Pesticide Recertification Day 2018 on March 1 from 8:30 am - 4 pm at The Century House in Latham, New York. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County and the Capital Area Agriculture & Horticulture Program announce their upcoming event, the Capital Region Pesticide Recertification Day. Registration will begin at 7:30 AM. Pesticide Recertification Day is designed to assist pesticide applicators in attaining DEC pesticide credits needed to keep their licenses up to date.

The Helderview Garden Club will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, March 1 at 6:45 pm at the Albany County Cooperative Extension offices on Martin Rd Voorheesville, NY.   Peter Bowden of Hewitts will discuss Understanding Plant Food and spring feeding tips.  The public is welcome to attend.

Full Moon Owls and Hors d’oeuvres on Thursday, March 1 from 6 – 8 pm. Join us for a hike under the full moon while stopping periodically to listen for the calls of owls in the Pine Bush Preserve. Meet us at the Discovery Center where we will enjoy some light snacks and an indoor presentation then caravan over to another trailhead for our 1.2-mile hike. Participants are responsible for providing their own transportation. Adults only. Location: Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany, NY. Fee: $3 per person/$5 per family. Registration required.

The Dutch Settlers Society of Albany will hold a Meet and Greet gathering at the University Club, 141 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY, on Tuesday, Feb. 27 from 6 - 8 p.m.  Attendees will have the opportunity of meeting the authors who have contributed articles to the organization's latest Yearbook. The Organization's Board will meet at 5:30 p.m.  For information, call 518 861-5087

The Woman’s Club of Albany will host New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Rose Harvey for a talk on the state’s parks in the current federal climate at 7 p.m., at the WCA, 725 Madison Ave., Albany. Networking session 6 p.m. The program is free and open to the public. 518.465.3626.

"For Breakfast, Pleasure and Health: Chocolate in the 18th Century." on Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. The lecture will be presented by colonial living historian Paul Supley in the Badgley Museum Annex located at the Old Stone Fort Museum Complex. $5 for adults and free for students and Schoharie County Historical Society members. The Old Stone Fort Museum Complex is located in the village of Schoharie at 145 Fort Road

A Meet-and-Greet open house will be held from 2 to 4 pm at the Mynderse-Frederick House on 451 Route 146 in Guilderland Center, N.Y. The house will be open to give visitors the opportunity to tour the house, enjoy refreshments and chat with members of the Guilderland Historical Society and Guilderland Garden Club. 518 861-8582.

“John Boyd Thacher, Wampum, and the NYS Museum” at Thacher Visitor Center on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 2:00 p.m. In 1989, the NY State Museum (NYSM) repatriated 22 wampum belts to the Onondaga Nation, including four belts originally purchased by John Boyd Thacher. Exhibition, drama and a lawsuit marked Thacher’s tenure as “owner” of the belts, which eventually entered the NYSM collections via Emma Treadwell Thacher.

Visions of Italy – Art Show and Sale at American Italian Heritage Museum at 1227 Central Ave. Albany, NY from Feb. 4 – March 31. Art show and sale by the Schenectady Art Society. Original paintings of Italy and Italian culture. Many artists, styles, and mediums. A portion of sales benefits the Museum. Open during Museum hours - Fridays from 11 am - 2 pm and Saturdays from 1 - 4 pm or by appointment.

Black History Month celebration. 12 p.m. in the Cahill room, 112 State Street in Albany for a discussion on the critical roles African American soldiers had and the 1st Rhode Island Regiment.