Friday, 25 September 2015 09:07

Week of September 25


Art and Craft Show

There will be an arts and crafts 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. 


A Balloon Walk Fundraiser

Enjoy this family friendly event to raise funds for The Wesley Community.  Walk a one-mile course throughout The Wesley Community campus, with more than 1,000 colorful balloons on display at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 3.  The event will also feature a hot-air balloon (weather permitting), music, face painting, balloon-themed games and more.  Right after the walk is finished, at 11:00 a.m., you can also enjoy Giffy’s BBQ and music.  Participation in the walk and BBQ is $25 for adults and $15 for kids (12 and under).  This includes a walk t-shirt, balloons to take home, and a delicious meal.  If you can’t stay for the BBQ, to participate in the walk only is $20 for adults and $10 for children (12 and under).  BBQ tickets only are just $10 per adult and $8 per child (12 and under).  Walk/BBQ and just BBQ registration is required in advance. Funds raised through the event will support the renovation project currently underway in the Springs Building at The Wesley Community.  Learn more and sign up today at www.theballoonwalk.com.  


The Hunt for History and Horses

Join us on October 3 for a unique and family-friendly scavenger hunt at the Saratoga Race Course, 267 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs.  The scavenger hunt will tour teams around the NYRA grounds with exclusive, post-season access, while learning about the history of thoroughbred racing and its connection to Saratoga Springs.  After the hunt, please join us for cider and donuts, prizes,  giveaways, pony rides and free admissions to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.  Several Equine artists and vendors will be at the museum with items available for purchase.  Registration check-in is from 8 a.m. - 9 a.m., scavenger hunt start time is at 9 a.m. To register, please visit www.regonline.com/huntforhistoryandhorses.


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.


4th Annual Fifty Plus Boomers Expo

A free one-stop event specifically designed for people who are 50 and over.  Come get your questions answered on Social Security. Get free advice on legal, finance, elder care, insurance, health and wellness and more. Informative exhibitors and professionals will be showcasing their products and services.  There will be seminars, food tastings, wine tasting, entertainment, caricaturist, flu shots and clinics. The expo will be held at the Saratoga Springs City Center, located at 522 Broadway in Saratoga Springs from noon – 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 3. For more information, visit www.dailygazetteevents.com or call (518)395-3045. 


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.


Retired Teachers Association Meeting 

The Saratoga Springs Retired Teachers Association will meet on Monday, October 5, at noon at Longfellows Restaurant, 500 Union Avenue (Route 9P), Saratoga Springs.  Membership is open to retired educators who taught in or now live in Saratoga County.  For membership information, call (518) 587-5356.


American Legion Auxiliary Unit 234 Meeting

The next American Legion Auxiliary Unit 234 meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 5 at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 234 at 23 Pleasant Street in Ballston Spa, NY.


Poetry Reading

On Wednesday, October 7, Caffè Lena will present poetry readings by James Schlett and Susan Spivack.   An open reading will follow. Doors open for sign-ups at 7 p.m. and the readings will start at 7:30. The host for the event will be Carol Graser and the cost is $5. James Schlett is an award-winning journalist and the author of A Not Too Greatly Changed Eden: The Story of the Philosophers’ Camp in the Adirondacks(Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2015). His prose has been published in Songs of Innocence, New York Archives and the Mid-Atlantic Almanac, and his poetry has been published in Nomad’s Choir, The Literary Gazette, The Heron’s Nest, Acorn, and Bottle Rockets.  Susan Fantl Spivack’s poetry has appeared in many small press publications, including Earth’s Daughters, Calyx, and the First and Second Word Thursdays Anthologies.   Her chapbook In the Garden—Poems (Nov.-2013) is available from Bright Hill Press (www.brighthillpress.org).  Her Singing Frog Press has published Times River 2: A Calendar of Poems (a 12 chapbook series) and 9 other hand sewn chapbooks. For more information call (518) 583-0022, www.caffelena.org. 


Simpson UMC Crafters Resumes Oct. 7

Simpson United Methodist Church, 1089 Rock City Road, Rock City Falls (.4 mi south of Rt. 29) is happy to announce the resumption of the Wednesday Crafters starting  on October 7, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.  All in community are welcome to drop in and work on their hobby/project of choice. No church affiliation, registration, attendance commitments, or ability level required to participate in this free weekly gathering. Bring a bag lunch or enjoy the light refreshments provided.  We follow the Ballston Spa School District Calendar for vacations and snow days. So gather your yarn, coupons, papers, sewing machine,-- whatever the materials-- and catch up on your UFOs (unfinished objects).  Any questions please contact Laura at (518) 288-5922 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..


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.  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..


Free to Breathe 5K and 1 Mile Walk

On October 17 at Shepherd’s Park in Lake George hundreds of community members will gather to support Innovative Lung Cancer Research. All proceeds from the event support Free to Breathe, a nonprofit lung cancer research and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring surviving lung cancer is the expectation, not the exception. Help us double lung cancer survival by 2022! To register and begin fundraising, visit freetobreathe.org.  


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 per car or $15 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 capella 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.


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 hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken tenders, fries, onion rings, hot dogs and nachos 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.  


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. 


Historic Ghost Tours of the Canfield Casino and Bolster Sale on Halloween

Are you looking for something to do for before Trick or Treating?   Come to downtown Saratoga Springs for Fall Fest and to the History Museum for a Ghost Tour of the building investigated by Ghost Hunters!  We will conduct tours from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 31.  The Museum is a Trick or Treat stop, so come in costume! Each tour size is limited and they run about every 20 minutes with.  Fees are $7.00 per Adult, $4.00 for children.   Kids in costume are admitted for free.  You can also treat yourself to an image from the Bolster Collection as the Museum will have a sale going on in the gift shop of hundreds of images of old Saratoga Springs.  The Bolster Collection has 325,000 historic images of the City of Saratoga Springs and is a treasure to enjoy. The History Museum is located in the Canfield Casino and is daily 10:00 – 4:00.  More information about programs and exhibits can be found at www.saratogahistory.org.


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.

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