Tomatoes 101. Learn how to make and can salsa and diced tomatoes using a boiling water canner, including necessary equipment. 3rd of a 4-series class by Cornell Cooperative Extension. Costs $20 or $15 each if you take 2 or more. Registration is required, contact

Pine Bush Pups: Explore Six Mile Waterworks (Rensselaer Lake). Find out what lives in a lake besides fish and frogs. Reservations required by calling 518-456-0655 or visitwww.AlbanyPineBush.org/events. From 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Six Mile Waterworks (Rensselaer Lake), 135 Fuller Rd, Albany, NY 12205.

Milkweed and Monarch Conservation at Thacher Nature Center. Learn about the complex relationship between the amazing Monarch butterfly and its larval host plant, the mighty milkweed! Participants will take home a milkweed plant and planting instructions. Please call 518-872-0800 to register. Event starts at 10:00 a.m. at  87 Nature Center Way Voorheesville, NY 12186

Teens Reshape African American History.  The 9th annual Young Abolitionist Teen Scholars’ Institute Open House will showcase Legacy Projects. From 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence Campus at 194 Livingston  Avenue, Albany NY

Buzz of the Pine Bush Bees. Learn more about bees and wasps and how much we owe these insects and how you can help native pollinators in your own backyard! Reservations required by calling 518-456-0655 or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org/events. Starts at 1:00 p.m. at Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY

Seedstock Beef Production. Learn the ins and outs of selling elite genetics, which include heifer calves, cows, bulls, embryo packages, and more. 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Trowbridge Farms, 1192 County Route 22, Ghent, NY

Lost Civil War Diary Lecture at the Old Stone Fort.  Join Schoharie County Historian Ted Shuart as he tells the story and shares the personal diary of Civil War Soldier and United States Army Signal Corps member 2ndLieutenant William H. Hill, 7:00 p.m. at the Old Stone Fort Museum, Schoharie County Historical Society Old Stone Fort Museum 145 Fort Road Schoharie, NY

Young Abolitionist Teen Scholars' Institute Open House. This interdisciplinary learning experience creates a hands-on introduction to careers in history, the arts, museum education, preservation, archaeology, photography, and horticulture. From 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at The Stephen and Harriet Myers Residence Campus, 194 Livingston Avenue, Albany, NY

A Day on the Farm. In this program, kids get hands on with history and agriculture! Registration fee is $8 adults and kids. Please register in advance at www.schenectadyhistorical.org/programs. Event starts at 10:00 a.m. at SCHS Mabee Farm, 1100 Main Street Rotterdam Junction, NY 12150

To Life! Presents: Breast Cancer “Beat the Odds”. Attendance is free, but registration is required.Register online at www.tolife.org, or contact the office at: 518-439-5975,