Briefs for April 13, 2024

April 13

KINDERHOOK — The Columbia Land Conservancy will host an Apple Tree Care Workshop 10-11:30 a.m. April 13 at Samascott Orchards, 5 Sunset Ave., Kinderhook. Led by Jake Samascott and CLC trustee Will Yandik, learn how to care for apple trees and develop skills to take home. This event will include limited walking on flat ground in the apple orchard. Bring a water bottle, weather appropriate clothing and footwear, work gloves and sunscreen. No dogs. The program is free to the public with a suggested $5 donation. Reservations are required at https://columbialand.org/event/apple-tree-care-workshop/

GREAT BARRINGTON, Massachusestts — The Berkshire Bach Society continues its regular 2023-2024 season with The Organ Masters-II: Peter Sykes plays the great Roosevelt Organ at 4 p.m. April 13 at the First Congregational Church, 251 Main St., Great Barrington, Massachusetts. A pre-concert showing of The Organ Media Foundation documentary about the organ starts at 2:45 p.m. Tickets for the event are $45, available online at www.berkshirebach.org/events and at the door (cash or check preferred). Berkshire Bach member discounts apply. As always, children under 18 and students with valid ID are admitted free.

SELKIRK — The Bethlehem Grange 137, 24 Bridge St., Selkirk, will be hosting an open house 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 13 to celebrate their 150th birthday. The grange was established in 1874 and is one of the oldest Granges in the nation. There will be displays, refreshments and entertainment. The Bethlehem Grange 137 building is on the national historic registry. RSVP to Carol Carpenter at 518-421-1384. All are welcome to attend.

April 14

KINDERHOOK — Saint Paul’s Church, 6 Silvester St., Kinderhook, will hold a Lucky Bucket Auction April 14. Preview starts at 12:30 p.m. with drawing beginning at 2 p.m. Many new items; some gently used; refreshments on sale. For information, call 518-758-6271 or SaintPaulsKinderhook@gmail.com.

HUDSON FALLS — The Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls, will host Anna Keiserman — Classical Piano at 3 p.m. April 14. General admission, $15; seniors and veterans, $10. Tickets are available at the Strand Box Office; cash or check only. For information, visit www.mystrandtheatre.org. Doors open to lobby, box office and coffee shop at 1:30 p.m..

April 16

NEW BALTIMORE — American Legion Post 1614 meets at 7 p.m. April 16 at the New Baltimore Firehouse, 77 Gill Road, New Baltimore. All veterans are welcome. The group meets the third Tuesday of the month.

CATSKILL — “Ukuleles Unleashed” a regular third-tuesday-of-every-month radio program broadcast live presents Roma and Hungarian World Music Band ROZSA April 16. House opens at 7:30 p.m. Katalin Pazmandi (vocals and guitar), Carmen Borgia (ukulele and voice), Meghan Quinn (accordion and voice), and Brian Crouse (bass and voice) perform before a live studio audience at Bridge Street Theatre, Priscilla Mainstage, 44 West Bridge St., Catskill. Suggested donation at the door, $15. “Rozsa” plays from 8-9 p.m., John Sturman DJs from 9-10 p.m.

April 17

HUDSON — Columbia County VFW Post 1314 will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. April 17 at the Post rooms, 544 Union St., Hudson. All members are encouraged to attend. Veterans interested in joining the VFW are encouraged to attend the meeting. Bring a copy of your DD 214 for verification. For information, call Joe at 518-821-6179 or Randy at 518-858-9212.

KINDERHOOK — Kinderhook Runners Club is again offering its free, 8-week spring running clinic at the ICC track starting April 17. All meets take place at the track at 6 p.m. Wednesdays. For information, visit www.kinderhookrunners.club.

HUDSON -The Friends of the Hudson Area Library will hold their bi-monthly meeting on at 6 p.m. April 17 in the Library’s History Room, 51 North Fifth St., Hudson. Following the bi-monthly meeting, the Friends will hold their Annual Meeting. All are welcome.

PITTSFIELD — Join Berkshire Environmental Action Team (BEAT) for an enlightening evening dedicated to exploring ways to promote sustainable biodiversity through intentional gardening and the cultivation of native plants that support native pollinators and wildlife. This free and open-to-the-public event will be held 6-8 p.m. April 17 on the lower floor of the Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield’s Public Library, 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield. RSVP for this event through Eventbrite; register here: www.tinyurl.com/Native-Plants-Pollinators.

April 19

CATSKILL — The First Reformed Church, 310 Main St., Catskill, will hold a rummage sale 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 19 and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 20. Use the Clark Street entrance.

HUDSON FALLS -Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls, will host Capital Zen and special guest NewellProg at 7:30 p.m. April 19. Capital Zen is a rock/progressive/funk jam band hailing from Glens Falls. They blend genres seamlessly, crafting music that captivates and thrills the audience. Special guest NewellProg will also be performing. So mark your calendars, grab your tickets and join us at the Strand. General admission, $10. Tickets are available at the Strand Box Office; cash or check only. Doors open into lobby, coffee shop and box office at 6 p.m. For information, www.mystrandtheatre.org.

April 20

GREENPORT — A pet food drive for the pet food bank at Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA will be held 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 20 at the Shop Rite, 351 Fairview Ave., Greenport. Guest celebrity mid-day host Bill Williams from WBPM 92.9/96.5 will be on hand to greet supporters.

