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Roggio holds Hilltown workshops on developing a ‘makerspace’ to nurture farmers

This fall, Sustainable Hilltowns will host several community discussions. According to April Roggio, independent researcher and co-owner of the Medusa General Store, these community dialogues hope to answer this question: Would the development of a “makerspace” in the Hilltowns help to nurture small farmers?

See the Battle of the Normanskill through African-American eyes

by Ethie Moak

NEW SCOTLAND — “The Battle of the Normanskill through African-American Eyes” will be presented by Aaron Mair, for the Nov. 1 program of the New Scotland Historical Association, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Toys For Tots at Thompsons Lake

Thompson’s Lake Reformed Church will be a drop-off place for Toys For Tots on Sunday, Nov. 8, and Sunday, Nov. 15, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

The church is located at 1210 Thacher Park Road in East Berne.

Quasquicentennial celebrates a thriving sense of community

by James Gaughan

ALTAMONT — The village's kickoff celebration of the 125th anniversary of its founding is on Sunday, Oct. 18, from 3 to 5 p.m.  Program remarks and introductions of distinguished guests will occur at 4 p.m.  The location of the event is 115 Main Street in Altamont.

Take a bus to Melodies of Christmas

WESTERLO — The Dormansville United Methodist Church is sponsoring a bus trip to the Melodies of Christmas concert at Proctors Theater in Schenectady.

On Saturday, Dec. 19, the bus will leave from the church on Route 312 and from Trinity United Methodist Church on Route 143 in Coeymans Hollow.

Guilderhaven Inc. is calling all nuts

by Sue Greene

GUILDERLAND — Our wildlife rehabilitator has become swamped with young, abandoned, and injured baby squirrels that will need to be wintered over and released next spring.

Pumpkins to be painted teal at Gade Farm

by Anne Hayden Harwood

Food Allergy Research and Education initiated the Teal Pumpkin Project to help keep the one in 13 children in the United States suffering from a food allergy safe on Halloween.

A new season of community dances begins

VOORHEESVILLE — Two of the area’s leading proponents of traditional dance, Old Songs Inc. with underwriting support from Homespun Occasions, host a new season of Old Songs Community Dances, starting Saturday evening, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m.

Dame to give free concert in Altamont before international competition

ALTAMONT — One of only three musicians invited from the United States to be part of the Maxence Larrieu Flute Competition, Amanda Dame, of Altamont, will be on of 62 candidates competing in this high-level international competition, taking place in Nice, France this month.

Hard Trials is ultimately uplifting

GUILDERLAND — Lost Radio Rounders, an acoustic American roots duo of Tom Lindsay and Michael Eck, will celebrate a new release with a free concert on Friday, Oct. 17, at the Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church.

The church is located at 2291 Western Ave. in Guilderland and the concert starts at 7 p.m. 

Learn about the Shakers as individuals

by Ethie Moak

NEW SCOTLAND — Shakers stressed aspects of community and unity; however, individuals that made up these villages had personalities, idiosyncrasies, and life experiences that made up dynamics within each Shaker family and sometimes led to surprising interactions, close friendships, or even divisions within the community.

Solomon Northrup comes to life

by Marilyn Miles

CLARKSVILLE — Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 7 p.m. at the Clarksville Community Church to meet Solomon Northrup, the central figure of the movie “12 Years A Slave.”