Friday Walk and Talk on Friday, April 6, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm. Take a break from your day and join us for a 1.2-mile hike at Kings Highway Barrens. We will meet at the Kings Highway Barrens trailhead (#9). Adults only. Free! Location: Kings Highway Barrens trailhead (#9) Fee: Free! Registration required. Please sign up by calling 518-456-0655 or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org/events.

Wild and Wacky Woodcock Walk on Tuesday, April 17, from 7 – 8:30 pm.  Join Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission staff for our annual hike through the Pine Bush to watch the elaborate flight displays of the American Woodcock. During the mating season in early spring, male woodcocks perform amazing flight displays at dusk. Males circle high in the evening sky then plummet to the earth in a series of zigzags and whistling wings. Remember to bring your binoculars! We will start inside and then continue outside for a 0.9-mile hike. Ages 6+. Free!

Wild and Wacky Woodcock Walk on Thursday, April 5, 7 – 8:30 pm. Join Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission staff for our annual hike through the Pine Bush to watch the elaborate flight displays of the American Woodcock. During the mating season in early spring, male woodcocks perform amazing flight displays at dusk. Males circle high in the evening sky then plummet to the earth in a series of zigzags and whistling wings. Remember to bring your binoculars! We will start inside and then continue outside for a 0.9-mile hike. Ages 6+. Free!

The Helderview Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, April 5, at 6:45 pm at the Albany County Cooperative Extension offices on Martin Rd Voorheesville, NY.   Phyllis Rosenblum will present a talk on various aspects of gardening. . The public is welcome to attend.

“Build a Nest Box” at Thacher Nature Center. 2 p.m. Our kits are pre-cut and pre-drilled, all hardware included. You will learn how to correctly place and monitor your nest box. Materials fee is $8. Bring a cordless drill with a screw bit and join the fun! 872-0800 to register and reserve your kit.

Agents of Discovery App Hike on Friday, April 6, from 1 – 2:30 pm. If you’re interested in testing this app out or just want to play with a group of other people and learn where else you can play, this program is for you! Download the Agents of Discovery app and bring your device. Free. Location: Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Registration required. Please sign up by calling 518-456-0655.

The regular meeting of the Knox Historical Society will be held at 7 p.m. at Knox Town Hall.  Join us as we work to preserve and present the history of Knox. Refreshments will be served. 518-860-7861.

Staged reading of Southern Haunt, "a spooky, sexy Southern gothic play set in Savannah," followed by Q&A with playwright Kathryn Walat and director Portia Krieger at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center's Studio Theatre on the University at Albany uptown campus.

Turtle Time on Thursday, April 5, from 2 – 2:15 pm. Want to learn more about local turtles? Don’t miss this chance to meet a live turtle (no touching) and discover something new about these ancient reptiles! Bring your questions and curiosity. All ages. Free! Location: Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY. Fee: Free!  Please sign up by calling 518-456-0655 or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org/events.

Turtle Time on Tuesday, April 3, from 2 – 2:15 pm. Want to learn more about local turtles? Don’t miss this chance to meet a live turtle (no touching) and discover something new about these ancient reptiles! Bring your questions and curiosity. All ages. Free! Location: Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY. Fee: Free! Please sign up by calling 518-456-0655 or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org/events.