The Petersburgh Public Library is kicking off its Summer Reading Program with a presentation of The Puppet People’s newest puppet production “The Firebird” on Thursday, June 27, at 7 pm. The program will be held at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center. Everyone is invited to join us for this wonderful show which is inspired by the Russian folktale and popular ballet The Firebird. Watch as even the impossible is possible, as the mythical firebird comes to life and Ivan and Princess Yelena team up to break the enchantment placed over their kingdom. This 50 minute magical puppet fantasy features beautifully handcrafted marionettes, lavish costumes, vivid sets and a large body puppet masterly accompanied by Stravinsky’s musical score from the ballet The Firebird.
Petersburgh Public Library has begun sign up for the summer reading program. Adults, teens and children are all invited to participate. The first 100 people to sign up will be given a book bag to carry their books back and forth to the library. There will be prizes for all the children and teens at the end of the summer. For each book read by teens and adults they are invited to place an entry into a prize can. On August 14 the winners names will be drawn and the prizes awarded as well as prizes to all children who completed the reading requirements.
On July 1 at 10:30 am there will be a “Dig Into Reading Magic Show” with Domino the Great who is NY’s favorite and sought after comedy magician and children’s entertainer. Everyone is invited to come for this most amazing show.
On Tuesday, July 2, at 11 am all preschoolers and their parents or care providers are encouraged to attend our “I Dig Gardening” Story Hour. There will be stories, activities, crafts and a snack.
From 2 to 4 pm on Wednesday, July 3, children in grades k-6 are invited to stop by the Library to decorate a flower pot to take home with a flower. All materials will be provided.
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Author Julia Pomeroy At The New Lebanon Library
On Thursday, June 20, at 6:30 pm Columbia County author Julia Pomeroy will read from her book, No Safe Ground, at the New Lebanon Library. The reading will be followed by Q&A, a book signing and an author reception with light refreshments.
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New Lebanon Travel Club Hosts Pancake Breakfast
The New Lebanon High School Travel Club will have a pancake breakfast fundraiser at Immaculate Conception Church in New Lebanon on Sunday, June 23, from 9 to 11:30 am. Breakfast includes two pancakes, two sausages, two pieces of bacon and a beverage.
Tickets are being sold by Travel Club members for $20 for a family of five, $5 per person and $2 for children four and under. Tickets will also be sold at the door.
For more information please visit www.newlebanoncsd.org. All proceeds will benefit the Travel Club. Thank you for your support.
The Coach Baker Fund Weekend Auction Items
The Coach Baker Fund Weekend, a fun filled auction, dinner, golf and basketball tournament weekend, begins this Friday.
The committee that coordinates the event has released the items that will be auctioned Friday night starting at 6 pm with a silent auction and finishing with a live auction with Ron Seifert as auctioneer starting at 8 pm.
The items include four original oil paintings from Ann Baker, an iPod Nano, a Jawbone Jambox & itunes gift card, a barbecue grill, a Key West rental, four Philadelphia Eagle tickets, four West Point football tickets, two paintings on consignment from George Van Hook, a two night stay at the Ipswich Inn, an oil painting by Kathy Idleman, earrings and a bracelet from Katie Cleaver Metalsmith, a fly fishing excursion, a Vermont house rental, top soil and a cord of wood, a Lawrence Taylor signed football, an original oil painting from Roxanne Hilsman, shrubs and/or landscaping services from Suttonscapes, patio furniture from Eastern Castings and Telescope Furniture, a golf package, two hours entertainment by 3’s Harmony, a massage certificate from Julie Richards and two Yankee baseball tickets.
The Sixth Annual Coach Baker Fund Weekend will be June 14-15 at the Hoosick Falls Country Club. The Cambridge, Hoosick Falls and surrounding communities are all encouraged to come and visit.
Additional information on the weekend’s events is available at www.coachkenbaker.com. Please contact Mike Baratto at mpb416@gmail.com if you have any questions regarding the weekend events.
The Petersburgh Sunshine Seniors Book
The long awaited book, Remembrances and Recipes of the Petersburgh Sunshine Seniors, has arrived. There are stories from the lives of 31 seniors. There are 120 of their recipes. The book is available at the Petersburgh Seniors meeting at 5 pm on the second Tuesday of each month, at the Petersburgh Library and at Papa’s Pizzeria.
For those who have pre-ordered, you can also pick up the book at Mary Lou Walter’s house. Call 518-658-0136 for details. The cost of each book is $10.
Healing Arts & Psychic Festival
A Healing Arts & Psychic Festival will be held from 12 to 6 pm on Saturday, June 15, at the Hoosick Falls Armory, 80 Church Street. The festival will offer holistic health practitioners, readings from psychics, animal communicators, tarot, nutrition, therapeutic touch, gems, jewelry, massages, reiki and more.
