Mendelssohn Club Announces Annual Winter Holiday Concert. "We Rise Again," a concert at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Cost $22 each and $20 for groups of ten or more. For ticket info call (518) 783-5741 or e-mail [email protected]. 7:30 p.m.

Schoharie Valley Singers Holiday Concert. The concert will feature 11 selections, including the premiere of “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.  7:30 p.m. at Schoharie Valley Latter-day Saints 141 Church St Central Bridge, 12092

The Friendship Singers of Delmar. We’ll be offering two public Christmas concerts this December. 7 p.m. at New Scotland Presbyterian Church.  2010 New Scotland Road, Slingerlands, 12159

The Delmar Community Orchestra. Michael Blostein, will present a Holiday Concert performed by the Orchestra’s string section.

Picnic at Switzkill Farm. We’ll have guided hikes in the daylight followed by a bonfire at the shale pit with music, storytelling, and a drum circle. 2 to 6 p.m.  at Switzkill Farm 165 Game Farm Road Berne, 12023

The Friends of Chamber Music. Bring the Dover Quartet back to the CapitalDistrict! Cost $35. Tickets can be obtained at friendsofchambermusic.org. Nov 18, 7 p.m. and Nov 20, 7:30 p.m. at Page Hall 135 Western Avenue, Albany 12203

German Band Forming. Making music. 7 p.m. at German-American Club, 32 Cherry St., Albany, 12205

Old Songs presents John Kirk and Trish Miller.  A live in-person concert to present fiery fiddle tunes, “folksongs, and fancy footwork to audiences of all ages. 7:30 pm at  Old Songs, 37 S Main, PO Box 466, Voorheesville.

Old Songs Live In-Person Concert Series continues with Windborne.  A group of vocal chameleons who specialize in close harmony singing, shifting effortlessly between drastically different styles of traditional music within the same concert. Tickets can be purchased at http://windborne.oldsongs.org. 7:30 pm.at http://youtube.oldsongs.org.

Fall Festival with the Hilltown Ramblers Bluegrass Band. Drop by for apple cider, donut, cider and other treats.2 p.m. at Lynnwood Reformed Church, Schenectady