CAIRO — The Friends of Cairo Library will host their annual nickel social April 20 at the Green Youth Building, Joseph Spencer Lane, Cairo Town Park, Cairo. Doors open at 1 p.m. followed by the drawing at 2 p.m.

COPAKE — Celebrate Earth Day in Copake. The Copake Grange is organizing to pick up litter along roads in Copake hamlet, Copake Falls, Craryville and Copake Lake 9 a.m.-noon April 20. Pick up along your nearby roads or meet us at the Grange Hall, 628 Empire Road, Copake at 9 a.m. Trash bags will be provided. Bring your own gloves and sturdy shoes. You may drop off your collection by noon at the dumpster at Town Hall, 230 Mountain View Road or, if the dumpster is full, bring it to the Copake Park dumpster or the transfer station. Do not leave trash on the ground next to the dumpsters. For information: https://www.copakegrange.org/events.

COPAKE — The Copake Grange, the Friends of Taconic State Park and the Copake Conservation Advisory Committee will host Planet vs. Plastics for Earth Day 2024 3:30-5 p.m. April 20 at the Copake Grange, 628 Empire Road, Copake. Speakers James Sullivan and Deb Weltch from the organization ‘Beyond Plastics’ have been invited to share their experience and knowledge with our community. Learn about the risks to our health and our planet caused by plastics, and be empowered to take positive steps towards becoming part of the solution. Admission is free. For information, www.copakegrange.org/events

HUDSON — The FASNY Museum of Firefighting, 117 Harry Howard Ave., Hudson, is hosting a free event, Mini-Horses Mania at 10:30 a.m. April 20. First, visit the “adoption barn” and learn all about how firefighters cared for fire horses. Then pick your own stuffed horse to adopt and call your own. All kids will have the opportunity to meet the mini horses from Little Brook Farm. Get to know and show your love to this handsome pair of minis. All activities are free and will be outdoors (tents will be used in the event of rain). Admission to the Museum will also be free to all who attend this special event. Reservations are not required.

VALATIE — St. John the Baptist, 1025 Kinderhook St., Valatie, trash and treasure sale will be held 9 a.m.-1 p.m. April 20.

LAKE KATRINE — Wiltwyck Quilters Guild will hold a meeting and community sew April 20 at Grace Community Church, 160 Seremma Court, Lake Katrine. Social time at 9:30 a.m.; meeting at 10 a.m. followed by the community sew at 11 a.m. Members and not-yet-members are invited to attend and participate. After the business meeting, the Block of the Month Raffle and Show and Share, Walker Pockets will be produced for local nursing homes. For information: www.wiltwyckquilters.org.

GLENVILLE — The Empire State Aerosciences Museum will hold its monthly Fly-In Breakfast 8:30-10:30 a.m. April 20 at 250 Rudy Chase Drive, Glenville. Enjoy an assortment of pancakes, French toast, eggs, sausage, potatoes, juice, coffee, tea, fruit and more. The breakfast is open to the public. At 10 a.m., Dr. Amanda Stahl, (known locally as #theaviatrix), will be discussing her incredibly busy life: “From Physician to Commercial Pilot, and Everything In-between.” She is employed as a Board-Certified Physician at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. At one time she moved to Vail, Colorado and became a ski instructor & racer. Dr. Stahl woke up one day and decided to fly an airplane. The next day, she was in Flight School! Within a few months, she had her private pilot’s license! The next year she obtained her instrument rating, a week before she started Medical School. This past year she received her Commercial Pilots License. Dr. Stahl flies about 3 times per week. She is married to one of her Medical School classmates who is now a General Surgeon at Oswego Health, so flying comes in handy. In her spare time (if she has any) she chronicles her flights on Instagram #(amandastahlmd), is a member of Condair Flyers, an artist and a musician. The Museum is open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

HUDSON FALLS — The Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls, hosts an afternoon of storytelling as James Frasier interprets Mark Twain at 1 p.m. April 20. Frasier began his characterization of Mark Twain as a college student at The University of Maryland in the bygone days of 1976. After performing a selection from Twain’s Life On The Mississippi to the delight of his oral interpretation class, Frasier began his research of Twain and built a repertoire of some of the same selections, stories and aphorisms that entertained Twain’s audiences on the lyceum circuit of the 19th century. General admission, $15; seniors, students, veterans, $10. Tickets are available at the Strand Box Office; cash or check only. Doors open into the coffee shop, box office and lobby at 11:30 a.m.

HUDSON FALLS — The Strand Theatre, 210 Main St., Hudson Falls, hosts Gratefully Yours at 8 p.m. April 20. Join us at the Strand Theatre for a night of Grateful Dead music by an all-star lineup. Gratefully Yours is a Grateful Dead inspired band, based out of New Paltz. The band was conceived and founded in 2012 by keyboardist Alex Mazur, who is also the founder of The Deadbeats; one of the longest running Grateful Dead cover bands in existence. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 day of. Tickets are available at the Strand Box Office; cash or check only. Doors into the lobby, coffee shop and box office open at 6:30 p.m. For information, visit www.mystrandtheatre.org.

April 21

ATHENS — The West Athens-Lime Street Fire Company, 933 Leeds Athens Road, Athens, will serve an all you can eat breakfast 8 a.m.-noon April 21 at the firehouse. Freewill offering.