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Wire Wrapping Workshop In Grafton
Wire wrapping of beautiful stones has been around for centuries, and the simple beauty of a wire wrapped pendant is a piece of jewelry anyone would love. The Grafton Community Library will present an introductory Wire Wrapping Workshop on Saturday, September 27, from 11 am to 2 pm. Instruction will cover basic wire wrapping techniques using sterling silver wire to frame a cabochon and at least one pendant will be finished and ready to wear by the end of class. Suggested minimum age is fifteen. Class size is limited, and advance registration, along with a twelve-dollar materials fee, is required.
Born in Berlin, NY, instructor Sandra Vincent Haggett has had a lifelong passion for the visual arts. She began her artistic journey with instruction in tole and decorative painting and taught classes locally for several years. After an introductory metalsmithing and jewelry-making course at the Arts Center in Troy in 2004, Haggett began creating unique pieces of jewelry. Her work encompasses gold, silver, brass and copper as well as found objects. She continues to teach at the Arts Center.
Register at the Grafton Community Library, located at 2455 NY Route 2, during open hours on Monday, Tuesday 3-7 pm, Thursday, Friday 3-8 pm, Wednesday and Saturday 10 am – 1 pm. Connect with the Grafton Community Library by phone at 279-0580, or visit www.graftoncommunitylibrary.org.
This project is made possible in part through a Community Art$ Grant, a program funded by The Arts Center of the Capital Region through the NYS Council on the Arts.
Karen McGovern Volleyball Tourney Is Saturday
The Karen McGovern Volleyball Tourney is this Saturday, September 6, at the Sandbar. Money raised from this tourney helps numerous families and individuals in our area cope with cancer or other life threatening or long term illnesses. Our funds provide money to help with travel, medical equipment or other living expenses associated with these illnesses.
This year we honor two very special people who were instrumental in not only this tournament but in Karen’s life as well – Isabelle McGuire and Matt Philpott. The Tourney begins around 9:30 or 10 am, and the awards and acknowledgements will be at noonish when we break for lunch. The Sandbar has been very generous over the years and provides food and the courts for the day. Hope to see you there!
An Evening Of Jazz And Swing With The Limb Shakers At The New Lebanon Library
Berkshire band The Limb Shakers will be performing at the New Lebanon Library on Friday, September 12, at 6:30 pm. They will perform a program of old time jazz and swing music at this event, which is free and open to the public although donations for the performers are appreciated.
The Limb Shakers have played swing dances at Club Helsinki and given concerts throughout Western Massachusetts and New York. The band features Allen Livermore on saxophone, bassist Dan Broad and Pete Adams on pedal steel guitar.
Allen Livermore is a certified music teacher who has taught pre-school through college. As a saxophonist and drummer, he has performed at clubs, restaurants, resorts, colleges and arts spaces throughout New England and New York.
Dan Broad, one of the most sought after bassists in Western New England, has performed in nearly every state in the union as well as in Europe.
Pete Adams, renowned for his skill on steel guitar, has performed with Dooley Austen, Rushmore, Bobby Sweet and the Adams Brothers, among others.
For further information on this event, please call the Library at 518-794-8844. The public is welcome, and the event is free. The Library is located at 550 State Route 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.
Clogging Classes In Hoosick
Clogging classes at Hoosick Falls Central School begin September 9 at 6:30 pm. Contact Margaret at 518-686-7767 for more information.
Bogino Book Launch At The New Lebanon Library
New Lebanon Library Director Jeannie Bogino will launch her debut novel – Rock Angel – at an event sponsored by Prashanti Press and hosted at the New Lebanon Library on September 13 at 6 pm. Bogino will introduce and read from her book as well as autograph copies. Light refreshments will be served.
Betsy Gitter, President of the New Lebanon Library’s Board of Trustees said, “All of us connected to the Library – patrons, trustees and volunteers – are so proud of Jeannie, who is not only a dynamic and imaginative Library Director but also a well respected book critic and an accomplished fiction writer. We look forward to celebrating the publication of her exciting new novel with her many admirers and friends in the Lebanon Valley community.”
Jeannie has already had a varied and successful writing career. She is a published author of short horror, fantasy, romance, memoir and gay fiction and is a regular contributor at Library Journal, where she was named 2011’s fiction reviewer of the year. She is widely regarded as an expert on zombie lit and horror films.
Jeannie has been director of the New Lebanon Library since 2007. Prior to that, she served as Reference Librarian at Southern Vermont College and Senior Assistant Librarian at the Berkshire Athenaeum. She lives in Hancock with partner Frank Kennedy, two lab mixes, a flock of chickens and several hives of honeybees.
Rock Angel, published by Prashanti Press and available as a paperback ($18) or ebook ($9.99) is set in the intoxicating world of the 1990s rock scene. The novel follows the meteoric rise of young, beautiful, heroin addicted Shan to guitar goddess stardom.
Early reviews of Rock Angel have been very positive. The Library Journal described the novel as “true music fiction, a soulful ballad that will interest readers of rock nonfiction titles . . .or drug-fueled fiction . . . ”
For more information, call 518-794-8844. The Library, at 550 State Route 20, is located ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20/22.
Cub Scout Pack 911 Meeting
Cub Scout Pack 911 will hold its first meeting on Wednesday, September 10, at 6:30 pm in the Stephentown Firehouse. The Cub Scout Pack is open for first through fifth-graders. Dues are $70 for the year.
Feed Sacks In Poestenkill
Got any old feedsacks? Once an indication of poverty, feedsacks are now gold to whomever owns them. What was a feedsack and how was it used? Learn about these wonderful reflections of America’s rural past. Expect to see and touch great examples of quilts, clothing, dolls and other items made from feedsacks.
All this is going to be made possible by coming to the Poestenkill Historical Society meeting on Tuesday, September 23, at 7 pm at the Town Hall. Kris Driessen, who will be the speaker, is an accomplished quiltmaker, quilt historian, author, researcher and lecturer. Come and listen to all she has to offer – and if you should have any feedsacks, or items made from them, please bring them and share with us.
As always, refreshments will be served. Any questions, please call Gail at 283-4890.
Old Chatham Union Cemetery Meeting
The annual meeting of the Old Chatham Union Cemetery Corporation will be held on Saturday, September 20, at 2 pm in the Vedder Hall of the Malden Bridge Community Center located at 1087 Albany Turnpike, Malden Bridge. NY.
All lot owners, or their designated representative, of the Cemetery located on Shaker Museum Road are encouraged to attend. The agenda for the meeting will include a report of the Treasurer, general upkeep of the cemetery, election of officers and directors as well as any other business that may come before the Corporation.
The input of all lot owners will help make this truly your community cemetery and is much needed in the decision making process. If you have any questions, feel free to contact President Elizabeth M. Hurley at 518-766-3815.
Defensive Driving Course In Hoosick Falls
The Northeast New York Safety & Health Council will sponsor the Defensive Driving Course at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Danforth Street, Hoosick Falls, on Saturday, September 13, beginning at 8:30 am promptly.
Successful completion of this class allows for a 10 percent insurance reduction on collision and liability for 3 years as well as the reduction of 4 points from your driver’s license on points acquired in the prior 18 months.
The course fills up quickly, so please register early by calling 518-686-4854.