Effective March 1, the Berlin Community Food Closet (BCFC) will operate during new hours. The BCFC will be open from 11 am until 12 pm on the first Friday and the last Monday of each month. People in need of food assistance other times throughout the month should phone BCFC Coordinator Trisha Gerstel at 658-3769 to make arrangements for a pick up.
Housed at the Berlin Seventh Day Baptist Church’s Maxson Fellowship Hall on North Main Street, the BCFC provides in-need individuals and families with complete meals of breakfast, lunch and dinner for three days. More information about the Food Closet is available on the Church’s website at http://www.berlinsdb.org/.
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Berkshire Musician Tor Krautter To Perform At The New Lebanon Library
Berkshire musician and songwriter Tor Krautter will perform at the New Lebanon Library on Thursday, March 7, at 6:30 pm. With the use of a looping unit, Rev Tor creates infectious guitar 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 and has toured regularly with Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten.
This event is free and open to the public, although donations for the performer are welcome.
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 20/22.
15th Annual Corned Beef And Cabbage Dinner
The Stephentown Volunteer Fire Department will hold an all you can eat corned beef, cabbage and more dinner on Saturday, March 9, in the Stephentown Fire Hall, 35 Grange Hall Road in Stephentown. The doors will open at 4 pm and close at 7 pm.
Take-out dinners will be available.
Adult and take-out dinners cost $10, $6 for children aged 6 to 10 and free for youth aged 5 and under. No advance registration is required.
Grafton Fire Dept. And Ladies Auxiliary Corned Beef Dinner
The Grafton Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary are sponsoring a corned beef dinner on Saturday, March 16, at the Grafton VFW/Fire Hall on South Road in Grafton. The dinner starts at 4 pm and lasts until sold out. The cost is $11 per plate, $6 per plate for kids 12 and under.
Darrow To Host Winter One-Act Plays And Art Gallery Reception
On Friday, March 1, at 7:30 pm and Saturday, March 2, at 3:30 pm the Darrow Theater Workshop will present its traditional winter production of one-act plays. Both performances will take place in the Darrow School Theater and are free and open to the public.
According to Will McGreal, Darrow’s Director of Performing Arts, this year’s one-acts include seven individual plays – three directed by students – expressing a range of comedic and dramatic themes. The themes include a melodramatic work about swimming the English Channel, the chance meeting of two Holocaust survivors, two best friends coming to terms over preparing food for a party, a flip-flop of celebrity and fan club personalities, a sweet turn in a relationship at a bookstore, a strange mix of opinions about the future and a surreal look at time travel. This season’s production will include a few musical numbers to liven the evening’s entertainment.
“Student directors will use the skills they honed in last year’s Scene Study class to direct three of this year’s plays,” said McGreal, who produced the plays along with faculty member Andrew Barnett, Music Program Director. “They are in charge of everything from script analysis, to set design, to rehearsals. The Directors’ efforts are complemented by other student positions, such as the artistic designer, lighting designer, costume crew manager and production manager.”
Local Darrow students participating in the production include Julia Reynolds ’14 of Richmond, MA, Maia Beckwith ’15 of Stephentown, NY, Dan Cavanaugh ’14 of Slingerlands, NY, Oakley Frost ’15 of Dalton, MA, Nat Gable ’13 of Castleton, NY, Maria Laureyns ’14 of Pittsfield, MA, Noa Naftali ’13 of New Lebanon, NY, and Ben Warren ’13 and Zac Warren ’14 of Lee, MA.
In conjunction with the plays, Darrow’s Joline Arts Center will host a free reception and exhibition of student artwork, by students in classes that include digital photography, drawing, painting, 3d design, and furniture design. The reception and exhibition will be open on Friday, March 1, from 6:30 to 7:25 pm. The Joline Arts Center’s galleries will also be open following Saturday’s performance, beginning at 4:30 pm.
For more information, please call 518-794-6000.
