So You're Young and Want to Write. Annual Albany Book Festival with WAMC Northeast Public Radio reporter Jackie Orchard, and author and UAlbany professor Elaine Salisbury. Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/so-youre-young-and-want-to-write-tickets-11.... 12 to 1 p.m. via Online.

The How-To’s and Business End of Publishing During a Pandemic. Annual Albany Book Festival with author and UAlbany Professor Mary Valentis. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-how-tos-and-business-end-of-publishing-.... 2 p.m. via Online.

Campfires at the Mabee Farm. Come share ghost stories and other local tall tales with us. Fee: $8. 6 to 8 p.m. at Schenectady County Historical Society Mabee Farm, 1100 Main Street Rotterdam Junction, 12150

Ask Tom Anything About Book Writing, Publishing, or Marketing. Annual Albany Book Festival with author and publisher Tom Swyers. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ask-tom-anything-about-book-writing-publish.... 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. via GoToWebinar.

Memoirama: Everything You Need to Know to Write Memoir. Annual Albany Book Festival with author and essayist Marion Roach Smith. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/albany-book-festival-memoirama-everything-y.... 2 to 3:30 p.m. via GoToWebinar. 

Hope on the Page: A Climate Writing Workshop. Annual Albany Book Festival with author Reif Larsen. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hope-on-the-page-a-climate-writing-workshop.... 4 to 5 p.m. via Online.

Scandalous Schenectady. Recalls some of Schenectady’s more nefarious characters. Bold bootlegging, cruel kidnappings and maybe even a few mysterious murders… $10; free for members. 6 p.m. at Schenectady County Historical Society Museum & Library 32 Washington Ave Schenectady, 12305

Revolutionary Schenectady. Journey with us to Colonial America as we discuss how Schenectady fought for America's independence in the 18th century. $10; free for members. 6 p.m. at Schenectady County Historical Society Museum & Library 32 Washington Ave Schenectady, 12305

Geo-Physical Testing at the Douw 1 Site, Papscane Island, NY. With Susan Winchell-Sweeney & Kristin O’Connell. Discover the archaeological remains of a house constructed by Volkert P. Douw, a prominent politician during the mid- to late- 1700s. 1 p.m. via www.facebook.com/nysmuseum and 5 p.m. on www.youtube.com/nysmuseum

Black History in Schenectady. Join us for a walking tour as we explore the people and places that make Schenectady’s Black heritage so vibrant. $10; free for members. 6 p.m. at Schenectady County Historical Society Museum & Library 32 Washington Ave Schenectady, 12305