“Bagel Bakers Union, Local 338: A Remembrance,” a presentation by Barney Horowitz, former head of the National Labor Relations Board’s Albany office. B’nai Sholom Reform Congregation continues its popular “Synagogue Scholars” series. The service and program, open to all who wish to worship and learn, begin at 8 p.m.  420 Whitehall Road, Albany.

Fundraiser: Vito and Susan Grasso of Troy and Glennpeter Jewelers will host a fundraiser from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Glennpeter Jewelers Diamond Center at 1544 Central Avenue in Albany in honor of Vito and Susan’s daughter Rebecca Grasso who has neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2).

John McCutcheon. 7:30 p.m. at the Old Songs Community Arts Center, 37 South Main Street, Voorheesville, NY. Tickets are $25 Online, $28 at the door (or by phone), and $5 for children 12 and under are available at oldsongs.org or (518) 765-2815.

“Good Books for Good Works” School Library Fundraiser on Wednesday, Nov. 15, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., The Woman’s Club of Albany and The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza will host an evening of holiday book suggestions and a special sale to raise funds for the library at the Lincoln Community Elementary School in Schenectady.

Kristallnacht Interfaith Commemoration: One-time screening of The Zookeeper’s Wife. 7 p.m. Page Hall, University at Albany downtown campus 135 Western Ave., Albany.

“Berry Basket for the Birds” at Thacher Nature Center at 1:00 p.m. Create some holiday bird bounty with a Basket of Berries to use as a centerpiece and then offer to your backyard birds! Bring a basket from home (preferably w/ a handle) and we will line it with plastic and fill it with stems of native plants that offer lots of important foods for birds as they fatten up for the winter. We will also watch birds at our bird observation window and do bird-related activities. Materials fee is $3. Please call 518-872-0800 to register.

Thomas Joseph Smith, Jr, a veteran of WW II, will sign his new book Marine #419322 on Veterans Day on Saturday, Nov. 11 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza.

Preston Hollow Beautification Christmas Fundraiser at the Greenhouse in Preston Hollow (2962 Route 145) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To benefit the hamlets of Potter Hollow, Preston Hollow, & Cooksburg

Veteran’s Day Ceremony to Be Offered at Bennington Battlefield. Walloomsac, NY - Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site will host a Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11 at 1:30 p.m. Local scouts will retrieve the site’s flag for the 2017 season, a historical account of the battle will be shared and refreshments offered.

Mission Bazaar: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 68 Maple Ave., Voorheesville. White Elephant sale, silent auction, handcrafted items, holiday crafts, gifts.