Grafton VFD And Ladies Auxiliary March Breakfast
The Grafton Volunteer Fire Department along with the Grafton Ladies Auxiliary will be holding an All You Can Eat Buffet Breakfast on Saturday, March 30, from 8 to 11 am at the Grafton VFW – Fire Hall on South Road (County Route 85).
Belgian waffles, pancakes, French toast, eggs (made to order), sausage gravy & biscuits, bacon, sausage, home fries, toast, orange juice, coffee and milk are on the menu. The cost is $9 per adult, $4 for kids 12 and under and free for kids five and under.
We look forward to serving you.
March Events At The New Lebanon Library
The New Lebanon Library will present the following March events. All of these events are free, open to the public and will take place at the Library, which is located at 550 State Route 20.
• March 1 – Linda Worster in Concert – 6 pm. This is an evening of exceptional acoustic music that explores the joy of inner discovery.
• March 3 – New Lebanon Book Group – 11 am. The book to be discussed is Lamb in Love by Carrie Brown. Newcomers are welcome.
• March 6, 13, 20, 27 (event is on Wednesdays) – Tales for Tots Story Hour – 10:30 am. Story hour includes crafts, songs and movement activities.
• March 6, 13, 20, 27 (event is on Wednesdays) – Hug-A-Bye Babies – noon. There will be age appropriate stories, songs and movement activities for our youngest patrons and their caregivers.
• March 7 – Tor Krautter in concert – 6:30 pm. He will play acoustic folk and rock.
• March 8 – Family Movie Night – 6:30 pm. Come enjoy a free screening of a current film suitable for the whole family. Please call for title.
• March 14 – Positive Images of Women in Norman Rockwell’s Work – 7 pm. This is a Women’s History Month presentation by Tom Daly, Curator of Education at the Norman Rockwell Museum.
• March 15 – The Limbshakers in Concert – 6:30 pm. This is an evening of jazz and swing standards.
• March 21 – Family Craft Night – 6:30 pm. This is an activity for ages five and up, although younger siblings are welcome. All materials will be provided.
• March 22 – Divinitress in Concert – 7 pm. This is an acoustic folk/rock duo.
• March 23 – Paws to Read – 9 am. Therapy dogs come to the Library, and children read to their furry friends. And, of course, the dogs listen! Please call 518-794-8844 to register.
• March 28 – Community Film Night – 6:30 pm. There will be a showing of a current documentary film with a discussion to follow. Call for title.
• March 29 – David Grover in Concert – 7 pm. Spend an evening of acoustic music with the incomparable David Grover.
For further information on any of these events, please contact Jeannie Bogino at 518-794-8844.
Shauna Alderman On MCLA Dean’s List
Cynthia Brown, Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA), has announced that Shauna Alderman of Petersburgh was placed on the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 semester.
This completes Alderman’s Bachelor of Arts degree at MCLA.
To be eligible for the dean’s honor list, matriculated students must be enrolled in six or more credit courses, attain a grade point average of 3.25 or better and have no incomplete grades. A total of 591 MCLA students were named to the dean’s list this past fall.
Gabriel Montgomery Named To UAlbany Dean’s List
Gabriel Montgomery of Petersburgh was named to the University at Albany’s fall 2012 Dean’s List for outstanding academic achievement.
The University at Albany-SUNY is an internationally recognized research university with 50 undergraduate majors and 125 graduate degree programs.
Lip Sync Contest And Kids’ Dance
The North Hoosick Fire Department is sponsoring a lip sync contest at its regular kids’ dance on Friday, March 1, at the Fire Station. The contest will begin at 7 pm and continue through 8 pm. Students participating in the contest are advised to arrive early. Prizes will be based on attendance.
The dance will continue to 10 pm. All students ages 9 to 15 who attend Hoosick Falls Central, Berlin Central, Cambridge Central or St. Mary’s Academy are invited for this night of fun.