May 26-30 Events

Thursday
10:15 am Preschool Story Time (ages 3 to 5) at North Albany Branch Library
10:15 am Storytime at Voorheesville Public Library
10:30 am Storytime at Guilderland Library, for babies, toddlers, & preschoolers
10:30 am Lapsit Story Time for babies up to age 2 at the Albany Main Branch Library
10:30 am Toddler Story Time at Pine Hills Branch Library
10:30 to 11 am Story Art at the Children’s Museum at Saratoga
11 am Family Craft Time at Pine Hills Library for birth to age 3
12-2 pm Music Jam at the New York State Museum, musicians or audiences welcome
12:30 pm Preschool Storytime (ages 3 to 5) at Bach Branch Library
1 pm Storytime at Guilderland Library, for babies, toddlers, & preschoolers
1:30 pm Family Storytime at the Bethlehem Public Library
2:30-4:30 pm FETCH! Lab, free with admission at the Schenectady Museum
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Curves of Perth/Amsterdam Ribbon Cutting. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be provided. 4335 State Highway 30, Amsterdam
7 pm Anime/Manga Club for high schoolers at Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library (except June it’s the 10th)

Friday
The Children’s Museum at Saratoga will be closed this morning and open at noon.
9:30 am Story Time with Pam at the Niskayuna Barnes & Noble
10 am to 11:30 am Toddler Tales : playgroup for kids under 5 at the Colonie Community Center
10:30 am Storytime at Guilderland Library, for babies, toddlers, & preschoolers
10:30 am Toddler Story Time at Albany’s Main Branch Library
11 am-2 pm First Friday celebration at the New York State Museum
11 am Stories and Crafts at Explore in Glens Falls—call to let ‘em know you’re coming
12-12:45 pm Guided Hike of the Albany Pine Bush
2:30-4:30 pm FETCH! Lab, free with admission at the Schenectady Museum
3:30 pm, kids ages 5 and up can learn about Wacky Water Bugs at the Children’s Museum of Science and Technology. Pre-register; it’s $2/non-member.
3:30-4:30 pm Teen Art Club at main Troy Public Library
5-6:30 pm, there’s a pre-basketball (see 7 pm) Chinese Street Festival in front of the Times Union Center. Food, culture, crafts, and more.
5-9 pm Troy Night Out
5:15 pm, it’s Kids Night at Albany-Saratoga Raceway. Stock car rides, fireworks, and kids can bike on the raceway. Admission $10/adult, $3/kids 5-12.
5:30 to 7 pm Open Gym at Stepping Star Gymnastics: Saratoga Springs, for ages 5 & up (April to November)
6-8pm Twilight Kayak at Moreau Lake. Kayaks are available for rent in limited supply. Call to reserve.
7 pm Emack & Bolio’s in Albany has live music
7 pm, there’s an exhibition WNBA basketball game at the Times Union Center. It’s the New York Liberty vs. the Chinese National Women’s Team. Tickets are $5 for kids 2-12 and range from $12.50 to $29.50 for adults.
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Amsterdam Rotary Club presents the Great American Talent Show. Don't Miss This Event!!! Music, comedy, great local entertainment!! Tickets $8 in advance; $10 at the door. Available at St. Mary's Hospital Gift Shop, Subway, Alpin Haus or from any Rotary Member. Proceeds to benefit Canines for Combat Veteran's. Amsterdam High School
7:30-9 pm Open Gym at Stepping Star Gymnastics: Saratoga Springs, for ages 5 & up (April to November)

Saturday
9 am-1 pm Troy Farmers Market
10am-1pm Canajoharie-Palatine Bridge Farmers' Market.
10 am Build and Grow at Lowe’s
2:30-4:30 pm FETCH! Lab, free with admission at the Schenectady Museum
3 pm Stories and Crafts at Explore in Glens Falls—call to let ‘em know you’re coming
7 pm Emack & Bolio’s in Albany has live music
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Amsterdam Rotary Club presents the Great American Talent Show. Don't Miss This Event!!! Music, comedy, great local entertainment!! Tickets $8 in advance; $10 at the door. Available at St. Mary's Hospital Gift Shop, Subway, Alpin Haus or from any Rotary Member. Proceeds to benefit Canines for Combat Veteran's. Amsterdam High School

Sunday
10 am-2 pm Schenectady Greenmarket
10 am to 3:30 pm, it’s Sunday at the Farm at Schauber Stables in Ballston Lake. Many activities–like touring the farm, feeding horses and a petting zoo–will be free, while others won’t, like riding a pony ($5) or making a special craft ($3-5).
1pm Opening Ceremony. 2pm City of Rensselaer has its Memorial Day Parade.

Monday
9-9:30am USS Slater Memorial Day Observance.
9:30am Downtown Albany Memorial Day Parade
10am Memorial Day Observed at Upper Veterans Field, Amsterdam
10am-4pm Fort Klock Opening Day. Featured will be an ecampment of the Tryon County Militia and colonial crafts demonstrations. The Tryon County Militia realistically portrays colonial camp life through nistorical re-enactment of marching drills and musketry. Artisans will demonstrate crafts fromt he Mohawk Valley customary over 200 years ago. The Barn Frame Loom will be dressed for the season by members and weaver friends. This is a hands on demonstration and visitors are invited to participate. Route 5; 2 Mi. E. of St. Johnsville
10am -7pm. Decoration Day in Schuylerville at the Old Stone Fort.
10:30am Amsterdam Free Library Story Hour
11am-1pm Village of Hagaman Memorial Day Parade and Veteran's Ceremony. Village parade honoring Veteran's from the Revolution to today! Veteran's groups, military vehicles, War Bird flyover, local talent groups, etc. Refreshments after the ceremony at the Village of Hagaman Fire Department. Parade route is from St. Stephen's Church south on Pawling to Northern Blvd., North on Church St. to Main St.
12-1pm Town of Glen Memorial Day Parade. LJ Hand Farm Center on State Highway 161 and will proceed at 12 noon to the park in the hamlet, located on the corner of State Highway 30A and Logtown Road. All are welcome to participate. (Pedestrian participants should gather at the Church parking lot; motorized vehicles should gather at the Farm Center) For questions contact Carolyn Hart at 922-6435.
12-3 Sand Sculpture Contest at Grafton Beach.
12:30 Boarding.. 1-3pm Dutch Apple Cruises is giving a Memorial Day site seeing cruise from Albany to Castleton and back.-- $18.
1:15 pm Crandall Public Library has a Preschool Storytime for 3- to 5-year-olds
6:30 pm Storytime at Guilderland Library, for babies, toddlers, & preschoolers
10 am Rotterdam Public Library has a 30-minute drop-in storytime for independent 3-, 4-, & 5-year-olds