August, 5 – August, 11 2016

Friday, August 5 Ninth Annual Ballston Spa Short Film Festival Ballston Spa High School Auditorium, 220 Ballston Ave., Ballston Spa, 7 p.m. The Film Festival will be held Friday and Saturday evenings, August 5 and 6 and outdoors in the Old Iron Spring Park, Front Street at 9 p.m. both evenings. This free, family friendly event presents short films up to 15 minutes in length from local, national and international filmmakers. The Ballston Spa Film Festival is free to attend in order to enable families with children to have a fun night or two out with little expense. This year’s Festival will present 38 short films in four slates spread over both evenings. The full list of film selections is available on our website, www.BSpaFilm.org. Saturday, August 6 Horse Play Party Northshire Bookstore, 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 11 a.m. Join us for a fun morning of activities and crafts with Deanna Cook and Katie Craig, co-authors of “Horse Play! 25 Crafts, Party Ideas and Activities for Horse-Crazy Kids.” A treasure trove of fun for every horse-loving child, “Horse Play” is packed with great activities and projects, from crafting a mini barn and pasture to designing your dream horse, sewing a pony pillow, making a shelf for model horses, and coloring a pull-out poster. For more information, visit www.northshire.com. Schuylerville Central School’s Annual Alumni Banquet American Legion, Schuylerville, 6 p.m. Call (518) 331-2978 for tickets, $30 per person (will not be sold at the door). Sunday, August 7 Breakfast Buffet Saratoga-Wilton Elks, 1 Elks Lane, Rt. 9, Saratoga Springs, 8:30 – 11 a.m. Donation Requested: Adults $10, Seniors and Military (Active/Retired with ID Card) $9, Children 5—12 $8, Under 5 Free, Take-outs $10. Call (518) 584-2585 for more information. Hudson River Piecemakers Quilt Show Hadley Luzerne High School, 273 Lake Ave., Lake Luzerne, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission is $6 or $5 with a canned good for the local food pantry. Quilt appraisals are available by appointment for a fee. Sunday, August 7 hours from 9 a.m.- 2 p.m. Call (518) 370-1667. Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation Summer Stroll: Queen Annes: Circular St., and Union Ave. Meet on the SW Corner of Spring and Circular Streets, 10:30 a.m. Linda Trela will tour the area formerly home to the Young Women’s Industrial Club of Saratoga, which today is known as Skidmore College. Learn more about Skidmore’s early days and the Queen Annes along Union Avenue. Tour Sponsored By: Ravenous. Premiere Summer Sponsor: Stewart’s Shops. Tickets are $5 for members and $8 for non-members. For more information, visit www.saratogapreservation.org. Historian and Author Brooks Simpson Historic Grant Cottage, Mt. McGregor, Town of Moreau, 1 p.m. Historian, author and educator Brooks D. Simpson will draw from three of his books: The Reconstruction Presidents, Ulysses S. Grant, Triumph and Adversity and Let Us Have Peace in his presentation. Brooks Simpson is the speaker at Grant Cottage’s annual event commemorating Ulysses S. Grant’s funeral in August of 1885. Note that you must pay for admission to the Grant Cottage historic site ($5 for adults, $4 seniors & students) in order to attend this event. For more information, visit www.grantcottage.org. Pitney Meadows Community Farm Let’s Make It Happen Event Pitney Farm, 223 West Ave., Saratoga Springs, 4-7 p.m. There will be live music by Drank the Gold, walking tours of the historic barns, as well as information about the proposed site plan and ways everyone can get involved in this great future agricultural resource project in the city of Saratoga Springs. The price is $35 for adults, $10 for children 12 and under. The catering is provided by Farmhouse Food featuring Hors d’oeuvres created from seasonal products from area farms, along with local drinks from Saratoga Winery, Saratoga Apple, and Druthers Brewery. Walking tours of the historic farm, that has been owned by the Pitney family since the mid 1800’s, will be given at 4:30 and 6pm, and the proposed site plan will be on display for the Pitney Meadows Community Farm project, along with an update on its progress. The event is handicapped accessible. For further information on the event and registering, visit: www.pitneymeadows.org/events or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call (518) 290-0008. Evening Vespers Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church, 24 Circular St, Saratoga Springs, 7 p.m. Join us on the lawn for an al fresco worship experience of prayers and music, Sunday evenings in August. This is a casual service, so please come as you are. Lawn chairs and blankets are encouraged. Visitors welcome. For information, call (518) 584-6091. Monday, August 8 Berkshire Bank Family Mondays Saratoga Pavilion at Saratoga Race Course, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The Berkshire Bank Family Mondays series will feature a wide variety of family-friendly activities, games, attractions, and educational activities each Monday. The event will also feature family-oriented activities in partnership with the Pediatric Dental Group of New York. Tuesday, August 9 Concert: NYS Summer School of the Arts: School of Orchestral Studies Zankel Music Center, Skidmore Campus, Noon Free and open to the public. For more information call (518) 580-5590 or (518) 474-8773. Wednesday, August 10 Italian Dinner Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge #161, 1 Elks Lane, Saratoga Springs, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Donation Requested: Adults $12, Seniors and Military (Active/Retired with ID card) $11, Children 5—12 $8, Under 5 Free, takeouts $12. Cash Bar Available. For more information call (518) 584-2585. Bicycle Tour Saratoga National Historic Park, Route 4 and State Route 32, Stillwater, 6 – 8 p.m. A free, ranger guided 5 mile bike tourof Saratoga Battlefield. Scenic views of the historic grounds, with unique stories of the park. Meet in the parking lot. In case of inclement weather, bike tour will be cancelled. Bring your bike, water, and insect repellent. Helmets required. For more information about these or other events, call the Visitor Center at (518) 670-2985. It’s Pickins’ Time Milton Community Center, 310 Northline Road, Ballston Spa, 7 – 9:30 p.m. Get Ready for a Great Evening of Music. The popular Ballston Area Seniors Pickins’ Session will be held at the. Admission is free, open to the public, and there is ample free parking. The Sessions could use fiddlers, bass players…even a harmonica, to make the evening more diversified and entertaining. Please bring finger foods to share. Thursday, August 11 Interfaith Prayer Meeting Courtyard of Longfellows Restaurant, 500 Union Ave. Saratoga Springs, 7:15 a.m. The Meeting begins at 7:30 a.m. and concludes no later than 8:30 a.m. Sign-in and continental breakfast begins at 7:15 a.m. There are no charges or donations. All are welcome. For more information call (518) 450-1615. Free Concert in the Park Wiswall Park, Front St., Ballston Spa, 6 – 8 p.m. The concert series is free to the public. This week’s concert features Aged In the Hills (Country). For more information, visit www.ballston.org. Barber Shop on Broadway Downtown Saratoga Springs, 6:30 – 9 p.m. The award-winning Racing City Chorus will present its seventh season of strolling a cappella performances of standards, pop songs and patriotic numbers on the sidewalks of downtown Saratoga Springs during the thoroughbred race meet. Sponsored by: Saratoga Guitar, Impressions of Saratoga, Crown Grill, Circus Café, Crafters Gallery, Saratoga Saddlery, Olde Bryan Inn, Boca Bistro, The Wine Bar, 15 Church Restaurant, Yellow Boutique, Northshire Bookstore, Salt & Char, Saratoga Tea and Honey Company and Druthers Brewing Company.