way We Were” Car Show to be held Sunday, October 11 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Front Street in Ballston Spa. The rain date will be October 18.
We invite the public to come stroll our historic village, check out the hundreds of cars and trucks on display, and enjoy the music, vendors and downtown businesses. Front Street will be blocked off from Milton Avenue past the Old Iron Springs to accommodate car exhibits and vendors. A new addition to the show this year is the “Kids Zone”, located by the Old Iron Springs, which will feature several free children’s activities. The event is free to spectators. Exhibitors can pre-register by 10/1/15 for $10.00 per car or $15.00 the day of show. All proceeds will benefit BSBPA community activities and the Saratoga Automobile Museum. Pre-registration can be completed online at www.saratogaautomuseum.org or at www.ballston.org.
a ca Celebration!
Ladies, do the holidays make you want to sing? Do you like to have fun and give back to a worthy cause? Come join us in an “a ca CELEBRATION!” Attend Monday night rehearsals with Saratoga Soundtrack Chorus from October 19 - December 7, 7 - 8:15 p.m. Learn traditional and modern holiday classics in women’s 4-part a capela harmony and be a part of our “ a ca CELEBRATION!” Show December 7 will benefit Code Blue Saratoga. Rehearsals and the show will take place at the Knights of Columbus, 50 Pine Road, Saratoga Springs, NY. Registration and materials fee: $25. Register on-line at www.saratogasoundtrack.org or call (518) 747-3823, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Save the Date
Angelo Mazzone invites you to save the date for the 8th Annual Masquerade Gala on Friday, October 30, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at Prime at Saratoga National Golf Club, Saratoga Springs. Music by The Audio Stars. The gala is benefiting the Capital Region Office of The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, New York Branch. For more information call (518) 812-6833 or (518) 701-4886.
Looking for Volunteers
CAPTAIN Youth and Family Services is accepting new adult volunteer applications for its Homework Help, and Family Assistance. We are in need of van drivers at this time. Please visit www.captaincares.org for the application, or call Mary at (518) 371-1185. CAPTAIN Youth and Family Services is a social service agency located in Clifton Park. CAPTAIN operates a runaway and homeless youth shelter, street outreach services, Teen Talk Helpline, emergency food pantry, family assistance program, and various youth leadership programs. For those with questions about CAPTAIN, please visit our website at www.captaincares.org. Those wishing to speak to a CAPTAIN Representative may also call (518) 371-1185.
Volunteer at the Saratoga Automobile Museum
From fun outdoor car shows to the very serious business of curbing distractive driving and keeping our neighbors and children safe, Saratoga Automobile Museum is dedicated to enhancing and improving the quality of life in the Saratoga region and beyond. We have volunteers who give several times a week, once a year, and everything in between. Any and all of their valuable time is greatly appreciated. Expertise is not required, that will come later. Our volunteers range in age from 14 to 98. Saratoga Automobile Museum offers volunteer opportunities in a myriad of areas including Museum docents, administration, collection maintenance, building and grounds, youth programming and more. It is a great place to connect with wonderful and passionate people who share common interests and who want to meet you. In addition to the satisfaction of interacting with and helping tens-of-thousands of visitors a year, our volunteers enjoy recognition events and activities including an all-volunteer lawn show and dinner, road trips to private car collections, a recognition reception with awards for service, discounts on bus trips to the New York Auto Show, and much, much more. If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer, please go to: http://www.saratogaautomuseum.org/overview/ and fill out an application or contact Jillian at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more details.
Monthly Indoor Craft and Garage Sale
Beginning Sunday, September 27th, from 11 a.m. -3 p.m., the popular Elks Ladies Auxiliary Indoor Craft and Garage Sale will take place at the Saratoga-Wilton Elks Club off Maple Avenue on Elks Lane. Admission is free with over forty vendors; parking is great, bargains galore, lunch, books, household items, sports equipment, hand-made items, clothing, jewelry, party vendors, pet supplies and just about anything you can imagine may be found here. New vendors are signing up every month.
Rain or shine the sales go on and it is a fun activity the entire family enjoys. Come browse, visit, eat, or just get out of the house with a friend. All proceeds go to our local charities. All markets are held the fourth Sunday of each month: next sales dates are October 25 and in November the 8th and 22nd. Tables are $15 for an 8 ft. table. Call (518) 289-5470 for information.
Country Dance Night to Benefit the Veteran’s Homes
On Friday October 23, 2015 the Ladies Auxiliary of the Saratoga-Wilton Elks will present a Country Dance Night hosted by DJ Kevin Richards. It will be held at the Saratoga-Wilton Elks on Elk Lane in Saratoga; the tickets are $15 at the door from 7 to 10 p.m. All proceeds will benefit The Guardian House and The Saratoga County Rural Preservation Co. (Men’s Vet House). Kevin Richards will offer dance lessons followed by an “Open Country Dance Party”. The Auxiliary will also sell pizza, wings, and nacho chips with cheese for everyone’s convenience from 6:30 to 8 p.m. There will be a cash bar and several raffle baskets available for added fun. For more information or to reserve a table for eight or more, please call Arlyne Henley at (518) 879-9262.
‘In a Coach and Four’: Eliza Jumel in Saratoga Springs
Come to this free event on Sunday, October 18, 2015, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Saratoga Springs Public Library, located at 49 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs. Madame Eliza Jumel (1775–1865) summered in Saratoga Springs for twenty-seven years. Get the scoop about her life in the village during this illustrated talk by Margaret A. Oppenheimer, author of The Remarkable Rise of Eliza Jumel: A Story of Marriage and Money in the Early Republic. Copies of the legend-busting new biography will be available for purchase on-site, courtesy of Northshire Bookstore. For more information call (518) 584-7860, or visit www.sspl.org.
