Esmeralda Santiago, a founding mother of Nuyorican literature, will visit the University at Albany for a conversation with WAMC's Joe Donahue. Free and open to the public, the event will be held 7 p.m. at the University at Albany Campus Center Ballroom on the Uptown Campus. For more information, (518) 442-3997 or

Panel discussion “A Need for Change: Revealing Stereotypes of Today” at the College. Panelists addressing issues in contemporary stereotyping, including gender, religious, and racial bias, will speak from 5 to 6:30 pm on campus, in Upper Champlin Hall, SUNY Cobleskill.
 

Trinity United Methodist Church Election Day luncheon and dinner. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Take outs available. Bake sale.

Medusa Volunteer Fire Company Election Day Dinner from 4:30 – 7 pm. ADULTS - $7, CHILDREN 12 & UNDER- $5.

First Monday Free Spaghetti Dinner at the Altamont Reformed Church located on 129 Lincoln Avenue, November 5, 5 - 7 p.m. (Last seating at 6:30 p.m.)

Family style turkey dinner at the Medusa Fire House. 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adults $13 Children 12 & under $6, 5 & under Free.

English country dance. Live Music by Alan Thomson and friends. Time: Dance from 2 - 5 p.m.  Introductory workshop 1:30 p.m. Location: Channing Hall at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 405 Washington Avenue, Albany NY 12206. Admission: $12, $10 members. 518-477-5684.

Concert fundraiser: Hessian Hill Farm located at 576 Treadlemire Road, Schoharie, NY, 12157. From 1 – 4:00 pm. The concert will feature Matt Durfee, the Andrea Scow Band, and Black Fox River Project.

“It Happened in Albany?: Amazing Incidents in Capital Region History” at 2:00 p.m. at the Wyman Osterhout Community Center, 7 Old New Salem Rd., Voorheesville (New Salem) 12186. Program is free and open to the public. The museum will be open one half hour before the program.

Lasagna Dinner & Cakewalk, 5:30 p.m. at the Berne Community and Senior Center (1360 Helderberg Trail). Tickets are $12 at the door ($10 if pre-purchased at the Berne Library), children 12 and under $8, family maximum of $50. Drawings for cakes "made from scratch". Proceeds benefit the Berne Public Library. Sponsored by the Friends of the Berne Library.