The New Lebanon Library will host a fun filled Hooray For Summer celebration on Friday, June 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the Library. The celebration will include music, pot luck and stories and crafts for kids. Participants are encouraged to bring treats or a covered dish to share.
Music will be provided by jazz duo DBX2 which features bassist Dan Broad and pianist David Bartley. Broad, one of the most sought after bassists in western New England, has performed in nearly every state in the union and as well as in Europe. Bartley’s musical career includes scoring original music for film, video and radio productions, performing in various popular music groups and composing and performing several performance art pieces in association with the Washington Performing Arts Society.
This program is free, and all are welcome. For more information, please call the Library at 518-794-8844. The Library is located at 550 State Route 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20 and 22.
HFCS Pre-Licensing Course
The five hour NYS Pre-licensing course, needed to obtain a NYS driver’s license, will be offered on Thursday, June 13, at the Hoosick Falls Central School. Registration begins at 4:30 pm in the high school office with the class following promptly at 5 pm. A valid learner’s permit and $35 correct cash or check is required.
Call Terri Burdick at 686-9492 x1034 if more information is needed.
Mountain Dulcimer At PVMCC
There will be a special feature, from 7 to 9 pm on June 14, at the Music and Art Café in the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center. CarolLynn Langley will sing and play traditional and original music on mountain dulcimer, accompanied by her husband, Gene, on autoharp. They will bring several mountain dulcimers, assembled from kits, for the audience to try playing, and they will explain the assembly process as well.
If you are interested in learning to play and in building one of these dulcimers, a medium-sized stringed instrument held in the lap, you can sign up for an upcoming 3 to 4 session workshop. The workshop can be a family activity, since no experience is necessary and anyone from fourth grade through adult can participate.
Stay tuned for workshop details – dates, times, etc. Meanwhile, come join us for the performance on Friday, June 14, at 71 Main Street (Rt. 2) at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center. Admission costs $5 for adults and $8 for couples. Kids under 18 enter free, courtesy of the Stewart’s Holiday Match Grant. For more information, call Jeanne at 518-658-3953.
Rev Tor Performs At New Lebanon Library
Berkshire musician Tor Krautter will perform at the New Lebanon Library on Thursday, June 13, at 6:30 pm. With the use of a looping unit, Rev Tor creates tasty yet infectious grooves and performs a large repertoire of well crafted original tunes and classic rock/folk covers.
Krautter (aka Rev Tor) is best known as front man for the popular Rev Tor Band. Since the early 90s he has been a powerful presence on the east coast club and festival circuit, performing in venues from Maine to Florida. Rev Tor has worked with members of The Grateful Dead, Phish, The Allman Brothers and New Riders of the Purple Sage and has performed at concerts with The Jerry Garcia Band, Los Lobos and Leon Russell. He has toured regularly with Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten.
This event is free and open to the public. For further information, please call the Library at 518-794-8844. The Library is located at 550 State Route 20, ¼ mile north of the yellow blinking light at the intersection of Routes 20 and 22.
Cheney Library Events
On June 8 Pam Fricke will present a scrap-booking workshop at the Library at 10 am. Please register for this program and make a payment of $5 so that we have enough material for everyone.
On July 9 Michael Russert will be at the Library at 7 pm to talk about the Battle of Gettysburg and the involvement of Hoosick Falls in the Civil War. Michael is a former elementary teacher at Hoosick Falls Central School who has studied the Civil War in depth. Be sure to join us for his talk.
Cheney Library is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 1 – 8 pm, Tuesday 10 am – 5 pm, Friday 11 am – 4 pm and Saturday 8 am – 1 pm. Our phone number is 686-9401.
HAYC3 Texas Hold’em Tournament
Shuffle up and deal! Join us at the Hoosick Falls Armory for the Texas Hold’em Tournament on Friday, June 7. Texas Hold’em is every first Friday of the month at the HAYC3 Armory. The doors for the Tournament open at 6 pm, and play starts at 6:30. The buy-in is $35.
Whether you are new to the game or not, come and have a great time! The Armory is located at 80 Church Street, Hoosick Falls.
For further information, visit the website HAYC3.org or contact HAYC3 at 518-686-9050.
Hoosick Has Talent
No doubt there is plenty of talent in the Hoosick area. Often there is nowhere to exhibit that talent. You are invited to bring your best voice, instrument, comedy, poetry, art or skits to the Immaculate Conception Church dining hall, 67 Main Street, Hoosick Falls, on June 7, from 6 to 9 pm.
Talent can’t shine without an audience, so bring friends and family along to enjoy a great night out and enjoy some laughs and good wholesome fun. There is no charge for this event, and there will also be free raffle prizes.
Sullivan-Jones VFW Monthly Breakfast
The Sullivan-Jones VFW Post 7466 will be holding its monthly buffet breakfast on Sunday, June 9, from 8 to 11 am in Poestenkill. Breakfast includes eggs, home fries, sausage, pancakes, French toast sticks, fruit, toast, juice, tea, coffee and milk.
The cost for adults is $7, $3 for children 6 to 12 years old and free for children 5 years and under. Please come and enjoy!
Freihofer Runner Visits HFCS
by Bea Peterson
“Find something you really love and do it well,” Freihofer runner Libby James told the audience of Hoosick Falls Central School students in grades three through six gathered in the elementary cafeteria Friday morning, May 31. James is from Colorado, and, for the second year in a row, she was invited to participate in the Freihofer’s Run for Women on Saturday, June 1.
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