 Special
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Center
for Photography at Woodstock 30 th Annual Benefit Auction
10/11 at Bearsville Theater, Woodstock. 2008 Vision Award
Recipients Lilo Raymond and Neil C. Trager. Call for info.
(845) 679-9957.
Downtown
Schenectady Improvement Corporation 6th Annual Building
Block Party 10/15, 5:30 PM at Proctors, Robb
Alley, Wright Family Atrium and GE Theatre. 377-9430.
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Galas
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City-Wide
Garage Sale Community Fund Raising Event for Troy Senior
Citizen’s Center 10/11, 9 AM-3 PM at Troy Little Italy’s
Market Place, corner Washington and Hill. $20 space. Call
Andrea 470-7369.
Miss
Tuck & Tape Drag Queen Pageant to benefit City of
Hope 10/18, 6 PM at Fuze Box, 12 Central Ave., Albany. Aaron,
209-7147, myspace.com/misstuckand tape.
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Meetings |
Albany
Industrial Development Agency, 21 Lodge St., Albany,
meeting 10/16, 12:15 PM. 434-2532.
Clifton
Park-Halfmoon Public Library, 475 Moe Road, Clifton
Park is organizing a Veteran’s Day display, now through
11/3. Bring in framed photograph of family or friends who
were or are currently in the military. No larger than 8
x 10. 371-8622, www.cphlibrary.org.
Schenectady
For Obama 2040 State St., Schenectady, every Thurs at
7 p.m. Contact Chris Diedrich 847-8670.
| Auditions |
Capitaland
Chorus, a women’s 90-member barbershop chorus, holds
open auditions every Thursday at 7 PM at the New Covenant
Presbyterian Church, 916 Western Ave., Albany. 371-6925.
Schenectady
Theater for Children will hold auditions for Pinocchio
Commedia on 10/14-15 from 9:30 AM-1 PM at the Schenectady
Theater for Children Studio at Rotterdam Mall. Singing
ability is a plus, but not required. Rehearsals start
in January. Contact 374-8744 or 355-3283.
| Call
for Entries |
Fulton
Street Gallery, www.fsgtroy.org, calls for entries
for Superheroes exhibition. Deadline 10/10.
| Wanted |
Capital
Community Voices, an SATB volunteer, non-audition
choral group, seeks singers in all voice parts for December
concert Winter Fantasy. Rehearsals Tuesdays 7-9
PM in the chorus room at Columbia High School, Luther
Road, East Greenbush. 370-5434.
Capital
District Swim Officials Association seeks additional
members to officiate local high school swimming and diving
competitions. Bill Tyrrell, 765-4139, wtyrrell@nycap.rr.com.
Classic
Theater Guild, Inc. seeks scripts of its upcoming
Pop-Up Plays and New Play Festival for the 2008-09 season
held 11/21-23. Full lengths, one-acts and 10-12 minute
plays. Deadline 10/10. Send to: Classic Theater Guild,
Inc. c/o R. Morell, 217 4th St., Troy, NY 12180.
LeaderSpark,
an interactive hands-on leadership training program for
high school students is currently accepting applications.
The program will be held six Sunday afternoons starting
10/19 at the YWCA on Washington Ave. in Schenectady. www.lwvschenectady.org.
374-0607.
Shaker
Historic Site seeks volunteers for opportunities ranging
from education program presenters and tour guides to cashiers,
office assistants and maintenance. 456-7890.
World
Awareness Children’s Museum, Glens Falls, seeks entries
from children, ages 15 and younger, to submit masks of
any media, size and theme for an upcoming exhibit: Power
of Masks. Entries due 11/4. No fee to enter. For entry
form, call 793-2773 or visit worldchildrensmuseum.org.
| Miscellaneous |
Albany
Aqua Ducks & Trolleys October Tours: 10/16 and 10/23,
7 PM: Ghost Hunting on the Trolleys. $20, $18, $15. 462-3825.
Albany
Public Library Bookmobile Service. For schedule see www.albanypubliclibrary.org,
427-4325.
American
Red Cross Blood Drive Calendar is available at www.donatebloodnow.org.
1-800-GIVELIFE.
Capital
Region Scrabble Club meets Tuesdays, 6:15 PM at Sheehy-Palmer
VFW, 525 Delaware Ave., Albany. $1 game, free for newcomers.
David Goodman, 459-1584, Kurt Kopitz, 465-8135.
Extra
Helpings Program, no age or income limit. A cooperative
food-buying program that provides people with purchased high
quality food bags at low cost through partner agencies. 786-3691,
www.regional foodbank.net
National
Park Service invites the public to a Celebration of Eleanor
Roosevelt’s Birthday 10/11, 3 PM with a wreath laying ceremony
in the Roosevelt Garden at the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Historic Site on Route 9, Hyde Park. www.historichydepark.org.
Saratoga
County Arts Council Ghost Walks Haunted History Tours
of Saratoga Springs 7 PM every Friday and Saturday night through
October. $10, $5. 584-4132.
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