Petersburgh

PVMCC will present “The Fabulous 50s Show” with live music by Tune Travelers on Friday, June 19, from 6 to 8 pm. Period costumes are optional, but encouraged, just for the fun of it!

Admission is $10, $5 for seniors. There will be an optional pizza buffet served from 5 to 6 pm for $6.

Tickets are available through Mary Lou Walters at 518-658-0136, or at the door.

The Petersburgh Memorial Community Center is at 71 Main Street in Petersburgh, NY.

Kimberly VanOrman of Petersburgh, has completed Gold Level requirements in SUNY Oneonta’s Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) program.

LEAD@Oneonta is a comprehensive leadership program based on current research and guidelines from the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education. All students can choose to participate in the LEAD program, which aims to better prepare them for life after college by providing a comprehensive picture of leadership and the skills needed for leadership. There are three levels of leadership certification: Silver, Gold and Platinum. To attain each level, students must meet a mix of programmatic and experiential leadership requirements, including membership and leadership in student-run clubs and organizations.

As happens every two years, local elections will take place in November throughout New York State. In Petersburgh the Town Republicans are looking for candidates to fill various positions in Town government. These include Town Supervisor, two Town Councilpersons, Justice of the Peace, Highway Superintendent and Tax Collector. Anyone interested in standing for election to any of these position as a Republican candidate is strongly encouraged to attend the Republican Caucus on June 11 at 7 pm at the Veterans’ Memorial Hall. You need not be a registered Republican to run for office but it will require registered Republicans to place and second your nomination.

It is important not only for our Town but also for the very future of our nation and the democratic process that our citizens take an active role in local government. We thus strongly encourage a new generation of young voters to become active in this June’s Republican Caucus and in the November election.

Great Blue Duo will perform on Saturday, May 16, at 7 pm at the Petersburgh Veterans Memorial Community Center.

Shirl Lawrence and Steve Kaplan have been singing together for more than three decades. Their beautifully crafted music has been heard at coffeehouses and festivals as a duo, and also as members of the Hudson River Sloop Singers and the Walkabout Chorus.

Audiences can count on being touched by their carefully prepared harmonies and powerful lyrics. Their ever-increasing number of compelling and original home-spun tunes are complemented by those of Kate Wolf, Utah Philips, Pete Seeger, well known folk anthems, the old songs, and songs echoing Clearwater’s environmental message.

One sailor from the Hudson River Sloop, Woody Guthrie, said Steve’s “We’ll Make It to Coxsackie” truly described how it felt to be in a rockin’ Hudson River storm.

This duo is now called “Great Blue” after the observant heron they often find during their kayak trips. These two kindred spirits have spent many years perfecting their musical performances among other musicians they’ve worked with, including Pete Seeger, Kim and Reggie Harris, Joe Crookston, David Amram, Odetta, Guy Davis, Eric Weissberg, Tony Bird, Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, and Sy Kahn.

Admission is $5 adults, under 18 free.