Stockade Walkabout. Inviting visitors to step inside six privately-owned homes in the neighborhood. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the day of the event. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., pick up wristband and tour map day of event at Schenectady County Historical Society, 32 Washington Ave. Schenectady

Happy Cat Rescue Inc. Open Adoption Event. Come visit some of the amazing animals we have for adoption! If interested, please fill an application form at http://happycatrescueny.org. Event is from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 836 Meadowdale Road Altamont NY 12009

Thursday Night Lecture Series: Does Natural Disturbance Promote or Inhibit an Invasive Species? with George Robinson, Ph.D., SUNY Albany and Huyck Preserve Scientific Advisory Committee. Event starts at 6:00 p.m. at Eldridge Research Station, 284 Pond Hill Road, Rensselaerville, NY

Voorheesville Farmer's Market. Solarize Albany and Norwex cleaning products.From 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 68 Maple Ave., Voorheesville, NY.

Grasstravaganza 2019 at SUNY Cobleskill. A 3-day conference that will cover the importance of grazing livestock with a soil to table perspective. Register at: https://web.cobleskill.edu/grasstravaganza/registration/ for individual days, or the full conference. Thursday conference starts at 4:00 p.m. and Friday to Saturday starts at 7:00 a.m at the College, 106 Suffolk Cir, Cobleskill, NY

Hilltowns Alive Presents: Historic Rensselaerville Tour. Join local resident, historic preservationist and Helderberg Brewery Bartender, Gerritt Platel on a walking tour of Rensselaerville’s Historic Main Street. Cost: $5/person by email at

LS Power Grid New York to Hold Informational Open Houses. An open house event to share information on various aspects of the Marcy to New Scotland Electric Transmission Upgrade Project. From 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Montgomery County Annex Building, 20 Park St., Room 214, Fonda, NY 1206

Guilderland Historical Society House Tours. The historic Mynderse-Frederick House, 451 Route 146, Guilderland Center and the John L. Schoolcraft House, 2299 Western Avenue, Guilderland will be open, and the award winning garden at the Mynderse-Frederick House will be on display. Tour is  from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Historic Home Buying Seminar. Geared towards the residential housing market, this seminar will help answer questions and discuss the risks/ benefits for home buyers interested in restoring old houses. 2:00 p.m. at Schenectady County Historical Society Museum & Library 32 Washington Ave Schenectady, NY.

Annual Plant Sale. To be held by the Helderview Garden Club that will feature perennials, annuals, garden accessories and a raffle. From 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the lower parking lot of the Voorheesville Elementary School, 129 Maple Ave, Voorheesville, NY.