Altamont Library Notes for Thursday, March 30, 2017
Michael Eck will perform at the Altamont free Library, as part of the library’s Songteller Sessions, on Friday, April 7, at 7 p.m.
Exciting news! On April 29, our good friends at CM Fox Real Estate will be holding their first Spring Gala at Orchard Creek Golf Club. All proceeds from the event will go to support food pantries in Altamont and Guilderland, as well as the Guilderland Public Library and the Altamont Free Library.
We are tremendously grateful to Troy Miller, Kathy Burbank, Steve Wacksman, and Cindy Wadach among many others for organizing this exciting event. To learn more and to reserve your spot, call CM Fox at 861-7030. See you all there!
Juice and Jammies
Tonight, Thursday, March 30, at 7 p.m., put on your pajama’s and join Ms. Erika for a pre-bedtime story, snack and craft! This low-key storytime will be just the thing to prepare your young folks to count some sheep.
Orwell revisited
The first Monday book group will meet at noon on Monday, April 3, to discuss the classic dystopian novel “1984” by George Orwell. This novel touches on several issues that have been widely debated recently, including the use of propaganda and government surveillance, so much so that this book, originally published in 1949 has recently climbed back up the bestseller list.
Please join us for what will undoubtedly be a fascinating conversation.
SongTeller sessions
As you may have heard, we have a new monthly concert series that we are very excited about. We’re calling it the SongTeller Sessions and they happen on the first Friday evening of each month.
The idea is that each performer receives the same list of ten questions that they answer through stories and songs. Among the questions are: What was a song that your parents loved? What was the first bad song that you wrote? What song makes you think of home?
Please join us for our next concert on Friday, April 7, at 7 p.m. Our performer this month is Michael Eck. Michael has been a mainstay of the Capital District music scene for over two decades and wears many hats: performer, producer, critic, organizer and radio host, just to name a few.
His musical interests and compositions run the gamut from folk and punk to blues and old time jug band music. Notable among his recent efforts have been as a member of the Lost Radio Rounders and the Ramblin Jug Stompers and as host of WAMC's American Roots series.
Coffee and snacks will be available and all ages are welcome.