First Monday Spaghetti Dinner, Altamont Reformed Church, 129 Lincoln Avenue, 5 to 7 p.m. (Last seating at 6:30 p.m.). Ring in the New Year!  Join ARC in celebrating the one-year anniversary of the first Monday of the month dinners.  Everyone in the Altamont community is welcome to join us for dinner in the ARC Fellowship Hall on Monday, January 1.

The meeting of the YOPD Support Group is scheduled Saturday, December 16, 2017, 2 - 4 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 510 Albany-Shaker Road, Loudonville, New York. Program:  A holiday potluck celebration will be held, and attendees may bring a dish to share. If you would like to RSVP, contact 518-783-3492.

Holiday gifts and crafts fair. Bake sale and thrift store. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Helderberg Lutheran Church 1728 Helderberg Tr. Berne Funds for restoration. Newly added to National & NYS Historic Register.

Brooks' BBQ on Sunday, Dec.10, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. or until sold out at Lynnwood Reformed Church, 3714 Carman Road, Guilderland. Drive-Thru only. Chicken & Ribs Dinners or a la carte.

The Albany Gay Men's Chorus will present our Christmas concert "Believe" on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the First Congregational Church, 405 Quail Street Albany, NY (off New Scotland Ave) at 4:00 pm.  Tickets are $12 for Adults, $9 for Students, and Free for Children under 12.

On Dec. 7 - Introductory workshop at 1:30 p.m. and Dance from 2 - 5 p.m at Christ Church Methodist, 35 State St., Troy, NY 12180 with the Capital English Country Dancers (They are located at 20 Middlesex Road East Greenbush, NY 12061 518-477-5684 and are a non-profit affiliate of the Country Song and Dance Society). Called and taught by Don Bell and live music by HeartsEase. Free.

On Thursday, Nov. 30, The College of Saint Rose will host a forum that includes area faith communities and national anti-gun violence organizations that looks to move beyond thoughts and prayers following the wave of mass shootings. NYS Assembly member Pat Fahy is expected to speak. The forum will be held at 7 p.m. in the Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary on the Saint Rose campus, 959 Madison Ave., Albany.

The Thursday Musical Club, a women's chorus directed by Julie Panke and accompanied by Elinore Farnum, will present a Christmas Concert on Saturday, December 2 at 3:00 pm at Eastern Parkway United Methodist Church, 943 Palmer Ave. Schenectady. Our scholarship recipients will be guest artists. The program will include arrangements of traditional carols, an African-American spiritual medley, and popular holiday favorites. Olivia Cox will provide cello accompaniment. Tickets are $15 and $12 for students/seniors and available from members or at the door.

Looking for an alternative to the mall on Black Friday for shopping you can feel good about? multiple vendors present a magnificent array of fairly traded, handcrafted gifts, jewelry, accessories, home goods, coffee, chocolate and more from developing countries around the world. Friday and Saturday,  10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free admission. Delmar Presbyterian Church 585  Delaware Ave. Delmar.

Christmas on the Hill Craft and Vendor Show. Thompsons Lake Reformed Church. 1212 Thacher Park Rd. (Rt. 157) Berne. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hunter’s breakfast 5 to 9:30 a.m.