Free workshops on Healing Foods, Mandalas, Auras and Sacred Sounds will be offered with admission. Admission is $5 for HAYC3 members and $7 for non-members.
For more information on participating as a vendor and workshop schedule, visit the website at www.hayc3.org or call 518-686-9050.
Berlin Planning Board Meeting Changed
The June 28 Berlin Planning Board meeting has been changed to June 20 at 6 pm.
Please contact Pam Gerstel, Chairman, at 658-2020 to inform the Board if you are planning to attend for any type of approval.
North Hoosick Fire Dept. Kids Dance
The North Hoosick Fire Department will hold a kids dance on Friday, June 14, from 7 to 10 pm at the fire station on Rt. 22. Students ages 9 to 15 and who attend local schools are invited.
There are only two more dances left in the school year. The last regular dance scheduled at the fire station is on Friday, June 28, and the final dance of the school year will be the annual pool dance at the Town of Hoosick community pool in Hoosick Falls on Friday, July 12. Tickets for the pool dance can be purchased at the last two regular dances at the firehouse.
Field Trip Planned By Cambridge Farm And Garden
The next meeting of the Cambridge Area Branch of the Woman’s National Farm and Garden will be Thursday, June 20, and will be a field trip to George Allen’s Farm in Easton, NY. Members who wish to car pool should meet at the Methodist Church parking lot in Cambridge at 10:30 am. The tour will begin at 11 am. Yvonne Lynds, Vice-President, has made the arrangements for the outing.
If you are interested in becoming a member of the Farm and Garden, please call Joan Smith at 677-8344. Meetings are on the third Thursday of the month at 12 pm at the Town Hall in Center Cambridge. Visitors are always welcome.
Music At PS21
West African Music
Senegalese vocalist, oral historian and master kora player Zal Idrissa Sissokho and his band Buntalo will perform an evening of West African Music on Saturday, June 22, at PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century, located at 2980 Route 66 in Chatham. The concert will begin at 7:30 pm.
“My music is called afro-manlinke. It is a mix of traditional and modern world music. It’s festive and sensitive. People will like to participate and dance,” said Zal Idrissa Sissokho. “There are also moments more calm to ear. The audience will be surprised at the kora’s beautiful sound and versatility.”
The kora is a 21-stringed harp-lute. While its sound resembles that of a harp, when played in the traditional style it bears a closer resemblance to blues guitar techniques. Kora players have traditionally come from griot families, who are, essentially, walking history books. Griots preserve ancient stories and traditions through song and their inherited tradition is passed down through generations. Zal Idrissa Sissokho is no exception. The Sissokho family are among the greatest representatives of the griots.
In his homeland of Dakar, Senegal, Zal Idrissa Sissokho learned the oral and musical traditions from his father. Zal also sang and composed songs inspired by the West African repertoire. In the late 1990s he moved to Canada and in 2004 he founded his group, Buntalo. Today the group’s repertoire consists of classical pieces sung in Malinké and Wolof, as well as original contemporary creations which preserve their centuries-old identity.
Tickets for Zal Idrissa Sissokho and Buntalo cost $30 for general admission, $25 for members and $18 for students and can be purchased at www.ps21chatham.org, by calling 1-800-838-3006 or at the door until the show sells out.
Lawn Concerts Start With The Chandler Travis Philharmonic
PS21 introduces a series of evening lawn concerts on the fourth Sunday of each month this summer – June 23, July 28 and August 25. Three bands offer diverse styles of music, from rock to rockabilly, salsa to swing. Bring a picnic and your dancing shoes or just kick back and enjoy. Local beer and wine, as well as coffee and desserts, will be available for sale.
The Chandler Travis Philharmonic will kick off the summer concert series Sunday, June 23, at 6 pm. This nine piece ensemble from Boston plays Dixieland, R&B, ‘60s Rock and more, and includes a horn section, string bass, keyboard, mandocello, guitar, drums, accordion and singing valet.
Guitarist, singer and composer, Travis Chandler presents an unlikely mixture of oddball humor and incisive songwriting -usually performing barefoot and in his pajamas. He has appeared with such diverse acts as Elvis Costello, Green Day, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Bonnie Raitt, the Beach Boys, Allen Ginsburg, the Replacements, George Carlin and many many others.
The Chandler Travis Philharmonic gives performances of virtuosic abandon, prodded along by Chandler’s longtime partner, the remarkable Rikki Bates on drums, and a host of other truly remarkable musicians including mandocellist Dinty Child, Fred Boak and the sensational horn section, the June Trailer Dancers, under the direction of Berke McKelvey.
Tickets for The Chandler Travis Philharmonic cost $15 for general admission, $12 for PS21 members and $6 for those 18 and under. Tickets can be purchased at www.ps21chatham.org or by calling 1-800-838-3006.
PS21 is located at 2980 Route 66 in Chatham. For further information about these programs or any other, please call 518-392-6121 or email ps21@fairpoint.net.