"Ask the Beekeepers." The Southern Adirondack Beekeepers Association (SABA) will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. at 50 West High Street in Ballston Spa.

Duanesburg Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. at Bishop Scully Hall, Delanson. The audience participation program “What’s in Your Attic?” will feature storied items of family and personal interest followed by an annual Christmas party.

The regular meeting of the Knox Historical Society will be held at 7:00 pm at Knox Town Hall. Come be a part of preserving and presenting the history of Knox! For more information, call 518-860-7861. Refreshments will be served.

Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program, announces their upcoming Second Annual Cut Flower Conference. This event is of interest to cut flower growers in the Capital Area. The initial Cut Flower Conference, held in 2016, was very popular with established and beginning cut flower growers and growers considering adding cut flowers to their diversified farms. This year’s Cut Flower Conference will be held at The Carey Institute Guggenheim Pavilion, 100 Pond Hill Road, Rensselaerville, NY, beginning at 8:00 am and ending at 4:00 pm.

Holiday Tree Lighting, Upper Union Street, Schenectady. Free Event on Saturday, Nov. 25, 4 p.m., Trustco Bank, 1620 Union Street. Caroling, Brown School Bell Choir, Santa, Refreshments, Free Small Business Saturday and other giveaways. Free event. All are welcome. Also, the public is invited to visit businesses participating in Small Business Saturday all day long on November 25. 518 730-6896,

The Erie Canal is the topic of the Nov. 16 lecture at the Bethlehem Historical Association.  Craig Williams presents “Mapping David Vaughan’s Erie Canal” at 7:00 p.m. at the Cedar Hill Schoolhouse Museum, 1003 River Road, Selkirk.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Albany County will hold its Annual Meeting, Thursday, Nov. 16 at 12:30 p.m. at the William F. Rice Extension Center, 24 Martin Road, Voorheesville. This meeting is open to the public.  Albany County residents 18 years of age or older are eligible to vote for members of the Board of Directors and various program committees.  Ballots will be available the day of the meeting.  For more information or to make a reservation, call Cornell Cooperative Extension at 765-3500.

“Bats and White-nose Syndrome: A Look at NY and Beyond” at Thacher Park. 7 p.m. An update on the devastating bat disease that was first discovered in a cave in Thacher Park. The talk will follow a brief business meeting that starts at 6:30 p.m. Call 518-872-0800 for more information.

Rensselaerville candidates’ forum: 3:30 p.m. Conkling Hall, 8 Methodist Hill Rd. in Rensselaerville. Meet candidates for local political office and hear their positions.

Please join us on Oct. 28, at 11 a.m..for the unveiling of a new sign dedicating and renaming the Feura Bush Town Park. 63 Mathias Place, Feura Bush NY. Hereafter named: Charley Houghtaling Park.