Preston Hollow Beautification Committee is holding its Annual Spring Flower and Bake Sale at the Greenhouse on Route 145 in Preston Hollow on Friday, May 11, from 3 to 7 pm, Saturday, May 12, from 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday, May 13, from 9 am to 1 pm.

The Stockade and its secrets come to life! Our guide will lead us from the museum, through the Stockade, and inside two Stockade homes, the historic Brouwer House. This tour lasts approximately three hours.

Knox Clean-Up Day. 9 a.m. to noon. Stop by transfer station to pick up your bags and receive instructions on how and where to pick up trash.

St. Matthew's Church, Voorheesville welcomes the Hilltown Players: presenting " Sketches & Skits from the Carol Burnett Show" on Sunday, May 6, at 3:00 pm.  $10 pp.. Contact: Peggy McQuade

‘I Love My Park Day,’ a stewardship event at the Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in Delmar, Albany County, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

An English Country Dance on May 6 at Channing Hall of the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 405 Washington Avenue, Albany 12206. The Dance will be held 2 -5 PM, an Introductory Workshop is at 1:30 PM.  All are welcome, no experience or partner is necessary. Admission is $14 at the door, $12 members.

On Saturday, May 5, The Altamont PTA will hold the Albany area’s largest annual community sale.  Sales will run from 9 am to 4 pm, and will be found throughout the entire area.

Friday Walk and Talk on Friday, May 4, from 12 – 1:00 pm. Take a break from your day and join us for a one-hour long hike along the trails of the Madison Avenue Pinelands. We will meet at the Madison Avenue Pinelands trailhead (#7). Adults only. Location: Madison Avenue Pinelands trailhead (#7). Free! Registration required. Please sign up by calling 518-456-0655 or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org/events.

At 7 pm, The Clarksville Historical Society spring program will feature MARK KING, Director of the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy talk about protecting open space in the Capital Region. This will be held in the Clarksville Community Church, 1997 Delaware Turnpike. Clarksville. This is open to the public and refreshments will follow.

Preserving History in a Growing Suburban Town. Voorheesville native and Clifton Park Historian John Scherer discusses how the challenges of preserving history in a suburban town can be addressed even in Clifton Park and relates his experience to growing up in New Scotland. Sponsored by the New Scotland Historical Association, this program will be presented at 7:30 p.m. at the Wyman Osterhout Community Center, 7 Old New Salem Rd., Voorheesville (New Salem) 12186. Museum opens at 7:00. Program is free and open to the public.