October, 21 – October, 27 2016

Friday, October 21 Antiques Identification, Appraisal and Marketing Seminar Academy for Lifelong Learning at SUNY Empire State College, 113 West Ave., Room 137, Saratoga Springs, 9 a.m. – Noon. Sponsored by Prestwick Chase and open to the public. $15 with a reservation. We’ll be looking at the current antiques market, show you how to market your item or collections and have one appraisal by antique appraiser George Heigel – regional representative for Cowan’s Auctions. For more information, please call 518-587-2100 ext. 2415, www.esc.edu/all. Saturday, October 22 Malta Ridge Pancake Breakfast Malta Ridge Firehouse, Corner of Route 9 and Malta Ave. Ext., 8 – 11:30 a.m. A pancake breakfast with all the extras will be sponsored by the Malta Sunrise Rotary and the Malta Ridge Fire Volunteer Fire Company. Donations: $6 for adults and $3 ages 6-12. Children under 5 are free. Tours of the firehouse and trucks will be conducted upon request. Fall Bazaar Round Lake United Methodist Church, 34 George Ave., Round Lake, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Something for everyone in the family, which include baked goods, holiday gift items, a Chinese Auction with gift baskets. New this year there will be a room of collectibles (figurines, pewter, crystal and much more). Come and enjoy fun, food and fellowship. For additional information, contact Kathy Washburn at 518-664-5057. Great Fall Festival & Giveaway New Life Fellowship, 51 Old Gick Rd., Saratoga Springs, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Giving away children’s clothing and toys from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Explore caves, enjoy petting zoo, hayrides, face painting, pie eating and chili cook-off contest and free food. Craft/Vendor Show General Schuyler Rescue Squad, Squad Building, Rt. 29, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Over 30 vendors, refreshments will be available. Come out and support your local Rescue Squad and do some early Christmas Shopping. For more information, contact Pat 518-331-2978. Tang Family Saturdays Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College, 2 – 4 p.m. Musical Instruments - We will look at and talk about the beautiful instruments in the Balinese Gamelan in Sixfold Symmetry: Pattern in Art and Science, then we will make our own instruments and play them together as an orchestra. Suitable for children ages 5 and up with their adult companions. Programs include a brief tour of a current Tang exhibition followed by a hands on art activity. Free and open to the public. Reservations encouraged, space is limited. For more information and reservations, please call 518-580-8080. Sunday, October 23 Breakfast Buffet Sons’ of ITAMPost #35, 247 Grand Ave., Saratoga Springs, 8 – 11 a.m. We have made to order omelets. $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, children under 5 are free. Wedding Show Embassy Suites, 86 Congress St., Saratoga Springs, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Enjoy food tastings, door prizes and more. Engaged attendees can register for the grand prize, a “Saratoga Chic” Bachelorette Party for the Bride and 11 of her friends. For more information call 518-350-9505 to register or go to EmbassySuitesBridalShow.com. Free Tour of Dunning Street Rural Cemetery Dunning Street Rural Cemetery, Route 67, Malta, 2 p.m. The cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and started in 1775 with a family plot by the burial of Hanna Dunning, followed by many first settlers. Soldiers from all wars, including the Revolutionarily and Civil, are buried there. Sponsored by the Malta Memories Historic Group. For an interesting program, meet us there. Rain date, October 30. Monday, October 24 Wellness Walk Wilton Wildlife Preserve, Old Gick Rd. Parking Lot, Saratoga Springs, 10 – 11 a.m. Enjoy nature with others looking to get outside. The walk is geared towards gentle exercise and is for participants at basic fitness levels. This monthly walk will take place on our Route 50 parcels. Free. Tuesday, October 25 Social Security Education Program Ballston Spa Public Library, 21 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. This program is for pre-retirees, ages 50-70. The program was developed in response to America’s looming retirement crisis and is designed to help attendees learn how to maximize their Social Security benefits prior to receiving them. The material will be presented in an enjoyable format that includes valuable case studies and provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions. Sponsored by John N. Kalil, Jr., President of Retirement Solutions, LLC. Open to the public, no cost to attend. Registration required, limit 20. 