Morning ride: The Mohawk-Hudson Cycling Club runs a Sunday ride for early risers.  Cyclists cover mostly flat land for 18 miles. The pace is about 13 miles per hour, good for casual and occasional riders. Helmets are required. Start at 7:15 a.m. every Sunday from the Hannaford Supermarket parking lot on Route 85A in Voorheesville and return around 9:30 a.m. (518)428-8993.

"A Week in the Life of Great Aunt Nellie" will be presented by the Knox Historical Society at the Saddelmire Homestead Museum, 2190 Berne-Altamont Road (Route 156), Knox, at 2 p.m.  Items that eased weekly household chores around the turn of the 20th century (50 years before electricity came to Knox) will be featured. (518)860-7861.

Thursday Evening Lecture Series: Kelly Martin, New York State Wildlife rehabilitator and educator will give a presentation on her work as wildlife rehabilitator accompanied by some of the live animals she is working with. 6:30 p.m. for light refreshments followed by the lecture at 7 p.m. Eldridge Research Center 284 Pond Hill Road Rensselaerville, NY 12147. Free.

Monarch butterflies make an amazing journey every winter. Learn all about their life cycle and their annual migration to Mexico. Short indoor presentation followed by a walk through monarch habitat. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany 12205. 2 p.m. Call 518-872-0800 to register.

Amazing Ants. 10 to 11 a.m., and Wednesday Aug. 16, 2017, 10 to 11 a.m. The Albany Pine Bush Preserve is full of many different kinds of ants, each a little different from the next. Come learn about these creatures, make an ant craft, and take a short walk where we will look for ants and their homes. Register children not adults. Ages 2-6. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany. $3 per child/$5 per family. Registration required.  (518)456-0655 or visit www.AlbanyPineBush.org/events.

Night Sky Adventure. Museum of Innovation and Science, 15 Nott Terrace Heights, Schenectady, NY 12308. Great American eclipse. How can you safely observe the eclipse here in the Capital Region? Join us to find out! 8 p.m.

Batty for Bats. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Are bats really blind? Participants must provide their own transportation. We will use technology to help us detect any of the five species of bats that live in the preserve. Ages 6+. 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.

The Buzz of the Pine Bush Bees. 12:30 to 2 p.m. Introduction to these native beauties and then examine them on the trail during a hike. Depending on how many bees we stop to look at, we could hike as much as 0.9 miles. All ages. Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center, 195 New Karner Road, Albany. $3 per person/$5 per family/Children under 5 yrs free. Registration required.

Voorheesville Farmer’s Market. 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Pie in the Sky, take out dinner, BBQ chicken dinner. New Scotland Historical Association.

Free baseball summer camp hosted by the Albany County Recreation Department. Open to all county youth ages 7-13 and all equipment except for baseball gloves will be provided. Registration: August 7, at 8:30 a.m. or download forms at http://www.albanycounty.com. The camp will be Aug. 7 to 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Clayton A. Bouton High Satellite Field, 479 New Salem Road in Voorheesville. (518) 447-7948.