Capital District Farmers Market Association will be holding two ongoing farmers markets on Tuesday and Thursday. Tuesday markets will be at the First United Methodist Church at 428 Kenwood Ave in Delmar from 2:30 pm until 6 pm. Thursday Markets will be at the Suny Plaza at 353 Broadway in Albany from 11 am to 2 pm.  Both markets will have fresh produce and goods, as well as food vendors.

Monthly Business Meeting and Cultural Presentation on May 17 at 7:00 p.m. Following the business meeting, the owners of Dancing Ewe Farm will discuss their dedication to preserving the art, technique, and culture surrounding Tuscan-style cheese making, Salumi, and Olive Oil.  Free and open to the Public. American Italian Heritage Association and Museum 1227 Central Avenue, Albany, New York 12205. Call (518) 435-1979 for information.

Science Lecture Series: Science in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve on Thursday, May 17, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm. The Albany Pine Bush Preserve contains 76 wildlife Species of Greatest Conservation Need, several rare wetlands, and the best remaining global example of an inland pitch pine-scrub oak barrens; a globally rare, fire-dependent ecological community.

Albany County Planning Board Meeting set for Monday, May 14, at 3:30 p.m. and will be held at the Cornell Cooperative Extension at 24 Martin Rd., Voorheesville.

Saturday, May 12 from 1 - 3  pm, Mothers Appreciation Relay: A wonderful new way to celebrate Mothers Day. Families are encouraged to participate in a timed relay to experience traditional Seneca women's roles at 17th-century Ganondagan. Relay course is .36 miles with cradleboard carry, pack basket carry, and corn pounding and sifting. Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan at 7000 County Road 41 (Boughton Hill Road), Victor, NY 14564.

Chicken and Ribs BBQ on Saturday, May 12, from 11 am to 2 pm at Noble Ace Hardware, Main St. Cobleskill to benefit our young men preparing for the priesthood. Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus 4475, Our Lady of the Valley.

All you can eat breakfast at St. John’s Lutheran Church at 140 Maple Ave, Altamont from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eat in or take out. Call 518-872-2517.

Spaghetti supper. Gallupville Evangelical Church from 4:30 to 7 p.m. and craft and bake sale at the Gallupville firehouse. Church St., Gallupville.

Please join us for the 35th Annual Rotary Youth Recognition Awards Event held on May 16 from 12 - 1:30 pm at the Zaloga American Legion Club (see flyer attached). Please RSVP by May 8 to (518) 456-8766 or (518) 573-5996 or email:

Altamont Elementary PTA will hold it's 4th annual Election day Chicken BBQ by BBQ Delights on Tuesday, May 15, from 4 - 7 pm. Pre-order is strongly encouraged as extra dinners always sell out fast! Please contact Jen Hausler at 518-396-6388 or