Conkling Hall is calling all cooks and bakers for its annual Cook Off. Pork 'n Pie, from noon to 3 p.m., will offer tasty samples of pulled pork and dessert pies from cooks and bakers vying for cash prizes. The entry fee for each category is $15. Entry form online at www.forpr.net/cookoff.html. Entrants must arrive with a slow cooker of pork or two pies between 11:00 and 11:30 a.m.
Harvest Fest from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please join us for cider-pressing, donut dunking, life-sized scarecrow making, a pig roast, orienteering, geocaching, a bonfire, kids crafts, and more. Free to all. Switzkill Farm, 165 Game Farm Road, Berne.
Esperance Historical Society and Museum, antique and new book sale 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Esperance Museum, just off Route 20 on Church Street in Esperance.
Date:
Saturday, October 7, 2017 - 11:00
Location:
McKownville United Methodist Church 1565 Western Ave. Albany, NY 12203. Near Crossgates Mall
Brooks Chicken BBQ. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Full dinner: barbecue chicken, baked potato, fresh coleslaw, and dessert. Major credit cards accepted. Visit our pumpkin patch to pick and purchase your fall pumpkins. McKownville United Methodist Church 1565 Western Ave. Albany, NY 12203. Near Crossgates Mall.
Date:
Friday, October 6, 2017 - 03:00
Location:
D'Ambra Auditorium, in the Life Sciences Building on the UAlbany uptown campus
Art seminar: neuroscientist and visual artist Matteo Farinella will hold a seminar at 3 p.m. in the D'Ambra Auditorium, in the Life Sciences Building on the UAlbany uptown campus. Free and open to the public, the event is sponsored by the NYS Writers Institute and the University at Albany's Department of Biology.
Date:
Thursday, October 5, 2017 - 06:30 to 08:00
Location:
Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany
Full Moon Hike. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Enjoy the Pine Bush at night with an hour-long hike under the “hunter’s moon.” We will plan to hike 0.9 miles over rolling topography stopping intermittently for night vision and sound observations. Ages 10+. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany. $3 per person/$5 per family. Registration required. 518-456-0655 or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org/events.
Annual Turkey Supper, bake sale, and silent raffle. Bethany Lutheran Church, Central Bridge. Begins 4:30 p.m. Family-style dinner is $10 for adults, $6 for children 5 to 12, and free for children under 5. Take out $11. (518)295-7720.
IPM in Depth: Sustainable Pest Management for Greenhouse and High Tunnel Growers. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 24 Martin Road, Voorheesville, NY 12186. $20.00 per person (includes lunch). Register Online: https://reg.cce.cornell.edu/IPM_in_Depth_201
