The American Red Cross Blood Drive is on Monday, July 19, from 1 to 6 pm at the Berlin United Methodist Church on Main Street in Berlin. Donors must be at least 16 with a parent signature or 17 or older to participate. Anyone who is interested, can contact Rachel Gordon at 733-9033 to schedule an appointment.
Taconic Valley Historical Society July Meeting
Martha von Schilgen, playing violin, John Guay, playing hammer dulcimer, and Dan Hoffman, playing guitar, will present an evening of music at the July meeting of the Taconic Valley Historical Society. The meeting will be held at the United Methodist Church, South Main Street, Berlin on Monday, July 19, at 7:30 pm. There will be refreshments and a social time following the performance. Everyone is welcome.
Union Free School Memories Presented By The LVHS
The Lebanon Valley Historical Society presents “Through Students’ Eyes: The Lebanon Springs Union Free School” on Monday, July 19, at 7 pm at the Friendship Hall at the Church of Our Saviour, Route 22, Lebanon Springs.
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Stephentown Library July Events
• Saturday, July 17, at 10:30 am – The Art of Dowsing – Rene Lincoln, President of a Vermont chapter of the American Society of Dowsers, will be giving an introductory talk on this very ancient skill of locating water. This is a wonderful family event that both adults and children will find most interesting.
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Leaping Lizards And Rocking Reptiles Visit Grafton Library
Lizards and other reptiles will be making a splash at the Grafton Community Library on Wednesday, July 21, at 10:30 am. The “Leapin’ Lizards & Rockin’ Reptiles” program presented by the Children’s Museum of Science & Technology is your opportunity to meet live reptiles and learn all about this animal group. Learn why reptiles shed skin, change temperature, stick out their tongues and much more!
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Book Signing And Green Living Event At New Lebanon Library
Local author Joanna Greenfield will sign her book, The Lion’s Eye: Seeing in the Wild, and present a seminar on simple green cleaning recipes, green pet care and green toiletries on Thursday, July 29, at 7 pm at the New Lebanon Library.
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Letter To The Editor – Triumph Over Democracy
To the Editor:
On July 1, three days before the celebration of our own Declaration of Independence over the tyranny of King George, I had the great displeasure to witness one of the most shocking displays ever of a local government’s trampling on the rights of the entire Town, by secretly passing (in public) a use variance from “Residential-1” to “Commercial/Industrial” in the New Lebanon Speedway’s proposed motocross/motorcycle and dirt bike track to be built in the southern part of Stephentown off of Webster Hill Road – a very small dirt road coming off of Route 20, right next to New Lebanon and East Nassau.
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Vine Cutting At Lebanon Valley Farmers Market
by David Flint
It’s all about growth – growing local food, growing the community, “growing the valley.” So instead of a ribbon cutting at the Grand Opening of the Lebanon Valley Farmers Market on the fourth of July, they had a vine cutting! Wielding the lopping shears were NYS Assemblyman Tim Gordon and New Lebanon Town Supervisor Meg Robertson. Gordon pointed out that New York State’s largest industry is agriculture, “not Wall Street.”
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Shakespeare’s The Taming Of The Shrew In Hoosick Falls
The Theatre Company at Hubbard Hall (TCHH) has announced dates and locations for its upcoming summer tour of The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare’s definitive comedic take on the battle of the sexes. Public performances will be given at area parks and historic venues, July 17 through July 25. All performances begin at 7 pm and are free.
Brian Foley will direct a cast led by Michael Broadhurst and Rocky Freidman Vargas as Petruchio and Katherine, Shakespeare’s classic romantic protagonists.
Area performances of The Taming of the Shrew will be given at the Park McCullough House (North Bennington, VT) on Saturday, July 17, at the Greenwich Commons (Greenwich, NY) on Tuesday, July 20, at Hildene (Manchester, VT) on Thursday, July 22, at Salem Arts Works (Salem, NY) on Friday, July 23, at Wood Memorial Park, (Hoosick Falls, NY) on Saturday, July 24, and at the Cambridge Guest House (Cambridge, NY) on Sunday, July 25. The rain location for the Cambridge performance is Hubbard Hall.
Patrons are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnics to this ideal midsummer, family entertainment tradition.
Hubbard Hall is an historic opera house located at 25 E. Main St. in Cambridge, NY. For information, visit www.hubbardhall.org.
Birding In New Lebanon And Environs
New Lebanon residents Danny and Clellie Lynch will present the program Birding in New Lebanon and Environs on Thursday, July 22, at 7 pm. The talk features slides and recordings of both familiar and less well known birds in our area and tips on where to find them and how to identify them.
For further information on this event, please call the New Lebanon Library at 518-794-8844. All are welcome, and the event is free. The library is located at 550 State Route 20, 1/4 mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.