DELMAR — The Mendelssohn Club of Albany is searching for a new conductor to lead the chorus for the 2020-2021 season beginning on June 1, 2020.

The club’s long-time conductor, Jeffrey Vredenburg, will retire following the annual spring concert in May of 2020. He has conducted the chorus for 21 years. 

The Albany Figure Skating Club’s Learn to Skate program will begin on Saturday, Oct. 12.

Group lessons will be held on Saturdays from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Bethlehem YMCA at 900 Delaware Ave. in Delmar from Oct. 12 through Dec. 14.

BETHLEHEM — Bethlehem Neighbors, an aging-in-community “village” in the town held its first annual picnic on Friday, Sept. 6, with over 60 persons attending.

BETHLEHEM — Two local sustainability groups have announced a public talk on “Beyond Plastics” on Sept. 26 at the Bethlehem Middle School auditorium.

GLENMONT — The Glenmont Job Corps Center has immediate openings for people seeking free career training in automotive repair, construction, health care, hospitality, and homeland security.

BETHLEHEM — At its September meeting, the board of directors of the Bethlehem Tomboys Girls’ Softball League unanimously elected Mark Ciafardo as its new president.

DELMAR — The Mendelssohn Club of Albany will hold auditions beginning in September for male singers interested in joining the club for its 111th season. Interested tenors and basses are invited to rehearse with the club on Wednesday evenings starting Sept. 4 at 7:15 p.m. at the New Covenant Presbyterian Church at 916 Western Ave.