518-885-5022. Light Up Your Haunted House Workshop Woodlawn Commons, 156 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs. 6:30 p.m. Albany-Saratoga Spiritual Adventures is hosting the Workshop. Look at the places that still haunt you from your past and lay them to rest. Suggested donation: $20. For more information, visit www.newthoughtnewyork.org or call 518-366-9918. Facial Rejuvenation Event Saratoga Springs Plastic Surgery, PC, 7 Wells St., 3rd floor, Saratoga Springs, 5:30- 7 p.m. Saratoga Springs Plastic Surgery, PC and Saratoga Springs MediSpa invite you to a Facial Rejuvenation Seminar/Demo Event Botox® Cosmetic relaxer and Juvéderm® facial filler and Ultherapy® non-invasive “Face & Neck Lift” will be featured. Live patient injection demonstration will be performed by board certified plastic surgeon Steven Yarinsky, MD. Dr. Yarinsky is the only New Beauty Magazine featured “Expert Injector” in the Capital Region. Light snacks and refreshments will be served and drawings held for complimentary relaxer (Botox® Cosmetic), Ultherapy® brow treatment, Genesis V Laser Facial, and DT-2 Microdermabrasion with serum infusion. Seating is limited, RSVP required by 10 a.m. Monday October 24 at 518-583-4019. Wednesday, October 26 Fish Dinner Saratoga – Wilton Elks, 1 Elks Lane, Rt. 9, Saratoga Springs, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. New England clam chowder, your choice of broiled or fried fish, French fried potatoes, baked macaroni and cheese, vegetable, coleslaw, rolls and butter, dessert, coffee and tea. Donation Requested: $12 adults, $11. Seniors (62 years) and Military (Active or Retired) with ID Card, $8 Children 5-12. Children under 5 Free, $12 All Take-outs. Cash Bar Available. Call 518-584-2585 for more information. Southern Adirondack Audubon Society October Program Crandall Library, 251 Glen St., Glens Falls, 7 p.m. Local photographers and naturalists Scott Stoner and Denise Hackert-Stoner will offer “America’s National Parks”. The talk is part of the monthly program of the Southern Adirondack Audubon Society. The program is free and open to the public. For more information, visit http://www.southernadirondackaudubon.org. The Acoustic Blues Open Mic & Jam Spring Street Gallery,110 Spring St., Saratoga Springs, 7 p.m. NYS Blues Hall of Fame inductee Sonny Speed will be hosting the evening for SABS. Featured Artists are fellow SABSters Dave Scheffel and Ray Giguere, good old Country Blues Admission$5. One of Saratoga best musical values. Note the Open Mic will be taking off November and December - we hope to be back in 2017 at the renovated Caffe Lena. Thursday, October 27 Afternoon Tea The Grove at Neumann, 233 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs, 4:30-6:30 p.m. The Academy for Lifelong Learning presents afternoon tea with teas from Saratoga Tea & Honey. Open to the public. Cost is $10 with a reservation by Friday, October 21. Admission includes teas and a variety of refreshments. Take a tour of this new luxury adult community. To register please send your name and contact information with a check made payable to the Academy for Lifelong Learning, 111 West Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. For more information, call 518-587-2100 ext. 2415, www.esc.edu/all. An Evening with Meg Wolitzer Universal Preservation Hall, 25 Washington St., Saratoga Springs,7:30 p.m. Bestselling author Meg Wolitzer will appear as part of the popular “Yaddo Presents” series, an ongoing collaboration between Northshire Bookstore and the esteemed artists retreat Yaddo. This event is a fundraiser for both Yaddo and Universal Preservation Hall. Ms. Wolitzer will speak about her work, followed by an audience question and answer session and book signing. Tickets are required, space is limited. Tickets can be purchased at Northshire Bookstore, 424 Broadway in Saratoga Springs, by phone at 518-682-4200, or at www.northshire.com. Tickets are $17.50, general admission. $10 from each ticket sold will be divided between Yaddo and Universal Preservation Hall. In addition, each ticket purchased is good for a discount of $5 off any book by Meg Wolitzer the night of the event.