Hilltowns Players Spring Show Auditions. For Spring Show: “Everyone Loves Opal written by John Patrick and offered through Dramatists Play Service. Feb 5 and Feb 7, 7 p.m. at the Thompson’s Lake Reformed Church, 1212 Thatcher Park Road, East Berne.
Date:
Friday, February 7, 2020 - 19:30
Location:
Old Songs Community Arts Center, 37 S Main St., Voorheesville
Joe Jencks at the Old Songs Community Arts Center. An international touring performer, songwriter, entertainer, and educator inviting all of us to live inside of our passions and our beliefs. Tickets are $25 for adults; $12 for youth ages 13–18; $5 for children 12 and under. Visit oldsongs.org or call (518) 765-2815. Concert starts at 7:30 p.m. at the Old Songs Community Arts Center, 37 S Main St., Voorheesville.
Translations Exhibit Artist Reception. To be presented by the Albany Center Gallery, featuring the works of regional artists Beth Humphrey, Stephen Niccolls, Victoria Palermo, Stacy Petty, and Anthony Ruscitto. Exhibit will run from Feb 4 to Mar 6. Reception is from 5 to 8 p.m. at 488 Broadway, Suite 107 Albany, 12207
Date:
Saturday, February 8, 2020 - 10:00
Location:
New Russia Cultural Center, 1550 Broadway, Rensselaer, 12144
Tchaikovsky Music Competition: Piano, Vocal, and String Division. A music competition as part of the 12th Annual Russian Winter Festival. Free registration and more info at: https://www.newrussiacenter.org/winter/festival-events/music-competition/. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at New Russia Cultural Center’s home at 1550 Broadway, Rensselaer.
‘Wonders of the Winter Sky’ at Thacher Nature Center. Join Dr. Valerie Rapson, Chief Astronomer of the Dudley Observatory, and learn how to use the constellation of Orion to "star-hop" around the sky and find these objects, no telescope required! 2 p.m. at 87 Stan Levine Dr, Voorheesville, 12186. Call 518-872-0800.
Date:
Saturday, February 1, 2020 - 14:00
Location:
Schenectady County Historical Society, 32 Washington Ave, Schenectady, 12305
"Stoneware: Art for the People" with John Scherer. Join us at the opening reception for The Folk and Their Art as we discuss stoneware. Cost: $5, free for members. 2pm at Schenectady County Historical Society, 32 Washington Ave, Schenectady, 12305
Date:
Saturday, January 18, 2020 - 14:00
Location:
Schoharie County Historical Society members. 2 p.m. at 145 Fort Road Schoharie, 12157
The 2020 Lecture Series at the Old Stone Fort Museum. John Wilkinson will present an artist's talk, exhibition and sale in the Badgley Museum Annex. Admission to the lecture is $5 for adults and free for students and Schoharie County Historical Society members. 2 p.m. at 145 Fort Road Schoharie, 12157.
Date:
Saturday, January 18, 2020 - 08:30
Location:
Empire State Aerosciences Museum, 250 Rudy Chase Dr, Glenville, 12302
ESAM’s Fly-In Breakfast. Local pilot and Certified Flight Instructor Ken Haefner will speak on his experience “Flying the F-86 Sabre Jet” Enjoy pancakes, French toast, eggs, sausage, potatoes, juice, coffee, tea and more! From 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Empire State Aerosciences Museum, 250 Rudy Chase Dr, Glenville, 12302.
Date:
Saturday, January 18, 2020 - 11:00
Location:
Museum & Library, 32 Washington Ave., Schenectady, 12305
Workshop: Painted Plates. SCHS curator Suzy Fout will discuss the history of delft ceramics, using examples from the SCHS collection. Registration is $30, at www.schenectadyhistorical.org/programs. 11 a.m. at Museum & Library, 32 Washington Ave., Schenectady, 12305
Glacial Fingerprints: How Glaciation Left Its Mark in New York State. Join geologist and Museum Curator of Quaternary Landscape Materials Andrew Kozlowski as he explains how this new technology works and displays glacial landforms that occupy New York State’s landscape. A 20-minute talk at The State Museum, from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m., in the Huxley Theater, 222 Madison Avenue Albany, 12230. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lunch.
